Chat group: People are in the sandbox, the system just ran away

Although the Yodels look short and cute, they are a very powerful tribe. As a race with a long lifespan and extraordinary talents, there are even Ascended and Darkin-level strongmen among them. Otherwise, it would be impossible for such a small number of them to occupy such a fertile land near Bandle City.

In Bandle City, any race other than the yordle feels their senses heightened. Everything about the city is a vibrant riot of color, and the flavors of food and water are intoxicating for years—once tasted, forever unforgettable. Here, the sun shines brightly, the waters flow endlessly, and every plant bears abundant fruit.

"But teacher, even if you personally ordered this, it would be basically impossible to do it."

Jace felt incredibly unlucky today, hearing nothing but bad news. Even as the Speaker, Heimerdinger's order was unacceptable to anyone else.

"I know about this, but I can't just do nothing because of it. I'll just do my best and leave it to fate."

Although the Yodel people are not good at conspiracies and intrigues, Heimerdinger has been the Speaker of Piltover for hundreds of years. Naturally, he knows that his order will be difficult to implement, but he has to do so.

When the powerful Shell People really attack, and the other people in Piltover learn their lesson and realize their mistakes, there shouldn't be much of a problem if he shows up again. But this time, Piltover might be in great trouble, but there's nothing that can be done about it.

Although he had been the Chancellor of Piltover for centuries, he was a Yordle after all. The others had only promoted him to the top to serve as a balance point between the various factions in Piltover, a mere mascot. In minor matters, the various factions in Piltover wouldn't oppose him, but when it came to truly major matters, Heimerdinger had no say.

Chapter 398: Breaking free from the restraints and flying into the sky, Zuan.

Just like when Jayce wanted to promote Hextech, as Speaker, he had already strongly opposed it, but what good was that? With the concerted efforts of all the forces in Piltover, the promotion of Hextech had been approved anyway. So now, the people of Piltover had to bear the consequences.

Although Jayce was anxious to find a good solution, Heimerdinger, a Yordle, was not in a hurry. After all, he had no other choice, and this was not his hometown. He only settled here because Piltover could better research various technologies. Although hundreds of years had passed, he still had some feelings for Piltover, but it was not to the point where he had to fight for his life.

Not to mention how big a wave Heimerdinger's order to abolish Hextech and take back all Hextech gems caused in Piltover. At the same time, Vandel and Hilko also started their own actions, and together with the believers of the storm goddess Janna, spread the news that Zaun was going to migrate, and at the same time began to expel and eliminate various unstable forces within Zaun. After all, Zaun has always been the dark side of Piltover, a black market where various forces conduct secret transactions. The forces of other countries and places must naturally be eliminated, and the alchemy barons who defected to Piltover, I fuck you, you are bullying and domineering in 920 Zaun, but naturally you will face the reckoning from Zaun.

With the blessing of Li Xuan's power, Wei led the forces under Hilko and easily cut off all the tentacles of Piltover, which greatly shocked the forces of other countries and regions and made them leave Zaun. After all, those forces with deep foundation and long history all knew the horror of the truly powerful existence in this world. Obviously, there was really a terrifying strong man behind the completely different Vander and Hilko. There was no need for them to become enemies with such an existence for a little bit of benefit.

Originally, such a major move by Zaun would have inevitably drawn a strong crackdown from Piltover. However, the major factions in Piltover were currently grappling with the directives issued by Chancellor Heimerdinger, and had no time to worry about the lives of their own pets in Zaun. More important now was Heimerdinger's complete ban on hextech and the revocation of the Hextech resolution. This was the more crucial issue. As for the Zaun incident, it was just a garbage dump; once they had the time, they could easily suppress it.

For the forces in Piltover, they don't believe in the trick of Zaun's migration, nor do they believe in the existence of the Storm Goddess. Although some ancient families have records about the powerful people in the Rune War, for them, these are just the imaginations of some ancient people hundreds of years ago. How can they be true? How can there be such a terrifying strong person in the world? If he really exists, why haven't they seen him in these hundreds of years?

