Chapter 258: Show your muscles first, then talk

Swain returned to the car and drove to the headquarters building of the Leader Association.

After arriving at the destination, Amystan explained her purpose to the Leader, and the staff immediately agreed to arrange a private meeting between Swain, the new Governor of Piltover, and Levi.

Before the meeting began and during the waiting period, Swain was in a heavy mood.

Because Levi's previous theory of constant struggle can be said to have both elaborated on the lofty ambitions of the leaders and expressed their ambitions bluntly.

The leader will never stop at the two small cities. Noxus is dangerous.

“Ram.” Swain called out a name in his mind.

That was the name of the "pet" crow on his shoulder.

And it is certainly not an ordinary crow, it is Ram, the hidden devil.

It was after Swain accidentally discovered the suppressed demon Ramu in the depths of the Immortal Bastion and mastered the method of controlling this evil demon that he was able to repair his broken arms and body and regain the power to secretly fight against the Black Rose.

As a "secret demon", Ram naturally knows many secrets. Legend has it that he can know everything about the past and present, and even predict the future. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has limited omniscience.

So Swain kept asking him: "What can you 'see' from these leaders?"

"Just like before, I can't see anything." Ram replied.

"Especially that Levi." The demon said solemnly: "Looking back now, ever since he appeared in this world as the Chosen One of Janna, the future has become unclear to me."

"He and everything around him are like a chaotic river, and no one can see where it flows."

Swain remained silent, and became even more wary of Levi and the Leader.

After all, they are still enemies, not friends.

"But I am sure of this," Ram comforted his master with good news: "At least in the past thousands of years, until Janna's last appearance more than 200 years ago, her power was constantly weakening."

"That's a secret I know for sure."

"Although I don't know if she has recovered her strength in the past 200 years. But it is very likely that the Janna who rode the hurricane to the Twin Cities last time may not be as strong as she looks."

Ramu and Leblanc, a ten-thousand-year-old devil and an old woman over a thousand years old, both thought of the same thing at the same time.

They all guessed that Janna might not be that powerful.

“‘Maybe’…” Swain felt heavy in his heart.

As a famous general who had fought many battles, how could he not know how many risks were hidden behind this small word "maybe". If the military situation was unclear, a rash attack would most likely lead to self-destruction.

The Black Rose threw him here in order to use his and his subordinates' lives to test the true strength of Goddess Gana.

Although Swain was unwilling to rashly become an enemy of the Wind Leader and die unjustly with his subordinates, he also wanted to figure out this "maybe".

After all, the Leader might be his strongest enemy in the future.

"I'll go in and talk to Levi later. If he can impress me, then we can live in peace;"

"If he still can't change my mind, then..."

Swain will still try to coexist peacefully with the Wind Leader on the surface, so as to avoid falling into the Black Rose's plan of killing someone with a borrowed knife, and causing the deaths of his subordinates who were brought to Piltover.

Otherwise, the two sides will really fight...

If Swain used his full strength, the truth that he had been feigning illness and recuperating for the past year and keeping his minions dormant would be completely exposed; but if he did not use his full strength, the casualties among his trusted subordinates would be too great.

And if the Goddess Gana is really that powerful, no matter how he tries to hide his abilities, he might have to give his account here.

So Swain will strive for superficial peace no matter what.

But secretly...as long as he makes up his mind to be the enemy of the leader, he probably won't be so friendly.

"Lamo, if necessary, you can create clones, change forms, and cause some trouble in Zaun."

As a terrifying ancient demon, even if Ramu is just a clone, it is enough to crush the conventional combat power currently displayed by the Leader.

It should be enough to force out the true strength of Goddess Gana.

Swain thought secretly.

Finally, the time for the meeting came and the staff came to inform him that Levi was ready to meet him.

Swain, with a serious expression, brought his demon crow to the reception room of the Wind Leader's headquarters building.

The door of the drawing-room was open.

There were people talking loudly inside . Yes, there was more than one person sitting inside.

"Mr. Swain, our president is still meeting guests inside. You just need to wait a moment at the door." The staff member said this and left on his own.

Levi is still meeting the last guest?

“This…” Swain frowned slightly.

Although the Leader is a new force, he doesn't believe that the disciplined Leader would make such a mistake as not even arranging the meeting schedule of the leaders properly.

I even left the door open on purpose, fearing that he wouldn't be able to see or hear anything from outside.

