Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 63 There are still many things to be busy with

Stared at by Li Lin's strangely shining eyes, Fandre was stunned.

Not only Li Lin, he found that even his subordinates all focused their fiery eyes on him after listening to Li Lin's words.

"You...what are you looking at me for?" Fandre extinguished his pipe and put it on the table, "I didn't think about..."

"Fandre." Sevica's hoarse voice interrupted him, "Don't you want to make Bottom City better?"

"That's what you said, the wish we made together at the beginning..."

Fandre's eyes made brief contact with every subordinate in the room, but found that they all seemed to agree with Li Lin's statement.

Before he could open his mouth to explain anything, everyone rushed to speak, all trying to persuade him:
"The Bottom City is the Vandel that you established, and those alchemy barons should listen to you."

"That's right, Van der, you gave them the territory of the Alchemy Barons, so you should be the boss of Bottom City!"

"I think what this young man said is right. If Dicheng wants to become better, it should have a leader."

"A few years ago you led us, and those alchemy barons rebelled against the upper city. Although they failed, I believe they will still obey your orders..."

"Hmph, let me tell you, if you can change the status quo of Bottom City, what's the point of making enemies with those alchemy barons? We have more people than them, and we're not vegetarian."

"..."

Because of the sincerity of Li Lin's words just now, he also hopes that Van der can take over the bottom city again and become the only leader.

Except for some people who still don't believe him or are hostile to the people of Piltover, most of his subordinates are willing to speak for him.

Seeing the noisy chatter of the crowd, Vander lowered his face, raised his arms and waved his hands a few times to calm everyone down.

"I know what the big guys mean, but you also know that I have been staying in the dark alley for the past few years, and basically cut off contact with those alchemy barons.

"Nowadays, they have all developed their own power, and even if they have strong soldiers under their command, they will give me a little face, but it is unlikely that they will obey my orders again."

He let out a long breath, looking quite helpless.

"Then let them see your strength and prove that you are not old, Van der."

Sevika was expressionless, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes, she spat out the cigarette butt in her mouth and stomped it out.

"If they are not willing to cooperate, you should use your fist to speak like you did when you conquered the bottom city before."

She raised her eyes to the upper right corner of the bar, indicating the pair of steel gloves that were found last night and hung up again.

Fandre frowned, knowing that he couldn't make sense with these stubborn subordinates, so he looked up at Li Lin again.

"It may not be appropriate to say this now, but you are from Ionia and have witnessed war, so you should understand that as long as there is struggle, there will be sacrifice.

"And I think you should have heard of the 'Day of Ashes' a few years ago, after that day, I returned to the bottom city, integrated my own forces, and established Black Lane.

"I have witnessed too many familiar people fall before my eyes, and their souls were taken away by Qian Jue, so I built this place to provide a safe haven, unite everyone, help each other, and protect everyone."

"You ask me for help. I want to help you from the bottom of my heart, but those alchemy barons can't listen to me. If you want to be tough, they will not sit still. Struggle and bloodshed are essential..."

Van der didn't speak too directly, but the meaning expressed in the words is quite easy to understand.

In short, he didn't want his men to take the risk...

However, Li Lin thought differently from him: "You misunderstood me, Van der."

Fandre raised his eyebrows in doubt, "...Huh?"

"I don't need your men to take risks or shed blood. I just want your attitude." Li Lin explained.

"Attitude?" Van der still couldn't understand, "If you don't shed blood and fight against the alchemy barons, how can you convince those people?"

However, Li Lin did not answer his question, "If you called them to a meeting under a certain name, would they respond to your call?"

"This one……"

Fander stroked the black-gray beard on his chin, and said in an uncertain tone:

"We used to work hard in the mine with us, and now there are 5 people who have become barons of alchemy, but in the past few years, there are still newcomers who have climbed to the top of power and become new barons of alchemy.

"With my current influence, the 5 people I mentioned should come, but the rest of the alchemy barons I don't know should give me face, but I think most of them will not respond to my call ..."

"That's enough, first call as many people as you can summon, and forget about others who don't want to come."

"What are you going to call them for?" Vander wondered.

Li Lin thought for a while, and slowly said a few words: "Alchemy Baron Meeting."

After a short pause, he added: "I'm going to use my own method to 'convince' them."

……

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After the negotiation, Li Lin made an appointment with Van der for a month.

Because Van der is unlikely to provide much help, so during this period, he needs to prepare everything as much as possible.

The first batch of small generators needs to be built as much as possible, at least they can be shown to the alchemy barons at the alchemy baron meeting that day.

According to Li Lin's idea, the replacement of power generation equipment needs to be done step by step.

The alchemy technology power generation cannot be shut down and rebuilt at once, so not only the alchemy barons will not agree, but even the citizens of Zaun will not be happy for them to do so.

After all, this will seriously affect their daily life, and even a considerable number of people will lose their jobs.

First, an alternative power plant had to be built.

Given Zuan's geographical environment, Li Lin felt that tidal energy could be developed first.

Harness the movement of the tidal currents near Zaun, or the rise and fall of the tidal sea level, and draw energy from them.

Compared with conventional hydropower stations, the construction cost of tidal power stations is lower and the speed is faster, which can minimize the time cost of putting into use.

As for why wind power isn't used...

The sea breeze blowing in the Piltover Grand Canyon is not stable, depending on the season and the weather, it can be strong or small.

If you want to obtain stable wind power, you can turn to Zaun's patron god, Janna, the goddess of wind.

But now the time is tight, and Li Lin still doesn't know how to call her, even if she can be called out, it is not certain whether she will agree.

As for a large power station like a thermal power station, he planned to rebuild it as a substitute after the alchemy power generation facility was dismantled.

This is not a task that can be completed in the short term, and there is no need to think too much about it at the current stage.

In addition, Li Lin learned from books earlier that Piltover's sewers lead to a certain area of ​​the Zaun trench, and then they are discharged into the sea after simple treatment.

This is a complete waste.

He was going to take time out to survey the terrain in the sewage drainage area.

If possible, it would be a good choice to build a biogas power station in the trench.

In the elevator back to Piltover, Li Lin in the power armor let out a long sigh.

There are still many things to be busy...

(End of this chapter)