They held the same view, believing the so-called powerful Crustaceans were nothing more than a gift of Hextech gems. They heard that this was the strongest of the Crustaceans, so its accompanying crystal must be very powerful. Thinking of this, the people of Piltover couldn't help but look forward to the Crustaceans' powerful arrival.

This is the tragedy of the mortal race. In just a few hundred years, they have forgotten the terrifying power of the truly powerful ones on Rune Continent. Heimerdinger looked at the various forces that unanimously opposed the event in the venue, and felt a little sad. It seemed that this matter could not be stopped after all. Well, let them go. After all, this place is not his hometown.

Looking at the silent Heimerdinger, all forces in Piltover also showed happy smiles. Although Speaker Heimerdinger was just a mascot, if he insisted on having his own way, relying on his prestige over the past few hundred years, he would cause a lot of trouble.

But in the end, Heimerdinger, as usual, would not oppose them to the end even if they insisted. This way, they would have time to deal with the Zaun side who had some conspiracy. They simply did not believe the news that the so-called Storm Goddess Janna was going to move to Zaun.

Vandel had actually joined forces with Hilko. Was this an attempt to start a second War of the Two Cities? It didn't matter. With Hextech at their disposal, Piltover wasn't going to choose peace like it had in the past. This time, they were determined to completely break Zaun's backbone, making it impossible for them to recover and become a garbage dump.

Unfortunately, their idea was very good, but the seven days were up and the time for Zaun to migrate had arrived. All the conspiracies and tricks of Piltover were meaningless and the people of Zaun were about to leave.

And all of this was part of Li Xuan's plan. After all, Janna's request was to avoid conflict between Zaun and Piltover, so he called Viktor early in order to pass the news to Heimerdinger and Jayce. In this way, the people of Piltover would have no time and energy to interfere with Zaun's migration within these seven days. These seven days were also the date set by Li Xuan after he saw the future direction. Obviously, such ordinary mortals had no ability to escape Li Xuan's observation, and everything was going as he planned.

On the seventh day after Li Xuan left, although time was very urgent, Vandel and Hilko had arranged some matters related to the migration to Zaun and were waiting for Li Xuan and Janna to take action.

"Not bad, not bad. You two have completed the task I assigned you very well."

Just as Vander, Hilko, Victor and Ike gathered together and waited anxiously, Li Xuan appeared in front of them again.

"Thank you for your compliment. This is what we should do."

None of them cared much about Li Xuan's praise. After all, all this was for the future of Zaan. Although they had been very busy these days, it was all worth it.

"Don't be so modest. Arranging all the affairs of a city of hundreds of thousands of people in seven days is no easy task. Okay, get ready! Janna is about to take action."

As Li Xuan finished speaking, the revival monsoon that had been blowing continuously in Zuan in the past also changed. The wind continued to increase in strength, surrounding most of the people in Zuan. Their feet slowly left the ground and flew towards the sky.

Only a handful of spies from other factions remained, along with some extremely evil individuals, such as the mutated, murderous Zaun doctor Mundo and the alchemist Singed. Though once human, they were now complete monsters unacceptable to humans. Conversely, Zac the cyborg and Blitzcrank, though not human, had always shown kindness, and Janna, who watched over every detail of Zaun, noticed and took them away as well.

Chapter 399: Zaun and Piltover's Situations Are Reversed

Although the ordinary people in Zaun were still frightened when their feet left the ground at first, the propaganda done by Vandel, Hilko and the believers of Janna in the past few days was not in vain. They soon realized that it was the storm goddess Janna who took action and wanted to take everyone in Zaun to a new and beautiful home.

Thinking of this, these ordinary people got rid of their initial panic and began to imagine a better life in the future.

The forces outside Zaun were also extremely shocked when they discovered that all the people in Zaun had flown into the sky. What they didn't expect was that the Storm Goddess Janna would migrate to Zaun in this way. Her power was truly unfathomable. This news had to be passed on no matter what. No matter where Zaun migrated to in the future, it could not be underestimated.

