Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

The situation in Zaun is turned upside down, and the situation in Pi City is turbulent.

However, in such a big environment in the twin cities, the college with Heimerdinger in charge is in a rare peace and tranquility.

Here, everyone is conducting research on Hex Technology step by step.

With the blockade of Zaun, the entire Piltover economy is in decline, but the academy area seems to be a paradise and a peaceful paradise - many laboratories have even begun to recruit additional experimental assistants and teaching assistants.

The reason for this situation is also very simple. Although Heimerdinger has reached a political alliance with Camille and wants to carry out some necessary reforms in Piltover, for this kind of "undemocratic and neither free" Heimerdinger is still somewhat unwilling to accept the reform method.

So, he simply returned to the academy where he was more comfortable, and focused all his attention on the subsequent development of Hex Technology.

Although Heimerdinger's choice means out of sight, out of mind, it is not an escape, because he is very aware of the damage magic can cause, so he needs to keep an eye on Jace and Victor, two creative people. little ones to prevent them from going astray and doing something unacceptable.

After all... the last time these two guys followed Ike to Zaun, it could almost be said that Heimerdinger was scared to death. He never expected that Jace and Victor would be so impulsive. In one step, he went to dig the collapsed mine himself.

Heimerdinger wasn't the only one keeping an eye on Jace and Viktor.

In addition to the dean who comes to their laboratory from time to time to learn about their latest progress, former MP Ms. Mel Myrdalda also comes here often.

However, even as a sponsor of Hex Technology, Mel's main goal every time he comes is not to understand the progress of the experiment.

After putting down her responsibilities in the parliament, she went to the college's laboratory every day, but her actual goal was to go on a date.

No - as soon as dinner time arrived, she took Jace's arm, and the two of them left together, talking and laughing.

"Victor, do you want me to bring you something back?" Before closing the door to the laboratory, Jess glanced at his friend who was still staring at the console, "Seriously, you don't need to work overtime like this anymore...research Now that we’re on track, maybe we can relax a little bit.”

"There are still a few sets of data that have not been collected." Victor didn't even raise his head. "The sooner it is collected, the sooner the blockade in Piltover will be over. I'm fine now."

"..."

Jace wanted to say something else - but Mel gave him a gentle tug on his arm, causing him to finally shut up, just nod, and close the lab door.

"He's always like this, putting too much pressure on himself." In the corridor, Jess muttered to Mel helplessly, "Speaking of which, dear, do you know there is a restaurant that specializes in takeout delivery? It would be best if we could also provide reminders to eat on time..."

"Even if it does exist, it cannot be sent to the laboratory." Mel smiled and shook his head, "The college is a pure land now, and Professor Heimerdinger is keeping a close eye on it!"

"Professor, you also want the research to proceed smoothly."

Jace was a little embarrassed when he mentioned this topic - every time Mel came to Jace, Professor Heimerdinger would "accidentally appear nearby."

Although she has left the parliament and is no longer a member, some of the labels on Mel have not faded away. Even Professor Heimerdinger is still a little wary of her.

Of course, this also has something to do with her relationship with Jace.

In the beginning, it was Mel who opened the back door for Jace to continue researching the Hex Crystal. After the breakthrough in Hex Crystal research, she naturally became Jace's new sponsor - in this case, she His status is obviously higher than that of Jace.

However, as Heimerdinger and Camille united, Mael was abandoned by Noxus and lost his seat on the Council, and the relationship between the two sides quickly deteriorated.

Jace's future is bright to the naked eye, but Mel's future is only gloomy.

This wonderful reversal of identities gave Jess and Mel a lot of interesting common language outside of Hextech, which brought their relationship quickly closer, then heated up, and finally ignited the spark of love.

Just like after Jace received Mel's sponsorship, some bad rumors appeared in the college. After the two parties officially became a couple, new rumors also appeared, but this time the person who betrayed the sex was changed from Jace to Mel.

A subtle reversal.

However, neither Jess nor Mel paid any attention to such rumors - although it was not a "shared situation", after experiencing some changes in their status, the relationship between the two parties was at least so far. Said...it's still stable and improving.

Because Mel is indeed relatively free now and the two of them are tired of being together after work, the relationship continues to heat up.

