Although Lin Li was not really familiar with Queen Halleleah and Prince Cleve, and did not have much of a good impression of them, he did not have a bad impression of them, either. Hence, Lin Li stood to invite Prince Cleve to have a seat in the room. "Why, of course," he replied smilingly.
Lin Li had been observing the situation at the auction, and was clear of Prince Cleve's intentions. Grina's sudden move had definitely forced the Sirens to delay the bidding. It was obvious that the latter were having problems with their funds.
Although Lin Li did not have many interactions with the Sirens, and had only exchanged a simple greeting with the Siren couple, he knew that he would need to have a partnership with the forces here if he wanted the Tower of Dusk to expand towards the Endless Ocean. While it was not Lin Li's personality to suck up to those forces, he wouldn't outrightly reject people who reached out to him willingly.
