Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 1 I'm just an ordinary mechanic

In the northern part of Piltover, a dense flow of people is flocking to the top of the entire city-state, and it is also where the major families and wealthy people live.

There is less than a month left before Piltover's most important evolution day of the year, but the streets are already full of lights and festoons.

According to tradition, most families will spend part of their time during these days to conduct interviews with students with knowledge and skills in the city.

If a student's invention is favored by this family, he will become the object of investment and sponsorship by this family, and he will get rid of poverty and lowliness and reach the pinnacle of life.

In the waiting room of a luxuriously decorated mansion in the middle of the northern city, an Ionian-faced, young-looking and rather skinny boy and dozens of stunned students of different ages looked around. everything of.

The family they participated in the interview today is the rich and powerful Hexman family of Piltover, Gilaman, and the head of this family, Mrs. Gilaman, is also one of the members of the Piltover Supreme Council.

The waiting room is very spacious and can accommodate about 100 people.

The parallel and staggered bright polished marble tiles are outlined with light and irregular exquisite patterns, which can almost reflect the appearance of a person.

A Levik clock invented by the famous all-round inventor of Piltover, Kerwin Levik, was located in a corner of the room, and the sound of the pendulum swinging "tack" echoed for a long time in the empty and quiet waiting room.

A bench made of precious wood with a faint woody fragrance specially imported from the Freljord was leaning against the wall, and the boy and the other dozen or so apprentices were sitting upright, waiting to be summoned by the artisans of Gilamann.

After a while, a middle-aged man with a black cane in his hand, wearing a brown double-breasted button-up jacket and a tie, with slightly gray temples, walked out of the simple and solemn double door not far from here.

He is unsmiling, wears a pair of pure white gloves on his hands, and pays great attention to etiquette in every move, showing an aristocratic temperament that is difficult to see in ordinary people.

The middle-aged man walked to the bench and tapped the floor twice with his cane, attracting everyone's attention.

"I'm the steward of the Gilaman family. Next, I'll give you some precautions." He said slowly, "First of all, those whose names are called go in through that door."

The butler pointed to the opposite door that he had just stepped out of.

"There are 5 craftsmen from our Gilaman family in the interview room. You only need to report your name, show the device you invented and briefly introduce its working principle. The craftsmen will evaluate your invention.

"If you have any objections to the results of the evaluation, I suggest that you do not contradict them, and uphold the tradition of the Gilaman family, they are excellent and fair, and will not make unfair judgments.

"If you succeed, go back to this room through the door you entered just now, and I will make arrangements for you after the interview is over. If you are not successful, there is a small door on the right side of the room, go out from there, and you can leave Jiji directly. The Raman family."

The voice faded away, and the butler scanned everyone's faces, "If anyone has any questions, you can ask them now."

No one spoke.

After a while, the housekeeper nodded, "Very well, then..."

He took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his jacket pocket and slowly opened it, which was the list of people participating in the interview.

"No.1, Li Lin."

"It's me." Hearing the butler read his name, the Ionian-looking boy raised his hand and stood up.

"Ionian?" The butler looked a little surprised, but quickly regained his composure. "Go in from there, good luck."

"Thank you for your blessing." Li Lin bowed slightly to the housekeeper.

Afterwards, he walked to the gate, took a deep breath to calm down his slightly nervous mood, and then slowly pushed open one of the quaint wooden doors and walked in.

Compared with the waiting room outside, the room used for interviews is not too big.

The entire room presents a semi-arc shape, and four men and a woman are sitting behind a long table placed directly in front of the gate.

They were also wearing dark brown double-breasted coats with white linings.

One of them looked about 40 to [-] years old, a man and a woman who were dressed more elegantly and luxuriously were sitting in the middle.

Two well-educated, gray-haired men who were at least 60 years old sat on either side.

And sitting on the farthest edge was a young man with combed back hair and a youthful face, who didn't look very old, and was somewhat familiar.

Hearing the sound of the door, the five people looked at Li Lin in unison, which made his scalp tingle.

Li Lin walked to the center of the room, and before he could speak, the young man holding a gold-plated quill at the edge asked, "Your name?"

"Li Lin, this gentleman." Li Lin replied neither humble nor overbearing.

