While Rhodes was jumping up and down to do things, the first phase of Zaun's war was over.

The Noxians suffered greatly.

The Earl of Vos's sphere of influence is shrinking, and now his influence is limited to the Sinking Hook Mines - most of the territory that was once under the control of the Noxians has now been taken over by the Alchemy Barons, including but not limited to the block (where protection money is collected), the Mine (resource collection center), the alchemy factory (Zaun's hematopoietic institution), and so on.

It turns out that the tiger is also afraid of wolves – not to mention that this is a sick tiger.

From Urgart's mouth, the alchemy barons learned about the chaos and weakness of Noxus, so they decisively joined forces and took the opportunity to tear off a large piece of fat.

The evidence alone says that Noxus is now understaffed, and they can still intervene with arms for such a trivial matter?

By the time Noxus really recovered, the alchemy barons would have already completely mastered the territory, and what Noxus would say, wouldn't it be a fine of three glasses of wine at most?

After all, Noxus' military industry relies heavily on Zuan - after losing its sphere of influence in Zuan, Noxus is not easy to vent even if it is dissatisfied.

(What's more, what is lost is not even a sphere of influence, at most private property.) ）

These things can't be laid out in the open.

But when the news of Draven's disappearance came, these alchemy barons were collectively dumbfounded.

If you think about it with your feet, you know that the Noxians will never give up on the matter of Draven!

The loss of territory can't be put on the table, but the disappearance of Draven can......

That's Darius's own brother and Noxus' executioner!

What's even more terrifying is that these alchemy barons thought of a question that they had never considered, and Noxus wouldn't just do it?

And after the initial comparison, these alchemy barons felt even more embarrassed.

Unlike Piltover, who was in full swing, Zaun's defenses were ...... It's rotten.

If Noxus chooses to do something to Zuan, will Zaun really have the ability to resist?

Perhaps—but only to be able to resist it.

Noxus had failed in his previous war against Ionia, but anyone who knew the process knew that there were too many supernatural powers protecting Ionia!

Even though Noxus took special measures to eliminate the influence of Soraka, the remaining heroes eventually defeated Noxus.

Master and apprentice who uphold the path of infinity, the arrow of punishment who is combined with the power of corruption, the spiritual leader Karma, and the last Ionian blade Irelia......

Even more terrifying, when Noxus used a dehumanizing poison gas attack, they upset the balance - and then they were greeted by punishment from the Sect of Equilibrium.

When the supernatural powers were once again in the public eye, the Noxians realized that it was impossible to win forever with an elite army alone.

The army of Noxus is invincible - with the help of magic, even the army of Demacia is no match for the Noxians in the field.

And those supernatural powers are the only ones that can stop the existence of the Noxians.

However, the problem is that Zaun doesn't have any supernatural powers......

In the past, the alchemy barons were immersed in the joy of expanding their territory, and everyone considered offending Noxus, but Noxus still needed alchemy's help, and this level of offence was not worth mentioning in front of interests.

Well, now Draven is gone.

In this case, if Noxus really wanted to do something to Zuan, Zuan seemed to ...... Helpless.

So, the alchemy barons, who had hurriedly completed the task of dividing the spoils, gathered together again - this time, the only ones in the tandem were the local alchemy barons, who secretly broke the unspoken rule of alchemy barons of non-cooperation and began to organize the revolt that might be needed.

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Unlike the worried alchemy barons, Rhodes is not happy now.

While Zaun and Piltover are getting more and more chaotic, Violet Dream's business is getting better and better.

There's a lot to communicate about – and in the absence of trust, Violet Dream is the best place to be.

Nobody cared about Rhodes – thanks to Rhodes' near-perfect disguise.

All who knew Rhodes were deceived by his greedy face, thinking that he was a greedy and trustworthy businessman.

Moreover, Rhodes did not have a force of his own - in the face of this level of power, a strong mage was terrible, but it was not enough to become a force.

Maybe he can take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters to get some cheapness, but the bigwigs have chosen to turn a blind eye.

If there is no conflict of interest, it should be a good match.

Although it is true that Rhodes did not sell any piece of information for profit, Rod did not say that he did not use this information for his own benefit!

It can be said that Rhodes, who holds the Violet Dream in his hands, is one of the most well-informed people in the entire Zaun.

And considering Zach and Tucci in the sewers, and Cana, the blue bird flying in the sky, Rod's insight into Zaun even surpasses that of the alchemy baron!

No one can hide from Rhodes.

As for the defense plan of the alchemy baron......

Rod scoffed at this!

A group of guys who only have their own interests in their eyes can form an unbreakable alliance to defend their homeland and country?

Hehe~

As long as Svein is willing to divide, this alliance will fall apart in minutes!

And if the resistance of these alchemy barons fails, Zaun will really face a great threat - the freedom-loving Zaun people will not be able to accept the rule of Noxus.

And at that time, Rhodes will appear as a savior.

As long as the fighting spirit of the Zuan people is aroused, and the belief of Cana is matched, that is the true unbreakable alliance of Zuan!

The expansion of the sewers was well underway, and although it was overcrowded as a real residential area, it had no problem serving as a temporary shelter when the war came.

When Noxus thought they had a chance to win, Rhodes would give them a slap in the face!

Zuan will always be the Zuan of the Zuan people.

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The plot has been a bit confusing lately, and because this incident involves four forces, it has to be a multi-line narrative.

Explain in detail why this is the case.

First of all, the attack on the Count of Vos by the Alchemy Baron is itself a kind of unscrupulousness.

Why be unscrupulous?

Because Noxus and Zaun used to have a good relationship.

When Noxus used troops against Ionia, in order to strengthen the lethality of the troops, they used large doses of alchemical poison gas, and the source of these poison gases was Zaun.

Therefore, in the impression of the alchemy baron, they subconsciously regarded Noxus as a relatively close force - although the two sides would stumble on each other, it was impossible for them to fight each other.

In fact, there is no national interest of Noxus in the Sinking Hook Mine, although the Earl of Voss is the supreme head of Noxus in Zuan, but her subordinates are not the national property of Noxus, so the alchemy barons will have no scruples.

However, Draven's disappearance was too sudden, the timing was too coincidental, and the change in Noxus's thinking about the outside world meant that what the Zauns didn't know was that they were no longer allies to the new leader of Noxus.

The alchemy baron thought that Noxus would not do it, but in fact Noxus could have done it a long time ago - and then Rhodes gave them a hands-on use, and Noxus did.

As winding as it sounds, the crux of the matter is that Noxus's attitude towards Zaun has changed.

When the strategy changed from attacking Ionia to continuing to strengthen himself, Zaun was no longer the younger brother, but food.

It's a pity that Zaun's alchemy baron doesn't have such a strategic idea, they only see the present, and they don't see the meaning behind the political storm in Noxus at all.

And so, things got awkward.