Chapter 91 The Leader's New Friend
Meanwhile, the Capitol.
"This guy's fighting style..." Senator Meier put down the telescope and sighed with amusement, "It's really quite novel."
"You flatter him, Miss Mell," said the maid.
The maid grew up with Mel and was exiled to Piltover with Mel by the family.
Her relationship with Mel is that of master and servant, but it is more like friends.
Therefore, regarding Levi's "Infinite Gun System", the maid bluntly made a completely opposite evaluation: "Only cowards would fight like this."
"If this were Noxus, he would be dead long ago."
Indeed. If anyone in Noxus foolishly flies in the sky like a target, the Noxian army mages and ranged archers would probably teach him a lesson long ago.
"But this is indeed a smart way of fighting. At least, he didn't let me, the 'mastermind', achieve my goal." Mel sighed slightly.
She designed this drama just to test Levi's cards.
But Levi did make a move, but he didn't make a complete move.
It is true that he personally wiped out a team of extraordinary alchemical technology warriors.
But his output is all on guns and bombs. The wind magic he uses is so strong that even the junior students in the Noxian Mage School can easily do it.
The only thing that stood out was Levi's "precision" in controlling the wind element. The ability to precisely control the airflow and wield hundreds of long-range weapons at the same time was like having a goddess helping him from behind.
But this does not prove that Janna exists, it only means that Levi may be a magical genius who is good at casting precise spells.
Avery never forced out Levi's true strength.
Not to mention, forcing out the goddess Janna who might be behind him.
"I think this just proves that Levi is not the chosen one of Janna." The maid analyzed: "If there really is such a powerful demigod standing behind Levi, why would he use such a tricky method to win?"
"He resorted to such cowardly tricks, which only exposed their true strength."
"Maybe." Mel was noncommittal.
"Then Miss Mel," the maid asked, "should we continue to test it?"
Continue to test?
Mel raised his eyebrows: "No."
There weren't many good dogs, and the Iron Fist Gang was considered the best among them.
Now the Iron Fist Gang has been beaten to the point where they have no power to fight back. If they want to test it again, the Midalda family will have to take off their gloves and fight in person.
By then, we will completely break off relations with the leader and there will be no way back.
Before figuring out the relationship between Janna and the Wind Leader, Mel didn't want to let his family get involved in this risk.
"Then..." the maid asked again: "How should we treat the leader?"
Mel had a plan: "As they wish, hand over the Iron Fist Gang's territory to them."
"If they want to do any business, our Midalda family should not interfere."
"By the way..." Miss Mel smiled thoughtfully at this point: "Contact the Gilaman family and tell them that our Midalda family is also interested in Miss Caitlin's 'Walkman' project."
"If Miss Caitlin still needs investment, then it wouldn't hurt for us to take a share."
"Huh?" The maid was surprised:
Giving the land is fine, but what about investing in shares?
Isn't this using the reputation of the Midalda family to openly support the leader?
"Miss Mel, have you ever asked the Iron Fist Gang to..." The maid hesitated to speak.
Before, they asked the Iron Fist Gang to cause trouble, and now they want to help the Leader. Isn't this attitude changing too fast?
What on earth was Miss Mell thinking?
"I want to be friends with the leader," Mel replied.
"Are they qualified to be friends of the Midalda family?" the maid was puzzled.
"If Levi is truly the chosen one of Janna, then he is qualified;"
"If not, then we have only made a small investment, it's harmless."
"But..." The maid was worried: "Their thoughts are very dangerous."
"If Levi is really the chosen one of Gana, and he allows them to grow up so wildly... isn't that just nurturing a tiger to cause trouble?"
Mel smiled but said nothing.
Her maid still didn't understand.
If Levi is truly Janna’s Chosen, then he is not a tiger, but a dragon destined to grow into a monstrous beast.
You can defeat him, but with Janna and faith, the flame will always burn again after it goes out.
"Miss Mel." The maid didn't understand Mel's idea. She just advised: "If we also support the leader, their power will probably expand rapidly."
"The Leaders are not the Iron Fist Gang. They cannot be controlled."
"That's perfect." Mel's lips curled up slightly: "Think about it carefully--"
"After the leader becomes so powerful that he loses control, who will be the one who has the most headache?"
Anyway, it’s not the Midalda family.
