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Chapter 579 Return to the Twin Cities, Hilco and Jess

"What trouble?"

Peter turned around and saw Baobao standing in front of him with a sad face.

Next to her was a little cake with an equally sad face - Catherine.

"I haven't been home for several days, Mr. Padraic."

Catherine looked up, a little confused about what to do. "Dad and Mom will probably be looking for me like crazy these days. If I go back directly, they will be very angry when they see me."

Catherine expressed her concerns.

Peter looked at Little Cake's worried expression, walked over and touched her hair, "Don't worry, I'll take you back. If your parents have any complaints or reproaches, let me explain to them."

He was so busy with Gotham's affairs during this period that he forgot about Catherine's return home.

But this little girl is really resistant, she didn't make any gnawing sound from beginning to end.

If the other party said a few words, he would send Catherine away directly.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Padraic."

Catherine took a deep breath and thanked Peter.

Now that Mr. Peter said so, she had nothing to worry about.

"actually."

Catherine organized her words, glanced at Bombshell and Wei standing next to her, and whispered, "My experience in Gotham during this period of time is a life I have never experienced before. It has made me understand many things."

Catherine spoke her true thoughts, "Gotham in chaos is sometimes like Zaun. People living there are surrounded by chaos and disorder. I saw the faces of the people in Gotham and thought of those in Zaun."

"They are all in the same situation, for various reasons, in an environment where they cannot resist and are in dire straits. Ordinary people have been oppressed for a long time in this environment, and their spirits have been destroyed. They are eager for change, and they are eager to change this uninhabitable environment."

Catherine said to Peter with a confused look in her eyes: "Everyone in Piltover is equal, everyone is noble, glamorous, they have no worries about food, clothing, and survival, but they never care about the lives of Zaun people. Even though I am from Piltover, I think we are all wrong."

Peter listened to Catherine's words, stroked her hair, and looked out at the rising sun.

"So, Catherine, the Twin Cities will need people like you to change in the future."

There was a hint of solemnity in Peter's voice, "Under the Twin Cities, change is inevitable. As long as there is inequality, there will be bloodshed and sacrifice.

In the Twin Cities, no one is a survivor. Everyone is protecting themselves and everyone is in danger. Imperfections make up this cruel world. "

After a moment of silence, Peter turned his gaze to Raven, Boom Boom, and Wei, and said to the three of them, "The three of you come with me to Piltover and send Catherine back."

"Dad, I'm going with you."

Tom came down from upstairs and said to Peter.

Peter looked towards Tom, "Raven said she wanted to heal, so she won't be going to Hogwarts for the time being. Do you have any reason not to go to school, Tom?"

Faced with Peter's question, Tom was slightly stunned, and then he found a suitable reason for himself.

"I have completed all magic courses in the first year, Dad, and also achieved the best results in Ravenclaw in the previous assessment."

Looking at Tom, who was holding his chest high with a reserved and slightly complacent expression.

Peter was speechless.

He had forgotten that Tom was a top student. In the original world line, Tom was even the student union president.

"Well done, Tom. You're almost as good as your father was in school."

Peter praised the other party.

Since this naughty kid has sufficient excuses, I can only take him to Piltover.

at the same time.

Zaun, a secret underground laboratory.

Hilco walked up to the glass wall and looked outside.

Outside the glass curtain wall is the seabed.

The turbid sea water appeared before him.

A strange fish with fluorescent light on its head swam past him.

The monsters born from the seawater polluted by industrial sewage and toxic gases are these fish that can still survive today.

Hilco is tall and thin, with a strange yellow right eye.

The strange right eye presents a mysterious and dangerous atmosphere, which makes him particularly unique and eye-catching.

In his early years, Hilko was a close friend of Vandel and others. They ate from the same bowl of leftovers, liberated the humble people, and built their own home, Zaun.

That joyous time lasted for a long time, but during a riot, people from the Black Alley rushed across the bridge between the upper and lower cities and attempted to resist, but they were severely punished and brutally suppressed by law enforcement officers, resulting in huge casualties on both sides.

Later, Vandel and Hilko had a disagreement. Vandel tried to seek peace, even if it meant paying a high price and being as humble as mud and grass; but Hilko did not give up and kept wandering around.

Afterwards, in the riverbed and bubbles, Hilco parted ways and was knocked into the polluted water by Vandel.

