The correct way to cultivate poros

Chapter 2 Poro from afar

At the end of the alley is a logistics warehouse, which contains many tightly sealed crates and medicine barrels, and I don't know what black goods are in them.

The administrator stopped Zell from the door, and after he explained his purpose, he yelled into the warehouse: "Old De, there is a Picheng guy looking for you."

Not long after, Lao De kicked out the door, holding a cage in his hand.

It was a lean man, without any breathing apparatus, who seemed accustomed to the stale and poisonous air of Zaun.The left side of his head was severely burned by the alchemy potion, the pinna and head were uglyly integrated, and there was no hair around him.

"Master Zell, right? The goods you want are here, take a look, and pay if there is no problem." Old De didn't care about Zell's strange gaze. He put down the cage and stepped on it with one foot, while his free hand Take out a cigarette.

Is this how the people of Zaun greet each other?
Seeing this, Zell frowned and squatted down to check the poro in the cage.

These little guys are fluffy and round, with goat-like horns and a pair of black bean-like eyes. Four small paws are hidden under the fluff. They are not much bigger than a cupcake and can be held with one hand.

The cuteness does not disappoint, but upon closer inspection, they are not in a good state of mind. They are huddled together in a pile, their eyes are not only full of fear, but also a lot of eye droppings. It looks like they came from a stinky ditch. Plush toys that were fished out.

"How did it happen? There are signs of inflammation in the corners of the eyes, and I don't know if I have other diseases. If I take it home and have an accident, I will ask you for medical expenses." A muffled voice came from under the filter, It was far from his original voice.

"Why don't you try to sit in the cabin? It would be nice to come back alive. Traveling across the ocean from the Freljord to Zaun, even a person's bones would fall apart after a bumpy meal, let alone such a group of small It's a guy." Lao De raised his voice, and his tone carried the resentment that the people of Zaun have always been against the people of Picheng.

Seeing Lao De fiddling with his lighter, Zell tried not to think about the sufferings these Poro had experienced, and put the can into the cage rather distressed.

"It's so far away, you must be starving."

But these little guys didn't eat the minced meat he prepared, but struggled to stay away from his hand and huddled into a pile.The spirit is sluggish, completely different from the lively snow elves in Zell's impression.

"Why are you so afraid of people? Some of you abused them?"

"After I caught it on the boat, I fed it regularly, but I don't care how I caught it on the boat. Maybe some sailors looked at it and made fun of it a few times. A group of old men probably frightened me because they didn't attack lightly or seriously."

"Old De, I must remind you that mental illness is also a disease." Zell said seriously.

"You Piltover masters have a lot of things to do." Old De took a puff of cigarette impatiently: "The air in the Freljord can freeze the lungs, but the air in Zaun is more powerful. Hmm~ it's much better .”

The air in Zaun is truly stifling, with unrestrained technology and reckless industrial indulgences polluting swathes of the region.Toxic waste water has accumulated in the downstream areas of the city, giving the smog a tinge of acridity.

That's why Zel wears a breathing apparatus.He didn't want to suffer from a serious disease and die young.

"Air?" He suddenly realized that the environment was also one of the reasons why the Poro was so sluggish. The haze was constantly eroding the Poro's health, and they must be taken out of the dungeon as soon as possible!
"I want these poro for how much they cost."

"It's the first transaction, it's cheaper for you, just one piece of hardware."

"So expensive!"

"The transportation cost is here, even a ball of cotton is the same price! Come on, if you go through the Hexair Gate, you will have to charge you a lot of customs duties."

"The devil knows how much it has been hacked." Zell muttered and counted out 25 gear-shaped gold coins from the purse, and patted them into the palm of Lao De's outstretched hand. "Here, give me a black cloth to cover the cage."

The latter weighed the weight, then let go of his feet, turned around with a grin and walked into the warehouse.

This money is already worth the expenses of a middle-class family in Zaun for a whole year, but anyone who has ever raised a pet knows that the purchase is only a small amount, and the follow-up maintenance will only cost more money.

After a while, Lao De came out again, and Zell took the black cloth he threw and covered the cage, separating the Poro from the outside world.Later, we will have to go through the noisy downtown and the station again, so we can't scare the Poro again.

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The sudden reminder distracted Zell, and he grabbed the cage excitedly.

"Be careful when you go back. This is a dark alley, and gangsters and gangsters happen every day. Especially you urbanites who dump rubbish in the ditches are the most vulnerable to attack." Lao De said casually, I don't know if it's a reminder or a threat.

