Chapter 165 Leader Mel
The family representatives present were all shocked.
They all looked at Mel in disbelief;
You are a warlord's daughter from Noxus. You give up your good job as a Piltover senator and a wealthy lady, and instead go to work with a bunch of poor Zaun people?
Is she out of her mind?
Everyone had strange expressions, and Jace stared at Mel awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
He just said a lot of bad things about the leader in front of Mel...how come Mel became the leader in the blink of an eye?
"Senator Mel." Camille was the only one who remained calm.
She didn't care why Mel joined the Leader. Since Mel admitted his identity, she simply regarded Mel as an enemy:
"Society needs norms, and we all have bottom lines."
"You have crossed a line, Windleader. Your actions will not be tolerated, and I will ensure Piltover's survival."
Camille's few words chilled the air.
She seemed to have determined that the Leader would be a deadly threat to Piltover in the future, so she had no intention of negotiating any conditions and only wanted to solve the problem with war.
But everyone looked at Camille, and then at Mel who suddenly revealed his identity, and they were still hesitant for a moment.
What they are all guessing is - is Mel's firm attitude of standing on the side of the leader her own attitude, or the attitude of Midarda, or the attitude of the Noxian Empire?
At this time, Camille added just in time: "Senator Mel, I just happened to receive a reply letter from your mother from the Noxus Empire these days."
"According to her, the Midalda family is not aware of, nor does it care about, your investment in the Twin Cities."
"And your mother has also clearly expressed her opposition to some of the ideological theories of the Leaders Association."
"Her last words to me were, 'If my wimpy daughter does anything stupid, Lady Camille, you can teach her a lesson for me'."
"You?" Mel frowned and looked unhappy.
Of course she knew that Camille was not simply telling tales to her mother, but was trying to find out her background and test how close the connection between the Midalda family and the Leader was.
And now, the result is clear: her in-depth cooperation with the leader is entirely her personal behavior.
This has nothing to do with the Midalda family or the Noxian Empire.
"I see." Everyone was relieved. They expressed their opinions one after another: "Lady Camille, you are right. This Wind Leader Association ignores the bottom line of Piltover so much, it is time to take good care of it..."
As they spoke, they quietly observed Mel's reaction.
How would Mel react after being exposed by Camille and losing the support of his family?
Everyone thought she would show her weakness, or at least soften her attitude.
But Miss Meier's expression remained unchanged. She even faced everyone's probing gazes and looked back proudly:
"Everyone, you don't think that we, the leaders, rely on Medarda or Noxus, right?"
"No, the real reliance of our Leaders Association has always been only one—"
"Great Goddess Janna!"
Meier looked up at the sky, as if calling out to the universe the name of Janna.
Janna silently preened the feathers on her shoulders, without saying a word, pretending that she was traveling in the universe.
"Jana..." Upon hearing the name of the goddess, the family representatives began to hesitate again.
Many of them actually disliked the leader for a long time, so why didn't they take action? It was because they were afraid of the goddess.
Especially in the past two months, there have been more and more signs that Levi may really be Janna's chosen one.
For example, the Wind Leader can allow mortals who believe in Janna to temporarily possess divine power.
For example, the leaders also have the ability to discern beliefs, which causes the family spies they send out to lurk to either inexplicably betray and defect to the enemy, or be driven back in disgrace.
…
"That doesn't mean anything." Camille always stepped forward to stabilize the morale of the troops at critical moments: "Those mortals who displayed divine powers are all members of the Wind Leaders. Their performances might be the work of a magician behind the scenes."
"And the so-called ability to discern beliefs can be perfectly restored by using mind reading and a little magic."
She looked at Mel coldly with her azure eyes filled with magical light:
"Who knows if these are real magic or just tricks to fool the people?"
"Haha." Mel laughed.
She raised her eyebrows and looked at everyone proudly: "Since you don't believe in the goddess, why don't you try it yourself?"
Now everyone was silent again.
It's like confronting a sheep in tiger's clothing.
Everyone suspected that it was a sheep and wanted to peel off the tiger skin; but they were also worried that it was really a tiger. Whoever took the risk of peeling the skin would be the first to be bitten to death by the tiger.
So no one dared to go up, only Camille did.
She just wanted to be the first one to be exposed and help everyone to strengthen their resolve: "If Goddess Janna really exists, why does the Leader Association have to act so cautiously?"
Yes, the goddess is so powerful, why not invite her out? Wouldn't it be easier to suppress the two cities directly with supreme divine power?
You can invite gods but you don't. Does that mean there was no goddess from the beginning?
Everyone nodded secretly, and Meier replied slowly: "The Jannaism movement is a movement of the masses. Only by relying on the masses' own strength to complete the struggle can the true meaning of the Goddess Janna be practiced."
"So if it is not 'necessary', the goddess will not come to the mortal world."
