Ionia, Port of Lyne.

In the council chamber, Svein, who was talking to the rest of the council, stared slightly and stretched out his scarlet arm.

As everyone looked at each other curiously, a magical waterfowl pierced through the space and landed on Svein's arm.

Svein closed his eyes, as if communicating something.

Behind him, the eyes behind Yon's scarlet mask stared at the waterfowl with suspicion.

He actually felt the threat of death on a small bird made of magic power.

Even when the bird appeared, the demons in the body were terrified.

Eventually, the bird slowly dissipated in Svein's hand, and he nodded slightly, his eyes thoughtful.

"Horren, tell us more about the current situation of the Vastayas." Svein spoke.

Huo Lun, the administrator of Laiengang, looked pale, and said without thinking about it:

"Because of the civil strife in the shadows, the Vastayas are now firmly established in the provinces of Navoli and Baru'o, and they can compete with Ionia in terms of land and status."

"What about outside these two provinces?" Svein said calmly.

"This..."

Holland hesitated, but said:

"Because of the long distance between Kwai Lin and Zhiyun Province, we have not yet contacted the compatriots there. And in the province of Shanzan, which is separated by a mountain from Navoli, most of the Vastayas there are gathered in a tribe called Tubutai. ”

"Tell me about the tribe."

"Tubutai is a very large tribe, numbering about a million, and the tribe is not made up of Vastayas alone, but also quite a few Ionians." Hollen said.

"As far as I know, the relationship between Tubutai and the official Ionian forces is not good." Svein turned his cheek slightly.

He had heard about this tribe and heard about it.

Horen nodded: "Ionia is divided into provinces, and the elders govern the villages and towns, and all the elders govern the provinces together, this is the official power of Ionia." ”

His voice paused, and then he continued:

"But Ionia seems to be separate, but there is still an organization above the Council of Executives."

"Balanced Sect." Svein picked out the name.

"That's right, the Sect of Equilibrium is like the Ionian Commander, although they don't interfere much in the internal affairs of the provinces, but they will also intervene when there is a deviation from the balance in the provinces." Horen said seriously.

"Cut, I didn't see them move when Noxus came."

Seti sat down under Holren with a grin, and her tone was full of contempt.

Svein didn't reply, instead glancing at Yon, who was standing behind him.

Yon's face was a little ugly, but he still sighed and said:

"At the beginning of the invasion of the Noxian Empire, the Sect of Equilibrium issued a condemnation and declared that if Noxus continued its aggression, it would be made to pay the price."

"And after that?"

Seti raised an eyebrow, as someone who had lived through that period of history, how could he not know that there was such a thing.

"It was Meredith who received the paperwork at the time." Svein spoke, "He should have given the order to invade. I still remember what he said at the time..."

"If the Equilibrium Sect does make a move, he is willing to bear all the losses caused by the war."

"I don't know where he got his confidence at that time, at that time, with the Eastern Front Army led by me, once the Equilibrium Sect attacked, we couldn't even come to Engang."

"It turns out that they lost half of Navoli and Barouo." Seti said dismissively.

He is now a die-hard supporter of the Empire, and in his opinion, Ionia is simply a trash who does not dare to fight back.

"Yes, Meredith is a testament to the cowardice of the Equilibrium Sect. In other words, according to the words of the Equilibrium sect, as long as the balance between spirit and material is not broken, then they don't care about anything else. Svein said.

"No," Yong En remembered that experience, and as one of the rebels at the time, he said with an ugly face, "There are many people in the Equilibrium Sect who want to rebel, and for this reason, many people do not hesitate to quit the sect and defect out of the shadow stream with Zai. Only the upper echelons of the Equilibrium Sect have been blocking the intentions of those below. ”

Svein glanced at him, "The Tribulation and the Shadow Stream have indeed caused us a lot of trouble, but he can't sum up the power of Ionia, it can only be a few minor troubles. ”

"yes," Wynn smiled self-deprecatingly.

