"I am a cleaning robot made by the creator, Dr. Victor. He is my father and I respect him very much."
The steam robot Blitzcrank sat outside the ruins of the factory. It had a sighing tone. Mixed with the harsh mechanical sound, it seemed extremely conflicting, but it was real.
Lin Luo and Tata couldn't help but look at each other, thinking that artificial intelligence is so wonderful.
Lin Luo asked:
"Are you talking about the legendary inventor of mechanical life in Zaun?"
Although Zaun is a poor and desolate place, it definitely has no shortage of geniuses. The geniuses here are even more crazy and pure than in Piltover.
Although 90% of Zaun's scientists are in the Alchemy Baron organization, there is one completely independent and lonely scientist. His research direction is very extreme mechanical life, that is, combining life and machinery to the point where wisdom and steel can coexist.
.
Simply put it is:
The flesh and blood are weak and the machine soars!
This kind of research is very crazy no matter in which world it is.
Even the Alchemist Baron only dares to carry out mechanical modifications to the human body's limbs and organs, but does not dare to completely strip away the body and replace it with steel machinery.
But there is one person who dares.
He is the most mysterious and powerful legendary hero in the Zaun region.
Mechanical Pioneer-Victor.
The story of this legendary hero who was born in Zaun can hardly be told in a sentence or two, but he has been a legend throughout his life.
He is also the most powerful legendary hero in the Zaun region, and can be called a godfather-level existence.
To put it simply, he is one of the founders of the basic theory of the ‘Hextech’ that made Piltover famous in Runeterra.
At that time, he climbed from Zaun to Piltover step by step, and was also a very famous hero.
Later, due to his political stance and his own situation, he finally gave up research on Hex Technology and the prosperous and wealthy life in Piltover. He devoted himself to returning to Zaun, just to change the homeland of his birth.
It's just that he was too mysterious and withdrawn, and no one knew what he was doing afterwards.
Some people say that he was originally a weak person, but later he resolutely stepped into the path of mechanical life and became the first person to sacrifice himself.
But no matter what, his legend spreads across Zu'an.
He is not a feared devil, but a tireless scientist.
"In other words... Victor invented you... but why aren't you by his side?"
Lin Luo said doubtfully.
Blitzcrank scratched its head with its giant mechanical hand, and it replied:
"Because the doctor told me that when a creature truly possesses intelligence, it must see the world for itself and choose its own path..."
Lin Luo said:
"So you came out on your own? But what is the reason why you are here?"
Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the solemn voice of the game.
[Tip: You have come into contact with a piece of history about the Battle of Two Cities. The steam robot Blitz is thinking about this issue. It is deciding whether to tell you the secret of this history... Please wait for thirty seconds...]
Lin Luo felt a cold thirty-second countdown coming from his ears.
When the time came to the countdown, a sound from the game made him breathe a sigh of relief.
[Tip: You have completed the optimal level of favorability mission, and Blitzcrank decided to tell you the unknown history of the Battle of the Two Cities. 】
Blitzcrank's eyes flashed with incandescent light and suddenly condensed, and its mechanical sound became extremely solemn.
"Lin, do you know the history of Zaun and Piltover?"
This question surprised Lin Luo.
He didn't know to what extent the other party understood.
Of course he knew the history at a macro level, for example, Zaun and Piltover were hostile and had fought a war, but he didn't know the history that was too detailed and secretive. After all, this was the plot of the game.
"If you know a little bit, just pretend that I don't know and just tell me the story."
Lin Luo said this.
Blitz nodded and said in a calm voice:
"The era I was born in was the era when the first Battle of Two Cities officially started."
It asked Lin Luo:
"Do you know that era? At that time, Dr. Victor had given up the glory and wealth of Piltover and returned to Zaun. He saw the scene he least wanted to see..."
"At that time, Piltover's industrial and technological development had officially entered a frenzied state. Too much industrial waste was dumped into Zaun, almost engulfing the city-state."
