Irelia lay on her back, her blades scattered all over the ground, her armor shattered, and the sword wounds on her body were bleeding uncontrollably.

There was a hint of loss in her eyes, and in the face of Svein's inquiry, she said calmly:

"I have nothing to say if my skills are not as good as others... But I always stuck to my ideas. If you don't kill me today, sooner or later, I'll drive Noxus out of the newborn land. ”

"By your own?"

Svein shook his head slightly:

"It seems that you still don't understand, some things are meaningless with blood alone."

Looking at what else she wanted to say about Irelia, Svein interrupted:

"Don't be in a hurry to deny it from your narrow perspective, do you really think that Ionia doesn't have the strength to get Noxus out? Do you really think you can represent the ideas of all Ionians? ”

"No one wants their homeland to be violated." Irelia stared at Svein.

"But you have to admit that for talented people, they are not willing to live an ordinary life every day that can be seen at a glance. Why do you think they follow Noxus? ”

Svein said, gesturing to Seti and Yon, who were standing behind him.

Irelia looked at the two of them with a complicated expression, and although she hadn't recognized Yon yet, she was sure that the other was an Ionian.

The fact that the Ionian Spirit is not possessed already says something.

It is only in the face of those who were also born in the Land of the First and love the Land of the First that the Spirit of Ionia will not respond to her.

The other party still loves the newborn land, she can be sure of that.

As for the other Seti, she could tell that the other was a Vastaya.

No Vastaya will turn their backs on the firstborn land... Even if they are rebelling against Ionia.

"Perhaps, but I will never identify with you, the demon who invaded and killed countless of our compatriots!"

Irelia doesn't deny Svein's words, but she also has her own insistence.

Hearing this, the corners of Svein's mouth raised slightly:

"Why does Noxus need your approval, you have a good idea, unite the power of all Ionia against us."

"If you're in Demacia, you're definitely doing better than Gavin and the crown guard. But alas, you were born in Ionia. ”

Irelia snorted coldly, accentuating her tone:

"Mocking a prisoner like this, is this your strength, Lord Svein!"

"You don't deserve my ridicule." Svein's eyes were blank, "Meredith has taught that Noxus only recognizes force." So what do you think the Ionians fear most? ”

"Aggression!" Irelia replied without hesitation.

Svein was noncommittal, and turned his head towards Seti and Yon:

"What do you think?"

Seti grinned: "Enslaved, there is no hope of coming out. ”

His answers, one for the Vastaya population and one for himself.

Yong's eyes flashed slightly, and he said his answer: "Change! ”

"Change? Ionia is not afraid of change. Irelia retorted.

She agrees with Yon's strength, but she doesn't agree with the other person's thoughts.

In her opinion, Ionia had changed so much so far.

In the past, she was able to dance carefree on the banks of the Green Grass River.

But now, she must put on her armor and fight her way to secure a future for Ionia.

Wynn sighed, and only after receiving Svein's gesture did he continue:

"Ionia used to be like a stagnant water, the water only flowed inside, and never knew what the rivers and seas were like outside."

"The Ionians live freely and carefree, doing what they want to do, without thinking about what the future holds."

"Isn't that bad?" Irelia asked rhetorically.

"It's not a good thing for the whole." Yon shook his head.

"Why?" Irelia was puzzled.

"Haha, such a simple truth, don't you understand this woman?"

Seti pursed his lips disdainfully beside him, crossed his arms and replied directly:

"The world is not just Ionian, living the same life as thousands of years ago, and if you say it well, you will respect tradition, and if you say it badly, you will be self-contained."

Yon nodded, feeling in his eyes.

This is a truth that he naturally understands after living in Grace Harbor for a few months.

If there is no contrast, if there is no Noxus, then there will be no change in Ionia, and there will be no change.

But when Noxus smashed the gates of Ionia with his sword, and when the outside world poured into it, Ionia changed dramatically.

The Ionians will find that their experience over the past thousand years is completely useless.