This was obviously a performance that Levi had specially arranged for him.

Levi was going to show him something.

So, what is it?

Swain's gaze naturally turned towards the door, looking at the muscular man who was chatting happily with Levi... uh... no, it's the muscular woman?

"Wait, what is that?" Swain's expression changed slightly.

He recognized who this person was. As the commander-in-chief of the empire, he had some knowledge of the intelligence of hot spots around the world.

"This is Illaoi, the sea priest of Bilgewater!" He saw the sacred object of Baru beside Illaoi, which contained the power of the Snake Mother.

Swain knew that Bilgewater had been captured by the alliance of the Windleaders and the Baru people more than two months ago.

But the Baru people are rooted to their land and have primitive customs. The sea beast priests have the important responsibility of resisting beast tides and fighting against black fog, and they almost never leave their hometown, the Python Islands.

Therefore, even though the Leader and the Baru people formed an alliance, outsiders did not see any practical significance in this so-called "Alliance of the Two Gods."

It's just that the Baru people allowed the existence of the Leader in Bilgewater.

Outside of Bilgewater, the Baru are no longer seen helping the Wind Leader.

It would be better to call it a non-aggression pact between the two gods than an alliance between the two gods. So this alliance does not seem to pose any threat to the empire.

But now...

"Chosen of Janna, our Lord greatly appreciates your efforts to practice the true meaning of sports."

In front of Swain, Illaoi expressed the kindness from the true god Nagakabouros to Levi.

This is not acting.

The Snake Mother is really satisfied with the Leader, and the Leader has been working hard to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Baru people, trying to gain deeper support from them.

In order to finalize the 2.0 version of the "Janna-Naga Alliance Treaty", Illaoi was already in Zaun.

Swain happened to catch up now, so he heard Illaoi say to Levi in a serious tone:

“We, the Baju people, always follow the true meaning of movement and seek to rationally promote changes in everything.”

"And in the words of your leaders, it is to grasp things in motion and change, everything depends on time, place and conditions; it is to persist in looking at problems from the perspective of development."

"And Mr. Levi, your speech today can be said to be a true practice of the true meaning of Nagakabouros's movement."

Levi's speech today was no small matter.

With a developmental perspective, he denied the theory of building a city in one go, established the theory of continuous progress, and determined the overall direction for the development of the leader.

From a movement perspective, his speech this time can be said to have promoted changes in the entire Runeterra and kicked off an unprecedented and vigorous world movement.

How could Nagakabouros not be happy about this?

"'Stagnation is a slow death. We can only move forward, forward, and forward again' - Mr. Levi, your understanding and implementation of the true meaning of movement has moved our Lord."

"My Lord has sent down an oracle and ordered me to convey to you that He approves the further cooperation between the Baru people and the Wind Leader. He allows the Baru priests to go out to sea to assist the Wind Leader and even join the Wind Leader as individuals."

"Janna and Nagakabouros' followers will be as close as one family from now on!"

"If necessary, at a critical moment that concerns the life and death of the Leader, it is not impossible for our Lord to personally descend into the mortal world to help."

Swain: “…”

Hearing this, his heart sank.

What are you trying to test?

Two true gods... The leader is now protected by two true gods!

And no matter whether Janna is really that strong or not, Nagakabouros must be that strong. After all, no one has ever heard of the power of the snake mother ever weakening!

"How many cards does the leader have?"

Swain originally thought that the leader was entirely protected by the goddess Janna, but he didn't expect that the other party would wave his hand and a bearded lady would appear.

Now even if he wanted to become an enemy of the leader, he didn't have much confidence.

And just at this moment...

"Priest Illaoi, take care." After Levi finished chatting with Illaoi, he was ready to see her off.

And he sent Illaoi directly away from Zaun and back to Bilgewater.

How to get there?

"Brother Tam, come and give them a try." Suddenly, Levi shouted to the air.

"I'll give you a ride! Levi, when will you be able to build a Hexgate with your own money? You always ask me to give you a ride, am I your driver?"

Amidst Zuan's cursing, the toad jumped out of the puddle that suddenly appeared on the ground.

As soon as the big toad popped its head out, it saw Swain and the red-eyed crow on Swain's shoulder.

Demon Tam grinned and looked at his fellow demon of the same level as him.

He immediately revealed Swain’s greatest secret, also the greatest secret of a demon: his real name:

"Hey, isn't this Ramu?"