Chapter 171: Come to challenge?
The next day, at the headquarters of the Wind Leader Association in the Zaun Coast area.
Yesterday, Amystan, the guest of honor of the Philos family, suddenly became a guest of the Leaders Association.
She came to Zaun as a special envoy of the Noxian Empire and was soon warmly welcomed by the Wind Leader Society.
Levi even brought his "first girlfriend" Seraphine to personally entertain the guests.
"General Amistan, welcome!"
Although he knew that the woman in front of him was a scumbag, Levi still suppressed his nausea and put on a polite smile.
Moreover, his enthusiasm is not fake.
More than 10,000 workers in the military industry have been unemployed since the day Takeda Saito was defeated. Now they are all relying on the Leaders Association to rob Peter to pay Paul and use the base's finances to support them.
Although the leader made a fortune by beating up the local tyrants, such a large number of unemployed people is still a very terrible difficulty for the leader, whose total population in the base is only 150,000 or 160,000.
If Amystan had come a few months later, the leader would probably have to drive the smuggling merchant ship left behind by Takeda Saito, and let Miss Sarah go back to her old job and go to the sea to "raise funds for the struggle."
So Levi took the initiative to show his affection to her.
But Amystan only replied indifferently: "President Levi, I am from Noxus, you don't need to be so polite to me."
“And…” She turned to Seraphine and gave him a creepy smile: “Ms. Mage, I am not a country bumpkin from Piltover.”
"Although your mental magic is quite good, you should not show off your skills in front of an imperial general."
"Um..." Seraphine was embarrassed.
She quietly held Levi's hand and told him with her mind: "Levi, this woman has a strong mental power, and she seems to have magic props to protect the soul."
“I can’t read her mind at all.”
"It doesn't matter." Levi was mentally prepared for this.
Anyone who can become a general in Noxus, where force is respected, must be very powerful.
Seraphine was used to bullying weaklings in Piltover, so it was normal for her attempts to fail when she met a master of Amystan's level.
"Let's talk business."
Levi skipped over this little awkward moment and went straight to the point with Amystan.
Amystan came here this time, ostensibly to restore the arms trade between the Noxian Empire and Takeda Saito;
What Levi wants is to resume work and production as soon as possible so that the tens of thousands of workers in the military industry will have jobs to do.
So the two sides hit it off.
Weapons continue to be sold and business continues to be done, and there is basically no disagreement between the two sides.
There is only one contradiction:
"You don't provide poison gas bombs anymore?" Amystan frowned, "Why?"
Poison gas bombs are her favorite Zaun specialty, but now the Leader doesn't sell them?
"For humanitarian reasons," Levi replied.
"Oh, hypocrisy." Amystan questioned disdainfully: "You are already in the arms business, what are you talking about humanitarianism? What is the difference between poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs, and alchemical bombs? Aren't they all weapons that kill people?"
"We leaders have our own bottom line." Levi insisted.
First of all, this seriously violates the ethical standards of leaders.
Secondly: "Poison gas bombs are not environmentally friendly."
Levi is not kidding.
These damn alchemist barons really have no humanity at all. They only do business that will destroy your family lineage.
Their poison gas factory does not even take any environmental protection measures. The residual poison gas produced during the production process is directly discharged into Zaun's atmosphere without any treatment.
This made it impossible for the people of Zaan to breathe normally, as every breath they took caused them to "lose blood" from chronic poisoning.
So from the first day Levi took over the Takeda Group, he shut down that damn poison gas factory permanently.
"But what if I just want poison gas bombs?"
"Are you going to go against the will of the Empire?"
Amystan narrowed her eyes and questioned Levi in a stern tone.
He looked so murderous, as if he was going to go to war with the leader immediately if he couldn't buy poison gas bombs.
But Levi didn't hesitate at all.
Without Seraphine's help in reading his mind, he could probably guess that this was a test of the Leader by Amistan.
And Noxus has always only respected the strong.
Being respectful and giving in will only make the Noxians think you are weak and can be bullied.
The refusal to sell poison gas bombs was actually designed by Levi as a hidden demonstration against Noxus.
Otherwise, if he behaved obediently in front of Amystan and was as honest as the "Second Takeda Saito", Amystan would definitely look down on the leader in her heart.
If she is instigated by the Piltover tycoons behind the scenes, she might mobilize troops to attack Zaun as soon as she returns.
"I'll say it again—"
"We are leaders and have our own bottom line."
Levi met Amystan's gaze without fear, with a very firm attitude.
"You..." There was murderous intent in Amystan's eyes, and she did not retreat at all.
Until a howling wind suddenly blew outside the window.
The storm even reached the sky, blowing away the thick poisonous clouds that hung over everyone's heads, clearing the sky and allowing the long-awaited bright sunshine to fall on the ground of Zaun...
Amystan restrained her momentum a little: "Okay, President Levi, I respect your choice."
