Kalya also knew something about the situation in Icathia - the last time he went to borrow fire, he briefly visited the territory of the Icathia Autonomous Council behind the mystery lock.
Overall... not very optimistic.
During the Icathia War, in order to ensure the victory of the war, the Icathia Mage King used the power of the void to almost build a complete "underworld" underground in Icathia as a means of resisting the Shurima Empire.
Secret base.
After all, not everyone in Icathia agrees to use force to resist the Shurima Empire. People like Kiran, who has a better relationship with Kalya and understands the Shurima situation, have been advocating for a negotiated solution.
question.
For the Mage King, doves like Kiran are his tool to confuse Kalya and hold back the Shurima Empire. He does not dare to let this tool know that he is already preparing to use the power of the void.
Fighting back!
Therefore, when the Shurima Empire and Icathia were negotiating on their relationship, a small crack was torn open underground in Icathia. Although the monitors could not personally set foot in Runeterra, a large number of void creatures
But they quickly emerged and began to dig underground and build nests.
The result is that, without the vast majority of Icathian people even knowing it, the underground areas of several important cities in Icathia have been reduced to frontiers of the void.
Under the unremitting digging of the earth-hiding beasts, the huge maze is crisscrossed, and the deepest reaches a thousand meters underground. The wizard king spent ten years sharpening his sword, and the earth-hiding beasts dug underground for ten years.
When this secret base finally took shape, and when the Icathian Mage King thought he was ready to counterattack Shurima, he ignited the Eternal Flame, tried to bridge the small void gap, and crossed the river to destroy the bridge.
But it's a pity that when things have developed to this point, everything is no longer up to him.
Not to mention that the small eternal flames can only be a drop in the bucket for the increasingly larger void cracks. What's more terrible is that the Icathians who implemented this plan had the mentality of taking advantage of the void from the beginning, and eventually gradually became
For the slaves of the void.
Ajax, who was ordered to use the eternal flame to bridge the rift in the void, went deep underground after all the hardships, but found that it was of no avail. When he returned in a hurry, the Mage King, who seemed to be sure of victory before, finally lost his last hope.
of reason.
At this point, Icathia was completely reduced to a kingdom of void. The Mage King declared war on the Shurima Empire, intending to directly kill Kiran and others who were still negotiating with the Shurima Empire. Then the battle of Icathia completely broke out...
The void rift at the battle front was bridged by the Monolith Fortress.
However, the void rift hidden deep under Icathia has not been completely closed yet - even the monolithic fortress has no way to deal with the rift a thousand meters deep. In the end, Kieran can only lead Ai.
The Cassia Autonomous Council sealed it.
The Shuriman people are actually happy to see this void rift hidden deep underground.
As long as this crack exists, Icathia will continue to lose blood. These Icathians have to stay in the land they have fought for for many years forever, and be wary of the void coming again.
To this day, most of Icacia is desolate, and only a few cities can be regarded as "safe zones", because these cities with reinforced foundations will not drill out without warning.
A deadly void creature.
Only in these cities, there are thick foundations that isolate the earth-hiding beast from digging, and coupled with the time mystery carefully constructed by Kiran, this allows the Icathia Autonomous Council and the remaining Icathia people to stay here.
On a piece of land.
When borrowing fire, Kalya once wandered around the city of Ikasia, which was densely populated and had a pitifully small living area per capita.
Since there is no land to develop agriculture, a large area of Aicasia City has been specially designated for cultivating crops - the Autonomous Committee has a special [Food Coordination Planning Section], and many of them, like Fuquelin, have knowledge of promoting plants.
Talented people specialize in being farmers here, engaging in large-scale three-dimensional soilless cultivation.
But even though the Icathia Autonomous Council has tried its best to cultivate the land, the local food supply in Icathia is still tight, so every once in a while, Kiran will open the time lock and let some Icathia people leave.
Go to Shurima and start a new life.
For the Icathian people, this means exile. After all, even if life is crowded under the rule of the Icathian Autonomous Council, they have enough to eat and drink. As long as they are willing to work, life will not be too difficult.
But once they arrive in the desert of Shurima... it is not easy for the Icathians to make a living on their own.
More than three thousand years have passed since the Battle of Icathia and the establishment of the Icathia Autonomous Council.
During these long years, due to lack of resources, the Autonomous Committee only restored the normal operation of twelve cities and barely cleared away the void creatures around these cities.
If you want to return Icathia to the "land of fragrant flowers and spices" that it once was, if you continue at this rate, even ten thousand years may not be possible.
It is precisely because of this special environment that Prince Lingyu of Kalya and the route connecting Vazuan to Icathia are so important - for Icathia, only with external supplies, will more
Only when precious human resources are invested in more important work can we speed up the pace of rebuilding the country.
Without the inflow of food, a large number of spellcasters in Icacia would have to engage in the simplest production in the most uneconomical form, exchanging magic power for food and losing blood.
It was precisely because Kalya knew the situation in Icathia that when he learned that there was a large-scale insect tide in Icathia, his heart suddenly rose.
Don’t forget, there is a small void rift underground in Icathia!
If this wave of insect waves is really caused by the expansion of the void rift, I am afraid that before heading north to the Freljord, Kalya needs to consider testing her skills in Icathia.
Fortunately, the second line of Kieran's letter put Karya's heart at ease.
"I confirmed the situation of the underground fissure through the Time Mystery Lock, and the status of this fissure has not changed."
It’s good that nothing has changed!
Taking a long breath, Kalya continued reading.
"This time the insect tide is very abnormal. It seems that all the void insects have been mobilized and angered by some reasons. Even many species that usually do not come close to the ground will squirm to the ground, threatening us.
city."
