The Glory of Noxus

Perhaps the evolution day is approaching.

The lower city gradually got rid of the chaos and desolation of the past, showing an unprecedented prosperity.

The once shabby and dirty streets are now noisy and bustling, with pedestrians bustling and coming in an endless stream.

There are well-dressed, laughing and talking people in Piltover; there are vendors who spread canvas on wooden barrels and put out parts of unknown origin; there are also tattooed and sinister people in the bottom city.

Together, they constitute the unique appearance of the lower city.

Huo Jixing walked forward leisurely, observing the surrounding environment with deep eyes.

As he went deeper, the buildings on both sides of the street were quietly changing.

At the beginning, he passed by buildings decorated with bronze finishes, lead glass windows and brass eaves.

These buildings with scales and combs show the technology and prosperity of Piltover.

But deep in the lower city, the gorgeous buildings in front of him gradually disappeared, and older houses appeared.

In the old houses made of limestone bricks, you can see the wood with chamfered corners, which looks slightly mottled from a distance.

At the same time, Huo Jixing also noticed that the color of the sky began to become a little dark.

The originally clear sky turned into gray clouds, echoing the changes in the surrounding buildings, silently telling the changes in the lower urban area.

Huo Jixing crossed the crowd and walked to the edge of the lower urban area. He saw the broken and winding gullies, which seemed to be scars on the earth, witnessing the vicissitudes and changes of the two cities.

The high-standing wire fences surrounded the gullies, warning pedestrians not to get too close.

Many eye-catching warning signs were hung on the wire mesh. The handwriting was already mottled and blurred, but the warning information on it could still be recognized.

Huo Jixing stood on the edge, overlooking the Youyou gully below.

The red-gold light filled his eyes, and countless clouds entangled together and broke through the sky.

The hazy Zaun was like a roll of dark green cloth with mixed light and shadow, stretching out on the rocky ground of the canyon.

The interlaced smoke exhaust pipes and corroded and aged steel walls filtered the light from above into strange colors.

In addition, there were densely packed workshops, with steam shrouded above the dome and rainbows connecting them.

The flashing smoke from the alchemical furnace swirled up and danced with the wind.

In the diffuse haze, the ditch pool swayed like an emerald mirage, looming.

With his extraordinary vision, Huo Jixing saw many flickering furnace fires in the dark shadows, like fine stars.

Although Zaun has always been shrouded in the twilight covered by haze, the prosperity and bustle here are not reduced at all.

The residents here are all-encompassing and the culture is colorful.

Piltover's wealth also boosted Zaun's development, making it a dark mirror of the city above.

Huo Jixing walked along the ravine and saw a steel tower in the distance, soaring into the sky, majestic and rugged.

Under the steel tower, there was a train platform similar to the carriages in the previous life.

There was already a stream of people in front of the platform.

They were standing or sitting, talking in low voices or waiting quietly.

Huo Jixing also saw a lot of graffiti illustrations and texts on the walls outside the platform, which had a faint cyberpunk style.

These graffiti seemed to tell the people who came here that they were about to enter another different world.

Huo Jixing followed the crowd and entered the steel platform.

Looking around, he found that the platform looked rough, but the interior space was unusually wide.

Even though there were many people waiting, the air was still flowing freely and not stuffy at all, indicating that the platform had a good ventilation system.

Huo Jixing roughly scanned the crowd waiting on the platform. Most of them were from Piltover, and occasionally a few Zaun people were seen.

"Giant elevator?"

Huo Jixing's eyes fell to the distance. About three meters away stood three elevator pillars, each with a diameter of about three centimeters and made of wrought iron.

Rumble! Rumble!

Suddenly!

A piercing roar sounded, and it was getting closer and closer.

But in a moment, a huge clattering sound poured into the platform like a gust of wind, hitting the moss-green wall, making a deafening echo.

Huo Jixing looked over and saw a strange elevator entering the field of vision at a rapid speed.

Screaming elevator!

The name of the elevator emerged in Huo Jixing's mind, and then he looked at it carefully.

The screaming elevator was running on the rails with a huge and round belly, which was filled with countless gears and precise iron structures.

Bang!

A dull sound of steel collision sounded, and the round glass door slowly opened, revealing the clean space inside.

As the elevator arrived at the station with a scream, the crowd began to move, like an opened can of fish, and everyone was eager to enter the elevator cabin.

