Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 149 You, don’t get so close to me, I don’t like women!

Sarah sat gracefully beside Rogge, then she raised her hand and danced her fingers nimbly a few times. Behind her, a group of people dressed like sailors and pirates dispersed, leaving only a middle-aged man standing behind Sarah.

His name is Raven. He is Sarah's right-hand man and also the second captain of the ship.

At this moment, he stood quietly behind Sarah, with his head lowered, eyes squinted, and guarding Sarah without saying a word.

"Don't mind it, he is just like that. Come, let's drink." Sarah saw Jinx and Li Ke looking at Raven, and she smiled and patted the table, then picked up the wine glass, but her eyes were always on Jinx's face.

"What do you want to talk about?" Jinx asked, hugging her chest.

She is not used to others, especially strangers, looking at her in this way, which always makes Jinx feel weird.
"I happen to have a business deal that I want to discuss with the Zaun people, but I have not been able to find a way. Well, how should I put it? Roger happens to be here. You know him, and he can prove what I said."

Sarah continued, "My name is Sarah. I used to be a bounty hunter in Bilgewater. Now I am a female pirate? But I never rob people. I will let merchants pass as long as they pay a small toll. I only rob my own people. I have made a name for myself here."

"So there shouldn't be any conflict between me and Zaun, but because most people on this island hate me, they all want me dead, but they don't dare to really provoke me, so they are avoiding me, but they have also been trying to trip me up in private. Because of this shitty thing, I have no way to contact Zaun. After all, your Zaun has changed a lot in the past few years, hasn't it?"

"It's not like before, when we could just send some people over and you would agree to do business."

She took a sip of wine, and the foam overflowed from her tempting red lips. She wiped it with the back of her hand and looked at Jinx with a smile.

After hearing what Sarah said, Jinx muttered, "If you want to do something, just tell me directly. Why are you telling me so much nonsense?"

No, who wants to listen to your stories? !

Jinx rolled her eyes in annoyance, and her unhappy expression made Sarah laugh.

She used to be like Jinx, a girl whose emotions would show on her face, but since coming to Bilgewater, Sarah's face often only had two expressions, smile, and silence.

It’s not a matter of interests. As a woman, Sarah envies Jinx, but she also has a protective feeling towards Jinx. This is not surprising. When a strong woman sees a "weak" girl, she will inevitably want to protect her.

Maybe it's to make up for who I was in the past?

But if Li Ke knew what Sarah was thinking, he would laugh at Sarah. Jinx is weak?

what!
Although she looks weak and cute, she is actually a stubborn little lunatic!

Jinx is indeed quite fragile inside, but that doesn't mean she is really weak. After all, how could a blue-haired madman who can issue a number one wanted order in Piltover and make Zaun afraid be really a weak person?
"I want to discuss a business deal with Hilco. I'm short of money now and need his sponsorship."

"Zuan is not rich." Li Ke said from the side.

Sarah glanced at Li Ke, nodded, and said, "I know, but after all, Zaun is richer than Bilgewater, isn't it?"

"I'll give it to you if I have money?" Jinx said.

Sarah shook her head and continued, "It's not giving. I'm not asking for money. This is an investment. I want Zaun to invest in me."

"It sounds nice, investment~ This is an investment~" Jinx imitated Sarah's speech, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"Aren't you just trying to get something for nothing?" she said with disdain.

The so-called investment, especially the investment in talents, often easily leads to a situation where the input and return are not equal. This is what Silko taught Jinx.

Hilco has invested in many people, including people from Zaun and Piltover.

However, there are very few cases of successful returns, because Runeterra is a chaotic place, and investment talents often get killed by investors during their rising period, or become disloyal after gaining status and wealth and are no longer easy to control.

Therefore, although talent is the most important resource for a company, city-state, or country, people are the most uncontrollable and also the most risky.

"What return can Zaun get by investing in you? If it's a bigger business, then you don't need to say more." Li Ke picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. While eating, he continued: "Zaan's future will be to conduct business with Demacia, Freljord, Ionia and other places. Bilgewater is no longer Zaun's first choice."

"I understand that the whole world knows about your alliance with Piltover," said Sarah.

