Chapter 449: Run, Li Lin’s Strength

The highest floor in Piltover's northern district, among the parliament buildings.

The Tyrant warrior who turned into a chariot landed smoothly. Li Lin opened the door for Caitlin and Karina, and walked straight to the spacious and empty reception hall under the dull eyes of the guards and passers-by.

The weekly regular meeting is usually nothing major. If there is an emergency, it will not wait until this time. Except for the patrolling guards and law enforcement officers, there are no outsiders from other families in the parliament building.

Soon, the three arrived at the parliament hall.

It was still early, but several other council members were already in place and were talking and laughing about something.

Caitlin glanced at Salo and Hoskal, then secretly poked Li Lin's waist, signaling him to look over.

"Look, the two of them had conflicts of interest before and had a very bad relationship. Now they are both allies." She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"The Polpok and Voslaton families are also trying to squeeze us in the military field, and they seem to be smuggling arms secretly?

"In the past few months, I helped the Piltover police crack down on several serious smuggling cases of Hex devices and thermal weapons. They were transported to Noxus through the Sun Gate Sea Lock, and they were stamped with the name of the Gila Mann family. logo, it contains potentially dangerous inferior products and is not our product.

"But with your mechanical engineers and intelligence, we strictly control any export of goods to the outside world, especially Hex technology and energy weapons. External sales are prohibited, and there are special tracking signals. This is not It’s the right time for this to happen.”

Caitlin paused, the implication being obvious.

Other families have also researched Hex devices and energy weapons, but currently, in terms of energy weapons, only the Gila Mann family has made achievements relying on Li Lin's design drawings.

Other families involved in the military industry were just "riding the heat" and produced a batch of inferior products with safety risks similar to "Vishla's Hex Vinyl Gun", which were piled up in warehouses and no one cared about them.

Moreover, except for the Piltover Guard, or other families who want to purchase in limited quantities, the Gilaman family has never sold such dangerous weapons to other countries, especially Noxus. This is also a bill passed by the Parliament long ago.

In order to prevent themselves from losing money, or for other purposes, some families secretly smuggled out inferior Hex devices under the name of the Gila Mann family.

If they really succeed, it will not only have a certain impact on the good reputation of the Giraman family for a long time, but Karina will also be criticized by other members of the Piltover Council.

"The political situation in Piltover is very serious now. Since your technology has allowed the Gilaman family to get involved in various fields, even surpassing the Philos and Myrdalda families, this group of congressmen have begun to secretly target us."

The two of them were standing in a listening position not far from the members' round table. Chief Grayson was not qualified to participate in the parliamentary discussion. She would report on the situation at the end of the meeting.

Li Lin and Kate, who behaved slightly intimately, quickly attracted the attention of several congressmen.

Meyer and Heimerdinger smiled and nodded in greeting.

The eyes of the council members from the other four families flickered, not knowing what they were thinking.

Li Lin looked at them one by one with an indifferent expression. The calmness and self-power deep in his eyes put a lot of pressure on the four councilors and made them look away unconsciously.

"Don't worry, I'm measured." He squeezed Caitlin's hand secretly and comforted her softly.

When Karina took her place, they all had deliberate fake smiles on their faces, their eyes flickered, and they said hello to the current head of the first family in Piltover.

Mel leaned forward slightly, put his elbows on the table, and held up his chin with his hands, "Although the time has not come yet, since everyone is here, let's start the meeting in advance."

"Oh~~Yes, I still have a very important topic to study recently, let's get started quickly!" Heimerdinger said immediately.

With a nonchalant look, Hoskar pinched his orchid fingers and sharpened his nails with a knife, "What do we have to do today?"

"It's mainly due to the Hex Flygate." Karina looked around, "Since the Hex Fly Gate was established, few people have used cargo ships to transport goods. The pirates in Bilgewater have been coveting us. The tower, especially the pirate leader who was nicknamed 'Ocean Scourge'."

Li Lin raised his eyebrows, curiosity rising in his heart.

The Hexgate in Bilgewater was built immediately after Shurima, and was built at the same time as Noxus' Immortal Fortress, at least for a year.

Even if the pirate king Gangplank was affected and could no longer rob Piltover's cargo ships, shouldn't he have suffered an attack long ago?

But what Salo said next answered the question: "Didn't we build the Hex Flying Gate on the Baru people's territory? How dare those stinking pirates mess with the people of the Baru Church?!"

"To be precise, it was built at the junction of the northern and southern parts of Bilgewater. The Baru people divided the land for the outsiders of Bilgewater to live."

Voslaton tapped the table with his hand wearing a gold finger glove, making a sharp "thump" sound.

"In this case, shouldn't the Baru people provide us with help?" Salo looked at Voslaton, scratched his beard, and looked puzzled.

"We had been negotiating for a long time with the believers in the Blue Flame Islands...according to their locals, they should be called the Anaconda Islands, and they reluctantly agreed to us building the Hex Flying Gate."

As soon as Voslaton finished speaking, Polpok intervened: "We spent a lot of money to invest in the construction of the Baru people's temple, and even alerted their elders and the True One Illaoi, but They said they would not provide us with any convenience, and if we want to establish ourselves in Bilgewater, we need to do it ourselves.”

