Gavin IV fell into a long silence.

Facing Rod, Gavin IV opened his mouth several times, but he didn't know what to say.

What Rhodes told was far beyond what Govin IV realized.

Whether it's about the titan or about the Void - the former only exists in the lore of Demacia, while the latter has some mention in Tariq's mouth.

No one had ever put things so clearly in front of Govin IV.

Facing Rhodes, Gavin IV did not know what kind of attitude he should take to face such a person who showed his sincerity.

That's right, a man who showed his sincerity.

Rhodes made it clear that he had helped Demacia, including Vladimir's bloody clothes, Vire's letterhead, Fiona's co-signature, and Silas's emblem - Gavin IV had to admit that he had helped Demacia a lot, and without Rhodes, Demacia's situation would have been much worse now.

In this case, Gavin IV was in a state of confusion.

Rhodes was not in a hurry—seeing that Gavin IV would not be able to make up his mind for a while, he sat down in his chair and looked at the king of Demacia.

After a long time, Jiawen IV finally moved his neck.

"I can't fully trust you." When he spoke again, Gavin IV's voice was terrifyingly hoarse, "Although I can now confirm your identity and everything you have done, I still can't fully trust you. ”

"Understood, understood." Rod waved his hand indifferently, "You can't be a person who listens to and believes, right?" ”

"I hope you understand."

"Of course I understand, of course I understand" the smile on Rod's face widened, "To be honest, what I'm afraid of is not that you have ideas and will hesitate, but that you will hesitate because you think - what I'm afraid of is that you don't want anything and are superstitious about those giant gods and star spirits." ”

"What do you mean?" Garvin IV frowned, "You mean, the Star Spirit is deceiving me?" ”

"Maybe not deception." Rod shook his head, "It's just that there are some things that haven't been said - for example, fundamental interests." ”

"What do you mean?" Jiawen IV seemed to feel that he had grasped something, but he couldn't grasp it vaguely, "Tell me about it?" ”

"Do the Star Spirits care about Demacia?" Rhodes directly threw out his own question, "Or, do they care about mortals?" ”

"I care...... Right? Gavin IV was stunned by this question, "Probably?" ”

"Think about it." Rhodes sneered, "If you care, then you tell me, what were the Star Spirits doing during the Rune War?" ”

"Quell the war?"

"Quell the war?" Rod shook his head, "It's just a war on the Demacian scale that has been quelled - and it's a last-ditch move." ”

"And what are their fundamental interests?" Gavin IV finally fully stepped into Rhodes' rhythm, "What do they care about? ”

"Valoran's stability." Rhodes bit Valoran very clearly word by word, "The giant gods don't care about mortals - or the vast majority of giant gods don't care, what they need is a Valoran, a stable rune land, so that they can always be high above the earth as star spirits, mortals have no meaning to them, like Shurima thousands of years ago, Demacia now...... It's the same. ”

Gavin IV was silent again.

Rod's words were harsh, but in the back of Gavin IV's heart there was a voice telling him that what Rhodes said was right.

When Valoran faced a foreign enemy, the Titans would cooperate with mortals and help them - but after that, once the mortal kingdom fell into decay as a result, they would not hesitate to abandon it and start anew.

Charge into battle mortals, and when you are sacrificed, the giant god will not give you any compensation or help.

Chilling?

No, not the chill - in the eyes of most of the giant gods, there was no difference between mortals and tools, and the heart of Gavin IV was full of sorrow.

But a moment later, Gavin IV raised his head again.

"What about you, what is your fundamental purpose?"

"My purpose?" Rod blinked his eyes, "I used to go home—and now, I should be home with my wife and children, right?" ”

“？？？”

Gavin IV looked confused, he obviously didn't quite understand what Rod meant.

"Hahaha." Rhodes shook his head, "Of course, that's for later, and my short-term purpose is very simple, to take the initiative in my own hands in the face of the Void Invasion - if I can, I can also pull the star spirit down from the altar by the way." ”

Gavin IV stared at Rhodes for a moment, and finally nodded one last time.

"Yes, now...... We're on one side. ”

Seeing that Gavin IV finally nodded at the end, Rod also let out a long sigh.

Although he was unable to fully control Demacia in the end because of the halfway disturbance of the Star Spirit, this situation is not unacceptable now - it is a pity, if it weren't for the fear that the giant god on the side of the Giant God Peak would react after moving Tariq, Rhodes would have completely overturned Demacia.

But...... That's fine.

Gavin IV, this kid Rhodes looks quite pleasing to the eye, and peaceful evolution is not impossible~

Next, Rhodes activated the Arcane Barrier and talked a lot about the Titans and the Star Spirits with Gavin IV, and this time, Rod finally began to compile a large net against the Titans......

The secret talks continued late into the night, when the night sky pierced the sky, and the two sides ended the talks.

The giant gods who are high on the top of the giant god peak have no idea that they have now become the next prey of an unscrupulous spellcaster, and the natural restlessness of the mages combined with the red idea of equality has made Rhodes finally stand in the tide of Valoran's era, and under the waves, there are countless people quietly fueling the trouble......

After finishing the conversation, Rhodes finally removed the arcane barrier and waved his goodbye.

And on the occasion of parting, Rhodes "thoughtfully" left a gift to Gavin IV.

"The casters of Demacia have been carefully taught by me." After Gallvin IV said goodbye to himself, Rhodes finally snapped his fingers, "Magic is not terrible, especially when it is used in production and life - I think you will soon be able to appreciate the convenience that magic brings to you." ”

"And now, what are you going to do?"

"I ...... I'm afraid my current trip to Demacia is coming to an end. ”

"Huh?" Jiawen IV was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?" ”

"In the face of the coming Void, it is not enough to rely on Demacia and Freljord, we also need more partners to face the Void together."