"Dr. Victor had to develop a steam robot and dedicated himself to cleaning this polluted city-state, so I appeared... But I am different from my companions who were mass-produced. The doctor gave me a strange core energy that allowed me to
I developed self-awareness, and later I named myself: Blitzcrank..."
When Lin Luo heard this, he suddenly asked:
"I would like to ask, was Dr. Victor already researching mechanical life technology at that time?"
Blitz nodded and said:
"Yes, at that time, Zaun had developed to the second generation of alchemy technology, and Dr. Victor had been studying mechanical life for a long time. The conflict between the two cities became more and more serious, and eventually a war was launched. The war was very fierce. Zaun
Almost all capable heroes were dispatched, and we jointly launched an attack on Piltover... But the result of that battle was that we were defeated miserably, because Piltover's Hextech was too strong, and we lost to Science
on the road.”
Lin Luo and Tata looked at each other and probably understood.
The scars on Blitzcrank's body are obviously related to the Battle of Two Cities.
"and after?"
Blitz continued:
"After the First World War, Zaun suffered blows in various senses. The consequence of the defeat was that the people were oppressed. Dr. Victor couldn't bear to see all this happen. He finally decided to join forces with the Alchemist Baron to develop the third generation of alchemy technology and overthrow the Piltover Empire.
oppression……"
Blitz suddenly said excitedly:
"You know, before that! Dr. Victor hated the Alchemy Barons very much! Although they were also scientists, they did more damage to Zaun than they contributed. They were the ones who created those alchemy beasts! And they were only responsible for manufacturing,
Don’t deal with it at all!! How many poor people in Zaun have died in the mouth of the alchemy beast, the alchemy barons are just a bunch of bugs!!!”
When Blitzcrank mentioned the Alchemy Baron, he showed a rare hint of anger, and the steam pipe behind it began to emit billowing steam.
"My biggest mission in this life is to eliminate all those alchemy barons! My duty is to eliminate them! Eliminate them all!"
At this time, Lin Luo suddenly realized.
Victor developed the robot because he wanted to clean the city, so the "source code" given to the robot was to protect the environment. The alchemy barons were endlessly destroying Zaun's ecology. Blitzcrank naturally hated those alchemy barons.
But it is very regrettable that the failure of the first battle forced Victor to join forces with the Alchemist Baron. They must develop three generations of alchemical technology in a row, otherwise Zaun will surrender to oppression all day long.
Lin Luo thought:
"So after the third generation of alchemy technology was developed, you started a war with Pi City again?"
"Yes, this is the Second Battle of Two Cities."
Blitz nodded:
"Thanks to the powerful alliance between Dr. Victor and Baron Alchemy, Zaun quickly developed the third generation of alchemy technology. Our heroes once again launched a war of resistance, and this time, we prevailed!"
"Those high-ranking Picheng people died in peace and retreat in the war. I was among them at that time. I defeated many enemies!!"
Blitz said this with a very excited tone.
But when he came to the last part, he suddenly fell silent.
Lin Luo guessed something and asked:
"Although you had an advantage in the early stages of the war, you still failed in the end, right?"
Blitzcrank showed a frustrated expression, nodded and said:
"Yes, the people in Pi City developed the third generation of Hex technology at the last moment. We failed again. Too many companions died in the war, but I have survived until now because of the special characteristics of the machine.
The rest have already..."
It said nothing more, and Lin Luo had already guessed everything.
The corpse outside this machine factory should be a relic of the original war. The steam robot Blitzcrank suffered huge trauma during the war and was even on the verge of death. However, because it is a mechanical creature, it has survived until now...
But at this time, Lin Luo suddenly widened his eyes!
He suddenly thought of an extremely terrifying guess!
"Wait a minute! You said too many people died in that war, doesn't that mean... other legendary heroes also died?!"
Lin Luo and Tata were immediately shocked. This was so fucking shocking.
