Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Under the transport of two Decepticons, Li Lin shared a car with Caitlin, Kai'Sa, and Zoe, and Swain and Darius shared a car with an adjutant.

The rest of the Trifari soldiers followed the law enforcement officer, took two special transport floating trucks, and arrived at the administrative building after flying for a certain distance.

After getting off the car, Kaisha and Zoe were not interested in political affairs, but due to Swain's demonic power, they chose to stay in Li Lin's office.

Kaitlyn followed Li Lin to lead the way, silent all the way, and the crisp sound of heels stepping on the marble floor echoed in the empty corridor.

The atmosphere between the four seemed extremely oppressive.

Caitlin was visibly relieved when Li Lin entertained them in the meeting hall where the councilors held the council and now it was transformed into a meeting room for discussing political affairs.

The original round-shaped congressman's table has long been replaced by a traditional long table with more seats.

Wait until the staff brought tea and snacks in front of Swain and Darius.

Li Lin, who was sitting opposite the two, exchanged some nonsense with them, and waited until Karina, Mel, and Heimerdinger were notified before entering the hall through the corridor door on the other side.

Darius glanced at them coldly, then looked away quickly.

His duty today was to act as Swain's guard, and he was not interested in what was going to be discussed at this meeting.

Although it may be useless in the face of those Hex firearms, and with Swain's ability, he may not need his help, but at least it shows that he and the Grand Commander are advancing and retreating together.

Heimerdinger took the seat first, sitting next to Li Lin, while Mel and Karina sat next to Heimerdinger and Caitlin respectively.

Mel and Karina maintain diplomacy and economy respectively, and they are relatively important officials in Piltover.

Because Heimerdinger is one of the founders of Piltover, even if he is no longer a member of the parliament, he still has to participate in the talks when the heads of state of other countries are visiting.

Not to mention Caitlin.

Without the constraints of the MPs and the support of Li Lin, as the leader of the law enforcement officers in Piltover, she is equivalent to the "Grand Marshal" of other countries in Piltover, holding part of the military power.

They represent the current face of Piltover.

There was silence in the air.

Li Lin and Swain looked at each other, reflecting each other on the person sitting opposite them.

Affected by the aura of the two people's secret "confrontation", other people in the hall could not help but see a trace of cold sweat from their foreheads and backs, not even daring to take a breath.

"Commander." Li Lin leaned forward, crossed his hands on the table, and broke the silence first.

"Just call me Swain." Swain smiled politely, his sonorous voice was like a sharp knife out of its sheath, with the edge of a superior temperament, "Can I call your name Li Lin directly?"

"Of course, the name is for calling." Li Lin smiled back, and from the corner of his eye, he noticed that dozens of ravens had landed on the high windowsills on both sides of the hall.

It was a magical species condensed from the magic of the demon Lamo, which was very different from ordinary ravens.

"I heard that a rebellion broke out on the Rocklund Plain recently, and those soldiers want to overthrow your rule, it's ridiculous.

"In my opinion, since the Grand Commander came to power and issued the Trifari Proclamation on the separation of powers, Noxus today is no better than before. It took just over a year to prosper, and it is expected to restore the glory of the past. This is not the same as your correct decision. Inseparable from the relationship."

"No, no, if compared to your light, I am far inferior.

"It took you only two years to climb from a handyman to your current position, and it took me 30 years to get to where I am today with the help of the Swain family.

"In terms of ability, I'm really ashamed."

Swain responded politely.

Li Lin laughed, "Where are you, if Lady Pale hadn't mobilized your troops, you would have killed Irelia and conquered Ionia long ago.

"Besides, just because you have subdued the devil, I can't compare with you."

Upon hearing the name "Pale Lady", Darius' pupils shrank suddenly, and even Swain's eyes flashed a trace of solemnity.

Unexpectedly, this kid who fled Ionia a long time ago actually knew what happened in Presidium at that time...

But after thinking about it for a while, Swain felt a little relieved.

The Battle of Navoli is not a secret. Irelia Zan has long been a hero and is praised by the Ionians. Li Lin knows that this is not difficult.

But how did he know that LeBlanc had diverted my Chapter's manpower, which resulted in my defeat at Presidium?
Thoughts were chaotic in my mind, but only two or three seconds had passed in reality.

Immediately afterwards, Swain continued without changing his expression: "You were able to manufacture several mechas that were comparable to the gods, and you also defeated the ancient witch spirit Xerath that once caused the Ascension Empire to be destroyed.

"I am a mere mortal, even if I can subdue the devil, how can I compare with you who defeated the ascendant?
"Not only that, I also heard that you announced your plan to go to the heavens some time ago, and it seems that you have made progress?"

Swain's dim red eyes swept over Caitlin and Heimerdinger, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Being able to step into the heavens is something that so many strange warlocks have dreamed of doing throughout the ages, even demons are no exception."

Apart from Heimerdinger and Caitlin, Karina and Mel were stunned.

Li Lin didn't say anything, the two of them didn't understand, and they didn't expect at all that he could defeat the legendary Ascended...

Li Lin raised his eyebrows invisibly.

There is no way to hide things like fighting the Ascendant. Shurima is sparsely populated, but there are many Noxus expedition teams and war stonemasons.

Coupled with the fact that Azir claimed to have defeated the enemy Xerath together with Li Lin, Swain would be surprised if he didn't know.

It's just that he didn't quite understand what Swain meant by the so-called "demon" also wanting to step into the heaven.

But the guy slyly didn't design too much in what interests him.

The two people's first temptation to expose each other's background didn't take advantage of it.

With Lamo, Swain can know many secrets and predict the future, but he can't see through Li Lin's secrets.

Li Lin, on the other hand, relied on the advantages of the traveler's foresight and the intelligence advantages brought about by technological progress, but he couldn't take advantage of the confrontation with a cunning old fritter like Swain.

However, if it weren't for the purpose of forming a united front for mankind and gathering as many human forces as possible, he actually didn't need to talk so much to Swain.

In some respects, Li Lin still has the upper hand.

Next, the two sides tacitly agreed, and quickly skipped this topic and chatted about other things.

For example, Swain's experience in governing a huge country and hereditary aristocrats, Li Lin's ideas for developing technology, etc. The conversation was quite pleasant, and the two laughed in the room from time to time.

Caitlin, Karina, Mel, and Heimerdinger looked a little helpless, and they didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, and it can be said that they had no chance to intervene at all.

With Li Lin present, they were completely foils.

After the topic turned around, it finally progressed to the key point.

While talking about the trivial matters between countries, Swain suddenly changed his tone, "I heard from a general named Du Kecao under my command that his daughter and his capable men came to visit Picheng. Your country was arrested for espionage, is there such a thing?"

Can you finally remember to talk about business?
Li Lin couldn't help complaining in his heart, and the originally impatient mood was suppressed back.

"That's what happened." Li Linnu shrugged, "Katrina cooperated with Tyrone, one of them restrained me, and the other sneaked into my house to steal my design drawings. This is a serious violation of Piltover Criminal Law. the behavior of."

"It was actually a misunderstanding," Swain said. "I sincerely apologize to you for my subordinate's faux pas."

As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from the pocket of his coat, and handed it to the staff standing on both sides of the hall who were on call at any time, and asked him to hand the paper to Li Lin who was opposite him.

"This is a small gift prepared by my subordinates to redeem Katerina and Tyrone. I hope you like it."