"Then tell me, why should I invest in you?" Li Ke put down his chopsticks and looked at Sarah.

"You invest in me?" Sarah was stunned and didn't understand.

Jinx on the side immediately said with a smile: "You might as well go to him instead of Hilco. He is the boss of Zaun. Hilco listens to me and I listen to him."

".Are you, the Lord of Zaun?" Sarah narrowed her eyes. Although she couldn't say how well she knew Zaun, she was not so ignorant that she didn't even know that there was a Lord of Zaun in Zaun.

And now, Sarah looked at Li Ke, comparing the image of the Lord of Zaun described by Li Ke with that described by the Bilgewater people who had been to Zaun and returned to Bilgewater, and then her eyes lit up.

"I really have poor eyesight. I was only thinking about talking to Hilco's daughter, but I didn't realize that the real boss of Zaun is here." Sarah smiled sweetly and finally started to look at Li Ke.

But when she saw this, Jinx began to feel unhappy.

This woman's lethality is too great.
It can be said that she is the most charming, seductive and sexiest woman Jinx has ever seen!
In Li Ke’s words, she is a woman among women, a female among females!
Therefore, feeling threatened, Jinx quickly hugged Li Ke's arm and turned her head to look at Li Ke.

As a result, Li Ke looked at Sarah calmly, as if he was completely unaware of the smile in Sarah's eyes and the charm she exuded.

Yes, Li Ke really didn't feel anything.

Talk about style?
Are you more charming than Ali?

Talk about charm?
Do you understand what it means to be a natural fox?

Not to mention that although Ahri seems to be full of charm, she is actually simple, cute, innocent, kind, and full of desire. This word is tailor-made for Ahri!

Therefore, Li Ke didn't fall for Sarah's trick at all.

"Come on, let me hear how you plan to convince me to invest in you."

"Sleeping clothes?" Sarah covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "You are really direct."

"It's persuasion." Li Ke emphasized calmly.

Jinx glared at Sarah, but at the same time she was happy for Li Ke's composure.

Li Ke, he really won't let her down!
Yes, so what if the seeds are big?
Naizi is big. Naizi is big. Naizi is really amazing.
Xiao Jin lowered his head bitterly.

As a characteristic of women, big is indeed good.

"I need money, a lot of money. After the Noai War, the number of warships transporting military supplies decreased, and the number of pirates patrolling the sea also began to decrease sharply. I have not been able to open a business for a long time. I don't have any business on Bi Island. Unlike the other families, even if I don't rely on robbery, I can still live on business."

"I'm actually fine. At worst, I can just go back to my old job, tear off two pieces of paper from the list, kill two more people for some money, and enjoy half a year by doing one job. But I can't do that because I have a group of brothers now. They follow me, and I have to be responsible for their future." Sarah put away her smile, looked at Li Ke seriously, and then said:

"So, I hope to cooperate with Zaun. If Zaun invests in me, I will become the most powerful leader in Bilgewater, control this city-state, and then formally form an alliance with Zaun."

"Bilgewater has abundant seafood, and the gathering of all kinds of people also means that the area has a lot of intelligence and secrets from other countries. I think these are what Zaun needs. If I really come to power, I can guarantee that Bilgewater will never betray Zaun."

"That's all?" Li Ke said after thinking for a while.

Not to mention, Sarah will really become the empress of Bilgewater in the future and completely control this sea area. It is impossible to lose money by investing in her.

But there is a problem, that is, Zaun is progressing too fast. By the time Sarah conquers Bilgewater and becomes the Queen of the Sea, Li Ke estimates that Zaun will have started building underwater tunnels and sky elevators.

Therefore, the input and output are still not proportional.

"And, people." Sarah thought for a moment and spoke.

She took off her coat, revealing her snow-white body and the well-proportioned muscles on her arms. Sarah reached out to her lower back, then took out two muskets and placed them on the table.

She said, "I really don't know what Zaun lacks, but I am sure that you are definitely lacking one thing, that is, people."

Sarah pushed the gun towards Li Ke and said:

"You are short of men, and Bilgewater has plenty of them."

