Two Cities: I am building a mecha in Pi City

Ever since he saw Rambo's broken mecha using a nuclear engine, Li Lin spent the rest of his time in his "junk dump."

In order to obtain the design drawings of the miniature nuclear reactor, Li Lin coaxed Rambo into semi-forcibly dismantling his "Tristy".

Of course, this little furry man was not someone to be trifled with, and Li Lin got it in exchange for helping him upgrade and improve his mecha.

After research, Li Lin discovered that Cuisi's nuclear power engine technology far exceeded his imagination.

Unlike mechas made of junk, Rambo naturally didn't dare to be too casual about this high-energy reactor with radiation.

It uses a special compression material unique to Bandle City that can withstand fusion reactions and completely isolate radiation.

This cylindrical miniature nuclear energy engine with a radius of more than 30 centimeters is about half a meter high and is placed horizontally in the center of Tristy's fuselage.

According to Rambo, this engine can actually be smaller in theory.

With the magic technology of Bandle City, it is not a problem to make it reach the palm size that Li Lin said.

It was just that this was time-consuming and laborious, and Rambo himself wanted to make Tristy's mecha the largest it could be. An engine of this size was just enough, so he didn't continue to improve it.

Of course, Li Lin silently memorized all the technological theories mentioned by Rambo, including the design drawings.

Even if he fails to develop a palm-sized nuclear energy core in the end, he can still use it on large mechas.

But raw materials are indeed a problem, and large-scale application is not practical.

After all, one of the materials that can be used now is in the Singing Valley, which is swallowed by the void, and the other, more important, material is in Bandle City.

Even if Li Lin didn't go to Bandle City himself and asked Rambo to go back and come back, he would have to wait until the end of the year of the monkey...

But it’s better to do it than not do it.

Li Lin promised Rambo to design a new "Gundam" specifically for him in exchange for materials that can make a miniature nuclear fusion reactor.

But first, he had to upgrade Tristy to rare quality through [Mechanical Improvement].

Early in the morning on the third day, when Li Lin came to visit again, he happened to meet Rambo who was pulling a cart and was about to go to the market to search for treasures.

"Give you water..."

As soon as Li Lin finished speaking, Rambo, who was suddenly furious, interrupted him with a scream.

"Stop, don't say that greeting to me again! I've had enough!"

As a yordle who hates humans, Rambo has to deal with the Shurima people every day in order to build a mecha and prove himself.

Every day he said "I'll give you water and shade" every day, he felt like his ears were covered with calluses and his whole body was about to overheat.

"Well……"

Li Lin didn't quite understand why Rambo was so angry, but after getting along with him for the past two days, he was almost used to this yordle's unpredictable temperament.

"Are you going to the market?"

"That's right, my Tristy still needs a practical melee weapon!"

A yordle's temper can come and go quickly.

Rambo quickly calmed down and continued with a little excitement: "When I went out to have breakfast this morning, I heard that someone at the market had brought something from the Ascension Era. I had to go and take a look."

"The Ascension Era?" Li Lin thought he heard it wrong, "Are you sure it's the 'Ascension Era'?"

"Of course! Although I don't know if it's true or not, you'll know if you go and take a look."

Rambo pushed Li Lin's calf to make him make way for him, and then pulled the cart towards the market.

Just kidding, the last period of ascension was during the reign of Azir, the last emperor of Shurima, which was at least three thousand years ago.

If it really is an item from the Ascension Period, even if it is a genuine item dug out of a grave, can it still be used?

Rambo is not a person who likes to collect antiques. He only collects "junk" that can be used in mechanical manufacturing.

The reason why he was so excited was that this so-called "Ascension Era" item was probably a weapon that could be used on Tristy.

The mace used in melee combat on the mecha in the game?

maybe……

Li Lin shook his head and did not ask any more questions, fearing that if he said anything wrong, he would make the little guy angry again.

Perhaps because a certain shop was promoting items from the "Age of Ascension", there were more people in the market this morning than in the previous two days.

Occasionally, you can see Shurima's unique species. The four to five-meter-tall Skalalash is being hung by its owner with supplies on its back that rises like a hill.

In Shurima, no one gets into a fight over a shady spot.

After all, the scorching sun hanging high in the sky treats everyone equally. When the time reaches noon, the hot and blinding sunshine will continue until dusk and sunset.

On the very spacious street, many vendors have set up their awnings in advance and are preparing the items for sale today.

Rambo pulled his cart and led the way, followed by Li Lin in power armor, attracting the curious eyes of everyone along the way.

"Hey, everyone who is passing by, come and take a look! The authentic teapot from the 'Age of Ascension' is now only sold for 20 gold plates!"

