An Infinite Journey From the Sea of ​​Stones

Standing on the airport, next to it is the Hexgate, which handles airships and transports goods. This large portal will be open for three hours a day, and can transport a large number of goods from Piltover to all over the world.

Coupled with the golden seaway leading to the Sea of ​​Conqueror under the Gate of the Sun, everything here constitutes the entire foundation of Piltover's prosperity.

But the city-state is actually not that big.

When people mention Piltover, they always think of words such as advanced, clean and big city.

It’s true to say so, if only by the standard of a city, Piltover is definitely the top three big cities on this continent, but the problem is——he only owns one city.

Looking at the large and beautiful buildings, the spacious and clean streets, and the streets and alleys full of technological figures.

The four huge clock towers accurately tell the time for the city under mechanical power, and the miniature Runeterra planet in the center of the city can be seen quite clearly even from here.

There are quite a few airships flying across the sky, the towering Hexgates are shining with azure light, and the ground covered with white stone bricks is clean and beautiful. You can almost feel the civilization piled up with money. .

Yes, although this place is weak, it may really be the most comfortable city to live in in Runeterra.

Elena walked out of the airport, found a small building with ease, took out the key she had prepared, twisted the door, and walked in.

There was nothing in the room, only a chair placed in the middle, Elena stepped forward and sat down, silently entered the waiting time.

About 3 minutes passed, the door of the room was knocked lightly, Elena opened the door, and oncoming was a man whose body was transformed by gear machinery and part of Hex.

"Are you Ms. Tuckers?"

The man asked vigilantly, while Elena nodded lightly, and whispered in his ear

"It's all about Noxus."

The man's expression softened, but he didn't say anything, he just handed a box into Elena's hands and left.

She watched the man go downstairs, dragged the box back to the room, looked at it, and showed a playful smile.

This girl named Turks and this man are both Noxian spies.

But they are not the subordinates of Mel Myrdalda, the councilor who represents the Noxus Myrdalda family.

To be precise, they belonged to the Trifali Council and the deployment led by that strategist.

Today's Noxus interior can also be said to be undercurrents. The strategist commander Swain, as the commander who made the greatest contribution in the Ionian War, was betrayed by his allies when he led the troops to attack Presidium. So that the lone army went deep and was cut off from support.

Although judging from the actual situation of the Battle of Standing, even if Swain received the full support of Noxus, at most a group of people would be killed there, but in fact, Swain was betrayed by friendly forces. .

But Swain returned to the Immortal Bastion alive in the end. Not only that, but this failure did not break his spine or even threaten his status. position!

It is true that Swain's failure and broken arm caused him to be removed from the army and become useless in the eyes of the Pang people, but he secretly discovered his own power, and he once won the battle in Shurima. The fruits of his work - those towering Knox Stolas are his indelible medals!

Darkwill, the current emperor of Noxus, is too obsessed with finding magical relics in order to live forever, which has made the entire empire on the verge of collapse.

At the same time, the result of the four-way war seems to be good, but in fact it is a mess. The Leisi garrison army that attacked the western Kingdom of Demacia suffered heavy losses, but it was completely unable to cross the Nocmoch Plain and enter the territory of Demacia. , the war against the barbarians of the Freljord in the north can also be described as extremely difficult

Even if the frontline troops were led by the ever-victorious General Darius, he could barely maintain the current territory under the siege of several Iceborn tribes including the Winter's Claw.

As for Duhai's attack on Ionia, it was just a good thing in the early stage. The Ionians not only pushed almost all of Noxus' offensive troops into the sea, but even began to brew internally. The extermination of Noxus has begun.

Counting it this way, among all the military operations, only the Shurima Conquest War and the early stage of the Aeneoya War commanded by Swain can be regarded as fruitful.

If you continue to fight Noxus, it will be over. This is the idea of ​​​​almost all people with lofty ideals in the army-including but not limited to, General Noxus, Major General Klein, General Du Kecao and a large number of troops. those in power.

The Trifarian Council that Swain secretly established is about to be completed, and a terrible coup storm is about to hit. Unfortunately, the mother and family of the Mel representative are still on the emperor's side. …

And the only goal of Turks being sent to Piltover is naturally to find out about the management of the Myrdalda family in Piltover. If possible, it is best to let this Miss Myrdalda fall to the Trifari Council!

Of course Elena, who impersonated Tux, would do that!

