he came from the void

The environment was too dark, and Ike fumbled for a while and couldn't insert the key into the keyhole. He learned to use it, took out the Hex crystal that Kahn gave him, and illuminated it with a faint light.

"The explosives factory... Aren't you afraid that the explosives hidden inside will blow up the factory?"

"It's okay, we have eliminated all hidden dangers when we moved here. And those people didn't have the kindness to leave us explosives. When we first came in to search, there was already an empty house."

With a click, Ike finally opened the door lock in the dim groping, and a group of children filed in... Kahn and Kaisha walked at the end, hoping that the inside of the factory would not be as ordinary as it looked outside.

The light emitted by the crystal in its natural state can only illuminate the circle of the palm of the hand. Ike fumbled his hand by the door and turned on a alchemy desk lamp. The dark green light lit up the haze in the room. In a trance, Kahn thought I saw Thresh's lantern.

"Ahem, the air here is more stuffy than the sewers." Kaisha blocked her mouth and nose with her right fist, but the dust still got into her nose and caused a cough, and the airflow from the cough caused the dust to surge, and even the trajectory was clearly visible , one can imagine how thick the dust here is.

"Sorry, we live inside. The factory building outside is too big, and we haven't had time to clean it yet." Ike scratched his head embarrassedly, pointed to the fan on the wall and said, "With the Hex crystal, I You can try to make an engine restart exhaust fan, and then there will be no so much haze."

"We're going to get a workbench out tonight!"

"Boss is amazing!"

The children of Zaun Lost Children are basically Ike's admirers, and they all cheered and applauded when they heard him say this, making the air in the workshop even more choking.

"Come on, I hope you can build a better secret base."

Kahn smiled, but he could only use too much force. Their adaptation to the haze was not as good as that of the children in this area.He asked Kaisha to pull up the collar chain to the top like him, and raised the collar to cover her mouth and nose as a makeshift mask.

Let me explain here that the ventilation system is very important to Zaun, because the haze sinks downward, and the lower the terrain, the worse the haze will be.

In order to alleviate the smog situation, a ventilation system was established in the city of Zu'an that runs through the upper, middle and lower floors, and through the device, fresh air from the ground is continuously fed into the ground day and night.

But even that won't completely solve the problem, and as long as those factories exist, the smog will continue to be produced.The opening and closing of the production line every day makes the haze of Zaun rise and fall like a tide, overflowing the buildings attached to the edge of the cliff, leaving pools of cloud-like sedimentary sludge.

After crossing the empty factory building, Ike led them to an empty room.

The room was already lit, and it was much cleaner than the workshop outside. Although the air was still dull, the dust visible to the naked eye had improved a lot.

Kaisha noticed that the room was full of hollow cement pipes. She had seen these near the entrance of the sewer, but the difference was that the cement pipes there were scattered in a disorderly manner, because they had been soaked in the sewage for a long time and were covered with blue. bacteria, but the cement pipes in the room looked very clean and neatly stacked into a trapezoid.

"How can there be such things here?" She asked suspiciously. She knew that these things were used to build sewers, so it seemed strange to appear in an abandoned factory building.

"Hey, don't get too close, guess what this is for." Ike deliberately played tricks, and he felt that his genius creativity would definitely be refreshing.

It's just that Kaisha is not one of those obedient children. She noticed that there were many odds and ends piled up on the other side of the room, and there was a mirror facing the cement pipe.

Kaisha has good eyesight, and through the mirror, she can see the things inside the cement pipes. It is a bed of quilts and pillows, which are contained in every cement pipe, carrying the dreams of these trench orphans.

"This one is your dormitory."

Kai'Sa's expressionless face made Ike stand still: "Strange, is it that obvious?"

He thought that no one would have come up with this genius idea.Each of these cement pipes has a diameter of one meter, which is more than enough to fit a child in, and it saves space when stacked.

The most important thing is that the solid and closed structure will make the waifs feel very safe and weighty, and the quality of sleep will be improved accordingly.He genuinely thinks about these homeless kids, and he's really happy to see them have a safe place to live.

"How did you move these things here? I guess Mundo did it." Kahn didn't think a group of children would be able to move these heavy cement pipes.

"Yes, when we first came here to build facilities, Mundo kept pestering me to help, so I asked him to see if he could move the cement pipe, and he actually did it, which is incredible."

