Chapter 99 Mel's Ideal
Mel was like a possessed person, staring at the thread of faith that she was pulling in her hand.
That faint white fluorescence was reflected in her amber pupils, reflecting a brilliant brilliance.
"Miss Mel!" The maid who followed closely beside her couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"I, I'm fine." Mel breathed a sigh of relief.
Her eyes gradually regained clarity and her gaze gradually became firm.
The calm and wise Congressman Meier seems to be back again.
Then, Mel looked at his own "thread", Levi's "thread", and the workers' "thread" that shone brightly like stars...
She hesitated for a long time before saying, "Mr. Levi, I think we can start talking about 'investment'."
"..." Levi was slightly startled: "Then...I will ask Mr. Erwin to come over and let him introduce the technical details of those projects to you?"
"No thanks." Mel said, "I will invest in whatever project you are going to do."
"I don't need any shares or dividends. As long as it's something you need, whether it's money or weapons, and it's within my affordability, I can provide it to you for free."
When these words were spoken, the maids beside were stunned.
How is this an investment?
Isn't this a free gift?
"Miss Mel! " You still say it's okay?
Are you being controlled by some evil magic of Levi?
"No, I'm sober." Mel dispelled the maid's anxiety and doubt with her firm eyes.
She knew very well that the "thread" was real.
She...did believe in Janna.
This mysterious magic that makes people believe in it also makes Mel begin to believe that the harmless blue bird in front of her is the earthly incarnation of the goddess Janna.
And if Janna really stands on Levi's side, it means that the future leader will definitely stir up a storm.
The current leader is...
"Rare goods are valuable!" Mel changed his mind.
She wants to do a big deal with the leader, a really big deal.
"I can provide the start-up capital that Leaders need, and I can provide the security that you need, and I only need one thing in return—"
"A seat on the permanent board of directors of the General Assembly of Leaders."
"This..." Levi was slightly stunned.
Then he sighed with a complicated expression: "Miss Meier, you have a very far-sighted vision."
"This is just the basic quality of a businessman." Mel's lips curled up slightly.
The two people's eyes met silently in the air.
Levi knew that Mel was waiting for his response.
As long as he agreed to Mel's conditions, he could get a huge amount of funds to support the rapid development of the Leader, and in return, he could get the security guarantee provided by Mel and the Midalda family for the Leader.
All the leader needs to pay is a seat on the permanent board.
This looks like a lucrative business.
but……
"I refuse!"
Levi rejected Mel : "Leaders has strict organizational discipline and selection system. The seat of the permanent director of the General Association is not something that can be given away easily, nor is it a commodity that can be traded."
"What's more, we leaders have different threshold requirements for the 'faithfulness' of the association's senior, middle and grassroots cadres——"
"Miss Meier, with all due respect, you are far from qualified."
Mel is just a shallow believer now. If her piety is described in numbers, it is estimated to be less than 70.
At most, she was an "activist in joining the club", not even qualified to become a formal member of Leader.
But Mel still felt that everything could be traded: "Mr. Levi, I think you can seriously consider it..."
"No need to think about it anymore." Levi refused sternly: "Our team must always remain pure."
“This is the bottom line for leaders.”
"The bottom line can be changed flexibly based on interests." Meier raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "The value I have created for the Leader's business is worthy of the Leader setting such a precedent for me."
"No, if this happens once, it will happen again." Levi's tone gradually became serious: "I don't want to have to take action to rectify internal discipline one day."
Mel was silent.
She felt a little regretful that the deal was not made.
But at the same time, she is more certain: "Those who lead the way will definitely achieve great things."
The storm is about to blow. No one can stop it.
"What a pity." Meier also longed for the wind. But she was a businessman after all.
She would not do unprofitable business.
"Mr. Levi, since you have rejected my conditions, it is time for you to present your conditions—"
“I can invest in Leader, but what can Leader give me in return for my investment?”
"Shares and profits." Levi replied.
With his creativity and Victor's technology as support, the projects that Leader plans to operate in the future will definitely make money.
Even from a purely business perspective, Mel's investment will definitely reap rich returns.