If the countries and cities in other regions simply felt that Zaun should not be underestimated, then for the people of Piltover who originally wanted to take action against Zaun, it would be a complete shock.

The storm goddess Janna actually exists, and her power is so strong. Could it be that the records in the ancient books of the family are all true, and not just the delusions of the ancients?

This was a bit too terrifying, wasn't it? Such powerful beings actually existed in the world, and there weren't just one or two. However, Zaun had already moved away, so it had nothing to do with them anymore.

While appearing tough on the surface, all the major forces were deeply regretting in their hearts. They had not expected that the Storm Goddess Janna would be so powerful. If Piltover had not given up its faith in her in the past, would we have such a powerful patron saint in Piltover? Would we not have to fear the revenge of the Shell People? But it was all too late now.

After truly witnessing the power of Janna, the goddess of storms, and knowing what kind of power the real strong ones on Rune Continent possess, the major forces in Piltover also began to be wary of the revenge of the so-called powerful Shellmen.

However, they still have confidence. After all, the Storm Goddess Janna has been circulating on the Rune Continent for a long time. She is a very ancient existence. It is not surprising that she possesses such powerful power. But they are just an unknown Shell People. Even if they have some strength, how strong can they be? It is nothing more than heavy losses. But they are in high positions and do not need to fight in person. There is no need to be too afraid. At most, a few more peasants will die, which will not threaten them.

Heimerdinger and Jayce are not as bold and self-righteous as them, but there is nothing they can do. They are too weak to change the decision made by all the forces in Piltover.

They also saw the Zaun people flying into the sky wrapped in the monsoon, including their student and good friend Victor, who was standing in the front and talking to Vandel, Hilko and others.

"It seems that Victor has a high status in Zaun. This makes me feel relieved."

"Instead of worrying about what will happen to him, worry more about yourself, Jayce. Although we can't stop Piltover's decision, we must take some preventive measures for Piltover's safety."

Heimerdinger wasn't surprised by the scene before him. It was perfectly normal for an ancient being like Janna, the goddess of storms, to possess such immense power. He had brought Jace to see this scene today to dispel his own wishful thinking.

After all, he was only a mortal. Despite the assurance of his teacher and the information from his friend Victor, he had never truly witnessed the power of Runeterra's powerful. Jace still held onto a glimmer of hope. Perhaps, perhaps, the Storm Goddess Janna and the powerful Shellmen weren't that powerful? Then the Hextech he had developed could continue to grow and prosper.

But what he saw with his own eyes today shattered the last glimmer of hope in Jayce's heart. Heimerdinger wanted to tell him clearly that he must give up all hope and prepare for the attack of the powerful Shellmen.

"Yes, teacher!"

Hearing Jayce's decisive answer, Heimerdinger couldn't help but smile. With the help of Jayce, a good student, he could retain a bit of vitality for Piltover and prevent it from disappearing because of the revenge of the Shell People. This was all that he, the Speaker of Piltover, could do for the ordinary people of Piltover.

Just as Jayce and Heimerdinger were discussing how Piltover would respond if the Krustyr attacked, and how to minimize casualties among ordinary Piltover residents, their student and friend Viktor, along with Vandall, Hilko, and Ekko, were inquiring about the specifics of Li Xuanxin's homeland, working hard for the future of Zaun.

"The situation of Zaun's future home, this is really difficult for me."

Li Xuan answered Vandel's questions nonchalantly. He had already thought about how he would travel to other places in Rune Continent after resolving the issues in Zaun.

"Excuse me, Your Highness, is there something wrong with our new home?"

Victor was also anxious at this time. After all, so many people had moved out of Zaun. If something went wrong with their new home, the consequences would be unimaginable to Victor.

"Problem, what could go wrong? There's no problem at all. After all, it doesn't even exist now. How could there be a problem with something that doesn't exist?"

"So this is ah!"

"That's all right! That's all right!"

