Chapter 172 Kasha Loves to Eat Peaches

After resolving the incident in Songsong Valley, the group headed from the valley to Zerima in the west.

Nasus originally wanted to take Sivir back to the City of the Sun, but she unexpectedly rejected him outright.

The tailor-made power armor hasn't arrived yet, how could she leave?

In desperation, due to Azir's orders and the duty to protect the royal bloodline, Nasus acted as a bodyguard for the group.

On the mountain path to Zerima, Kassadin always thought about curing Kaisha and then heading to Icathia.

When Li Lin asked about the reason, he said that he wanted to find Malzahar to avenge his dead wife and his daughter who had been punished for three years.

Li Lin was shocked at that time, and finally understood why in the original world line, Malzahar had been active in Shurima, and even developed the Void Order to the outskirts of Nasramei, preparing to let the void swallow this port.

But Kassadin stayed alone in Icathia, not even knowing that he had become the legendary daughter of the "Daughter of the Void" in Shurima.

The big brother of Emotion has always felt that this Prophet of the Void has never left Icacia...

It wasn't until Li Lin kept Malzahar active in Shurima that he came back to his senses and realized that he had been looking in the wrong direction.

If it weren't for Li Lin, he wouldn't even be able to see his daughter Kasha.

Unknowingly, Li Lin's status in the hearts of Kassadin and Kasha rose again, almost reaching its peak.

After dozens of days of hiking, they finally arrived at Zerima, a small town composed of various settlements.

This is a gathering place for caravans and explorers to rest before entering the desert. Occasionally, some travelers and nomads rest here.

After Li Lin and his group of five stepped into this town, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Because of the power armor of Li Lin and Kassadin, as well as the 14 storm robots like an army.

The living void skin on Kai'Sa's body doesn't seem so out of the ordinary, and people think of it as Hex Technology.

Among them, especially Nasus, most of the people in the desert grew up hearing his stories, and almost everyone didn't know him.

After the battle with Xerath and the meeting with the ascended Azir, Nasus has resumed his duties as a Celestial Warrior and Grand Maester of the Empire.

Under the respectful welcome of Weiner Bonso, the current ruler of Zerima, Li Lin, Kassadin and Kasha had the honor to bathe in the glory of the royal family and live together in Weiner's luxurious residence.

By the way, Nasus wants to discuss with the ruler to let Zerima return to the control of the City of the Sun.

If Weiner is willing to cooperate, he can serve as the governor of the Shurima Empire and guard this area for the empire.

If you don't cooperate...

According to Nasus's thinking, there are many people who are willing to rise up to show their loyalty to the Eagle King, and he is not the only one left.

The time is getting late, and the afterglow of the setting sun is spreading over the earth.

In the room, Li Lin took a comfortable bath and ate some delicious food brought by the servants.

Afterwards, he put on some simple clothes and prepared to take a walk around the city.

As soon as he went out, he happened to bump into Kasha who was also walking out of his room, seemingly looking for something.

Her dark purple hair was wet, and her face was not covered with dust when she was underground, and looked much fairer.

Due to the influence of the void, the skin and armor on her body could not be removed, so she could only wash her hair and face.

As soon as she saw Li Lin, a happy smile appeared on Kasha's face, "Li Lin~~"

She laughed more during this period than in the past three years combined.

"Are you going to find your father?" Li Lin walked to her side, "He is in that room."

Li Lin pointed diagonally across from Kasha, a few meters away from her room.

There are more than a dozen exquisitely and luxuriously decorated small rooms in this side house, which were used by Weiner, the ruler of Zerima, to entertain distinguished guests.

Li Lin, Kassadin, Kai'Sa and Sivir's rooms are next to each other.

But at this time, Sivir should have already washed up and changed his clothes, and went to drink in some pub.

"Thank you, but my father has been working too hard these days. He should take a good rest."

A fleeting look of loneliness flashed across Kasha's face.

In just three years, her father seemed to have aged more than ten years, which made her feel extremely distressed.

She was silent for two or three seconds, then smiled again, "Want to go out for a walk? I haven't been around the city for a long time."

"Of course, I happen to have this idea too."

In order to take care of Kai'Sa, Li Lin went back to the room and put on the power armor again to prevent others from gossiping about her purple-black living skin.

After explaining to the servant guarding the stairs, the two of them walked out of Weiner's mansion and entered the still noisy town.

Zerima is different from Zurita. The citizens of this city-state are merchants or explorers, and most of them only stay here temporarily.

Therefore, most shops will close very late, hoping to sell the goods they have on hand quickly, and then go to other places to purchase goods.

Li Lin and Kasha walked side by side, admiring the customs and customs of this city-state, and also bought a lot of local snacks.

Of course, Li Lin had already eaten dinner, and most of the food went into Kasha's bottomless pit.

Skin Armor's living weapons consume a lot of energy. Basically, all the food she eats will be converted into energy as soon as she eats it, leaving no residue.

