Battle of the Twin Cities: The Ninth Councilor

Chapter 161 Heading to the Shurima Desert

"definitely no problem!"

Without waiting for Marcos to nod, Zevi waved his hand and agreed to Orianna's request for employment on his own initiative.

Marcus ignored her and asked, "Didn't your father disagree? What if he finds out?"

"It was my father who asked me to come here today." Orianna looked up, "From the moment I stepped into the gate of the institute, I had an intuition that there is an opportunity to fulfill my dream here.

Although I don't know where this intuition comes from for the time being, but the intuition is definitely not wrong! "

"Your dream?" Marcus thought carefully, recalling what the other party's dream was.

"Yes." Orianna nodded heavily: "My dream is to make a puppet that can dance beautifully!"

Combining her favorite doll with her favorite dance has always been Orianna's dream, but it is not easy to realize this dream.

Even her father, Colin Levik, couldn't make dolls that complex.

"Okay." Marcus thought for a while, and said to Orianna: "Then from today, you will be a special consultant of the Hex Technology Institute, and your main duty is to assist us in some academic research when we need it." on the problem.

As for the remuneration... There is no fixed salary, and you can get rewards based on your own efforts, okay? "

This proposal is equivalent to "pay by piece". Whenever Orianna is found after researching all the problems, the reward will be calculated according to the difficulty and the contribution of the other party.

The harder the technical problem to overcome, the higher the reward.

On the whole, it is definitely not as good as the formally hired scholars like Zewei.

"Okay." Orianna didn't have any special requirements in this regard. Her family's doll shop was not very profitable, and money interests could hardly impress her.

"That's enough." Zevi pulled Orianna impatiently: "Let's start working now. Regarding Atlas gloves, there are currently the following difficulties..."

Seeing that the two immediately went to work, Marcus did not disturb them, let Wei and Clegg wear a pair of gloves respectively, and led them out of the research institute.

"Where are we going now?" Wei Jian asked curiously when Marcus put on a pair of gloves himself.

"Go south, to the Shurima Desert."

Marcus walked ahead without looking back.

to the desert?
What are you doing there?
Wei wanted to continue asking, but seeing that Marcus had no desire to explain, she swallowed the question back.

The three called for a carriage and headed south all the way to the southern suburbs of Picheng.

As the buildings gradually became rare, some greenery began to appear on the side of the road, and then entered the mountain road.

"Sir, the next carriage can't get in, you need to walk on your own." The coachman parked the carriage in front of the hilly area.

"Ah."

Marcus got out of the carriage, and after paying the fare, he found that there was actually a small residential area here, and most of the active people were hunters who lived on this mountain range.

The hunters hunted wild animals from the mountains and forests, and the skins that were peeled off were very popular among the nobles of Piltover. The more complete the fur, the more valuable it was.

As long as it is a profitable industry, there will never be a shortage of people to participate. Although the residence in front of Marcos is small, it has all the internal organs.

There are more than ten blacksmith shops and armor shops that make or repair various weapons, and there are more wooden taverns and hotels built from local materials.

The arrival of the three of Marcus brought a shock to this small gathering point.

Usually, their place is a place that law enforcement officials don't want to set foot on, because it's too far away from Piltover, so the Law Enforcement Bureau has always turned a blind eye to this place.

Today, three law enforcement officers came all at once, and judging from the clothes and equipment, they were still of a high status, and the hunters had a lot of guesses in their hearts.

I haven't heard of any young master who disappeared after running here recently...

"Boss, open us three rooms with hot water."

Marcos took people into a hotel and sprinkled thirty golden wheels on the counter. The rough-skinned middle-aged female boss accepted it with a smile on her face, and took them to the guest room at the back of the hotel herself.

The room environment is a little rough, but this is the largest hotel in the gathering area, and each room even has a small bathroom for washing.

Although it is not possible to deal with excretion problems in the bathroom, it is already a very good living environment compared to other hotels.

"It's getting dark soon, and it's not safe to walk on the mountain road at night. Let's spend the night here, purchase some necessary supplies, and start tomorrow." Marcos took off the breathing filter that he must wear when going out, and put the gloves on There was a dull 'dong' sound at the head of the bed.

"Okay." Vi nodded, she understood that she had no say in what Marcus wanted to do, she just had to follow orders.

The two went back to their rooms, put down their gloves, and when they came to find Marcos again, he had already prepared a small purse full of golden wheels.

"Craig, take the money to buy some dry food. It's best to prepare enough for five days. We won't be back in a short time."

After taking the money bag and stuffing it into his pocket, the taciturn Clegg left without saying anything.

Wei wanted to follow, but was stopped by Marcus: "Come to the front with me for a glass of wine, and get some information by the way."

"Yeah." Wei was stunned for a moment, then followed Marcos and walked to the foyer in front of the hotel that was used as a tavern.

It was dusk at this time, and people who went hunting would choose to go back to the gathering point to recuperate as long as they were not far away.

