Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 116 A year has passed
Zaun's spring has passed and summer has come. Because the two cities are close to Shurima, it will become hot in the summer. This is why it rarely snows in the two cities in winter.

In the snow-covered Freljord, when winter comes, the cold wind blows from there across the mountains and reaches Noxus. Even the strong Noxians can hardly bear the winter in Valoran.

But the two cities do not have to worry about this problem, because the terrain conditions of Zaun and Piltover are so good that they have great advantages not only in trade but also in living comfort.

It’s not as cold as the countries near the Freljord, and the sea helps separate it from the Shurima continent.

Located in a gorge, the cool and comfortable Zaan has become a favorite place for people from Piltover to play this summer.

With half a year of unconditional assistance from the nobles and people of Piltover, Zaun restarted construction and its economy boomed.

This made the people of Zaun slowly let go of their hatred towards the people of Piltover, because ordinary people really wouldn't think so much.

They don't think about why Piltover wants to help Zaun, nor do they think about where Piltover's goodwill comes from.

They benefited and their lives became happy and fulfilling, and that was enough.

But just because ordinary people don’t think about it doesn’t mean that Zaun’s management won’t think about it.

Just like now, under the statue of the King of Zaun in the middle square, there is a line of words engraved on the dark stone tablet of the statue of Councillor Li Ke - Because I have been here.

Yes, because I have been there.

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The Parliament Building in Zaun in July.

Hilco, whose hair had grown longer, sat at the table. Not far from him, he finally had his own office. Although it was a small office separated by a glass, Renata thought it was pretty good.

At least, it was much better than before when she only had a desk.

Now, at least she has her own bookcase, coffee machine, and cabinet to store things, right?
"How's it going?" Hilco suddenly asked.

Renata put down the book, looked up at Hilco, and replied, "It's a little difficult. She's too smart. Some time ago, she suddenly put a group of people in another workshop. I guess she guessed that we were sabotaging her."

"." After hearing what Renata said, Hilco fell silent and rubbed his eyebrows with his hands. He felt uncomfortable.

"Think of other ways to delay time and not let her complete this production." Hilco sighed.

"Delaying time? Please don't embarrass me, okay?" Renata rolled her eyes and slapped the table with her hand. She said, "She arrives at the workshop at around seven o'clock in the day, takes ten minutes to eat at noon, starts working again in the afternoon, leaves the workshop on time at night, and then stays under Li Ke's statue for two hours. This has been her schedule for the past six months. She comes even if it rains or blows."

"How can you ask me to delay time? She is almost living in the workshop, okay?"

"Hilko, your daughter is a genius, do you understand? I think she has already discovered the little tricks we did. Although I don't know why she didn't come to confront you, I think it wouldn't matter even if she succeeded, right? Wouldn't that be a good thing for Zaun? Hextech rocket launcher, glimmer energy shield, with these weapons, I feel we can beat Noxus." Renata asked.

Hilco glanced at her, shook his head, and said nothing more.

Renata is indeed a very capable person, but she joined the Zaun management circle too late. She doesn’t understand many things in the circle. She doesn’t understand at all what choice Jinx will make after those things are done.

But Renata didn't know, but Hilco knew.

Making weapons and helping Zaun was not Jinx's idea.

But it belongs to Li Ke. Jinx is helping Li Ke realize his dream and give Zaun military power. After completing this task, Jinx no longer has any burden.

Isa will be taken care of by Wei, and she will grow up smoothly in Zuan.

Therefore, after Jinx completed this task, Hilco felt that she would definitely go to find Li Ke. She would quietly leave everyone and disappear in Zaun alone. From then on, no one would be able to find her anymore.

There was no way Hilco would let that happen.

Thinking of this, Xierko said quietly: "Anyway, you figure it out yourself, I just want the result."

Even though Jinx hated him, Hilco would not allow such a thing to happen.

"." Renata took a deep breath and said with a fake smile: "I understand."

Hilco looked at the table, silently looking at a photo frame. In the photo frame, there were two men and a monster.

Li Ke, he, Vander.

This is a photo of the three of them taken in front of the Fugen Tavern with the help of Sevika.

