The world was in turmoil, but it seemed to have nothing to do with Karya, who was in Lunvol.
Years after he had last entered "research mode," time seemed to speed up for Karya—especially after the Durand family contributed their research notes on Nullstone. Inspired, Karya came up with some very interesting hypotheses about Nullstone's properties, and every one of them needed to be tested.
Under the circumstances, even with Karya's extensive experience in magical experimentation and Hextech's professional training in Magic Theory, carrying out the work still took him an enormous amount of time.
So time seemed to hit the fast-forward button in Lunvol. For three whole years, aside from his daily conversations with Lux and the occasional bit of advice on Demacia's political situation, Karya devoted almost all his energy to studying Nullstone's properties.
What's more, Mount Targon was the source of the Shurima River. In the past, the Laquor people had simply lorded it over the mountain. Their conservative, backward system left them with little to offer or attract outsiders. Anyone with any sense would avoid associating with a bunch of backward religious fanatics.
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Karya had long anticipated that Azir would launch a war to unify Shurima.
Compared with the Sun Disc, even Azir, with his impeccable pedigree, seemed to lose his appeal in the eyes of the people of Nareumajel.
And with Zilean's influence in southern Shurima, Azir finally decided the time had come. It was time to raise the banner of Shurima and reunite the land after so many years of division!
After all, the Shuriman tribes had grown into the Shuriman Empire starting from Nareumajel!
Though he wasn't entirely ready, Azir still chose to raise his banner first and announce