The seemingly inconspicuous mine rat has also witnessed the rise and fall of Zaun's manufacturing industry over the past few decades.
When Zaun was still the lower town of Piltover, a place of material supply and market dumping, Zaun's mining industry was booming, and rats followed the footsteps of humans and entered the mines deep underground, where they
Settled down.
During the boom period of the mining industry, the population of these rats also expanded rapidly. Under the irregular mining model, randomly discarded garbage and the corpses of small-scale mining accidents became the food of these rats, causing their number to increase dramatically.
Then, with the changes in Zaun, the good days of these rats finally came to an end.
The mining standards in Zaun have gradually become more standardized. The amount of domestic waste produced by the miners has dropped sharply, and even if there is a small landslide, they will actively rescue the miners. The rats have lost part of their food and fresh flesh and blood.
And with the development of the rune tree planting industry, Zaun is consciously getting rid of its dependence on mining. Therefore, as the scale of the mining industry further shrinks, the domestic garbage piles that rats like to rummage are becoming less and less.
Even gradually disappeared.
Under such circumstances, the rats, who once had a very comfortable life, finally had to start looking for another way out.
Catching insects, digging for plant roots, looking for edible fungi...
The once fat, sleek super house mouse now looks like a skinny field mouse.
Kalya's eyes fell on these squeaking mice.
Perhaps these noisy and annoying mice can also help guide you.
Stomping her feet heavily, Kalya looked at the direction in which the mouse was fleeing, and then followed it in stride.
In this way, after twists and turns, he came to the place where miners once piled garbage.
If there are no rats, it is not easy to find a place without people in a complex mine where the world runes can be placed.
"You mean to seal the world runes here?" Ryze picked up the miner's lamp and carefully looked at the surrounding environment. "Although it looks a bit disgusting, it seems that no one will want to come here."
"Fortunately, your evaluation of this place is just 'a little disgusting'." Kalya was very satisfied with Ryze's reaction, "If the mine is still being mined, you will definitely find this place particularly disgusting."
"..."
Although Ryze is well-informed, he has never seen what the mine's garbage dumping area looks like, but he doesn't have any curiosity about it.
"Thalia." Kalya turned her head and looked at the student holding his nose, "There should be rocks with stable geology nearby. Find them and create a stable compartment."
Thalia showed a bitter face, but she still followed Kalya's request and gathered together the stones used to support the structure in the garbage area to piece together a space that seemed to be relatively stable.
Inside the space, Ryze took the scroll from behind and prepared to create a seal for the world runes.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Seeing that Ryze seemed to be about to seal the world's runes in one go, Kalya had to remind him, "We haven't prepared the rune tree yet."
"The magic tide here is very stable, which is enough." The sigil on Ryze's body lit up, "And it's far enough away from the ground that no one will notice."
"To be on the safe side, it's better to plant some rune trees around." A big smile appeared on Kalya's mask, "Vazuan is a lightless rune tree planting base. I will get the seeds of the rune trees..."
"Are you sure this won't cause trouble?" Ryze looked at Kalya with some uncertainty, "Wouldn't it be bad if the rune tree grew crazily because of this?"
"If the seal is intact, there is no reason for the rune tree to grow crazily." Kalya shook his head slightly, "Moreover, even if the rune tree grows crazily, it is an out-and-out good news, at least it means that the power of the world's runes can be transformed into safety
of rune wood."
……………………
Kalya was indeed not bragging.
Thanks to Ino's intervention, a batch of rune tree seeds were quickly obtained.
Back in the mine, without the need for Vazuan to send technical guidance, Kalya quickly completed the planting of these rune trees. Due to the limited space in the tunnel, the seeds of this batch of rune trees are mainly sand pods, which can be planted in dim conditions.
Varieties grown under.
When Kalya planted the rune tree, Ryze's preliminary seal was also completed.
Subsequently, according to the previously agreed plan, the three people imposed triple seals on the world runes to prevent anyone from using this dangerous power rashly.
Finally, Thalia carefully closed the stone walls, causing a small-scale collapse, completely blocking the mine tunnel, completely burying the world runes, and completely disappearing into the mine.
After doing all this, Ryze couldn't wait to launch a winding jump, quickly led everyone back to the hotel, and immediately got into the bathroom of his room.
Others also chose to take a bath - although the domestic garbage dumping ground in the mine has been abandoned for a long time, the smell there is still a bit uncomfortable.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Azir, who didn't need to take a shower, took the initiative to find Kalya.
"Mr. Kalya..." To this day, Azir still feels awkward every time he addresses Kalya. "Next, you will stay in Shurima, right?"
Although Azir's body is now the same yellow sand as Kalya's, the expectation on his face is extremely clear and sincere.
Even if Kalya's stay in Shurima means he has a true ancestor above his head.
"Shurima needs you." Azir continued, "This country has been divided for too long. Only a united Shurima can truly possess great power."
"Shurima is not so easy to unify." Kalya looked at Azir and did not directly answer the question raised by the other party, "But it is always good to have this heart. It has been so long, do you have any plans?
"
"Use southern Shurima as the basis and attack from the south to the north." Azir had obviously considered carefully during this period. "Many infrastructure in Shurima has been abandoned. The food that was once self-sufficient is now extremely exhausted."
Scarcity, the status of Southern Shurima has once again been highlighted..."
"It sounds familiar."
"We did take into account some of the old events when the empire was established." Azir admitted openly. "Based on the food of southern Shurima, we first captured the line of the Titan's southern vein, and then gradually expanded our influence northward.