If the Equilibrium Sect hadn't been a shrunken turtle at that time, there would have been a Noxian invasion, and his younger brother wouldn't have been...

"Speaking of the Tubutai tribe, I remember that this is a tribe that the balanced sect recognizes as sheltering." Svein spoke.

"Heaven Descends"

"That's right." Horen nodded, "The Sect of Equilibrium originated in the province of Shanzan, and only later did it establish a mission in the mountains between Shanzan and Navoli. Since ancient times, Shangzan has been the most important place for the Balanced Sect, and many of their followers are from the Tubutai tribe. ”

"Although the tribes have the recognition of the balanced sect, they themselves don't seem to think so." Svein banged on the table, thinking about the Tubutai tribe in his head.

"Yes!" Huo Lun nodded, "Although the Equilibrium Sect is willing to shelter there, because the Equilibrium Sect has always been non-interfering, it does not have too much bias towards it. ”

"On the contrary, because of the stable restrictions of the balanced sects, the development of Kuzan provinces tends to be backward, especially the Tubutai tribe. The tribes, whether they are Ionians or Vastayas, have a lot of criticism of the Equilibrium Sect. Holren said.

"That place is a good place to break through... Or rather, a temptation to the Sect of Equilibrium and the spirits of nature. Svein looked thoughtful.

Seeing Svein's appearance, the rest of the audience sat up slightly straight.

Svein doesn't usually show this kind of appearance, and by the time he makes a decision, if it's not war, something big will happen.

After a moment, Svein slowly raised his head.

Seeing this, Seti was the first to say in a loud voice:

"Commander, let me be the vanguard!"

"No, we don't necessarily have to fight. I decided to personally visit the Tubutai tribe. Svein said.

"How can such a small place need your help, I'll just go." Seti volunteered.

He knew that Svein wasn't the second or third man in the Empire. It's just Tubutai, it's not worth Svein's visit in person.

Moreover, the tribes of Navoli were the ones he had sent to them.

"This time, you and Yon follow me, and the rest of us continue to guard Lyon Harbor." Svein commanded.

"Yes!"

After hearing Svein's official order, everyone's faces were grim.

Seeing that he could follow, Seti also responded directly happily.

Fighting means having merit, and having merit can climb higher.

The furnishings in his mother's house are quite old, and this time he must replace them with the best.

Most of the council chambers retreated to prepare for Svein's departure.

For a moment, the council chamber was empty, leaving only Svein and Yon, who had been standing behind him.

"The purpose of your mission this time is not so simple." Yon said meaningfully.

"If they choose to retreat, then nothing will happen. They choose to go in, and that's what happens. Svein said.

"The Sect of Equilibrium has really retreated, and Ionia's heart has been scattered." "Even the tribes that admit to be sheltered will be free to come and go by the invading enemy, and then they will have no prestige. ”

"If it was me before I met Meredith, I might choose to quit."

There was nostalgia in Svein's tone:

"The Sect of Equilibrium, because it wants to maintain balance, is not strong enough to resist the Empire. If I were in control, I would have chosen to avoid it first. ”

"A small loss of public opinion is far less than the loss caused by a war to the death. In the future, as long as you can regain the lost ground, then everything can easily come back. ”

"But Meredith taught me a lesson..."

"The Supreme Crown?" Yon asked, frowning.

Ryan Meredith, who has a bad reputation in Ionia, has killed countless Ionians back then.

Svein nodded slightly, chuckled:

"He told me... When you choose to retreat because of your weak strength, then you will never dare to fight one day. ”

"You retreat today because you are weak and afraid of death, tomorrow when you are strong, you will retreat because you are afraid of losing, and when you are strong the day after tomorrow, you will also retreat because you are afraid of death and loss."

"When you take a step back, you keep going."

"And what if they don't retreat?" Yon asked rhetorically.

"Don't you want to return..."

Svein's eyes suddenly shot a terrifying light:

"Then I will give them a glorious war!"