Speaking of Mundo's great strength, Ike can talk about it for three days and three nights. If he is more normal, he will become a superman in the children's minds.

And this help also made Ike accept him from the bottom of his heart, and he began to change his mind, thinking that Mundo is not a burden.As long as he guides him with his heart, Mundo can walk on the streets just like everyone else.

"Where is he?" Kane asked.

"Mundo didn't share a room with us, he's next door..." As he spoke, Ike walked to another room, knocked on the door and shouted, "Mundo, I brought two friends here so I can open the door and meet you." ?"

Chapter 5 and Seven

"Come here!" The voice that answered Ike did not belong to Mundo. Although Kahn heard Mundo humming, the voice was obviously another child's.

Kahn was still a little nervous when the door opened, because he knew what kind of virtue Mundo was originally, and when he thought of him being alone in a room with other children, various bloody scenes of dismemberment, torture and killing kept popping up in his mind.

But after the door opened, there was indeed another scene that he couldn't imagine at all.

Under the bright warm yellow candlelight, Mundo is playing cards with some children.

They gathered around a table, which the children had made themselves, in random sizes.And because of his large size, Mondo's elbows are not easy to put on the table, and he dare not put it on it, because the whole small table is likely to be crushed by him.He just sat on the small stool like this, huddled and held the cards in a regular manner.

This deck of cards also seemed to be incomplete, and the missing ones were replaced by self-made cards, which looked awkward in the hand, but Mundo still arranged each one neatly.

The kid sitting at the table opposite him came to open the door and ushered in several people, but Mundo still focused all his attention on the cards in his hand. I don't know if he was too focused and ignored his surroundings, or he was too stupid to be distracted. Juggle other things.He just sat on a small stool and stared at the cards in his hand, thinking about it, which was both funny and weird.

"Is he always like this?" Kai'Sa asked softly, without interrupting Mundo's thinking.

"Mundo usually likes to do some incomprehensible things, such as biting his nails until he bleeds, breaking his fingers until he breaks a bone... We all stop him from doing this, but it seems that as long as he feels bored, he will not sleep. I will think of ways to make myself 'happy'."

"This is an old problem, and it is not so easy to correct it. You have to be patient." Kahn is well aware that this kind of self-abuse is addictive to Mundo.

The fact is true, after people have tasted some kind of happiness, they will never forget the wonderful feeling of dopamine, and try their best to obtain this kind of happiness.

Fortunately, at this stage, Mundo is more inclined to let himself get "happiness" instead of sharing "happiness" with others.Once his psychological needs change and he is no longer satisfied with masochism, but needs more approval, then the situation will become very bad.

So at this stage, no matter what, we have to find a way to correct Mundo's three views.

"I can definitely change it. I have confidence in Mondo." Ike said: "I found that Mondo becomes very focused and serious whenever he learns new things. Although he is not very smart, he learns efficiently. Very slow, but with the best attitude... Don't look at him with muscles, but he is actually a person who is very thirsty for knowledge."

"He will secretly practice the skills everyone taught him in private, so that he will be surprised next time. At this time, he will laugh and seem to be happier than anything else. I think this is very good, usually A lot of practice will take up a lot of his time, and then he will not have much time for self-torture. I hope to keep it up, and eventually completely crowd out his self-torture time, and finally forget this dangerous habit."

Even Ike can't deny the fact that Mundo is not very smart. Some things are obviously very simple and Mundo has to learn for a long time. No one who has read the book is as blunt as Mundo.

Ike sighed in his heart and could only take his time.

Even though Ike had already euphemistically stated the problem of Mundo, Kahn still found something interesting.

Unexpectedly, Mondo, who is five-year-old and three-year-old, can match up with being studious and diligent. There is no limit to learning, and he can let Mondo learn from old age and learn to die.

Kahn nodded with satisfaction: "Then buy some books for him to read. Reading more books can help him jump out of the limitations of the environment as quickly as possible. Start with children's literature, fast forward to language, mathematics, geography, history, and the introduction of the two cities." Proud of technology... Remember to give him a test if you have nothing to do, and give him a few more sets of test papers if you have time. If he fails, he will be fined for not studying for an hour, and if he passes, he will be rewarded with another set of test papers!"

