Master Yi was puzzled, Irelia was cold all over her body, and Rod, who couldn't have more contact with ordinary people, was the one who could see it most clearly at this time.

Crowds of demonstrators, people with big slogans, leaders who are nowhere to be found...... Is the "spring" of Ionia coming?

Rod's first reaction was that someone wanted to subvert it.

However...... After a moment, he shook his head, rejecting the speculation.

As a country that has just emerged from the quagmire of war, Ionia is now not xenophobic, but it is absolutely impossible to accept any support from abroad.

Even if someone really wanted to do something, it was the choice of the Ionian natives, but ...... This is not like a regular Ionian operation.

Rhodes also tried to figure out who the murderer was, but because he was really unfamiliar with the situation in Ionia and had no contact with the people, he couldn't come to a definite conclusion for a while.

The only thing that is certain is that this is an operation against Irelia, against the central government of Presidium, whether those behind it want to restore the tradition of Ionian regional autonomy or to seize power in Ionia!

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Although Rhodes came to Ionia to lift the curse, in this situation, when Irelia is unable to protect herself, I am afraid she will not have much time and opportunity to help herself.

Considering his previous cooperation with Karma, in the chaos of Ionia, Rhodes naturally sided with the central government of Presidium.

It's just that it is also to solve the crisis, and the direction of Rod and Master Yi has been completely staggered.

Master Yi temporarily followed Irelia's side, trying to calm the emotions of the people and calm the conflict as much as possible - although they were suspicious, but fortunately, the Ionian War was over, and at this time, Ionia was determined after all, and both Irelia and Master Yi believed that as long as they were appeased, things could at least be suppressed.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you can't hold it down, you can wait for Karma's return.

Therefore, although they have realized that things are not simple, they did not choose a more fierce confrontation after all.

And this strategy of "appeasement first" is exactly what Takeda wants to see - it is precisely because he has been hammered by many people that Takeda will know very well that he is a younger brother in terms of hard power, if Irelia really tears his face and uses violent means, Takeda's subordinates will not even have an enemy, let alone the Ionian Spring, I am afraid that the whole plan will go bankrupt on the spot!

But...... Who told you that Irelia had Ionia in her heart?

Takeda was well aware that Irelia – or the vast majority of the current central government in Presidium – did not want Ionia to continue to bleed, and that post-war recovery was the first priority, and in such a situation, losing the bottom line was their greatest advantage and opportunity!

The time in Zu'an made Takeda deeply aware that in the competition, those in the shadows always have the first opportunity, and those who are unruly and have no bottom line can always take advantage.

Maybe you're for Ionia, but I'm sorry, I'm not!

You'll worry about the people suffering, the country not being able to revive it, but I don't care – I want the authority of the country, everything that is available to me, and for me, a broken country is better than nothing!

That's right, you can say I'm shameless, but not shameless...... What am I going to do with you great heroes?

And just like that, when Irelia showed her cautious attitude, Takeda went straight to a clean combination box.

The first was the expansion of the scale of the demonstrations, and then the complication was the fact that after the central government in Presidium verified the identities and demands of the demonstrators one by one, a large number of new faces appeared in the demonstrations the next day, and most of these new faces were mixed in with people with ulterior motives.

At this time, Irelia was still looking for a way to resolve the conflict, and did not do a second screening at the first time.

Soon, Irelia came up with a plan for détente, which focused on the future route of Ionia, and with the advice of the elders and monks, she promised that she would "listen to the voice of the Ionians" and "bring the newborn land to life again" - while Takeda's side had premeditated the targeted measures, and the people with ulterior motives who had previously blended in with the crowd began to make noise.

The men shouted and asked all sorts of questions that Irelia had never thought of before, and demanded answers on the spot - these were all problems that Takeda had encountered during the construction of Zaun, and they all sounded like they belonged to the category of "words", although Ionia had not yet faced these problems, but they were logical.

Faced with these questions, Irelia was visibly confused, and she couldn't give a satisfactory answer for a moment.

Apparently, Takeda Saito's blow to Irelia's reputation was successful.

The people don't think about why the Blade Dancers don't come up with a satisfactory solution quickly, they just see the leader on stage speechless in the face of some realistic-sounding problems, which makes their dissatisfaction overflowing.

As the party concerned, Irelia is very anxious, but at this time it is useless to be anxious, she tries to win back the support of the people, but as a newcomer in the political field, her performance is really a little immature, and when she loses the lead, she really can't give answers to the questions thrown by Takeda for a while.

In this case, the elders and monks once again raised the hope that Irelia would "take a back seat in name for the time being, and appease the confusion and uneasiness of the people", according to them, although these problems are tricky, but the main reason for the current noise is that Irelia lacks confidence in governance, if the situation of the elders and monks is restored, then even out of trust in tradition, the people will be appeased, the incident will be calmed, and Ionia will be rested.

"It's just that I'm afraid I'm going to wronged Miss Irelia." A monk from Durin who had served as a clerk in Presidium for several years nodded slightly at Irelia, his face full of compassion and pity, "Speaking of which, Miss Irelia is really younger, and it is understandable that in such times of confusion, people tend to prefer to trust people who seem to be more mature......

Faced with this situation, Irelia hesitated for the first time.

Am I an obstacle to the rise of Ionia?

Am I leaving the central government of Presidium?

Will everything be better if I leave?

What exactly should I do now?

This is the Blade Dancer's first self-doubt.