Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses
Piltover is pretty much as we know it; it's well-organized under the management of the three major families and is world-renowned for its Hextech. 💥🎯 👣🍓
When the topic of Hextech and the Primal Crystal came up, Camille fell silent for a moment, clearly having some reservations. She only revealed it after we promised to keep it a secret.
It turns out that Camille herself is a researcher, and her understanding of Primal Crystal is more thorough than anyone else's. Hextech is just a simple application of crystals.
Through years of research, Camille discovered that Primal Crystal contain extremely powerful energy, and if fully developed, their effects would far surpass human power.
She never mentioned this discovery to anyone, and her strong advocacy for Hextech was also to draw people's attention to it.
The others didn't think much of it after listening, but I was shocked because I had personally experienced the power of Hextech. If this was just the tip of the iceberg, how powerful would the enormous energy Camille spoke of be?
I don't know, and Camille doesn't know either, which is why she asked me to take the Primal Crystal with me and find a reliable person to keep it safe.
Ostensibly, she claimed that there weren't many people engaged in Hextech research anymore, and that she couldn't use it up in a short time to prevent it from being stolen by bad people. In reality, she had ulterior motives and was afraid of causing trouble.
Hearing her tell the truth now really leaves me feeling bad. I considered you a friend, but you took advantage of me.
In short, Piltover and Zaun are operating normally right now. Threats are everywhere, but they are all under Camille's control.
If disaster strikes, she can provide a large number of Hextech experts and equipment, as well as a certain number of powerful guards, but until then, this must be kept secret, and we haven't even been told.
The indifferent man spoke at length about his feelings of repression, Gangplank quickly picked up where he left off and started talking about the situation in the Bilgewater.
The Bilgewater are complex, and although Gangplank was the ruler there and divided them into four major regions, nearly half of the more than three thousand islands were never touched.
Just like Twisted Fate's hometown, the Serpent River region, Gangplank never went there. Firstly, it had no value in conquering the area, and secondly, it was filled with all sorts of strange creatures, making it too dangerous to approach rashly.
However, after the last major battle, all Twelve Waterways— east, west, north, and south—renewed their allegiance to Gangplank and declared that they would no longer be bothered by someone like Evelynn.
Regardless of whether it's reliable or not, the fact remains that Bill is now united, after all, everyone has actually seen the undead on the Shadow Isles.
Now the children have stopped crying, the hooligans have been reformed, and everyone is contributing to Bill's fortifications.
He now has over a thousand warships and tens of thousands of merchant ships, so it's safe to say that with Gangplank, there's nothing to worry about at sea.
Finally, Gangplank made a special request for everyone to help next winter, which we naturally felt obligated to do.
Next, Sivir talked about the situation in Shurima. Like Jarvan, she didn't have a very thorough understanding of it, and we analyzed the current situation together with my help.
Shurima to countless powerful beings, and the power left over from ancient times still radiates its warmth. Even a force as strong as Kled has given up his conquest of the land.
Shurima was originally in a similar situation to Ionia, a no-man's-land, but now that Azir has been resurrected and has said he will achieve unification, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
Nasus once said that the number of new Ascended plummeted after the Void Wars, and in the thousand years leading up to the fall of the Empire, only five people successfully ascended, including his brothers.
This suggests that there are three other Ascended have not been infected by the Void and may very well be summoned by Azir to be reborn, which is a relatively advantageous point.
However, the situation remains uncertain. First, there's the question of Xerath's strength, and second, whether the Vastaya still exists. These two factors are enough to influence the situation in Shurima.
Even if Azir unifies Shurima, there are only four Ascended left: himself, Nasus, Renekton, and Sivir. Adding the other three, there are only seven people in total.
If the Vastaya are also drawn by the royal family and fail to regain their sanity, Shurima will be overwhelmed and unable to cope with its own situation, so we need to wait and observe.
On the bright side, Azir could rebuild the empire and, together with Sivir, purify all the Vastaya. Even if they couldn't restore the ancient glory, he would still be a powerful asset.
On the worst-case scenario, Shurima will become a brutal battlefield, and before we can confront the Void, we will face the fierce onslaught of Xerath and the Vastaya together.
Of the group of us, Sivir is currently under the most pressure.
Finally, there's Noxus.
Noxus's situation was the most complicated. Darius himself couldn't help but sigh as he spoke. Although he was always decisive and efficient in dealing with external matters, he couldn't resolve many internal issues.
On the positive side, Noxus currently has Rappor's Flame Legion, Kled's Sandstorm Legion, Swain's Black Feather Legion, and Darius's War Axe Legion.
The four legions worked together to achieve the unification of Runeterra, a remarkable achievement and a powerful force that shook the heavens and the earth.
Noxus can always react immediately and go all out when faced with disaster.
But this is all from an external perspective; within Noxus, there have always been undercurrents.
At the beginning of its founding, Noxus was composed of many oppressed tribes.
Mordekaiser's dark rule had plunged the people there into misery, and they eventually united to overthrow him.
If I hadn't just told Darius that Mordekaiser had taken control of the Shadow Isles, Darius would never have imagined that he was still alive, or rather, resurrected.
After overthrowing the dark regime, they established the United Kingdom of Noxus to jointly govern that region.
Because these tribes were so different, people were unable to reach a consensus on various matters. To avoid internal strife, the Noxus leadership finally reached a consensus:
To wage wars abroad.
This decision proved effective; people immediately ceased fighting and turned their attention to other regions, resulting in a significant expansion of the territory.
In retrospect, this is the source of Noxus's penchant for aggression, but it also illustrates that Noxus was never capable of handling its internal affairs from the beginning.
Because Noxus occupied such a vast territory that governance could not keep up, and coupled with the stubborn resistance from Demacia and Freljord, the pace of invasion slowed down.
In this process, a lowly soldier gradually rose through military merit to become a formidable Great General; he was Kled.
However, Kled only enjoyed fighting on the battlefield and had no desire for power. Besides him, another Great General was also very popular, namely Darkwill, who later overthrew the United Kingdom and established the Empire.