Zell looked at him meaningfully. The latter took a puff of his cigarette and let out a long hiss: "Since the council was taken over by Jinx, Zaun has been in a state of chaos and anarchy until now. That madman is everything. beginning."

"Do you all think so... Well, who is in charge of Zaun now?" Zell asked.

"Who else could it be? Shirko is dead, so naturally it's the turn of those alchemy barons. How about it? Don't you think about what I just said?"

"What?" Zell was still stuck on the last topic, and couldn't keep up with Lao De's rhythm.

"Since you're all here, why don't you get a gun for self-defense? Or hire two bodyguards to escort you back?"

"Heh, you have quite a lot of business. By the way, where did you get this gun? Is it legal?"

"I can't tell you where it came from. Remember one sentence - you can buy everything in the black alley, but you can't buy legal products."

"Then I don't want it anymore. I am a good citizen who abides by the law."

A little recollection shows that after that incident, Piltover unilaterally cut off all academic exchanges with Zaun.

Seeing that Uptown vigorously develops Hex technology, and various inventions spring up like mushrooms after rain, some envious Zaun people are afraid of stagnation, so they start stealthily and openly in an organized way, stealing from various workshops in Piltover. Take new technology and parse it.

If you don't want to be imprisoned, it's best not to touch this kind of gun that was stolen from which workshop you don't know.

If it is found by the guards, pets can still fool it, but if it is guns, it will be troublesome, and the family may have to be asked to come forward, which Zell does not want to see.

Moreover, there are many places to spend money to reopen the store, and the money has to be saved.

Hearing Zell's answer, Lao De grinned, with a sarcasm on his face: "Law? What is that? I'm really in danger, but I don't have a gun."

He threw away the cigarette butt, and stomped on it hard, as if he wanted to crush something.He twisted his neck convulsively again, and rubbed the scar on his side face against his shoulder twice.

The weird movements are reminiscent of some kind of mental illness.

"Indeed, laws without guns have no credibility. Old De, what you said is not unreasonable, but my wallet has been emptied, let's talk about it next time."

"Okay, you go slowly." Lao De saw that he didn't want to talk more about this topic, or didn't want to talk to him, so he lit another cigarette, sucked the end of his cigarette and sent Zell out of the warehouse.

After coming out of Old De, Zell kept thinking about the Poro, and when he noticed that he was being followed, several trench gangsters had surrounded him, leaving only a road leading to the small hole beside him. Lane, the intention is obvious.

These people should have seen him carrying a big black cage and wearing high-end clothes, so they became malicious.

It seems that Lao De's words are not just words. It is very normal to be black and white in the dark alley, but it is still too early to draw a conclusion whether he ordered it or not.

Under the threat of Ruoyou's staring eyes, Zell took the initiative to turn sideways into the alley.

He was about to try out the Poro Tome when the gutter bugs came to him.

When they came to the uninhabited alley, the gangsters became more and more aggressive, betting with each other on what good things were in Zell's cage, as if it was already in their pocket.

Ping-pong-pong, iron rods hitting the drain, the startled mouse climbed out of the garbage dump, was kicked away by someone, fell to Zell's feet, and quickly got up and fled away.

If these bastards find the poro in his cage, they feel vengeful after being disappointed, and treat the poro like a mouse...Zell originally had an indifferent attitude, but when he thought of this, he suddenly became serious .

The Poro in the cage seemed to sense the tense atmosphere, and screamed, Zell comforted: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

After speaking, gently put the cage on the ground.

"Dude, did you have a good harvest today?" A skinny man with earrings and tattoos came up to him and pretended to strike up a conversation.

"It's okay." Zell looked at the other party, the latter's deep-set eye sockets were filled with undisguised greed, and he looked up and down the potentially valuable objects on Zell's body.

"Looking for this?" He took out a pocket watch, glanced at the time, and let it dangle from his finger.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of a nobleman from Picheng, this is too good!"

The ear stud man's eyes were directly attracted by the well-made mechanical pocket watch. Last time they poked a scavenger to find a few silver wheels, and they spent them all without changing a few bottles of Shimmer wine.I didn't expect that someone would foolishly send good things over this time... Great luck!
"It seems that I have not misunderstood anything."

Snapped.

Zell hooked his fingers, and the pocket watch threw an arc in the air, lightly hitting the man with the stud earrings on the face.

(End of this chapter)