When Jeno finished speaking, the restaurant burst into applause.

But the applause did not belong to the four people present, but to the fifth, who eavesdropped.

Seeing the fifth man come out from behind the cupboard where he was hiding, Ogwesa immediately got up and nervously pressed her hand on the hilt of her sword.

"What does this mean? Miss Fiona. Jeno stood up in his chair, his gaze moving back and forth between the man behind the cupboard and Fiona, and pressed the hand that Ognessa was trying to draw his sword.

Fiona and siblings also stood up, wiped their hands with a napkin, and then held out their hand to Jeno as a gesture of friendship.

"It's the test, you've passed." Her expression was unwavering.

Jeno didn't hold Fiona's hand for the first time, and the feeling of being deceived made him unhappy.

"What would have happened if I had said it the other way around?" He asked.

Without waiting for Fiona to reply, the man let out a burst of laughter: "Then I'll assume I didn't hear it, and continue to hide behind the cupboard, and wait until you're done eating, and then come out, maybe you can have a warm lunch." ”

"You can really hide it, do this...... Isn't the behavior of the gentleman on the beam afraid of damaging the reputation of the royal family? Zhao Xin is in charge. ”

Jeno symbolically shook Fiona's hand, then immediately let go, saving some face. Aristocrats are most interested in reputation, and Jeno is seen as an insult if he refuses to shake hands.

"I'm just a loyal servant, and I can't represent the reputation of the royal family."

Zhao Xin walked to his place with his head held high and sat down, he had an oriental face, a few strands of hair slipped out of the bun on the top of his head, hanging in front of his face, the steely gray silk no longer had the jet-black luster of his youth. A waist-length braid hangs down the back of the head, and the sturdy tie is full of power.

But today he did not wear armor or weapons, but traveled in civilian clothes, as if he did not want to show people.

"Your Excellency." Fiona's siblings bowed to him.

Ogilvesa was a little confused, but when she heard the two mention the steward, she humbly saluted the visitor.

The governor of Demacia, the personal guard of the old king, and the instructor of the prince, everyone knows and everyone knows.

Zhao Xin beckoned, and the three of them sat down again, and a new round of conversation began, and the new fifth person who joined changed the identities of everyone present.

Jeno knew who was in charge now, and he looked at Zhao Xin with a piercing gaze, not slacking off because he had an oriental face.

"Manager Zhao, I know that you represent the royal family, so dare to ask, what is the relationship between the Laurent family and the royal family now?"

"The royal family needs manpower, and the Laurent family needs an opportunity to rise, it's as simple as that."

Jano looked at Fiona again.

Even when taking a stand, the woman remained calm and expressionless, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

You must know that this is a gamble, gambling with the wealth and human life of the entire family.

Betting that the royal family can regain real power in the confrontation with the parliament, then the Laurent family, who support the royal family, will also rise to the top, win the favor of the new king, and return to the first-class family front.

If they lose, the Laurent family will be doomed.

As Jano looked at Fiona, Fiona was also looking at Jano. As if she had seen through Jeno's thoughts, she replied to him as a matter of course: "Destiny, sir." ”

Jeno finally gave the woman a deep look, and then moved his gaze to Zhao Xin.

"So, neither the Laurent family nor the royal family approve of the forbidden demons? But I remember that the search warrant was issued by Prince Jiawen, so it stands to reason that the royal family should belong to the forbidden demon faction, right? ”

Asked this, Zhao Xin suddenly clenched his fists, with so much force that even the spoon in his hand was pinched and bent. Anger and sadness brewed in his heart, and then poured out.

"Those are all vain and wrongdoers, the royal family is weak, and most of the members of the council are members of the Forbidden Demon Sect. Do you think it is His Majesty's reluctance to ascend the throne and take power? Wrong, in fact, these forbidden demon nobles did not allow His Majesty to succeed to the throne, in order to control the power in the hands of the parliament and control the dynasty. If His Majesty does not join the parliament and issue a search warrant to gain their trust, I am afraid that he will be reduced to a puppet by now, and he will not have any real power left. ”

Zhao Xin is absolutely loyal to Jiawen's father and son, and this kind of words come out of his mouth, and he will not lie 100%. In other words, the royal family is really in a very critical situation now, so desperate that it needs to win over passers-by like Jeno who don't know their origins, and low-end nobles like Laurent, who have no say or even qualified to join the parliament, to fight against the forbidden demon faction that is in power.

If you want to help such a royal family win, Jeno really has to weigh it carefully, does he have the ability to cover the sky with one hand?

"The old king was a gentle emperor and a visionary. He saw the variables in the kingdom, saw the harm caused by blindly banning demons, and wanted to change but was afraid of bloodshed, but change will always bleed. Later, when he was determined to change, he found that he had given them too much strength, and there was no one available in the huge palace. He was powerless to change the situation, and his last wish was that His Highness would follow in his father's footsteps and abolish the Demon Prohibition System. ”

Remembering the day the old king died, Zhao Xin took a deep breath in pain, and his frustration almost crushed him.

On that day, the old king asked him to deliver a letter, because the king could only trust him, but he was the only one who could protect the old king, what if he left? He was reluctant to carry out the order, but the old king was determined to deliver the letter.

He wanted to return to protect the king as soon as possible, but the person who received the letter had already gone into hiding, and in the end the letter was not delivered, and the king did not keep it.

"Condolences. I deeply sympathize with your plight, but after all, I am not from Demacia, and what I just said is just a bunch of nonsense, and it is really not suitable to intervene in your state affairs. ”

Jeno knew the distress in Zhao's faith and knew that their master and servant were deeply affectionate, so he comforted him. But if you want to impress him with an emotional offensive, you obviously look at him too gently.

He needed a reason.

"If Mr. Jeno joins us and helps His Majesty ascend the throne, His Majesty will promise to export the Forbidden Magic Stone to Piltover and send interested mages to him."

The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. Without profit, it is not enough to move people's hearts.

The world has the impression that Mrs. Piltworth is a group of unprofitable businessmen, and although Jeno is tempted to denounce this preconceived notion, the other party's offer is too generous.

Yes, this promise touched him.

Special materials and talents, these are resources that Piltover is very lacking at the moment. Not to mention the forbidden magic stone, it is difficult to predict what kind of sparks this material will produce when combined with technology. And mages, in the magic-scarce city of Picheng, are the type of talent that is extremely desired.

How much these two resources would give Piltover a boost to his magical technology, Jeno couldn't even imagine.

However, if it is only a verbal promise, it needs to be carefully considered, otherwise it will not be what Jeno wants to see if the war is brought to Picheng.