The Mage Behind the Scenes From the Twin Cities

Ionia, Port of Leon.

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In the assembly hall, Swain, who was talking to the rest of the meeting, narrowed his eyes and stretched out his scarlet arm.

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In everyone's curious eyes, a magical water bird penetrated the space and landed on Swain's arm.

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Swain closed his eyes and seemed to be communicating something.

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Behind him, Yone's eyes behind the scarlet mask stared at the water bird with suspicion.

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

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Even when the bird appeared, the demon in the body felt fearful.

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In the end, the bird slowly dissipated in Swain's hands, and he nodded lightly with a little more thought in his eyes.

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"Horon, tell me in detail about the current situation of the Vastaya people." Swain said sternly.

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Huo Lun, the administrator of the Port of Laien, looked solemn and said without thinking:

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"Because of the internal strife of the Shadow Stream, the Vastaya people have now established a firm foothold in Navoli and Baloo provinces, and can rival Ionia in terms of land and status."

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"What about outside these two provinces?" Swain asked calmly.

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"This..."

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Hollen hesitated for a moment, but still said:

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“Because of the long distance between Kuilin and Zhiyun provinces, we have not yet contacted our compatriots there. In Shangzan province, which is separated by a mountain from Navoli, most of the vastaya people there gather in a tribe called Tubutai. middle."

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"Tell me about this tribe."

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"Tubutai is a very large tribe, with a population of about one million. The tribe is not simply composed of Vastayas, but also many Ionians," said Hollen.

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

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He has heard about this tribe and heard some related things.

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Horren nodded: "Ionia is divided into provinces, the elders govern the villages and towns, and all the elders jointly manage the provinces. This is the official power of Ionia."

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His voice paused, then continued:

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"But Ionia seems to be independent, but there are still organizations above the senior officials' association."

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"Equilibrium sect." Swain picked out the name.

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"That's right, the Equilibrium sect is like the leader of Ionia. Although they don't interfere much in the internal affairs of the provinces, they will also take action when the provinces deviate from the balance." Hollen said seriously.

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"Che, I didn't see any movement from them when Noxus came."

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Seti sat down under Ho Lun, with a look of contempt in her tone.

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Swain did not reply, but glanced at Yone who was standing behind him.

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

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"When the Noxian Empire first invaded, the Equilibrium Cult issued a document of condemnation and announced that if Noxus continued to invade, it would make it pay the price."

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"Then?"

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Seti raised his eyebrows. As someone who has experienced that period of history, why didn't he know this happened.

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"It was Meredith who received the document at that time." Swain said sternly, "He immediately issued an order to invade. I still remember what he said at the time..."

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"If the Equilibrium Sect really takes action, he is willing to bear all the losses caused by the war."

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"I don't know where he got his confidence at that time. With the Eastern Front Corps I led, once the Equilibrium Sect attacked, we wouldn't even be able to defeat Laen Harbor."

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

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He is now a die-hard supporter of the Empire. In his opinion, Ionia is simply a piece of garbage that he dares not fight back.

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"Yes, Meredith proved the cowardice of the Equilibrium sect. Or, according to the Equilibrium sect, as long as the balance between spirit and material is not broken, then they don't care about the rest." Swain said.

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"No..." Yone recalled that experience, and as a member of the rebels at that time, he looked ugly: "Many people in the Equilibrium sect want to resist, so many people did not hesitate to quit the sect and betrayed together with Jie. Flow. Only the upper echelons of the Equilibrium Sect have been blocking the meaning of the people below."

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Swain glanced at him: "Zed and Shadow Stream have indeed caused us a lot of trouble, but he can't sum up Ionia's power, it can only be a little trouble."

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"Yeah..." Yone laughed self-deprecatingly.

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If the Equilibrium sect hadn't been a tortoise, there wouldn't have been a Noxian invasion, and neither would his brother...

"Speaking of the Tubutai tribe, I remember that this is a tribe recognized by the Equilibrium Sect." Swain said.

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"That's right." Hollen nodded, "The Balance Sect originated in the province of Shangzan, and later established a sect station in the mountains between Shangzan and Navoli. Shangzan has been the most important place for the Balance sect since ancient times. They Many of the members of the church are from the Tubuta tribe.”

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"Although the tribe has the recognition of the Equilibrium Sect, they don't seem to think so themselves." Swain tapped the table, thinking about the information about the Tubutai tribe in his mind.

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"Yes!" Hollen nodded, "Although the Equilibrium Sect is willing to shelter there, but because the Equilibrium sect has always been non-interfering, there is not much preference for it."

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"Eternal God Emperor"

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"On the contrary, because of the stability constraints of the Equilibrium Sect, the development of the Kuzan province tends to be backward, especially the Tubuta tribe. Whether the tribes are Ionians or Vastayas, they all criticize the Equilibrium sect. ," said Hollen.

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"That place is very suitable as a breakthrough... Or, a test of the equilibrium sect and those spirits of nature." Swain's eyes were thoughtful.

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

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Swain usually doesn't show this look. When he makes a decision, even if it's not a war, something big will happen.

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After a while, Swain slowly raised his head.

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Seeing this, Seti was the first to say loudly:

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"Commander, let me be the vanguard!"

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"No, we won't necessarily have a war. I decided to visit the Tubutai tribe in person." Swain said.

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"Why do you need your help in such a small place? I'm enough." Seti volunteered.

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He knew that Swain was not the second or third person in the Empire. The mere Tubotai is not worth Swain visiting in person at all.

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Besides, the tribes in Navoli province were his ambassadors.

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"This time you and Yone follow me, and the rest will continue to guard the port of Laen," Swain instructed.

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"Follow your orders!"

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After hearing Swain's official order, everyone's expressions turned solemn.

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When Seti saw that he could follow, he was happy and responded directly.

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If there is a fight, it means there is merit, and if you have merit, you can climb higher.

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

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Most of the people in the assembly hall retreated to prepare for Swain's departure.

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For a time, the parliamentary hall was empty, leaving only Swain and Yone who had been standing behind him.

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"The purpose of your mission this time is not so simple, right?" Yone said profoundly.

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"If they choose to retreat, then nothing will happen. If they choose to enter, then something will happen." Swain said sternly.

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"The Equilibrium sect really retreats, and Ionia's heart is also scattered." Yone said profoundly, "Even the tribes that admit their shelter are invaded by enemies who enter and leave at will, then they will lose their prestige."

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

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There is nostalgia in Swain's tone:

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"Because the Balance Sect wants to maintain the balance~www.readwn.com~ the current strength is not enough to resist the Empire. If I were its controller, I would choose to avoid its edge first."

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"A little loss of public opinion is far worse than the loss caused by the death battle. As long as the lost ground can be recovered later, everything can be easily recovered."

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"But Meredith taught me a lesson..."

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"The supreme crown?" Yone asked with a frown.

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

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Swain nodded slightly and said with a light smile:

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"He told me... When you choose to back down because you are weak, then you will never have the day to dare to fight."

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"You shrink today because you are weak and afraid of death. If you are strong tomorrow, you will shrink because you are afraid of losing. When you are strong the day after tomorrow, you will shrink because you are afraid of death and loss."

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

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"Then what if they don't retire?" Yone asked rhetorically.

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"Aren't you going back..."

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Swain's eyes suddenly shot out a shocking light:

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"Then I will give them a glorious war!"

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