At last, Ziggs chose to stay.
It's not like he has a choice.
All of the illusion magic was provided by Teemo. And he doesn't really know the way around Zaun. If he left, he might be arrested. (Ziggs doesn't know that the warrants don't work)
Plus, the glamorous explosion Jinx promised him sound like a rather… attractive option.
As such, the hex explosive expert was in.
This is just the start of Teemo's plan. He needs a squad after all.
So, he told the other four all about his plan.
When you are facing multiple groups of enemies that belongs to different factions, and your side is weak and ununited, what's the best way to defeat them all?
The answer is clear - Provoke alienation between them.
In fact, if right now any of the ones in Chem barons, foreign spies or Piltover decided to turn on him full force, the only choice Teemo have is to run.
Sure, crowd tactic might not work that good on mages, but it can work with enough people.
Even if Teemo can obliviate one neighborhood, two neighborhoods or ten neighborhoods, it doesn't matter.
Zaun has thousands of neighborhoods! Except the neighborhoods, there are countless mines and Chem tech factories!
What Teemo wanted was to take over them, not ruin them all.
After confirming the main direction of his plan, the rest is a lot easier to the ex-agent.
In short term, because he doesn't have to worry about Piltover for now, the primary task is to turn the spies and the Chem barons against each other.
For Teemo, there is a chance to do it right now. The most influential country to Zaun is Noxus. Their inner conflicts won't stop in a while. The rising of Darius is the chance Noxus rise again, but it inevitably brings chaos. In this condition, the Noxian spies were temporarily isolated.
Without help, even though the spies aren't the strongest power in Zaun anymore, they are still terrorizing others and seizing advantages. In this situation, if Teemo divulge Noxus' temporary debility, there will be more than one Chem baron wanting to teach them a lesson.
Like Saito Takedo.
This Chem baron seems to belong to Ionia. But considering the fact that he tried to use Zac as his war machine, Teemo felt like his loyalty to Ionia deserves a question mark.
Also, the last Teemo made contact with the Chem baron, there is an undeniable crave for power in his eyes.
The first step of Teemo's plan is to find a way to disclose the debility of Noxus to Saito.
It sounds easy, but Teemo knows that he must make sure that Saito can't relate the info back to him.
Saito is no normal people. If Teemo just goes to him and tell him everything, Saito's first reaction will definitely not be causing troubles for the Noxians, he will be trying to know what Teemo wanted to do.
Everyone want to play the game, no one want to be the pieces.
In Zaun, when someone told you a piece of information, the first thing to do is to find out why are they telling you this. Since it probably means somebody wants to use you for something.
As an intelligence broker, Teemo has a lot of experience with this kind of situation.
In Zaun, all those at high places are made suspicious by the chaos. If they don't know why a piece of cake was put in front of them, no matter how good it seems, no one will dare to take a bite out of it.
But Teemo already got a full sketch for how to tell Saito all the "good news".
"Ekko, I heard that you are hunting down a serial killer."
"Yes. The name is Mundo.", "His endurance of pain is incredibly strong. The problem is that he loves pain. Sure, he can't beat me, but I can't kill him either. I asked Saito Takedo for help. In return, I got the mission of testing you."
"Good!" Teemo nodded, "I will join you in this hunt. You have to tell them that I blackmailed you. I will look for a chance to get Mundo to 'that' mine and release one of those guys."
"Those guys in 'that' mine ?!" Ekko's jaws almost hit the floor, "No, definitely no! They are all Noxus felonies. If they got out, Zaun is done!"
("That" mine is what they call the Noxian stronghold in Zaun. It contains a lot of untamable and non-executable felonies. And keep in mind, Felonies in Noxus weren't just simple serial killers. For short, those contained in that place are true psychopaths.)
"No, I'm not saying I will release them all." Teemo waved his hands, "I will release one of the most famous one of them. I assure you; he will be so focused on getting his revenge on Noxus, he wouldn't even realize he's playing my game."
"Hmm…"
Ekko's brow furrowed.
Teemo's plan is very interesting. He is trying to cause conflicts inside and then expose the weak state of Noxus. It seems like a great plan. The only variable is if one person is enough to shake Noxus and expose their weakness.
Seeing Ekko's doubted look, Teemo gave a reassuring smile.
"As for why one is enough, it's because of his name. You all heard of Urgot, right?"
"Urgot ?!"
This time, except for Jinx, all of the other ones feel a chill run down their spine.
Urgot is Noxus' ex-executioner!
(And by the way, the new executioner is probably a extreme narcissist named Draven )