"But I'm not short of money."
"I don't like money either. I have no interest in money."
Mel had a complete grasp of the situation. She knew that she was now in the absolute advantage of this deal:
"It is you leaders who are short of money now. Since you are in a hurry to raise funds to survive, my investment is not a simple commercial investment, but a 'life-saving grace'."
"Mr. Levi, what else can you give me in return for my timely help?"
Mel asked aggressively.
Levi thought about it and could only answer: "Friendship."
"If Miss Meier is willing to lend a hand, you will be our leader's 'old friend' in the future."
The friendship of the leader, this is indeed what Mel wants.
Because she has seen the terrifying potential of the leader. The word "friendship" that was just mentioned lightly may be extremely important in the future.
"But just calling them 'old friends' is still too vague."
How friendship can be realized and how much it can be realized ultimately depends on the other person's intentions. This is too passive.
"I want something more practical." What Mel wants, of course, is real power.
She is willing to stand with the leader as long as the leader can give her the corresponding status.
But Levi could never agree to such a condition.
The two sides seemed to have nothing to talk about.
"Miss Mel." At this time, Levi said seriously: "We have something else in return."
"What?" Mel frowned slightly.
"ideal."
"When you help the leader, you are helping the leader realize our common ideals."
Mel: “…”
“Please don’t make the mistake.” She sighed helplessly, “I do agree with Janna’s philosophy.”
"But that doesn't mean I'm an idealist like you."
Mel does believe in Janna, but her faith is not deep.
In her opinion, she was just an adult with a childlike heart who instinctively loved beautiful fairy tales.
"But you do have ideals." Levi looked at her with burning eyes: "Janna told me that when you were visiting the casino, the brothel, the Glimmer Shop, the Zaun community and this factory, your faith was gradually growing stronger along the way."
"Although the degree is slight, you do have a little hope for the ideal because you see the efforts of our leaders."
“You’re actually an idealist, aren’t you?”
“…” Mel’s pupils shrank.
She...is also an idealist?
What a joke. She is a businessman. Even if she wants to take the lead, she must first negotiate the terms of interest.
How could someone like her be an idealist?
"I..." Mel wanted to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them for some reason.
She couldn't refute it. Because Levi, no...Janna saw through her.
"Miss Meier, I think it's not that you don't have ideals, but reality has forced you to mature and make you forget your ideals."
"Perhaps, you should think about... who did you want to be in the beginning?"
Levi couldn't read minds like Seraphine, but he had watched the anime and knew the plot. So he knew that Mel was actually naive.
As expected, Mel was lost in thought at his question.
She thought back to her childhood and thought about Noxus.
She was exiled to Piltover by her family simply because she was unwilling to raise a butcher knife and kill people like a Noxian.
Just because a person cannot bear to slaughter the weak, he becomes a waste that should be eliminated and abandoned.
These are the values of Noxus.
Mel once fantasized about changing something, but she was soon awakened by reality:
She couldn't even change the tiny city of Piltover, let alone...
"Noxus."
Mel suddenly asked, "Will the Wind Leader go to Noxus in the future?"
Levi smiled and replied: "The wind of change will eventually blow across the entire Rune Land."
There was another silence.
"You are indeed the Chosen One of Janna?" Meier asked as if he was solemnly confirming something, although she already believed it.
"Of course." Levi nodded affirmatively.
"How do you prove it?"
"In one year, the goddess will come to the mortal world in person." In fact, it doesn't even take one year, Janna will be able to recover her divine body quickly.
But Levi knew that what Mel wanted to see was a goddess of Janna who could rival Noxus.
"What if the goddess doesn't show up after one year?"
"Then you just lost some money, didn't you?"
"Okay." Meier didn't hesitate any longer. As she said, she really didn't love money. She had been working hard to make money just to show off in front of her mother and to complete the tasks entrusted to her by the family.
It may be worthwhile to bet your money on the winds of change.
The leaders have goddesses and beliefs, and they are destined to achieve great things in the future. Even if it is just for the consideration , this investment is not a loss.
So Mel took the initiative to extend his hand and solemnly declared:
“I have invested in this project.”