In this case, either choose to join like the Vastayas, ignore it altogether like the Balanced Sect, or actively change themselves like Irelia...

But either way, the balance has been broken.

Yon looked at Irelia, and saw the other party's tightly knit brow, as if to remind and teach:

"When the change came, Ionia should have either changed itself or chose to resist it as a whole. But because of thousands of years of tradition, because of the idea of balanced sectarianism, most people turn a blind eye to this change. ”

"Before the sword was on their necks, they didn't feel like they should give up or resist something. And when Noxus's troops came, they wouldn't even have a chance to resist. ”

Hearing this, Irelia fell silent.

She remembered the reaction of the Spirit of Nature and the Sect of Equilibrium to Svein's visit.

Even though Svein had arrived, they were still whimsical.

She didn't know that what the other party said was the truth.

But change is often much harder than understanding.

"Why are you telling me this?"

Irelia's voice was hoarse, and she looked straight at Svein.

The other party was obviously able to use their weak point to defeat Ionia, so why mention it to her, is it so that she can see more before she dies?

"Ionia is too weak now."

Svein glanced at Irelia with a blank look:

"Try to think from a higher place, if you can't, go to Demacia to learn, go to Shurima to ask for advice, and go to the empire to understand."

As he spoke, he casually threw an identity bracelet and threw it in front of Irelia:

"Try to become stronger, and integrate all the power of Ionia. Meredith and I are looking forward to the day when we will officially fight you. ”

Svein's words fell, and the robe behind him was windless, and the crow's wings flapped, and it flew towards the sky battleship.

Yon looked at Irelia, who was looking at Svein's back with an incredulous face, and couldn't help but speak:

"The Grand Commander is arrogant, no, the entire empire is arrogant to be exact. You once defeated them, but now you are no longer qualified to match them. ”

"So he came out of here to mention me as an enemy?"

Irelia asked, feeling a sense of absurdity.

Yon tapped his chin, agreeing with her:

"Don't underestimate the strength of the Empire, grow quickly until you unify the whole of Ionia, until you can fight the Empire."

As he spoke, he and Seti also jumped high from the ground.

As they prepared to fly to the Aerospace Battleship, Irelia's uncertain voice came from behind them:

"You're Yon, aren't you..."

At first, she couldn't connect the two at all.

Even after a fight, she didn't find any trace of Yongen's swordsmanship in the opponent's sword.

But the words mentioned before made her feel inexplicably that the other party was Yongen.

Yon's figure in mid-air paused slightly, and Seti next to him looked like he was watching a play.

Without looking back, Yongen just said:

"I don't know what Wynn is, I'm just a lost person."

With that, he flew to the space battleship with a boring Seti.

"Is it really you... What kind of magic does Noxus have... So you also chose to follow..."

Irelia struggled to her feet from the ground, keeping her eyes on Yon's back until the Battleship vanished.

"The Sword Comes"

Facing the bracelet on the ground, she thought for a long time, and her face kept changing.

Eventually, she picked up the bracelet.

At the same time, a voice echoed in her head:

【Identity confirmed!】 Name: Irelia; Permissions: 10; Deposit: 10,000 gold coins. 】

[I'm looking forward to fighting again with you and Ionia who have grown up.] - Ryan Meredith.

"Ryan Meredith... Svein... Noxus..."

Irelia muttered the names, her eyes flashing back to the battle.

Eventually, it all turned into firmness.

Noxus, you're going to regret it!

......

At this moment, the air and space warships are still rushing to the Tubutai tribe.

And in the command compartment of the space battleship, only Svein stood in front of the screen, facing a screen.

"It looks like it was an unpleasant meeting."

Hearing the voice coming from the screen, looking at Ryan's face, Svein snorted coldly:

"I don't know what she went through, but today she's like a defeated dog, it's boring."

A chuckle tugged at Ryan's face on the screen, and he understood Svein's thoughts.

