Rod's words left Trist in a stupor.

Lord of the River?

What does this mean to prop himself up as the new leader of the Great River Wanderers?

For a moment, Trist was really moved—only for a moment, of course.

After a moment of heartbeat, Trist decisively regained his senses.

Well, forget it.

The name of the Lord of the River is imposing, but the thought that he may have to take responsibility for the development of the entire tribe in the future makes Trist feel a pain in his head in an instant.

"No kidding." In the end, Trist shook his head, "To be honest, I'm really not suitable for ...... Taking care of everything in a tribe is not an easy task, and I am more reluctant to have more noble ladies in Piltover. ”

"And Graves, perhaps?" In the face of Trist's refusal, Rod seemed to have expected it, "It seems that you are not here?" ”

"Of course not here." Trist reached out and lifted the brim of his top hat, and looked up at the dense sail merchant ships at the mouth of the Python River, "Don't think I don't know, quietly that guy named Ike, he was miserable by you......"

"Ike is speaking ill of me behind my back?" Rod raised an eyebrow, "He's the mayor of Zaun, a public figure, and there's a price to pay for slandering me." ”

"I didn't say it directly." Trist stared at the sparkling river and shrugged, "He's actually having fun with it, but you can see that he has a lot of criticism about your choice." ”

"Even though I'm from Zaun, I'm not the same as Ike." Rod shook his head, "Just like you, you're still a river nomad, don't you have a sense of belonging to this jungle?" ”

“…… I don't understand you. Turning his head, Trist glanced at Rhodes and finally grinned, "You don't know about my past—our situation is completely different." ”

"Forget it." Rod waved his hand, obviously unwilling to dwell on this point with Trist, "Since you are not interested in the Lord of the River, then I'm afraid my next tactics will be a little more intense." ”

"What do you mean?" Trist suddenly felt his eyelids jump, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Nothing." A "sunny" smile appeared on Rod's face, "This time I have prepared a little Maokai seed, I want to try to open a mining ......"

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Although Trist didn't know exactly what Rhodes meant by "ore separation", he could guess it in the context of it.

If nothing else...... Rhodes wants to use the seeds of Maokai to completely transform the ecological environment of Kumanggu!

This is not a joke!

Trist had seen Maucie, and though the tree was much kinder than the piranha in the Kumangu bush, there was an indescribable throbbing in Trist's heart as he gazed at his thick foliage and roots.

After Fukumitsu Island was restored, Mokai's whole person—well, the whole tree—began to rapidly develop in the direction of the Spirit of Nature.

Especially after Rod brought the man-eating flower who claimed to be Zyra back to Fukukoshima, Trist could feel the change in Mokai several times when he saw him......

The tree was obviously entangled in vines, but it looked like it was thicker and more prosperous?!

Trist didn't know anything about plants, but what was certain was that Mokai's current seed dispersal ability would be even stronger than that of Zyra Garden, deep in the ancient jungle of Kumang, before!

If Rhodes had laid out this seed in the Anaconda River Basin......

I'm afraid that the entire river nomad will have to face a completely different ecological environment in a few years!

It's not just fun!

For a well-informed guy like Trist, he knows exactly what the impact of the environment can have, and if the natural environment of the Python River basin changes dramatically, I'm afraid the river nomads will have to seek to change.

The only problem is that it will take a long, long time.

Although Rhodes had previously made a long-term plan for Shurima, with the full support of the Twin Cities and Bilgewater, the construction of several special zones could be seen within three to five years.

But if you want to change the natural environment of the entire Python River Basin, I am afraid that the changes will not be visible in ten or eight years, and it will take a hundred years to completely change!

According to Trist's understanding, Rod has never been a person who likes to put things off for that long......

I always felt that Rhodes was playing some strange idea, but Trist had no proof.

"Don't worry, at least for your sake." Rod reached out and patted Trist on the shoulder, "I'm not going to let this place become hell...... I promise! ”

“……”

Trist was silent—for some reason, he suddenly felt even more bottomless.

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While Rod and Trist were chatting, the big ship from Bilgewater under them had already sailed upstream, into the mouth of the Python River.

Although the water in the lower reaches of the Python River is mighty, the current is not turbulent, as long as the wind direction is right, the boat is not very stressful to go against the current.

After the ship entered the Python River, a large number of small boats with colored sails quickly surrounded - the boats of these nomadic peddlers did not block the course of the big boat, but chose to deftly adjust their speed and move side by side with the big boat.

Hawkers with colorful amulets deftly climbed onto the sails of their boats and loudly introduced their various goods in the lingua franca of the dialect.

"So...... Are these sails used to attract attention? Looking at the amulets of the various gods, Rhodes touched his chin with interest, "That's why they dye the sails in such a conspicuous color?" ”

"On the one hand, that's right." Trist explained behind Rhodes, "The sails are the signboard, don't forget, the entire Python River basin is the largest natural dye production area in Valoran, and the color dyeing here is called the three major dyes of Ionia together with the sand dye of Shurima and the spirit dye of Ionia." ”

"So these sails are also showing off their own dyes?"

"That's right." Trist nodded, "Although the environment of the Python River Basin is primitive, its own output is also very rich, and there are a large number of animals and plants that can be used as dyes, spices, medicinal herbs, and special materials. ”