“It turns out it doesn’t exist yet!”

………………

"What? It doesn't exist yet?"

"Your Highness, what is going on?"

"If it doesn't exist, what will happen to Zaun? Where will it move to?"

After being stunned for a while, Vandel, Hilko, Victor and Ekji realized the problem in Li Xuan's words. The new home in Zaun that they longed for did not exist. What was going on?

"Isn't this natural? Vandel, have you and Hilko ever heard of an island between Ionia and Bilgewater that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of Zaun people to survive and thrive?"

Li Xuan, whose thoughts were interrupted, looked at them unhappily and understood why they made such a fuss about such a small matter.

"I haven't heard of it, but......"

Vander was a little stunned by Li Xuan's question, and then looked at Li Xuan anxiously.

"Don't worry! It doesn't exist now, but it will exist after I take action. I have a very good relationship with Janna, and I won't cheat you."

"Could it be that this island was created by you?"

After hearing this, Ike also understood a little.

"Of course, otherwise Janna can handle these things herself, why would she ask me to come here?"

Chapter 400: A New Island Emerges from the Ground

"Look, isn't this it?"

Li Xuan pointed to the calm sea below him, indicating that this was the location of Zuan's new home.

At this time, the people of Zaun, enveloped by the monsoon, also found that the ever-changing scenery had stopped. But where was the island that Fandel and the others had mentioned? Ordinary people couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"Your Highness, where is this place?"

"Here, if Ionia, Pilgewater, and Runeterra are three points, this is the center between them. It is perfect as a port city. Just wait and see, your new home is about to appear."

As Li Xuan began to act, the previously tranquil sea surface was shattered by a sudden peak that emerged from thousands of meters below. Furthermore, the land beneath the sea, centered around this peak, began to rise, rising above the sea level. The land began to stretch out into the distance, extending beyond the visual range of Vandel, Hilco, Victor, and the others. Even from the sky, they could not see the end of their new home.

During this process, the appearance of this massive island didn't even cause any major waves. Everything was as peaceful and harmonious as a tranquil well. If they didn't remember what this place looked like before, it would have been as if there had always been an island here. Greatness can be seen in the subtleties. From this situation, Victor and Ike, who had already digested the basic heritage of Netheril, saw Li Xuan's strength even more clearly. As for Vandel and Hilko, they only knew that Li Xuan was very strong! Very strong! But just how strong, their uneducated minds had little idea. But they knew that Li Xuan must be a terrifying existence beyond their imagination and cognition.

"Your Highness, how big is this island?"

Looking at the endless island, Ike couldn't help but be shocked.

"It's just an island after all. I didn't make it very big. It's probably about the same size as Ionia."

"Similar to Ionia? Isn't it almost bordering all three regions?"

After all, Zaun's next migration destination was between Ionia and Bilgewater. Vandel had naturally read all the information about Ionia and Bilgewater these past few days and was well aware of Ionia's size. If the sea between Ionia, Bilgewater, and Runeterra contained an island the size of Ionia—no, it would be a stretch to call it a continent. The borders of Zaun's new homeland wouldn't be that far from Ionia, Bilgewater, or Runeterra.

"Is there a problem with this? Do you think the place is too big? How about I make it smaller?"

Facing Li Xuan's half-smile, Vander couldn't help but react. The place is great. The large area means that Zaun has great potential for future development. What's wrong with that?

"No! No need, this is fine, this is very good, Your Highness, thank you for your gift."

"Yes, such a large island is very good. All of us in Zaun will be grateful for your gift, Your Highness!"

………………

After Vandel reacted, Hilco, Victor and Ike also expressed their gratitude to Li Xuan. In any case, the area of their new home in Zaun was countless times larger than the island they had expected. This was always a good thing and there was nothing to object to.

Although many of their previous plans will be useless and they will face greater pressure in the future, Zaun's future development potential will be much greater.

"Haha, I'll do my best to be a good person. I can't show off such a bare island."