So no matter how Kasha eats, she basically doesn’t feel full and won’t gain weight.

Unless she first absorbs a void spirit core to replenish the energy in her body, she will feel full.

The two of them walked another two blocks to the commercial street where the Piltover Caravan was located.

Thanks to Hextech Refrigerators, Piltover merchants can sell fresh fruits and vegetables in Shurima.

Of course, for most Shuriman people, these fresh fruits and vegetables are luxuries and are expensive.

When they reached a stall, Kasha, who was eating skewers, stopped, and a glimmer of light flashed in her moist purple eyes.

"Hey, this beautiful little girl, would you like a delicious and juicy peach? This is a fruit preserved at low temperature, so sweet."

Kasha's throat moved subconsciously, and she looked longingly at Li Lin beside her.

"Give you water and shade, sir... or madam?" the vendor greeted cautiously.

"It's sir." Li Lin controlled the power armor and unfolded the mask, "I'll give you water and shade."

Seeing that Li Lin was still kind, the peddler immediately set up a trap:

"You must be from Piltover, right? I've seen the same Hex armor as yours on the street in two months!"

Li Lin smiled and did not expose his little lie.

He currently only built special power armor for himself and Kassadin, who arrived in Shurima two months ago.

As for the elite law enforcement officers of the Piltover Guard, the armors he built for them that could be equipped with energy crystals were very different from his own.

Li Lin picked up a peach from the stall and looked at it, "How much does the peach cost?"

"One peach, 10 pieces of silver sand..." the vendor quoted an astonishing price.

As if he saw the shock flashing across Kasha's face, he immediately explained:

"Sir, the price is actually not expensive at all. We have to pick the fruits from Kumangla in Kumanggu, then use Hex coolers to keep them fresh, and then send them all the way south here.

“In addition to the labor costs for picking peaches, it also costs a lot of money to hire mercenary bodyguards to escort us along the way, not to mention these Hex devices require Hex cube batteries.

"In Piltover, a battery costs 5 silver wheels. If converted into silver sand, it needs 25 silver wheels! It is not easy for us to transport such fresh fruits here..."

Li Lin felt dumbfounded after listening to the merchant's endless complaints.

I haven't said anything yet, why are you in such a hurry?

"This is too expensive. The most expensive peach my father bought was only two pieces of silver sand per piece!"

Kasha could tell at a glance that the vendor had exaggerated the price, and she didn't want Li Lincheng to take advantage of him, even though she knew he was not short of money at all.

"Little girl, look how can there be any fruit here? These are all peaches from Kumangla. Do you know where Kumangla is? That's south of Pi City! You think it's expensive and I think it's too expensive! "

"But, but..."

Little Kasha obviously doesn't have much life experience. She has only seen her parents bargaining, but she has never done it herself.

After being criticized like this by the vendor, a look of bewilderment appeared clearly on her face.

"Really, my peach..."

Seeing that the merchant wanted to talk endlessly, Li Lin waved his hand to stop him: "Stop it, stop it, that's enough... I haven't said anything yet."

"Uh... I'm very sorry, sir." He was afraid that Li Lin would be angry, so he apologized quickly.

After all, he had these boxes of peaches for more than a week, and he had only sold a few.

Today, this little girl likes eating peaches very much at first sight, and this young man who can afford to wear Hex armor seems to have a lot of money in his hands.

In order to make up for his possible losses, he deliberately raised the price a lot.

He still has a family to support, and this money is still very crucial...

But now, he regretted it a little.

If it were cheaper, they might not be so hesitant to buy it, right?

Just as the vendor was hesitating whether to lower the price, Li Lin finally said, "Are your peaches too expensive?"

Oops! It was seen...

The merchant panicked and was about to explain when he was interrupted by Li Lin's next words:

"I understand how you want to make up for your losses, but it's not that I don't understand the market. In this season, the most expensive peach of yours is only three or four pieces of silver sand, right? You actually sold me 10 pieces."

The vendor's face became paler and paler, thinking that this business would no longer be possible.

"But, I think you look like an Ionian, right? Is it because you fled the war and ran to Piltover to start a transnational caravan business?"

Hearing what Li Lin said, the vendor was slightly startled and nodded subconsciously, not understanding what he wanted to express.

"Since we are all Ionians, shouldn't we make things difficult for our compatriots?"

"...You, you are right." The vendor lowered his face, looking very embarrassed, "The market price of this peach is 3 silver sands, but its quality is not good anymore, and it can only be sold for 2.5 silver sands at most... …”

A look of indignation flashed across Kasha's face, "How could you..."

She had just opened her mouth to say a few words, and Li Lin's big hand had already touched her shoulder-length purple hair, interrupting her words of complaint.

"Okay, I'll give you 10 gold seas, and you can send me all your fruits, including these Hex coolers, to Weena Bonso's mansion."

Kasha: "??!"

Merchant: "!!!"

Trivia: Kasha’s favorite food is peaches