"Previously, the Autonomous Committee built a simple port at the Cape, but due to the riot of void worms, a large amount of food was piled up there and could not be transported to Icacia. The Autonomous Committee was already working at full capacity, and could only reluctantly
Just maintaining the situation."
"In the past long years, this kind of void insect swarm has happened several times, and every time there is a void insect swarm, it means that someone has some kind of connection with the void."
"As long as the traitors within Icathia are captured, the insect tide can be quickly quelled."
"However, the situation this time is a bit strange, because after the internal review of the review committee, we did not find any traces of void believers."
"This may be because the traitors who believe in the void have learned more shrewdly, and even the review committee has been infiltrated; it may also mean that there is a dangerous person outside Cassia who believes in the void, and the void underground in Icasia
There was a certain connection between the insects.”
"No matter which result it is, it is not good news for you, me, or the entire Runeterra."
"Although it can be seen from your wish for me to go to Ixtar that the latter is more likely."
"But the cunning void is never easy to predict. If I take it lightly, the result is likely to be two-pronged, so before leaving, I must personally clear the review committee."
"For so many years, I have been paying attention to the void as an observer. It hungers and digests everything. The types of void creatures are becoming more and more diverse, but I am convinced that the void is not omnipotent, and it still has its own
Fatal flaw."
"And I've almost found this flaw."
"So, Jax will take my place and go to your place first. If there is anything, you can leave it to him."
"I believe you should also know that Jax is quite reliable in order to get his title back."
"Kieran."
As Kalya finished reading the last line, a magic power quietly dissipated, and the entire letter seemed to be fast forwarded in time, quickly turning yellow, wrinkled, and then weathered into fly ash all over the ground.
Burn after reading.
"So, what was written in Kieran's letter?" Jax looked at Kalya, "Does he want to come or not?"
"It's coming when it's time to come." A big smile appeared on Kalya's mask, "Okay, don't worry about this. Since you're here, come over and do more work. I can't keep an eye on you anymore.
Already."
"Surveillance?" After hearing his specific mission, Jax was somewhat surprised, "I'm okay with frontal combat, but things like lurking and monitoring... this is really not what I'm good at."
"No, I'm not asking you to lurk nearby and monitor." Kalya shook his head, "Shyvana is also with us. You don't need to maintain the dragon form. Come over and help me keep an eye on it!"
……………………
In a temporarily rented courtyard in Ixtar City, Jax and Shyvana finally understood what the "surveillance" in Kalya's words was about.
Good guy, it turned out that I was staring at these sand paintings!
"That's not an ordinary sand painting." Seeing the confusion between the two, Kalya couldn't help but snorted, "These are the eyes of an eagle!"
After hearing about [Eagle's Eyes], Jax suddenly understood, but Shyvana was still confused: "What eagle's eyes? Where are the eagle's eyes?"
"What you see is what the eagle's eyes see." Kalya pointed to the sand painting on the table, "Specifically, its name should be called Yellow Sand Words, but the name eagle's eyes is more
It has momentum, so it has been passed down.”
"Is this how you monitor the battlefield?" Shyvana was still a little confused, but Jax was still sitting at the table. "It turns out to be sand. No wonder we couldn't find your scouts no matter what."
"For me, it is sand, but for others it can also be other media. This involves the resonance wave of the elements... Forget it, you don't understand even if I tell you. In short, these sand paintings will show a few yellow sands."
From what you have seen, the task of the two of you is to keep an eye on this place and these people."
Jax and Shyvana looked at the nine sand paintings in front of them with subtle expressions.
"I have specially marked some people. These people need to focus on." Kalya took out a glass plate and sprinkled a handful of sand. After a while, several figures appeared on the glass plate, "Sand
The accuracy of the painting is limited, so you need to pay as much attention to their physical features as possible. If anyone behaves abnormally and leaves Ixtal, please contact me as soon as possible."
Jax and Shyvana both nodded.
"Especially Malzahar, we must keep an eye on him!"
"Malzahar, is that him?" Jax looked at the sand painting, "He doesn't look like a dangerous person."
"None of the dangerous elements seem dangerous." Kalya shrugged, "If nothing else, he is the key figure who caused the Icathia insect infestation."
Under the mask, Jax's eyes widened.
"If that's the case, why not just take him down?"
"Calm down, this is Ixtar!" Seeing Jax reaching out to grab his weapon, Kalya held down his shoulders. "His current official identity is Ixtar's.
An important official, and an out-and-out great elementalist - you should understand what this concept is."
"..."
Jax said nothing.
But judging from the action of him putting down his weapon, he understood what Kalya meant.
"So, what is the Great Elementalist?" Shyvana was a little curious, "I have heard of this name in Ixtar."
"It's very simple." Kalya shrugged, "If Lux's theoretical knowledge is more solid and she can come up with some groundbreaking results, then she will be a great elementalist."
Hearing what Kalya said, Shyvana's eyes widened in disbelief: "Ixtal has dozens of great elementalists!"
"Yes, there used to be thousands of Ascended Ones in the Shurima Empire!" Kalya curled her lips, seeming to be dissatisfied with the short-sightedness of her students, "Moreover, looking at the current situation in Ixtal, their
The Great Elementalist seems to have lost a lot of time, and his requirements for theoretical knowledge may be different from those in the past... But no matter what, they are extraordinary beings who are qualified to become ascended ones!"
"What about you?" As if he had memorized Malzahar's appearance, Jax finally looked up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to keep an eye on a more critical position." Kalya spread out his hands, "I hope Malzahar didn't act too hastily during the period when you weren't here, and I hope everything comes in time."