lol: Bind Syndra at the start

Then she heard Ryan's gentle voice, "Don't pinch me, this is not a dream."

"..."

Isa pulled her hand out of Ryan's palm, and the stains on her face concealed her guilt.

Ryan's words woke the workers from their 'sweet dreams' and they walked from their dreams into reality.

The sudden death of the guards and the unpleasant smell of kerosene made their breathing heavy. Countless eyes turned to Ryan, the instigator, and a few people began to sob softly in fear.

But more people sighed numbly, then put down the tools in their hands and knelt down in Ryan's direction one after another like dominoes.

The Chem-Barons divided up almost all of Zaun, but there was no peace among them.

'War' and annexation are happening every minute, just like oppression and exploitation. For many workers who have experienced changing 'bosses', this kind of thing is no longer uncommon. No matter which Alchemist Baron is above their heads, their work will not change much.

But before their knees touched the ground, an invisible force prevented them from making contact.

Ryan's voice became distant and cold under the influence of dark magic.

But the content of the words made the workers look up.

"I'm not here to exploit and oppress."

Amidst countless gazes, Ryan straightened his chest and recited classic words worthy of being nominated for World Heritage status.

“I’m here for only three reasons.

"fair.

"fair.

"It's still damn fair!"

Seeing the workers' confused looks, Ryan decided to tell them something they could understand first.

"Also, no kneeling!"

Chapter 336 Alchemy Baron

"Can we come up with a charter? We'll just do whatever Piltover tells us to do. Wouldn't that make us beggars?"

In the dark hall.

Several strangely shaped 'creatures' sat around a round table.

They basically all have weird looks, with red or white faces... Their bodies have been modified by various machines. Some of them wear formal clothes disguised as gentlemen, while more people wear "non-mainstream" and bizarre clothes that make people shake their heads when they see them.

Sevika sat in the main seat. After the fall of Vandel and Silko, she inherited the "legacy" and became the most powerful among the alchemy barons.

But relying on herself alone, she cannot suppress the ambitions of other alchemy barons like Hilco or the original Vandel did.

She looked solemnly at the shouting Alchemist Baron, a 'creature' that looked like a Yordle but had absolutely no resemblance to a Yordle.

In other places, this creature would be discriminated against and excluded, but in Zaun... it could even become one of the leaders.

"Only by uniting can we resist Piltover!"

After the alchemist baron finished speaking, Sevika emphasized her own ideas once again.

However, this idea was immediately ridiculed. An alchemist baron wearing a bowler hat and with a frighteningly ruddy complexion spoke up:

"How can you represent us? With your only remaining arm?"

"You are not Hilko. When he was in power, you were just a thug. Now you don't even have hands." Another alchemist baron with short white hair also spoke sarcastically.

But their temptation only stayed in their mouths. When Sevika looked at them, they knew better than to give up.

The alchemist barons were a group of scattered sand. No matter how "down and out" Sevika was, it would not be difficult for her to deal with any of the alchemist barons present alone.

In this situation, others would only help Sevika to kill the other one.

"You don't want this, you don't want that. If you keep going like this, when Mrs. Piltover calls, you'll still be fighting among yourselves!" Sevika was a little tired of this endless quarrel. She had held no less than five similar meetings, but each one ended in a quarrel.

"Maybe we can hand Jinx over first..."

Sevika's gaze immediately turned to the owner of the voice. The latter paused and said, "I mean, we can paralyze them in this way."

"We can hand over Jinx today, you tomorrow, him the day after tomorrow, and what do we have left? A defenseless Zaun devoured by Piltover?"

Sevika looked at the others with her sternest eyes, but her heart was not as calm as she looked.

At the end of every meeting, everyone seemed to have the same thought in their mind.

Piltover demands that the Zaun people hand over Jinx, and for this reason they regularly send Piltover law enforcement officers to Zaun to continuously crack down on the business of the Alchemy Barons.

At first, the Alchemist Barons will be angry and blame it on the Piltover Enforcers.

But as their businesses are increasingly affected, many of them are having second thoughts.

It was Jinx who blew up the Piltover Parliament, not these alchemy barons. Why should the murderer enjoy the praise and love of the Zaun people, while they have to pay the price for Jinx?

Reason told them...now most Zaun people regarded Jinx as a hero, and if they handed Jinx over, it would cause morale loss.

And this is most likely a plan of Mr. Piltover, and handing over Jinx is just the beginning.

But rationality cannot exist for long in Zaun. At least for this group of alchemist barons, they have slowly begun to speak out their inner thoughts.

Maybe at the next meeting, or the one after that, they can reach an agreement and hand over Jinx!

But at least it wasn't this time. One of the Alchemist Baron's men found his boss - the female Alchemist Baron with short white hair, a nose stud, and revealing clothes.

He whispered in the Alchemist Baron's ear: "Our factory was destroyed. The brothers nearby heard a loud noise. It might have been done by the Piltover people!"

"You could be a little quieter when you talk in my ear!"

The Alchemist Baron frowned, as his subordinate's loud voice allowed everyone to hear what happened.

The other alchemy barons all looked at each other with amusement, but Sevika felt that she had found her opportunity.

She looked at the embarrassed Alchemist Baron and said, "Let's go and take a look?"

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, I'll go with you and take a look. If it was Mrs. Piltover who did it, then make them pay the price!"

The Alchemist Baron was silent for a moment, then she whispered, "You are indeed missing an arm, but your brain is a little smarter than before."