The young man lowered his head and wrote something in his notebook, and continued to ask, "What work do you want to show?"

"I call it a mechanical watch."

"watch?"

The middle-aged man with a beard sitting in the middle couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard this strange name. He glanced sideways at the woman beside him, then cleared his throat and asked:
"Ahem... what is this watch you are talking about? Is it similar to the pocket watch invented by Li Weik?"

Li Lin nodded, and took out a round item with two ropes from his worn-out satchel.

"As the name suggests, a watch is a clock that can be worn on the wrist. Compared with a bulky pocket watch, a watch is smaller, more portable, and more accurate."

Li Lin raised his left hand, tied the strap of the watch on his wrist, and then quickly took it off to demonstrate its convenience to the interviewer.

The two old men clamped a monocle on the left eye socket, poked their heads curiously at Li Lin's wrist, and whispered through the person in the middle:

"what do you think?"

"Hmm...it's a novelty, it looks more practical than a pocket watch."

"I think this is a transformational improvement! How did I never think of doing this?"

"Leaving aside the accuracy, just being able to shrink such a large pocket watch into such a small piece, this kid is a malleable talent."

"It's just a little ugly, but it would be nice if it could be more beautiful... What do you think, Mr. Gilaman?"

Both old men turned to look at the middle-aged man.

"Indeed, if it is more perfect, it may replace the circulation of pocket watches among nobles..." The middle-aged man stroked his beard, his eyes flashed brightly, "Madam, what do you think?"

When he asked about the middle-aged woman in the middle, the room fell silent for an instant, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

Li Lin's throat could not help but squirm.

No matter how stupid people are, they can see that the woman in front of her is actually the head of the Gilaman family, and she is also one of the councilors with the highest authority in Piltover!

"Your name is Li Lin, right?" Councilor Gilamann folded his hands on the table, sat up slightly and leaned forward, and asked slowly.

Being stared at by those blue pupils without any emotion, Li Lin inexplicably felt an unprecedented pressure.

"Yes, Senator Gilamann." He answered bravely.

"That's right, you can actually recognize who I am." Councilor Gilamann smiled slightly, "Are you from Ionia?"

"Yes, my hometown is Presidium in Ionia, and I came to Piltover 4 years ago."

When Li Lin said the name Presidian, he noticed that the expressions of the four men changed slightly.

"Is it 4 years ago... Well, it is also a good choice to leave that disputed land as soon as possible." Councilor Gilaman sighed softly.

Then, she stood up, and the four men around her immediately got up and took a step back.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of "clicking" high-heeled shoes touching the marble floor, Councilor Gilaman came to Li Lin, took the watch from his hand, and observed it for a long time.

"It's a very good design. I specifically allow you to pass it. Go to Jess to get a 'patent application contract' and go out. We will talk about your treatment and labor contract after all the interviews are over."

The middle-aged woman pointed to the young man who asked the question first, and returned the pocket watch to Li Lin.

Jess?

Li Lin looked at the young man who was familiar to him in surprise, but his gaze didn't stay on him for too long.

Councilor Gilaman was about to go back, Li Lin hurriedly stopped her: "Please wait a moment... Councilor Gilaman, I still have a few designs here!"

"Anything else?" Senator Gilaman had a surprised expression on his face.

The middle-aged man behind the long table couldn't hold back anymore, and came to her side, looking up and down at the young Ionian boy.

Li Lin moved quickly, and hurriedly took out a few more design drawings from his satchel and handed them to Councilor Gilaman and her husband.

They first glanced at the drawings roughly, and immediately their expressions became serious.

Bicycles, hand generators, electric lights, printing presses...

Time ticked by, and after they had read the drawings carefully, the Gilamans looked at Li Lin in shock, and said in unison:

"You designed these? What on earth do you do?!"

Li Lin paused, then slowly said: "I'm just an ordinary mechanic..."

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　　ps: Because the settings of the Battle of Two Cities and the main universe are different, this book focuses on the main universe and integrates the Battle of Two Cities into the main universe, so if you have any questions about the setting, you can read the instructions .

　　Especially the problem of Hex technology. The main universe Hex has been developed for more than 100 years, and Qinggang Shadow Camille has been transformed for decades. Don’t ask questions and say that there is no Hex.

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(End of this chapter)