Although the goal is to destroy Piltover, let these Piltovers feel pain and death.But for Elena, after the goal is accomplished, she can't just let it go badly.

perhaps......

Following the future commander may be the only way to achieve great things.

10. Meet Victor

Elena, who took the place of Taxes, did not give up her business in the lower city. In fact, the Flesh and Blood Secret Cult she founded could operate with incredible efficiency even without her.

Because the flesh and blood enhancement obtained by Elena not only allows her to spread the creation of the same kind, but also the created subordinates do not have any secrets within the scope of her perception.

Each of their thoughts and complex emotions transmitted through the brain can be easily captured by her.Although it is impossible to read what is said in the heart like magic, the general meaning and emotion cannot be hidden from Elena.

Even because they are monsters created by implanting their own flesh and blood, Elena can easily control their flesh through a special project in her DNA from the "Divine Seal".

I am to them like a god is to a mortal, but maybe I am also such a small person to the master who bestows my power.

The lower city is now basically occupied by Silko, but what this guy does is not as good as Van der.

Although he kept saying that he wanted to take revenge on the people in the upper city, the only power Shirko possessed - the 'Shimmer Potion', was actually not a big deal.

It is true that as a strengthening agent, this thing can strengthen the human body enough to fight against the elite soldiers of Noxus, but the flaw is too huge.

Leaving one's mind after using it, physical overload and addiction aside, the worst thing about this thing is that its output is really too low.

The source of the shimmer potion is to inject special alchemy materials into the body of an animal, and finally use the animal's blood circulation and self-purification ability to extract the so-called shimmer potion.

This is extremely troublesome and extremely dependent on the refining process of the biological link. It is doomed that the low-light medicine cannot be supplied and mass-produced on a large scale, and it cannot be separated from the self-purification function of the biological internal immune system. Industrial production.

And a small dose of shimmer potion can only be regarded as a special nutrient at best, and it also has a fatal addiction!

Elena confirmed once again that Shirko is just a gang leader, with no future and no skills!

Look what he's done a year after taking control of Bottom City instead of Vanderbilt?Apart from spreading the shimmer potion to make many people in the lower city addicted, he basically didn't do anything.

He even started to learn to compromise with the upper city, let alone resist, he has never even done a decent terrorist attack.

To be honest, this guy is not as promising as the girl he adopted named Bobo, at least that crazy girl not only has quite strong technical skills, but also has the courage to do big things!

Anyway, relying on these rotten fish and rotten shrimps to expect to destroy Shangcheng is completely nonsense.

They are not as fast as Elena's one-month progress. At least she has gradually controlled a considerable part of the law enforcement officers in the law enforcement department in the upper city, replacing them with her own people.

But it is obviously not enough to rely on this group of people to make troubles. They need war, so what is inevitable and most needed is——

arms

With Zaun's industrial productivity, it's not impossible to provide munitions that can support a small-scale war, but the people on the city will not pretend to be blind when there is such a big movement.

Then, if you want to get a sufficient amount of arms, you must rely on external forces, and there is no doubt that there is only one source that can provide enough arms in Zaun.

Noxus, or the Trifarian Council

But that grand commander is not doing charity. If Zaan wants to get such an investment and capital injection, it is inevitable that he needs to make a little exchange.

And for Elena, she has already found a worthy exchange item.

She played with the azure artificial hex crystals in her hand. Compared with the hex crystals that Piltover had obtained through underground excavations, the quality of these artificial crystals was undoubtedly much worse.

Of course, although they cannot be compared with those native magic crystals, these artificial Hex crystals also have the advantage of higher stability.

The most important thing is labor. Being able to mass-produce means that more people can master the power of magic.

These are the best products to trade with Noxus.

What's more amazing is that Miss Mel is currently supporting the host worker Hex crystal project. As a spy of the opposition, Elena feels that she needs to contribute to the cause of the Grand Commander.

The sound of the crutches hitting the floor went from far to near, and as the door was pushed open, Victor, with a thin face and a death-like face, pushed the door in.

"Who are you?!"

He immediately saw Elena sitting on his workbench, and immediately grasped the pistol on his back for self-defense against this uninvited guest who suddenly invaded his room in the Academy of Technology and Magic.

"Don't worry, don't worry, our pride in Zaun."