Sarah was right. What Zaan lacks most right now is actually manpower.

"I heard that there is a special mineral in the Blue Flame Islands that can record human voices and has shape memory function, and can appear in different shapes during the day and at night. Do you have a way to get this mineral?" Li Ke said to Sarah.

Bilgewater has a special material that is a rare commodity in Zaun. Even though it has been trading with Bilgewater for many years, Zaun only has a small amount of that material.

But for a subsequent research by Jayce and Viktor, a large amount of that kind of ore is needed. Viktor is currently looking for various "substitute" materials, but it is obvious that none of them are as useful as that kind of stone.

"Are you talking about those rocks on the coast of Baru Island?" Sarah frowned. She probably guessed what Li Ke wanted.

From the sentence "it can appear in different shapes during the day and at night", this situation also occurs in Bilgewater. Bilgewater, which is built with stones from various abandoned temples and scrapped ships, will be different during the day and at night. This is particularly obvious in the upper city.

Some temples built in residential areas may be square during the day, but may become pointed or round tops at night. Those temples are made of Baru stone.

"It's true that this thing is easy to do, but it's also true that it's difficult to do."

Sarah thought for a moment and continued, "I don't know if you know the Baru culture, but you should know that even in a place like Bilgewater where people from all over the world gather, most people believe in the Baru culture. No one wants the stone on the Baru island, but you steal Baru's things without permission."

"The consequences will be serious." Rogge added. He looked at Li Ke and said seriously, "Li Ke, don't offend the Baju people, especially their true masters."

"Ohnn, that's a monster." Rogge said every word sincerely.

Li Ke nodded, and Sarah seemed to have made a decision and said, "I understand. I will find a way to get those stones."

"Sarah." Raven, who was standing behind Sarah, frowned and spoke out.

Sarah raised her hand and stopped Raven from speaking without turning her head.

She needed money, a lot of money. After the end of the Noai War, Planck disappeared. The dozens of people under her command spent a lot of money every day. The money she had on hand was not enough.

Just as she said, she had no industry on the island and her only source of income was robbing other ships. If she wanted to, she could rob merchant ships, but Sarah would not do that.

On the contrary, Sarah would take the initiative to protect the merchant ships passing by. As long as they paid a little toll, they could enjoy Sarah's protection.

She is not kind. Kind people cannot survive in Bilgewater. She just doesn't want to exhaust the resources. Piltover's technology has changed the way the world trades. Sarah even believes that in the future, sea routes will no longer be the mainstream way of trade. At this time, if Bilgewater still maintains its bandit habits, then merchant ships will not pass through Bilgewater in the future.

Bi Island will become poorer and poorer until it completely disappears in Runeland. This is not what Sarah wants to see. This place may be bad, but she wants to change it.

At this moment, Jinx, who had been listening to the conversation silently, suddenly reached out and picked up Sarah's gun. She held it in front of her and knocked it twice. Then her eyes lit up and she said happily, "Wow, it's a very good gun. Who made it?"

Sarah paused, then said, "My mother."

"Your mother's craftsmanship is really good. This gun looks like a single-shot musket and is old, but it can actually fire continuously. And is there a special slot embedded inside? Let me see, damn, this slot can split the bullet! Can this form a barrage effect?" Jinx fiddled with Sarah's pistol and discovered the ingenuity of the gun in a few seconds.

She seemed to be talking to herself, completely unaware of the stunned expressions on Sarah and Raven's faces.

Sarah was really surprised. This gun did have a secret button. As long as she pressed it, a section inside the barrel would generate high temperature. It was filled with fuel and layers of steel grooves would appear to melt and cut the bullets.

Then when Sarah pressed the trigger, what shot out was the molten iron pellets, which quickly cooled down when encountering the wind at high speed, forming a small and dense barrage.

But... she only used this trick in front of her own people, because this was the secret of the two guns!
It’s Sarah’s trump card!

Li Ke was listening nearby, he exclaimed and nodded.

As for Lady Luck's R skill, after Jinx said this, Li Ke understood why Sarah in the game could shoot out such a barrage of bullets with two pistols when she used R. It turned out that there was a mechanism in the gun.