He, Svein, and his warbands were invincible in defeating almost all the human forces on the continent at that time.

Except for the defeat of Irelia, Svein's left arm was left in Presidium forever.

Later, they succeeded in ascending to the highest point of the empire, making the empire a existence that even the gods feared.

But the people who once brought them failure are now standing still.

Not to mention growing to their height, it is even far less high-spirited than it was back then.

"She's been through a lot, but it's not good that Ionia has smoothed out her edges." Svein spoke.

The Empire is no longer afraid of any enemy, and even if Irelia can integrate all of Ionia's power, it is not worth the slightest wavering between him and Rui.

"She's already connected to a big database, and 10 permissions are enough for her to know what she needs." Ryan replied.

"She made the right choice, the demigod that the empire needs, I will personally go and capture it." "If those rotten nature spirits weren't enough, I'll take a trip to the deep sea." ”

"3 is enough, each demigod-level nature spirit is enough to analyze for a long time, and the deep-sea ocean-going fleet will continue to surprise us." Ryan said.

"That's good!"

Svein nodded slightly.

It is his personal idea to let Irelia grow, and although he has Ryan's support, the premise of everything is not to affect the growth of the empire.

It just so happens that the current empire is on the right track.

Instead of conquest and invasion, the current empire needs time to grow and stronger whetstones.

"Irelia, don't let me down."

After cutting off the call, Svein's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

The Aerospace Battleship did not move at full speed, but it was not slow either, and in less than half a day it had already passed through the mountains on the border between Navoli and Kuzan.

As soon as the air-space warship appeared at high altitude in the Kuzan region, the people of the Kuzan region knew the news.

Unlike the Navali people who are accustomed to the power of Noxus, when the Kuzans who came to watch along the road saw the hull hundreds of meters long floating in the sky...

Almost everyone's eyes widened in shock.

The newly ignited battle intent in my heart was also directly poured through a basin of water.

Hearing about it and seeing it with your own eyes are two different things.

After seeing the space warship with their own eyes, the Kuzans could not raise the thought of resisting at all.

When facing an enemy who is also a human being, no matter how strong the opponent is, they do not lack the courage to raise their swords.

But in the face of such a steel creation, they really couldn't think of resisting.

Now, too, they can only pin their hopes on the Equilibrium Sect in the hope that they can do something.

But it wasn't until the Aerospace Warship arrived at the Tubutai tribe that the Equilibrium Sect only issued another condemnation.

Other than that, there has been no substantive action.

In this regard, all the people of the Kuzan region were somewhat disappointed.

The price that Noxus is going to pay, they don't see at all.

In this strange atmosphere, the air and space warship hovered over the Tubutai tribe.

And long before the arrival of the air and space warship, Golmud and the old patriarch were ready to greet them.

"Is this the strongest power in Noxus..."

Seeing the battleship in the sky, the old patriarch let out a sigh of emotion.

Golmud next to him also sighed, but he didn't care in his heart.

After actually seeing the air and space battleship, it is just a side proof that the content of the image is real.

This kind of air-space battleship is really not the strongest force of Noxus.

At most, it can only be regarded as a car for the noble people of Noxus.

"Patriarch, there is still no news from the Balance Sect." Golmud said.

Before, he also thought that the Equilibrium Sect and Morihei would do something together.

For this reason, he was also worried about whether the tribe would be implicated, and he did not want to see Councilor Trefali visit the tribe one day.

But the recent inaction-free posture of the Equilibrium Sect also made him fully understand.

Not only their tribe was worried, but the Equilibrium Sect didn't seem to have the courage to go to war.

"If there is no action, there will be no one, and sending this one away is what we should do now."

The old patriarch is also unusually calm, and one wrong step now could lead to the destruction of the tribe.

Every step they take now, they have to deal with carefully.

Looking at the three people flying down from the air and space battleship, the people who greeted Tubutai here all made a traditional greeting with complex gestures.

Meaning...

Welcome to Noxus.