252 -247- Welcome to Bilgewater

"Can I entrust the care of the Hextech Station to you?"

"Linwin, you don't need to ask her for that, because helping us establish the Hextech Station was part of the original deal we made with her," Twisted Fate added from the side.

"But I feel I can ask for more," Sarah suddenly said after glancing at Twisted Fate.

Staring into Linwin's eyes, Sarah blinked and pointed at the sullen Blackbeard, saying, "He clearly has the power to directly occupy this island, but has only taken a quarter of the land."

"It's clear, Zaunites, that you don't really want Bilgewater," Sarah paused, then continued, "So I can take care of it. To establish and govern the Hextech Station here, you definitely need someone in charge. Since you don't intend to take that role..."

Excitement flashed in Sarah's beautiful eyes.

In fact, she had guessed early on that the enforcers brought by Graves and Twisted Fate, despite easily seizing control of Bilgewater and becoming its rulers, only managed a small part of it and were willing to delegate authority.

Twisted Fate whistled loudly upon hearing Sarah's words, while Graves just shrugged, but eventually only grunted heavily without saying much.

Listening to Sarah, Linwin thought for a moment before speaking directly, "You're right. For us, Bilgewater is just a transit point. We hope to use the convenience of Bilgewater to contact the Ionians on the eastern islands."

This wasn't a secret, so Linwin just told Sarah directly.

From the beginning, the Twin Cities wanted to establish Hextech Stations all over the world, and after a few years, they had stations in Shurima, on the Valoran continent, and even on the frosty Freljord.

The Twin Cities now had contact with the Winter's Claw tribe and could trade, so it wouldn't be too difficult to establish Hextech Stations in the Freljord.

Now, looking across the entire Runeterra, the only places without Hextech Stations were scattered few, truly uninhabitable places.

Such as the Shadow Isles across the sea from Bilgewater, Icathia linking to Shurima, and the dangerous dense jungles to the east of Shurima.

These places were not suitable for human habitation, and naturally, the Twin Cities didn't focus on them.

Nowadays, Linwin could proudly say, "The people of Runeterra will know what 'Twin Cities technology' means!"

Twin Cities Technology will shock the World!

Zaun and Piltover, two small city-states on the Runeterra, had now penetrated all the countries on the continent.

"You want to be the Queen of Bilgewater, no problem, I can make you the ruler of the Isles, but conversely, Sarah, what can I get from you?" Linwin smiled at Sarah, his hands crossed under his chin, then continued, "If you're only going to help us look after the Hextech Station, then this deal is unfair because Graves can do that."

"Bilgewater is a neutral and chaotic place, everyone knows," Sarah sat up straight, put her arms on the bar, and leaned forward towards Linwin.

Just as Linwin said, if beauty were a weapon, Sarah's weapon surpassed most people.

She knew how deadly she was to men, and now, she "inadvertently" made a move.

Twisted Fate looked up with one eye and glanced down with the other.

Graves swallowed hard and his eyes bulged. Unlike Twisted Fate, who clearly liked it to death but pretended to be a gentleman, Graves didn't fancy beauty, but he didn't reject those things either.

Linwin was also stunned for a moment, but soon, he shifted his gaze away from Sarah's chest and onto her face.

Frantically chanting in his mind.

(My father-in-law is Kassadin, my father-in-law is Kassadin.)

(I have Kai'Sa, I have baby Kai'Sa, my baby Kai'Sa is so obedient and cute. And Kai'Sa is a mutant! So what if Sarah's big, she's still human? Not stimulating at all!)

(Furthermore, what's so good about big ones? If you're talking about big there's two in Demacia that bigger! If it's too big then it's just intimidating!)

(And what's so good about big ones. Who says men always like big chests? Like Powder, small ones are also rare and cute, okay?)

Linwin's mind flashed with countless thoughts.

He already had Kai'Sa, and he couldn't be tempted by Sarah.

As for why his nose was hot... that was just a natural physiological reaction of men, nothing to do with thoughts.

Because if this function were lost, Linwin wouldn't be a man, and his Kai'Sa would be widowed at a young age.

Linwin crossed his legs and said seriously, "Sarah, please continue."

Sarah paused, then sat up straight, stretching her arms out. She returned to her straightforward posture.

"Outsiders may see Bilgewater as chaotic, and I used to think so too, but I believe there's goodness here as well," Sarah said earnestly, then continued, "Bilgewater people always unite when faced with external challenges. The reason it's chaotic and lawless is because of Gangplank and the generations of pirates before him. Now, I want to work towards changing that."

"I want to change Bilgewater, make it better, and make it more beneficial for your Twin Cities."

"But you can't do it. Violence is deeply ingrained here, your ideas are just fantasies," Graves said, rolling his eyes and rubbing his nose. "Only violence can make these bastards submit."

"No, what unites the factions in Bilgewater is not just violence," Sarah shook her head, looking at Linwin. She said softly, "I'm not a saint, but I want to change the perception of Bilgewater. We stand in opposition to the shadow Isles, doing things people don't know about."

"Graves, you're also from Bilgewater, you know the people here have a kind side too."

Graves was stunned.

Twisted Fate looked at Graves, surprised by his complicated expression, and said, "I didn't expect kindness to exist in this place where it's eat or be eaten. That's rare."