Huo Jixing waited quietly, his eyes flickering, watching everything in front of him, vaguely recalling the scene of taking the subway to and from get off work in his previous life.

At that time, he also stood in the crowd like this, waiting for the arrival of the subway, and then squeezed into the crowded carriage to start a busy day.

"Don't squeeze, there are a lot of seats."

The administrator wearing thick goggles came out and shouted loudly, and the bell-shaped sona spread her voice throughout the platform.

Huo Jixing took a step, blended into the crowd, and entered the round iron sheet.

The elevator cabin has many layers, and the main supporting structure is three longitudinal rails, which are perpendicular to the ground and at the same height as the ground surface.

Huo Jixing walked to the top floor and could see a little haze on the glass surface.

The administrator waited until everyone had entered the cabin, then walked to the glass door, pressed the switch, and closed the sturdy glass door.

"Let's go, the dance corridor!"

Clang! Clang!

When the elevator was running, there was a sound of mechanical parts biting each other, and the soft sound of steam being released.

Huo Jixing felt that the elevator was speeding at an astonishing speed, and the surrounding environment changed rapidly in front of his eyes.

Piltover gradually disappeared, and the light around became hazy and dim.

Fortunately, the lights on the top came on, dispelling the darkness around.

Until it reached the destination, the speed of the elevator gradually slowed down, and finally stopped completely.

"Current arrival, the dance corridor!"

The bored administrator adjusted the thick goggles and spoke loudly.

"The next arrival is the border market, the School of Thaumaturgy and Magic, and the Plant Cultivation Center."

Passengers began to pour out of the elevator. Then dozens of people walked into the elevator and scattered throughout the cabin.

Huo Jixing stayed where he was and did not go down. The dance corridor was not his destination.

"The elevator is going down!" said the administrator.

She reached out and rang a huge bell in front of her, and began to operate the roulette wheel on a bright red platform.

The elevator made a buzzing sound and continued to sink. The exhaust hole at the top emitted a phoenix sound and a cloud of steam.

Huo Jixing saw the iron tip of the Zaun tower and the green glass dome of the cultivation tower shining like candles in the dim light through the glass.

"Huh?"

Huo Jixing raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he had noticed something, and looked up.

In the dim Zaun environment, he saw a ray of light in the nearby cave.

Then, several Zaun children wearing tattered clothes jumped down from the cave and landed on the top of the elevator.

Perhaps noticing Huo Jixing's gaze, a bare-chested Zaun child with tattoos on his face looked down and met Huo Jixing's eyes.

"Damn Piltover guys." The Zaun child said in a vicious tone.

"I feel my life is exciting when I come down here to have fun, but I still have to sneak back to Piltover at night."

Huo Jixing heard what the Zaun child meant through his lips and the spiritual power that extended out.

"If it weren't for this, Zaun would make a lot less money." Another Zaun child said with a smile.

"The Piltover guys make money from Zaun, and we have to rely on them for food. And don't we have a lot of good days in Piltover?"

"Remember the fireworks at the Sun Gate on Evolution Day last year? Remember the Piltover girl you liked? This is the close relationship between the Piltover guys and us."

"Hey, then I'll give them something good to see." The first Zaun child glared at the passengers in the Screaming Elevator and muttered.

Then he quickly took off his tattered pants, sat on the spot, and imprinted his butt on the glass.

"Hey, Piltover guy, is the moon round tonight?!"

The Zaun child slapped the glass with his hands to attract the attention of the passengers. His butt slid down the glass, and his two buttocks were crushed, which opened the eyes of the people below.

"Haha! Haha! Haha!"

The Zaun children laughed, but the passengers in the elevator were all pale.

The adults blocked their children's eyes and angrily waved their fists at the Zaun hooligan above their heads.

Seeing the interesting situation in front of him, Huo Jixing laughed softly.

Through the curses of Mrs. Piltover beside him, he knew the origins of these Zaun children.

The screaming is one of the many rituals that Zaun children need to go through.

Only in this way can you prove that you are a street kid who can't be messed with.

Huo Jixing thought of the records about Jinx and Wei in his previous life. They were the idols of these Zaun children.

Their legends are still circulating on the streets of Zaun.

"Slow down the platform square!"

