It's only been three months since Theon was buried under the Imperial flag, and the peace of Noxus was shattered once again when warlord emissaries from the south returned to the Imperial Fortress meeting room in the Immortal Fortress.

Bron Darkwell's face sank and looked coldly at the humble messenger.

"Not only did he refuse to report back to the High Command, but he also wanted the autonomy of the Emerald Collar as independent, okay, did Timoses want to take others to rebel? Can the empire be bullied if it is weak? ”

Faced with the question of Grand Commander Brown, the middle-aged envoy smiled with a smile on his face,

"The Grand Commander has wronged Lord Timothys, he said before he sent the villain envoy that the general is born a man of the Empire and a ghost of the Empire in death, and he has never had the slightest second heart......

It's just that the Grand Commander also said that the empire is now at a critical time, and it has suffered another major defeat on the Nockmoch Plain, the three major legions have all been wiped out, and bandits are rampant.

The empire was already short of troops, and more than a dozen bandits in the south gathered in the mountains and forests, bringing a great threat to the territory of Lord Timoses and several other adults.

The Grand Commander had no way to send troops to support Lord Timothy to quell the rebellion, and Lord Timothy was forced to make such a proposal.

If he can gain autonomy like the Emerald Leader, Lord Timoses will soon be able to quell the rebellion and banditry, and then the southern border of the empire will be able to settle down......"

"Want to compete with the Emerald Collar? The Emerald Leader sent only one messenger to the arrogant Demacians to return the bodies of General Theon and several other generals, and you cowards who enjoy the shadow of their ancestors are also worthy!? ”

At this point, the anger in Brown's heart had broken the last shred of reason.

"Take this big-talking idiot to death row, and in three days, I'll see him alive."

"Yes."

"Archon! My lord! I'm just a talker! Just leave me alone......"

Seeing that the death of the envoy was a foregone conclusion, the other noble leaders of the Supreme Command couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Archon, are we really going to reject Timothys' proposal?"

Sighing, Bron-Darkwell didn't answer directly, but just asked rhetorically.

"Aside from the six northern forts that need to defend against the invasion of the Freljords, how many more people can the Immortal Fortress withdraw?"

Harry Little, a veteran aristocratic family who stood firmly by Brown's side during Bron Darkwell's ascension to power, glanced at the silent Stuart Kekao and hesitated.

"There are probably 30,000 young and middle-aged people who can be gathered, and if you count the disabled veterans who have retired, we can get together less than 50,000."

Brown took over.

"We can gather a maximum of 50,000 men, and Timoses and their combined forces can gather an army of 150,000, once the immortal fortress is besieged, it will only take a year to besiege the fortress, and the fortress will not be breached.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most dangerous time for the Empire, our ancestors conquered countless kingdoms, and now the Empire faces threats from within. ”

Seeing that the time was ripe, Stuart, who had been silent, spoke.

"Then why didn't the Grand Commander agree to Timothys's proposal, if the situation can be stabilized, it only takes a few decades of recuperation, and the empire is not without the possibility of recovering the south."

Taking a sip of the Valtaki Blood Rose, Blanc said.

"Because I don't want the empire to go down the path of compromise,

Compromise is a cowardly move, once the first compromise is made, we will give up the bottom line again and again, and retreat again and again.

That is the real moment of the fall of the Empire, and I would rather all the people of the Empire die on the battlefield than see the Empire fall to its knees and choose to give in and continue its life,

The moment Noxus chose to retreat, he was truly dead.

What's more, General Sain has just spent his life telling us what an imperial warrior is, and the morale of the imperial army and people is booming.

If they agree to the demands of Timoses and others out of fear, they will only think that the empire is weak and can be bullied, and when the time comes, they will be more likely to cause the empire to shake the hearts of the people and cause a civil war. ”

There is another sentence that Blanc did not say, and the others also knew.

As long as the Emerald Leader has not rebelled out of Noxus, the warlords in the south will never act rashly, because no one dares to guarantee that the civil war in the empire will not attract the Emerald Leader, a behemoth with the banner of 'counterinsurgency', and in the process of counterinsurgency, the immortal fortress will also be leveled, swallowing the entire empire in one gulp.

