Cyberzaun, Machinarium

Thinking about the expectations of the surrounding councilors and Jayce's personal persistence in scientific research, Heimerdinger is ready to step forward and help his student.

"I agree with Councillor Midarda's suggestion. The original intention of designing and building this great city is for future development. Talis has shown his keen vision and forward-looking judgment on Hex. I believe he can properly handle possible crises."

Now the councillors were all out of steam. The most powerful Midalda and the most technologically advanced Academy representative Heimerdinger were both supporting this young man, so their opposition would become meaningless. The councillors also acquiesced to this young man joining the core group of Piltover.

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"You don't look too happy. Is there something wrong with the council again, Cassandra?"

After finishing the evening meeting, Mrs. Gillaman sat in her husband's car with a headache, thinking about how to deal with the changes in the future.

"It's okay." After taking a breath, Jiraman asked the most concerned question at the moment, "Where is our daughter? No news yet? When did Zaun become so silent?"

"Not yet." Tobias also became depressed. He originally hoped to ease his wife's nerves, but the people he arranged did not send back any news after arriving in Zaun.

"The council has added a new seat, and the one who is on good terms with our daughter is Talis. I hope he can stabilize the lower city as soon as possible."

Jiraman closed his eyes and slowly emptied his mind as the car swayed gently.

As usual, he entered his own manor, skillfully made himself a cup of black tea, and prepared to stay up late tonight to deal with the documents of the past two days. While moving the tea can, Jiraman noticed that the cabinet next to him had signs of being turned over.

"Tobias? Are you hurt?" Gillaman looked at the messed up medicine box and shouted at her husband.

The man scratched his head in confusion. "No, what's wrong?"

Hearing this, Jiraman picked up the weapon on the wall and loaded the ammunition skillfully: "We have uninvited guests."

After searching carefully in the manor, he faintly heard sounds and leaked light coming from his daughter's room. Jiraman kicked the door open and pointed at the uninvited guest in the house.

To be honest, the scene she saw scared her. Her daughter was lying on the bed, and next to her was a tomboy with pink hair whom she had never seen before. She was holding up one of Caitlin's arms and holding a towel in the other hand, apparently helping her wipe her body.

The sudden sound of the door opening startled the two of them. It was not until they saw their mother who had just barged in that Caitlin realized what was happening and got up from the bed. She greeted her awkwardly, "This is my friend, Wei. She's from Bottom City."

"I can see that." Cassandra tried to put on a smile to the pink-haired girl and nodded stiffly. "Would you mind if we stay for a while? We have some family conversation."

"So, you went to the downtown area and picked up a homeless child?" Lady Gilaman looked at Caitlin's wound, which had begun to heal, with concern.

"No, I was going to hunt down the criminals... I already know who attacked Jingshui Prison."

"It doesn't matter who attacked us for now," Jiraman said, looking at his daughter lying there. "The riot has been quelled, and we have also discovered weapons hidden in Zaun. To be honest, if it hadn't been for this explosion, we might not have realized that the city has already developed beyond our imagination in some places."

Except for Heimerdinger, no one in the parliament now cares who launched the attack. The biggest thing they have to do is to downplay the impact of the attack. Evolution Day is about to come, and constantly mentioning the attackers will only further increase the panic. When the Evolution Day celebration is over and the partners reach an agreement, there will be plenty of time to settle accounts.

"But she is also the mastermind behind many bombings, and she has an arms dealer as her protector... We can't just sit there and do nothing," Caitlin thought disappointedly.

"Don't worry about it. The parliament has someone in charge of this matter now. Just take a good rest at home." After saying that, Cassandra stood up and walked out. She had other things to deal with.

"But I still have to go to the police station." Caitlin reluctantly leaned up from the bed, still hoping to contribute her efforts.

"No need. You are no longer a law enforcement officer. You have been dismissed for disobeying orders." After saying this, Mrs. Gillaman looked at Wei standing at the door and shook her head imperceptibly. "You are the daughter of a congressman. I remind you to pay attention to your image."

"Your mother looks really scary." Wei carefully walked around the Gilaman couple and came to Caitlin's bed and complained softly.

"Now I know where your arrogance comes from."

Catherine pulled the sheet over and stared at Wei, who was feeling guilty, with dissatisfaction. "Sorry, how am I being so arrogant? It was obviously you who jumped in first, but now we don't have any evidence and can't explain anything."