"Bilgewater people are extremists. We're either extremely evil or extremely good."

Sarah looked into Linwin's eyes, a hint of helplessness flickering in her captivating gaze. "Moreover, if you leave someday, this place will only become more chaotic than before. Gangs will fight, everyone will vie for control of the city. And the fragile peace I've maintained will collapse overnight."

Linwin pretended to contemplate on the surface, but in reality, he nodded inwardly.

Just as it is in the character biographies,

Miss Fortune Sarah.

She and Gangplank are two opposing forces. Gangplank controls the city through violence, while Sarah wants to unite the city with kindness.

Just as Linwin was about to say something, the door of the Rose Tavern was pushed open, and Rafen, who had been standing guard outside, returned.

Walking to Sarah's side, Rafen bent down and whispered something in Sarah's ear. Then, Linwin saw Sarah's expression look very speechless.

Rafen stood up straight and said seriously, "Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but there's something that needs your attention now."

"Not again? It's only been a few days?" Graves looked at Rafen, his mouth wide open in surprise.

Twisted Fate also frowned, "Again?"

"Woo woo woo woo!!!"

Just as Riven was about to explain, a horn sounded, a horn that could be heard throughout the entire island.

The door of the Rose Tavern began to shake from the sound waves. Seeing this, Linwin's face suddenly darkened.

Damn it, Is something like that going to happen when I'm here? Is today the Harrowing Night?

Honestly, Linwin didn't want to have contact with the Shadow Isles right now because he had enough to do.

It's either Ionia, Freljord, or Shurima, and Demacia and Noxus will be causing trouble soon.

"Sea monsters are attacking, we need to take a halftime break," Miss Fortune said with a helpless smile.

"Sea monsters?" Linwin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that sea monsters were attacking.

As long as it's not the Harrowing.....

Wait a minute!

Linwin suddenly paused, awakened, and realized something. If, if it's the Harrowing, then wouldn't he have a chance to meet Lucian and Olaf here?

After all, the only chance to meet Lucian and Olaf in Bilgewater is during the Harrowing.

Those two guys, one is looking for the secret of the Harrowing Night to save his wife, and the other is simply crazy, looking for death.

Linwin sat there, his face showing a strange expression.

Come to think of it, if it's not the Harrowing, is this a good thing or a bad thing now?

"It's common here. It seems like every ten days or so," Graves said, picking up his new destiny. His double-barreled gun played a big role in fighting sea monsters. "We've encountered it more than ten times in this period, but recently, the frequency seems to be increasing. Jack, when was the last time we fought a sea monster?"

On the side, Enforcer Captain Jack also put away his Hextech rifle slung behind him, wiping the trigger and barrel with a clean cloth, and said, "Six days ago."

Bilgewater is a small island in the center of the ocean, where the bottom-dwellers live year-round with the sea as their companion. To put it this way, the living conditions of the bottom-dwellers in Bilgewater can be compared to the bottom-dwellers in the old Zaun, except that there is no toxic pollution here; otherwise, Bilgewater? More like mini Zaun.

And the Hextech Station is built in such a place, tall and entirely blue, emitting a huge magical power constantly, so it's naturally the target of sea monster attacks.

The Hextech Station operates around the clock, and as long as the Hextech gem clusters at its bottom are not damaged, there are no problems for a few years.

Because the Hextech Station shines blue even at night, Sarah once raised a suspicion to Jack. Sarah believed that it was because the huge magical cluster of the Hextech Station was constantly dissipating into the surrounding sea, which attracted sea monster attacks and accelerated their invasion.

Moreover, this thing likely interferes with the defensive horns used by Bilgewater.

The huge bronze horn that Linwin saw when he came, submerged at the bottom of the sea, with only a bronze fish head shape exposed, and the tail extending upwards like a small mountain, is used to disrupt the sea monsters' detection of Bilgewater's defensive works.

That horn is something from the Buhru people.

"It hasn't even been a week," Graves smacked his lips, "those guys have come again?"

Linwin looked at the bunch of "old-timers" in front of him, rubbed his head, and said, "You guys seem to have gotten used to it?"

"Of course," Sarah took her two pistols from Rafen's hand, put on her captain's hat, and then, Rafen took out a windbreaker from somewhere and draped it over Sarah's shoulders.

Bowing her head to hang the pistols on her waist, Sarah took the belt handed over by Rafen and tied up the coat.

Looking dashing, Sarah tipped her hat up with her fingertips, smiled with her eyes, and said, "Linwin, come with me and see, witness the unity of the people of Bilgewater."

"Do I have to go too?" Linwin raised his hand, pointing at his own face.

"Of course, Graves said that it's no problem for you to fight a hundred-meter tall sea monster, so how could I miss such a useful person like you in this situation?" Sarah said, her tone turning cunning, "Moreover, in recent times, I've made a discovery that those sea monsters seem to be coming for your Hextech Station, so do you want to let them destroy those Hextech Stations?"

Linwin: "..."

"You've convinced me, Captain." Linwin stood up.

"Let's go, I also want to see what the sea monsters in Bilgewater look like."

Linwin looked at the few people in front of him who were calm even though the giant beasts were attacking, and said speechlessly.

"You guys are completely familiar with this, huh?"

"Of course."

Sarah reached out her hand and said with a smile, "So, welcome to Bilgewater."