It's better to come early than to come at a good time.

After learning that the ruins of Shurima City had risen from the ground, Rhodes immediately chose to look for Sivir.

As for Shurima's situation, Rhodes can see it clearly - since Azir has been resurrected, he can't do anything from this point of view, whether it is the people's heart or the foundation, the twin cities are not as good as Shurima.

In this case, Rod's biggest breakthrough is Sivir.

Although she has the purest royal blood of Shurima, Sivir is not a person who "revives Shurima", at least for now, she is still an out-and-out rebellious girl.

What, you say to make Shurima great again?

Come on, what a cliché thing this is - I don't want to waste my good time in a boring revival game, Sivir has more important things to do.

It would have been much more interesting beforehand if Rhodes had been able to cooperate directly with Sivir - when the Shurima had finally eliminated the betrayers and expelled the Noxians under the leadership of their own empress, the empress suddenly announced her abdication......

That's a lot of fun.

So, after leaving Fuguang Island, Rhodes started directly from the easternmost part of Shurima, and set out from Kehalise to the west, searching all the way.

On the way, Rhodes also meets Taliyah, who returns to Shurima under the inspiration of Mother Earthweaver.

Because he was a rune annihilator, Rhodes didn't know the true power of Taliyah's body - he didn't dare to guarantee which rune the power on this little girl's body came from, whether it was the world rune of the earth, or the secondary rune of the rock.

All in all, Taliyah's terrifying power surprised Rhodes even a little, and in order to prevent such a special presence from interfering with his plans, Rhodes used his relationship with Yasuo to extract some information from Taliyah's mouth.

Like what...... Taliyah senses the Weaver Mother's call to protect the man named Sivir.

Interestingly, because Taliyah is able to read the "memories" of the rocks, unlike those who worship Azir, she has "a bad enslavement" for Azil - from the perspective of the rocks, she "sees" the collapse and destruction of Shurima when he ascends, and therefore has no affection for the former emperor.

That's right, Taliyah didn't know that everything after the Ascension Ritual was Zeroth's fault, and she subconsciously blamed Azir for all the problems......

Rod wisely did not choose to make any corrections when it came to this, and Taliyah had misunderstood Azir, which was uncompromising news for Rhodes, who didn't want to see such a guy with such runic powers run into Azir's command and cause trouble for himself......

In the end, Rhodes succeeded in taking the task of protecting Sivir on his own by making a promise, while Taliyah, who cared for her tribe, went further south of Kohalise, near the hilly terrain of Acacia, her hometown, where she went to find her family.

In this way, Rhodes replaced Taliyah, who was supposed to be here.

The power that erupted from the appearance of the Ascendant just now made Rhodes notice this, so as soon as Nasus left on the front foot, Rod appeared on the side of Sivir on the back foot.

……………………

Sivir looked at Rhodes in front of her with a wary look - her experience as a mercenary had taught her that if a person was used to hiding his face in normal times, he would definitely be a troublesome figure.

"Who are you?"

Seeing that Sivir reached out and touched Calikar, Rod took off his hood - the corners of his mouth were full of smiles, and he nodded in satisfaction at Sivir's vigilant appearance.

"You can call me Rhodes - I don't actually want to hide my face, it's just that Shurima's wind and sand are a little too big."

"So...... Noxians? Or an Ionian? ”

"Neither." Rod shook his head and took a step back to signal Xavier not to be nervous, "If you have to talk about your origins...... I'm from Zuan. ”

"Are you from Zuan?" Sivir narrowed his eyes slightly, as if looking at Rod, "I like the Zauns, they're good hires - but you don't look like Zaun in this outfit." ”

"That's probably because you don't know Zuan well enough." Rod spread his hands, "Okay, let's not make this kind of pointless temptation, everyone has something to say." ”

"Oh?" Sivir clenched the Calikar in his hand, his eyebrows slightly raised, "Straight to the point, I like it—now I kind of believe you're from Zaun." ”

"Good." Rhodes nodded with satisfaction, "Miss Sivir, I have come this time for two purposes, one is to accept a friend's commission to protect you, and the other is to hope to reach a little cooperation with you. ”

"Someone else's business, a private matter?" Sivir remained vigilant, "The former seems to be in my favor, but what about the latter?" ”

"It's also a win-win." A smile appeared on Rod's lips, "You get the freedom you want, and I get Shurima what I want." ”

"Shurima?" There was an undisguised sarcasm in Sivir's tone, "Sir, you're probably setting your goal a little hastily, and you've found the wrong person to trade with - Shurima isn't a treasure or a tomb, it's a huge country. ”

"Don't try to run away, Miss Sivir." Rod ignored Sivir's harsh tone, "You know very well what your bloodline means - this is something that cannot be separated from you, as long as you are alive, the trouble or welfare it brings will never end, of course, for you, at this stage, the trouble may be the majority." ”

"So what?" Xavier pursed his lips, "Do you want to say that you have a way to strip my bloodline?" ”

"No—if someone says there's such a way, he's a liar nine out of ten." Rod looked quite honest, "I'm not a liar, I emphasized at the beginning, it's a win-win thing, you get the freedom you want, I get the Shurima I need." ”

"Mr. Rhodes, then, who is not a liar." Seeing that Rod was not moved by his ridicule, Sivir finally straightened his posture slightly, "What can you do?" ”

"It's simple." Rod's face finally filled with a smile, "You take the throne first, and then hand over the authority of Shurima to me." ”

Sivir was stunned by Rhodes, who made no secret of his purpose—she swore she had never seen such a candid guy.

There is such a thing as stealing the country...... Can you say it so openly?