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Zaun became desolate in the autumn. Jinx wrapped her clothes around herself and took Isa to Victor's house.

Victor's body has almost recovered. Except for being unable to run, he can now walk like a normal person without crutches. Seeing that the person coming was Jinx, Victor, who was looking at materials in the mirror at the table, stood up and picked up two cups.

"That's a great idea you have, Jinx. Jayce and I never thought that Hextech could be used in this way." With a faint smile on his face, Victor handed the cup of juice to Isa and a glass of water to Jinx.

Jinx reached out to take it and brushed the hair beside her ears. In the past few months, her hair had grown a lot longer. She didn't know if it was because she had long hair before, or because she often tied her hair up in the workshop, but when her hair was let down, it was soft and natural against Jinx's cheek.

This makes Jinx look no longer so young. Although if you look at her face alone, you will still think she is a child, but combined with Jinx's current overall temperament, she now has a touch of intellectuality.

Smiling at Victor, Jinx said, "So, when do you think it will be finished?"

"It will take at least half a year at the fastest, and a year at the slowest." Victor thought for a while and said.

"The main reason is that the sensors are difficult to make, and it also takes time to link Hextech and robots together." Victor took a sip of water and spoke.

Jinx's new design is to use Hextech technology on the Hexlight Robot.

That's right, the Hextech Glimmer Robot. The core of the robot uses Hextech technology, but the fuel that drives its limbs uses even more violent Glimmer technology.

What Jinx envisioned was a terrifying killing machine equipped with all kinds of terrifying weapons, but if it was just a weapon robot, Victor thought it would be nothing.

Because Piltover already had a lot of industrial robots a few years ago, but Jinx used Hextech to make sensors. In other words, with sufficient funds, the people of the two cities no longer have to go to the battlefield themselves. They just need to hold the sensors behind and control the robots to go to the battlefield.

These robots have iron bodies, can fly, and are equipped with all kinds of exaggerated weapons. To be honest, even if dozens of Zaun and Piltodial people rushed over, they would still not be a match for a single robot.

If they can mass-produce and form a large army of robots, then the two cities will have the confidence to challenge major powers.

Whether it is Demacia or Noxus, both cities can fight against them.

Because wealth is something that Piltover will never lack.

"I understand. I'll leave it to you then." After hearing what Victor said, Jinx nodded.

Then she said to Victor: "But I have one more thing I want to ask you."

"Please go ahead." Victor was very grateful to Li Ke, so as long as he could do what Jinxti asked, he would do his best.

This is why Jinx came to him, because Ekko is not willing to help Jinx at all, and Dr. Singed also stayed away from Jinx under the order of Hilco. People who are familiar with Jinx know that they can't help Jinx, because Jinx will commit suicide after doing this.

Victor was the only one who was willing, because he more or less understood Jinx's feelings. He had also thought about committing suicide, so he understood one thing -

That is, not everyone is so strong, and sometimes, staying alive is just a curse.

"Victor, please be Isa's teacher. She is very smart and I think you will like her." Jinx said to Victor.

Victor was stunned and looked at Isa, and Isa also looked up at Victor.

Isa has grown a lot taller, and her teeth have all grown out. There is calmness in her eyes as she looks at Victor.

Isa understood everything, but she chose to let her sister go.

Because of my sister, life is too tiring.

Isa knows what her sister is doing, but she has no complaints. She used to hate reading, but now she reads every day and learns all kinds of knowledge.

Little Isa didn't want Jinx to worry about her after she left. She wanted to survive in Zaun with her own abilities.

"I understand. I will." Victor said in a deep voice. He understood what Jinx meant.

"Thank you." Jinx let go of Isa's hand and said with a smile.

"This year, Piltover and Zaun established diplomatic relations, and the two cities jointly forged weapons. Everyone, we are not in a hostile relationship with Zaun, and everyone clearly understands this."

"We put aside our hatred for each other and signed an alliance. Today is the one-year anniversary of the signing of the cooperation alliance between our two cities. Here, in the name of the Midalda family and the Piltover councillor, let me introduce our allies to you -"

Mel's voice echoed in the big square, on the high platform. She was glamorous and beautiful, and standing next to her was Jace who was also dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Jace really grew a beard, and in a year, he already had a beautiful beard. This beard not only did not reduce Jace's appearance, but made him more charming.

