Rhodes didn't discriminate against women - take 10,000 steps back and say, how can Rhodes discriminate against women when he can't beat his own family, Jana?

But when Rhodes first learned that the lord of the place, Quiletta Vahn, was a female lord, he still had some difficulty accepting it.

Especially...... This middle-aged woman is also Darius's first love.

"Wait, you need to pause." Looking at Elise, who wanted to continue, Rhodes called a timeout, "Darius's old lover - is it Darius's iron tree blossoming and his first love in his thirties, or is Darius an old acquaintance of Queleta?" ”

"Old acquaintances." Elise had apparently understood what Rod meant, "Darius is a native of Besilik. ”

Rod nodded.

A great news.

Darius is a Noxian, but not a Noxian City.

Noxus is a country, and Noxus City is the capital of Noxus, and although it is a bit of a mouthful, the two should not be confused.

Darius is the Predator of Noxus, while Besilico is the stronghold of the moderates, and it is obvious that Darius and his old lover may have broken up with each other for three reasons.

It's kind of interesting.

For Rode, this could be a breakthrough.

"Go on."

"Oh, okay." Elise nodded, and continued to tell Rhodes what she knew, "After the Battle of Ionia, Besiliko had a lot of strange people, and in order to deal with these guys, Besiliko introduced a special adventurer system, and those who have obtained the status can serve Noxus as adventurers, but according to our private investigation, the lord of Besiliko ...... There seems to be an anti-war leaning, and in some of the most recent adventurer missions, Queletta has revealed her intentions. ”

"If you want to do something, then take the chance, the news...... I couldn't hide it from Svein for too long. ”

Rod nodded, signaling that he understood.

The rest of the news is more fragmentary, mostly specific data, including taxes and armaments of the port itself - but these seemingly inconsequential things can also be useful if analyzed carefully.

After saying everything, Elise was relieved and left Rod's room, the smiling Rod, who seemed to the Spider Queen to be more terrible than everyone else she had seen.

Rod didn't break it either, and sent the restless double agent away lightly.

"Jana—come and help me see where we should go first."

"Is it to find the Vault Dweller at the grassroots - or to see the old lover of Darius?"

……………………

Late at night, the fortress of the lords of Besiliko.

The High Lord, Lady Querieta Vahn, is working on the final paperwork - although the name of this lady's position is an orderly, in fact, she is the number one of Besiliko, the High Lord.

"Adventurers are restless." Adjutant Infuthia shook her neat short hair, "I must warn you that this group of mercenary uncontrollable factors can never be your hole cards, they never know what loyalty is, if you put the treasure on them, it will ......"

"I know very well." Queleta rubbed her temples, "But things aren't as bad as you think they are – look at these two guys." ”

As she spoke, Queleta pulled two volumes from a stack of files.

"The strongest of the elite adventurers, they have even passed the test of humanity that I have set."

"That test of weakness?" Infutia didn't take the file, but directly raised her eyebrows, "The guy who passes this test won't be a strong man!" ”

"So you need to take a look." Queleta sighed, "I'm not the only one in Noxus who doesn't want to see the blood of the innocent anymore—and their power is not to be underestimated. ”

Inphtia pursed her lips, but took the file from Queleta.

"Wen Rui, this soft name...... Shurima people? ”

"No, Noxians." Queleta smiled and shook her head, "A Noxian warrior, although he hides his voice and appearance, but the military temperament in his every move can't fool me. ”

"Vault Dweller?" Hearing Queletta say this, Infutia frowned in disgust, "Those cowards and trash who are evading the war! ”

"It's not what you think it is." Queleta's tone was full of helplessness, "If he is really a coward, he can't force a fight with pirates for a village that is not marked on the map in a simple escort mission - especially a group of Crimson Blade pirates." ”

"Crimson Blade?" Infutia struggled to recall the somewhat familiar name, "I think I've heard it somewhere." ”

"Of course you've heard—" Qurieta smiled as she looked at her lieutenant, "the elite legion that was once under the Scourge of the Seas, the one that was defeated in the Tide of Flames by the Queen of Doom, now the ruler of Shurima. ”

Inphtia suddenly realized.

The previous wave of flames caused a lot of fluctuations in Besilicco's finances, and many trade routes were affected, but the new queen of doom ruled much more than Planck, so after the tide of flames ended, Besilik's taxes went all the way up.

Although the Crimson Blade is the loser of the Flame Tide, those who know a little bit about the situation know that the Crimson Blade is still strong enough, they are Planck's personal guard, in addition to being equipped with the waist knives and short guns commonly used by pirates, there are also a lot of anti-magic equipment from Demacia, alchemical products from the black market of Zaun, Hex products from Piltover - and even magic items from Noxus.

And the people who can join the Scarlet Blade are all veterans without exception, although the combat effectiveness of this team is not as good as the dreadnought vanguard of Demacia, but it is still a notch stronger than the general Demacian garrison - and if the battle takes place at sea, even the dreadnought vanguard is not as good as the Crimson Blade!

But it's on this Wen Rui's file...... He slay down over thirty heavily armed Crimson Blade pirates unscathed.

Infutia is well aware of the adventurer system, and their files are in charge of and checked, especially for such an important event, it is almost impossible to falsify - so this guy named Wen Rui is terrifying in combat.

With a cold snort, Infutia picked up a volume of files.

"And what about this, which strongman is it?"

Queleta smiled but didn't say a word.

Just as Infutia was about to open the file, an abrupt voice appeared above her head.

"That...... Excuse me, these two files - can you show me? ”