Li Xuan attacked again. A beam of light emerged from the newly formed Zaun Island, near Bilgewater, and continued to move towards the other side. As the light shifted, flowers, green grass, streams, giant trees, primeval forests, and a variety of magical beasts began to emerge from the light. A complete ecological cycle emerged. The high mountains in the center of Zaun Island marked the boundary. Beyond lay an environment perfect for the mortals of Zaun: endless plains, abundant natural resources and mineral veins, and a year-round, spring-like environment. These were beautiful environments unimaginable to humans in other lands of Runeterra.

"This is more like it, it looks much better."

For Li Xuan, such things were effortless. He could do it easily when he reached four digits, not to mention that he had already gone a long way into the two digits now.

But for Vandel, Silko, Victor, Ekko and other ordinary people in Zaun, such a creation-like scene was completely beyond the limits of their imagination and made their scalps tingle.

Fandel was shocked for a long time before he came to his senses.

"Your Highness, your power truly astonishes me. It is completely beyond the imagination of mortals like us."

"Haha, this is not worth mentioning to me at all, it's just a small matter."

Li Yuan did not feel proud of Vandel's compliment. As he said, for Li Xuan now, even creating an ordinary single universe is not impossible. How could he feel proud of creating a mere island?

"Victor, let me tell you, the Monster Forest that occupies half of this island was created by me specifically for the Netheril legacy. It contains a variety of resources suitable for the Olympiad system. You must make good use of them. However, the monsters within are also very powerful, so you must grasp this limit well."

At this point, Li Xuan also handed over the Arcane Empire's legacy to Viktor and Ekko. Although it was just a temporary impulse, he also wanted to see if Viktor and Ekko could recreate the Netherese Empire on Runeterra and make Zaun a powerful nation on par with the Shurima Empire. The legendary arcanists of the Netherese Arcane Empire were undoubtedly as powerful as the Ascended created by a trace of the Star Forger Dragon King.

After all, while the Star-Forging Dragon King was incredibly powerful—according to Li Xuan, he hadn't yet reached the level of a two-digit cosmic truth, but he was still a top-tier being among the three-digit beings. It was unknown why he was being restrained by the four-digit star spirits and Titans atop Giant God Peak. This was as ridiculous as an ant controlling a giant elephant.

Chapter 401: The Appearance of Seraphine

One could only say that the Star Forging Dragon King was simply too bored. In this universe, there was no being more powerful than him, yet he was so bored that he actually played this game with the Titans, pretending to be controlled. After all, the trillion-fold gap between a four-digit and three-digit peak being was absolutely insurmountable in a world without the control of the Box Garden Central.

"I understand, Your Highness. I will make good use of your gift and continue the legacy of the Netheril Arcane Empire."

Victor also responded very respectfully. After knowing Li Xuan's true strength, he and others couldn't help but become a little restrained and their attitude became very respectful. However, for Li Xuan, it didn't matter. After all, he didn't want to have any relationship with a few men. As a subordinate, he just had to be obedient.

"Well, I'm glad to know. Then I'll send you down. I've left three years' worth of food for everyone in Zaun and a place for ordinary people to live down there as resources for your start-up. Don't let Janna and I down."

"We understand. We will not let you and Her Highness Janna down and will lead Zaun to a bright future."

Vandel, Hilko, Victor and Ike all made the promise in unison, their eyes burning with fire and full of fighting spirit.

Li Xuan has already given such good conditions, so why should they hesitate? Under such circumstances, if they still cannot make a career, they will look down on themselves.

"Well, that's it! Just work hard!"

Li Xuan waved his hand and escorted everyone from Zaun to the island below. The rest was up to them. Afterward, Li Xuan could retire and travel elsewhere.

"Li Xuan, thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to resolve the conflict between Zaun and Piltover."

After everyone left, Janna emerged from the monsoon and appeared beside Li Xuan, expressing her gratitude for his help.

"It's okay. This is what I should do as the group leader. It's just a small matter to me anyway. I was originally planning to visit Rune Continent, and this is just a side trip."