In June 929 A.D., the peace-hungry Emerald Leader negotiating team exposed the betrayal of the Southern Empire led by Grand Duke Timothy for betraying his fellow human beings.

In September of the same year, the Emerald led the troops in three routes, marching on Norkland, Donglinburg and Calistol respectively.

In the attack on Nockland, the Demon Lord personally led a small number of elite legions to defeat the Demon Legion of the Underworld and won a great victory.

When the Emerald Leader revealed the original appearance of Nocland after the battle and the cruel image of some of the Nether Demons to other major forces in the form of crystal image balls, the battle completely shook the entire Runeterra.

Hideous and terrifying undead armies, ruined streets paved with bones, human-headed demon dogs with seven heads, ecstasy green mist that devours souls, and black tides of the undead that obscure the sky and the sun,

One of the most terrifying is the "Grand Duke Timothy", who was transformed into a seven-headed demon dog by the demons of the underworld with evil magic!

Stitched together something that could not be described in pale words, the silent magical image of just thirty-three seconds succinctly but powerfully led all onlookers to the darkest corners of the world, and it was only then that many in Runeterrae realized that the darkness in this corner was even more terrifying than the night of the Eclipse of Soul that attacked Bilgewater......

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Frightened that there has always been such a group of demons living in the underworld who secretly covet the rich land of the material realm, and also hate the human traitors who choose to betray their fellow human beings and cooperate with demons for the sake of strength and power,

For a while, the jade leader of "Light Battle" changed his reputation and seemed to have become a savior-like existence.

At the same time, instead of becoming deserted and depressed, Knockland, which was completely reduced to a ruined city, welcomed many daring adventurers to explore the traces left by the Underworld Legion.

There are also many poets and writers who have written countless fascinating epic works on the theme of Nochland, and Nochland has also become a "netherworld" with a dark artistic atmosphere, and a famous underground city has been established under the ruins, of course, this is a story for later.

In the five years since the defeat of Nockland, the Emerald Lord's army, under the guidance of the Demon Lord, swept away all the warlords and bandit forces in the southern continent of Valoran, all the way to the border of the southeast continent [Iron Water City], which is a magnificent barrier.

Except for Jerry Ford, the other four of the five warlords were all ambushed, and Jerry Ford was willing to give up all his territory and wealth, proving in the form of tainted witnesses that Timoses was indeed in collusion with the Nether Demon.

Jerry Ford, whose sentence was commuted, was spared death, and the famous sea lord took his wife and daughter to live in a manor under the supervision of the Emerald Lord, and became a wealthy family living in seclusion in the countryside.

All the Emerald Leader's commands were submissive, and only Piltover and Zuan, south of the Great Barrier, seemed to have signed some kind of city-state agreement with the Emerald Leader, allowing them to retain the independence of the [City of Progress]***.

Time continued to advance, and in 935 A.D. in the Noxian calendar, the southern border of the Noxian Empire was unified by the Emerald Lord.

The plague of warlords has been eradicated, and the southern border of the mainland is in ruins, and peace has been restored.

In this case, the Supreme Command of the Immortal Fortress did not issue any order for the Emerald Leader to retreat and cede territory in accordance with the rules of rule.

Because of this, many eyes in the Runeterras moved northward again, staying at the location of the immortal fortress, and as soon as the fighting stopped, the territory of the empire was once again full of soldiers, and many legions went out day and night, moving towards the border line one after another.

Now, the Noxian Empire seems to be on the verge of a civil war, the Demon Lord controls the south of the Immortal Fortress, the Darkwell family controls the north of the Immortal Fortress, and the empire is divided into two by the two major forces with the Immortal Fortress and Polburg as the boundary.

Secretly, there are many people who call the northern part of the empire the Noxian Northern Empire and the southern Noxus Southern Empire in the south, and after witnessing the warlord raids, many forces have become pessimistic about Darkwell's regime, and many people have even begun to call the Demon Lord the "Lord of the Empire".

Even such a terrifying demon of the underworld is not the opponent of the Emerald Lord, and the legions under the command of the Supreme Command can fight well, how can they be the opponent of the Emerald Lord?

In fact, even Lyster himself thinks so.

On this day, a special guest was ushered in in the battle conference room of the Immortal Fortress, Jennings, who had half grown gray hair, pushed open the door of the conference room with the guest, glanced at the man sitting in the main seat, and lowered his head directly.