Nodding, Stuart probed.

In other words, the Grand Commander wanted to tell Timoses and the others by executing the envoy without giving a clear answer that the empire would never agree to their independence, but it would not explicitly oppose it, and the two sides would maintain a tacit understanding of the process of getting along.

When the time comes, the empire will keep the bottom line and not disappoint the people, and Timoses will be able to live his 'independent' lord life,

As long as it is not recognized, when the empire becomes strong again, Timoses' independence can only be a treasonous act, and when the time comes, it will be able to reclaim it and become famous...... The Grand Commander is really far-sighted. ”

After Stuart, the sound of sycophants continued to sound, looking at the people present, Blanc sighed secretly, now the empire can really be said to be withering, after Sein's death, there is not even a general who can handle the town.

[If General Thane comes back to life, how dare these young people do such a humiliating act, I'm afraid that if General Thane leads his troops south, these Timoses and his ilk will immediately fall to the wind]

With such regrets, Blanc ended this pointless meeting.

A few days ago, he joked that the emperor of Demacia was overwhelmed by the nobles of Demacia, and now the retribution has come on his own head.

Now it seems that it is only 50 steps and 100 steps.

……

Noxian calendar, 905 AD.

Ionian continent, province of Navoli.

A young and handsome man jumped out of the portal, stepped on the grass, and looked out over the verdant Dragon Crest Mountain.

The man held a lazy demon black cat in his arms, a fairy blue bird with closed eyes on his head, and a white-faced horned owl like a curious baby squatting on his shoulder, which looked like the most traditional druyin.

It's just the dragon knight's exclusive mount, Xiao Xia, but unfortunately Hina still needs Xia's company, so she can't bring it over.

"Fortunately, no one saw me like this, otherwise I would have really disguised myself as a beast spirit summoner."

The man took the portal shortcut, Lyist who came from the transit station of the Bandel City Witch's House, and I have to say that after opening Nora's portal branch, his dependence on Sia has been greatly reduced.

"By the way, Lolit's little baby and I still don't have any news, the female fox girl won't have a miscarriage, right?

When I get Sindra in my hands, let's go to Omikayaland...... Little Luoyi, you haven't been to your ancestral land yet, you can go and see it this time, you will definitely like Omi Kayalan. ”

"Goo~Goo~"

Happily flailing his wings twice, Loy, who transformed into a white-faced owl, responded affirmatively.

"So, how do I find Sindra Jr. in Navoli? By the way, was little Sindra born? Don't come out of my mother's womb yet, I can't do it to little Sindra from my mother's womb, that's too ghostly. ”

"Meow ~ Master, you can let Sister Cana do this Meow, there is no place in this world that Feng'er can't reach, and there is no news that Feng'er doesn't know, can't you spoil Sister Cana alone?"

For Cat Flin's suggestion, Cana opened her eyes and gently flapped her little wings twice, and a breeze blew through Cat Flin's materialized body, making the cat shiver.

This good old elf sister has a gentle and kind personality, and she is good at everything, but there is always an inexplicable sense of threat when it comes to the master.

"Lyster, I already have enough strength to act independently, I think I can try to talk to the wind in this world and find out the whereabouts of Sindra."

There is no other good way, and I don't want to try my luck with a needle in a haystack, although I feel a little sorry for Cana, but I still nodded and agreed.

As long as she came back in time to replenish her energy, the pain suffered by Jana was not unacceptable.

"The name Sindra is pronounced 'Sindra' in Ionian, and there should be a willow near her village, and she is ostracized by the other friends in the village, and always likes to complain to the willow alone when she is wronged......

If you can find a pretty little girl who talks to herself from time to time to the big willow tree, then you should be looking for the right person. ”

Moving the bird's ass to its cozy feat, the bluebird stood up from Lyist's nest and shook its wings, and flew in front of Lyster in its elven form, spreading its arms.

I don't know when it began, and Jana was also obsessed with the feeling of being coquettish.

Knowing that Miss Jana was going to hug herself again, Lyster threw away the black cat that was purring and hugged the wind elf in the cat's discontented cry.

