Although they had just experienced a tragic battle, at the dinner, everyone was neatly dressed, not looking like they were on the battlefield the day before.
Lin Lin was standing with Scar and the others at this moment, joking about what they saw in the city. When they were chatting happily, Mayor Ike came over with a wine glass, and he was accompanied by Commander of the army.
Mayor Ike glanced at Lin Lin and his party, and finally fixed his sight on Scar. Judging from their positions, this strong man should be Mr. Ziguang who took action yesterday. As for the one who seemed to be standing Lin Lin, who was in the center, was directly ignored by Mayor Ike. After all, Lin Lin looked too young. It was impossible to connect him with the purple light who drove the mecha yesterday, and only Scar had a strong figure. A strong man looks like a man driving a mecha. Lin Lin looks like a weak scholar at first glance. How can he have any fighting ability?
Thinking of this, Mayor Ike immediately stepped forward, stretched out his right hand to Scar, and said, "This must be Mr. Ziguang, right? I am the mayor of this city, and my name is Ike Blade. This is the commander of our army, his surname is Dong. We would like to thank you for your help yesterday. It really helped us a lot. If it weren't for you, then my city might have been destroyed by the monster; Thinking of Mr. Ziguang's fighting style yesterday, I can't help but yearn for it. If I were a few decades younger, I would have to learn mecha even if I lose my fortune."
Scar was stunned, stretched out his hand to shake Mayor Ike, and said: "You're welcome, since we saw it, as a member of the alliance, we naturally want to help. However, Mr. Mayor, you got the wrong person. I am not Mr. Ziguang, this is Mr. Ziguang who took action yesterday."
"Huh?" Mayor Ike was stunned. He followed Scar's gaze and saw that the young man standing there was the young man he had just ignored. He couldn't help but wonder, had he recognized the wrong person? Is this guy Ziguang?
After taking another look at Scar to make sure that Scar was not joking with him, Mayor Ike smiled and said to Lin Lin: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ziguang, I really didn't expect you to be so young. I thought you should be... …, it’s true that a hero comes from a boy.”
"It doesn't matter." Lin Lin smiled politely, glanced at Commander Dong who was following Mayor Ike, and asked, "I don't know why, Mr. Mayor, you came to our place specifically?"
Hearing this, Mayor Ike slapped his head and said with a smile: "Haha, look at my memory. If Mr. Ziguang hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten it. That's it, our celebration banquet is just for you. , we hope you can do something to at least let everyone know who saved our city, what do you think, Mr. Ziguang?"
Regarding Mayor Ike's invitation, Lin Lin did not respond directly. Instead, he looked at Mayor Ike indifferently and said softly: "Mayor Ike, I think this is not just for you? To deal with that sandworm, you can It's not my fault alone. Logically speaking, everyone here has a great contribution. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have succeeded so easily, don't you think?"
"Haha, it's natural." Mayor Ike wiped a cold sweat. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Lin Lin.
"Mr. Mayor, we are all smart people. You don't need to beat around the bush. If you have any ideas, just say it directly. We will leave here after tomorrow. You don't have to worry about us going against you or anything. Don't worry. , we are not that boring." Lin Lin looked at Mayor Ike's eyes indifferently, as if he could see through Mayor Ike's thoughts.
Facing Lin Lin's gaze, Mayor Ike broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, his eyes kept moving, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind. He suppressed the smile on his face and said to Lin Lin seriously: "In that case, Mr. Ziguang, why don’t we talk somewhere else?”
"Lin...Mr. Ziguang, you can't." Scar almost blurted out Lin Lin's name, but when he thought that Lin Lin specifically called himself Ziguang, he immediately corrected the title and said, "Mr. Ziguang, this is not my hometown, be careful... …”
Lin Lin raised his right hand, signaling Scar not to continue talking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Mayor won't do anything to me. If my guess is correct, Mr. Mayor should need my help for something. .”
"Don't worry, sir. As the hero who saved my city, Mr. Ziguang, I will not do anything to him under any circumstances." Regarding Scar's suspicion, Mayor Ike did not take it to heart. This is normal. If Lin Lin leaves with him easily and no one around him has any intention to stop him, Mayor Ike will still doubt Lin Lin's intentions and worry about whether they have any purpose. After thinking about it more deeply, maybe they created this sandworm as well, all for the purpose of taking over his city, Ekko.
