Hearing Camille's words, Faen also nodded, then said: "You chose to join Zaun's camp right after knowing this news... As an old Piltovian upper-class Bluewind Manor resident, it seems you don't have much confidence in Piltover's future?"
Hearing this, silent for a moment, Camille also lowered her head and said: "Zaun might not win, but it definitely won't lose."
Hearing the answer given by Camille, a few touches of interest were added to Faen's eyes, then he also glanced at Jinx, Zeri, and Caitlyn sitting at the side of the table.
Or rather, especially Caitlyn.
Slightly silent, Faen also said calmly: "Tell me why."
Talking to smart people is always easy, no need to be so complex. Just like now, after hearing Faen's inquiry, noticing Faen's eyes, Camille also glanced at Caitlyn on the side.
Looking at this person who belonged to her subordinate in terms of professional title—House Ferros was an important sponsor of House Kiramman and the Piltover Wardens. Camille didn't stare for too long, but withdrew her gaze after this, saying while thinking:
"Although my brother Stevan Ferros possesses a certain ability, it's still not enough to support the overall situation of the entire Piltover. And on this basis, the most unacceptable point of Stevan is that he has a common shortcoming of many people who have talent but insufficient talent—he is eager to prove himself."
Glancing at Faen, Camille said quietly: "If it were other times, it would be no big deal, nothing more than me stepping forward to wipe his ass for him. As the family's Principal Intelligencer, this is originally my responsibility. But this time, he is wrong. He shouldn't firmly tie the family to a certain chariot, binding this interest deeply."
"Why not?" Caitlyn on the side couldn't help asking a question, even saying questioning.
A pair of beautiful eyes stared deadly at Camille, seemingly having many words to explain. To this, Camille glanced at Faen, and Faen just spread his hands with an indifferent face, indicating this wasn't what he asked for, but he didn't intend to stop it either.
Seeing this, Camille looked again at the youthful and beautiful Zeri, Seraphine, Jinx... and looked again at Caitlyn. Seemingly realizing something, a trace of enlightenment flashed across her eyes, then she explained simply:
"If it were other times, Stevan making such a choice, then I might question it, but still wouldn't arbitrarily choose to join Zaun's camp. Because in the past, even if Zaun could achieve brief victories, all channels had already been firmly controlled by Piltover; failure was only a matter of time."
"But it's different now. The current Zaun possesses the ability to drag Piltover to destruction together. And..."
Saying this, pausing, Camille said: "And, Stevan hasn't truly been to Zaun."
Hearing this, a bit of interest was also revealed in Faen's eyes.
Regarding Stevan Ferros, Faen didn't know much. Including in Camille's background story, it only simply explained that Stevan ran counter to Camille's concept due to stupidity, and was ultimately killed by Camille; the new Patriarch was a female junior Camille thought highly of.
However, in the short story "The Weakest Heart," the conflict between Camille and Stevan was described relatively in detail. Camille didn't want much; mainly Stevan coveted Camille's heart, wanting to stand up again. But it was finally proven that the reason Camille was chosen for surgical modification wasn't because she was the older sister, but also because she was more worthy of this qualification.
Feeling Faen's gaze, and also feeling Caitlyn's gaze on the side, Camille said: "Zaun and Piltover are one body. No matter how the gentlemen and ladies of Bluewind Manor try to split these two cities, these two cities are one body. This is not just culture and history, but more importantly, a binding of interests. And Stevan doesn't understand Zaun. He doesn't know how harsh Zaun's environment exactly is, and can't even understand what kind of price Zaunites have paid to survive."
Camille said in a deep voice: "What's more, the current Zaun is no longer what it used to be. Accompanied by the collapse of the Chem-Baron regime, the power of the entire Zaun has been condensed into a bundle by the Wind of Change. And inside Piltover, it is similarly filled with various Zaun scholars and Zaun sympathizers. And joining Noxus is the worst of bad moves, the stupidest of fools."
When talking towards the end, a touch of coldness was also added to Camille's face.
"Although House Ferros made its fortune through Hextech Crystal raw stone veins, the core reason that truly lets House Ferros possess a permanent Councilor seat is still the refinement and processing of related crystal resources. And manufacturing artificially synthetic crystals through chem-tech and other means is equally an important industry for House Ferros.
Watching from the sidelines, House Ferros can completely stay out of it. Because whether for Zaunites or Noxians, the Hextech Crystal-related industry is the most valuable part. Given this point, House Ferros is nothing more than ceding part of its interests. Although this seems to damage the family's interests, it also allows the family to complete deeper interest binding with other forces.
Whenever, there is enough room for choice. Instead of like now, like a gambler, betting everything on the Noxian warship, and it's when this warship is at its most chaotic."
Hearing Camille's words, Faen didn't say anything, but Caitlyn on the side fell into a brief silence with a complex face.
And compared to Caitlyn who was currently agonizing over the decision of Piltover's Councilors, Faen on the side was instead more interested in the situation about Noxus in Camille's mouth. He simply asked: "Most chaotic time? What's going on, what's wrong with the current Noxus?"
"War." Hearing Faen's inquiry, Camille didn't hide anything, but said simply:
"Piltover is located at the strategic throat of the Valoran continent and the Shuriman continent, and the Sun Gates canals and sea gates undertake almost eighty percent of the shipping of the two continents. And according to the investigation of Intelligencers during this period, Noxus has prepared a large amount of military supplies to be sent to the northwest border and the northeast coast. Combined with their internal legion mobilization, it's obvious they will start a new round of all-out war to release internal pressure. Joining Noxus under these circumstances, House Ferros can only become consumables for those butchers fighting for reputation and power."