Chapter 241 [0239] Bad News (Additional Update 25)

By presenting facts and evidence, Camille has made the members of the parliament aware of the threat of Zaun.

But after realizing the threat, the first reaction of the members of the parliament was to divide them into old money and new rich, and at the same time hope that the other party will pay for this competition...

No one said it, but everyone understood that if Zaun could be defeated, Piltover would be full and even vomit on the corpse of the new Zaun!

But how easy is it to suppress or even defeat Zaun in economic competition?

Paying a price is inevitable.

Unfortunately, no one is willing to take the initiative to bear this price, and it is best to push it to the other party.

This is also the main purpose of Camille's convening this special meeting.

Although both sides are now either sarcastic or straightforward, and they are arguing fiercely, at least they have realized that this silent competition is inevitable.

And next, what Camille needs to do is to mediate and let both sides pay a price that they can bear and accept.

This is something Camille has been doing for some time, and now she is more or less familiar with it.

With power in hand, this is the best way to guide!

However, just as she was about to have a good talk with these parliamentarians, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the meeting room.

The meeting was interrupted, and the expressions of the parliamentarians were a little subtle.

Who was knocking on the door at this juncture?

………………

In the surprised eyes of everyone, the Secretary General of the Secretariat entered the meeting room. She glanced at the silent Camille, and then looked at the editor-in-chief beside her.

The bald editor-in-chief left quite tactfully - after he closed the door, the Secretary General finally spoke softly.

"Just now, the fleets sent by several chambers of commerce have all sent back news."

"Oh?" Camille's eyes flashed red, "What did they say?"

"The merchant ship of the Gunoga family was attacked by the Ionians." The secretary general said in a low voice, "Their family's flag... is very similar to that of a certain Noxian war group. When they arrived at the coast of Ionia, they were attacked by the locals and suffered heavy losses. They were forced to evacuate. Now they are repairing ships and looking for sailors on Philo Island."

"Waste." Camille gave a cold evaluation, "I have already reminded you of your business attitude, but you are still clinging to the Noxians. You deserve it!"

The secretary general obviously couldn't respond to Camille's hidden meaning, so she could only continue to speak:

"The merchant ship of the Midalda family arrived at Zhiyunnia via Philo, successfully established a relationship with the locals, and purchased a large number of Ionian specialties."

Camille finally nodded after hearing this, and her expression relaxed a lot.

"However, on the way back, they were intercepted by pirates from Bilgewater. All the goods were stolen, and only one messenger was released by the Bilgewater people..." At this point, the secretary general lowered his voice, "He brought the ransom demand from the Bilgewater people."

"Didn't Midalda's fleet buy a ship mark?" Jace, who was sitting in the parliamentary seat, said with some surprise, "I heard from Mel that her family's fleet all has a ship mark... Are those pirates so rampant?"

"Uh, Councillor Talis, in fact, the merchant ships of the Midalda family are currently not protected by ship marks. . "The Secretary General said awkwardly, "Not long ago, there was a power change in Bilgewater, and a new pirate leader came to power."

"That's the one in the photo in your hand." Camille continued the second half of the sentence, "Sarah Fortune, the new king of the twelve seas-and there is another fleet? Was it also hijacked by pirates?"

"That's right." The Secretary General nodded, "The ship of the Ponkbay family was also hijacked by pirates, and the pirates who hijacked their family also claimed... Any ship that dared to interfere in Ionia's trade is the enemy of the entire Bilgewater."

After saying this, the Secretary General lowered his head.

The entire conference room suddenly became silent, and the members looked at each other, all of them were unbelievable about this result.

"Those sea rats, do they really think they are the kings of the ocean?!" Someone angrily slammed his fist on the table, "They are actually colluding with the Zaun people... Do they really think Piltover can be manipulated by anyone?"

"They are obviously well prepared." Camille took the stack of documents brought by the Secretary-General and nodded to let her leave the meeting room temporarily, "They hid all their advantages and waited to catch us off guard suddenly - everyone, while you are still thinking about who will be on the battlefield of this invisible war, Zaun has already launched a shameful sneak attack!"

As Camille spoke, all the members fell into silence.

"The trade between Hextech and Sungate is the two legs of Piltover's pursuit of progress." Looking around, Camille's eyes flashed red, making it impossible to look directly at her, "And now, Zaun has officially challenged us in two aspects at the same time!"

The expressions of the people were somewhat hesitant. Although they were unwilling to accept it, at this time... the situation was just as Camille said.

"With Hextech as competition, we are not afraid of the challenge from the Zaun people." Camille continued, "But it is obvious that the Zaun people will not be content with such a light competition. They are eager to use more intense methods to snatch the technology and profits that belong to us from us and squeeze out our future."

"They have raised the challenge, and Piltover... will definitely fight back!"

The councillors still looked hesitant.

Zaun is indeed a threat.

But such direct head-on competition...

That would delay everyone's money-making!

At this moment, someone even almost blurted out "Whoever gives up Zaun should solve Zaun's problems."

Fortunately, this guy still has a brain. Although his expression is unhappy, he at least keeps his mouth shut and does not cause trouble.

"So, I propose." Camille finally stood up, supporting herself on the table with both hands, and her eyes swept across everyone's face, as if to reach into everyone's heart, "From now on, we should respond, use means other than limited to economic means, teach Zaun people a lesson, and let them put themselves in their place - what do you think?"

The councillors looked at each other, and no one gave a direct response.

"Zaun's food is highly dependent on Kumangra, and its non-staple food is highly dependent on Beljur." Camille didn't seem to care about the reactions of the councillors, and continued to speak to herself, "I propose that the Trade Union Chamber of Commerce be responsible for raising the prices of Kumangra's staple food and Beljur's non-staple food, and teach the Zaun people a lesson first... Now, let's start voting."

Karlya's Little Classroom: Gunoja Family:

This is a business family with a close relationship with Noxus. Their family emblem is very similar to the double-headed eagle of Noxus. Using this little cleverness, they are quite strong in the trade of northern Shurima.