"Mr. Colin, you also know that our Councillor Tallis has been busy recruiting lately, so I would like to ask you for your opinion on this matter."

A polite smile hung on the corner of Mel's mouth, and when he learned that the other party was not in good health, he specially asked the butler behind him to help the other party to a stone bench and sit down.

"Opinion?" Colin coughed twice, no doubt that he had his opinion, "Councillor Tallis has a good idea, and I think Piltover needs to be a little more energetic, but..."

Speaking of this, Colin looked embarrassed and hesitated for a long time without speaking.

"Can you elaborate on that? If it's my problem, I need you to correct me, remember the mess I made when I first started as an apprentice, and you and Orianna were always outspoken about my mistakes. ”

Jace had a vague feeling in his heart and looked at Colin expectantly.

"A lot has happened in Piltover lately, first of all, the independence of Zaun, which ordinary people do not feel deeply, and we have been affected by the Workshop Street. After all, our suppliers are all from the Zuan side. ”

Colin was still a little hesitant, but when he saw Jace's sincere face, he sighed and continued:

"Later, I heard that a councillor had died, and the people above said that he had died in a terrorist attack in Zaun, but we didn't really believe it."

"Why? That thing was indeed done by the people of Zuan. Jace's face changed slightly.

"Councillor Tallis... Have you ever been to Zuan? Colin asked.

"Call me Jace, I've always remembered when I was an apprentice. As for Zuan, I've been there with Victor a few times, and it was really messy, and people didn't want to stay longer. Jaystan said.

"yes, it's messy and bad... It used to be a slum in Piltover. I've been there many times for work, and I understand that they have their own rules of survival and don't attack MPs for no reason. Colin muttered.

"Why?" Jace was a little incredulous, "The council never lied. ”

They have never deceived the people below, so why do the people below just don't believe.

"We understand, so we suspect that some councillor, or some big man from Piltover, has completely angered Zaun. Later, Lady Camille clarified the matter, so—" Colin's eyes dodged.

"So you think we're cheating? No, more precisely, inducing? Are we in a hurry to provoke a war? ”

Jace laughed a little, Zu Anming's flickering threat was in front of him, why was there always someone who couldn't see it?

"I don't know about these things. Councillor Jace, we don't want war, in fact, the big guys are very puzzled, we have already declared the independence of Zuan, why do we still want to go to work in the factory, and we may have to go to war in the future. Zaun, are they really going to attack us? ”

Coughing twice, as if feeling that his time was running out, Colin boldly spoke his mind.

He didn't believe that Zuan would attack Piltover at all, whether they were rushing the bridge or destroying the bridge for independence, it was too late to govern their own territory, how could they attack Piltover.

And what is the picture of Piltover fish dead net? Finally, life is looking forward to it, and then everyone will die together?

"This..."

Jace's mouth opened slightly, looking at Colin's distant back, and his face couldn't help but feel a little more depressed.

"Got something?"

Mel, who had not said a word, put his hand on Jace's shoulder, pursed his lips and asked with a smile.

"No matter what Zuan thinks, our people don't want war at all, or would rather back down or relent." Jace looked confused, "That's the real reason we can't recruit people, and now I'm wondering if I'm fighting for Piltover." ”

It dawned on Colin's words that the people below did not feel that they were protecting Piltover, but that they were the source of the trouble.

In other words, the people don't care about the consequences of Zu'an's rise at all, and they don't care at all whether Zu'an wants to be independent. They simply don't want to get involved in the war themselves, they don't want to fight to protect the city.

"War is not glory, Jace. This is not Noxus. ”

Mel put his hand on Jace's shoulder, understanding the other's feelings.

It's like she still can't agree with her mother's thoughts.

She remembers when she was a child, when her mother led her on an expedition against a small city of Shurima.

The army of Noxus slaughtered the living forces of the town in the sand, and then her mother asked her a question:

In the face of the nobility and royal family of this small city, is it killing or mercy?

She was very impressed by this, and she chose mercy, thinking that it would be good for the empire.

But the result was the opposite, her mother taught her a lesson and killed everyone with her own hands.

Looking at the blood flowing on the ground, Mel knew then that he didn't belong to Noxus.

For Noxus, blood means merit, and war means glory.

Only by constantly conquering and killing can we gain more glory and climb to a higher position.

Let's just say that the current commander of the Northern Front, the Imperial Iron General, has the title of Darius of the Hand of Noxus.

She grew up listening to each other's stories, and the other party was born humble, even more humble than ordinary people.

But step by step, stepping on the bones of the mountain of corpses, from a nobody, to the top of the commander. It relies on the glory accumulated from war after war, and every scar on the body is a witness to the victory of the war.

Later, she was sent to Piltover, a city where peace and progress coexisted.

It was Piltover who made her understand that not every place is Noxus. The weak have their own soil for survival, and even if they do not rely on war, the people of Piltover can live well.

The price paid is not small, but it is more satisfying than making people lick their blood at the tip of a knife at any time.

"Do you know why Lady Camille went to Zaun that night to carry out the beheading program?"

Mel detached from the memories and asked with a sudden smile.

"Why? Because the crystal mine of the Philos family is in Zaun? Jace subconsciously thought of the few councillors who only cared about interests.

"She's not that small." Mel shook her head and said, "That's because she understands that this is the last chance to unite Piltover." ”

"For the last time? Why? Jace's eyes froze.

He didn't really agree with this idea.

If they succeed that night, it will undoubtedly strengthen their confidence that they will be able to face any new challenges.

But even if that time fails, they have the next time, the next time. Piltoverf has always been a city that stands for progress and progress, and that will never change.

He wondered why Mel had come to such a conclusion.