"Let's adjourn. I'll go with her." Sevika looked at the others. "Does anyone want to go?"

"I have something else to do."

"I'm busy too."

"I'm going to change my legs..."

The other alchemy barons dispersed with lame excuses.

In the end, only Sevika and her three men accompanied the unfortunate alchemist baron into the car.

The roaring engines spewed out unpleasant exhaust fumes, and the wild atmosphere of Zaun led the mechanical research here in a different direction.

According to Ryan's understanding, this can probably be regarded as a wasteland cyberpunk style.

But it works... and in the grimy chaos of Zaun, just the fact that it works is enough to make it mainstream.

Not long after, Sevika got out of the car.

The white-haired alchemist baron looked at the factory in front of him. The entire factory looked extremely quiet, with no signs of damage and no debris from a big explosion.

But she soon discovered the problem: the chimneys that should have been thriving had become eerily quiet.

This is something that would be impossible to happen under normal circumstances!

When she was about to say something, she discovered another even stranger situation.

“My building is gone.”

"What did you say?" Sevika looked at the dazed white-haired alchemist baron.

"My building..." The white-haired alchemist baron raised his hand and pointed to an empty space. The space was surrounded by green lawns, with only the uneven muddy ground in the center. "There used to be a building here."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sevika didn't believe that Mrs. Piltover came here to steal the building, and how could they move a building away?

"Go and have a look first."

She walked in front.

The main character has become a foil.

"My building is gone. It was here before, I'm sure of it!"

"Inject less shimmer potion." Sevika couldn't stand the nagging.

She quickened her pace, and just as she was about to push open the factory gate, she suddenly heard a voice inside saying:

"We're going to make money standing up!"

Chapter 337: Rebellion against the Zuan People

Listening to Ryan's "speech" from Vladimir's perspective, the words were too plain and the content too idealistic.

If a speech of this level were to happen in Noxus, they might not even be able to recruit a few militiamen.

But as the speech came to an end, he suddenly noticed that a glimmer of expectation appeared in the eyes of those confused and timid workers.

Especially the last part about "earning money while standing" even made several elderly workers cry.

It’s not that Vladimir didn’t understand the hardships of life. After all, the hardships he experienced might be more than those of all the workers combined.

But suffering also has different kinds, and Vladimir, who was born as the heir to the kingdom, suffered almost no discrimination.

Even the Darkin who teased humans and treated them as slaves, separated Vladimir from other 'slaves' because of his noble status.

He could not understand the painful psychology of the Zaun people, who were born as "inferior people" and whose lives were exploited not only by the Alchemy Barons but also by the Piltover capitalists.

Ryan doesn't really understand it either, but he'll learn from it.

The heavy breathing and slight sobbing of the workers let him know that he was right.

Isa, who was standing beside him, clenched her fists silently. She didn't know why she suddenly felt excited and sad, but these words were like a fire that ignited something in her and the other workers' hearts.

As the end neared, Ryan searched his mind for the lines, trying to find a suitable ending.

But at this moment the warehouse door was suddenly pushed open.

The workers facing the warehouse door saw who pushed the door open before Ryan did. Their situation was like a newly lit flame encountering cold water.

Ryan knew someone was approaching. Although he didn't know who it was, this group of people came at the right time.

Verbal persuasion may be able to temporarily change a person's thinking and emotions, but this spark will not last long.

The same old saying...people will support whoever wins, and whoever people support will win.

If you want to win in the end, you must first do the first half of the sentence and let the flame of hope burn from fantasy to the real world.

Ryan turned around, a gloomy atmosphere flowing around him.

A dark purple light flickered, and the Dark Pearl appeared on his forehead along with the crown, with stars twinkling in the depths of his black eyes.

Isa had been observing Ryan out of the corner of her eye, and at this moment... she suddenly felt that Ryan seemed to have entered another dimension.

She was clearly standing next to Ryan, but there seemed to be a universe between them.

An inexplicable pressure made her tremble uncontrollably, and a voice seemed to appear in her mind, telling her to kneel down and offer her will to the majestic figure in front of her.

The other workers were also attracted by Ryan's sudden "domineering" aura. This pressure instantly awakened them from their fear of the Alchemist Baron, but they were immersed in another kind of "fear".

But just as Issa's short legs began to tremble, Ryan reached out and grabbed her. His eyes, shining with stars, blossomed in Issa's sight, as if the Milky Way was surrounding her. "I said, no kneeling."

This voice, driven by a gloomy atmosphere, resounded throughout the entire warehouse.

The workers seemed to be standing there in a daze.

Also standing there in a daze were Sevika, the white-haired alchemist baron, and their men who had just entered the warehouse.

The scene that came into their eyes was not what they had expected. Mrs. Piltover suddenly turned into two strange... I don't know if they can still be considered human beings.

Vladimir's robe fluttered in the wind, and scarlet blood magic floated between him and Ryan. This was an 'emergency response' triggered by the sudden outbreak of darkness.

And his expression was finally no longer as indifferent as before. The oppressive feeling released by Ryan at this time made him completely believe in the power of darkness.

He had seen countless powerful Darkin, but he had never seen any Darkin with such momentum.

As for Ryan... in the eyes of Sevika and others, he was now a huge dark energy ball that was constantly shrinking and expanding. The gloomy aura seemed to spread from another dimension, causing fear to arise from the depths of their souls.

But this scene only lasted for a moment. After they blinked, the indescribable darkness turned into a man with a human body and delicate features.

Scarlet and dark...