Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 7 What are you afraid of?
I'm cooking, Caitlin!

I can't let her know about my trip to Zaun. It's over if I report to Madam Karina...

Li Lin secretly thought something was wrong, and subconsciously wanted to close the door of his room, but Caitlin, who noticed the abnormality, put her foot against the door frame.

"What are you doing? Why are you closing the door?" She pushed open the door and entered Li Lin's room, wrinkling her nose, "Is that why you don't want to see me?"

"I didn't mean that..." Li Lin hurriedly thought of a reason to deal with it: "I suddenly realized that some things were left behind in the previous repair shop, and I want to go back..."

"Then why are you closing the door?" Caitlin interrupted him directly, "And you're hesitating, you're lying."

Afterwards, she narrowed her eyes slightly and carefully looked at Li Lin's attire.

"Let's not talk about whether your 'lost things' will be kept by the owner of the store. Since you are only going back, why do you change into ordinary clothes? Don't tell me you despise our family so much?"

"Oh, don't dare to talk nonsense, Caitlin!" Li Lin's forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat, "I just think it's a bit ostentatious to wear the uniform of the Gilaman family. Isn't Evolution Day coming soon? It's from Zaun There are many thieves, I am afraid of being targeted..."

"Your eyes are flickering, you dare not look at me, you are lying again."

"...Why am I lying to you? I don't do any good, right?" Li Lin couldn't help feeling a little guilty when facing Caitlin's scrutinizing eyes.

"It's very simple, because you are afraid that I will sue my mother." A smile appeared on Caitlin's delicate and youthful face, "Jess told me before going to the academy this morning, you snatched his Hextech crystal fragments Let’s go, say you want to study?”

I boil!

Jess, you boy, you are not afraid that Mrs. Karina will know about the crystal, why do you dare to tell Caitlin?

Caitlin caught the shock that flashed in Li Lin's pupils, and smiled even more, "You don't have to be afraid of my snitching, I'm not that kind of person, I have a strict mouth."

"How can the matter of scientists be called robbery?" Li Lin's eyes widened, his face flushed a little, "Jess, how can he corrupt people's innocence out of thin air!"

"Pfft...don't be poor now." Caitlin couldn't help laughing, "If my guess is right, you are planning to go to Dicheng, right?"

She leaned against the door with her arms folded, her tone returned to normal, and she was no longer as aggressive as before.

Li Lin, who had been completely seen through by Caitlin, fell silent, apparently acquiescing to her statement, and didn't want to make any further excuses.

After being seen, if you still talk hard, you can only say that there is no need for it at all. If you reduce the relationship with Kaitlyn, the gain will outweigh the loss.

The air fell into a moment of silence.

Li Lin, who was a little embarrassed by the girl's curious gaze, wanted to forcefully change the subject, "Why did you come to see me so early today?"

"Early? Oh my god, it's almost here." Caitlin gave him a blank look.

But it's really early for me to go home for vacation before time travel...

Li Linmo sighed, "That's right, the bell tower outside knocked 12 times just now, I forgot about it."

"I want to ask what happened last night, and also, I'm very interested in your so-called 'bike', come to ask when you will be able to make a sample out."

"You want a bike? It's easy, I can make you one tonight, but I really have something to do right now..."

"In a hurry to find Hex crystals on the black market in the bottom city?"

Caitlin gradually restrained her smile and became calm. She stood less than half a meter in front of Li Lin, raised her head slightly, and stared into his eyes.

"I can feel that you are very insecure." She said seriously.

"Why do you think so?" Li Lin forced a smile, "Just kidding, I'm super brave, okay..."

Caitlin ignored Li Lin's excuse and continued to ask: "What are you afraid of?"

afraid?
What's there to be afraid of?

Li Lin opened his mouth, but he still couldn't get out the words after all.

Traveling to the broken planet of Runeterra, there are frequent outbreaks of wars, the threat of demons, the curse of ruin in the future, the return of Morde Kaiser's army of the dead, the second rune war, and the invasion of the void.

Outside, there is the star-casting dragon king who is about to get out of trouble, summoning the star to overthrow all living beings, and angering the planet that the giant star spirit values ​​to kill chickens and monkeys, and warn other starry space monsters that this is the consequence of daring to anger yourself...

Well, I'm a little scared...

But Caitlin seemed to have misunderstood something, "Is it the aftereffects of the war? But I don't think this is it."

She blinked her beautiful eyes, leaned close to Li Lin's ear and lowered her voice, "You are studying Hex crystals, so what you are afraid of is Madame Cinderella."

The reason why Hex crystal technology has been monopolized by the Philos family for nearly a hundred years, while other families dare not even research it.

why?
Because of the existence of Green Steel Shadow, the so-called "Grey Lady" of the noble family of Piltover - Camille Fellowos.

As early as decades ago, Camille, who had undergone Hex body augmentation surgery and used the original crystal as the material to make the Hex core as the heart, is the chief spy of the Philos family, and even a sophisticated machine. Humanoid weapons.

She walks on the fringes of the law, eliminating anyone or anything that threatens the interests of the Philos family.

It's just that in the current timeline, the head of the Philos family is still Camille's younger brother Stevan.

In other words, she has not taken over the power of the family yet, and still obeys Stevan's orders.

And Stevan, who was half-stepped into the realm of the dead when he was old, was a very jealous, selfish and somewhat bewildered person.

If the old guy knew that Li Lin was researching the Hex technology crystal that the Philos family kept secret, he would definitely send Camille to have tea with him.

"That's it."

Li Lin has no plans to tell Caitlin about the crisis in Runeterra for the time being.

She's just an ordinary person, there's no need for that.

"In this case, why didn't you give up on the research on the Hex crystal?" Caitlin felt a little confused.

"Not to mention that the patent share of bicycles can bring you untold wealth. An invention such as a generator that can advance the progress of the times is enough to bring you fame. Isn't that enough?"

"Everyone's dream is a different Kaitlyn."

Li Lin began to fool around again: "I know you don't like being a scientist and have other hobbies, so you may not know the sense of accomplishment of being a mechanic, an inventor, and researching new technologies to benefit the people."

"..." Caitlin pursed her lips in silence.

She suddenly thought of the smile on her mother's face when she was a Hextech craftsman before she became a member of Piltover, and imagined the joy of life.

But now, when she spent more time, the only thing in her eyes was the boredom that appeared from time to time.

Piltover is full of temptations, with gilded sweet-speak that might turn the kindest of hearts hard.

Caitlin thought again of the words her mother had often warned her against.

Combined with Li Lin's words, she seemed to understand her mother's intentions.

Piltover is indeed a "city of progress", but if a person only achieves but loses his dreams, he will eventually get lost in this chaotic life of luxury and money.

Li Lin's dream is to use inventions to benefit the people, but what is my dream...

Kaitlyn lowered her eyes, feeling a mess in her heart.

Even Li Lin didn't know that the words he made up casually would make her have so many associations.

"Do you have to go to the bottom city?" Caitlin raised her eyes to look at him and asked softly.

Li Lin nodded.

"In that case... I will go with you too."

Hearing her unquestionable tone, Li Lin was stunned for a moment, "...huh?"

(End of this chapter)