Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 382 Magic and Demacians Are Born
The news of Xin Zhao's defeat to Li Lin spread like wildfire. In just over ten minutes, the entire Dawn Castle was shocked.

As the governor of Germany who had served King Jarvan III for 13 years without a single defeat, he lost to a foreign boy?

This made many guards who admired Xin Zhao a bit unacceptable, but there was nothing they could do about it.

At that time, there were dozens of guards watching the battle. It is well known that Zhao Xin admitted that he lost to Li Lin.

Especially Li Lin's superhuman speed, the naked eye can only catch afterimages, he is simply a "humanoid monster"!
If they were put on the battlefield as an enemy, even if they sent a hundred-man company of Fearless Pioneers, they probably wouldn't be able to take him down...

At this time, many guards talked about it, and it even reached the ears of Jarvan IV and the king who had just woken up, and they immediately summoned them.

This disrupted Li Lin's plan to go to Morgana to talk about her sister Kyle, and how she would announce her return to the public in a few days.

Just before arriving at the Hall of Valor, Li Lin noticed that Xin Zhao's tense face was a little unnatural, and knew that he might have bruises and bruises from sparring with him.

He raised his right hand, and the cuff of his clothes changed to form a smaller container bottle containing a purple liquid.

"My lord, please drink this."

Xin Zhao turned his head and glanced at the container in Li Lin's palm, he seemed a little puzzled, "This is it?"

"The twilight potion can quickly heal your injuries, just like the life potion in our hometown."

He nodded without the slightest doubt, took the potion and drank it in one gulp, and immediately returned the small bottle to Li Lin, seeing that it was reintegrated with his clothes.

"Your clothes are really convenient."

"Actually, I can build a set of armor similar to mine for you."

"Hmm..." Xin Zhao groaned for a moment, but his face was full of excitement, "I heard that Hextech is very expensive and unpopular in Piltover. If it's your technology, it must cost a lot of money. ?”

As the head of the royal family and the king's personal bodyguard, Xin Zhao's salary is not low, plus he usually has nothing to spend money on, so the money he has accumulated over the past ten years is quite a lot.

However, if he wanted to buy Li Lin's so-called "nano armor", he was really not sure if he had enough money.

Li Lin saw through his thoughts, and couldn't help laughing: "Since I proposed it, it must be provided to you for free, without spending money."

Xin Zhao shook his head, "Although I believe in your kindness, I also know that there is no such thing as a free lunch..."

"But I like to entertain guests for free, especially my friends."

"..."

Xin Zhao stared into Li Lin's sincere eyes and was silent for a moment.

Relying on his years of being among the nobles and training his ability to recognize people with the king, he could faintly guess that Li Lin definitely had his own purpose in coming to Demacia.

However, as long as it's not about His Majesty's safety, he doesn't want to take care of anything else.

Realizing that the pain on his body had subsided at some point, Xin Zhao looked at Li Lin in surprise, "Your potion is even more miraculous than the elders' life potion."

Li Lin just smiled and nodded, and asked another question: "You have been away from the land of birth for almost 20 years, have you ever thought about going back?"

Xin Zhao showed a little nostalgia on his face, he didn't answer the question directly, but asked instead: "What about you? You stayed in Picheng for two years, now that the war is over, didn't you go back?"

Li Lin was not too surprised that Xin Zhao knew about his life experience, Jarvan IV would definitely tell them about his background.

If he didn't know, Li Lin would be surprised.

"There is no one or anything I miss in that land."

Xin Zhao heard what Li Lin was referring to, "Sorry, I shouldn't have brought this up."

"It's okay, it's over." Li Lin smiled, "I've found a new home now."

"Well... I'm actually the same as you."

Xin Zhao sighed, his tense face replaced by sadness, but then filled with hope again.

"My parents died young, and I grew up with the elders of the village...but after I was captured and taken to Noxus, I basically had nothing. It was His Majesty the King who made me regain the meaning of living.

"I have long since missed peace. Defending King Jarvan III is my only wish in this life... I would rather die for honor than spend the rest of my life in regret."

Li Lin can understand Xin Zhao, who has struggled in blood and death for several years like him, no matter how determined his mind is, if he suddenly loses the motivation to move forward, he will be worried about gains and losses, and will not be stable for the rest of his life.

Fortunately, Jarvan III gave him a chance and gave him a new goal, and only then did he create a brand new Xin Zhao - the director of Debang.

"If that's the case..." Li Lin's tone suddenly became serious, "Director Zhao, I have something to remind you."

