In Swain's plan, necessary plunder is a necessary condition to keep the team well supplied in the early stage.

But Yasuo's backhand wave cleared the jungle, causing Swain's original plan to fail.

I don’t want it anymore, and you don’t want it either!

Swain didn't expect that Yasuo would come up with such a move. He had done his homework. The Ionians all had serious rural backgrounds. It was not an easy task for them to leave their homes!

Caught off guard, Swain's team had no choice but to reduce their actions and retreat proactively.

During this period, a staff officer suggested that the few Ionians who had not been relocated should be robbed, but Swain rejected this suggestion.

"Not only can we not touch these people," Swain emphasized, "but we must also give them the greatest respect and the best treatment - only in this way, those Ionians who were forced to move will feel resentment towards the volunteers.

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If you strengthen your walls and clear the country, I will simply do something heart-breaking.

Come on, let’s hurt each other!

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The fortified walls and clearing of the country put tremendous logistical pressure on the Noxians. As Swain was forced to shrink his strategy, the Volunteer Army gained valuable time - with this time, Yasuo could take advantage of those who had taken the initiative due to the tragedy of Balance.

Join the forces of the Volunteer Army for a comprehensive integration.

Although the combat effectiveness of many forces is very limited, they very well make up for the logistical problems faced by the Volunteer Army.

Kasuli and the Temple of Eternity provided a large amount of supplies to the Volunteer Army, and a considerable part of these supplies were sold to Sarah - under the escort of the Siren, these Ionian specialties were sent to Bilgevo

Specially, after switching to silver snake coins, Lei Wen swept the goods and purchased a large number of muskets, gunpowder and artillery for the volunteers.

Although these firearms are crudely made, they are still better than pitchforks.

As for the Noxian privateers...

To put it bluntly, when it comes to privateering, the pirates of Bilgewater are their ancestors.

Moreover, with the Siren as an escort, even if those privateers were given ten courages, they would not dare to take action!

A clearing of the field made the Navoli battlefield, which was about to be hit by a storm, feel as if the pause button had been pressed.

During this pause, the Volunteer Army expanded, trained, and integrated as quickly as possible.

For Swain, this gap can only allow him to restore material supplies and obtain personnel for repairs.

In addition, in the direction of the Immortal Fortress, Swain only received support from a few rookie teams.

The balance of victory finally began to tilt in the direction of the volunteers.

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The golden autumn is approaching and the harvest is coming - three months have passed in a flash.

Bilgewater's ships have arrived in Ionia twice, and Kashuli's factory has also imitated revolvers for the first time. In these short three months, the Volunteer Army has completed the preliminary replacement of shotguns with cannons.

A poorly armed and poorly trained militia turned into newly trained recruits armed with firearms.

Yasuo knew very well that the Noxians would definitely start the next round of offensive before winter came - if Swain delayed this winter and waited until the spring of next year, the Noxians would really have nothing to lose.

Hit.

By then, the entire Ionia will be armed, and unless the Noxians use all their strength, there really is no chance.

And is it possible for the Noxians to mobilize their entire nation?

The answer is no - for Noxus, the Freljord barbarians in the north, the Shurima lords in the south, or the Principality of Valoran and Demacia in the west, all of them are enemies.

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If Noxus dares to attack Ionia with all its strength, the result will definitely be a fire in the backyard.

Therefore, before winter, it is time for Noxus’ final counterattack to arrive!

Now, the volunteer army is organizing farmers to harvest wheat fields. They must complete this year's harvest before the official war begins.

Riven and the sisters of the Third Legion acted together again - this time, they did not hold weapons, but scythes, fighting in the wheat fields.

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Riven hadn't worked like this for a long time - after putting down the sword, she was surprised to find that her skills in using the scythe and the iron plow were not unfamiliar.

After all, he came from Imperial Farm.

After work, she deliberately pretended that she did not understand the dialect and continued to happily immerse herself in the joy of "Dida".

Similar to Riven, most of the Rune Swordsmen of the Seventh Legion have gradually adapted to life in Ionia - unlike Noxus, they are not expected to be anything and have more time to "be themselves"

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Like Cargona - although Yasuo finally swept away the poisonous gas, she did not die on the spot, but even with timely rescue, the little girl eventually became disabled.

Cargona has no intuition below her breasts, and she can almost only sit or lie down.

Such people cannot survive in Noxus.

But in Ionia, she was welcomed by the villagers - the alchemical gas took away the consciousness of most of her body, but it did not take away her beautiful singing voice. Her singing like a lark brought joy to the village teahouse.

A completely different atmosphere came.

Cargona no longer needs to worry about not being able to master rune weapons as well as her sisters as she did in the past. Without that pressure, she has already begun to try to learn musical instruments!

In Ionia, Riven saw a completely different social order.

A social order in which people at the bottom can survive - survival is not a pressure, and competition is not a matter of life and death.

The fertile First Land gave the Ionians more choices, all of which were not available in Noxus.

Riven...likes her current life.

After work, she is even looking forward to next year's Spring Festival - if possible, she even wants to go to Prexidian to see the famous big willow tree!

With Riven's help, the wheat in the field was quickly harvested, and part of the wheat was sorted out, just threshed, dried and packed - it was time to pay taxes.

Within the area controlled by the Volunteer Army, one tax per ten taxes.

Then, while she was waiting in line, an accident happened.

At the end of the line, there was a burst of noise, and then the familiar smell of blood filled Riven's body - shouts, cries for help and the sounds of frightened animals mixed together, and the entire grain station became a mess.

Riven jumped on the grain cart, looked in the direction of the grain station, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

He's a Noxian.

Judging from their attire, they should be the assassin group under Du Quecao.

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Riven was not mistaken.

In order to cause some trouble for the volunteers, Swain, with the consent of Du Couture, used the assassin group to launch the same attack on the area around Presidian...
Chapter completed!