The main seat in the conference room at the door was none other than Bron-Darkwell, the Grand Commander of the Noxian Empire.

Although he was worried and upset by the affairs of the Emerald Collar every day, Bron-Darkwell showed no signs of old age, as if he had been free from the shackles of time.

His dark hair was healthier than that of a young man, and there was not a single wrinkle on his face, only the pale face and a few strands of scarlet in his eyes proved that Blanc was no longer mortal.

Bowing to Darkwell on the main seat, Jennings began to introduce the bald mage in the magic cloak beside him.

"Grand Commander, this is Master Simmond, he is from the Divine Realm, and this time he is here for the Emerald Realm."

Knowing who the visitor was, Brown, who was overjoyed, did not continue to hold the shelf of the Grand Commander, got up from his seat and walked a few steps to the bald mage, as if he was an old friend who had not seen him for many years, and took the initiative to take Simmond's right hand.

"Jennings, that's great! You've done a great job!

Sir Mond, I have been looking forward to the stars and the moon, but I have finally come to you...... Come, take a seat, come on! Serve tea!"

did not break free from Darkwell's "intimacy", Symond kept his ancient well as always, let Darkwell pull him to the main seat, and personally poured himself a cup of fragrant tea.

He could see that the pressure brought by the Emerald Collar to the Grand Commander was by no means as flat as it seemed.

Estimating that the heroic and tough Divine Realm mage in front of him was a straightforward stuffy gourd, Darkwell didn't say too much nonsense, but asked straight to the point

"The Envoy listened to our prayers this time and went down to earth, not knowing how to deal with the heretics coming to Est?"

"Heretic" is the personal definition given to Lyster by the curious star spirit Tritils, and Simmond knows that this is due to Lyster's unwillingness to obey the Astral Oracles.

Then again, if the man who defeated him was chained as easily as himself, I am afraid that Tritils would not need himself.

"With all due respect, the Emerald Leader is powerful, and with the strength of the current Grand Lord, he is not an opponent of the Demon Mask Lord."

With a stiff smile, Darkwell's face suddenly darkened, he had been suffering from the scarlet body for all these years, and he had long lost his previous qi cultivation skills.

"What does Lord Simond mean by that? Let's be clear?"

"Emerald collar, you must not resist,

Did the Grand Commander ever think that he could enter the city as long as he let the soldiers advance all the way, why did the Jade Leader keep choosing to stand still?"

Darkwell narrowed his eyes, his right hand unconsciously rubbing the jade wrench.

"Why? It's nothing more than that there is no reason to send troops, I, Darkwell, are the orthodox of the Empire, once he sends troops, it will be a rebellion, as long as he still recognizes himself as a part of the Empire, he will not dare to do anything to me, yes, he will not dare to do anything to me......

"That's right, but the Emerald Lords won't be waiting forever, and the Demon Lords are probably looking for a suitable reason to send troops now."

"I know all of this, Admiral Simmond, that I pray to the divine realm to know something I don't know now, not a basket of nonsense."

This can already be said to be very polite, but Simmond did not think it was wrong, but smiled slightly.

"What if the Grand Commander takes the initiative to give up the Immortal Fortress?"

"What!? You're going to let me give up the position of Grand Commander to that traitor?"

With wide eyes, Darkwell stood up, looking incredulous.

"You want me to give up the Immortal Fortress to someone else?

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Simmond sneered and said that he had to stand up.

"Those who achieve great things are not informal, if the Grand Commander does not believe me, I can leave here, nothing else, after this time, it is nothing more than defeat and death, I think the Grand Commander is ready......

"Wait, Envoy and stay, I'm a little too impatient, I just want to know, what good will this immortal fortress do to defeat the Emerald Collar?"

Not surprisingly, Darkwell would be left alone, and Symond slowed down to give Darkwell more time to understand.

"The Grand Commander should also know that the most difficult thing for the Emerald Leader is nothing else, but an extraordinary elite army and many extraordinary powerhouses,

I can provide some of the latter for the Grand Commander, and the former can only be cultivated by the Grand Commander himself, and the current regular warbands of the Empire alone are no match for the Emerald Leader."

This is a very unpleasant statement, but it is an out-and-out fact, and Darkwell can only nod.

