Weavers are traditional, but tradition doesn't mean stupidity.

Even though Rhodes had the label of "Taliyah's friend", the Weaver Elder did not trust him.

And after learning that Rhodes was a rune annihilator and could not feel the will of the Weaver Mother, this distrust reached a peak - the Weaver Elder even put on a look of reluctance to talk to Rhodes, and almost wrote the word indifference on his face.

If the weaver elder was still able to have doubts and think a little about whether Rod's statement was reasonable, then later he simply made it clear that he wanted to talk nonsense because of people, and you must not be favored by the weaver mother, so I will not listen to or ignore what you say.

This situation made Rod very uncomfortable.

Equally uncomfortable with Rhodes was Taliyah.

Taliyah, who had experienced the Battle of Ionia and seen the destructive power of careerists, didn't want her homeland to be caught in the flames of war - while a place like Hallisse didn't even make sense to occupy in the strict sense of the word, the weavers could have become slaves!

In Noxus, Taliyah had seen slaves in the arena, and although it was only a cursory glimpse, the inhumane look and endless fighting career still made Taliyah shudder.

Although Rod's words failed to convince the Weaver Elder, they did convince Taliyah, especially the phrase "the same as Noxus", which raised Taliyah's vigilance against Azir to the highest level.

Unfortunately, Taliyah is not an elder of the weavers.

In the end, at Taliyah's insistence and pleading, Rhodes eventually remained a guest and stayed at Taliyah's house temporarily.

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But while Halise's produce is poor, his food is very flavoury—the weaver tribe is surprisingly good at cooking rock sheep, and Taliyah's mother is even better at it.

Although he failed to convince the Weaver Elder, Rhodes was at least welcomed by Taliyah's mother.

Like her ancestors, this middle-aged weaver woman was skilled in knitting, printing and dyeing, as well as cooking, and even improvised a dance during the feast.

Looking at this simple tribe, Rhodes even wavered for a moment - did he really want to lead them to the huge whirlpool of Shurima?

But this wavering lasted only for a moment.

Rhodes knew in his heart that even if he hadn't led them into this vortex, the weavers would not be left alone once the battle between Azir and Zeroth was over.

If there is any difference between Shurima and Noxus under the Emperor's rule...... It could just be that their supernatural powers are a little more solid.

After dinner, Rhodes and Taliyah sat down at the top of the hill and watched the moonlight in the sky together—Taliyah also controlled the stone to make two chairs.

"Sometimes, I don't understand something." Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Taliyah muttered unconsciously, "Why do people fight, fight? ”

"Noxus, you say?" Rod struggled to make himself sit more comfortably, and then slowly spoke, "If it's that country...... War may be the only way to keep them alive, right? ”

"War? Sustaining a nation? Lot's rhetoric was something that Taliyah had never heard of her master mention, and she turned her head to look at Rhodes in some surprise, "Why is there a country that depends on war?" ”

"Because it's Noxus." Rhodes casually made an arcane map, "Noxus is not a rich Demacia, don't look at his territory, but if you take a closer look, you will find that the level of land in Noxus is also average, and it is completely incomparable to the existence of Demacia and Ionia." ”

"That's right." Taliyah nodded, "I've seen a lot of poor hungry people in Noxus...... But I've also seen more wealthy people who can't spend all their gold coins, but who are still tirelessly grabbing everything they can get. ”

"That's greed." Rod shrugged, "Or rather...... A special kind of insecurity. ”

"Insecurity?" Rod's words apparently came to Taliyah's knowledge blind spot again, "Why is it not safe?" ”

"Because of the scarcity of resources." Rhodes didn't have any expression on his face, just looked at the moon in the sky, "If there are not enough reserves, a natural and man-made disaster will make an ordinary Noxian lose everything, so in order to be able to withstand this kind of problem, they need to constantly earn profits and arm themselves with gold coins." ”

"But...... The same is true of us weavers. Taliyah finally asked the crux of the question, "But since I was a child, I have never had a weaver choose war because of this......

"Because it's hard enough here." Rhodes finally had a wry smile on his face, "Everyone is used to helping each other, and if they don't, the whole tribe will be drowned in the wind and sand—and the Noxians may be better off if they don't help each other." ”

"No, it's not like that!" Taliyah apparently disagreed with Rod's claim, "Even if it's not, the weavers are happy to help each other!" If you can, why not help those in need? ”

Facing Taliyah, who looked unconvinced, Rhodes shook his head and said no more.

Taliyah is clearly a believer in the inherent goodness of human nature, and she is accustomed to speculating about the human heart and humanity in the best direction, and it is for this reason that she has always maintained a pure heart.

Unfortunately, Rhodes prefers to believe that human nature is inherently evil – or that good and evil are never the most important criteria for a person.

As a human being, Rhodes has really seen too many things that ordinary people can't understand.

And this kind of thing, he just can't talk to Taliyah - he wants to talk about it, he wants to say it, but he says it's a cool autumn.

In this case, Rhodes wisely changed the conversation and talked to Taliyah about her master.

And after talking about Yasuo, Taliyah's whole person was obviously relaxed - Rod could see that she had a very complicated mind about Yasuo, and she longed to be with Yasuo, but there were subtle estrangements and differences between the two people.

Rhodes, who was obsessed with this, was secretly amused, but he did not debunk Taliyah's careful thoughts, and he responded to Taliyah with a mouthful of words, and at the same time he had already begun to think about the Weaver Elders.

What can you do to convince those stubborn old guys?

It's a question worth pondering......