"I don't mind not buying the poison gas bombs, but since this is a business, shouldn't I be allowed to make some requests?"
"You go ahead." Levi indicated he was listening.
"I need you to help me find a talented alchemist to customize a special incendiary bomb for me." Amystan said her great idea:
"This type of incendiary bomb not only needs to be extremely powerful, but also has to be highly toxic. It would be best if every inch of land it burns is contaminated with alchemical toxins, ensuring that no trees can survive within ten years."
"This way, those damn Ionian rats won't be able to hide in the woods and fight guerrilla warfare anymore, hahahaha..."
"This..." Levi frowned when he heard it.
What Amistan wants is... incendiary bombs plus defoliants?
Oh, I remember now——
Is n't the alchemical incendiary bomb that Singed helped her invent in the background story?
Levi vaguely remembered that this thing would kill Riven's comrades, destroy Master Yi's hometown, and indirectly kill Elder Suma, forcing Yasuo to take the blame and go into exile...
It can be said that one fire burned out half of the League of Legends .
And now, this thing has not been invented yet.
Singed also made a fortune from the big scientific research orders from Leader, so he will not take on any external business for the time being.
Therefore, Amystan and Singed, the biological terrorists in the Ionian War, probably can’t get together for now.
"Okay, no problem. I have many top alchemists under my command. They can help you research this kind of incendiary bomb."
Levi simply patted his chest and took the business.
This would prevent Amystan from finding Singed herself and the two of them from causing a series of tragedies together.
Anyway, scientific research...if you don't come up with any results after one or two years of research, or if you delay it for three or four years without delivering any results, isn't that normal?
"How long will it take for you to get me the samples?" Amystan was quite alert.
He even asked about the estimated construction period in advance.
"About half a year." Levi simply told her the Indian time.
"Half a year?" The Ionian War was protracted and it looked like it would last for a few more years.
Half a year is a bit long, but Amystan can accept it.
But what she didn't expect was...
When Levi said this half year, he was not betting that the war would end within half a year;
Instead, he was betting that six months later, with the rapidly growing strength of Goddess Gana, he would be able to deny his debt.
Amystan was completely unaware of this, and was even quite satisfied with Levi's cooperative attitude.
So, she made another request:
"Now that the business is over, President Levi, as the host, shouldn't you treat my guest well?"
"Huh?" Levi was slightly stunned.
What's the meaning……
Is it popular in Noxus to go to a foot massage parlor to discuss business? But aren't you a woman?
Or was she hinting at him to give her a kickback?
No way, the leader of the chapter is still greedy for such a small advantage?
Levi glanced at Seraphine who was standing next to him with a confused look on her face.
Damn...without mind reading, he doesn't know how to do business.
Levi was speculating wildly.
Amystan slung the long sword at her waist, looked at him with amusement and said: "We Noxians don't have any extra hobbies. Fighting is our greatest pleasure."
"I heard that the Wind Leader Association has many powerful mages and warriors."
"I wonder if anyone of you would like to exercise with me?"
“……” Levi understood now.
This guy is obviously here to test the leader's regular combat capability.
She wanted to force out all the top experts among the Leaders to see how powerful the Leaders Association was.
If the leader is much weaker than she expected, she might go back and plan something dangerous.
This really made Levi feel a little embarrassed.
Because in the current Leaders Association, the strongest individual fighter is him, the "Chosen of Gana".
Besides him...
Seraphine is not a weak mage, but her abilities are more suitable for support and control, and not suitable for solo against the enemy.
Ze Li is still young and not proficient in magic. Only with the help of the railgun can she be considered a high-level fighter.
Viktor, Caitlyn, and Vi are currently just mortals with Hextech equipment.
Jinx and Sarah simply don't even like to use Hextech equipment and just rely on ordinary firearms to deal damage.
After much thought, only the thick-skinned werewolves and Zack can be considered masters.
But compared with Werewolf, Zack and Levi, they are obviously inferior.
"Should I do it myself?" Levi pondered.
As the number one figure, even if he wins the fight himself, it will expose the fact that the high-end combat power of the Leader Association is exhausted.
What's more, he didn't know how powerful Amistan was as a general of the Noxian Empire.
If he accidentally fails in the competition, the leader's underwear will be exposed to everyone.
And if Mel, the "second chosen one of Janna", were to play...
Her body is not like Levi's. Because of the miraculous effect of the Summoner's Contract, it has been baptized by Janna's power for a long time and has been highly strengthened.
Even if Janna was loaned to her temporarily, she was just a mortal and would definitely not be able to exert much combat power.
No, this discussion cannot be accepted.
If one can avoid fighting, doesn't it just show that the leader is weak and timid?
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Levi suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a solution.
Don't you want to see the leader's fist? Okay, then I'll show you.
So he just smiled calmly: "What era is it now? Are you still fighting traditional wars?"
"General Amistan, we, the Leaders, have recently created a new batch of technological weapons—"
"I wonder if you'd be interested in visiting?"