In the end, there was only one force that unified Freljord - either Avarosa, led by Ash, or Winterclaw, led by Sejuani.

And from now on, Rhodes has entered the stage of selecting allies.

When he opened the tavern in Zaun, Rhodes collected a lot of news from all over the world, and even a lot from the relatively closed Demacia.

But about the ...... of Freljord There aren't a few—or rather, not a few that work.

And the reason for this is simple – while Freljord is almost as large as the entire Shurima, its "international attention" is frighteningly low.

Who cares about a place that is poor and broken, and internally divided?

The news about Freljord that can be circulated is without exception an impressive joke that everyone will laugh at when they hear it.

For example, there is a paragraph that impresses Rod very much-

A barbarian from Avarosa and another from Winterclaw argue in the tavern about which tribe best represents Freeljord.

The former proudly said that "at our tribal assembly, I can stand up and directly accuse Ash of being a big fool"; The latter, on the other hand, pouted disapprovingly - "In our tribal assembly, I can too!" ”

To outsiders, this land is synonymous with cold barrenness; And the people here are reckless and stupid.

The jokes are interesting, but they are really not nutritious - the jokes about Freljord that Rhodes heard when he opened the tavern could make a book of jokes, but the information that is actually meaningful is pitiful.

So far, Rhodes' understanding of the two options has been "one relatively peaceful, the other more violent," and then gone.

In this case, Rhodes had to make a field trip before determining who would be his more likely ally.

While many people think that the Avarosa tribe, which advocates "change, love and peace", is more accessible, Rhodes does not look at it so simply.

Rhodes also loved love and peace, but he was afraid to meet Our Lady.

Among the news that Rhodes received, there was one that said: "There was an abnormal winter weather, and the Winterclaw clan suffered a big blow; At this time, the Avarossa clan tried to help Winterclaw survive the difficult situation, and they gave a portion of their trade with Demacia to Winterpaw. Sejuani's choice was to burn them with a fire, and then turn around and kill all the Avarosa people in charge of the escort. ”

Sejuani's revenge will certainly make some people with a sense of justice indignant, but Ash's childish methods are also a big problem.

Rhodes doesn't know if Ash is simply kind, or if he wants to "sacrifice some people to gain support from public opinion" - if it were the former, Rhodes would choose to help Winter's Claws, and then destroy Freljord or start anew; If it's the latter, Rhodes will need to be careful when dealing with the kind Miss Ash, who is a strong ally, but not reliable.

As for Sejuani, Rhodes didn't know if she was doing this to prevent Ash's co-optation and reduce some of the idle population by the way, or to stubbornly uphold tradition - the former meant that she also had pretty good hands; The latter means that she is the kind of brainless person that Rhodes despises the most.

Simply this time Rhodes has time, he landed from Grazer Port, went to the Frostguard Fortress in the east, and passed through Sejuani's territory and Ash's territory along the way, what the real situation is, Rhodes will find out.

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Rhodes was temporarily stationed in Port Grazze, where he was currently tasked with gathering intelligence.

And word about Rhodes spread quickly - and soon after, a rumor appeared throughout the Lockfa area.

"There is a powerful spellcaster in Port Grazger, who is ten meters tall / three heads and six arms / with infinite strength, and there is not a single Freljord warrior who is his opponent."

The rumor was spread by Rhodes on his own initiative, but it was soon changed by the Freljord people, they really didn't know how to describe the strength of a spellcaster, Rhodes thought that the "boundless mana" he prepared was vulgar enough, but he didn't expect that after the rumors spread, the description of this group of barbarians was even more vulgar......

As for the purpose of Rhodes' message, it is naturally to attract attention.

Jax's behavior gave Rhodes a considerable revelation, the Freljords value "honor" even more than the Demacians, in this case, as long as they boast about themselves and then belittle the Freljords, they will definitely not be able to stand it!

And just as Rhodes had predicted, one Freljord warrior after another brought their own dry rations and came to the port of Grazer to challenge Rhodes in an attempt to prove his strength.

These warriors who came to eat and sleep in the open, and lived by hunting and plundering, were taller than the other, stronger than the other, and even wore less than the other—not to get me wrong, not because they were interested in the same sex, but because the less they worn, the more they proved their strength.

In such a place where people freeze to death, those who do not need to wear cloaks and scarves are already powerful warriors.

Wearing less proves the ability to resist the cold, but also proves the quality of the body!

Then, no matter how much the guy was dressed, they were all hammered by Rhodes without exception.

Poor barbarians - they don't even know that the number one priority of a warrior versus mage is to maintain mobility.

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While Rhodes was waiting with peace of mind, a big fish took the bait in the southern bay of Lockfar.

Olaf heard about it.

As the most formidable warrior in his village, Olaf is just as unbelievable as his prowess — but during a brag around a campfire, he meets an opponent.

An old soldier in the village, who usually doesn't talk much, used the method of agitation to let Olaf perform divination.

"Since you are the most powerful warrior, let's take a look at how magnificent your life is!"

Olaf mocked the older warrior mercilessly, and then threw the elbow of the dead beast he had just hunted, in order to predict whether his death would reach the pinnacle of honor.

When the prophecy was read, all the laughter came together, and the campfire was filled with a cheerful atmosphere: according to the hexagram, Olaf would live a long life, and eventually die of old age in his bed, and live his life without any disturbances.

This is an absolutely unacceptable result for a warrior who regards glory as his life!

Enraged, Olaf immediately took on the mightiest beast with his axe - and he managed to tear the sea serpent alive.

Seeing that his life trajectory was about to move closer to the prophesied direction, Olaf began to seek more challenges - such as this powerful-sounding mage.

Although Olaf didn't know what a mage was, he ...... Does that matter?