"Evidence?" Wei looked at Caitlyn in disbelief. "What other evidence do you need? Go to Zaun and open your eyes to see what has become of everywhere. I don't know what else you want."

Caitlin shook her head. "I will find a way to report the situation in the lower city to the parliament. Then you will have to stand up and explain everything you know."

"I'm happy to serve you." Wei reached out and pressed the corner of the girl's quilt.

"I'm happy to help," Caitlin's voice was a little vague, "Now, let me rest for a while... You can lie down next to me."

Chapter 82 Help from teammates

See? They all slept together.

"Shut up, that's just because Wei feels it's her responsibility to take care of the wounded... so she's taking care of them, it's no big deal." Jinx irritably looked for reasons and excuses for the facts before her eyes.

After leaving Enoch, Jinx easily found Caitlyn's beautiful house in Piltover based on her name. Looking at the many guards in the manor in front of her, Jinx could only try to sneak into the tall building on the other side. Once she reached the top of the building, Jinx kept observing what happened in Jiraman's house.

Seeing Vi walking out of a house and standing stupidly at the door, Jinx thought that Vi would leave this girl from Piltover and come back to find her. Then she could pull her sister and Enoch together to reconcile.

Before long, Wei returned to Caitlyn's bedroom and even lay down on the bed with her.

Through the telescope, I could clearly see my sister chatting with the girl from Piltover with a smile on her face, and even saw the two of them touching each other in a dishonest manner.

Jinx was almost mad and was ready to hit the house with a rocket.

Jinx raised and lowered her weapon several times, helplessly finding excuses for herself. Perhaps it was because her sister had been in prison for too long and her brain was damaged, and also because Zaun was already tense enough, she couldn't cause more trouble for Enoch...

Jinx struggled to control herself, cursed inwardly, packed up her things and prepared to return to the lower city.

Now I can only go to Enoch's place. No other place likes me. And Little Finger requires Jinx to go back at night...

Silently noting the location of the house, Jinx decided to wait a little longer for her sister's performance. Maybe Weiwei would return to Zaun tomorrow? Only if she didn't show up would Jinx give up, and at that time, the house would also usher in the biggest fireworks.

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The newly appointed Councillor Talis was very active. According to his idea, as long as he could find the material circulation channel, he could find the location of the weapons factory, and then he could quickly deal with the possible crisis in the base city without having to manufacture Hextech weapons.

So he found Sheriff Max overnight to check the operation of the customs. However, things did not go as planned. There was no special transaction record of the lower city on the customs declaration. From the records, it can be seen that there was indeed smuggling in Zaun, but it was just things like alcohol, which was really insignificant in the current environment.

"Why are there no abnormal records of Zaun here, but there are many unreported operations in Piltover?" Jayce looked at the records in front of him and questioned Sheriff Max.

"Sorry," Max couldn't answer. That was because Zaun obviously had its own private port. Although it was not large, it was large enough to transport goods. The goods that needed to pass through Piltover were obviously not restricted goods. With the help of the customs officers who were paid by the lower city, Piltover certainly couldn't find anything.

"I don't need to apologize." Jace patted the documents in his hand. "I now require that all smuggling cases be investigated. In the next period of time, every batch of ships entering or leaving here will be subject to strict screening. If necessary, suspicious ships will be stopped."

"Excuse me, Mr. Tallis, do you need to confirm with other congressmen first?" Max tried to stop the young man in front of him. If they really started investigating, a lot of people would get into trouble. In the end, Zaun would be fine, but Piltover would be in chaos first. That would be too embarrassing.

"Call me Senator... Do as I say. I'm here to solve these problems." Jace put down the clearance report in his hand and returned to his laboratory. He needed the advice of his friend.

"Do you have any idea?"

"No, there is too little information. Just a few pictures can't explain much. Just from the appearance, all it takes is a strong engine and any factory can produce those things." Victor took off his glasses and looked at Jace weakly.

"There is no information at all right now. I think you should take the time to perfect our design. Being pointed out by the instructor and then shot down... this kind of thing should not happen again."

"I know, but I am now responsible for the safety of the people of Piltover." Jayce was a little anxious. He was entrusted with an important task, but he had no clue for a long time.

