Seeking Powerful Allies

After analyzing the situation in various locations, we adjourned the meeting. Irelia stayed behind; she was very worried about my condition these past few days.

"You seem more relaxed today, giving such a confident look. What happened to you in Beiquan that day?"

"It's hard to talk about, it's actually a personal matter, but I've let it go now and will focus my energy on it, don't worry."

"That's good. I know what happened to Riven was a big blow to you. You need to relax sometimes. The God of Wind has returned to all things; you can't fall down again."

"I am War Aspect, and I will not fall until the war ends! Besides, you're not in a good mood either, are you?"

"Me? I'm fine. My mood will improve as long as I eliminate the Vastaya."

You should know about Zhao Xin's resurrection, right?

When I mentioned Zhao Xin, a barely perceptible glint flashed across Irelia's face, but she quickly concealed it:

"He's already Vastaya, what more is there to say? I show no mercy to my enemies!"

"... Like you said yourself, don't push yourself too hard, relax occasionally."

I know Irelia can't let go of this, because when someone truly lets go of a relationship, they would never say such heartless things; it's only when they still care that they would say such things.

However, I'm not a relationship expert, so she'll have to figure it out herself eventually.

As we were talking, Kled came to find me. He said he needed to go back to the Yordle world to persuade Antiquit to come and support us.

Kled spoke calmly, but my heart was pounding. If we could win Antiquit over, that would be a tremendous asset!

However, he seems to have a good relationship with Ryze. Would he offend him for a group of unrelated people?

Moreover, according to Ryze, Antiquit is the Will of the Yordles, Kled cannot persuade him if he does not want to come.

After a moment's thought, I decided to go with him, even if it meant I wouldn't need to be of any use at crucial moments!

This time, Kled didn't refuse. After all, I had already been there once, and he also understood that his own efforts alone would be limited, so it would be better to have me along.

He dismissed Irelia and the others from the tent, then opened a portal on the spot, and the two of us quickly jumped in.

This time, I had absolutely no interest in appreciating the scenery, because I knew about the time difference between the two places, and that it could easily mean several days' difference if I wasn't careful.

We encountered members of the Swift Scout as soon as we landed. Teemo and a few kids surrounded us, and only let us through when they saw it was me and Kled.

Upon learning our purpose, Teemo accompanied us to Antiquit, inquiring about Tristana's situation along the way.

"Kled, is Gunner Girl settling in well over there? Has she found her interests?"

"I don't know if they found him or not, but he's been getting pretty close to that kid Rumble, oh yeah, and Mangi too."

Kled, unusually, cracked a joke, but Teemo took it seriously. "What?! No way, I can't leave Tristana alone over there, I have to go protect her!"

"Okay, when I'm trying to persuade the old man later, you can say a few more words along with him, and maybe he'll agree."

"Okay, I'll definitely speak up for you, Kled!"

Kled is just a kid; he was easily fooled. I wonder if Teemo will throw a tantrum after he finds out he's been tricked. I doubt he'll dare to challenge Kled.

We arrived at Antiquit's Mushroom House, only to find he wasn't there. Soon after, Fizz arrived, carrying a trident, looking rather unfriendly.

"Kled, how dare you bring outsiders in!"

"The situation is special, I'll explain to you later. Where did the old man go? I need to find him."

"No, you have to send this guy to Gensokyo first!" Fizz said, pointing at me.

"I'll explain later, just tell me where the old man went first?"

"Enough with the nonsense! I am the Elder of Law Enforcement, and I'm the one who calls the shots here!"

Fizz's words enraged Kled: "Don't think you're so great just because you're older than me. I'm not afraid of you if you really want to fight!"

"Alright, kid! Let's have a contest then! The last person who dared to talk to me like that has already sunk to the bottom of the sea!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, I quickly intervened to stop them. It wasn't that I was afraid of hurting their feelings; I just didn't want them to fight for an hour or two, or the situation outside would change drastically!

"I'm not an outsider, Fizz. You remember me, right?"

"Yasuo, of course I remember you, but here you're an outsider!"

"No, no, I've already been here, and I even met Lord Antiquit. He promised to let me leave."

"Letting you go doesn't mean you can come back!"

Seeing Fizz's expression, Kled was about to get angry again, but I quickly stopped him.

Since this approach isn't working, I've thought of another way: Fizz and Garr have a very good relationship, mentioning him might be helpful.

"Actually, I've come here for help. The outside world is in complete chaos; even Senior Garr is facing difficulties."

"What? What difficulties has Garr encountered?" Fizz changed the subject as expected after hearing this.

"A group of beings called the Vastaya and Void have appeared outside. They are extremely powerful, and now Senior Garr has gathered some old friends to fight against them."

"You can't even beat Garr, and you still need to call on old friends? You're not kidding me, are you!"

"Of course not! You can go out and ask him, otherwise we wouldn't have come to the Old Chieftain for help, would we?"

"You want to send the Old Chieftain out to deal with those guys?"

"Yes, even the Ancient Dragon found it troublesome; perhaps only Lord Antiquit can handle it."

"Hmm... He's at Heimerdinger's house. You guys go find him. I don't think he'd bother with this kind of thing."

Finally, by bringing up Garr, they managed to persuade Fizz to go to Heimerdinger's house to find Antiquit.

On the way Kled praised me, "You're the one with the most ideas! You convinced the Enforcement Elder with just a few words. You're really something!"

"I just happened to know about some of his friendships outside. Sorry for interrupting your fighting spirit. Actually, you're not angry, you just like to compete, right?"

"Haha, you found out. Indeed, I just wanted to test my skills against the Elder of Law Enforcement and see just how powerful he really is. But time is of the essence now, so I won't blame you."

After a few casual words, we soon arrived at Heimerdinger's house, the famous the Great Inventor of the area, whose house was even shaped like a gear.

Kled knocked on the door, the gears turned, and the door opened automatically.

I discovered that besides Antiquit and Heimerdinger, Corki was also there, and Heimerdinger was helping him repair his plane.

"Hmm? A stranger has arrived!"

"Heh, Yasuo, what brings you here again? Are you here to return the Life Rune?"