They were surprised before, because when they came to Zaun, they were not like Demacia, where they could see many legendary heroes.
Even though Lin Luo has such a high achievement point, he has not seen the famous legendary heroes in Zaun, such as Jinx, Ike...
"Isn't it...all dead?"
Tata swallowed, feeling that the news was too shocking.
Blitzcrank's next words confirmed their suspicions:
"Yes... the heroes who participated in that war... were all killed like me... I only survived because of my mechanical body... but those poor humans have..."
Blitzcrank made a sad sound, covered his face and cried loudly.
The scene fell into extreme silence for a moment.
Lin Luo took a few heavy breaths. He couldn't believe that so many heroes in the city-state of Zaun were dead.
This news was so shocking that even the player circle couldn't accept it.
Because these legendary heroes are not only strong in themselves, they are also very rare job transfer mentors. If they all failed, wouldn't the players who want to transfer jobs in Zaun be in a state of shock?
Lin Luo was silent for a while, then he confirmed again:
"Blitzcrank, this is no joke. Did you see them die with your own eyes? Or are you just guessing?"
Blitzcrank said sadly:
"Yes, I saw it all with my own eyes and I have proof."
I saw it spread out its huge mechanical palm, opened the iron sheet, and a small lens appeared, illuminating a 3D picture like a projector.
Lin Luo took a closer look and saw a battlefield in darkness.
The heroes of Zaun stood in the battlefield, and from a distant place, an extremely terrifying huge electromagnetic cannon struck. The terrifying Hex energy gradually annihilated them, almost burning them into mummies.
This scene was so terrifying that Aman was stunned, her eyes fixed on the picture.
"No wonder...no wonder I haven't seen a single legendary hero..."
Lin Luo took a breath:
"It turns out they all died in this war!!"
This is news at the level of a nuclear explosion. If it reaches the official game website, it will cause an uproar.
[Hint: You learned the current secret of Zaun through the steam robot Blitzcrank.]
When the game prompts appear, it means that this is definitely the truth.
"What the hell...how did things become like this..."
Lin Luo felt it was too outrageous.
"However, Dr. Victor did not sacrifice, because like me, he also became a mechanical life, and he is far stronger than me, so I am sure that he will not die!"
After Blitz finished speaking, he started the steam engine and said:
"Lin, I'm going to find Dr. Victor, do you want to come with me?"
…
[Tip: The steam robot-Blitz has issued a mission to you: looking for Dr. Victor]
[Task reward: high experience value]
This mission is just a simple visit mission. There is no item reward, but there are a lot of experience points, and the mission can be shared.
Lin Luo took it decisively and shared it with Tata and the others.
"Before that, I still need a lot of scientific and technological items for experiments. Can you collect them for me?"
Blitz said:
"I want to awaken these sleeping cleaning robots, and also awaken many powers in my body. Please collect at least three generations of alchemy technology devices for me in a short period of time."
[Tip: The steam robot Blitz has issued a collection task to you: collect a third-generation alchemy technology device]
[Task Reward 1: You can get the steam robot’s job transfer book (front row type-technology series)]
[Task Reward 2: You can obtain third-generation alchemy technology equipment (any part) hand-made by Blitzcrank, a set of ordinary armor/a set of ordinary jewelry/a special part armor]
[Task period: ten days]
[Tip: This task cannot be shared.]
Of course, Lin Luo accepted all of Blitzcrank's tasks.
"Wait, there's another question!"
Lin Luo suddenly said:
"We can't find the third-generation alchemy beast. This is beyond our capabilities!"
The third generation alchemy device must be exploded by the third generation alchemy beast, but how to find Lin Luo is still a problem.
Blitzcrank was stunned, obviously not knowing what to do.
At this time, Lin Luo's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked:
"By the way! Aren't you very good at modification? Can you modify and upgrade my second-generation alchemy radar?"
He stretched out his hand, revealing the scrapped second-generation radar.