The goal is to reach the Shurima River Basin."
"The idea is good, but the question is who to rely on?" Kalya continued to ask with a smile, "You should know that the mages under Xerath are not reliable - or in other words, Xerath did not train them for revival.
Shurima, but simply to resurrect you."
"But it's not all without gain." Azir was very open-minded about this, "Xerath also has his own plan..."
"Planning to cultivate a group of mages in this way as a basis for military force?" A half-smiling expression appeared on Kalya's mask, "Or is it that he is planning to study how to use the world's runes? Let's see.
Let’s see if we can use those fragments of world runes without anyone noticing?”
Azir finally opened his eyes wide.
It is not difficult to guess that Xerath can cultivate a team of mages, but how did Kalya know that Xerath still has world rune fragments in his hand?
"Originally, I wasn't completely sure." Seeing Azir's reaction, Kalya nodded happily, "But now I can finally confirm it - don't worry, Ryze and I are different.
The power of others is never exclusive."
"But you still-"
"But Zelas is too impatient." Kalya waved his hand, "If the world rune is fragmented, I will rely on the characteristics of the subspace to suppress it. There shouldn't be any big problem, but a complete world rune
Wen, that’s still too dangerous, you don’t want to watch your best friend turn into Ba Kai, right?”
"..."
Azir nodded silently.
"As for Shurima's attitude, I have actually made it very clear to Xerath before." Kalya continued, "For me, the Shurima Empire has never been an honor, nor is the restoration of Shurima.
It will be the mission I look forward to.”
"Xerath told me about this." Azir was obviously prepared, "But you can't just sit back and watch Shurima continue to be divided, and the social economy will decline significantly, right?"
"Of course I won't." Kalya shook his head, "It's just that the situation in Shurima is still too complicated now, and even I can't get involved rashly."
"As long as you stay, with me, Xerath, Nasus, and the descendants of Weaver Mother, we can completely rebuild Shurima!" Azir said with determination, "I can even personally accept Icathia's plan.
join in……"
"But have you ever thought about whether other Shurimans are willing to accept the newly built Shurima?" Kalya asked calmly, "If they accept it, how will we treat them? If they don't accept it, will we?"
Launch a unification war?”
"...War may be doomed to be inevitable." Azir has already considered this issue clearly, "Before rebuilding the Shurima building, we must clean up the ruins."
"What about your heirs?" Kalya continued to ask, "I heard that you have left many descendants in Shurima. As for the royal family, you are blessed to have many children."
"..."
Although Azir had also thought about the issue of royal bloodline, when this question was asked by Kalya in this form, he was still speechless for a time.
Anyone would be a little embarrassed to be asked this question by their ancestors.
"Bloodline cannot prove everything." Finally, Azir gave the answer with some helplessness, "There are some things that should be cleared up and still need to be cleared up."
"It's good to have this idea." Kalya nodded, "Times have changed. After experiencing life and death, you should understand who is reliable and who is not yours. Sometimes it is easier to start from scratch.
.”
Azir was thoughtful.
"Let's talk about your business ideas first." Kalya took out a map from somewhere and started pointing, "If we use South Shurima as the base, then Antasil will be the center.
I have been to all of these places, and there is almost no order at all. How do you think we can mobilize the power of these places?"
"It will be done in three steps." Azir said firmly, "The first step is to liberate the slaves and expand production and market."
"Tell me more specifically."
"Beyond Antasil, Southern Shurima still has the custom of using slaves on a large scale. Since we have decided to clear the ruins, this step must be fundamentally abolished." Azir said seriously, "Fortunately, Ze
There is no such thing as slaves in Rath's mage tower. The relationship between him and those mages is closer to a transaction, a transaction in which knowledge is exchanged for effectiveness. On this basis, maybe we can also have a free peace with the slaves.
A deal to fight.”
“What about expanding production and markets?”
"The liberated slaves can bring a lot of market." Azir continued to talk. "With a little education, they can easily expand production. Southern Shurima does not need so many people to engage in agriculture. It is open and open.
Only a few people can cultivate the land, and more people can devote themselves to other work."
"for example?"
"Mining, metallurgy, and textiles." Azir came up with his South Shurima Industry 1.0 plan in advance. "There is no shortage of minerals in the southern vein of Mount Targon, and the cultivation of oil silk is also quite mature. Antasil
It is also a natural deep-water port in South Shurima. As long as we make good use of the liberated slaves, our products are destined to be extremely competitive."
"The idea is good, but there is a small problem." Kalya nodded, then shook his head, "Who do you rely on to implement this plan?"
"You can rely on Antahir's mage in the early stage."
"I heard that the mages in Antasil all belong to the families of the clan leaders of various settlements in South Shurima." Kalya's expression was subtle, "Do you think these people will be willing to implement your plan to the letter, rather than relying on it?
Is this an opportunity to make profits for your clan?”
"I have also considered this issue." Azir looked confident. "In the early stage, we can use the current framework and first cultivate a group of special mages with slave origins, and then gradually clarify the main intention.
, in order to cause competition between the two sides, and if there is competition, there will be compromise. In the Southern Shurima region, after all, Xerath holds the biggest fist..."
"But in the final analysis, your plan is to dig out the roots of the Shurima clan in the south." Kalya shook his head slightly, "What if the confrontation becomes fierce and those tribes turn to special beliefs?"
"South Shurima is not keen on believing in the giant gods." Azir's expression was subtle, "The clan will not easily join forces with the giant gods."
"I'm not talking about the faith of the giant gods." Kalya shook his head again, "I'm talking about the void."
