Chapter 502 Grand Event (Part 2)
Levi and others walked through the crowd and continued to move forward.
"Brother! Brother! I'm here!" Lina noticed his arrival and came over enthusiastically from the crowd.
"Lina." Looking at the sister in front of him who was already heroic and plump, and had grown from a young girl to a capable young woman, Levi couldn't help but sigh: "Long time no see, you have grown up again."
He and Lina had indeed not seen each other for a long time.
Two years ago, shortly after the Ionia War ended, Lina took the initiative to sign up as the foreign aid cadre that the organization urgently needed at the time, and went to support the grassroots frontline in Ionia.
Since then, she has stayed in Ionia, contributing her own efforts to a series of important tasks such as Ionia's land reform, social transformation and economic development.
Although in theory, there is a Hextech gate between Zaun and the province of Baru, so she can come back whenever she wants during the holidays.
But the situation at the grassroots level in Ionia is extremely complicated, the work is very heavy, and the number of local leaders is seriously short...
They all wish they could use women as men, and use men as LeBlanc - how could they have the mood to take a peaceful vacation and run back to Zaun to visit their relatives as soon as they have a holiday?
So, Levi hasn't seen his sister for more than half a year now.
This time, he was able to see his sister again because Lina was named an outstanding representative of Zaun's foreign aid cadres and was invited to return to Zaun as a hero to participate in the celebration and receive commendations.
"Brother!" After meeting again after a long separation, Lina seemed very clingy.
She no longer had the slight disdain she had for her brother, and as soon as they met, she threw herself into Li Wei's arms like a young swallow.
"Lina..." Levi quietly enjoyed his sister's warm hug and did not separate from her for a long time.
Then, he couldn't help but say, "You've done a great job in Ionia in the past two years."
"Of course!" After working on the front line for a long time and dealing with all kinds of people, Lina's personality seems to have become much more cheerful.
She proudly showed her badge of honor and said with a smile: "I didn't get this title of model representative for nothing!"
"Yeah." Levi nodded deeply. He had been secretly paying attention to Lina's situation. Facts have proved that Lina has long been a more mature and determined leader than him.
"But..." Looking at his sister whom he had not seen for a long time, he could not help but say: "Now Ionia has gradually cultivated its own grassroots cadre team."
"There is no longer much need for Zaun's foreign aid officers there, otherwise..."
"You should go back to work in Zaun, right?"
It is easy for relatives, especially siblings, to get bored with each other after being together for too long, but once they are separated, they will miss each other again.
Levi couldn't help but persuade her, but he didn't expect her to agree.
But Lina nodded unexpectedly and responded: "Well, brother, I was just about to tell you about this..."
In Ionia, there is indeed no shortage of foreign aid cadres from Zaun.
In fact, because Ionia was extremely short of cadres in the early days, Zaun sent too many people to support it at that time. As a result, two-thirds of the middle and senior positions in the Ionia branch are now held by outsiders from Zaun...
"This has caused dissatisfaction among many people in Ionia."
The Ionians' national identity finally came to an end two years ago, in a bloody and fiery anti-aggression war.
They have exchanged the blood of countless people for their national independence, and now is a time when national sentiment is high and intense.
Therefore, most Ionians instinctively cannot accept the fact that they are now being "ruled by foreigners".
Although in theory, these Zaun cadres are steadfast leaders, selfless fighters for international justice, and have a thread of faith to prove their purity and that they are trustworthy.
but……
The reality is that the great unity of humanity is still a long way off. Most Ionians are still just the masses, or shallow wind-seekers.
They still identify more with the nation than with the faith;
They also trust their own people more than outsiders.
The abnormal proportion of foreign officials in the Ionia branch has already touched people's sensitive nerves.
"So..." Lina said, "The Ionia branch decided to first comply with the people's national sentiment, withdraw a group of Zaun cadres, and reasonably adjust the proportion of foreign cadres in the area."
“And I am one of them.”
"I see..." Levi nodded.
He knew about this. The Ionia branch wanted to adjust the ratio of foreign cadres, and reported it to him and the Central Council.
Levi knew that the barriers between countries, nations and races were not so easily broken by ideals and beliefs.
