The possible "collusion between officials and thieves" obviously aroused Lux's righteous heart. She gave up her remaining half-day vacation, took Ino and plunged into Zaun.
According to the map they bought at the bookstore, they first went all the way south, passed through the academy area, and entered the junction of Pi City and Zaun. Then they took the elevator and descended for hundreds of meters before actually entering Zaun.
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Then, before Lux could take a closer look at Zaun, she returned to Piltover in despair—and in the literal sense of the word.
The alchemical haze in Zaun was so severe that Lux coughed and burst into tears as soon as she entered it.
In this case, she had to leave temporarily and go back to Pi City to buy two pairs of filters.
"It's unbelievable." Lux came to Zaun again and breathed in the air that still had a mushy smell even after filtering. Lux shook her head helplessly, "The environment in Zaun is actually so bad. These
The Zaunites...none of them cough?"
"I'm afraid it's because they are used to it." Kalya said calmly, "For them, the price of the filter is probably very unaffordable, and they have been born and raised here since they were young, so they may have already
I’m used to the air here and the haze here.”
"That's really terrible." Lux shook her head again, then looked at Ino beside her, "Are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine?" Ino blinked, "The smell here is indeed a bit bad, but...at least it's not as pungent as the smell of farmyard manure."
"I'm not talking about the smell, but the smog." Lux wanted to reach out and rub her nose, but in the end she could only tap on the filter, "I even felt like my throat was sealed before - okay
, let’s not talk about this topic anymore, I want to take a look at this place... Well, what kind of mural is this? The lines are quite smooth, but the composition looks like a complete mess."
"This should be Zaun's art, right?" Kalya also said with some surprise, "It's really a bit ingenious but not workmanlike. Although it's not that delicate, it always has a wonderful impact."
Then, just as Lux was holding her sword with one hand and looking at the graffiti on the wall while communicating with Kalya, a group of children carrying boxes passed by her.
Although they seemed to be trying very hard to avoid it, there was still a frizzy little guy who accidentally bumped into Lux.
Just as he was muttering something in a low voice and trying to move the box forward, Lux, who had been squatting by the wall just now, staring at the graffiti, suddenly stood up and grabbed him.
Lux picked up the seemingly heavy box he just held with one hand, and clamped his wrist with the other hand - the white and slender hand burst out with quite astonishing power, even if
The opponent struggled hard but couldn't break free.
"Petit theft is not a good habit."
Lux glanced at the contents of the box, placed it on the ground, and then opened the opponent's grabbed hand.
In the palm of this kid's hand, he suddenly held a golden key - the key to the safe where Lux stored all the supplies in the Zodiac Vault.
"Let me go, you Picheng guy!" Seeing that he couldn't break free, the other party raised his fist angrily, "This is not theft, this is reciprocal revenge!"
While they were talking, the group of children also put down the boxes used as performance props, and each one pressed towards Lux.
It seems that not only do they not think there is anything wrong with stealing, but they also want to fight against Lux.
"Reciprocal revenge?" Lux shook her head, "I don't remember seeing you before."
At the same time, a crystal clear ice blade appeared in Ino's hand - she showed her identity as a mage.
Unfortunately, for the children of Zaun, magic... is something that only appears in stories. In comparison, they are more willing to believe that Ino is a magician.
"Let him go!" Each of these children showed their fists. "Pilchen, don't even think about using this kind of trick to scare people!"
"That's right! Let him go!"
"Go and get someone here quickly!"
"You're done!"
"..."
"..."
Although technically, Lux is also their peer, it is obvious that she does not care at all about the threat of these Zaun children.
In comparison, Lux is more concerned about the attitude of these people - they are obviously trying to steal their property, why do they say they are seeking revenge? And they are not wrong at all?
Judging from their posture, is this going from stealing to robbery?
Before Lux could ask what was going on, these children simply raised their fists.
The next moment, just as they rushed towards Lux, the ground froze.
The Zaun brats, who had never seen the ground freeze before, quickly lost their balance. Their raised fists could only turn into palms, awkwardly supporting their bodies - but even so, they continued to roll.
He crawled to the ground and rushed towards Lux, as if he still wanted to rescue the little guy who was restrained by Lux.
"You're quite loyal, huh?" Lux dragged the unlucky child with one hand, and easily dealt with these guys who tried to cause trouble for her with the other hand, leaving them bruised and bruised one by one, "It's a pity.
You guys are still too weak - how about this, if you answer a few questions for me, I will let him go, how about that?"
At the beginning, none of these Zaun boys agreed. Even if they were knocked down by Lux again and again, they would just grit their teeth and charge back again.
But seeing that everyone couldn't do anything to Lux, they finally had no choice but to accept the reality.
"Ask me!" These Zu'an boys looked at me and me, and finally elected a leader, "Just ask me whatever you want to ask!"
"First question." Lux was still holding the prisoner with one hand, "Why did you steal?"
"Ha, you stupid Picheng guy!" Hearing this question, the leader snorted disdainfully, "What's the reason for this? Picheng took everything from us, and we take the Picheng guy's, isn't that right?
Is it natural?"
(At the same time, the one caught by Lux was shouting that this was not stealing, but reciprocal revenge.)
This answer made Lux couldn't help but frown. She obviously didn't quite understand what this guy was saying, so she simply asked her second question.
"...Second question, how do you know that I am from Piltover? Also, what did the Piltover people take from you?"
"Who would wear a filter here except the Piltover guy and the consumptive guy?" The leading kid's mouth turned downwards, pointing to Lux's filter, "As for what the Piltover guy took away from me - I
What about parents?"
"???"
The sudden words of tiger and wolf made Lux stunned. She blinked her eyes and realized after being stunned for a while that this kid might have said...that the Piltovers killed his parents?
Is it hatred that drives them?
"Did the Piltover people kill them?" Lux sighed, "But that doesn't mean that every Piltover person has to pay the price-"
"Oh, then change it." The other party didn't seem to care about this, "Pilchen Lao's wastewater flows over my head every day, making me unable to sleep. How about it? Is this a good enough reason?
Or do you mean you never need to go to the toilet?"
Although Lux has traveled thousands of miles and has seen a lot, she couldn't help but be stunned when she heard such a true, direct and impactful answer.
Lux, who thought she was pretty good at communicating with people, suddenly realized that she couldn't keep up with the thoughts of this Zaun boy - or in other words, the amount of information this little guy revealed was too much.
, so that she would not be able to digest it for a while.
"Last question." Lux sighed, stretched out her hand and pressed her temple, "Where are you guys in charge?"
"It's in your hands." The other party pointed to the grinning unfortunate guy being held by Lux, "Ike is our leader, and we all obey him."
"I mean, adults who keep their word." Lux emphasized the pronunciation of the word "adult," "Not the king of children among you!"
"... Fulgan Tavern." The other party raised his eyebrows, "You can go to Fander, or Benso."
"Tavern owner?!" Lux was completely confused. "Don't you have a leader - a city lord, a governor or a council or something like that?"
"Zuan doesn't have that thing. If you have to say it, we only have the Alchemist Baron, but it's a pity that they can't control us."
"Okay, okay." Lux felt that it was best not to get entangled with these Zaun brats anymore, "Now, take me to Fulgan Tavern to meet your manager."