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Chapter 99 97 - Connectors
Walking in the upper streets of Piltover, this should be the first time Qiyana has come into contact with such a city that still exudes vitality in the middle of the night.

In Ixtar, most...or most of the counties and counties will quickly return to silence after nightfall.Except for scholars, few people walk around at will.

At least, for road guards, this kind of person who doesn't go to bed to make a baby in the middle of the night but wanders outside is somewhat uneasy.

But Piltover was different.As a trading city, the Port of Sun's Gate welcomes merchant ships from all over Valoran and Shurima almost 24 hours a day.

The hungry and exhausted sailors docked to find something to eat, and the vendors naturally extended their business hours.Slowly, the concept of nightlife has also emerged in Piltover.

Looking at the city in front of her, Qiyana narrowed her eyes and didn't say much.

"Why did you come out this time? Just to enjoy the night here?"

"No, my destination is further down... Zaun."

"Zuan?"

Hearing this, Qiyana was taken aback for a moment, then nodded understandingly: "Is it because of that dark-born weapon?"

"A part." Yuan Chen explained: "There are many interesting and capable people in Zaan. If you want to understand Piltover, you can't just understand the city above, and the city below."

"Zuan is what Piltover really is."

For Yuan Chen's words, Qiyana was a little puzzled, but she didn't try to ask, but nodded thoughtfully, and then followed Yuan Chen's footsteps all the way down.

In ancient times, Zaun and Piltover were one, a mere trading post on the northeastern edge of Shurima, and the people of both cities lived on the same land.

With such geographical advantages, it is foreseeable that the city's technology and trade will develop very rapidly.

Due to the advantages of geography, the money came too easily, like a strong wind blowing or a big wave pushing it.Slowly, greed began to grow uncontrollably.

For the so-called sustainable development, several major families in the city decided to blast the river, widen the canal, and build the gate bridge "Sun Gate", thus bringing greater prosperity to the city.

It's a pity that due to an engineering error, the alchemy explosive exploded, and Zaun was divided into two parts, and one part became the upper city, Piltover.The other part became the lower city, which is today's Zaun.

In this case, Zaun sees Lady Piltover as betraying Zaun, and Lady Piltover sees Zaun as a disgrace to herself.

The upper and lower cities have formed long-term conflicts, and there is no way to achieve peaceful reunification.Due to geography, Zaun became the sewer of Piltover.Whether it is domestic garbage, industrial waste water or alchemy waste gas produced by Hextech, they will all be discharged directly into Zaun.

The two cities are connected together, the upper part is the urban area of ​​Piltover, and the lower part of the urban area of ​​Piltover is called the Dance Step Corridor.Although this is the bottom, it is also the top of Zaun.

With swift skill, Yuan Chen and Qiyana came to this chaotic and strange city quickly, even though it was their first time here.

The styles of the two cities are quite different.Neat, orderly, bright, progressive, and civilized Piltover meets dirty, chaotic, fetid, dangerous, and savage Zaun.

The two styles exist at the same time, but they do not merge.Located in it, you can almost tell at a glance that this is Piltover's and this is Zaun's.It's like two paintings forced together in a picture frame, Monet on one side and Picasso on the other.

There is no denying that both are masters and represent superior craftsmanship.But the same excellence does not mean that they can be integrated into one.

"Chaotic and ugly..." Qiyana looked at the dancing corridor with a little disgust on her face.The axioms in the early Yuan Dynasty advocated strict order and logic.From such a perspective, Qiyana couldn't feel any beauty in the urban planning in front of her.

The wanton growth, the large number of dangerous buildings and self-built buildings made Qiyana feel extremely irritated.Compared with the orderly Ixoken, the chaos and distress in front of her simply made her feel sick.

Yuan Chen understood why Qiyana had such an idea, but... Yuan Chen did not nod in agreement this time.

Standing on the criss-cross bridge of the dance corridor, Yuan Chen stared at the chaotic, crowded, and incongruous city beneath his feet.

This is the first time Yuanchen has set foot in Zaun and Piltover... In the past 20 years, Yuanchen spent more time in Prestidian to study the melody of harmony with the world.

"You know, when I went to Ixocan for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the orderliness and almost perfect geometric lines of Ixaocan."

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Qiyana's face showed a touch of pride—this is what all Ixtars are proud of.

"Of course! Because that's Ixocan! It's the oldest country in the world—" just after finishing speaking, Qiyana added:
"Of course, Ionia is also very ancient. But you said that Ionia has no concept of a country. This is what you said, so I can't blame me."