"That's right, just talking about the dragon lizard knights of the Emerald Territory, the empire has no way to fight, so it can only use the trap and the thistle to delay, and then use the bed crossbow to shoot, the efficiency is extremely low, and most of the other legions are the same......

Having drunk his tea, Simmond stood up, took a few steps to the wall where the large map was hung, and pointed a place with his finger.

Darkwell and Jennings looked at it, where was the city of Noor, which was not located at the northern foot of the Urus Mountains?

Darkwell was a little surprised.

"It's ...... Noor?"

"Yes, if the Grand Commander can obtain the city of Noor, I can offer two ancient ruins to my lordship.

Relying on the ruins, the Adults can easily gain supernatural powers, and with proper management, the Grand Commander will soon be able to gain supernatural power that is enough to destroy the Emerald Realm."

Speaking of this, Simmond smiled slightly.

"Now that the Grand Commander has broken away from the 'fleshly mortal womb' and has a long lifespan, you must know that even if the Emerald Leader is as powerful as the Emerald Collar, it took nearly a thousand years to decide to attack the mainland.

As long as the Grand Commander calms down and operates for decades, with the help of me and the Divine Realm, there is no room for a turnaround?

The Grand Commander may not know that this "Immortal Fortress" is actually a key node for the Lord of the Underworld to counterattack the material realm, and the Black Rose and the Pale Witch that the Grand Commander has always feared are the guardians of the nodes of the underworld.

When the Grand Commander gives up this hot potato, Lyster will inevitably compete with the king of the underworld to consume each other, and the Grand Commander will accumulate strength with my help.

As long as the time is right, the Great Commander will be able to destroy the Emerald, punish the Netherworld, and naturally the day when the King's Landing Immortal Fortress will be,

Wouldn't it be better to take the initiative to take a step back and gain life than to die for the sake of honor?"

After hearing this, Darkwell calmed down a lot, and he actually felt very reasonable.

It would be too unrealistic to really let the divine envoy of the divine realm send down a miracle to kill the jade collar for himself and let himself take over the power alone, and a bald divine envoy with a clever tongue like yellow cannot be expected to be able to deal with so many terrifying extraordinary powerhouses, I am afraid that it will not be beaten in an instant.

Besides, the Divine Realm sent the Divine Envoy to help him, definitely not to seek "himself", but to seek the "Jade Collar", and he had no position to dictate to the Divine Realm.

In other words, it is easier to achieve the method of retreating as advancing, and watching the fire from the other side.

"Lord Simmond is right, if giving up the Immortal Fortress can have another turnaround, this Immortal Fortress may not be impossible to give up."

Glancing at Jennings, who had kept his head down without saying a word, Darkwell looked back at Symond and asked, with a scowling face.

"I just wonder if the Divine Envoy can tell me more about the city of Noor and its ruins?"

"Of course you can, if you can't reassure the Grand Commander, I think it will be difficult for the Grand Commander to choose to give up the fortress of the Immortal Fortress."

Simmond's fingers slid downward, stopping at a ridge somewhere in the Urus Mountains.

"This ruin, called Coldfall Fortress, is located in a valley below the ridge line, buried under heavy snow, and only I can find it

See.

Thousands of years ago, a group of ancient people living underground in order to avoid being wiped out by the dragon clan who ruled the continent, they used all their strength to open the mountain and crack the stone, and built this vast fortress in the underground world with the theme of obsidian.

Speaking of construction technology and defensive functions, the Coldfall Fortress is no worse than the [Immortal Fortress], in addition, the Coldfall Fortress also has agricultural functions that the Immortal Fortress does not have, if all the underground agriculture is developed, the Coldfall Fortress can feed at least 100,000 people,

Obtaining the Coldfall Fortress will give the Grand Commander access to ancient smelting technology and weapon-crafting technology far beyond today's, as well as the Mithril veins located in the caves of the Stronghold."

"Mithril? You mean Demacia steel, which is comparable to the Emerald Collar Demon Steel!?"

Simmond smiled.

"The reason why the Grand Commander is strange is that he does not know that the Mithril Mines of Demacia are located beneath the Urus Mountains, and I can assure the Grand Commander that the Mithril veins beneath the Cold Fortress will never be smaller than those in the possession of Demacia."

"So, what about the other ruins?"

Darkwell's voice trembled a little, and Simmond's finger slid upward, pointing to a point in the northern mountains.

"I wonder if the Grand Commander has heard of the Ancient City of Meladia?"