lol: Bind Syndra at the start

"good."

"very good."

"I've never had anything so wonderful..." These are the words of a boy who overheard another man say while passing through Zaun's famous red-light district.

"But the Noxians are coming. They want to occupy Zaun..." Issa explained her purpose. "They want to oppress us like the Chem-Baron did before us, and make us lose our hope for a better life."

The crisp child's voice sounded like bad news, causing everyone around to stop.

Their confused faces gradually became distorted and hideous.

Nothing will happen if the spring is compressed to its full strength, but once the compression force is briefly released, nothing will happen.

The springs will burst out with great force.

The Piltover people do not like Zaun's illegal workers because these "barbarians" often do many brutal things that are unacceptable in the civilized world.

And now...

Zaun's barbarity and brutality finally found an outlet.

Isa added, "Sevika said the Zauns need a war, but she's afraid you won't want one..."

An old man suddenly raised his fist high, interrupted Isa and roared in his leaky voice.

"Get the Noxians out!"

"We need war!"

"There are no cowards among the people of Zaun!"

"Let these outsiders go back to their hometowns!"

......

The shouts of the crowd almost shattered the thick smoke rising from the chimney.

The boy who often passed by the red light district blushed, and he finally remembered the words that could be used at the moment.

"Fuck Noxus!"

Chapter 376 The Progress of Darkness

The noise Isa made wasn't big, at least not at first.

But this movement seemed to have some kind of infectious power comparable to that of a virus. When the wind blew, when the clouds floated, when the sun set, when the insects chirped... it continued to spread wildly in different places in Zaun.

The people of Zaun know how terrifying Noxus is. After all, when people talk about Noxus, they can't avoid thinking about their invasion history.

But for the people of Zaun, what is the difference between being invaded and being exploited before?

The fearlessness of the Zaun people is not the kind of fearlessness that allows them to face and confront the truth of life after seeing it clearly.

Instead, after being constantly whipped and oppressed by the pain of life, they have fallen into a numb "fearlessness" from nerves to soul.

They did have a few days of 'good days', but this period of time was not enough for them to truly understand what life was, let alone regard that kind of 'good days' as something they deserved.

Therefore, for most Zaun people, their inner accounts are easy to calculate.

You were oppressed and chased by death before, and the reward is that your next generation will repeat your path.

If they stood up to resist now, the worst result would be being enslaved and killed by the Noxians, but if they won, they and their family could embrace the 'good days' again.

Even the most muddle-headed old man in the alley can figure out what to choose with his toes!

The flames of resistance spread across the streets of Zaun overnight, and even those alchemy barons who did not treat others as human beings took the opportunity to stand up and make some weird declarations.

Sevika's biggest worry was solved by Isa. She even had to come forward and give the Zaun people cold water to clear their minds. Otherwise, this group of barefoot Zaun people might clamor to attack the Immortal Fortress in a few days.

It is a good thing to have good military morale, but this chaotic situation is not conducive to a real war.

Sevika didn't know much about how to fight. The largest "war" Zaun had ever organized was the Battle of Boundary Bridge led by Vandel.

But Zaun lost badly in that battle.

And this time the opponent is Noxus...

After much deliberation, Sevika finally made a choice that went against her ancestors' teachings.

She decided to ask Fandel!

......

The abandoned temple is far away from the 'city' of Zaun.

The noisy flames of resistance could not penetrate the thick walls of the temple, and the deceptive voices among the crowd could not overflow the dull air of the temple.

After Sevika explicitly refused his participation in the war, Ryan shifted his focus to the other side.

He couldn't study with Vladimir and Heimerdinger, but that didn't stop him from watching from the side.

The two scientists haven't figured out any useful clues yet, but their various attempts have further increased the activity frequency of the Hextech core.

Ryan couldn't sense the specific situation of the flame on the 'other side' through that vague and intermittent connection, but he knew that the flame was not extinguished.

If it doesn't go out, it means your plan is feasible.

As for the specific progress, there are other ways to determine it.

Ryan stood in front of the huge ventilation duct.

A dark figure emerged from the dark pipe. When the figure came out of the pipe, he was still dark.

In fact, apart from his appearance and skin color, Ike is indeed a good guy.

Although she was also born in the dangerous Zaun, she was neither "brainwashed" by Piltover like Vi, standing against her hometown while shouting about justice and kindness; nor was she as crazy as Jinx, causing some unpopular behavior from time to time.

He honestly engaged in research and development in Zaun, created a flying skateboard, and gathered a group of "righteous men" to try to make contributions to Zaun.

Many people don't like him in anime, because in anime, appearance often determines popularity.

But in reality, there are not many people who are truly good-looking, so honesty and steadiness take up more weight in judgment.

Ike was down-to-earth, with his arms full of leaves.

The sheer number of them made Ryan wonder if he had plucked the tree bald.

"I specifically collected all the leaves and sorted them according to the number of black ink spots in the corroded area..."

As Ike spoke, he took out a leaf from each of the upper, middle, and lower areas and handed them to Ryan.

There are still three ink dots at the bottom;

In the middle are seven or eight;

The ink dots on the top leaf have slowly connected into a piece.

Darkness did not disappoint Ryan this time. Even without the help of his thinking power, it still achieved the effect he wanted.