Therefore, there are scenes of hunters returning everywhere on the mountain roads.

Some people welcome the envious eyes of others with their harvest.

Some people returned empty-handed, laughed and cursed with familiar people, and went straight to the tavern.

There are few recreational activities at the gathering point, and drinking and having fun is undoubtedly the best choice.

And at the gathering point, most taverns will provide poker and other things, in addition to satisfying their drinking needs, they can also meet their gambling needs.

But today is different, all the taverns have closed the poker.

The reason is that three law enforcement officials came to the gathering point. They dare not commit illegal acts at this moment, commit crimes against the wind, how stupid are they to do such things?

"What would you two like to drink?"

Seeing Marcus sitting down in front of the counter, the proprietress took the initiative to ask, wiping the cup in her hand.

"What do you have here?"

"Small place, not many good things, but there is a lot of rye wine, so you can fill your stomach." The proprietress briefly introduced.

"Then have two glasses of rye wine." Marcus laid out ten golden wheels casually. If there is more, the other party will not ask him for it.

But from the smiling face of the proprietress, it can be seen that he gave too much... and not so much.

While preparing the rye wine, the proprietress took the opportunity to sell it: "The two officers rushed all the way here, haven't they eaten yet? Besides drinks, this shop also provides some snacks, would you like some?"

"Look here." Marcus didn't pay this time, he looked at the proprietress, and the other party instantly understood the meaning of this look.

Well, the consumption of snacks is counted in the extra drink price just now.

The proprietress was a little annoyed, she knew that she would not mention this, and she would lose a golden wheel!
Soon, two glasses of rye wine were served first.

The brownish-yellow wine was served in a cup made of some kind of wood, and the dim light hit the swaying wine, reflecting wavy lines.

The rye wine smells very ordinary, just ordinary malt aroma, the taste is not flattering, a bit bitter, and the aftertaste is a bit astringent.

However, the cup holding the wine was interesting. Marcus drank a strange woody taste in the wine, which relieved a lot of the discomfort caused by the bitter and astringent rye wine.

Like a simple rye, the snack is simple.

On the two plates were a few slices of bread, a little brown-red jam, a slice of cold fried egg, and a small sausage filled with unknown meat.

The taste and taste are also not flattering, but in the store that mainly sells accommodation and supplemented by wine, this is the only thing to eat.

Otherwise, the owners of those specially opened restaurants outside would not have to come and smash the shop?
After taking a few bites, Marcos found Wei standing behind him without moving: "Why are you standing there? Aren't you hungry?"

The girl just sat down next to him, took a plate, and devoured it hungrily.

After eating enough, Marcos didn't order any more, and planned to take the two of them to a special restaurant for dinner in a while.

"Where are the two officers going?" The proprietress saw that Marcus and the two were looking like this, and she obviously wanted to inquire about the news, so she took the initiative to ask.

"Shurima Desert."

"Going to the desert?" The proprietress was stunned for a moment: "Going by land?"

Marcus was stunned: "I can't get through?"

"If you can get through, you just need to pass through the Kumanggu Mountains and then climb over Kalduga, and you will be able to see the desert in two months." The proprietress said truthfully: "It is much faster to go by water, and it is not far from us to the west." You can see the sea in the distance, and there is a small port there... er..."

The proprietress suddenly paused, with an embarrassed expression on her face.

That port was secretly established by some unscrupulous businessmen for smuggling. In the past, they would take travelers across the sea to earn some extra money. Occasionally, people who were not familiar with the route came here, and the proprietress would recommend them to go there.

But the one in front of him is a law enforcement officer!
Telling them of the existence of the small port, isn't it equivalent to selling it?
The merchant family behind the port knew that she was responsible, and it wouldn't be long before a fresh corpse appeared in a certain ravine, and the beasts could take the opportunity to feast on it.

"You're talking about the port built by the Kulla family?" Marcos' words reassured the proprietress a lot. It turned out that the other party already knew the existence of that port.

"That's right, it's there." The proprietress hesitated for a moment: "But if you want to use it to cross the sea, you'd better change your uniforms, otherwise they won't even have time to hide, let alone take you with them."

In fact, if you want to cross the sea, there is a special port in Picheng.

But the proprietress didn't dare to ask Marcus why he didn't go there, and she didn't mention it sensibly.

"I need a way that doesn't alarm anyone, send us out." Marcus took out two golden wheels and flipped them in the palm of his hand.

"This……"

The proprietress was a little moved. She did have a similar route. Most of the "travelers" who were not familiar with the route committed crimes in Piltover. Through her operation, at least hundreds of people were sent to the Shurima continent. Escaped the pursuit of Piltover law enforcement officers.

Want her to expose this way of making money?
How can it be?

"Why do you think I brought people here?" Marcus smiled deeply, and slapped the golden wheel on the counter.

The crisp impact was like thunder, exploding in the heart of the proprietress.

At this moment, the hairs on her back stood on end.

Damn, so my old lady has been exposed long ago?
(End of this chapter)