The purpose of Reed going to Shurima this time is to let Ryze complete the "Ascension Ritual", which was the advice he gave Ryze before.
Ryze accepted, hoping to help Reed.
Ryze has always been committed to protecting "Runeterra" in order to prevent the tragedy from thousands of years ago from happening again.
But this time, facing the threat of the void, he naturally hoped that he could also contribute, rather than letting Reed fight alone. He also saw Reed's urgency.
In the past, Reed would never treat the "World Rune" so carelessly. Reed needs strength too much now.
As a human being, Ryze has known Reed for thousands of years, so it can be said that Ryze knows Reed relatively well.
The better I get to know Reed, the more I can feel his urgency. You must know that Reed has always been too lazy to care about the "material plane" in the past. He only occasionally went out for a stroll, leaving some footprints and legendary stories.
story.
There is no way, after the age of a creature starts to be measured in "ten thousand", there is really no way for him to pay attention to the social changes of humans who can live up to a hundred years old.
But now, Reed has begun to call on the scattered humans to start looking for forces that can be useful in resisting the void.
"Master Reed, you want to take these Zaun people to Shurima? Is there something wrong?"
Ryze rubbed his bald head and felt that it was a bit inappropriate to do so. The alliance of Piltover, Zaun, and Noxus were currently at war with the Shurima Empire.
"In this alliance of yours, you can get rid of Zaun first. It is not worthy and can only be regarded as a subsidiary. No one in the Shurima Empire will have any objections."
Reed complained that he didn't think there was anything wrong. In the Shurima Empire, he was still a bit thin-faced. He dug Azir out of the ground.
Moreover, Azir is still begging him now, hoping that he can help the Shurima Empire, let the yellow sand all over the continent fade away, and restore the prosperity of the Shurima Empire.
"Well, maybe you're right."
Ryze shook his head helplessly. He had never succeeded in convincing Reed once. In Ryze's eyes, this tens of thousands-year-old yordle also had the stubborn character expected at his age.
"Fander, let me take care of your people!"
Reed roared angrily. They were currently in the trench area of Zaun. The number of people summoned by Fandel didn't sound like many, only more than 4,000 people, but this was actually a terrifying number.
According to official records, in the "big incident" that year, only tens of thousands of people fell in Zu'an.
Even now, with the advancement of technology, the total population of Zaun and Piltover together will not exceed one hundred thousand. This is already overestimated by Reed as much as possible. The population is the largest of this small city-state.
limitations.
This city-state that pursues a system similar to the "Venetian Merchant Republic", if there is no further breakthrough in science and technology, its ultimate fate will be to integrate into other big countries. Relying on "Pi City Guards", "Family Agents", and "Mercenaries" are
There is no way to fight a "war to protect the country".
"Okay, Master Reed."
Fandel, Benso, and some of his "Black Alley" brothers are maintaining order. Not all the people from the "Black Alley" organization followed Fandel here. Silko did not come and followed him.
The ideals didn’t come either.
"Master Reed, we made such a big move down here, didn't the people in Piltover react at all?"
Looking at the Zaun people carrying large and small bags and dragging their families with them as if they were fleeing, Ryze was also quite emotional. He has been walking in "Rune Terra" for thousands of years and has seen this kind of thing all the time. These people met Master Reed.
, we are quite lucky, and most of them are ordinary people who died silently in the war.
"Mrs. Piltover can't even solve the immediate trouble. How dare they come to provoke us again?"
Reed sneered. He had already warned Camille that as long as those business oligarchs had any brains, they would not dare to cause trouble. Is provoking the Yodles at this time because they dislike the Shurima Empire and it is too easy to deal with?
"Reed, these people also include some students from our college. They should be able to help when they arrive in the new place.
When the time comes, we can build a new branch there, which will also make it easier for young people from Shurima to study abroad."
Heimerdinger, who was here to see off the students, said from the side that among the more than 4,000 people, there were also some students from the college.
Although the college will provide protection for students and parents, some people still choose to flee here.
They believe that perhaps leaving this hopeless place and starting over is the best way out for the Zaun people.
And they will use the knowledge they learned from the academy to build a new Zaun, a Zaun that belongs to the Zaun people.
“Don’t worry, when we get to the new place, all talented people will have something to do, because it’s truly starting from scratch.
As for the academy branches, they can also start construction at the same time, and then they can absorb the outstanding talents of Shurima."
Reed agreed to Heimerdinger's suggestion. Shurima really needed some scientific power. The feudal superstition in that place was too serious and they needed to educate them.
As for the resistance from official forces, this is not a problem in Reed's opinion. Now Azir is also seeking progress.
Well, at least slavery, which was originally intended to be abolished, was abolished, and he also planned to establish a "Royal Academy of Sciences".
The technological creations of Piltover and the Yodles still allowed Azir to see the potential. Although Shurima has magic, why give it up when there is power that can be used? And this power is relatively safe.
Azir decided to grasp it with both hands and be strong with both hands. It was too late for him to be happy about the arrival of Bandel Academy of Science and Progress.
"That would be great. I look forward to that day coming soon."
Heimerdinger was very pleased. He was a little tired of the atmosphere in Piltover. It was indeed a place full of technology and innovation, but it was too utilitarian.
Everything in this commercial city-state is for profit, and there is no way to compare with the technological atmosphere of Bandle City.
In Bandle City, that is where a hundred flowers bloom. Some people spend hundreds or thousands of years studying a useless technology, but the final results can still make everyone marvel and cheer.
Therefore, Heimerdinger looks forward to the birth of a new "utopia", a scientific holy land that is truly in the "material world".
However, this seems a bit difficult to Reed, because lifespan and material foundation are the fundamental reasons for the formation of the atmosphere in Bandle City. Humans, a short-lived species, will not be like the Yodels, at least with the current material foundation.