"You misunderstood me, I mean...it's beautiful here."

"Ok?"

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Qiyana seemed a little puzzled.And Yuan Chen just stood quietly on the high tower, looking at the citizens walking on the street.

Piltover is smooth marble, detailed bronze grids and gleaming glass.

The houses of these little rich families are elegant and scattered next to each other.Some old buildings are made of rough stones and old wood.Living in it, people yearn for the upper city and hate the lower city.But they couldn't go up, and they didn't want to go down.Would rather live in this old structure than call himself a progressive Piltover.

Towers inlaid with gold and silver textures stretch into the sky, and at the top are monumental buildings to demonstrate achievements and financial resources.The elephant emblem representing the family business is engraved on it, and it seems to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun when viewed from below.

The impact produced by alchemy explosives blasting the river is not just as simple as causing one piece of land to rise and one piece to sink, but the entire geographical structure is forcibly torn apart by the washing of the ocean current.This led to Zaun... or Piltover's vast criss-crossing valleys.

Linking these great chasms, arched bridges span the tops of the cliffs on both sides.Looking down, it was like a acupuncture point sealed by a spider web, making it hard to breathe.

Sailors, civilians, black market merchants, smugglers, and even some "elites" of Piltover are all on the "spider web" connecting the rifts on both sides.

Not only Piltover has a school, Zaun also has a tall building - the Academy of Technology and Magic.

These towers representing alchemy technology rose to the sky through the thick poisonous fog at the bottom, and they were almost level with Piltover.

In the dim twilight formed by the heavy fog and alchemy lights, the Hex scholars and alchemists who couldn't bear the harsh requirements and restrictions of the upper city wantonly carried out the indulgent development of unstable technology and reckless industries.

Chaotic, unbearable, distorted, uncoordinated...but full of vitality.

"It's a kind of beauty."

"Ok?"

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Qiyana was a little puzzled: "Beautiful? Where is it beautiful? Is this incongruity?"

"Beauty is not all about harmony." Regarding Qiyana's confusion, Yuan Chen said: "Don't understand, but feel."

"Feel what?"

Qiyana felt that she couldn't keep up with Yuan Chen's thinking.

"The mirror of order."

"?"

Qiyana looked at Yuan Chen beside her incomprehensibly, she felt that Yuan Chen had started to make old mistakes again - the nagging originated from the prophetic ability?Or is it the perceptual imbalance stemming from the theory of spirit?
Just when Qiyana was still thinking in doubt, a shouting voice came from the side:

"Hey! Here I come! By the way, your speech in the auditorium today was awesome, and all the newspapers are talking about you!"

A little yellow-haired guy and a guy in a leather jacket rushed out from the side, and after seeing Yuan Chen and Qiyana, they couldn't wait to come over to say hello.

It was none other than Ezreal, and the eldest son of the Mirdar family who left his contact information at the Sun Gate Gate Bridge, Jael-Mirdar.

Seeing these two jumping boys, Qiyana showed a touch of disgust on her face, and then turned sideways to express that she did not want to communicate with them.

But even so, Qiyana still asked Yuan Chen: "How did you contact them?"

She didn't remember Yuanchen sending messengers or using magic to communicate.

"because this."

Yuan Chen took out Jia Er's postcard from the space silk bag - Jia Er gave it to Yuan Chen on the gate bridge of Sun Gate.

"The main material is brass, with a precise energy circuit engraved inside, and a fragment of a hex crystal is embedded. As long as it is excited, it can transmit information to a certain extent...but the distance is limited."

Hearing this, Qiyana squinted her eyes, and said thoughtfully: "...This city is not without merit."

"Hey! Dude! Are you going to Zaun?"

Jia Er looked very familiar, looked at Yuan Chen and the others and said:

"I am very familiar with this place! To be honest, our family still has a lot of strongholds here! Many alchemy barons are our family's trading partners! If you have any needs, just tell me! I will definitely fight I will do my best to help you!"

"It will come in handy."

Regarding Jiaer's enthusiasm, Yuan Chen could think with his heels that he wanted to go to Ixtar with the envoys.

But this is the purpose of Yuanchen... As the heir of the Mirdal family, Jael's visit will benefit the reformers politically.

Thinking about it, Yuan Chen looked at Ezreal at the side.

"How did your inquiry go?"

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Yesterday, I wanted to sleep in the afternoon, but when I woke up, it was already four o'clock in the morning.Afraid of the disorder of the biological clock, I continued to sleep.

Two chapters were missing yesterday, and today I will make up for it, with a guarantee of four more chapters.

(End of this chapter)