"I also believe in Mr. Mayor, and they can't hurt me." Lin Lin smiled at Commander Dong behind Mayor Ike. He could see that the man who came with Mayor Ike, He is the strongest person in the venue besides him and Scar. Of course, the strongest here refers to personal physical fitness.
However, with Commander Dong, Scar can defeat him with one hand, let alone Lin Lin who is far stronger than Scar. As for thermal weapons, Lin Lin won't even care. They won't dare to use them here. Hot weapons, celebrities from all walks of life in this city are here. As soon as they hear gunfire, even if it is not aimed at them, they will have reason to target Ike. These people will not let go of any opportunity to increase their own interests. , Therefore, Lin Lin dared to be sure that Mayor Ike definitely wanted something from him and would never do anything to him.
"Then please ask Mr. Mayor to lead the way." Lin Lin smiled slightly. There is nothing to do now anyway. Since you took the initiative to come to the door, let me see what exactly you want me to do for you.
After getting Lin Lin's answer, Mayor Ike's face was full of smiles again, and he said to the mayor's assistant on the side: "Xiao Wei, I'll trouble you to take care of these friends of Mr. Ziguang, but you must treat them well." They, if they have any dissatisfaction, I will only ask you."
"Don't worry, Mr. Mayor, I will definitely entertain them well." Xiao Wei immediately straightened his back. The mayor actually entrusted the hero's friends to him to receive them. This is how much he trusts him. He must do a good job. , we can’t live up to the mayor’s trust.
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Lin Lin followed Mayor Ike to stand outside the balcony. Mayor Ike looked at the dimly lit street scene and asked Lin Lin, "Mr. Ziguang, do you think this city is beautiful?"
Facing Mayor Ike's puzzled question, Lin Lin just glanced outside and said, "To be honest, it's quite beautiful. That's why I persuaded my friends to take action. I don't want such a beautiful night scene." Destroyed."
"Yes, it's quite beautiful, Mr. Ziguang, do you know? On this planet, my city is known as the city that civilians most yearn for. They all say that the treatment of civilians here is excellent, but is this really the case?" Ai Mayor Ke continued with a sad face: "When I first took over this city, the place was desolate and the people were in dire straits. Everyone's lives were tightly tied to the hands of those consortiums. The consortiums wanted them to live, and they If they die, even if they escape to the desert, they will be captured by the consortium and tortured to death."
Speaking of this, Mayor Ike's face was full of anger and he said in a deep voice: "When I first took office as mayor, I calculated that the annual expenditure of an ordinary family at that time was about 6,000 Galaxy coins, which did not include those in the family. The cost of studying for our children, if added, would reach a full 10,000 Galaxy coins, but their income at that time, on average, was only 3,000 Galaxy coins per family. They worked hard all year round and could not even sustain their lives."
"This is all done by those consortiums!" Mayor Ike said in a loud voice. Then he realized that he was a little out of control, so he apologized to Lin Lin: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ziguang, I was a little out of control."
"It's okay." Although Lin Lin was expressionless, there was already a huge wave in his heart. Even before the earth joined the Galaxy Alliance, this kind of thing no longer existed. Although not everyone's family was rich, But at least there will be no problem of making ends meet, and the children can afford to go to school.
Lin Lin did not expect that the earth, which he considered to be backward enough, could be called a paradise compared with Liktor. Moreover, this was a mineral planet that the alliance focused on, and the people living here would actually eat it. How ironic is this to not be fully clothed or warm?
"Mr. Mayor, is that all you want to say?" Lin Lin said lightly. He had already seen Mayor Ike's thoughts and wanted to use his hand to suppress these consortiums, but Lin Lin didn't want to and looked at Ike. Lin Lin didn't know whether the tears in the corners of the mayor's eyes were fake or real. If they were fake, then this person was a bit scary.
Firstly: Lin Lin still has his own things to do; secondly: the Emri people are also paying attention to Lin Lin. If he risks getting involved in the internal affairs of a certain planet, the Emri people will probably take advantage of this to ensure his safety. If he is charged with an unfounded crime, then, let alone going to Xinghai City to compete, it will be pretty good if he can avoid being sentenced to death.
"Mr. Ziguang is a smart man, and I won't beat around the bush with you." Mayor Ike wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, looked at Lin Lin and said: "I want to use my strength to suppress the arrogance of the consortium, although they have been suppressed over the years. I cut off some of my wings, but now they are showing signs of getting back on their feet, so I hope to introduce a leader to set a benchmark."
Some people died, but not completely...
