The authenticity of Rod's account is not entirely certain, but ...... At least logically, there is not much of a problem.

For Azir, Rod's words are not only an explanation of everything, but also a new and never-before-seen theory—although this set of theories seems extremely absurd to Azir at first glance, and belongs to the kind of theory that will not continue to be reasoned with at the beginning, but because of Rod's big fist, he can only stop stubbornly.

Listen to the results...... Azil found that there seemed to be some truth in what Rod had said.

That's where it gets interesting.

Sensing his vacillation, Azir naturally wanted to strengthen his beliefs, and he tried to find the loopholes in Rod's words, exposing the face of this guy who was despicable and shameless and trying to plunder Shurima's achievements, but after thinking about it for a long time, Azir felt more and more that this guy was justified.

Realizing this, Azir was dumbfounded.

How so?

Is what he says true?

How is this possible?

Doubting his life, Azir didn't know what kind of expression he should show, so he could only listen to Rhodes in a daze—until Rhodes talked about Namshurima's stronghold.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and Azir feels that he should go and see.

But...... Considering the damn sand thieves, Azir hesitated a little again.

Can't let them wreak havoc in Farajese!

Rhodes seemed to see Azir's doubts, and seeing the desert emperor frown, Rhodes happily stretched out an index finger.

"Or ...... Let's make a deal. ”

“？？？”

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Although wary of Rod, Azir eventually made a deal with him.

Rhodes goes to solve the trouble of the sand pirates, and Azir goes to Antahir - if everything in Antahir is really as Rod said, then Azir is in line with Rhodes in reviving Shurima.

In fact, when Rhodes proved that he had been recognized by the Law of Ascension, Azir had no chance of winning.

There are two sources of Azir's power, his own flesh and blood and the power of ascension, the former was not fully resurrected because Sivir was protected by Rhodes (in fact, Azil's flesh and blood is an ordinary person, he is different from Zelas, if he does not carry out the ascension ceremony, he is an emperor without the power of a chicken); And the latter has now become the foundation of his life.

From the time he made the promise of Ascension, Azir's life had actually been grasped by Rod, and unless Rhodes stopped working for Shurima's revival, Azir could not disobey Rod's will.

Unless Azir forcibly violates the law of ascension - but even so, it is a fish that cannot be broken, Azir is desperate, and Rhodes is fine......

In this case, Rod's willingness to give the step is already benevolent - it seems to be a step back, but in fact Azir has no choice.

Faced with this situation, Azir finally promised Rhodes that he would go to Antahir to see what the once-glorious and then decaying city had become.

If it is really as Rod said, Antahir has come back to life...... Then let's talk about it!

News of the meeting was blocked – something both Rhodes and Azir would like to see.

Rhodes does not intend to appear as a ruler, and Azir does not want others to know about Rhodes' existence, the former is confident that he can always grasp Azir and let him do what he wants; The latter has the hope of turning the tables around, and wants to bury this black history after turning defeat into victory.

So, the two of them reached a deal in an atmosphere of secret tacit understanding.

Soon, Azir issued a new order to the Volunteers: "Considering the dispersal of the sand pirates and the arrival of the monsoon, the strategic goal of the volunteers will be changed to defend the place to prevent further destruction, and wait for the end of the monsoon to continue the encirclement and suppression of the sand pirates."

In fact, Azir gave this part of the task to Rhodes, and he himself left Farajese and headed south, crossing the Sacred Mountains to Antahir.

As for Rhodes...... He'll hear from the sand pirates and wipe out the tumor in the Shurima Desert once and for all!

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Rhodes walked around Farajese on a flying carpet for three days, and then he didn't even see a shadow of the sand pirate team - he didn't know that the sand pirates had already gone to fight Nairima to get the last vote, and like Azir, Rod's judgment of the sand pirates was that these guys would be the last vote, and this vote would most likely happen in Farajese.

After all...... Farajese is a bustling area in Shurima Top.

However, after finding no trace of the sand pirates, Rhodes had to change his mind.

If Farajese is not there...... Where will the sand pirates go?

Hide in the middle of nowhere?

Or do you want to choose a more fertile place to do it?

According to Rod's understanding of the sand pirates, it is impossible for those outlaws to settle down so easily, taking a step back, even if these sand thieves plan to wash their hands, their best choice should be to throw away their weapons and become herdsmen, if this really happens, then Rhodes really can't solve so many sand thieves.

If tens of thousands of sand thieves really break into pieces...... Rhodes didn't know that he was going to find the Year of the Monkey.

Therefore, Rhodes can only act according to the assumption that "the sand pirates have chosen a richer target".

So, where can there be more abundance than Farajese?

South Coast? Emerging Antahir?

No, the South Coast has always been isolated from the rest of the world, and there are towering Sacred Mountain Ranges, so it is difficult for the sand thieves to get information, and even if they do, they may not be willing to go—it is not an easy task for a large army to climb the mountains, especially the steep and dangerous mountains of the Holy Mountain Range.

Shurima City?

It's even more unlikely.

Rhodes believed that even if they lent 10,000 guts to these sand thieves, they would not be able to go directly to Shurima City.

Vikola?

It's not right, Vikola was almost destroyed in the war last time, although Rhodes finally stopped the destruction of Zelas, but the whole city still fell into ruin, and the eyes of the sand pirates have not been bad enough to this point - take a step back, even if they want to fight the idea of Vikola, it doesn't need a large force to act, anyway, the current Vikola is basically defenseless, and it is not difficult for the sand thieves to really attack the city, so that all the sand pirates will disappear.

Nash Latin?

This is even more impossible - Nashramam is a seaside city, surrounded by water on three sides, and the sand pirates can't take Nashram even if they are led by Zelas.

Taking out the large map of Shurima, Rhodes marked the arcane mark of X on each city, and finally set his sights on a city in the west.

Neremar.

This group of sand pirates...... It's not going home, is it?