I, Folyago, am the most devoted lover in Runeterra.

...........

Precht of Warnerly.

The city remained immersed in its usual peace and tranquility, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

Elder Rowan sat alone on the shore of Presidium's harbor, gazing at the setting sun about to sink into the sea, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes.

Ten days have passed since he arrived in this city.

More than a month has passed since Noxus invaded Philorne.

Now, the elders of Presidium are still arguing and can't even come up with a reliable idea.

The debate continues regarding whether or not to resist.

At this moment, Rowan was completely desperate.

If even the masters and elders of Presidium are like this, who else can save his homeland?

Following Rowan's gaze, one could still vaguely see people singing and dancing throughout Presidium.

"The courtesan, oblivious to the sorrow of a fallen nation, still sings 'The Flowers of the Rear Courtyard' across the river."

Rowan didn't know the poem, but if he were lucky enough to know it, he would probably feel that the poem perfectly expressed his feelings at this moment.

At this moment, few people could know the sorrow in Luo Wen's heart.

Even if one knew this, it would probably be difficult to comprehend it.

Rowan stared blankly at the warships docked on the shore of Presidium.

He knew, of course, that this was an embassy from Bilgewater.

Over the past two days, the elders of Prehiden have given this foreign delegation a warm welcome.

The mission has recently gained fame in Prehiden, primarily because of a young, white-haired swordsman among its members.

I heard that this young swordsman is a disciple of the Gale Swordsmanship who was lost in the world, and his swordsmanship has even surpassed that of Elder Soma, who is famous in Ionia.

This left everyone extremely surprised.

Humans are animals that are good at spreading rumors and love gossip.

This was clearly not an exception in Ionia either.

Furthermore, the rumors involve a rising star – Elder Suma.

This makes people even more interested in the content of this rumor.

For a time, this news even overshadowed Noxus's invasion of Philorde Island.

This made Rowan even angrier.

In fact, there are reasons for this situation.

Rather than a unified provincial alliance, Ionia's provinces formed a loosely structured state.

Rather, these provinces were merely a nation cobbled together under a shared belief, and they didn't even have a single, definitive supreme leader.

If we had to say, then the "Spirits of Ionia" are their supreme leaders.

However, in most people's eyes, the Spirit of Ionia is just a vague and ethereal concept, so how can it be taken seriously?

This is just like...

It's the same as the alliance formed by the Middle Eastern Islamic countries in the previous life.

They all shared a belief in pearls and their countries were neighboring.

The same applies to Ionia.

However, due to the barriers of mountains and oceans, Ionia is divided into many different regions.

This is very similar to the alliance formed by the YSL countries.

These regions share largely similar cultures.

Under the same principles of faith, they can indeed be called a nation.

However, due to regional differences, they have the concept of "small groups".

This is similar to how the country of Di8 would feel anger and sympathy upon hearing that the country of Sha Ta A La had been beaten.

After all, they are countries with the same faith under the same alliance. If necessary, the Di8 country will provide various forms of assistance and support to the Ala country.

However, since this wasn't a real attack on Di8, they couldn't truly empathize with the situation.

People who truly have a sense of the big picture are, after all, only a minority.

In addition, kendo is very popular in Ionia, with all kinds of kendo dojos located in the various provinces of Ionia.

Among the more well-known ones are the Way of Limitless, the Way of the Gale Sword, etc.

Meanwhile, Elder Soma was undoubtedly a celebrity throughout Ionia because of his profound swordsmanship.

The name of the Swift Wind Swordsmanship is also well-known throughout Ionia.

It's understandable that Elder Suma's scandal with the Gale Sword Path temporarily overshadowed Noxus's invasion of Philor.

It's like how the scandals of a popular celebrity in a past life overshadowed the news of a neighboring country being invaded by a distant nation.

It was indeed unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.

Of course, all of this was obviously difficult for Rowan, a man who had fallen on hard times, to accept.

Before long, Rowan suddenly saw a white-haired young man carrying a long sword slowly descending from the ship, and suddenly thought of something.

White hair, Bilgewater youth, wielding a sword...

All of this seems to point to the young man's identity.

The pent-up frustration in Luo Wen's heart seemed to suddenly find an outlet.

For a moment, anger filled Rowan's mind.

For a moment, the malice in his heart made him forget that, according to rumors, the other party had defeated Elder Suma.

With a sinister look in his eyes, Luo Wen walked towards the white-haired youth and blocked his way.

...........

Fryego has been in Ionia for three full days with Foxy.

If you were to ask Fryego how he felt over the past three days.

Then perhaps only four words can describe it, and that is—**the ultimate**.

Yes, Fóyego was utterly speechless.

It's truly rare for someone at Foygo's level to have his defenses breached.

First, a few days ago, Suma challenged him and was defeated by him with a single sword strike.

The rumor spread from who knows where that he was the "lost successor of the Gale Sword Dao".

Some even claim that he is the illegitimate son of a certain master of the Gale Swordsmanship, and they make such a detailed and convincing claim that this statement comes from "Soma himself".

If this isn't speechless, then there's something even more speechless.

The news of Noxus's invasion is already common knowledge, yet these damned elders are still discussing whether or not to resist.

Do not resist, and just offer your neck to the Noxians to kill?

Such absurd things can happen in the world; it's simply outrageous.

The Ionians' reasoning was also quite peculiar, claiming that "the spirits of Ionia are guiding us."

Previously, Foygo would have worried that if such a thing were true, this deity, who might possess the power of a true god, would intervene.

Now, Folgo was absolutely certain that the "Spirit of Ionia" had no ability to interfere with the material plane.

Or rather, it's difficult for it to directly take action against Runeterra.

Fryego also had a clear guess about the identity of this "Spirit of Ionia".

Therefore, the idea that the "Spirit of Ionia" would bring divine punishment upon the Noxians is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

In Folgo's view, the Ionians' actions at this moment were tantamount to offering their necks for slaughter.

But ironically, the Ionians are quite happy with this.

This left Fóyego speechless and somewhat surprised.

Because the Ionians have such a devout faith in the "Spirit of Ionia".

This is clearly not good news for Fryego.

Chapter 214, Creating a Hero

The more devout the Ionians are in their faith in the so-called "Spirit of Ionia," the more difficult it is for Foljegos to cause trouble.

This makes it even more difficult for Foygo to develop his own faith in this land.

Right now, the biggest thing happening in Ionia is the Noxian invasion.

Fryegor already knew that the Noxian Empire's invasion of Ionia was orchestrated by Black Rose and LeBlanc.