Modification Plan

[Glacier Round Shield: A round shield suitable for barbarian warriors in close combat. It is very heavy and requires considerable strength to wield effectively, but its superior protective capabilities are undeniable... It increases the user's physical defense and provides an additional bonus in cold weather.]

[Radiant: Its entire body is azure blue, resembling a True Ice weapon, but its main body is actually forged from blue crystal, infused with True Ice powder, making the fragile blue crystal indestructible.]

"These are two newly forged weapons and a set of chainmail. I need to slowly forge the wire, so it's not finished yet... I want to forge a batch of my own equipment and build Winter's Claws' own armed force."

"Armed?"

Sejuani picked up the Radiant Light in one hand and raised the Glacier Shield in the other, waving it around.

"The weapons are good weapons, but what does 'armed' mean? Our tribe already has quite a few warriors, doesn't it?"

"Yes, but I'm not talking about warriors who fight wild beasts, but those who can fight humans."

"That's utter nonsense... Winter's Claw survived by raiding; do they really need to specifically practice combat skills?"

Sejuani said nonchalantly that the Winter's Claws were among the most martial-minded people in Freljord. Sejuani had already killed enemies when she could lift a longsword. In her opinion, any warrior who could lift a weapon should have experience killing.

"That being said, I'm certain you've never fought against a fully-fledged army."

"The army? You mean the Noxians?"

Sejuani put away her disdain.

"Have you heard something... Aren't we still friends with the Noxians? You're really strange. You're the one who advocates making deals with the Noxians, and you're also the one who advocates being wary of them."

"There is no conflict. If we want to do business with tigers peacefully, we must at least have the ability to fight them."

Heron had a simple and insightful discussion with Sejuani about his "prediction." Although it didn't seem to have any real basis at the moment, Heron was looking for evidence to support his prediction, so his explanation was quite logical and reasonable.

It was as if the threat from Noxus was imminent, leaving Sejuani completely bewildered.

"Um... is that 'hand' you mentioned really that powerful?"

"Darius? He's formidable, a truly exceptional opponent."

"Well……"

Trusting Harren so much, and knowing how much he valued this matter, Sejuani couldn't help but give it serious consideration.

But as the actual leader, her thinking is much more complex.

"Even if it's necessary... then I'd like to know, what kind of weaponry can stand against a so-called legion?"

"I've already brought out better weapons, better than the ones we gave to the Noxians, and then... and then..."

Herren blinked, and then couldn't say anything more.

He wasn't a jack-of-all-trades, and he had no idea how to train troops... He felt that the Claws of Winter needed a regular army specializing in combat, but he didn't know how to train such a force.

Or rather, there probably isn't anyone like that in the entire Freljord. The most likely candidate to possess such ability, in my memory, is probably Lissandra…

After all, it's the Clash of Clans version, and everyone is just focused on fighting. Who would bother to study tactics and training? It's like a cook not cooking but studying military strategy.

Herren scratched his head, speechless for a long time.

Seeing this, Sejuani smiled but didn't make fun of him.

"See? I told you you only know how to throw out difficult problems... But I'll find a group of people like that. You're only responsible for providing weapons and equipment. As for training... we'll talk about that later."

"Okay... that's the only way."

Harren really didn't have many options. Freljord had many powerful warriors, but they were all unorthodox and unorthodox fighters...

What would happen if such warriors encountered a well-trained Noxian army? Ionia will provide the answer.

The newly born land, teeming with heroes, was still utterly defeated by Noxus.

In the end, it was only through the individual power of some strong individuals that the situation was stabilized with great difficulty, until Noxus collapsed from within.

Noxus was defeated, but not by Ionia. The war killed countless Ionians and burned towns and villages to the ground. Even after Noxus withdrew, Ionia was unable to return to peace and fell into division and war.

Having learned from such a past mistake, Heron didn't want to follow the same path as the Ionians. He didn't have much of a memory of the Noxian invasion of Freljord, and he dared not gamble.

Suddenly, Herren had a flash of inspiration.

"Perhaps I have a way."

"Damn, not again?"

Sejuani clutched her head in pain.

Harren's various whimsical ideas weren't entirely useless, but for Sejuani, they were somewhat far-fetched... The difficulties of the real-world conditions aside, each one brought Sejuani great psychological hardship, and she had to put in a lot of effort to convince herself to understand them.

"We are not alone; we have potential allies... Perhaps we can seek help from them."

"Oh……"

Upon hearing what Harren said, Sejuani gave a cold laugh.

"You want me to team up with Ashe? No way, she's not qualified."

"Ashe? No, no, no, not her. Of course, she's also a potential ally... Don't forget, we have another neighbor to the south."

"South?"

Sejuani was somewhat puzzled.

Who is it?

"...Demacia! Is it that hard to guess?"

"Uh, Demacia is to our south? Or is it our neighbor?"

"..."

Heron looked at Sejuani speechlessly, thinking he was really overestimating himself by expecting this wild boar, who couldn't even read a map, to understand geography.

"Yes, Demacia is to the south, and they are our neighbors. They are different from us; they are an empire with a regular army, and they don't get along with the Noxians..."

"That sounds interesting, a kingdom where a prince falls in love with a beast, is it? The question is, will they help us?"

"I think...maybe."

Heron wasn't sure either. They couldn't offer Demacia any material benefits. The Demacians had their own mines, and anti-magic stones were their prized possession. Moreover, they weren't as eager to expand as Noxus, so their need for weapons was probably not great.

But a country that maintains its status quo and has almost no possibility of conflict is also an excellent ally... right?

"I think if we show that we want to stand with them against the Noxian threat, they might be willing to make a secret agreement with us..."

"So, you want to go to Demacia? Is it far?"

"Well... I really don't know."

The maps seized from the Noxians mainly covered the Freljord region, specifically the northern and central areas. Heron had no idea about the terrain in the south, nor how far it was from Demacia.

"I think... we can ask Udyr about this."