Chapter 17: The First Step of the Rhodes Project
Eventually, with Jinx's appeasement, Giggs still left the Violet Dream behind.
If you don't stay, you can't do it......
Giggs doesn't turn himself into a human illusion, and he is not familiar with Zaan and Piltover, so if he leaves Violet Dream, he will most likely be taken back to the police station, which will be interesting then.
And the brilliant explosion described by Jinx...... Actually, it really appealed to Giggs.
That's why the Demoman had to join Rhodes' plan.
Gathering people together is the first step of Rhodes's plan, and only by gathering reliable teammates can Rhodes's plan officially begin.
So, in front of the other four people, Rhodes revealed his plan and inventory.
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When you are faced with an enemy of multiple forces, and your side is very weak and scattered, what works best?
The answer is obvious β sow discord.
In fact, if any of the Alchemy Barons, Piltover, or the foreign nails wanted to deal with Rhodes with all their might, Rhodes would have no choice but to flee in embarrassment and leave Zaun.
The crowd tactics don't work very well against mages, but if they exceed a certain limit, Rhodes can't bear it.
Even if Rhodes' firestorm could spread a block, two, or even ten blocks, so what?
Zaun has hundreds of neighborhoods!
And in addition to these hundreds of blocks, there are countless mines and countless alchemy factories in Zu'an!
Rhodes' hope is to take ownership of these factories and mines, not to destroy them!
After confirming the main tactical ideas, Rohde's whole plan seemed to become logical.
In a short period of time, because he didn't need to think about the pressure from Piltover, Rhodes's first step was to let Zaun's native alchemy baron and the foreign nails eat dogs first.
For Rod, there is now a godsend - Noxus, which had the greatest influence on Zaun, is now fighting internally, and the rise of Darius is an opportunity for Noxus to be reborn, but it also inevitably brings chaos, in this case, the Noxus nail arranged in Zaun is temporarily isolated.
And this state is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Rode.
These nails are still hard to settle, but without support, these Noxian war maniacs are no longer the most powerful force in Zuan - but this group of guys don't know it, they unite and continue to intimidate the other forces of Zuan in the name of Noxus to gain benefits for themselves, in this case, as long as Rhodes reveals the weakness of Noxus, I believe that there is more than one person who wants to teach these greedy people a lesson!
For example, Saito Takeda, who has been active recently.
This guy who is ostensibly a pawn of Ionia, but in fact has his own careful thoughts, has been expanding his power in Zaun - although it seems that he is still serving Ionia from his cooperation with the new ones, but considering his attempts to cultivate Zach as his combat weapon, Lu Dong'e feels that his loyalty needs to be put in question.
After all, in the actual contact, Rhodes sensed the unconcealable desire for power in the eyes of this alchemy baron.
The first step in Rhodes' plan was to find a way to reveal Noxus's weakness to Takeda.
It sounds simple, but Rhodes knows he has to leave no trace.
Takeda is not an ordinary person, if he goes directly to the door, or hides his head and pretends to tell everything mysteriously, Takeda's first reaction is definitely not to trouble the Noxians, but to try to figure out his purpose.
For this kind of big man, when the opportunity comes, the first thing that needs to be confirmed is not the authenticity of the opportunity, but why he got the news.
Everyone wants to play chess, and no one wants to be a pawn.
In Zaun, the most important thing you need to do when you get a message is to figure out why someone is telling you the news β it often means that someone wants to take advantage of you.
As an intelligence broker, Rhodes knows this very well.
No one wants to be taken advantage of, so Rhodes has to reveal everything just right.
The chaos of Zaun has made the people here so cunning that if it is not clear why a piece of fat has been placed in front of their eyes, no one will take the initiative to take a bite - no matter how tempting it is!
As for how to smoothly inform the news, Rod already has a comprehensive plan.
"Ike, I heard you're hunting down a Zaun murderer?"
"That's right, Mondo." Ike nodded, "I've met a murderer who is reckless in Zaun, he loves pain, he has rough skin, and although he is not my opponent, I can't kill him - I have to ask Takeda's help to besiege this guy, and in return, I need to test you." β
"Good!" Rod nodded, "I'll also be involved in this hunt - to the outside world, you have to say that I extorted a sum of money - and then I will find an opportunity to drive Mondo to the Hook Pit, and then take the opportunity to release the guy inside." β
"The guy in the Sinking Hook Pit?!" Ike was dumbfounded, "No! It's full of Noxian felons, and if they get out, the whole of Zaun will be finished! β
The Sinking Hook Mine is Noxus' stronghold in Zaun, and deep in the abandoned mines, there are many unruly but unpunishable Noxian felons - you know, being called a felons in Noxus is not just killing a few people.
In other words, the people imprisoned in the Hook Mine are real perverts!
"Rest assured, rest assured!" Rhodes waved his hand and motioned to Ike not to be nervous, "I don't mean to release them all, but to release one of the most famous guys, and I assure you that he will be single-mindedly dedicated to revenge on Noxus." β
"Hmm......"
Ike frowned.
Rhodes' idea is interesting, he wants to secretly do things from the inside, and then make the weakness of the Noxians public, this method seems seamless, but the key is whether if only one person is released is enough to shake Noxus and let them show their weak side.
As if seeing through Ike's doubts, Rod smiled slightly.
"As for why one person is enough, it's because his name is so peculiar - have you ever heard of Urgart?"
"Ergat?!"
This time, except for Jinx, who looked dazed, the other three, including Giggs, shivered in unison.
Urgart is the executioner of Noxus!
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Urgarte's backstory has been updated, he was once the executioner of Noxus and the representative of Noxian power - but in the coup d'Γ©tat of Svein and Darius, he was undoubtedly the target of purges.
During another forged mission, Urgart was expelled from Noxus and imprisoned in the Sinking Hook Mine.
And now, the coup d'Γ©tat in Noxus is still going on.
By the way, the new generation of executioners in Noxus would be a narcissist with the name of Draven.