This time, Noxus faced an enemy force many times its own size—thirty thousand men!
Such a disparity in Battle Power drove many to despair.
But in the end, they held on and claimed victory.
A miraculous, overwhelming triumph.
In truth, if Scathach had not been protecting them all along, seventy or eighty percent of those thousand-odd soldiers would likely have died in battle.
And if they had not been troops trained by Scathach, they would have collapsed long ago.
Scathach's Celtic Warrior Training had proven highly useful. Though she had not trained them to the standards she demanded of her disciples, it was more than enough.
When Scathach returned to Noxus with her troops, the entire city erupted. People flooded into the streets, cheering and celebrating.
They cheered for Scathach and her Celtic Warriors, and for Noxus's victory.
Under Noxus's rule, their lives had become far better than before. Chang Wei had not completely copied the governing methods he knew from his past life, but his flexible, locally adapted approach allowed the people of this land to experience unprecedented peace and happiness.
Back when the Empire ruled them, life had been utterly bleak. Taxes were crushing, livelihoods withered away, and people lived in fear and despair.
Yet ever since Chang Wei took over this land, everything had changed beyond recognition.
He understood that if the people here were to truly live and work in peace, their living conditions had to be changed at the root.
As long as they could survive, as long as they remained alive, they would not think of rebellion.
Once he understood that bottom line, things became easy to arrange.
Of course, Chang Wei had not forgotten to give people hope of rising higher.
He knew that only by giving everyone a chance to change their