Thankfully, he was rescued by an alchemist who had been banished from the Upper City.

Despite losing an eye, it was here that Hilco learned how to make “Glimmer”.

The so-called glimmer is a potion that makes people violent, but its side effects are also very obvious.

Small doses can strengthen the body and heal wounds, but large doses can cause mental confusion or even mutation.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Xierko looked at the strange fish emitting a faint glow and said to his yellow-haired subordinate beside him, "But from above, from above the water, no one knows they exist."

The yellow-haired subordinate looked at the strange fish outside and swallowed, "But they are monsters."

With his hands behind his back, Hilco looked at the other person and shook his head, "There is a monster living in each of our hearts."

As he spoke, he took out the glimmering reagent in his hand that was glowing purple.

Seeing his boss take out the glimmer, "Yellow Hair" was immediately shocked and took a step back.

"No, no, I'll die!"

He knew that the eldest wanted to take the glimmer himself.

Anyone who takes this potion will gain power violently, but will eventually become something neither human nor ghost.

He had seen with his own eyes the miserable appearance of other subordinates of Silko who had taken the glimmer.

Seeing that the opponent took a step back, Hilco took out a sharp dagger from somewhere in his right hand.

He spun the dagger in the air and stared at the blade with sharp eyes.

"I'm going to teach you a very important life principle, kid. I realized it when I was your age."

Putting down the dagger, Hilco turned around and faced the "yellow-haired" with an extremely oppressive momentum.

"That's power. Real power never comes to the strongest, the smartest, the fastest. Never."

As he said this, he walked behind the "yellow-haired" man, picked up the low-light reagent in his hand and looked at it carefully.

".It will only belong to those who are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. Now, let the monster in your heart crawl out."

He handed the low-light reagent to "Yellow Hair". The strange right eye exuded an aura that made Yellow Hair feel creepy.

He looked nervously at the middle-aged man who was sitting behind the laboratory table, without saying a word and with most of his hair bald.

That is the alchemist who studies and improves the glimmer.

The alchemist nodded slightly to the "yellow-haired man".

Although he was very reluctant, he still took the glimmer of light tremblingly.

Under Hilco's expressionless gaze, "Yellow Hair" gritted his teeth and drank the "Glimmer" in one breath.

"Crack!"

The reagent bottle containing the faint light fell to the ground and shattered. "Yellow Hair" knelt down, covering his throat and coughing dryly.

A pain that penetrated deep into his bones surrounded him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

But correspondingly, a violent force filled his whole body, and the desire for destruction and killing gradually rose in his heart.

His eyes were instantly surrounded by a purple, eroding light, and he covered his throat with his hands, roaring like a wild beast.

Looking down at the mutated "yellow-haired" creature, Hilco's eyes revealed a look of satisfaction.

"Very good, we are on the right track."

After leaving the underground laboratory, the alchemist followed him and said to him: "The experiment on the glimmer is not stable. I need further experiments."

"That's enough, Dr. Vick."

Hilco listened to the roar of "Yellow Hair" and said to him: "We have waited long enough."

He did not continue talking about this topic, but asked the alchemist: "I heard that there is some chaos in the upper city recently?"

"Yes."

The alchemist replied, "I heard that the daughter of the Jiraman family is missing. Someone has seen her in Zaun. This is why there are suddenly more law enforcement officers here."

"The daughter of the Giraman family is missing. How interesting."

As he spoke, he looked outside.

It began to rain heavily in Zaun.

Once the rains start, the polluted water from Piltover will flow into Zaun.

Looking up and seeing the rainy weather and smelling the faint pungent smell coming from the street, Hilco frowned.

Piltover.

Outside a mansion, Jace stood outside the iron gate holding an umbrella.

He wanted to go in, but because his identity was not qualified, he could only attract the other party's attention by shouting outside.

"Squeak!"

The door to the hall was opened, and a graceful woman, dressed in upper-class attire, walked out slowly.

"Ma'am, any news about Catherine?"

Jace asked the lady, holding onto the iron bars.

"This is not your concern, all you can do is get out of here."

The noble lady was Catherine's mother, Cassandra Gillaman. She said to Jace in a bad tone, "Catherine's affairs have nothing to do with you. You should continue your research. Don't forget that our family supports your research."

(End of this chapter)