"I don't mind facing the curious eyes of a yordle." As if aware of Jace's embarrassment, Mel lowered her voice and whispered in his ear, "Yordles have rich imaginations, but when it comes to emotions, It’s like a child who hasn’t grown up... It’s completely normal to have doubts about love.”

This slightly ridiculing excuse made Jess couldn't help but grin. Mel's description of Heimerdinger simply spoke to his heart. In Jess's view, the professor was undoubtedly a very good person. A reliable person, but surprisingly stubborn and naive in many ways.

"Okay, now that we have left the academy, you don't have to face curious eyes anymore." Jace reluctantly stopped smiling and pursed his lips, "My dear, where are we going to eat? I remember you I said this morning that I would introduce a special restaurant to me."

"Go to Lanxun Manor." Mel said in a low voice, "attend a private banquet."

"...The banquet at Lanxun Manor?" Jace blinked in surprise, "Maybe I should change into a dress?"

"It's just a private banquet." Mel smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, it's not a public social occasion - I won't make it difficult for you."

Jace raised an eyebrow.

"If you want to change the world, it's not enough to just sit in a laboratory." Mel continued, "You should know that persuading others to support and accept new technologies is sometimes not as simple as studying them..."

……………………

Jess and Mel left the academy area arm in arm.

Victor, on the other hand, stayed in the laboratory, staring at the operating table.

Although the Hex Crystal's high-frequency oscillation excitation technology has made breakthroughs, both Jace and Victor's goals do not stop there.

Compared to the methodical Jace, Victor is undoubtedly more anxious - he was born with a disability and has poor cardiopulmonary function. After that night of digging, his cough has become more serious recently due to the poisonous ditch gas.

It was also on that night that Victor, who was rescued by Camille, saw another direction from the Gray Lady.

He once plucked up the courage to ask Camille about Hex's body transformation with joy.

But the result was that he fell into an ice cave.

"This technology has been lost now, and there are no scholars in Piltover to conduct specialized crystallographic research." Camille's voice was calm without any waves, "Moreover, natural Hex crystals that can bear transformation are on the market. What has not been seen in the world for a long time - the stability of artificial Hex crystal does not support body modification."

As the only Hex body transformer Victor has ever seen, Camille's words are undoubtedly very weighty.

Cruel with weight.

However, Victor, who was accustomed to the cruelty of life, did not give up at this time.

In the past, artificial Hex Crystals were considered to be energy bodies that could only be used as explosives!

But now, through Jace and Victor's improvements, they have become as reliable a source of energy as natural Hex crystals, driving machinery to create amazing effects like magic.

Then, using artificial Hex crystals to transform the Hex body may not be an impossible path!

With this idea in mind, Victor devoted himself wholeheartedly to experiments on artificial Hex crystals, and even faintly divided into two research directions with Jace.

Time waits for no one.

Victor, whose health is deteriorating, must seize all his time and not waste a single second!

"The idea of ​​high-frequency oscillation is effective, but the instability of the Hex crystal energy limits the size of the oscillator." Victor muttered to himself in a low voice while recording a set of data in his experimental notes. "The critical value and stability are affected by the purity and output power of the crystal. The experimental data fitting results..."

After blinking, Victor suddenly raised his voice.

"Skye, have the fitting results of the experimental data come out this afternoon?"

"It's out, and it has been fitted to a confidence function within the available power range." Behind him, Skye, a little assistant who was organizing the files for him, quickly said, "The specific fitting results are here - after completing this Just stop for a set of experiments, Victor, you need to rest and eat something, I still have a sandwich for lunch..."

"Sorry, Skye, I haven't had a very good appetite lately." Victor didn't look back, just took the data record, and after scanning it, he ticked off his notes and responded softly, " If there are sandwiches... put them on the shelf at the entrance of the laboratory, maybe as a late-night snack."

Skye blinked, opened his mouth, and finally just quietly took back his data record, filed it away, then stood up, opened his package, took out half of the hot sandwich, and followed the instructions Victor's request was placed on the shelf at the entrance of the laboratory.

After doing all this, she stood behind Victor again.

"Okay, promise me you'll eat..." Skye murmured in a voice that only she could hear, "Also, I hope you like the taste of herring."

Karya’s Little Classroom Crystallography:

This is a discipline that studies natural Hex Crystals. It was once prosperous in Piltover - but due to the limited number of natural Hex Crystals, it was eventually reduced to the art of slaying dragons, and eventually withered as quickly as a flash in the pan.