Kahn's eloquence shocked Ike. Is this an idea that people can come up with?But listening to him speak so vividly, it feels as if he has experienced this... What a strange person.

Next, Kahn learned the rules of the game from other children, and then stood behind Mundo to watch the game, and sometimes gave a few pointers.

Kaisha looked at the big bed made of wooden boxes behind her and didn't dare to sit down, because there were a lot of Mundo's blue blood on it, so she had to stand with Kahn

They also joined the game later, and Mundo was too focused to notice the change in front of him. Of course, it is also possible that he felt that it was the same with anyone, and playing cards well was more important than who he played with.

Tired of playing two hands of poker, Kahn told them some board game rules he knew, and joked that if it could be made into a board game, it would be a big hit.

If there are one or two children who are willing to remember and practice, he can guarantee that the effort will not be in vain. This can be regarded as teaching them a way out intentionally or unintentionally.

It was getting late, because some people had already gone to sleep next door, so the few people playing cards and chatting lowered their voices.Because of this, the sound of footsteps coming from outside is very clear.

"It must be that kid Ayuna. Every time he gets something, he rushes back to claim credit. It's dark outside and he's not afraid of falling." Ike cursed, but he didn't mean to blame at all: "They should buy Candy is back."

He opened the door, and a figure fell in front of him. Ike was startled, and hurried to help him up.

"I said why are you so rough?"

"It's not good! Ike...Brother!" Ayuna said while panting and coughing non-stop. He reached out to grab Ike, but his hands were empty, and the other little girl who was traveling with him was also gone.

"Where is Anna? Why didn't you come back with you?" As if thinking of something, Ike's voice trembled with fear.

"Anna...cough cough! An accident happened to Anna! She accidentally fell off while picking up the shriek and broke her leg!"

"How? Where is she now?!" Ike yelled, startling everyone.

"Still on the platform, let's go rescue her!"

Ike took a deep breath, opened the door and ran directly outside.Even though Ayuna was exhausted, he immediately got up and ran over panting heavily.

Mundo's attention was finally drawn away by the unexpected incident, but now is not the time, thinking that Ike's birthday has not yet passed, a burst of sadness welled up in Kahn's heart.

Za'an is really a place full of disasters and disasters. Is it difficult to have a safe and happy birthday...

Kahn asked Mundo and a group of children to sit down, and continued to stay in the room without wandering around, and followed Kaisha to check the situation.

Chapter 5 and eight

When Kahn rushed to the platform, he found that the situation was more complicated than he thought.

A brass robot with a round shape is also on the platform. Kahn knows this robot. It is called Blitzcrank, and it is a waste recycling robot. It can be regarded as Ike's "peer".

At this moment, the injured little girl Anna is lying in its huge mechanical hand... What's going on?

"Anna! Anna!" Ike knew this fellow robot, and when he saw the little girl crying in Blitzcrank's hands, he ran over without hesitation.And Britz heard him calling the girl's name, and slowly lowered his hand.

When he ran to him, he saw that the little girl's leg was bloody and bloody, her left leg was broken, and the bone stubble had pierced her thin thigh. It was obvious that this leg could not be saved.

"I have...informed...the medical team, please...be patient...wait for rescue." Britz spoke intermittently, with the same stability as its body, and Anna also said something, but it made people feel Extraordinarily heart-wrenching.

"Brother Ike, I bought the candy back. I didn't steal the candy..." She cried and said, holding a bag of candy tightly in her hand.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you go." Ike shed tears uncontrollably, but he didn't dare to go forward to give Anna a hug.

Anna was coughing while crying, and there might be problems with her ribs and viscera. He was worried that hugging would squeeze her wounds, so he could only take the bag, take out a candy from inside, peel off the sugar coating and feed it to her. eat.

"Come on! Anna. Open your mouth, it won't hurt after eating."

Crack!The moment the sugar entered her mouth, it was crushed by Anna. It is conceivable how severe the pain she was enduring.

Then the medical team came, and they quickly surrounded Anna and examined her wound professionally.

"Please heal her, I will pay for it!" Ike watched nervously and asked the medical officer, but got a very official reply: "We will try our best to heal the injured, please don't hinder the treatment."

"The wounded had an open thigh fracture and needed to be amputated. He should be brought to the operating room quickly for treatment!" After a brief treatment of the wound, the medical team lifted Anna onto the stretcher. Ike didn't dare to interfere with the treatment, and took out a handful of sugar plugs from the bag into Anna's hands.

