In the end, Swain succeeded in reaching a consensus with these secret emissaries.
After these guys agreed on a time and left Hedoram, Swain quickly issued a gathering order.
After receiving the order, the veterans in Hedoram quickly assembled the entire team - because they were all elite soldiers who survived the Ionian War. Even though the organization was almost disbanded, the grassroots officers were absolutely
Not lacking.
Relying on his former core team and adding a group of low-level officers, Swain quickly established a command system for the entire army and formed a brand new army based on these veterans.
Unlike the Noxian army in the past, which had a battle group as its main structure, this army does not have its own "fight group's own camp", and the logistics supplies are all on the screen. Everyone brings their own dry food. This time when they came to Hedolam, it was completely
Encouraged by Swain's reputation, he made a final desperate move.
The next day, outside the city of Hedoram, Swain conducted a military parade.
In front of all the soldiers, Swain delivered a speech on the theme of finding glory.
"In the eyes of many people, we are all losers, cripples who have lost arms and legs, and dregs who are living an ignoble existence in the war..."
"But each of us knows that the reason for the failure of the war was not that we were not brave enough and united. The one who really defeated us was not the yellow-haired girl who led a group of militiamen to fight back in desperate situations. The one who really defeated us was those who hid behind us.
, the big shot who took our loot but was unwilling to support us with any supplies!”
"For us losers, the enemy is not in Presidence, but in the Immortal Fortress!"
"Although we have lost our bodies and our glory, it is not us who are seriously ill, but Noxus. The once wise and mighty commander has now become a shrinking old man under the erosion of time.
And what we have to do is to bring order to the chaos and reshape Noxus!"
"As the beginning of everything, we need to capture Piltover and occupy this progressive city. There is enough gold Hex to support us in recruiting troops, and there is Hex's body transformation that allows us to embark on war again. This
This is the first step for us to bring order to things, and it is the first step for us to regain our glory."
"Now, we have made all preparations. What we have to do next is to arrive in Piltover in silence like moving mountains, and then crush everything in front of us-"
"Victory belongs to Noxus and belongs to everyone in Noxus!"
"..."
"..."
Swain's eloquence is unquestionable.
You must know that in Ionia, there was no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, and when the expeditionary army was almost out of ammunition and food, he was still able to boost morale and lead the last army to launch a battle of Presidence.
If Irelia's surprise attack hadn't directly seriously injured Swain and almost completely destroyed the headquarters, I'm afraid the outcome of the Battle of Presidence would still be unknown!
Now, those who are willing to follow Swain to Hedolam are all die-hard figures. Therefore, after the military parade speech, when Swain issued the order to advance, the Noxians present issued a
He gave three neat cheers, and then he actually followed Swain's request and fell silent like a mountain.
The three cheers just now seemed like echoes echoing in the mountains, quickly dissipating outside the city of Hedoram.
In the afternoon, several large ships finally came from the north along the ocean current.
And this army, as silent as a mountain, turned into black water, and boarded the merchant ships under the flag of the Gounojia family in an orderly manner.
According to Swain's request, a large amount of black coarse cloth had been prepared on the ship. The Noxian soldiers wearing black iron armor cut it with swords and made the black cloth into coats, barely covering their clothes.
armor.
Then, these ships set off from the port of Hedorum, followed the ocean current, and finally arrived outside the North Port of Piltover in the evening.
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Lux and Kalya knew nothing about any of this.
Even though Kalya was vaguely wary of the devil after meeting Tam, he never imagined that someone was actually ready to swallow the elephant with the help of the devil!
At this time, Lux and Sarah were at a welcome dinner - in addition to formal talks, both parties also needed a less formal occasion to communicate about business and trade.
However, although this is a high-level banquet, unlike the banquet that people usually think of, the food and drinks at this banquet... are actually very ordinary.
It’s not that the people of Zaun are stingy, but as the two largest food hubs in Runeterra, neither Zaun nor Bilgewater are very good at these things.
For these two newly born regimes, neither of them has any background to show off. The basis for all cooperation comes from the future, so there is no point in making a lot of bells and whistles in the details.
Therefore, it was called a banquet, but its format was similar to a barbecue party - in the entire banquet, the only thing that could be called precious was the Ionian specialty spices used to season the barbecue.
Even the drinks are rum, which sailors often drink at sea.
This banquet format made everyone feel very comfortable, and quickly shortened the distance between the two parties. A group of Kuhaha quickly reached a subtle mutual recognition. After a few glasses of wine, they all started to blow their mouths without touching the door.
Cow hide.
Under this situation, Sarah also tried to have a few more drinks with Lux, but Lux, who knew better, simply asked Ino to cover her drink.
Ino, who is of Ice descent, is a true drinker. After Raven was drunk, Sarah had no choice but to give up the idea of giving Lux some good looks, put down the wine glass, and talked to Lux.
In an informal way, we discussed issues regarding the prices of goods from both parties and our own subsequent purchasing needs.
Everything looks harmonious and beautiful.
Until a clear cry sounded, Wei hurriedly rushed into the banquet venue.
"Something happened in Piltover!" Vi immediately found Fander who was on guard nearby, and then they came to Lux together. "An army wearing black robes arrived about two hours ago.
Piltover's North Port Pier... During the raid, almost the entire area on the north bank of the Piltover Canal has been captured!"
"See the flag?"
"There is no flag, but it is said that they got off the ship of the Cunokja family. Judging from the armor style, they look like Noxians!"