Chapter 161: Darius's Imperial Dream

"I used to think that killing was the last resort. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Info Only by killing those who are ruled will they be afraid of me, and they will not be a threat to my rule. But then I gradually discovered that killing only made the weak submit, and the strong only aroused her sense of rebellion. ā€

"What's more, the current situation in Noxus is not our own. The intricate forces, both overt and covertly, will stare at the wind and grass of Noxus. At the slightest chance, those who are hidden will come out like hungry wolves and divide up the whole of Noxus. That's not what I want to see. ā€

"I hope that Noxus is a powerful empire! Even if it can't dominate the entire Valoran continent, it will become a first-class country on the entire continent. If you want to become such an empire, you can't just rely on killing. So I hope to be able to recruit more talent for my use. Qin Chuan is the target I plan to recruit, but now it seems that he is not very interested in us. Darius obviously trusted Raven very much, and Darius told Raven all these things that should not have been told to outsiders.

Raven could feel from Darius's words that Darius did not regard Raven as his subordinate at this moment, but he couldn't tell what Darius regarded as himself, but he always only regarded Darius as his superior.

"Since the general has such great ambitions, then I forgive my subordinates for taking the liberty of asking. For Svein, which the general recruited, the general could have taken full control? Raven didn't think too much about why Darius said these words to herself, and the first thing that came to mind when she followed Darius's words was Svein, who had always been the number one dangerous person in Raven's heart, and always made Raven feel a trace of danger.

"Svein? Why do you think of him? Darius said as he looked at Raven with deep meaning.

"I just feel that this person is dangerous, and it doesn't seem like he's willing to submit to others. He seems to be obedient to the general now, but I always feel that everything is in his disguise? I'm afraid he'll stab the general in the back. Raven didn't hide anything, and directly said what she thought in her heart, "If you only care about recruiting some forces and can't completely master these powers, it's better not to use these people." ā€

"You have a point, Svein is a dangerous man of the quarter, and I don't expect him to do what I say. For such people, if you can take advantage of some, let's take advantage of some. I'm not without precautions against him, and after my triumph this time, I'll consider his going. Darius's eyes flashed with resolute ferocity.

"The general is here, naturally no one will dare to do anything wrong. But this time, the general personally led the army to the battle, and Svein was left alone in Noxus, so I'm afraid there will be some moves. Raven said worriedly.

"There's no way around this, the people you recruited back from Zu'an last time, although they seem to be following my orders on the surface, I have found someone to investigate secretly, and those people have always been in contact with Svein. Those people are very dangerous people. If Svein were to follow us this time, they would be united. I'm afraid that when the time comes, those people of Zuan will not be of use to us. "In fact, Darius's situation is not as rosy as it seems. Although you are the head of the three armies, you must be careful in your actions, and if you are not careful, you will fall into a place of no return.

"I'll keep an eye on them. If they dare to do something transgressive, I will not let them go. Raven felt a little guilty when she thought that those people had been recruited by herself, but now they had become like a time bomb.

"You don't have to blame yourself for that. Now they don't dare to go too far. Now you should go deeper in the direction of Ionia with a group of men. In three days, I will lead a large army to attack Ionia. Darius motioned for Raven to go down first.

Raven retreated, leading a group of men and horses towards the interior of Ionia, and Raven never delayed Darius's orders. Darius, who was in the barracks, fell into deep contemplation, and Raven found so many problems, it seems that the situation in Noxus is really not optimistic. But this time the war against Ionia had to be waged again. Noxus was originally a city-state that valued military force over agriculture, and the development of agriculture and commerce was far less rapid than the military power of Noxus. Therefore, the quality of life of the people of Noxus is at the bottom of the entire Valoran continent.

Some of the things needed for development were plundered through war. Therefore, the city-states and villages around Noxus have been infested by Noxus for many years. This also contributed to the prestige of Noxus.

"Captain, there's no one in the village ahead." Raven stood outside a village, lost in thought as she watched the scouts running from the village. This is already the third empty village. Raven received orders from Darius and set off without stopping, but found not a single Ionian along the way. The village I met earlier was the same as this one, and it was already empty.

What is the calculation of this Ionian ruler? Have all the Ionians migrated out of Ionia? It can't be, it's not logical, there must be some other reason.

"Wrap up and move on!" Seeing that there was no more useful information here, Raven ordered the men to move on. Since there are no clues here, move on.

The main city of Ionia is also called Ionia, from the name of the island. About fifty kilometers in front of the main city of Ionia is a natural fortress called Presidium. This natural fortress is the last barrier of the main city of Ionia. Now a large number of civilians have crossed the barrier and entered the main city of Ionia.

"Do you really want to do this? With such a desperate bet, there is no way back? On a high ground in Presidium, Karma looked at the crowd and said to Irelia beside her.

"My brother has already gone to Demacia to ask for support, we just need to support until my brother leads the reinforcements to arrive." Behind Irelia was this strangely shaped ancient sword, a relic left behind by Irelia's father, Master Rito, this sword once bloomed with dazzling brilliance in Master Rito's hands, but now in Irelia's hands, it was like an ordinary piece of iron. I don't know when Irelia will be able to bring it back to life.

"Maybe that's all there is to it, but we're going to speed things up, and I've heard that Darius has landed in Ionia. We still have a lot of villagers who haven't been transferred. Karma said worriedly. (To be continued.) )