In Rod's original idea, he and Ike should work together to awaken the Zuans' faith in Cana (if necessary, Rhodes is willing to pretend to be Cana's priest), so that Cana can quickly recover her divine powers, and then realize the blockade of Piltover.

In this case, Rhodes would simply link up with Piltover's opposition, plus the civilians of Zaun, and the two sides would form a united front to expel the current ruler and the interfering outside forces on the basis of cooperation.

But after learning about Cana, Rod realized an important problem.

Nine times out of nine, this goddess will not agree to block Piltover's ......

If Rhodes really pretended to be Cana's priest, the first thing Miss Stormrage would do after regaining her divine power would definitely be to blow away Zaun's serious alchemical contamination - so that the struggle she had worked so hard to mobilize would definitely be extinguished.

Just kidding, do you think the alchemy barons are all iron-headed babies, and they opened the film against the deterrence of the gods?

In that case, Zaun might be calm for a while—but with Jana's nature, it won't be long before she will be erased and forgotten, and Zaun will return to the hands of those who are now in control - which is not what Rhodes wants.

What if you fool her?

Rhodes subconsciously glanced at Jana, and then found that the goddess was looking at him shyly, her pointed ears twitching slightly and looking very nervous.

Such a Jana, Rhodes is really embarrassed to fool......

When she first met Avena, the little girl saw herself this way—and that was how she saw herself before the Well of the Sun was purified and Avena walked into the well—pure and immaculate, yet beautiful.

Rod couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment.

Originally, Rhodes hated long ears very much - if it weren't for the arrogant and idiotic High Elves, why would Anvena sacrifice herself?

But looking at Cana, he really couldn't hate it.

Rhodes didn't think he was a noble man, but the interesting thing was that it was always the pure ones who attracted him.

In Cana's spotlessly clear eyes, Rhodes decided to change his plans,

Now that I'm here, I might as well go a little crazier!

This time, I'm going to play a big game!

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When planning Zaun, Rhodes was not without a plan - as the most famous intelligence dealer in Upper Zaun, Rhodes even had some information that neither Zaun nor Piltover officials could have.

Coupled with the insight from the mage profession, even Catherine couldn't be sharper than Rhodes in many times - whether it's a spy in Noxus or a merchant in Demacia, their camouflage ability is not on the same level as that of the Dreadlord.

If Rod had put his mind to it, I am afraid that there would be only a handful of disguises that could hide from him.

Therefore, Rhodes is very aware of the current Piltover and Zaun, and there are about how many Noxian spies there are.

After the defeat of Ionia, most of these spies were in a state of infiltration, but this did not prevent Rhodes from having an approximate estimate of them.

Originally, Rod's idea was to use Cana's divine power to ignite the flames of the Zaun Revolution, and together with the Zaun Fan Tong and the Piltover reformers, he would gain control of Zaun, so that he would have time to slowly clean up these spies.

But now the plan has changed, and without using Cana, Rhodes can only pull Demacia and Noxus into the water.

Thankfully for Demacia, they were mostly magical watchers, and Noxus was too much, not to mention that they began to retract their tentacles after the defeat of Ionia, but the most stealthy infiltrations never stopped.

Like what...... Mapping of the Noxian War Stonemasons.

Don't be fooled by the name, the Noxian War Stonemasons weren't city builders, but out-and-out intelligence officers - their mission was to go wherever they could, and then draw detailed maps.

Although Noxus has stopped its aggression and begun to clean itself up, the intelligence gathering of the war stonemasons has never stopped.

Don't talk about the rotten places like Zu'an - the maps here are not worth anything, as long as you are willing to survey, you can always draw them, the only problem may be what to do with the complicated sewers.

But Piltover is different.

The hukou system in Pitz is quite strict, and foreigners like Rhodes do not have permanent residency even if they have a complete official certificate of Zuan and even buy a house in Piltover......

Although this is not a restriction at all for Rhodes, Rhodes is the master who stands at the top of the mortal world - this strict household registration system fundamentally restricts the infiltration of spies.

However, even so, Noxus got Piltover out of the door......

As far as Rhodes knew, a little guy named Tamara had bought a full set of official certificates from Piltover - for money, and for a large price.

Her strange accent caught Rhodes' mind, so he paid a little attention to the administrator who had sold her the household register, and found that the unlucky guy had unsurprisingly died in Piltover.

Following this line, Rhodes found Tamara's family and companions, and found a large net of Noxian war stonemasons.

Truth be told, the infiltration of the Noxian War Masons is almost invulnerable.

But you can't stand Rod as a master who stands at the pinnacle of mortals!

Space anchor positioning and transmission at any time, if necessary, a short period of strong concealment, can be continuously flashed......

When Violet Dream was just established and there were no guests, the bored Rhodes spent all his time on spying on the foreign spies in Zaun and Picheng, and in this case, how could the Noxian War Stonemason hide!

Every time the Enchantress personally presided over the Black Rose in Noxus, didn't the Demacians lose a lot?

And this once aspiring thing has now become the most important bargaining chip in Rod's hands.

The mutual pinching of the alchemy baron and Voss is not enough!

What Rod needs now is a Picheng shot and a head-on Noxus.

If both the open and the secret hands are cut off, will Noxus be able to endure it?

Once Noxus strikes, it means that Zaun will be completely plunged into war.

And Rhodes will be the one who will lead Zu An to calm internal and external troubles.

The long-term pain is better than the short-term pain, and the problem of Zu'an is no longer something that can be solved by reform.

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A few words about Rod's thoughts.

First of all, Zu'an itself is the common fat sheep of Picheng and other countries, and a strong Zu'an is something that everyone does not want to see, so the reform of the warm pulse will not achieve the purpose of Zu'an's rise.

Although Rhodes can become the high-ranking or even alchemy baron of Zaun through some other political means, Rhodes is obviously unwilling to do so.

So Zaun has to face the war no matter what.

Originally, Rhodes wanted to unite the cutting-edge forces of Picheng and act together on the basis of cooperation, but now considering that it is impossible for Cana to help him blockade the port of Piltover, if he does not experience pain, the new talents of Picheng will not have a strong force and will not stand on Rhodes' side.

So Rhodes can only expand the scale of the war - he exposes all the Noxus spies, and then helps Catherine pull out the nails, which is likely to lead to Noxus's armed intervention. (Even if he can't attract them, Rhodes will forcibly lure them in)

Considering the particularity of Zaun, the scale of this war will not be small, but the subtle thing is that Noxus at this time is actually very weak - Rhodes has the help of Cana and can completely drive away the tiger and devour the wolf.

In addition, Tamara, a Noxian war stonemason, is the main character in Piltover's official novel Evolution Day - and she might become the new hero, if you make a bold prediction.