"No one is targeting your people. You can rest assured. The people of Zaun also want to live a normal life. Our research can help them solve this problem." Victor didn't care much. "Don't treat all the people of Zaun as criminals."

"I know, but I have to prepare first." Jace sighed, "You're right, I'll pay attention to the method."

"That's good." Victor turned to the test bench and continued the unfinished experiment.

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"He actually dared to inspect our ship and restrict the use of Hexgate." In front of Councillor Hoskal, several businessmen expressed their anger.

"That guy has only been a senator for a few days? How dare he do this? If we let him continue to do this, will we still be able to do business?"

"Okay, guys. I'll take care of it." Hoskal stopped the quarrel, sent away the complaining merchant, and then turned to his butler, "Do we have data and records of Hextech gems here?"

The butler thought for a moment and gave a definite answer, "Yes, sir, Councillor Tallis introduced the latest technology to many people before taking office."

"Very good, erase all the features and send the information to our new friend in the lower city. It would be best if we could find someone to steal a few gems and give them to him, and then spread the news of the gem theft." Hoskal shook his wine glass nonchalantly and sent the butler to act quickly.

"But sir, this will bring danger to the people of Piltover, and we are not sure what the Zaun people will do with the things."

"We are causing trouble for Senator Jestaris who is in charge of security. Don't forget that our business is already in trouble," Hoskar rebuked unhappily.

"Open your eyes and take a closer look. Judging from the current situation, the one in the lower city is one of our own. It is obvious that Talis is blocking our way to wealth." After taking a sip of wine, Councillor Hoskal warned softly.

"When you present it to Mr. Enoch, please remind him that this is a personal gift. As long as he can withstand a wave of pressure, I will help him solve the rest at the negotiation table. It would be even better if the powerful Zaun Inventor could find other uses for Hextech, so that we don't have to look at Senator Tallis's eyes every time."

Senator Hoskal smiled smugly and poured himself another glass of Noxian craft beer. "Since Senator Talis is responsible for the stability of both sides, let's find a way to make both sides unstable. Then we can legitimately join forces with other Senators whose interests have been damaged to impeach him."

"Senator Tallis holds onto Hextech too tightly. Clearly he hasn't learned how to share. I'm going to teach him a lesson."

Chapter 83: The Fuse (Part 1)

After walking around the upper city twice more, Jinx finally calmed down a little. She returned to Zaun and Enoch's office in frustration.

"Here, I brought some cookies." Jinx put the cookies she had taken from the coffee shop on the desk and hugged Enoch from behind.

"Where's your sister?" Enoch held Jinx's fingers. The girl hadn't had a rest in the past two days, and the nail polish on her fingers was scratched.

"Don't mention her. That guy is only concerned about his own happiness. He is making out with the girl from Uptown. He only wants Bobo, not Jinx." Jinx complained angrily and turned to get into Enoch's arms. "What about you? Do you want Jinx or Bobo?"

After hearing this, Enoch lowered his head and looked carefully at Jinx's blue eyes. In the complicated and busy situation these few days, the originally indigo eyes were full of bloodshot, and the confidence and publicity before seemed to have completely disappeared from the girl.

"Who do you want to be?" He gently pressed down Jinx's raised head and patted the girl's back. "Just stay by my side forever."

"You didn't answer my question," Jinx said, a little dissatisfied. "Come on, Jinx and Boom, which one do you want?"

"Let me think, maybe Jinx? That way I can have you all to myself, and I won't have to worry about you running away and never coming back."

Jinx snorted proudly and hugged Enoch a little tighter. "You passed."

Raising her head, she rubbed Enoch's neck skillfully, and Jinx became happy again. "What were you doing?"

He opened a small box on one side and pushed it to Jinx, motioning the girl to take a look at the interesting things inside. "The merchants in Piltover always have eye-opening operations. To sum it up in one sentence, the newcomers want to take the position, and the old ones don't want to let go. It's just a scumbag thing of stabbing in the back."

Jinx picked up the blue gem and looked it over, then glanced at the other five hex gems in the box. "Are they crazy? Or do they think there's nothing we can do with these things?"

"Businessmen naturally believe in what they are familiar with, so he thinks that handing a new energy source to other people will not cause any trouble. In his eyes, this thing is just a Hexgate or a battery for a mining machine. Our congressman friend does not care about the ability of Hexgems to change the laws of physics."