"However, some parts of this gun are broken and need to be repaired. For example, the rifling of this gun needs to be fine-tuned, otherwise it will easily jam. And this gun cannot touch any water, otherwise it will misfire." Jinx picked up a gun and shook it, puffing out her cheeks to listen to the sound and said, "And there is a little oil leakage inside?"

"Tsk, what a pity! Why don't you take good care of these two guns? These two weapons are obviously very useful. They were made by the designer specifically for someone, and they contain the maker's hard work." Jinx said indignantly. As she spoke, her little hand clasped the gun body, as if she was going to dismantle the gun.

"No!" Sarah shouted immediately.

But it was too late, because Jinx had already dismantled one of the guns and was scratching the inside of the gun with the nail of her right pinky finger.

Sarah leaned her hands on the table, her face livid.

These two guns are not only her weapons, but also the only blood and sweat left by her mother.

"Don't be nervous, Sarah. Jinx is a weapons genius." Li Ke said beside him. He smiled and continued, "And I agree to invest in you."

"I will write a letter later. You can have your people take it to Zaun. When you get to Zaun, go find the law enforcement officer and tell him that Li Ke sent you there. Someone will come to take your people to see Hilco."

"Okay." Sarah nodded after listening to Li Ke's words. She felt less angry, but she no longer felt happy after being invested in, because her attention was now focused on her gun.

She stood up and walked behind Jinx, bending down and looking at Jinx seriously as she fiddled with the gun barrel.

"Do you have a wrench?" Jinx suddenly looked up.

"Raven!" Sarah shouted quickly.

Raven nodded, ran out, and when he came back he was carrying a box filled with various tools.

Roger made way for him, and Raven placed the box on the table.

Jinx looked up, reached into the toolbox, and nimbly took out a wrench and a small screwdriver with her left hand.

Then, she pursed her lips, lowered her head and began to fiddle with the gun seriously.

Sarah's expression changed from worry at the beginning to joy, and she looked at Jinx's actions excitedly.

"Well, this structure is really ingenious. What was the person who made this gun thinking? Wasn't she afraid that the bullet debris would get stuck and cause the gun to explode?"

"This is not good. Although the idea is clever, it is a little timid. The slot here should be..." The wrench was suddenly raised upwards. With a "clang" sound, Sarah's gun changed its shape in Jinx's hand, and Jinx said to herself: "Make it a little bigger."

"This will form a wider barrage, and the lethality will be much smaller, but the lethality can be changed with specially made projectiles."

"The trigger also needs to be modified, otherwise it will be very difficult to pull."

"Well, this place also needs to be changed. I'm thinking about how to do it."

Li Ke supported his chin with one hand and looked at Jinx with amusement. She had changed from sitting on a chair to squatting on a chair, and even sat down on the table with her legs crossed. She put the gun parts on her body and studied a pair of guns carefully.

Li Ke knew that Jinx was a genius, but he had rarely seen Jinx working. In addition, he had no knowledge in this area. Also, Jinx always acted cute and silly in front of him, so Li Ke knew about Jinx's genius but didn't really understand her.

But now, looking at Sarah's expression, Li Ke knew how powerful the genius Jinx was.

Didn’t you see that Sarah’s breasts were heaving with joy, and an alluring blush was almost squeezed out of her snow-white complexion?

"Okay, it's done!" An hour later, Jinx put down the pair of guns and clapped her hands with satisfaction.

The reason for repairing this gun is because this gun is indeed very exquisitely made, and the designer's ideas and thoughts make Jinx admire it. Therefore, as a weaponist, Jinx certainly can't stand the small flaws that appear on the gun because of the user.

To put it bluntly, it’s a masterpiece of Machine Soul. Are you itching to try it?

The Black Firestone Tavern had been cleared out, and all those people had been driven away by Raven.

Leir didn't dare to say anything. His name was similar to Raven's, but they were not really brothers. Raven drove people away, and he could only watch the guests leave.

After all, Sarah is more terrifying than Rogge. If he offends Rogge, Leir will at most lose his tavern.
Jinx picked up the gun, squinted one eye, reloaded the bullets she had previously ejected, and then pulled the trigger at a table in the distance.