"Anna, if it hurts, take one. I'll wait for you outside the operating room. Be strong!"

Watching Anna being taken away, Ike wiped away his tears and turned to Britz, "Blitz, can you tell me what happened?"

It's just that Britz didn't know very well, and it wasn't until Ayouna ran over panting that what happened became clear.

It turned out that the two children went to Picheng on purpose to buy delicious candies.Because they are usually more careful and careful, in order to save money, they all chose to pick up the screams.

They went up smoothly, but when they slowed down, because Anna was holding a bag of candy in her hand, she couldn't hold the grille firmly with one hand, so she was thrown down by the elevator at a height of more than ten meters above the ground.

Although Blizzard also came to the platform to pick up the screech, and it stretched out its mechanical claws to grab Anna in time, but because the child's body was too fragile, Anna still broke her leg.

Picking up screams is a very dangerous behavior, and now it is meaningless to discuss whose fault it is. After a while, they went to the emergency room of the hospital to wait.

After such a thing happened, Kahn didn't plan to go back, and Britz also temporarily put down his work and came to the hospital with them to wait for the results.

A few hours later, Anna was pushed out by the doctors. It was unknown whether it was due to exhaustion or the effect of the anesthesia. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.But what was under the white sheet shocked Ike. She saw that Anna's left leg had collapsed and was empty.

Although heartbroken, Ike still cheered up and went forward to inquire about the situation.

"Doctor, how's it going?"

"The injured is out of danger, and the broken ribs have been connected, but I'm sorry, we can't save the left leg. You should hurry up and contact the prosthetic doctor to install a prosthetic for her before the wound heals and is finalized. The sooner the better .”

After speaking, the doctor patted Ike on the shoulder and left to go to the next operation. In Zaun, people are hospitalized due to various accidents all the time, and the hospital is often overcrowded.

Ike walked back with his hands hanging down weakly. This scene made Ayuna blame himself very much. The little boy cried and said, "It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Anna. This happened."

"It's my problem. I haven't thought about it enough."

Ike also blamed himself and comforted the little boy, it would be hard for anyone to face such a fact.

"Falling off the scream, it is a blessing in misfortune that people can survive. Don't blame yourself. If this continues, the problem will not be solved. Let's find a way to contact the prosthetic doctor for little Anna." Kasha said.

"I can only pay part of Mondo's living expenses... Do you have anyone to recommend?"

Ike sighed, customizing prosthetics requires a lot of money. The mission commission that Kahn gave them before has been used to buy furniture and decorate the secret base. Mundo used some of his living allowance to scrape together.

This group of children has no fixed income, except for stealing or picking up, and the money is spent a little less.They all want to change the status quo, but there is still nothing they can do.

"Looking for a prosthetic doctor?" Speaking of this, Kahn first thought of Orianna and his daughter, but he suppressed this idea in a flash.

Orianna's prosthetics are more like works of art than others of the same kind, and of course the effect is better... and the result of this is that little Anna may be coveted by jealous people when she walks on the street with her prosthetics , forcibly removed her prosthetic limb and sold it, causing her a second injury.This kind of thing is not uncommon.

And the price is also very expensive. I know how much commission Kahn gave him. This level of prosthetics is not affordable for a poor kid like Ike.

Then the second candidate that came to his mind was a Zaun man named Victor.

Victor is a man with a story. Like many prosthetic doctors, the materials used to make prosthetics are very ordinary, even some low-quality, not hygienic.Conditions are limited, and many clinics in Zaan are like this. The low-level people's requirements for prosthetics are as long as they can be used. The rejection of the body is endured first, and then find a way to replace it after earning enough money.

The difference between Victor and other doctors is that he is also an inventor as well as a prosthesis doctor. He is very skilled and can use extremely common materials to make prostheses that can meet people's various needs, and the price is relatively cheap. , and even help people do a little surgery for free.

It's just... There are some problems in this, which make Victor's reputation not very good.

Chapter 5 and nine

Rumor has it that Victor is taciturn and behaves strangely.

A child broke into his residence and saw a strange man wearing an iron mask welding steel into his own flesh. The air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, but the strange man did not make a sound. This scene Make those children have nightmares as soon as they close their eyes.