Enoch smiled and said, "To be honest, this thing has helped me a lot. I have been trying to find a way to strengthen the structure of the material so that it can withstand more pressure. Now, our new friend has personally brought another way to my door."

He gently took the girl who was playing with the gem in his arms and said, "I need your help. With the shield barrier and anti-gravity effect brought by the Hextech gem, it's time to start the real V plan."

"I... I'm not sure," Jinx looked at the blue light emanating from the gem, "I can't fiddle with this thing, I can't forget it." Jinx put the gem aside and refused Enoch's request for the first time.

"It's okay," Enoch didn't care. "I just want to complete a masterpiece with you. There's no need to feel any psychological pressure. Don't take it to heart."

Jinx nodded somewhat disappointedly. She was a little annoyed that she couldn't help. This was the first time she disappointed Littlefinger.

"But, do me a favor." Enoch took out a set of pressurized equipment that he had just put together and placed a Hex gem inside. "Help me deliver this thing to Hilco."

"You want to blow him up?" After taking a few glances at the design of this thing, Jinx realized that this was actually an ignition device. As long as she flipped the switch, this thing would turn into a big bomb.

Enoch shook his head. "No, I just want him to see how far Piltover has developed, and to help me attract some attention... This thing is called a gift, but if we really take it and ignore it, the law enforcers will come soon. It's better for us to make a signpost for them in advance."

"Why should I go deliver it? I hate that one-eyed guy." Jinx complained a little dissatisfied, but still picked up the device obediently.

"Because in some ways, you are more intimidating than me." Enoch put away the remaining gems in front of Jinx, and took out another one and handed it to the girl. "This is your gift. I will try to turn it into a shield. Please accept it first."

"Um...bye" After a cheerful hello, Jinx headed towards the Fulgrim's Bar in the dark alley.

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Dong...Dong

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground disrupted Hilco's thoughts. The two-day lockdown of Piltover had made smuggling difficult, and the amount of smuggling in the past few days was much less than before. The people below were getting more and more angry.

This is a good thing. Before, I fed them too much. They only thought about greed and didn't dare to fight for their lives. Now, I just tightened my purse strings a little. They all seemed to be on fire and wanted to rush up and stuff those law enforcement officers into the jar to fill the sea. Hearing the sudden silence outside, Hilco quietly opened the drawer, took out the revolver he had prepared for a long time, and carefully called out Sevika's name.

With a thump, the door was kicked open, a puff of green anesthetic gas drifted along the ground, and Jinx walked into the office wearing a respirator covered with graffiti.

"The user you are calling is sleeping. Please contact again later." Jinx teased with a smile, and looked at the scar on the face of the 'big shot' in front of her curiously.

"Did Little Finger ask you to come? Looks like he didn't fasten the dog leash properly." Hilco held up the wine glass and covered his face, unable to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Jinx slammed the Hextech gem in her hand onto the table. "You have no right to tell me where I want to go. Also, don't call him Littlefinger. That's not something you can call him."

After saying this angrily, the girl suddenly laughed. "You are so boring. How could Little Finger help someone like you?"

"But it doesn't matter. Here you go. Keep it carefully. This is the Hextech that Little Finger asked me to give you."

As the girl's slender fingers tapped a few times, the device opened from the side, revealing a blue gem.

"He asked me to remind you that the technology in the upper city has successfully made the unstable raw stone controllable. In other words, Hextech is no longer limited to flying doors. As long as they want, even teapots can be modified. And this is an experimental work. He transformed it into a huge bomb."

Swinging her braids, Jinx stepped over the unconscious Sevika lying on the ground and walked out.

"See the number plate above? Enter 7355608 and wait 35 seconds for it to explode."

Turning her head to look at Hilco who was looking at the device, Jinx smiled maliciously, threw a smoke bomb casually at the door, and left the Fugen Tavern.

Looking at the pink smoke rising from the door, Hilco drank the remaining drink in the glass without any sadness or joy, and slowly put the revolver back to its original position.

Chapter 84: The Fuse (Part 2)

"I want to know why my laboratory was stolen when I was checking the border. Can anyone tell me where the thieves came from?"

Jace looked at the storage room that had been blown into ruins. If he and Victor had not been checking the Hextech flying door last night, he might have been killed.

Or if there was a shock during the experiment? That could lead to more serious consequences.