Legends of Runeterra

After sending Seraphine home, Li En ran away quickly.

He originally planned to return directly to the Fugen Tavern, but a piece of news suddenly brought by his subordinates made Li En turn the car around.

...

In the temporary detention cell of the Piltover Security Bureau, Jayce was pacing back and forth.

Because the materials for the experiment were exhausted and the funds were insufficient, Jayce did not go to the middleman in Piltover last night. Instead, he chose to take the risk and go to Zaun to get first-hand supplies directly.

The result of doing this was that the young and inexperienced Jace ran directly into the trap dug by the Piltover Security Bureau.

Jace had most of his money on him, which was confiscated as stolen property. He was completely unable to pay the ransom and had to be imprisoned.

At this moment, he regretted it very much. Maybe it was because of Jiraman's change in attitude, maybe it was because Caitlin had been circling around him, or maybe it was because Li En was younger than him. He was driven by inexplicable emotions.

Let him want to come up with some research results before contacting Li En.

In Jace's mind, this was more of a partnership between them, rather than him being like a person in trouble begging for help, expecting the other party to give him a little handout.

"Oh!"

"Damn the security team, they're actually fishing!"

Jace punched the wall hard and cursed under his breath.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? 3118 Just be quiet!"

The patrol team member who came here knocked hard on the iron fence and glared at Jace with a bad look.

"I'm not 3118, I'm Jace Talis, an official member of the 316th class of the Piltover Academy of Sciences! Let me out, I've contributed to Piltover!"

Jace rushed to the fence, glaring at the junior.

The team member's electric baton accurately pierced through the railing and stabbed Jace in the abdomen.

"boom!"

"what!"

"3118, I don't care who you are outside, once you enter here, you must stay here honestly, otherwise..."

After glancing at Jace who was twitching on the ground, the team member turned the stick in his hand and left leisurely.

"Haha, Piltover Academy of Sciences, even if I'm blind and can't see your Zaun outfit, I can still smell your sour odor!"

Beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down his pale face, and Jace, holding his abdomen, was unable to refute.

After staying up all night and a day, Jace curled up on the cold, hard floor and slowly fell asleep.

...

"Trading dangerous contraband, plus evading arrest?"

"Yes sir!"

"No, I think there's some misunderstanding. My friend just went to Zaun on a whim and was scared by you and ran away in a panic! What do you think, Captain Dawson?"

Li En sat in the captain's office. After casually flipping through the files, he smiled and looked at the middle-aged man who was standing respectfully not far away.

"Of course, sir, this must be a misunderstanding. Please wait a moment, I will arrange for someone to invite your friend out!"

"Very good!" Li En patted the other person's shoulder and left.

At a low-key exit of the Security Bureau, two team members carried a figure onto a carriage and hurried away.

...

"Um..."

The warm and comfortable feeling slowly brought Jace back to consciousness.

"You're awake. Are you okay? Do you want some hot tea?"

A gentle and calm voice sounded, and Jace sat up and looked.

"Master Li...Master Li En!?"

"It's me, long time no see, Mr. Jace!"

"You...this...I..."

Even though he knew that it was the other party who saved him, Jace was still upset at being seen in such an embarrassing situation.

"Try the tea from Ionia!"

An exquisite teacup was handed to Jace, and he subconsciously reached out to take it. The slightly hot cup just warmed his cold hands.

Jace, who had not had a drop of water for a whole day and night, picked up the cup and took a sip. The comfortable warmth spread from his stomach to his whole body. The tip of his tongue was slightly bitter at first, and then turned into a light sweetness. Jace's chaotic emotions slowly calmed down.

“Good tea, thank you!”

"Well, you're welcome! Do you mind telling me your address? I can just take you back!"

"of course can!"

Jace nodded, then told the residence where he usually did experiments.

...

"Crack!"

The lights came on, dispelling the darkness in the room.

"Sorry, the room is a bit messy, please forgive me!"

Looking at the room with only a few steps, Li En shook his head indifferently: "No problem, show me your research!"

"Okay, wait a moment!"

Jace ran excitedly to a corner and came to Li En carrying a black rectangular suitcase.

"Clap!"

The box was opened, and under the light, blue light reflected on the faces of the two.

"This is... Hextech Crystal!"

Looking at the blue crystal that appeared brightly in front of him, Li En couldn't help but feel speechless. Jace treated this thing too casually. The box was not even locked.

"Exactly!"

“I remember this thing was discovered and refined in the Kumang Ancient Jungle a long time ago. Because it contains a large amount of energy but is extremely unstable, only a very small number of super-large equipment can use it.

A long time ago, it was used as a bomb by the people of Zaun, causing great losses. As a result, Piltover listed it as a contraband, and any unauthorized possession is strictly prohibited. "

"I didn't expect that you, Lord Li En, knew so much about the origin of Hextech crystals!"

Although Li En was not a researcher, he was able to describe the origin of Hextech crystals in such detail that Jayce exclaimed in admiration from the bottom of his heart.

"I only learned about it in my spare time, so this is your research object!"

"Yes, let me show you..."

Jace, who was somewhat excited, quickly got into the mood and lifted the dust cover to reveal the equipment underneath.

He demonstrated the experimental process step by step, and kept saying one term after another that Li En had never heard of.

...

As the complex instrument flashed several times, Jace stopped what he was doing and looked at Li En with excitement on his face.

"So Mr. Li En, all you need is enough Hextech crystals and keep experimenting step by step. I will definitely find a way to use Hextech energy stably!"

"Um..."

Seeing Li En's thoughtful expression, Jace's heart skipped a beat and a bad premonition arose.

"Very good, I, Li En, will invest in your project!"

Jess excitedly grasped the other person's hands: "Really? That's great, thank you, thank you Li En!"

"Wait a minute, Jace, there's one more thing I need to tell you in advance!"

"Okay, okay, go ahead!"

"Hex crystals are now contraband, so approval is required to conduct research smoothly. Otherwise, I may be fine, but you..."

"this..."

"Okay, leave this to me. Just wait for my notification! But before that, for your safety, the experiment must be suspended!"

...

Sitting in the carriage, Li En carefully looked at the Hextech crystal in front of him, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.