The base of the Midalda family has never been in Piltover, but in Noxus.
Meier has become the richest person in Piltover, but she is still the poorest and most inconspicuous marginal figure among the direct members of the Midarda family.
This prosperous family from the great empire actually looked down upon the "small business" that Mel ran in Piltover.
"The one who has the biggest headache won't be Medarda, let alone Noxus."
"The first people to have a headache should be the big families in Piltover."
"All their assets are in these small twin cities. If someone poses a threat to them, they are willing to take action no matter how deep the background of the opponent is or how great the risk is."
"This..." The maid's eyes lit up: "I understand--"
"Do you want to use those Piltover people to test Levi's cards?"
"At the same time, using the existence of Wind Leader to indirectly consume the power of the people of Piltover?"
The Midalda family, or more precisely, Mel herself. As an outsider exiled by her family, her relationship with the local families of Piltover has always been very delicate.
The two sides have both competition and cooperation. They are business partners, but definitely not friends.
Let the Piltover people and the Leader fight each other. No matter who wins in the end, it will not be bad for the Midalda family.
"That's what you think, isn't it, Miss Meyer?"
"Haha...you're thinking too far ahead." Mel smiled.
She did consider this, but her most fundamental motivation was:
"I said, I want to be friends with the leader."
If you make an enemy of the leader now, not only will there be no benefit, but you will also have to bear the huge risk of becoming an enemy of the goddess.
It’s better to make friends with the leader first.
Anyway, the leader has no shortage of enemies. Sooner or later, someone will find out whether Levi is Janna's chosen one.
There is no need for the Midalda family to step forward and be the bad guy.
"Then there is no need for us to be their friends!" After hearing Mel's thoughts, the maid was still confused:
"Why not just do nothing and wait for the Piltover people and the Wind Leader to clash?"
"Well..." Mel pondered for a moment before asking the maid, "Do you know why there are few thousand-year-old empires in the world, but many thousand-year-old families?"
The maid shook her head in confusion.
Mel took one last look at the distant place where the leader was, then turned around and walked gracefully, slowly leaving the high-altitude terrace and entering the parliament hall.
When she reached the patio door, she paused.
In front of her was the parliamentary round table, and behind her was the endless blowing wind:
“Because we are best at diversifying investments and hedging risks.”
…
"Where did those turbo alchemy tanks come from?"
The war was over, but Caitlin still couldn't forget it.
She endured the blood and stench, removed a piece of alchemical armor from Avery's broken body, and examined it carefully in her hand.
As expected, nothing was found .
"Who is it? Who is funding the Iron Fist Gang and letting them kill us?"
Several ancient and noble surnames flashed through Caitlin's mind.
In Piltover, probably only a few big families have the ability to produce ten sets of turbo alchemy tanks at once.
Philos, Medarda...and her own home, Giraman.
Somehow, Caitlin thought of her mother.
The mother who was once perfect, gentle and kind in her heart, now became strange and scary to her.
"Don't let your imagination run wild." Levi saw something: "Your mother definitely doesn't know about this. If she knew, she wouldn't have let you attend today's Leaders Conference."
"This should be just a temptation imposed on us by a big family behind the back of the Piltover Council."
"Yeah..." Caitlin finally came to her senses.
Yes...she still has confidence in her mother's love for her.
It's ridiculous, why would she doubt her own mother?
Yeah, why?
Suddenly, Caitlin was silent again.
She suddenly realized that a rift had appeared between her and her family background.
Just like the people of Zaun naturally distrust the people of Piltover, she, as the leader, is naturally untrustworthy as the mother of the Ziben family.
"Wait..." Caitlin realized something again.
She looked at Levi with burning eyes and asked, "Mr. Levi, do you really intend to believe in the Piltover Council and insist on moderate struggle and non-violent non-cooperation?"
"This..." Levi hesitated.
"Please believe me." Caitlin bit her lip tightly and emphasized solemnly as if she was taking an oath: "I am also the leader of the wind - I will never betray Janna!"
Levi still didn't answer.
He just looked into Caitlin's eyes, locking eyes with her deeply.
Finally, Levi asked, "Caitlin, are you ready?"
"I..." Caitlin's pupils trembled slightly.
She certainly wasn't ready.
So she stood there for a long time before she murmured, "I...will not betray Janna."
