LOL: Summoner of Goddess Janna

After a long time, Levi met Hilko who came to visit him in his office again.

Silko seems to have finished dealing with his personal disputes with Jinx and Fander. He is here to discuss business this time.

"How's it going?" Looking at Hilko's slightly relaxed expression, Levi couldn't help asking him curiously: "Has your relationship with Fandel... been repaired?"

"Repair?" Hilko raised his eyes: "No, he and I have nothing to do with each other for a long time. How can we talk about repairing it?"

Fandel has long become a life person without ambition, while Hilko is a political animal with ideals.

He and Fander had completely parted ways many years ago, and it was impossible for them to get back together again.

"Fander will never forgive me for what I did to him. Of course, I never care about what he thinks of me." Silko said lightly.

"So, the deal fell apart?" Levi asked.

"That's not true." Silko replied: "I have reached an agreement with Fander, and Jinx still lives with him and her sister. But Jinx has to go back to her home in Zaun on the weekends, or let me come here Visit her.”

"If Jinx wants to come to me, they can't stop him."

Levi: "......"

This agreement sounds strange, like a judgment in a divorce lawsuit.

Ahem... Levi tried his best to dispel this strange thought and commented teasingly: "In other words, Jinx chose to stay with Fander? It seems you still lost."

"No." Hilko said confidently: "Her name now is 'Jinx', not 'Bangbao'."

"Jinx is Jinx, and she has no intention of changing back."

"This is more important than who she chooses to live with."

As he spoke, a touch of tenderness appeared on Hilko's stern face.

But he is different from Fander after all. He is not only a father, but also a man with ideals.

So Hilko quickly ignored his family affairs and talked about business matters with Levi.

He asked straight to the point: "President Levi, before formal cooperation begins, I still have some questions to ask you."

"As far as I know, the Wind Leader Association has cooperation with the four major families: Myrdalda, Gila Mann, Gorask, and Feros. I want to find out what is the relationship between the Wind Leader and them. relation?"

This has always been a doubt in Hilko's mind.

Although he is now certain that the Wind Leader Association is not a lackey of Piltover. But he is still very concerned about the true relationship between the association and these big plutocrats.

"Actually, the truth is not that complicated." Levi replied calmly: "Myrdalda and Gila Mann invested in us because Councilor Mel, the head of the Myrdalda family, and Miss Caitlin, the legitimate daughter of the Gila Mann family, They are all official leaders.”

"What?" Hilko was slightly stunned.

He didn't know Caitlin, but... Senator Mel?

Isn't that the person behind the Piltover Council, the number one enemy he expected?

Did she even vote for Janna? How can this be?

"How is it impossible?" Levi smiled.

At the beginning, Mel just tried to invest a starting capital in the leader with good ideals and a venture capital mentality.

At that time, she was not considered a leader, but just a sympathizer of Qianxin.

Because she still had some doubts at that time, doubting whether the goddess Jana was really on the side of the leader, and doubting whether the pie drawn by the leader for her could really be realized.

But later, when Mel discovered that as long as she sang a song with faith, she could receive divine blessings as a mortal - the existence of the goddess Janna was no longer in doubt.

So Mel no longer had any worries.

"Now that Congressman Mel has officially joined the committee, he is a true leader."

This news made Hilko feel a little magical.

The daughter of the leader of the Noxian warlord, the most powerful councilor in Piltover, turned out to be an underground member of the Wind Leader.

"Haha, aren't you, the leader of Zaun, the most powerful alchemist baron, also our companion now?"

When Levi explained this, Hilko felt relieved.

People can betray their class for the sake of ideals. He is the best example.

So he continued to ask: "What about the Philos family and Gorask Industries?"

Stevan, the head of the Feros family, Lenata from Gorask Industries, and Hilko have had many interactions both overtly and covertly.

He didn't believe that selfish and greedy people like Stevan and Renata could be idealists like him and Mel.

"Of course they are not."

"The Philos family and the Leader Association are just a cooperation based on pure interests."

Levi briefly explained the inside story of Stevan's need for Janna's magic to stay alive, and then continued:

"As for Renata Gorask..."

As he spoke, he introduced Lenata's current situation.

This guy is now locked up in the leader's factory, working with the workers every day and learning Janna's thoughts.

It is said that every time Lenata was forced to attend a lecture, her face would look as ugly as if she had drank two kilograms of alchemical wastewater.

When the situation is severe, you may even feel nauseated and hold yourself against a wall to vomit.

Seraphine said that Lenata had a serious mental illness. She can't see selfless people and things, and feels disgusted when she sees them.

Just like the magic swamp frog that has been in the alchemy sewage ditch for a long time, it will be very uncomfortable when it comes to clean water.

Perhaps Lenata's problem can be cured through her soul healing.

Of course Levi did not agree to Seraphine's proposal.

Not only did he not agree, he also installed a radio speaker in Lenata's cell that could not be turned off, and played the audio version of "Leader Daily" on a loop during break time, so that she could be fully educated every day. Surrounded by energy.

"This..." After hearing Lenata's situation, Hilko was shocked.

Co-author Lenata and her entire Gorask Industry have long been controlled by the Wind Leader? That...

"Then we can overthrow the rule of Piltover now and let Zaun achieve independence!"

