Chapter 577 Tradition and Change
Arella's breathing was panicked, her chest was fluctuating violently, and the man in front of her was surprisingly strong, which made her unable to break free.
"Can you let me go? Do you have to say this?" Arella sweated heavily, biting her lip, and stuffing her low roar in her throat. If foreigners are so "enthusiastic", she wouldn't like them at all.
"This is just a means to make you obedient. You are nervous now. Don't you care about your reputation as a worshiper?" Geno looked around and found that the eyes of the others in the cemetery were just blocked by the big tree in front of him, and he still did not want to let go of Arrelia.
"No, I was just pushed up as the leader at that time, and you will leak bad rumors like this, which is related to my reputation. Please..."
Arrelia tried to explain to Geno how important a woman's reputation was in the Ionian tradition, but was interrupted by Geno's overbearingness.
"I know what you are worried about, and I don't want to be so embarrassed. Don't talk now, I will get out of here after I finish speaking."
Geno knew that what had troubled Arella for many years was a philosophical problem and was not so easy to explain, so he took such a reckless approach in a hurry.
Geno's sudden strange words surprised Arrilia, but such straightforward words brought a more intuitive feeling, and she roughly understood Geno's true thoughts.
She calmed her breathing and Geno organized the language.
"Arelia, I know that after the Battle of Standing, you were burdened with many infamy and forced to make many choices. I know your suffering, but it is useless to remember the past in pain. If you don't make any changes, you will be eliminated by the times. This time the situation is critical, and you must lead the Ionians to fight for the land of birth again."
Geno looked at Arella in anticipation last second, but as the topic of the next second changed, his eyes turned to deep concerns about the future.
"But this is far from enough. If you face Svein directly, you know how terrible his strategy is. Just taking Precidian with a group of veterans who were drawn into the air. If Noxus reinforcements could respond to him as planned, you would have been killed on the spot, let alone chopped off one of his arms. Now Svein has merged the demons in the broken arm and resurrected himself, and has become the commander of Noxus. He made a comeback this time, but with the belief of winning. The whole country is dispatched and united. Do you think you can stop this Noxus?"
Of course it is impossible, Svein would not fall twice in the same pit.
Geno was helping Arella understand the difficulties of the war from the perspective of a bystander, which directly covered Arella's eyes with a layer of gloom. Even though Geno had let go of her hand, she still looked dumbfounded.
She did not face Geno's problem directly, and instead talked about the current situation of Ionia, which seemed to be more serious than the threat from foreign enemies.
"I still cannot understand why the Noxus people brought war to this pure land. Before that, Ionia had never affected the history of the outside world." She said blankly, picking up the blades from the ground and pieced them together into the shape of the family badge.
In front of them are three fragmented patterns, representing the Zan family, her hometown, and other places in the land of birth, which are harmoniously connected.
"You don't know what the war has brought to us. I lost all my family in the war, and Ionia is no longer the same as before. The land of birth is divided and hostile to each other. The tragic level of the war is no less than that of the Noxus invasion. After the war, some people became happy and revenge, and began to resolve disputes with violence, and even attack their neighbors. People lost their past harmony, and their relatives died in the war. Perhaps this is the reason why the prophet Kalma decided not to take action. Once the seeds of violence are sown in people's hearts, they will never be eradicated. Perhaps I am the sowinger."
The radical pro-war faction and the traditional peace faction fought fiercely, making Arrelia, who was in the cracks between war and peace, miserable. Following peace means losing her homeland, and obeying violence will lead to the loss of the traditions of her ancestors, which is also the reason why Arrelia is confused.
"It's not your fault. If you didn't do that, Ionia would have fallen at that time. Is this what you would like to see? Are you expecting the Noxus to live in peace with the prisoners of war? Is this possible?"
Geno's tone was aggressive, which made Arella shrink her neck uneasy, but it was very difficult to change the inherent concept.
"But what I am afraid of is that while I fight for freedom for Ionia, I will make this land lose its stability for thousands of years of inheritance forever." As she said, her eyes lost their spirit.
With the painful lessons from the past, Arrelia was worried that her behavior would once again plant bad consequences on this land. The best proof was that her brothers would draw swords at her own people. She killed so many assassins with her own hands just because they felt that Arrelia could not help them convince the traditional people to raise the butcher knife together and to the outside world.
"The world has changed. Today is no longer the same as before, so there is no need to hold on to it anymore. Although making changes will cause some traditions to lose and bring severe pain to us, don't forget that the traditions set at that time were not customized for the current world. Since we live in the present, we must adapt to the world in the present way. Kalma said, don't be afraid of change. Arrilia, you have to know that changes will last forever!"
"Make a change...has the prophet really said that?"
Geno's words rekindled the fire of resistance in Arrilia's heart, and made her eyes regain their brilliance.
"Probably...probably." Geno said vaguely.
"What is probably? Maybe this is just your side?"
"She really said it." Geno said confidently, but he didn't listen to her in person.
Arrilia smiled again with a rare smile, but it soon disappeared and turned into endless worries.
"When it comes to change, as you said, Noxus has become stronger, while Ionia is split. Can I really lead everyone to win this war?"
The situation is different in the past. Arrilia feels that even if she goes all out, she is not enough to defeat the invaders with the resistance army. How could a group of raiders be defeated by a group of raiders?
Of course, Geno knew that relying on Arrelia alone was far from enough. In his vision, Arrelia only needed to be responsible for uniting the hearts of the people and fighting together. The rebels' worship of her could be transformed into a force that should not be underestimated.
As for how to defeat Noxus, it still depends on whether he can bring those extraordinary people together.
"Did you forget that you have also grown up? Since you can defeat Svein once in Girls' Generation, you can do it now. Since the broken blades can be gathered in your hands, then the broken Ionia will definitely be united under your leadership."
"I will try my best to do it, strangers, although they are abrupt, but I still want to thank you for your advice."
"No need to thank you. You just need to reconcile the conflicts between people and lead the rebel army well. I'll help you find strong support." After instructing the most important content, Geno quickly left the cemetery.
It is impossible to slow down. After helping the backbone of the rebels to strengthen their beliefs, he has to find the next extraordinary person immediately.
The next stop is to go to Weili to find the junior sister of the Balance Sect, Akali, the Extraordinary Thorns.
"By the way, can you tell me your name before leaving?" Arrilia's question came from behind.
When Geno, who was leaving quickly, heard this, he staggered and almost fell down. Unexpectedly, after chatting for so many days, he didn't even know who he talked to, which made him feel that he had seriously overestimated his charm.
But that's true. After all, he and Arrelia only met for less than half an hour. They were forced to listen to so many big principles as soon as they met. It was already rare not to treat themselves as a lunatic.
"Make a formal self-introduction. My name is Geno, Mrs. Piltwo, and it doesn't matter if you don't know me, you'll hear this name from other people soon, I promise."
Geno turned around and saluted Arriya with his chest, showing nobility and confidence in his behavior, words and deeds, but after turning back to leave again, the aristocratic temperament he had just created immediately pulled up and casually hugged his arms and raised them, as if his two sides were completely two people.
Chapter completed!