Elena raised her hands with a grotesque laugh, looked at the vigilant Victor and tilted his head and said

"Why, after coming to Shangcheng for a while, you don't want to recognize your fellow countrymen? Is that right? After all, you are a high-ranking Shangcheng person."

"...Are you here to steal the Hex crystal?" Victor said solemnly

"Stop it, I'll pretend I didn't see it, and don't tarnish the faces of us down town people."

"What a fellow from the lower city!" Elena smiled exaggeratedly and applauded, but her face was full of sarcasm.

"While the great future star Victor is contributing to the cause of Uptown, he is blaming your dying compatriots for smearing your face!"

"I didn't cough cough cough cough cough cough!!!"

Victor just wanted to refute, but the intense emotional interweaving instantly made this sickly genius kneel down and cough non-stop

"Ah... yes, you haven't had a good life for a few years." Elena looked down at him, mocking with disdain

"You haven't been making weapons for Zaun's enemies for years."

"I...I just want to be better for the people in my hometown...no more bullying!"

Victor struggled to stand up, stared at Elena, and retorted hoarsely

"Really? But did any of your inventions bring benefits to Zaun?" Elena tilted her head and asked

"How many of these devices you invented were used by the people in the upper city? Your patents were taken away, and the things you produced became commodities for the people in the upper city. An oppression."

"I know! You hooked up with a promising genius, Jess Taris, right? He also has a concubine investor, the rich and powerful Senator Mel! So, you plan to help them, to Let them invest in Zaun?"

"How stupid are you, man?"

Elena randomly found a place to sit down, threw the hex crystal in her hand up and down, and said with a sneer

"It's the most stupid idea to hope for peace by wagging your tail at others. If you hand over your neck to others to prove your harmlessness and kindness, you will only get more knives on your neck."

"So what about you? Are you going to save Zaun by stealing, robbing, smuggling and trafficking?!" Victor retorted hoarsely

"Of course not, do you think I'm that idiot Silko's subordinate?" Elena retorted disdainfully

"I work for bigger, bigger people."

She flicked a shiny silver medal with her fingers, and Victor took the medal, looking at the two intertwined axes with a surprised expression on his face.

"Are you a Noxian?"

"No no no no no, I am an orthodox Zaun, I just work for Noxus." Elena shrugged

"I'm also here to propose a deal with you, to give us the methods of man-made Hex crystals and weapon manufacturing methods, and correspondingly, Noxus will support the people of the city to gain independent power."

"Don't expect me to hand over my technology to you murderers!!!" Victor threw the badge into the excited

"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Elena laughed.

"It's just a deal. Besides, do you think your technology hasn't been leaked yet?"

Victor was slightly taken aback, but Elena who saw him like this immediately hit the snake with the stick

"You can ask your good friend to ask his concubine investor, where is the hometown of the Myrdalda family. Heh, she is a Noxus lady."

"Why do you think she invested in your experiments? Isn't it to make your technology practical and then turn it into a more practical weapon technology?"

Amid Elena's disdainful voice, Victor's hands trembled slightly.He's not a fool. Mel's abnormal attitude recently made him guess that this woman had other plans for his and Jess' experiments.

Using hex crystals to develop weapons... This idea is actually not unacceptable to Viktor who was born in Zaun.

It's just that under Professor Heimerdinger's words and deeds, he and Jess are unwilling to think in this direction...

"Some things don't exist if you don't look at them. The yordle told you not to abuse magic, but you still made crystals, didn't you?" Elena continued to bewitch

"Even if you bend a steel pipe on the side of the road these days, it can be used as a weapon. Instead of leaking the Hex crystal technology to others to use it casually, and continue to be deprived of your creator's identity, you might as well sell it to us."

Victor was silent for a long time, he pointed at the door and said coldly

"Get out, you're not welcome here!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Elena walked out of the door with a playful smile, but when she turned her head, Victor, who had his back to her, remained silent.

Well, the fish is hooked.

Waiting until the next evolution day, it is time to officially close the net.

11. go to sea

On the icy sea of ​​conquerors, dark iron steamships sail in this ancient and silent ocean.

The name of this ship is the Turtledove, and it is a new steam-powered iron ship produced by the Piltover Shipbuilding Factory. Of course, it does not appear to be so advanced.

When people mention Piltover in Runeterra, they will subconsciously think that the city of progress and technology symbolizes the highest level of technological strength and production on the continent. This statement cannot be said to be true, but it is certainly not entirely true.