"Tch, what a bunch of ignorant natives..." Hoskar curled his lips disdainfully.

"Congressman Hoskal, we cannot let the Baru people hear these words." Heimerdinger immediately dissuaded him, "Naga Kapoulos, as the God of Life in the Serpent Islands, is not an illusory legend. She is It’s real!”

It's just a legendary sea monster, no matter how real it is, how could it come to Piltover to teach me a lesson?

Horskar obviously didn't take Heimerdinger's words seriously and looked distracted.

"You still have to listen to Senator Heimerdinger's advice, Senator Hoskar."

Although Mel despised these "brainless" guys in her heart, she still had to follow the proper etiquette. Just like she always did, she kept a polite smile and gave a little reminder.

Then, she turned her head and looked sideways, focusing on Karina, "Congressman Gila Mann, what is the specific situation?"

"That gang of pirates set up a checkpoint on the road from the tower to Bilgewater City, saying that they would collect half of our tax, otherwise our goods would not be allowed to land on the island."

"This is unreasonable! We have clearly paid 30% of taxes to Gangplank, and it has only been a year, and yet he is so open-minded?!" Salo blushed and cursed.

"I have said before that I shouldn't have trusted him and the group of Baru people." Hoskal said, "I have heard that the current true person of the Baru Church had an affair with Gangplank."

Salo was suddenly stunned, "Is there still such a thing?"

It's not like he hasn't seen pictures of Illaoi before. That kind of strong and strong woman is actually...

Well, he can only say that this ocean disaster is really hungry.

"Everyone, what we are going to discuss now is not these trivial matters." Karina saw that the topic was a little off-topic and stopped her immediately.

A strange light flashed in Voslaton's eyes, and he glanced at Polpok, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Polpok seemed to have discussed it with her a long time ago, and immediately agreed: "Don't you want us to strengthen the guard? You know, this is a diplomatic issue."

How can a city-state like Bilgewater, where criminals gather, have any kind of diplomacy? !

You have sent so many of your own guards to guard the towers in Noxus, Ionia, and Shurima. Why don't you talk about diplomatic issues?

Karina felt deep dissatisfaction in her heart, but her face remained calm.

"We can no longer compromise with Planck, as this will only make him push for more." She said, "This time he dares to ask for 50%, and next time it will be 70%. Next time, I'm afraid he won't directly occupy our Hexagon." The gate tower."

"Is it possible that we can still go to war with Gangplank?" Voslaton asked, giving Polpok a look.

"This is tantamount to going to war with all the pirates in Bilgewater. Not only does it violate our original intention of neutrality, it will also get us into trouble in the city."

"A mere pirate makes you so afraid?"

At this moment, Li Lin, who didn't want to hear these congressmen wrangling over such an easily solved matter, stood up.

"Li Lin..." Caitlin looked anxious. She didn't expect that he would choose to come forward at this inappropriate time.

Councilors Voslaton and Polpok were obviously interested in squeezing Karina, and Salo and Hoskal were also moving towards them.

Heimerdinger was confused about the situation, while Mel was in a dilemma. He didn't want everyone to lose their temper, so he was trying to find a way to reconcile it.

Li Lin went out at this time, didn't he give the four congressmen an opportunity to criticize Karina?

However, Caitlin quickly reflected and realized that he planned to take over Piltover today.

Although I don’t know which method he will take, from the current point of view, this may be his plan?

Caitlin stretched out her hand to grab Li Lin's hand but then pulled it back. She bit her lower lip lightly, her pretty eyebrows slightly furrowed, and her face looked nervous and worried.

As soon as Li Lin's words came out, the parliament hall fell into silence.

Including Karina, Mel and Heimerdinger, the seven council members seemed a little dull and couldn't quite understand the situation.

There is a council meeting going on right now. Even if there is something urgent, we should at least wait until the council members have discussed the important matters before talking about it?

Watching Li Lin approach the circular round table of members step by step, Karina suddenly had a bad premonition and asked nervously: "Li Lin, what's the matter with you?"

"Planck, why does it have to be so complicated?" He smiled, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

Under the shocked gazes of several people, part of his clothes seemed to turn into black liquid, flowing down his legs to the ground, and then reassembled, quickly turning into a parliamentary chair.

Li Lin pulled up a chair and sat next to Karina on the left hand side leading to the central gap.

He is obviously a craftsman, but so what if he is famous in the Twin Cities?

How dare this guy be so arrogant?

This is the thought that emerged in the minds of the four councilors.

"you……"

Sarro stared, and was about to get angry, but Li Lin spoke first: "The disaster of the ocean is not a problem for Piltover today. Bilgewater is not his world alone. The city where criminals are rampant has actually been around for a long time. It’s time to clean up.”

When these words came out, even Mel and Heimerdinger had a trace of doubt and solemnity in their eyes.

Li Lin is so tough today. Compared with his approachable and easy-going personality in the past, he is completely different.

What on earth does he want to do?

"Li Lin..." Karina called out his name, but was also interrupted by him waving his hand.

"But, Bilgewater and Hex's flying gate are actually not the main problems today."

Li Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Salo, Hoskal, Polpok and Voslaton one by one. The cold look in his eyes made them feel goosebumps.

"In today's meeting, we have to talk about the crimes you committed."