Caitlin's face flushed red, and it was obvious that Li Lin had caught her by the tail, which made him laugh even more: "Why are you panicking?"

"I, I didn't... Ah! Where are you touching? This is outside..."

"It's okay, the door is locked, don't worry..." Li Lin chuckled, "You are really getting softer and softer, my little cake."

Caitlin's beautiful eyes widened with a surprised expression, "...small cake?"

"What a soft, sweet, and sticky little cake! I really want to eat you up in one bite."

"Ugh—don't call me that…"

"Don't you like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, it just feels a little weird."

"So I'll call you Little Cake from now on?"

"You're annoying~~!"

Feeling Li Lin's increasing insolence and the mature breath blowing on her face, Caitlin retained the last bit of her rationality and finally pushed him away.

"Stop it, I need to go back to work later." She panted slightly, her face serious, "Also, there's one more thing you asked me to do earlier."

When talking about serious matters, Li Lin put aside his playful thoughts and asked, "Are there any results?"

The only thing he had asked Caitlyn to do recently was to use the family's power to investigate the news about the Noxian army in the city-state of Triwell, south of the Silver Mountains, which is closest to Demacia.

Because the town has been heavily guarded recently and soldiers are patrolling all day and night, Li Lin couldn't send mechanical engineers to sneak in and investigate the situation.

In addition, the clingy Zoe has caused Li Lin a lot of trouble recently. He has no time to monitor the developments in Noxus, so he has to ask Caitlyn for help.

It just so happened that the Gilaman family had business dealings with Noxus, so it was normal for the caravan to settle in Triwell, which was just the right opportunity for Li Lin to act as a "spy".

But he never revealed to Caitlyn his purpose, nor did he tell her that a small war was about to break out between Noxus and Demacia.

Out of trust in her lover, Caitlin did not ask for too many details, but simply sent a caravan of several people in the name of her mother.

In order to enter the city smoothly, this caravan carried some Hextech equipment products that used Hextech square batteries for daily use.

It is also the mechanical device that Noxus needs most urgently, but Piltover restricts its export.

"Currently, only people are allowed to enter Trivel, but not leave. Even letters are not allowed to be sent out... If it weren't for your wireless phone, this news would not have been leaked."

Caitlin straightened her clothes a little, walked to the workbench, and asked the intelligent computer to project a map of the Valoran continent.

She then zoomed in on Trivelle, in the southwest corner of the Silver Mountains, frowning slightly as she spoke, "I heard from the caravan that Noxus has been preparing its army lately. Last night, an elite squadron left through the northwest city gate."

Caitlin stretched out her hand and circled the 3D projection map, quickly analyzing it: "But to get out from there, besides going into the mountains, the only way is to follow the coastline of the Conqueror's Sea to the west to White Cliff City, but White Cliff City has always prohibited any Noxian from entering.

"If Noxus's goal is not here, then..."

She tapped her finger on the map projection and followed the mountain path scanned by the mechanical engineer and marked by the intelligent computer all the way up to Demacia's border outpost - the Gate of Sorrow.

"Their target is actually the Demacia outpost?!"

Caitlin looked shocked and turned her head sharply to look at Li Lin.

"No wonder you've been keeping tabs on Noxus. Did you anticipate they wouldn't gain an advantage in the war between Ionia and Freljord, and would instead turn their attention to Demacia?"

I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense, I just know the script...

Li Lin remained silent with a serious expression, and Caitlin took it as his consent.

Her expression darkened. She clenched her fists and hammered them on the workbench, unable to resist a curse. "Damn it! Can't these Noxians just be quiet for a day?"

Then, Caitlin continued to look at the map and marked the Gate of Sorrow. "This outpost is built on the top of a mountain. If we attack from the Silver Mountains, it is barely easy to defend but difficult to attack.

"But I heard that Demacia only has a small team of sentinels stationed here, and they have to guard against harassment from bandits roaming nearby, so they are unable to split their forces.

"And Trivelle has a 2,000-man regiment stationed there... If we forcefully attack, the Gate of Sorrow will be completely undefendable."

Caitlyn took a deep breath and turned her gaze back to Li Lin. "We can't let war break out again, but our city of Piltover has always remained neutral... We have to think of a solution."

"My mechanical engineers have sent me news that the borders of Demacia are plagued by bandits and warlike tribes. Prince Jarvan IV has arrived in the small border town of Lunwall, east of Demacia, and is attempting to bring order to the border."

When Li Lin said this, Caitlin's face changed in shock. "Could it be that Noxus has heard about the Light Shield Prince and is preparing to..."

"I have the same guess." Following her words, Li Lin continued: "Jarvan IV is the only heir of the Demacia royal family. If he is captured or killed by Noxus..."

Li Lin didn't finish his words, but the smart Caitlin easily understood what he wanted to express.

Demacia has been established on the west side of Valoran since ancient times and has never expanded outward.

But this does not mean that they are weak and unable to fight.

On the contrary, they have the Fearless Vanguard, which has the smallest number of people but the average physical fitness of each person is comparable to that of "Captain America". Even the Noxian regiment has to retreat three points when fighting head-on.

Once the Light Shield Prince is captured or killed by Noxus, the entire Valoran continent will once again fall into endless war like a hundred years ago, with disastrous consequences.

"What are you going to do?" Caitlin asked. "I know you have a plan."

Li Lin turned and looked directly into her sapphire eyes. "I want to go to the Gate of Sorrow myself."

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