Truth be told, Bilgewater has brought a lot of news to various regions of Runeterra in the past month, and it's all sensational.

Bilgewater, who had always given everyone the impression of chaos, filth, and lawlessness, couldn't imagine what it would be like for such a region to become an empire?

It's unimaginable.

A powerful empire in the western part of the Valoran continent, the royal capital of Demacia that pursued a feudal monarchy.

The walls are fortified by forbidden magic stones and heavily guarded, making it one of the safest places in the Runeterra.

Demacia is a powerful, law-abiding nation with a glorious military history. The ideology of justice, glory, and duty is highly valued here, and the people here are strongly proud of it. Demacia was a subsistence agrarian society, with fertile arable land, vast uncut forests, and mineral-rich mountains dotting the territory. Demacia inherited a tradition of xenophobia and isolation, in part because of frequent harassment by barbarians, bandits, and other civilizations that were invasive. Some believe that Demacia's golden age is behind it, and that unless it can adapt to the changes of the new era, which many believe is impossible, it will inevitably decline. Despite the controversy, Demacia remains one of the most dominant political forces on Valoran, boasting the most elite and well-trained army in the entire Runeterra.

Gavin III, King of Demacia!

As early as when he heard that Bill Gewater had changed, he sent his men to find out the news.

Castle of the Dawn, the palace of Gawain III.

"It's kind of interesting."

Receiving the information from his subordinates, Gavin III smiled lightly.

He has passed the age of knowing his fate, and in a few years, when his son grows up, he can retire from the throne and enjoy his old age in peace.

The region of Bilgewater, far from Demacia, one is in the west of Valoran, and the other is on the island in the southeast of Valoran's continent, and the two sides can be said to be forces that cannot fight together, why is Gavin III so interested in Bilgewater?

That's because Noxus is expanding so fast.

Freljord, Demacia, Shurima, Ionia, it can be said that Noxus is at full war and expanding everywhere!

The strength of Noxus forced Demacia and Freljord to unite against each other, which slowed down the expansion of the Noxian army.

With Ionia in the east and Shurima in the south, and now that Bilgewater has declared an empire, Noxus will definitely not stand by and watch the excitement!

He will definitely divide his forces to occupy Bilgewater, you know, Bilgewater and Noxus are quite close to each other across the sea!

In this way, the forces of the other fronts will be reduced, and Demacia will get a respite.

"Zongji Empire, you must resist for a while!"

Jarvin III prayed to himself.

It stands to reason that Noxus was so close to Bilgewater that he should have occupied Bilgewater a long time ago.

There are two reasons for this.

First, it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to defend the country, and there has been no legal system in the Bilgewater area for a long time, and even if Noxus is defeated, no one will govern it for a while.

Second, Shadow Island!

The black fog of the Shadow Isle sometimes drifts across the ocean, and it is known as the Night of Soul Erosion!

The most frequented place to visit on Eclipse Night is Bilgewater!

Those who die at the hands of ghosts during the Soul Eclipse Night will also be cursed, and their souls will be dragged back to the Isle of Shadows as the black fog dissipates.

Within two days of the founding of the Zongji Empire, envoys from various countries were ushered in.

The historic Ionians stated that they recognized the identity of the Soji Empire and were willing to establish diplomacy with him.

Demacia and Freeljord didn't say it too directly, anyway, they also recognized the imperial identity of the Zongji Empire, but they didn't say anything else, they were waiting, waiting for Noxus to make a move on the Zongji Empire, and they were wooing him.

As for Shurima, he is more disgusted, the Shurima Empire used to be extremely powerful, but that was a thousand years ago.

Now, they are still indulging in the great powers, and they still think that they are very bullish, saying that Bilgewater, a former "den of thieves", is not worthy of being an empire.

Noxus is even more ruthless, and directly let the Zongji Empire bow down and become a vassal of Noxus, otherwise the army will crush the border and destroy the city.

Adhering to the principle of respecting me for a foot, respecting you, and if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, Zhang Chen received the envoy of Ionia in a friendly manner, and then did not snub the envoys of Demacia and Freljord, and drove away the envoys of Noxus and Shurima.

A description of the Noxian envoy's return to China, Darkwell, the ruler of Noxus, decided to send troops to the Zongji Empire to take a look.

Bilgewater is an island, and Noxus must rely on ships if they want to attack.

Darkwell sent his most valued general, Svein, and gave him 30,000 soldiers and twenty warships, which, in his opinion, was more than enough to destroy the Zongji Empire.

His blind self-confidence doomed the military operation to failure.

Let's not talk about the shortcomings of Noxus's navy, just talk about the Bilgewaters, there is no one who is not familiar with water! Moreover, each of them is extremely fierce, and none of them are easy to get along.

It can be said that there is really a naval battle, and Bilgewater has more than 10,000 warships, but all the people are soldiers!

Noxus has attacked Zongji!

This news spread far and wide, and everyone knew about it for a while, and for a while, everyone's eyes were on the "Sea of Watchmen", where there will be the first confrontation between the most powerful empire in the Valoran continent and the newly formed empire.

Everyone can guess the result, the Zongji Empire was defeated, and then begged for mercy and peace, and finally became a vassal state of Noxus.

Some people thought that the Zongji Empire would surrender without a fight, some people thought that the Zongji Empire would retreat to the harbor, and some people thought that the Zongji Empire would ask for reinforcements.

However, the truth is not what people think.

The fleet of the Zongji Empire actually took the initiative to attack! Face off against the fleet of Noxus on the Sea of the Warden!

Nearly 100 warships, large and small!

There are pirate ships, armed merchant ships, and hunting ships, although it is not neat, but the fierce temperament is not to be underestimated.

On the other hand, the Noxian army, although it is not superior in numbers, but their fleet is very neat, and at a glance it is a regular army.

"Don't be afraid! Although there are many opponents, they are all a rabble. Fire! ”

"Fence it off! Annihilate them all! ”

In this way, the two sides fought an encounter at sea.

(End of chapter)