As they were walking, a middle-aged man's shouts came from afar and reached the ears of Li Lin and Rambo.

Rambo's ears twitched slightly and he speeded up his pace unconsciously.

When they turned the corner ahead, they saw more than twenty people surrounding a small stall under an awning not far away.

Rambo looked back at Li Lin, the meaning in his eyes was obvious.

He shook his head helplessly and walked straight towards the crowd, apologizing and pushing forward: "Sorry, let me borrow it."

There was a mercenary with a bad temper in the crowd. He felt that he was being pushed. He was about to turn around and curse, but found that the person pushing him was actually wearing an armor that emitted blue light and even buzzed. The words he spoke were harsh. Swallowed it back alive.

This is true for mercenaries, let alone others.

Most of them were attracted by the stall owners' gimmicks, and not many people really had ideas about the items of the so-called "Ascension Era".

20 gold plates are enough for them to live for a long time. None of our families are too rich. Who would act like a fool and buy something like this that can only be viewed as an antique?

What's more, it's still unclear whether these items are from thousands of years ago...

By the time Li Lin protected Rambo and pushed his way to the crowd, five or six people had already shaken their heads and left.

The stall owner who yelled was a dark-skinned middle-aged man wearing a traditional Shurima white robe and a sun-shading cloak over his shoulders.

As soon as he saw Li Lin wearing power armor, his mind immediately recalled the new Pi Cheng guy who had arrived in the town in the past two days.

The leader among them was wearing a strange mechanical armor.

The stall owner's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately greeted the customers, not caring about retaining them as they were gradually leaving:

"Hey, I'll give you water and shade. Does this guest want to buy something from the 'Age of Ascension'?"

As for Rambo, who doesn't have much presence at Li Lin's feet...

He was ignored by the stall owner without even a greeting, which made him very angry.

"Hey, is it too expensive for you to sell these things for 20 gold plates?"

Rambo walked up to Li Lin angrily and pointed at a pile of things on the stall that seemed to be newly unearthed.

"Not to mention the gold plate, even if you sell it for 20 silver sands or even 20 coppers, I may not buy it!"

Shurima's currencies are gold plates, silver sand, and coppers, which are not as valuable as Piltover's gold hex, silver wheels, and copper circles.

Taking gold coins as an example, the exchange rate between gold sea and gold plate is about 1:5, which is one of the main reasons why Piltover has many specialty items from Shurima.

For Li Lin, he could buy everything on the boss's stall without blinking an eye.

But for Lambo, he has always pursued value for money, and then based on whether the stall owner knows the goods or not, he can lower the price as much as possible based on the original price.

The stall owner's face darkened at Rambo's ridicule, he frowned and waved his hands to drive him away impatiently: "Go, go, you little dwarf, don't make trouble here if you don't want to buy."

To Rambo, these words were like a bucket of oil poured on the burning fire.

"You think I don't know the goods? This teapot of yours was obviously made in the port of Tellishni more than ten years ago, but you dare to sell it for 20 gold plates. Isn't this a lie?"

Seeing the sudden change in the stall owner's expression, Rambo curled his lips and pointed at other items placed on the stall, telling them their origins and years one by one.

Li Lin watched Rambo's performance with arms folded with interest, with no intention of intervening.

On the [Data Thinking] panel, in fact, many of Rambo's statements were nonsense, but it was obvious that the stall owner who did not know where he purchased these items did not know the goods.

But what surprised Li Lin was that the huge hammer at least two meters long placed on one side of the stall was really a weapon from the "Ascension Era" thousands of years ago...

Being disturbed like this by Rambo, the market goers who were originally going to circle three inside and three outside looked at the stall owner with disdain and cursed secretly and dispersed.

"Don't, don't go! Don't listen to this Yodel's nonsense. This is a 100% item from the Ascension Era..."

It was as if a large amount of gold coins that had been put into the wallet had wings and flew away. The stall owner was on the verge of tears and felt his heart dripping with blood.

The culprit of all this is this nasty yordle who keeps chattering!

"Oh, yes, and your hammer... In terms of your human time, I have seen that golden age."

Rambo continued to talk nonsense with a red face and a heartbeat: "It is impossible for an authentic hammer from the Ascension Era to be engraved with that kind of pattern!"

The stall owner looked at Rambo with anger in his eyes, but he seemed to know the temperament of the Yodels, so he didn't dare to tangle with the little man.

"What do you really want? What do you like? Can I sell it to you at a low price? Can you stop hindering my business?"

Upon hearing this, Rambo finally stopped, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

What a stupid human being, with no sense at all.

"This, this...oh and that, I want both."

Rambo pointed to several items, including the large mace.

Then, he pinched his waist and grinned, showing his neat white teeth, "One price, 20 gold plates."