So the Central Council passed the proposal.
Not only in Ionia, but also in Demacia and Noxus, the member states with a strong atmosphere of nationalism, leaders will have to pay attention to this issue and consider the national sentiments of the local people.
However, at Levi's suggestion, another item was added to this series of policies.
That is, not only should the proportion of foreign cadres in each member state be reasonably adjusted, but cadres of different nationalities should also be selected in a planned and purposeful manner and rotated to serve in other member states.
Ionians can go to Noxus to be cadres, and Noxians can go to Demacia to be cadres...
You don't need too many people at the beginning, but you have to roll it out slowly, starting from the superstructure and gradually uniting the entire Runeland.
Next, everything depends on time.
As the education of Lord Gana became more and more popular, the generation that held hatred gradually passed away, the political and economic exchanges between different regions became more and more in-depth and close, the population movement became more and more frequent, and it became increasingly difficult to distinguish between races...
One day, all of humanity will truly unite.
Levi knew the ins and outs of this matter.
"It's just that I didn't expect you to be among the returning cadres." He looked at his sister with some concern: "Then Lina, what kind of work are you going to do after you come back? Has the organization arranged anything?"
"Yes." Lina nodded: "The application I submitted to the organization has been approved. After returning to Zaun, I will continue to do my old job and engage in scientific research."
Although she is not as talented as Jayce and Viktor, she is also a rare little genius.
Returning to Zuan to engage in scientific research is a suitable profession.
"Oh?" Levi was happy to see his sister come back.
So he asked with concern: "Which unit did you go to, and what job did you do?"
"Zaan's Aerospace Propulsion Research Institute, engaged in Hextech rocket research." Lina said.
"Aerospace Propulsion Institute? Rocket research?" Levi was stunned.
He personally approved this project in order to develop larger and better rockets to send satellites into space.
However, he remembered that the current head of the Rocket Research Laboratory seemed to be...
"I'm right here!" A little girl with blue hair and twin ponytails squeezed out from the crowd.
"Jinx..." Levi's face darkened: "It's you?"
"That's right. Sister Lina will be my colleague from now on." Jinx proudly puffed out her steel-like chest and stood beside Lina with an excited look on her face.
Nearly three years have passed, and Lina has grown a lot taller, but this girl seems to have not grown at all and is as thin as a little wild cat.
Compared to the well-dressed and quiet Lina, Jinx looks even more extreme.
Even among the many people at the celebration, she was the most conspicuous one.
Because leaders only distinguish between near and far based on the line of faith, and never judge people by appearance, they truly respect any culture and any aesthetic.
In addition, Jinx is not a frontline cadre who needs to show up in public, but a scientific researcher in the rear, so the organization does not have any dress code requirements for them...
So, she now looks not much different from the little girl from Zuan back then.
Tattoos, twin ponytails, belly-baring outfit, purple stockings, punk Martin boots, pants that use less fabric than other people's underwear, obviously a scientist with a salary, but looks more like an outlaw than a pirate in Hong Kong...
Seeing this kind of "little gangster" playing with his own sister all day long, any brother would instinctively feel a pang in his heart.
“A leader should not judge a person by his appearance, should not judge a person by his appearance…” Li Wei silently recited a few politically correct scriptures before he finally calmed his turbulent mood.
He knew that Jinx was a good girl now.
Well...even if she smokes, drinks, dyes her hair, has tattoos, and wears belly-exposing clothes, as long as she has the thread of faith, she is still a good girl worthy of trust.
After Zaun's independence, Jinx has been using her expertise to invent several useful weapons and equipment for the Leader.
The Zaun people were able to hold off the enemy for so long in the Underworld War. The Jinx rocket launcher invented by Jinx and the ultra-high-rate transformable machine gun both made great contributions.
Later, as a talented rocket expert, she joined the sounding rocket program promoted by Li Wei and became a chief researcher at the Institute of Aerospace Propulsion.
In short...over the past two years, Jinx has not only not caused any trouble for anyone, but has also made many contributions to the organization.
Although she seems unreliable, she is still trustworthy.
In fact, Jinx was invited to watch the celebration this time as an outstanding representative of the scientific community, with the recognition of her colleagues and organizations.