"boom--"

"puff--"

Tongues of flame spewed out, the gun barrel made a crisp sound, and under the black particles visible to the naked eye, the table was beaten into a sieve and shattered on the ground.

The densely packed bullet holes are very scary. There are at least dozens of tiny bullet holes on it!
The old firearm is as powerful as the Hex Rifle.
This power is amazing!
But Jinx was obviously not satisfied. She frowned and said to herself in frustration, "Tsk, this bullet is too rubbish."

Before Jinx could finish her words, she was hugged by someone.

A gust of fragrant wind rushed into Jinx's nose, followed by an excited voice.

"Thank you, thank you Jinx. This gun has a lot of problems, but I have never been willing to replace it because it was left to me by my mother. But now, you have fixed it!"

"Thank you, thank you very much!"

As she spoke, Sarah, who was hugging Jinx, lowered her head excitedly and pressed her red lips on Jinx's fair face.

Jinx, who was obsessed with making weapons, was stunned by Sarah's behavior. After she realized what was happening, she let out a shrill scream:
“Ah? Aaaaaaah!!!”

"Li Ke, she kissed me!"

"Go away! I told you I hate you!"

"I'm dizzy from milk! Let me go and don't squeeze me with your stinky, dirty nipples!"

"Get out of here!"

Jinx crawled on the table and escaped from Sarah's arms. Then, she covered her face and rubbed the lip marks on her face hard. She turned around angrily and looked at Sarah. She saw Sarah picked up a pair of guns and looked at the guns with joy in her eyes.

"Jinx, how can I thank you?" Sarah looked at Jinx.

“Don’t thank me!” Jinx screams.

She shouted, "I didn't repair this gun for you, I just felt like repairing it!"

"Besides, stay away from me, you guy, I don't like women!"

Damn it
She actually kissed me?
Could this guy be the same as Wei?
Thinking of this, Jinx shuddered, then she rolled off the table, came to Li Ke's side, and then hid behind Li Ke.

Li Ke held his face, amused by Jinx's behavior.

After coming out, I can see a different Jinx.
This is the Jinx you can’t see in Zaun. Yes, is there any woman in Zaun who can make Jinx lose face?

Caitlyn can’t do it, Vi can’t do it, even Janna can’t do it!

Janna is like a pet in front of Jinx!

Jinx has no respect for the goddess, and even dares to tease Janna with a pen when they first meet.

But now, Jinx was hiding beside Li Ke and trembling.

She was really scared
If it was someone who had bad intentions towards her, Jinx could just kill that person.

But if the other person likes her, has good intentions towards her and has no ill will towards her, then even if Jinx doesn't like the other person, she can't do anything to hurt the other person.

That's just her personality!
As long as someone is a little bit nice to her, she will think that this person is a good person and will think of ways to repay him. Even if this person is a wicked person, as long as he is nice to her, it's enough.

Although her way of repaying is a bit strange and often backfires.
However, her original intention must have been good.

after all,

She has the best intentions.
What Li Ke has to do is to ensure that her good intentions can be perfected without any accidents.

But Sarah was obviously confused by Jinx's fear of her. She held her gun, blinked, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"How about this, Li Ke, you bring Jinx to live with me, how about that?"

Old Rogge opened his mouth, thinking that he also wanted to have a good relationship with Li Ke, but when he saw Raven looking at him, he closed his mouth again.

"We can talk about cooperation. I can help Zaun do a lot of things that Zaun wants to do but can't do."

The future Queen of Bilgewater said with a smile. This time, the smile on Sarah's face was not a false one, but a genuine one.

A big smile appeared on her face, and her eyes were full of gratitude towards Jinx.

She had asked countless people to repair these two guns, but no one could do it.

Because Sarah's mother was the best female gunsmith in Bilgewater, no... even in this sea area. Who in Bilgewater didn't know about the weapons produced by the legendary gunsmith Abigail Fortune?
Therefore, Sarah never expected that her pair of pistols would be repaired in a tavern by a girl from Zaun.

How could she not be happy?
(End of this chapter)