Chapter 138 [0136] Paradise on Earth

The situation in Zaun has changed dramatically, and the situation in Piltover is turbulent.

However, in such a big environment in the two cities, the academy where Heimerdinger is in charge is in a rare peace and tranquility.

Here, everyone is conducting research on Hextech technology step by step.

With the blockade of Zaun, the economy of the entire Piltover is declining, but the academy area seems to be a paradise and a peaceful paradise - many laboratories even begin to recruit additional laboratory assistants and teaching assistants.

The reason for this situation is also very simple. Although Heimerdinger has reached a political alliance with Camille and wants to make some necessary reforms to Piltover, Heimerdinger is still somewhat unwilling to accept this "undemocratic and unfree" reform method.

So, he simply returned to the academy where he was more comfortable and focused all his attention on the subsequent development of Hextech technology.

Heimerdinger's choice certainly meant out of sight, out of mind, but it was not an escape either, because he was well aware of the damage that magic could cause, so he needed to keep an eye on Jayce and Viktor, two creative guys, to prevent them from going astray and doing something unacceptable.

After all... the last time these two guys followed Ekko to Zaun, it was almost scary for Heimerdinger. He never expected that Jayce and Viktor would be so impulsive that they would go to the collapsed mine to dig in person.

It was not only Heimerdinger who was keeping an eye on Jayce and Viktor.

In addition to the dean who would come to their laboratory from time to time to learn about their latest progress, the former councillor, Ms. Mel Midalda, would also come here frequently.

However, even as a sponsor of Hextech, Mel's main goal every time she came was not to learn about the progress of the experiment.

After putting down her responsibilities at the parliament, she went to the laboratory of the academy every day, but her actual goal was to have a date.

Look - just as dinner time arrived, she took Jayce's arm, and the two of them left together, talking and laughing.

"Victor, do you want me to bring you something?" Before closing the door of the laboratory, Jayce glanced at his friend who was still staring at the operating table, "To be honest, you don't need to work overtime like this now... The research is on the right track, maybe you can relax a little."

"There are still a few sets of data that have not been collected." Victor didn't even raise his head, "The sooner we collect them, the sooner the blockade of Piltover will end. I'm fine now."

"..."

Jayce wanted to say something else - but Mel gently pulled his arm, making him finally shut up, just nodded, and then closed the door of the laboratory.

"He is always like this, putting too much pressure on himself." In the corridor, Jace murmured helplessly to Mel, "Speaking of which, dear, do you know if there is a restaurant that specializes in takeout delivery? It would be best if it could also provide a service of reminding people to eat on time..."

"Even if there is, it can't be delivered to the laboratory." Mel smiled and shook his head, "The current college is a pure land, and Professor Heimerdinger is keeping a close eye on it!"

"The professor also wants the research to proceed smoothly."

Jace was a little embarrassed when he talked about this topic - every time Mel came to find Jace, Professor Heimerdinger would "inadvertently appear nearby".

Although she has left the parliament and is no longer a member of parliament, some of the labels on Mel have not faded because of this. Even Professor Heimerdinger is still a little wary of her.

Of course, this is also related to the relationship between her and Jace.

At the beginning, Jace was able to continue studying hex crystals because of the backdoor opened by Mel. After the breakthrough in the research on hex crystals, she naturally became Jace's new sponsor - in this case, her status is obviously higher than Jace.

However, with the union of Heimerdinger and Camille, Mel was abandoned by Noxus and lost his seat in the parliament, and the relationship between the two sides quickly changed.

Jayce's future is bright, but Mel's future is dark.

This wonderful identity change gave Jayce and Mel a lot of interesting common language outside of Hextech, which made their relationship quickly close, then heated up, and finally ignited the spark of love.

Just like when Jayce received Mel's sponsorship, some bad rumors appeared in the academy. After the two officially became lovers, new rumors also appeared, but this time the person who sold the body changed from Jayce to Mel.

A subtle reversal.

However, both Jayce and Mel didn't care about such rumors at all - although it was not "sharing hardships", after experiencing a change in their status, the relationship between the two sides, at least for now... is still stable and improving.

Because Mel is now relatively free and the two are stuck together after work, this relationship continues to heat up.

"I don't mind facing a Yordle's curious gaze." As if noticing Jace's embarrassment, Mel lowered his voice and whispered in his ear, "Yordles have rich imaginations, but they are always like children who have not grown up when it comes to emotions... It's normal for them to doubt love."