"Okay..." Levi sighed: "Lina, work wherever you like. I don't care about you anymore."
"Yeah." Lina nodded obediently.
Levi put this worry aside and looked at Jinx who was clinging to his sister: "Jinx, is your family all right?"
Although everyone lived in the same city, Levi was busy with official duties and hadn't seen Wei, Vander, Hilco and the others for a long time.
When he met Jinx this time, he asked her about it.
"It's just the same as before." Jinx curled her lips.
After Vandel regained his sanity, he returned to Zaun with his two daughters and reopened a tavern in Zaun's Black Alley.
Hilco also retired. He used to be a big underworld figure in Zaun, but he was able to get out of this mess because he made a timely move. However, his dirty background and disgraceful past still attracted criticism.
In addition, Zaun has been getting better and better, and his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled a thousand times by the Leader.
Therefore, Hilco completely gave up his ambitions, resigned from the position given to him by the leader, generously donated all the property he had accumulated in the past, and became a retired old man with peace of mind.
I usually drink tea, read the newspaper, and occasionally have Jinx chat with me to kill time.
Of course, Jinx's two fathers still reject each other and have never had any contact with each other.
The hatred they have accumulated in the past is too deep to be easily resolved.
"As for Wei..."
“Hmph!” Jinx snorted unhappily. “Isn’t she always following that Piltover chick around?”
Caitlyn, the former policewoman of Piltover, is now the chief police officer of the Twin Cities Police Department.
And Wei is her most capable partner and the most competent law enforcer.
They are responsible for coordinating the overall security, planning and implementation of today's alliance celebration.
"These two guys are always hanging out with each other, and today is no exception. It's really disgusting..." Jinx commented bluntly.
"You know what? Vi even gave that Piltover chick a nickname, calling her 'Cupcake'..."
"Yue~ I'm about to vomit just listening to this."
Jinx acted exaggeratedly as if she was nauseous, but Levi was already used to her attitude.
Because of the severe trauma she suffered in her childhood, this girl has always been a little extreme in her character - especially towards her sister.
Later, after Seraphine's soul treatment, "Doctor" Mundo recovered and was discharged from the hospital, but she did not fully recover her mental health.
Fortunately, Jinx has returned to normal for the most part.
Now she is a leader who has just reached the threshold of faith, has ideal pursuits, and knows how to abide by the rules. This small problem in her personality does not affect her daily life.
So, Levi listened to her complaints calmly, and after briefly understanding the recent situation of Vander and others, he stopped asking any more questions.
"I'll go over first, you guys chat." Levi said a simple goodbye to Lina and Jinx, then continued walking forward.
He had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by an unexpected acquaintance.
"President Levi, please stay."
Levi looked in the direction of the voice and saw a gloomy man wearing the medal of honor for a hero, but with a thin body, a gray and cold face, and a sinister look, who did not look like a good person at all, walking slowly towards him.
"Mr. Singed?"
The visitor was none other than Mr. Singed, the former Zaun alchemist and Viktor's teacher.
"I have a request." As soon as he came in front of Levi, Singed said straight to the point: "I refuse to participate in today's award ceremony as a representative of the scientific community."
Yes, Singed is also a representative of the scientific community who was invited to watch the ceremony and receive honors today.
This sounds incredible.
Because many great people from the scientific community came today, in addition to Singed and Jinx, there are also Jayce, Ekko, Viktor, and Heimerdinger.
Victor is already the vice president, and he’s the one presenting awards on the stage.
But Professor Heimerdinger is the founder of modern science in Runeterra, and Professor Jace is the pioneer of Hextech applied technology;
Ike is a new generation of scientific genius. The alchemical hoverboard he invented has become the prototype of the hover car, and it is likely to set off a transportation revolution in Runeland in the future.
…
How could Singed, who was once an extreme scientific madman, deserve to be honored on the same stage with these brilliant stars?
"This..." Levi was also helpless: "Mr. Singed."
"It's not that we want to invite you, it's that the public's support for you is so high, everyone hopes you can come."
Surprisingly, Singed, who was once unknown, is now the most popular scientist in Runeterra.
