“Jinx, where’s Felix?” Not long after Progress Day, Silco hurried over to find Felix.
“Emmmm, maybe in the lab?
Who knows?” Jinx had her headphones on, immersing herself in music.
She really liked the song Felix had written for her.
Silco did not linger and headed straight for Felix’s laboratory.
“Felix!
Take a good look at what you’ve done!” Silco said, throwing a stack of newspapers at him.
Every report on them was about yesterday’s explosions.
“Let me see.” Felix set down the experimental equipment in his hands and picked up the newspapers.
“Shocking!
A man and woman did this in broad daylight on Progress Day?
What a terrible headline.” Felix looked at the news headline and roasted it weakly.
“You ruined all my plans!
Felix, this is not some little game.
You exposed your face to those people in the upper city!” Silco said, furious.
“So what?” Felix tilted his head and asked back.
“Aren’t our preparations already sufficient?” “Our preparations were based on the assumption that the upper city would not fight us to mutual destruction.
You don’t understand the upper city’s strength at all.
How are you supposed to fight them?
With those incomplete weapons of yours?
Or with the Shimmer in my hands?” Felix had not expected Silco’s reaction to be this intense.
“You said only by using every means necessary can we achieve our goals.” “Yes, I did say that.
But now the topsiders are looking for you.
They want your life to calm this unrest!” “My life?” Felix suddenly smiled.
“If they want it, let them come take it.” As he spoke, he took out a metal box.
Inside was the compressed version of the original Monarch SR “Living Flame” Armor and the 098X Dissolve Blade, both already fitted with an energy source.
“This is the armor and weapon I developed long ago.
It’s just that chemtech energy couldn’t make it operate at full capacity.
During the last explosion, I took advantage of the chaos and stole the Hextech crystals, the energy source of the Hexgates.
That finally allowed it to function completely.” Felix slowly explained it to Silco.
“Do you know what that means?
It means that if the upper city wants to, they can also use these crystals to make more mature weapons.
The only reason they haven’t made them yet is that the crystals still aren’t stable enough.
And once weapons are created, they will inevitably be used in war.” Felix said everything he had been thinking.
“So we can’t keep waiting.
If we do, the gap between us will only grow larger.” As Felix spoke, he pressed the activation button in the center of the box.
In an instant, the mech assembled itself around Felix.
In barely three seconds, it had covered his entire body.
“This mech is equipped with memory chips and memory alloy.
When it is deformed or damaged by external impact, it consumes energy to repair itself.” “By increasing the energy output, the mech can unfold into its complete form.
The most direct improvements are acceleration and stronger enemy attack analysis.
In this form, the 098X Dissolve Blade becomes complete as well, killing enemies at the molecular level.
At the same time, the mech itself is fully equipped with thrusters, observers, and other support systems.
Aside from the armor itself being relatively fragile due to its pursuit of lightness, it is perfect.
A technology ahead of its era.” Felix’s voice came from inside the armor as an electronically synthesized sound, carrying a hint of fanaticism.
Seeing all of this, Silco’s anger slowly subsided.
“You’ve grown up, Felix.” His tone carried relief and pride.
At the very least, Felix had thought things through before carrying out his plan, rather than acting on a moment of impulse.
But while Silco felt gratified, he could not help feeling somewhat worried.
Things had always gone too smoothly for Felix.
If someone like him suffered a real blow in the future, he might collapse and never get back up.
As for the upper city’s coming retaliation, that was something Silco, as his father, needed to handle.
After thinking for a moment, he cast those worries aside.
“Notify Sevika.
Stop all enforcers from the upper city from entering.
Stop all upper-city waste dumping into Zaun.
Intercept ships passing through the Sun Gates to replenish Zaun’s supplies.” Silco made his decision on the spot and immediately gave orders to the blond underling behind him.
These orders were no different from drawing blades against Piltover.
Zaun’s supplies were all provided by the upper city, while the upper city also treated Zaun like its sewage drain.
This meant that while Zaun stood in opposition to Piltover, it also had no choice but to depend on it.
“Leave the interception of the Sun Gates ships to Jinx.
Can this mech be mass-produced?” Silco quickly formed his strategy.
“Not yet.
Aside from technical limitations, the materials are extremely precious.
There’s also not enough Hextech gemstones.
But this suit of armor can be used.” Felix removed the Monarch SR “Living Flame” Armor.
As the armor contracted, it once again became a small black box.
Silco’s purpose was very clear.
There was undoubtedly still a gap in strength between Zaun and Piltover.
After all, Councilor Heimerdinger was not only one of Piltover’s founders, he was also a great inventor.
But if Piltover and Zaun were forced into mutual destruction, Piltover would definitely refuse.
As for Zaun, there was a simple saying, people with nothing to lose don’t fear those who do.
As long as Piltover could be forced to compromise, Zaun would win.
Piltover.
Caitlyn, dressed in pajamas, was staring intently at the newspapers.
After comparing several of them, she discovered a problem.
“The monkey pattern that appeared in the sky during the explosions…
I found the same symbol in several Zaun newspapers.” And the man who had appeared onstage to speak was also slowly having his identity locked down by her.
Silco’s adopted son, Felix.
Caitlyn was not ecstatic after analyzing all of this.
Instead, she suddenly realized something.
Without even leaving her house, she had been able to identify the culprit just by using newspapers from the upper city and Zaun.
So why were the enforcers still completely lost and clueless?
After all, Felix had shown his face onstage.
Having discovered this, Caitlyn picked up the appointment letter Jayce had left behind that morning.
It stated that she had become security for House Talis, along with his token of authority.
She had lost her temper at Jayce over it, but now, she needed this thing.
At this moment, she was alone.
After gaining a full understanding of what had happened in Zaun over the past few years, she locked onto a case from two years ago.
That upper-city bombing case.
Now she needed to learn the intelligence related to that case, as well as matters concerning the undercity.
“I heard you wanted to see me?” Marcus stood behind Jayce.
“How is the investigation going?” Jayce asked.
“Mr.
Talis, I assure you…” “Call me Councilor.
There is only one assurance I want, and that is for this bombing case to be completely resolved, and for the stolen Hextech gemstones to be recovered.” Jayce interrupted Marcus.
“I have already found the suspects.
A gang from the undercity calling themselves the Firelights.
They rob homes, terrorize people, and commit every crime imaginable.
Believe me, we will crack this case very soon.” Sheriff Marcus gave the councilor his assurance.
“Good.
Pick up the pace.
The Council takes this matter very seriously.
Remember, you have two days left,” Councilor Talis instructed.
He starts out weak and almost gets killed by Aatrox, but survives by using his knowledge of League lore.
After that, he gains a system that rewards him whenever he helps important characters fulfill their desires, gaining one of its abilities or traits.
The story is basically Zach traveling across Runeterra, helping major characters with their biggest problems.
He gets involved with Aatrox, Kai’Sa, Taliyah, Ashe, Ahri, Soraka, Lux, Syndra, Viego, Bard, Aurelion Sol, and many others.
Major love interests: Ashe, Kai’Sa, Ahri, Soraka, Lux, and Syndra.