This slightly ridiculing excuse made Jess couldn't help but grin. Mel's description of Heimerdinger simply spoke to his heart. In Jess's view, the professor was undoubtedly a very good person. A reliable person, but surprisingly stubborn and naive in many ways.

"Okay, now that we have left the academy, you don't have to face curious eyes anymore." Jace reluctantly stopped smiling and pursed his lips, "My dear, where are we going to eat? I remember you. He told me this morning that he would introduce a special restaurant to me.”

"Go to Lanxun Manor." Mel said in a low voice, "attend a private banquet."

"...The banquet at Lanxun Manor?" Jace blinked in surprise, "Maybe I should change into a dress?"

"It's just a private banquet." Mel smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, it's not a public social occasion - I won't make it difficult for you."

Jace raised an eyebrow.

"If you want to change the world, it's not enough to just sit in a laboratory." Mel continued, "You should know that persuading others to support and accept new technologies is sometimes not as simple as studying them..."

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Jess and Mel left the academy area arm in arm.

Victor, on the other hand, stayed in the laboratory, staring at the operating table.

Although the Hex Crystal's high-frequency oscillation excitation technology has made breakthroughs, both Jace and Victor's goals do not stop there.

Compared to the methodical Jace, Victor is undoubtedly more anxious - he was born with a disability and has poor cardiopulmonary function. After that night of digging, his cough has become more serious recently due to the poisonous ditch gas.

It was also on that night that Victor, who was rescued by Camille, saw another direction from the Gray Lady.

He once plucked up the courage to ask Camille about Hex's body transformation with joy.

But the result was that he fell into an ice cave.

"This technology has been lost now, and there are no scholars in Piltover to conduct specialized crystallographic research." Camille's voice was calm without any waves, "Moreover, natural Hex crystals that can bear transformation are on the market. What has not been seen in the world for a long time - the stability of artificial Hex crystal does not support body modification. "

As the only Hex body transformer Victor has ever seen, Camille's words are undoubtedly very weighty.

Cruel with weight.

However, Victor, who was accustomed to the cruelty of life, did not give up at this time.

In the past, artificial Hex crystals were considered to be energy bodies that could only be used as explosives!

But now, through Jace and Victor's improvements, they have become as reliable a source of energy as natural Hex crystals, driving machinery to create amazing effects like magic.

Then, using artificial Hex crystals to transform Hex body may not be an impossible path!

With this idea in mind, Victor devoted himself wholeheartedly to experiments on artificial Hex crystals, and even faintly divided into two research directions with Jace.

Time waits for no one.

Victor, whose health is deteriorating, must seize all his time and not waste a single second!

"The idea of ​​high-frequency oscillation is effective, but the instability of the Hex crystal energy limits the size of the oscillator." Victor muttered to himself in a low voice while recording a set of data in his experimental notes. "The critical value and stability are affected by the purity and output power of the crystal. The experimental data fitting results..."

After blinking, Victor suddenly raised his voice.

"Skye, have the fitting results of the experimental data come out this afternoon?"

"It's out, and it has been fitted to a confidence function within the available power range." Behind him, Skye, the assistant who had been organizing the files for him, quickly said, "The specific fitting results are here - after completing this Just stop the group experiment first, Victor, you need to rest and eat something, I still have a sandwich for lunch..."

"Sorry, Skye, I haven't had a very good appetite lately." Victor didn't look back, just took the data record, and after scanning it, he ticked off his notes and responded softly, " If there are sandwiches... put them on the shelf at the entrance of the laboratory, maybe as a late night snack."

Skye blinked, opened his mouth, and finally just quietly took back his data record, filed it away, then stood up, opened his package, took out half of the hot sandwich, and followed the instructions Victor's request was placed on the shelf at the entrance of the laboratory.

After doing all this, she stood behind Victor again.

"Okay, promise me you'll eat..." Skye murmured in a voice that only she could hear, "Also, I hope you like the taste of herring."

Karya’s Little Classroom Crystallography:

This is a discipline that studies natural Hex Crystals. It was once prosperous in Piltover - but due to the limited number of natural Hex Crystals, it was eventually reduced to the art of slaying dragons, and eventually withered as quickly as a flash in the pan.