"Huh?" Xin Zhao turned his head to meet Li Lin's serious eyes.

For some reason, there was an inexplicable throbbing in his heart.

"No matter what, you must guard His Majesty the King, even if you violate his orders."

"I will never disobey His Majesty's orders."

Xin Zhao frowned, not understanding why he suddenly said that.

"I'm talking about special circumstances." Li Lin didn't explain too much, "At that time, you should be able to judge what you should do...Oh, we're here."

While speaking, they had arrived at the Hall of Valor.

Zhao Xinxin had doubts in his heart, but since he was going to meet the king, he quickly changed his mentality.

He greeted the guard at the door, and entered the empty hall with Li Lin.

At this moment, Jarvan III was sitting on the central throne, and Jarvan IV, Barrett, and Tiana stood in front of them, talking about something.

Hearing footsteps coming from the gate, several people looked at Li Lin and Xin Zhao at the same time.

"Hahaha, our two brave fighters are counted!" Jarvan III's hearty and vigorous voice echoed throughout the Hall of Valor.

"Excuse me for being late, Your Majesty." Xin Zhao stepped forward, saluted and apologized.

He should have arrived at the bedchamber to guard Jarvan III when the king woke up.

"It's okay, it's okay! Haha, I didn't expect our hero to have such strength!"

Jarvan III waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

Let Xin Zhao go back behind him, and keep looking at Li Lin with smiling eyes, "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, you actually broke the myth that Xin Zhao has been undefeated for more than ten years!"

"You didn't tell me that you still have such strength!"

Jarvan IV was very surprised by this, and punched Li Lin lightly on the shoulder.

He always thought that Li Lin was simply relying on the high-tech armor, and his own strength was not that exaggerated, and he thought that he could still win by himself.

But what he didn't expect was that his uncle Xin Zhao, who was called "Demacia No. 1" in the army, was defeated by Li Lin.

Even Generalissimo Tiana's evaluation of Li Lin couldn't help but improve a bit.

"Our Manager Zhao has always wanted someone to defeat him." Barrett interjected with a smile, "Now, you have fulfilled his wish."

"Actually, Manager Zhao is still stronger than me." Li Lin smiled modestly, "The reason why I am slightly better than Manager Zhao is actually because I have drank the potion that I developed by myself, which can permanently improve my physical fitness. There is a similarity to the steel mixture of the Realjord."

"Steel mixture?" A surprised expression appeared on Jarvan III's face, "I saw that thing a few years ago when I went north to fight against the barbarians in order to retake the battle flag that my mother and her maid sewed with their own hands."

"Those savages seem to have changed after drinking that stuff. They were able to return to their peak state after being seriously injured. It's really amazing." Barrett responded and added.

"Hmph, no matter what, they're just a bunch of unorganized barbarians." Tiana had a big prejudice against the Freljord, as could be heard from her tone.

"Hey, that's true, but the battle environment was too unfavorable for us, and we went deep alone, and almost failed to regain the mother's battle flag."

Recalling the scene at the time, Jiawen III couldn't help sighing, "Thanks to Xin Zhao, otherwise I would have lost the most precious gift left by my mother."

"Your Majesty praised me, I just took on the heavy responsibility of carrying the flag."

"But without you, the morale of the soldiers would not have recovered and won that miraculous victory." Barrett also praised.

"By the way, Li Lin, you said that the potion you developed can permanently improve your physical fitness...does it have any side effects?" Jarvan IV became interested in this.

"Of course not, and people around me use it too, and it works really well."

Li Lin quickly described the effects of his "gene enhancer" and "activity enhancer".

Jiawen IV's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at his father sitting on the throne, "Father!"

Tiana frowned, knowing what the prince was thinking, she immediately said: "This is absolutely impossible!"

"But……"

"Hey, we are all our own people, so there is no need to quarrel over this matter... I have been bothered by those nobles enough on weekdays."

The king sighed on his forehead, and quickly waved his hand to stop the possible debates that might arise, "Let's talk about this later."

Afterwards, his eyes refocused on Li Lin, "Actually, I came to you today, and I have something else to say."

Gradually, Jiawen III stretched out his hand to hold his chin, frowned and thought for a moment, then sat up straight again.

"I wonder what you think of our Demacia's Forbidden Magic Code?"

"This……"

Li Lin actually asked himself this question directly to the king.

Although it was not in front of many ministers and other members of the Shield Council, the few in front of them could be regarded as the pillars of Demacia.

