Li Lin raised his eyebrows slightly.
There is no way to conceal the battle against the Ascended. Shurima is a vast land with few people, but there are many Noxian expedition teams and war masons.
In addition, Azir boasted that he and Li Lin defeated their enemy Xerath, so Swain would be surprised if he didn't know about it.
However, he didn't quite understand what Swain meant when he said that the "demons" also wanted to enter the heavens.
But this guy cunningly didn't design too much in the areas that interested him.
Neither of them gained any advantage in their first attempt to expose each other's secrets.
With the help of Ramo, Swain can know many secrets and predict the future, but he cannot see through Li Lin's secrets.
Li Lin, on the other hand, relied on the advantage of a time traveler's foresight and the intelligence advantage brought by technological progress, but he could not gain the upper hand in the confrontation with a cunning old fox like Swain.
However, if it weren't for the purpose of forming a united human front and gathering as much human manpower as possible, he actually wouldn't have to waste so much time talking to Swain.
In some respects, Li Lin still has a certain advantage.
After that, both sides tacitly understood each other and quickly skipped over this topic and talked about other things.
For example, they talked about Swain's experience in governing a large country and hereditary nobility, Li Lin's ideas on technological research and development, etc. The conversation was quite pleasant, and the room was filled with laughter from the two of them from time to time.
Caitlyn, Kalina, Mel, and Heimerdinger all looked somewhat helpless and remained silent from beginning to end. It could be said that they had no chance to interrupt at all.
With Li Lin present, they were just a foil.
After the topic went around in circles, it finally reached the key point.
Swain was discussing matters between nations when he suddenly changed the subject. "I heard from one of my generals, Du Khokao, that his daughter and a trusted lieutenant were arrested for espionage in your country while visiting Piltover. Is this true?"
Are you finally thinking about business?
Li Lin couldn't help but complain in his heart, and his originally impatient mood was suppressed again.
"That's what happened," Li Lin shrugged. "Katarina and Talon worked together. One of them was holding me back, while the other sneaked into my house and tried to steal my blueprints. This is a serious violation of Piltover's criminal law."
“This was a misunderstanding,” Swain said. “I sincerely apologize for my men’s disrespect.”
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from the pocket of his shirt and handed it to the staff standing on both sides of the hall who were on standby at any time, asking them to pass the paper to Li Lin who was sitting opposite him.
"This is a small gift prepared by my men to redeem Katarina and Tyrone. I hope you like it."
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