The elevator suddenly slowed down when the administrator announced the station.

It was also at this time that the naughty Zaun children were caught off guard.

The naked Zaun child had not yet put on his pants, and his feet slipped, and his body slid outward along the curved window streamline.

He moved his hands and feet desperately, trying to grab something, but his sweaty palms kept slipping, and his feet kicked randomly.

It didn't matter what it was, as long as it could hold him back.

Unfortunately, there was nothing.

"No, no, no"

The Zaun child's face turned red, and he panted heavily, rolling from the top of the arc to the edge.

"Janna!"

Suddenly, a strong wind emerged from the outside of the screaming elevator, blowing the Zaun child upside down, just in time for him to see a copper hook on the side of the elevator.

He twisted his body as much as he could and rushed over, and the wind behind him seemed to push him, no more, no less.

His fingers desperately hung on the copper hook, and finally saved his life before the gates of hell.

At the same time, in front of the Zaun child, a whistling sound was heard.

It was a copper-colored mechanical arm!

With the sound of steam, the mechanical arm just grabbed the body of the Zaun child in mid-air and pulled him back to the platform of the slow platform square.

Mechanical claw!

Huo Jixing looked along the copper-colored mechanical arm, and saw a huge metal robot standing outside the elevator.

Steam robot Blitzcrank!

Based on the appearance, Huo Jixing immediately recognized the identity of the metal robot.

Because the design of the metal robot is unique and eye-catching, it is hard to ignore.

It has a round metal head and blinking blue eyes, which looks both sturdy and cute.

The shiny copper metal body is oval, and white steam is diffused behind it, adding a sense of mystery and technology.

The slender metal arms on both sides of the body are almost as high as the body.

The copper mechanical flying claws, which are about the same size as the Zaun child, are retracting back to the right hand, bringing the embarrassed Zaun child to the platform.

"Hoohoo! Hoohoo!"

The Zaun child survived the disaster, and after taking a breath, he looked at the huge robot in front of him, shrank his body, blended into the crowd, and disappeared.

Blitz saw this and didn't care. As an iron giant, he habitually walked on the streets of Zaun, working hard to improve this underground city and help people in trouble.

However, Blitz's body is too big, and the interior space of the Screaming Elevator can't accommodate him.

Blitz also understood that he did not enter the cabin through the door, but hung outside the cabin, holding the lowest iron bar with both hands. Below the iron bar was a glass window frame made of ribbed steel.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

A dull sound rang out, and Blitz lay steadily on the Screamer.

The metal body made a clanking sound, attracting the attention of many passengers, and the administrator's face was full of disgust.

But no one dared to stop Blitz from taking the ride.

"Go down!"

The administrator rang the bell while speaking, and the Screamer Lift hummed.

Then the elevator continued to disappear underground, steam gushed out of the exhaust pipe above, and fog formed on the glass windows.

In the following time, the elevators stopped one after another, and new passengers were welcomed in the cabin.

A pair of messengers entered the cabin with tightly tied packages, followed by a group of alchemical technology researchers.

There was also a group of cheerful alchemical punk teenagers who entered the cabin. From their purple faces, it can be guessed that they had just drunk the glimmer.

Huo Jixing remained where he was, looking at Blitzcrank with interest through the glass window frame made of ribbed steel.

According to the intelligence of the Raiser Guard Secret Station, the steam robot Blitzcrank was originally created to enter the most dangerous and harsh environment in Zaun City to deal with hazardous waste.

But his evolution has far exceeded the design scope of the source program.

Because he has a genius inventor and the mysterious power of Hextech.

Blitzcrank lay on the glass, motionless, listening carefully to the sound of the screaming elevator.

To him, the screaming machine is not a single sound.

It is a harmonious symphony of noise, a melody mixed with thousands of different sounds.

Blitzcrank immersed in the melody, and his body moved slowly.

When he turned his blue eyes, he unexpectedly saw Huo Jixing's eyes looking at him, and the smile on his face.

Blitzcrank quickly responded to Huo Jixing's smile, and tiny electric lights appeared in his blue eyes.

He thought he was almost like a human being and should learn to be polite.

Huo Jixing nodded gently to Blitzcrank and looked away.

Then his mind fell on the Zaun child just now, and the gust of wind that appeared out of nowhere.

"Eye of the Storm, Janna!"