Even though Hilko was calm-minded, he couldn't help but get excited at this time.

Among the strongest forces in Zaun, the first is him, the second is Lenata's Gorask Industries, the third is Takeda Saito, and then there are various small and medium-sized enterprises whose strength is not at the same level as them. Gang.

The Alchemy Barons used to ostensibly regard Hilko as their eldest brother, but in fact they acted independently and checked each other.

This has prevented Zaun's power from being truly integrated.

But now, Silko has voted for Janna, and Lenata is controlled by Levi. The balance of power within Zaun has been completely broken.

Coupled with the leader's own strength...Zu'an's independence is easily within reach!

"As long as we work together, we can control the entire Zaun in a short time!"

"With the support of the entire Zaun's manpower and material resources, we are qualified to compete with Piltover!"

Hilko's dream seems to be coming true soon.

But Levi shook his head: "No, Hilko, we still need time."

"If our goal is only for Zaun to become independent, then we can indeed start the rebellion now."

Because Piltover has never been afraid of an independent Zaun.

Anyway, the one who controls Zaun is still the Alchemy Baron, or the comprador.

Even if Zaun becomes independent, it will only change from a semi-colony to a hidden economic colony.

"The Piltovers are not afraid of an independent Zaun, but they will be afraid of an independent Jannaanist Zaun."

"Once we achieve independence in Zaun, raise the banner of Jannaism, and become the first Jannaite political entity in history - then we will become the leaders of Piltover, Noxus, and even all of Runeterra. Enemies of vested interests.”

"They can recognize an independent Zaun, but they will never compromise easily with a Jannaist regime!"

The enemy in Silko's eyes has always been Pi City.

But Li Wei knew that his enemies would probably be the exploiting classes all over the world.

At the very least, the exploiting class of Noxus will definitely be the enemy of the Leader——

The cross-sea canal between Zaun and Piltover is an important transportation artery connecting the east and west coast territories of the Noxus Empire, as well as the mainland and southern colonies.

Just like America cannot sit back and watch Panama become red, Noxus will definitely not sit back and watch Zaun change color and become a Jannaist city-state holding high the banner of anti-imperialism.

"Piltover is a de facto vassal of the Noxus Empire. There are huge exchanges of interests between the Piltover family and the Noxian military nobles all year round."

"What if we gain independence in Zaun and Piltover unites with Noxus to impose a blockade and embargo on us?"

Levi didn't say much about the contents of the "Zunan Investigation", but only said one thing:

"Zuan does not produce food."

Silko heard a moment of silence.

Indeed, if you can’t even feed yourself, how can you be independent?

The Piltovers sealed off the port and blocked the waterway, and the people of Zaun would begin to starve within a week.

"So we still need to wait patiently and develop in a low-key manner." Levi said: "After all, our current strength is not enough to break the blockade that Noxus may launch in the future."

Just asking him to wait patiently may not make Hilko feel at ease.

So Levi revealed a little about his future strategic direction:

"On the one hand, we will start to establish a base in Zaun and gradually promote the faith of the Wind Leader to the entire Zaun."

This is to enhance Janna's strength.

"We, on the other hand, will seek to build our own navy."

"Navy?" Hilko was slightly startled.

He didn't expect that Li Wei didn't even have a base, so he started thinking about starting a navy.

"Because we really need the navy desperately!"

"If we want to realize Zuan's independence, we must first ensure Zuan's material supply."

"If we want to ensure the supply of materials to Zaun, we must first ensure the safety of sea lanes."

The two cities are surrounded by mountains to the north and mountains to the south. Hex flying door shipping is extremely expensive. If you want to transport bulk materials from other countries, you can only transport them by sea.

And Zaun doesn't even have a warship now, how can it ensure the safety of the waterway?

After independence, we can't let Goddess Jana patrol the sea every day and escort ships, right?

Unless Janna could possess the strength to crush the Noxus Empire head-on, Noxus would not dare to offend Zaun at all.

Otherwise, even if Noxus did not dare to attack Zaun head-on due to the goddess' deterrence, they could still use the method of disturbing the waterway to block Zaun in disguise.

But it is foreseeable that Janna will not have such strong strength for a long time in the future.

"During this period of time, a delicate balance of strategic deterrence will be formed between the goddess Janna and the Noxus Empire."

Just like everyone has nuclear warheads, you don’t dare to hit me, and I don’t dare to hit you.

Once a full-scale war breaks out, both sides will have to strain their muscles and bones.

In this case, Noxus would definitely not attack Zaun head-on.

But if they don't attack in an all-out way, but just use the navy to harass ships and block waterways, what will Zaun do?

A full-scale war will result in heavy casualties, while a failure to start a full-scale war will completely restrict the supply of supplies to the enemy.

The best way is of course not to use the "nuclear weapon" Janna, flip the table and start an all-out war.

Instead, conventional weapons were deployed to repel Noxus in a limited-scale local war on the sea.

There are "nuclear warheads" that can ensure safety.

But only with the navy can development be guaranteed.

"So, not only do we need the goddess Janna - we also need a navy!"

"A powerful navy with area denial capabilities that can ensure the safety of Zaun's import and export channels!"

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It's late today... The second update will be posted before 12 o'clock_(:з」∠)_