"Go and come back quickly, it doesn't matter if you can't find anyone, don't be tired of yourself, I'm distressed."

Smiling as gently as spring, Cana nodded and reluctantly let go of her arms.

"Okay."

Seeing that Cana turned into a breeze and disappeared, Lyster picked up the dissatisfied cat Flin again and took the initiative to help the cat itch.

The color of rejection faded, and the lost cat began to stick out its tongue, and the child's hole turned up.

This damn feel makes me forget my self-esteem.

"Your sister Jana is not like you, she has suffered a lot before, so let her have a little."

"Meow~I know, meow~Good~So comfortable~"

"Goo-goo?"

"Let's take a walk around the neighborhood, no matter where you are in this newborn land, there's always a beauty you've never seen before."

……

In the village of Skarcias, at sunset, a woodcutter is driving a horse-drawn cart to the village, with three bundles of firewood on the board, and a day's hard work has brought a little satisfaction and happiness.

"Maggie, I'm back, help with the handle!"

Parking the carriage in the courtyard, Camille, the woodcutter, greeted his wife.

"Come on, Sindra, you help mom watch the pot and lift the lid if it's hot."

In the room, a little black-haired girl named Sindra glanced at her brother who was sticking out her tongue and grimacing at her, and instead of asking why she didn't let her taller brother do it, she nodded silently, stepped on a stool in front of the earthen stove, and looked at the rice porridge tumbling in the gap between the lid of the pot without blinking.

When his mother left the stove, Evad took out the breadworm he had caught in the afternoon from his pocket, pinched the wriggling breadworm with his finger, and the little boy crept up behind his sister.

"Sindra, what do you think this is?"

The little girl turned around, and a twisted and wriggling bread worm was swinging around her nose, and the little girl, who was afraid of the bugs, screamed loudly, and subconsciously stepped back, but stepped on the empty stool and fell to the ground against the burning stove.

"What's wrong!? Sindra! What's wrong with you again? If you want to look at a pot, you can't see it well? ”

The mother's voice came from outside the house, and the boy smiled silently, and triumphantly threw the breadworms into the flames, muffling his voice.

"Sister, how many times have you been, you are still so timid, you really should exercise more, so as not to take you out and be embarrassed......

Look, the water is boiling, the rice porridge is about to overflow, oh, you have failed again. ”

Got up from the ground aggrievedly, not bothering to wipe her tears, little Sindra hurriedly set up the stool again, but the rice porridge had already overflowed from the lid everywhere, and it was too late when the lid was lifted.

"Ivad...... Why are you doing this......"

Facing his sister, tears rolling in his eyes, Evad shrugged.

"Syndra, it's no wonder to me, I just want to exercise your courage, you also know that you are always distracted by doing things, in fact, you shouldn't have turned back just now, you can't overflow if you focus all your attention on the stove, okay, my brother can only teach you so much, I'll go first."

Helping her husband unload the firewood in the warehouse, Maggie washed her hands with well water and returned to the stove.

Sure enough, the soup on the earthen stove overflowed everywhere.

Hating iron and staring at Sindra, Maggie said with a calm face.

"Syndra, how do you do things? If you can't even do such a small thing, what can mom expect you to do? ”

Wiping her eyes with her little black hands, Sindra explained in a whisper.

"It was Avad who scared ...... with breadworms"

When Maggie heard this, her face became even more ugly.

"Enough! Even if you do something wrong, you're making excuses? When is it someone else's fault? Have you never been at fault yourself?

I asked you to sweep the yard before, but you dropped the broom and ran away before sweeping half of it, is that also because Avad scared you with breadworms? ”

Lowering her head, Sindra sobbed, trying to make a final defense.

"Mom, I'...... I can always see something dark, like a shadow spinning around me...... I...... I'm so scared ......."

The woman was completely furious.

"Shut up! Stop looking for these unknown reasons, never admit your mistakes, and let me out now! After eating today, you should reflect in the house and not go anywhere tomorrow! ”

Crying and fleeing the stove, Sindra crawled into bed and cried out loud as Avad watched.

"What are you crying about, isn't it just that you can't go out tomorrow? Anyway, you're going out alone, and no one wants to play with cowards who can't do anything, right? ”