Chapter 79 [0077] Conspiracy and Destiny

Lux is preparing to dig the passage to the Calican Laboratory.

In another place in Zaun, Hilco is planning to let Lux die in the hands of the Piltover people.

The failure of the attack on the Sun Gate made Hilco realize that compared with Piltover, Zaun has nothing except a large population and a passion.

Flesh and blood are no match for guns. If Zaun really wants to stand up, it must have its own strength, enough to make Piltover afraid, and Ino's magic made him see this power.

Even if ordinary thugs can easily defeat the Piltover law enforcement officers one-on-one, if a group of law enforcement officers are together and use guns to fire at the same time, the thugs will eventually fall down. Even as strong as Vandel is, he can't bring any changes to this situation.

But Ino is different.

Hilco listened to his subordinate Mr. Shadow carefully describe the situation after Ino made the freeze, and also learned from Finn that Ino could easily make a group of thugs lose their combat effectiveness.

If you have such a powerful mage, even the people of Piltover will be afraid and terrified!

For Silco, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! An opportunity to make the people of Piltover afraid of Zaun!

The only question is how to make Ino stand on the side of the Zaun people and make her willing to fight against the Piltover people for Zaun.

This is not an easy thing.

Silco needs a perfect plan, a plan without any flaws.

From Silco's perspective, Lux should be a "young lady from the Shurima family" - he did not hear Lux and Wei's self-introduction, and did not know that Lux was from Demacia.

In this case, he thought that as long as his plan was meticulous enough, even if Lux's family came to him later, they would not think it was their problem, and would go to trouble the people of Piltover together.

Because the person in charge of the explosion before was Grayson, she and Fandel were old acquaintances, and they had a tacit understanding with each other, it would be difficult to provoke them.

However, the situation seems to have changed now.

Mr. Shadow sent a message saying that today, Lux had a dispute with the law enforcement officer who came to handle the case in the Fulgrim Tavern, and the final result was that the law enforcement officer left the tavern in disgrace.

"Isn't it Grayson who came to Fulgrim Tavern today?" Hilco's eyes lit up when he heard the news, "It seems that he is a rookie?"

"..."

"Rookies are good, rookies can be used." Hilco took a long breath and buried himself completely in the wide chair, "Rookies can intensify conflicts - I like rookies."

"Well, Marcos is not that easy to talk to." Mr. Shadow replied in a low voice, "Although Marcos is a little bit stupid, he is no less proud than the Piltover guys..."

"I like people who are not easy to talk to." Hilco laughed, "People like Grayson who are easy to talk to will make things difficult... Ask Finn to talk to him , I have seen many Piltover guys like this, their eyes are on the top of their heads, and they will be so dizzy that they don't know who they are as long as they are flattered. "

"But, is Finn really reliable?" Mr. Shadow finally couldn't help but speak, "He has his own thoughts recently - why don't you go in person?"

"It's not a big problem." Hilco shook his head and lit a cigar for himself, "Why did he become the Alchemy Baron? It's because he is the best at groveling. "

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What Hilco didn't know was that the reason why the person who led the team to the Fulgrim Tavern this time was not Grayson, but Marcos, was mainly because Grayson had a more important mission.

She brought Jace out of prison and took him to accept the questioning of the parliament.

"Have you prepared your defense?" Grayson personally proposed Jace. Looking at this somewhat depressed man, he sighed helplessly, "You have caused me a lot of trouble, Jace. Zaun is still under blockade. Personally, I hope you can admit your mistakes and calm down this storm as soon as possible. This is good for everyone."

"I have heard enough words of punishment, Ms. Grayson." Jace lowered his head helplessly after hearing this. "Both my mentor and my parents hope that I can settle down - I am not a crazy ambitious person. I just see a new path..."

"Sorry, I don't understand technology." Grayson shook his head and interrupted Jace. "I am just a sheriff. I only know that your dangerous experiment caused an amazing explosion and even brought the relationship between Piltover and Zaun to a dangerous critical point. Fortunately, no one died, otherwise I would not even have time to persuade you to be honest..."

"..."

Hearing what Grayson said, Jace closed his mouth dejectedly. Obviously, he had realized that there was no point in talking to Grayson about this kind of problem.

Or rather, he knew this from the beginning, and he took the initiative to defend himself just to find someone to talk to.

It doesn't matter if Grayson doesn't understand.

Jayce doesn't expect a law enforcement officer to understand what kind of changes his research technology can bring to Piltover.

He has carefully prepared a speech. Although Lux didn't let Ino help him speak, Jayce believes that the members of the parliament will understand the meaning of magic and the meaning of his experiments!

Hex crystals should not be used simply and crudely for mining and canal construction. They have a broader space for development!

In the eyes of others, in this upcoming trial, Jace should beg for forgiveness from the parliament; but in Jace's own eyes, what is coming is not a trial, but a huge stage!

I, Jace, will prove to all of you that I have found the direction of the future.

In this way, Jace stood in front of the parliament with full confidence and began his speech.

"This is not a dangerous experiment, it's an independent experiment, it was an accident..."

"In fact, I'm conducting research on Hex Crystal, studying how to use it as a medium and source of energy to release magic..."

"I think that represents the direction of future development..."

"I believe--"

"Enough, Mr. Tallis." Just as Jace was getting into the mood and began to talk endlessly, one of the senators interrupted him without hesitation, "This is a parliamentary trial, not a future imagination speech contest for underage apprentices. If your head was not seriously injured in the explosion, you can shut up now."

"I--"

Jace was still thinking about saying something, but then his mother appeared, and finally all his words were choked in his throat.

"Sorry, councillors, please allow me to say a few words..."

"Jace has been obsessed with magic since he was a child, so much so that he often loses his judgment..."

"He is always too fanatical about magic, and his original intention is not to destroy..."

"I hope you can give him a chance and don't exile him. Even as a craftsman, he can make his own contribution to Piltover..."

"I beg the councillors, beg for your forgiveness and understanding, forgive a whimsical child..."

"..."

"..."

Jace looked at all this dully, watching his mother attribute all the problems to his excessive enthusiasm, and watching the councillors finally start voting impatiently.

In the end, with the pleading of Jace's mother and the enlightenment of Heimerdinger, he was spared from exile, but was deprived of his research qualifications and sent to his own home.

Seeing that these councillors didn't even know what they were doing, they easily decided their own fate. At this moment, Jace felt that his life was dark.

Karya's small class: Piltover Council:

The Piltover Council is the nominal highest administrative and arbitration body in Piltover. With limited seats and one person one vote, it can decide almost all matters of Piltover.

However, judging from the overwhelming publicity and endless canvassing every time the council changes, it seems that it is not as sacred and powerful as it seems.