You must know that Blitzcrank is not just an ordinary robot. After a series of artificial intelligence evolutions, it has long been Dr. Victor's right-hand assistant. Although it later left Victor, it is also very insightful in modification and upgrade. It itself is self-transformed.
product.
"This is an old-fashioned radar from a long time ago. It is a tool used by the hunters to find the alchemical beasts."
Blitzcrank held up the radar with his thick mechanical fingers and agreed:
"It is very simple to modify it. It only takes three days. When the time comes, you come here to see me, and I will give you the brand new third-generation technology radar!"
[Tip: Steam Robot-Blitzcrank promises to upgrade your second-generation technological radar, but it will take three days!]
Lin Luo and Tata looked at each other and showed happy smiles.
In other words, they will be able to determine the location of the third-generation alchemical behemoth in the future, while the second-generation alchemical behemoth does not need radar at all, because Aman itself is a "human flesh radar". If she is there, there is no need to panic at all.
"Great! We'll come find you in three days!"
Lin Luo patted Blitzcrank's hard iron skin and said to Aman:
"Let's go back first. After taking so long, let's go to your bar together."
…
"Dig! Is it real or fake?"
Shimmer Bar.
When Favorite Rainy Day heard the news, his face turned pale and he stared at Lin Luo in disbelief.
Gong Ziyu and Qing Wuzi also looked at each other in confusion.
"Captain Lin, have you made a mistake? How could it be possible that all the heroes in Zuan are dead... Isn't this unreasonable?"
This fact is really hard to accept.
But Lin Luo shook his head and said:
"It's absolutely true, this version has changed even more than the previous version."
Everyone looked at each other:
"What should we do next? Doesn't that mean we can't change jobs? Isn't this a joke?"
Lin Luo thought:
"The old plan remains unchanged. We collect ancient silver coins first. Anyway, this version of Runeterra is very open. If Zaun can't change his job, he can go to other places. There's no need to stick to one area."
The rest of the people thought the same thing:
"Then what are you waiting for? Just do it, finish the coins and go to Pi City, there is no need to stay here!"
In the end, Lin Luo still shook his head:
"No, the bad news is that the radar has exploded. Now we can only rely on Aman's rich experience to lead the way, but she is the boss of Shimmer Bar and cannot leave for too long every day."
Everyone rolled their eyes:
"What should we do?"
Lin Luo said:
"It's not a big problem. Just wait three days and we'll be fine. During that time, we can move around freely and see if we can find other tasks."
Gong Ziyu and others could only follow the instructions and left the bar to find other tasks.
"Hey, I want to help you too, but I can't help it. I have to take care of all the brothers and sisters in the bar."
Aman walked over from the side and looked helpless as Gongziyu and others left.
"Let's have a drink."
Aman handed Lin Luo a bottle of wine.
Lin Luo said:
"Is there any other way to obtain ancient silver coins?"
Aman shrugged and said:
"Of course there is. For example, how about coming to work in my bar and giving you twenty silver coins a day? This is already double your salary."
Lin Luo raised his head and took a sip of wine without speaking.
…
The following moments made Lin Luo feel for the first time that this game could be so Buddhist.
During these three days, Lin Luo spent half of his time in the Shimmer Bar every day, and the remaining half of his time followed A Man out to hunt the second-generation alchemy beast.
Fortunately, after they became proficient in cooperating, their speed became faster and faster.
He can kill five second-generation alchemical behemoths in one day, which is faster than Lawless and Southern Alliance combined.
In the rest of his free time, Lin Luo didn't do anything.
While he was staying at the bar, he collected a lot of information and gossip about Zaun, and got to know the city better.
At the same time, he once again learned more about Oman.
"When I was born, it was probably the time of the first Battle of Two Cities."
Aman put his hands on the bar, his eyes flashing, as if he was recalling something.
"I remember very clearly that when I was about ten years old, Zaun's top hunters had already updated their second-generation alchemy equipment. At that time, I dreamed of becoming such a person..."
