Chapter 114: Presidian
"Vastaya refuses to participate in Shadowstream's covert operation against the Noxus army, and Shadowstream is no longer worthy of our trust."
After Kasumi tells Jeno about the fire, she vetoes the cooperation she had made with Kami, and the flimsy trust that Kasumi had just established in Shadow Flow was immediately destroyed by this fire.
"This meeting was a secret operation, but the Noxians set up an ambush in the flower field first, which shows that the Noxians have infiltrated the upper echelons of the Shadowstream, and any action of the Shadowstream is in danger of being exposed. Therefore, Vastaya had to immediately suspend any cooperation with the Shadow Stream, otherwise the consequences would not only be the death of all four Vastaya guards I brought. ”
Xia was aggressively accusatory, and even glanced deeply at Jeno.
Obviously, Jeno's ability to come here is also closely related to the lax tone of the people in the Shadow Stream, and in any case, the Shadow Stream has failed to keep this operation secret.
It was clear that Xia was not making trouble unreasonably, but it was a matter of the survival of the shadow stream, and he couldn't ignore it.
"Then let's end the cooperation. I will be cautious about the black powder, and when I go back, I will also rectify the shadow stream and catch the spies that the enemy has planted in the shadow stream. ”
The voice of the robbery was full of murderous energy, if the war stonemason lurking inside the shadow stream was still smart, it was best to leave the shadow stream immediately after this leak, otherwise even if Noxus would win in the end, he would not have a chance to see it.
Xia Leng was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect to agree to her conditions so easily this time.
But the alliance is still there, and Vastaya will have to fight bloodily on another battlefield, even if he no longer assists Shadowstream.
Since Zai has shown his determination, then Kasumi must also show something.
"As soon as I return, I will draw my men and form an army to Présidium to join the rebels."
"There's no time." Jeno interjected suddenly.
"What do you mean?"
"It's only now that we're coming to draw people, and there's no time. Noxus's fleet was almost in the sea around Talu Bay, which was only a day's journey from Precidian. Counting the time, the Noxian army that landed on the west coast at the beginning should also march to East Navoli, and the final decisive battle will soon begin. ”
"How could it ......be so fast," Kasumi was shocked.
The Bay of Talu is the closest inland port on the southern coast, and is like a sharp knife to the heart of Ionia, and if the Norwegians were allowed to occupy it, Noxus would be able to keep the pressure on Presidium with a constant stream of troops.
Knowing the strategic significance of this place, Irelia had already sent thousands of rebels to occupy Talu Bay in advance, vowing to prevent the Norwegian army from landing and try her best to delay the gathering of reinforcements.
The flower fields are just north of Presidian, and the trip between the two places is also a day. But if Kasumi wants to return to Pubo to transfer manpower, she has to cross the Winter Mountain, which is impossible to do without four or five days, not to mention that it will take some time to gather manpower.
Jeno knew that a few thousand rebels alone would not be able to stop the Noxus fleet from landing, and that the Noxus warships were loaded with shipboard guns, and the rebels probably didn't even have decent weapons against the ship.
Extraordinary powers, comparable to artillery salvos, are only present with a few people, such as Karma and Sindra, but none of them are in Talu Bay.
Without the help of supernatural powers, the fall of Talu Bay was only a matter of time.
"I'll go back to Presidium as soon as possible to help Irelia, and I'll do my best to delay the enemy's march as fast as you can. Shadow Stream too, after dealing with Noxus's secret troops, immediately rushed to Presidium to meet the decisive battle. ”
As the proposer of the agreement, Jeno's words were still convincing after all, and soon both parties accepted Jeno's proposal after careful consideration.
His participation has changed the nature of the deliberations and completely dominated the course of the council.
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Taking advantage of nightfall, Jeno had Tamm teleport him directly to the rebel camp in Presidian.
With the cover of night, he didn't have to worry about the appearance of Tamu causing a riot.
After a few days, many changes took place in the camp.
There were noticeably more makeshift huts, and in addition to the rebels dressed in Ionian costumes, some members of the sect also frequently appeared in Jeno's field of vision.
For example, the well-balanced cultists dressed in gray, white and blue hard cloth, the monks of the Hall of Eternity, and the Wind Swordsman with a sword at his waist.
Jeno nodded to the passers-by who had paid attention to him, and then walked to the center of the camp to the sound of singing and dancing.
Somehow, many people sat in the open space in the center of the camp, and the light from the campfire lit up the night sky.
They fell silent suddenly, and looked at the center of the clearing, as if they were attracted by something wonderful.
Jeno gently pushed through the crowd and came to the campfire, where he saw Irelia dancing her ancestral silk dance in the clearing.
She changed into a white loose robe, with a flowing ribbon wrapped around the cuffs on each side, dancing on tiptoe, and her long smooth hair drew a graceful trajectory in the air, showing the elegance and beauty in the human body dynamics to the fullest, full of fairy spirit and rhythm.
Irelia's dance is associated with all spirits, with winged fireflies flying around her and petals flying through the trees, creating a wonderful backdrop that adds to the already feminine dance.
The people around him were fascinated, but Jeno's gaze didn't linger on Irelia for long.
He looked away, and Akali was watching Irelia dance, but she was holding a fluffy, tight-clad yodeler in her hands, as if she were holding a doll.
Maybe others don't know who this yodeler is, but can Jeno not know him? This is Akali's uncle, Kenan of the Berserk Heart, one of the Three Shinobi of Equilibrium, an overcharged outlier with ADHD. In a land where the majority of people are human and a handful of vastayas, a yodeler is indeed an outlier.
Obviously, judging from Kennan's feisty little gesture of trying to break free from Akali's arms, he didn't like to be held so affectionately by Akali in public, which made people look down on him even more.
The only big eyes he showed were full of helplessness, and his indulgence in Akali made him unbearable to spoil her mood.
Everyone was quietly watching Irelia's dance, and he knew that he couldn't disrupt the sacred ritual with a loud voice, so he could only symbolically resist and let Akali sense his mood.
But Akali was too fascinated to meet Kenan's thoughts.