When Jace and Victor hurried to Forgan's Tavern, they happened to see an unpleasant scene.
A large group of people gathered around the tavern owner, all with red faces and excited expressions, seeming to be yelling "You have changed" and the like - and when Jace and Victor pushed the door open, everyone shouted in unison.
I glanced at these two uninvited guests.
"Uh, sorry." Victor said proactively, "I didn't mean to disturb—"
"Little cripple?" A drinker seemed to recognize Victor, "Why don't you go back to Zaun and become a Piltover?"
"I am originally from Zaun." Victor looked calm, "This has nothing to do with where I am."
"Yes, you are just a little cripple in Zaun, but you can be a big shot in Piltover." Although the other party addressed Victor rudely, his attitude did not seem to be malicious, "Your body is not suitable for drinking.
It has nothing to do with you here."
"I'm here to find someone." Victor smiled bitterly and spread his hands, "I'm looking for Lux, she said she lives here."
"What's your relationship with Lux?" After hearing what Victor said, Fander, who had been smoking silently before, finally stood up and looked down at the short, thin and lame man. "Take someone from Pi City to find her?"
"She said she would be my sponsor!" Before Victor could find a suitable word, Jace spoke first, "Build a laboratory!"
"Oh? She really said that?" Fandel raised his eyebrows in surprise, "This is really surprising... They were in the back room and went out through the side door - at this time... they should still be there.
"
"Thank you, Mr. Fander."
Victor nodded politely, then grabbed Jace and left the tavern neatly through the side door.
"What are they doing?" Jace asked eagerly after leaving the tavern, "I seem to have heard them talking about law enforcement officers and checkpoints?"
"That has nothing to do with us." Victor warned in a low voice, "Don't mind your own business!"
"I'm just worried about our future research environment." Jess curled his lips and told a cold joke that wasn't funny. "The good news is that I don't need to receive complaints about nuisance issues anymore, because everything is done here.
Of them, any one of them is more disturbing to the people than me..."
While talking, the two people found the room where Lux lived and knocked on the door.
"Is Miss Lux here? I'm Jace."
……………………
Of course Lux is here.
In other words, Lux has been here these days - the socioeconomic survey on Piltover has ended, and now she is working with Kalya to collect data from Janna to confirm the economic situation of Zaun.
By the way, I am also waiting for Fandel to find some reliable manpower to start digging.
Even if you already have a certain understanding of Zu'an's situation perceptually, intuitive data can undoubtedly explain Zu'an's problems better.
Moreover, Janna still has many stories of her own to tell.
Lux still plays the role of simultaneous interpreter, but in addition to simultaneous interpreter, she also expresses her own opinions from time to time.
Generally speaking, the communication this time was smooth and effective, and Lux is no longer the "outsider" she was before.
Then, the conversation came to the issue of "use of violence".
"Karya, please tell the truth, if we are in Zaun now... are we guaranteed in terms of force?"
"In general, yes." Kalya thought for a moment and gave a unclear answer, "But it depends on who our opponent is - the alchemy barons of Zaun can't stop you at all, and Janna is very clear about their
Condition."
"What about Piltover?" Lux hesitated for a moment and finally asked the question, "If the people of Piltover reject the rise of Zaun and are unwilling to lose this place that can be exploited, I can protect Zaun.
What?"
"If it were just you, it would be difficult." Kalya gave a negative answer without hesitation this time, "Piltwurf is not Zaun, even if their use of the Hex Crystal is quite simple.
Rough, but if they want to, you and Ino are not enough to watch."
"Then...what about you?"
"Me?" Hearing Lux's question, Kalya was stunned for a moment, "Don't count me in, Lux - the identity of the dark descendant is far heavier than you think, and if not everyone
It would be meaningless if all the Zaunites were involved."
"But Zuan...does he really have this power?" Lux was somewhat worried, "Compared to them, I believe in you more."
"So have you really considered relying on a few of us to use force to force Piltover to recognize Zaun's independence and ban their exploitation of Zaun?" Kalya said in a very surprised tone,
"If Piltover doesn't agree, why don't you simply dissolve the parliament and take control of the entire Piltover?"
"Okay, I have definitely thought about it." Lux seemed to think this was not a good idea, "You also heard Janna talk about the previous Zaun attack on the Gate of the Sun. If that operation was successful..."
"If that operation is successful, Zaun will be the current Piltover, and Piltover will be the current Zaun, and that's it!" Kalya interrupted her without hesitation, "Why did we work so hard to investigate?
?It is to find out the specific social and economic conditions of the twin cities, and to find out why they are incompatible and in such a mess."
"..."
"Pure violent confrontation can only change a group of rulers, and changing a group of rulers is never a problem. The problem is how to improve the situation of the twin cities that rely on ports and can only enter but not exit!" Kalya said seriously,
"The difficult problem is how to prevent no one in the Twin Cities from being exploited, instead of changing a group of people to be exploited!"
"...I'm sorry, I'm anxious." Lux heard this and finally shook her head, "So we got those things in the laboratory and found a way to make rune stones. By using the Hex Crystal, we can avoid
Is anyone being exploited?"
"I'm afraid it can't be completely avoided, but as long as their gaze is no longer limited to a corner, at least there will be no child labor, and there will be no flesh and blood all over the dark alley." Kalya sighed, "I can understand you.
They are anxious, but everything must be done step by step. The current Zaun people can't even distinguish right from wrong, and they directly lead them to destroy Pi City. The only result is that they will do what Pi City did to them and inflict it on them.
Everyone in Piltover—the kind that escalates, think about the bombing."
"This can be regarded as tit for tat." Lux frowned, "Is there anything wrong with this?"
"No, this will never be tit for tat." Hearing this, Kalya finally couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Do you think that if something like this really happened, would it be worse for the ordinary people in Piltover, or the big people in Piltover?
Are chaebols worse off?"
"It must be a big-" Lux subconsciously wanted to say it was a chaebol, but after a moment of confusion, she suddenly realized that this might not be the case, "No, I'm afraid... it's an ordinary person."
"So, is this what we want to see?" Kalya asked, "Don't be hot-headed, Lux. Having the advantage in force is our biggest reliance on changing Zaun, but I don't want to treat the problem simply and roughly.
reason."
"But what if you take action directly and then legislate to ban it?" Lux was still a little unwilling, "Enact a written law, stipulate minimum treatment, and prohibit child labor..."
"In that case, the law will be a piece of paper." Kalya seemed to have thought of something, and her tone was a little sad, "Who will enforce the law?"
"We can choose a new law enforcement officer!" Lux had obviously thought about this issue for a long time, so she was well prepared. "Let reliable people become the new law enforcement officers to maintain the enforcement of the law."
"This is why the people of Zaun need to wake up on their own." Kalya couldn't help laughing, "You can't drink water by pressing cattle - unless you are willing to stay in Zaun for ten or eight years.
Handle all matters big and small every day..."
After thinking about what Kalya said, Lux finally closed her mouth.
At this moment, Janna alerted that someone was coming - the next moment, there was a knock on the door.