Mel placed emphasis on the word "necessary", which frightened the family representatives who were trying to declare war on the Leader.
At this time, they all used their imaginations and thought of Janna's colleague, Nagakabouros.
The same is true for Nagakabouros. Although she really exists, her true form will never easily appear in the mortal world.
Normally, she can respond to the calls of believers and send out a tentacle to transform herself, which can be considered as the bearded lady giving face to mortals.
There is also Volibear of the Freljord. He rarely takes action himself, and always sends a few bear-men priests under his command to represent him in the world.
Therefore, whether or not Janna herself appears cannot be used as a criterion to judge whether the leader is Janna's chosen one.
Gods are all proud.
It has always been their style to let their believers do the work instead of doing it themselves.
Camille still can't prove that there is no Goddess Janna behind the Leader.
"But Senator Meier, on the other hand, you still can't prove that the Wind Leader is the Chosen One of Janna, right?"
"I've proved it." Mel's eyes were bright.
"How do you prove it?" Camille retorted.
The two of them chatted back and forth, making the air tense as their eyes collided.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mel took a light step forward.
The bluebird flapped its wings calmly.
Then, a strong wind blew up.
"You want proof?" Mel took another step forward.
The storm turned into a tornado, protecting her.
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
"Then I'll prove it to you!" Mel raised his arm and waved it casually.
The whirlwind instantly expanded several times in size with a violent whistling sound.
A tornado that spread from sky to earth roared out, tearing apart the colorful glass dome in the sky and crushing the thick rock floor on the ground.
Almost everything that was ravaged by the tornado was ruthlessly swallowed up by this violent natural force.
This includes Camille.
She never thought that Mel, whom she knew so well, could handle such a powerful storm.
She was caught off guard and engulfed by the violent wind. The storm tore through her steel body, creating a hextech magic shield that glowed with azure blue light.
But the Hextech shield that made her invincible in the Twin Cities was easily crushed into pieces by the violent whirlwind in just a moment.
The light blue magical energy turned into starlight and dissipated and disappeared.
Camille's body was blown uncontrollably by the strong wind, and she was almost swept into the sky, out of the hall, out of the terrace, and performing aerial acrobatics for the whole of Piltover.
Fortunately, she shot out a grappling hook from her waist in time and firmly grasped the solid pillar of the parliament hall, so that she could keep her body steady in the strong wind and avoid this embarrassing situation.
But even so, Camille no longer had the elegance she once had.
Her meticulous hairstyle was blown by the wind into... a bunch of weeds that looked like they had been pulled back .
"This..." Everyone was extremely shocked.
Mel was an old friend of theirs, and everyone knew that she was definitely not a mage.
It's only been a few days since we last met, and yet she can actually control the storm and fight on equal terms with Lady Camille, the strongest woman in the two cities, and even achieve a near-crushing victory?
"This is the divine power bestowed by the goddess Janna."
"Do you still think that this is a performance that the Leader hired the magician to perform?"
Mel smiled and looked at everyone, waiting for their response.
"Idiot!" Camille didn't care about her hairstyle and shouted to everyone angrily, "Can't you see it?"
"No matter whether Goddess Janna is on the side of the Leader or not, the Leader's ultimate goal is us—"
"The Leader is destined to destroy us, just like a lion is destined to eat meat. Do you think you can avoid being eaten by a lion ?!"
Camille asked coldly.
Everyone looked at Mel, then at Camille, feeling extremely conflicted.
Yes... Camille was right. The Leader had made it clear that he was their enemy. If they didn't fight him, he would be their enemy sooner or later.
But Mel has already proved that the leader seems to have the goddess Janna.
What to do if you encounter an enemy you can’t defeat?
"We must take the initiative, attack while they are still unstable, contact Noxus and wipe them out in one fell swoop!" This was Camille's answer.
Some people agree with this answer.
And more people are doubting: Is Noxus willing to deal with a god?
In other words, does Noxus have the ability to deal with a god?
Even if they can deal with it, once the war to slay gods, which is as large as the Rune War, is over, will these small characters who are at the forefront... be able to survive until then?
"Um, Senator Mel..." Soon, someone looked at Mel:
"May I ask what position you hold with the Leader?"
"I am a permanent member of the Wind Leader Association." Meier replied, "It is equivalent to the Supreme Councillor of Piltover."
There was a moment of silence.
Everyone looked at Mel, then at Mrs. Gillaman beside them:
Wow, it turns out the smart guy got on the bus early in the morning.
They realized it too late and missed the angel round of investment in the unicorn.
And Professor Heimerdinger, his student who is second only to Levi in the leader's position and is currently the vice president...
As expected of a 300-year-old congressman, his ability to take sides is truly ahead of the times.
After a subtle eye contact, everyone seemed to have found a new answer from them:
"Ahem... Councillor Mel, no, Director Mel..."
"Are you leaders still hiring?"