The reason was simple: after the Leader came to power, he was forced to stop his evil research on human body transformation and instead used alchemical technology in research projects to improve people's livelihood.
For example, the alchemical .
For example, the famous alchemical fast-growing chicken.
"It's all because of your invention that the people of Runeterra can eat meat so soon."
Because the development of various regions in Runeterra is extremely uneven, it is still difficult for people outside the Twin Cities to feel the convenience brought by Hextech.
However, the fast-growing chicken breeds that have been transformed with alchemical technology, the actual chicken meat that is eaten in the mouth, can always win people's heartfelt gratitude.
His invention allowed many poor people who could not afford meat to live a life of eating chicken every day. As a result, Singed's reputation surpassed Heimerdinger and he became the most popular scientist in Runeterra.
"No..." Singed looked unhappy.
His ideal is to transform the human body and create a god out of flesh and blood! Now...
Everyone knows that he is researching "chicken body modification" and they affectionately call him "chicken-raising academician"!
If he were to accept the award on stage in front of the whole world with this title... Pah! This would simply be a disgrace to his beliefs!
"I refuse to be honored!" said Singed.
"Hmm..." Levi thought about it seriously, and readily agreed: "Okay."
In fact, he always had doubts about Singed being selected as the representative of heroes and models.
Because he knew that Singed had never been a good person, and now he was just a bad person who was forced to be a good person.
To put it nicely, Singed is an old friend of the Leader and has made great contributions to all mankind.
To put it bluntly, he is now a prisoner in a labor camp, being unwillingly forced to use his knowledge to atone for his past crimes.
If nothing else...
Just based on the outrageous body modifications that Singed did to Vandel, if it weren't for the Leader stopping him, Jinx and Vi would have probably beaten him to a pulp together.
In short, it was because his potential value was too great that the leader did not liquidate him. That was all.
The representatives of heroes and models are role models for all mankind. They not only need talents and contributions, but also beliefs and qualities that can serve as role models.
Singed clearly does not fit this description.
If you think about it carefully, a leader should not be allowed to be a role model just because he is famous and has a lot of support from the masses.
Now it just so happened that Singed himself was not willing to show his face, so Levi simply agreed to take him off the list.
"But since you're here..."
"Hmm?" Singed frowned warily.
He remembered Levi's expression.
This was the expression on Levi's face the last time he had a wild idea and forced him to use alchemical technology to study chickens.
"What do you want me to do now?" Singed asked.
"I was thinking..." Levi boldly proposed a fantasy: "A skinny guy with little fat can grow a body of tendon meat in just a few seconds by taking a little bit of the Glimmer Potion."
"You said, if we combine the Glimmer Potion with chickens..."
"Are you mad with hunger?" Singed interrupted angrily, "You dare to eat a chicken laid by the Glimmer Potion?"
"I'm not starving." Levi's face was very serious, and he didn't look like he was joking at all.
"But you have to know that the newly born Janna Alliance is actually an extremely backward agricultural country. More than 90% of our population still lives in the countryside and mountains, and there are countless children who are starving."
"If the Glimmer Potion can be used to quickly produce edible meat, we can help tens of thousands of children in underdeveloped areas quickly escape the plight of lack of meat and malnutrition."
Singed couldn't argue with that noble cause. But he cared little for the starving strangers.
He still objected: "No, the Glimmer Potion is poisonous."
"But I have consulted an expert in advance." Levi is not a layman guiding an expert, he has consulted professionals.
As he spoke, Levi pointed to Victor, Singed's former favorite student, who was standing next to him.
"Victor said yes."
"In theory, as long as the Glimmer Potion is diluted appropriately and detoxified, the flesh and blood tissue it produces will not be harmful to humans."
Of course, it's easier said than done.
How to reduce the cost of the glimmer potion and how to control its toxicity, each of these issues is a difficult challenge.
As for the specific implementation: "It all depends on your research results, Mr. Singed."
Singed: “…”
Is he going to spend the rest of his life fighting with chickens?
"Can't I study something else?" he asked unwillingly.
"Of course." Levi quickly introduced: "Recently, Zaun has imported a batch of Juvask wild boars..."
"How about you lead a team to study the artificial breeding of wild boars?"
Singed: “…”