Especially Tiana who couldn't hold any sand in her eyes beside Jarvan III.

Li Lin's eyes quickly skipped over the faces of Jarvan IV, Xin Zhao, Barrett, and Tiana.

But even the most immature Jarvan IV didn't show unnecessary expressions on his face, which really made him feel quite difficult.

"Your Majesty asked you something." Tiana reminded.

Jiawen III waved her hand, telling her to be calm, "Give him a little time to think, this question is not easy to answer."

Afterwards, he continued to say to Li Lin: "Don't worry, this is a private topic between us, as long as you express your true thoughts."

Li Lin hesitated for a moment, sorted out his thoughts a bit, looked directly at Jarvan III, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Actually, I think Demacia's Forbidden Magic Code is biased."

After saying this, apart from Tiana's face changing slightly, the expressions of the others remained unchanged, as if what he said was also what they thought.

"How?" Jarvan III leaned forward with a curious expression on his face, "Why do you have such an idea?"

"As far as I know, the ancestors of Demacia were devastated by the rune wars and had no choice but to migrate westward, and finally found this forbidden magic stone forest on the west side of the Valoran continent."

Jiawen III nodded affirmatively, indicating that what Li Lin said was indeed true.

"But although the ancestors of Demacia don't like magic, it is undeniable that quite a few of them also have magical talents, at least that's what the story Morgana told me said."

It is obvious whether the ancestors who once established Demacia knew magic. The ability of the first king Oren to drive Poppy's holy hammer is enough to illustrate this.

However, this is not recorded in the classics of Demacia. Even if there are relevant descriptions in the history books of other countries, they will not be recognized by the Demacia people.

Therefore, the best way is to move out the "protective umbrella" Morgana, at least to stop Tiana who does not allow others to stigmatize Demacia.

Li Lin glanced at her standing beside the king.

Sure enough, although her face was slightly ugly, she still didn't scold herself.

So, Li Lin went on to say: "Later, the sisters of the Flying Winged Protectors accompanied their father Zilam to this country that was still in its infancy, and gathered a group of believers, among whom there were countless magicians.

"In the end, the Feiyi sisters parted ways because of their disagreement, but the battle between them destroyed most of the city-state.

"In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, the new king ordered the establishment of the Demon Seeker Association, and issued a decree to completely prohibit the use of magic in Demacia."

"But there is this matter." Jiawen III raised his eyebrows, his voice was full of surprise, "You know so much?"

"I've always liked learning, and I'm basically familiar with the history of various countries, even the fallen Shurima Empire." Li Lin replied with a smile.

At this time, Tiana finally couldn't bear it, and said coldly: "What exactly do you want to express?"

Li Lin shrugged, "It's actually very simple. Magic talent can be inherited. Although the former king of Demacia banned magic, he didn't kill all the citizens who could use magic.

"This has also led to some magical talents appearing in their descendants from time to time, and it is also one of the reasons why Demacia's magic has been banned repeatedly."

"Ridiculous!" Tiana retorted, and immediately looked at the king, "Your Majesty..."

"Actually, I think Li Lin is right."

Tiana was shocked by the king's answer, and it also caused different expressions on the faces of Jarvan IV, Xin Zhao, and Barrett.

Li Lin could see that they were actually quite opposed to the Forbidden Magic Code, so he quickly took the opportunity to continue: "Although I don't know magic, but along the way, everyone's attitude towards Shivana can be seen."

He took a deep breath, glanced at Jarvan IV, and then at Xin Zhao behind the king.

"The people of Demacia are more afraid of magic than loathing it... not only the common people, but also those who know magic. This is the main contradiction in Demacia at present.

"We have encountered the fear demon Fiddlesticks in the border town. Although it has been sealed by Zoe, we can learn from it what the consequences of extreme fear will be."

Li Lin's words caused Jarvan III to think deeply.

After a long silence in the Hall of Heroes, he pondered: "So... what do you think?"

"This is purely my personal opinion. If there is any inappropriateness, please forgive me."

Li Lin bowed slightly, and then expressed his final thoughts: "Magic and Demacians and fertility come together, rather than completely prohibiting them, it is better to formulate comprehensive laws and make proper use of them.

"The people are the foundation of a country. Only in this way can we truly unite all the people in the country, maintain long-term social stability, and let Demacia pass on from generation to generation, and even last forever...Isn't it?"

　Woo woo woo I originally said it would cost 7000 today, but I only wrote more than [-]. I apologize! (*)
　　
　
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