The dark assimilation process is not linear, but based on some principles that Ryan does not know and does not need to know.

According to the current situation, perhaps our side will end earlier than the "farce" of Zaun and Noxus.

"Is everything going well?" Ike asked cautiously.

He knew that these leaves seemed to be related to the future of this world.

"It went very smoothly, thanks for the leaves."

"I was just casually saying it." Ike scratched the back of his head, then asked hesitantly, "Can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead." Ryan put the leaf down.

He decided to try the Hextech core again later. Perhaps the darkness could now trigger a new reaction.

"About the Noxians... Can Zaun really win?" Ekko did not have the blind optimism of other Zaun people.

"It will win."

"But after we win... after the Noxians leave, there will be Demacians, Shurimans, and Bilgewater. I heard that Piltover has decided to officially weaponize hextech.

"I've read history, and the last similar situation happened over four hundred years ago. A group of people mastered the power of runes and began crafting weapons with them. War broke out across the world, and the division of Zaun and Piltover was the result of that war.

"Bad things will always happen in this world. Even if they don't happen now, they will happen in the future. Many evil thoughts often originate from trivial and ordinary thoughts... Certain momentary impulses can lead to uncontrollable consequences. After all, time cannot be reversed."

Ike's tone became vague when he said "time cannot be reversed", as if he was really considering whether time could not be reversed.

Ryan didn't know if Ike could still invent the Z device without the interference of God Victor.

But he could answer Ike's questions.

"This world has always been like this. Evil will continue to grow. Even if you destroy them once, they will come back again at some point.

“What we need to do is to strengthen our beliefs.

"We have no say in when the war breaks out or how long it lasts, but if they want to fight, we will fight with them until they are completely destroyed."

Ryan stood up, looked at Ike, who was about the same height as him, and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"Sevika didn't want me to join the war. She believed that the people of Zaun needed a baptism of war, and I partially agree with this view.

"The baptism of war is indeed necessary, but the price is not entirely up to her. Will you go to war?"

"I will!" Ike said firmly.

"Then I have a favor to ask of you. You need to pay attention to the overall situation. If you feel that Zaun's casualties are too high, come to me..."

Chapter 377: Zuan Prepares for War

"Zauans are not afraid of sacrifice!" Ekko said something similar to Sevika.

There was no doubt that both he and Sevika were absolutely devoted to Zaun.

But no matter how smart a person is, he or she will be bound by the times, and their ideas may be correct in the current Zaun environment.

Because most Zaun people do not take their own lives seriously at all, suffering has long distorted their understanding of life.

But just because the vast majority of people do this doesn’t mean it’s right.

This perception of theirs was formed under the constant mental oppression of the Alchemist Baron. The Alchemist Baron did not treat the people of Zaun as human beings, and gradually they began to not treat themselves as human beings.

Coupled with the influence of the environment and situation, these Zaun people, whose cognition is already biased, will have even more extreme ideas.

They will think that any display of cowardice and fear is a mistake, and that moving forward without fear of death is their only choice.

Perhaps before Ryan came to Zaun, this was indeed the only option. For the backward Zaun, only by risking its life can it have a chance to survive.

But now that I'm here, if the situation remains the same as it was before, then wouldn't my trip be in vain?

Ryan looked at Ike's dark face and had a lot to say, but suddenly realized that it was almost impossible to make the Zaun people change their cognition in a short period of time.

Sacrifice is a great act, but it is also an act that is forced upon us when we have no other choice.

If sacrifice becomes casual and frequent, then it will no longer be so great.

An old man once said that the only thing mankind has learned from history is that mankind cannot learn anything from history.

But this statement is a bit absolute. Many things at the "cognitive" level need history to slowly settle. Places with only a few hundred years of history, even if they are briefly glorious for a period of time, will eventually suffer from the lack of "cultural heritage" at some point in time.

When a major historical country encounters changes, it can look for similar situations in history and adjust its response based on the original situation.

As for those countries that have no history, they have nothing to borrow.

This is the case with a certain big country in another world, and it is the same with Zaun now.

The only difference between them is that one leader only cares about money, while the other leader tries to create a future for the city-state.

"Anyway...if there are too many casualties, notify me."

If it were any other time, Ryan could go to the most intense part of the battlefield and observe the situation himself.

But now there are two "wars". Compared with the threat from Noxus, the threat from another "world" or another "timeline" needs to be more guarded against.

The Hextech Core, which seemed to be being tinkered with by Vladimir and Heimerdinger without any abnormal movement, could suddenly connect to another "world" at any unusual time.

So Ryan has to be on standby here at all times.

Ike didn't understand, but he chose to respect Ryan, "I will, but I may not be able to deliver the leaves tomorrow."

Noxian advance forces have arrived at the Noxian office in Piltover.

No one from Mrs. Piltover stepped forward to stop this act of usurpation.

Firstly, the iron-blooded aura of the advance troops, clad in armor and armed with sharp weapons, could frighten every woman in Piltover, who was used to a stable life.

Secondly, Piltover's only law enforcement team that could barely be considered a military agency had been completely paralyzed following the Kiraman family's collapse.

Jace had some executive power, but he couldn't command a group of civilians to stop the Noxians.