Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 146 The Hope of Career Advancement

Azir beckoned to Li Lin and asked him to follow him, away from Kassadin and Sivir.

Before Li Lin could ask, Azir said first, "I can feel... your soul is very special."

After learning about Xerath and the Darkin, his falcon-like eyes always unconsciously reflected a piercing light.

Li Lin was trembling all over, thinking something was wrong in his heart.

Damn it, could it be that my identity as a time traveler was seen through...

"I know that everyone has their own secrets and hates others knowing their plans and thoughts, just like me."

Azir unconsciously recalled the promise he had made to Xerath to free the slaves.

But all the plans and thoughts were just secrets in his heart, which even Xerath never revealed.

Perhaps this is why he plots to overthrow my rule...

Azir sighed silently in his heart, but he didn't have the slightest regret in his heart.

As an emperor, he does not need to explain the reasons to his courtiers for what he does.

Hold the power firmly in your own hands, and under your wise leadership, you can maintain the long-term prosperity of the empire.

At least he thought so.

Since Xerath could not bear to choose his own path, he has become the sworn enemy of the Shurima Empire since the implementation of his plan.

Azir quickly skipped various thoughts in his mind, and then continued to look at Li Lin.

"I can't pry into your secrets, and I'm not interested in your secrets, so you don't have to be so guarded against me.

"But I can also feel that you are not an ordinary mortal. There is extraordinary power surging in your body, but you are currently stuck in a bottleneck."

Li Lin silently acknowledged Azir's statement directly and generously.

Although their systems are completely different, the teachings of a god warrior are still very helpful.

What's more, his system is like a "riddler", and he really doesn't understand what it means to achieve the so-called "improve machine affinity" for career advancement.

Judging from the current situation, it must be different from the "affinity" given by adding the [Mechanical Affinity] skill.

"Although you are not a citizen of Shurima, you are one of the few people who witnessed my resurrection and ascension ceremony... According to my previous practice, I will reward you with any items you want.

"It's just that the City of the Sun has just been rebuilt. Even I don't know how many treasures are left in the treasury. The rewards can only be given to you after I count the treasury in the future."

Li Lin nodded, not adhering to the fine tradition of modesty in his own blood, and expressed politeness and evasion.

It is one aspect of the etiquette to refuse the emperor's gift.

If he politely shirked it, it would be a big problem if he really didn't give it.

This was the emperor's treasury, and according to Azir's temperament, since it was a reward, even if the treasury was emptied by tomb robbers, he would try his best to get other precious magic items.

"Before that, you can ask me any questions you have about your own strength, and I can solve your problems for you."

Li Lin thought for a moment, and asked the question he encountered in a different way: "I am an Ionian. In Ionia, people have a special way of using weapons..."

During Azir's reign, few people traveled across the ocean to Ionia on the other side, so he didn't know much about the cultivation methods there.

He nodded and listened to Li Lin's question very seriously.

"Ionia pays attention to the unity of man and machine, simply speaking, it is the affinity with its own weapon..."

Upon hearing this, Azir couldn't help but chuckle, "I know your question... There is a question you have to answer first, what do you think is a weapon?"

"...Huh?" Li Lin was stunned for a moment, "Aren't weapons just tools for attack and defense..."

"You see, your understanding of it is problematic, how can you improve your 'affinity' with it?" Azir said in the tone of an elder teaching a younger generation.

Li Lin's eyes lit up, and his brain suddenly became clear, "What do you mean?"

"A weapon is not a foreign object. After long-term training and fighting, it is a part of your body and a reliable partner, no matter who it is, even a god warrior."

body part...

partner……

Li Lin took a deep breath and suddenly realized.

It turned out that I had been caught in a misunderstanding.

As a mechanic, mechanical creations are of course important, and they are part of one's own strength.

But if you want to go a step further, just regard them as cold machines, a tool is far from enough.

To improve the affinity with the machine, one must regard it as an extended part of one's own body, and regard it as one's own senses.

Only in this way, will it be more handy to manipulate them, just like they are their own flesh and blood.

Azir noticed the expression on Li Lin's face, and smiled slightly: "It seems that you already understand."

"Your wisdom, Sire."

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After a period of time, Li Lin chatted with Azir about the reconstruction of the empire.

After talking for a while, Azir discovered that Li Lin had his own unique views on nation building—starting from the perspective of the people and caring about the people.

And a considerable part of it is beyond the comprehension of a ruler like him.

For this reason, Azir greatly appreciated Li Lin, and even intentionally let him stay by his side. The rebuilding of the empire needed talents like him.

It's just that Li Lin is not interested in politics, and there is a little beauty waiting for him to go home, so it is naturally impossible to stay in Shurima.

After expressing his regret, Azir brought up the issue of the void.

Today, the biggest threat Shurima faces, apart from the Prophet of the Void and his gradually growing followers of the Void, is also Calixa in the southeast of the City of the Sun, which is also called the "Sea of ​​Bones" by the northerners.

It is the territory of Rek'Sai, the Queen of Void Dungeon Beasts, and the Exai race led by it is called the Sha Clan by the locals of Shurima, threatening one side.

If anyone dared to pass there in desperation, few people could avoid being preyed by them.

It's a pity that Azir can't get away from the threat of these void creatures for the time being, and has no energy to deal with them.

The greatest threat he faces remains Xerath, a mass of malevolent arcane energy that has gained the power of ascension.

To fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. To deal with the void, you must first pull out the "thorns" around you that are eyeing your own empire.

Coupled with the fact that the void is not invading on a large scale like it was thousands of years ago, it's just mobs, and Azir puts their priority under Xerath.

However, under Li Lin's pleading, he still agreed to send two sand soldiers to follow them to check the impact of the current void.

If the situation is indeed more critical, he will first consider it according to the situation.

After finishing talking with Azir, Li Lin and Kassadin obtained his consent and filled their water bottles with the water of life in the Dawn Oasis.

This is equivalent to a strengthened version of the red medicine. Depending on how much it is taken, it can quickly recover from almost any injury.

Although the water of life in the City of the Sun has been reinjected into the riverbed of the river of life, it flows to all parts of Shurima again.

But the curative effect of the water of life outside is not as good as the source of water poured from the sun disc...

Afterwards, Li Lin and Kassadin saluted and bid farewell to Azir, and then went to the place where they placed Scarash before.

Li Lin considered in advance that Azir's resurrection would rebuild the City of the Sun, so the previously chosen location would not affect them too much.

As for Sivir...

As she expected, Azir, who had become an Ascended, was already sterile. He didn't want to cut off his only blood, so he didn't let her leave the City of the Sun.

Under Sivir's resentful and resentful eyes, Li Lin at the time expressed that he was helpless.

The will of the emperor cannot be changed by the courtiers...

On the outskirts of the City of the Sun, Li Lin and Kassadin had just sat on Scarash when they were suddenly stopped by an angry female voice.

"Li Lin, stop there! Where's my folding power armor?!"

(End of this chapter)