It made Jace look like a man instead of a boy.

"Please welcome our friends from Zaun—"

Mel's voice fell, introducing them one by one.

Members of Zaun's parliament took to the stage one after another, and people from both cities celebrated the anniversary together.

Below the platform, people from Zaun and Piltover were mixed together. The people from Zaun now were not dressed luxuriously but cleanly, not like before, with tattered clothes and strange smells on their bodies. Therefore, when the people from Piltover stood with them, they no longer looked displeased as before.

The people of Zaun had no objection to the fact that they stood together with the people of Piltover.

There were even people from Zaun and Piltover who were chatting and arm in arm in the crowd, with smiles on their faces, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Alliance between the Two Cities together.

At the long table on the podium, Hilco was holding a microphone, and next to him were a group of Zaun councillors. He said in a deep voice: "Therefore, this year, Piltover's Evolution Day will be held together with Zaun's New Birthday. At that time, people from Piltover can come to Zaun, and people from Zaun can go to Piltover. I hope everyone can have a good time at the festival."

"Also, this year, Zaun's Law Enforcement Bureau will be merged with Piltover's Law Enforcement Bureau. The two cities will select some law enforcement officers from each other and send them to each other's cities to carry out missions and protect the cities. This will not only promote the cooperative relationship between the two cities, but also strengthen the security of the two cities and learn from each other's strengths."

The congressmen spoke at the podium, discussing the future of the two cities.

Off the stage, Jinx and Vi stood together, and then a tall figure appeared.

"Sister, I'm here to see you." Jinx reached out and patted Wei's shoulder, and nodded to signal Wei to look.

Wei turned around and saw Caitlyn, wearing a tall hat and walking towards her with long legs. She raised her eyebrows and looked a little happy, but immediately shook her head.

"No, don't talk nonsense. I will stay with you." Wei turned to look at Jinx and said seriously.

“No need, sister.” Jinx shook her head at Wei and said softly, “You shouldn’t be tied down by me. You should have your own life. I’m grown up now.”

"Go ahead, sister, pick up this bitch and let her see how powerful the people of Zaun are." Jinx smiled and reached out to push Vi.

Then, without waiting for Wei to speak, she squeezed through the crowd and left Wei.

Wei turned around and tried to chase after her, but Caitlyn was already in front of her.

"Will you continue to be a law enforcement officer in Zaun, or come to Piltover to study for a while?"

Wei was stunned for a moment, then said, "Of course I want to be in Zuan."

Caitlin nodded and said softly, "Then I'll go to Zaun to study for a while."

Jinx walked out of the crowd, away from the hustle and bustle, put her hands behind her back, and tiptoed step by step on the streets of Piltover. Her figure was sometimes tall and sometimes short.

Then she went to a park in Piltover, sat down on a bench, kicked the stones in front of her with her booted calves, squinted her eyes, and began to talk to herself while feeling the wind.

"Well, it's been a year."

“This year has passed so slowly”

Jinx raised her hands and stretched, then yawned and felt a little sleepy.

Then she simply lay down on the bench in the park, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

In the year that Li Ke disappeared, everything in Zaun was getting better and everything was moving in a good direction.

Hilco and Fandel also accepted the fact that Li Ke was gone, Wei and Ike began to move on, and even Issa cheered up.

The people of the two cities united, and the name of the Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce resounded throughout the Valoran continent. Piltover was making weapons, and Zaun also made powerful weapons. Really, everything was getting better.

Jinx thought about it, rolled over on the stool like a cat, and suddenly felt happy.

She was the only one who was still stuck in the past. From the moment Li Ke left, her time was frozen.

But she would be able to see him soon.

Soul Lotus Land——

On the calm and transparent lake, a body was lying in the center of the lake. The creatures in the lake were no longer surprised by this, because this strange creature had appeared three years ago, lying on the lake without moving.

Even if a fish tries to hit it, it will only hit the transparent protective cover.

Suddenly, the body opened its eyes.

A pair of dark pupils looked up at the sky.

Li Ke woke up.

(End of this chapter)