Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 2 Hextech Flying Gate

"This... teleportation?!"

Ivankov's big face was full of surprise. He realized that he and Ginny had hit the jackpot. With this thing, the success rate of their escape would increase exponentially.

"That's right, it's teleportation. This is a model. I don't know whether to say it's lucky or unlucky, but my ship just happens to have the parts for building this device."

The airships and ships couldn't get out slowly, but they couldn't stop this kind of teleportation.

What Oran holds in his hand is a model of the Hextech Gate. In his dream, Oran has experienced various timelines, but the area he lives in daily life is Piltover, where Hextech is the foundation.

Piltover already had Hextech Gates, which worked by using the energy released from the Hextech Core to accelerate the airship and reduce travel time.

Oran then conducted a new round of research and development based on this.

Hextech is very special; its power is limited only by the user's imagination, containing infinite possibilities.

From powering machines to generating beams of light capable of cutting through the hardest steel, Hextech plays a role in countless fields.

Moreover, due to technical reasons, even Hextech craftsmen who are from the same school will have differences in their techniques, so it can be said that every Hextech piece is unique.

Compared to the original flying gate, Oran's flying gate aims to teleport directly, more like the way heroes are teleported to a designated location in the game.

He originally went to Bilgewater to discuss this business, and because of his confidence in the technology, he brought finished parts with him.

Transporting goods directly to the warehouse is much faster than moving them from the ship.

"That's great, in that case..."

Ivankov seemed to see a bright future, but Oran immediately poured cold water on it.

"Don't get too excited yet, I haven't finished speaking. Although my research focuses on directly transmitting the human body and I have already achieved experimental success, stable transmission requires two interfaces."

Currently, it seems we have no way to send people out from another port, so we can only send them randomly. I can guarantee that I will send them to a general area.

But which island you'll be teleported to within that area is a matter of luck.

Oran shrugged, looking somewhat helpless. After all, the purpose of developing this technology was not for emergency escape, and without preparation, it would inevitably be subject to certain limitations.

"This isn't a big problem. I don't think any island is worse off than this one right now."

Ginny didn't think it was a problem. The mortality rate here was 100%. As long as she could get out, anywhere would be better than this place.

Excluding places like the Red Line and Marine Headquarters, the survival rate would be unknown.

"My second question is that I need time."

This problem is more worrying to Oran than the previous unstable teleportation.

At least in terms of unstable teleportation, the horizontal positioning problem has been solved, and people will not be inexplicably teleported to high altitudes or inside buildings. As long as you are not extremely unlucky, you can land safely.

However, Ivankov and his group didn't seem to understand why Oran found this aspect difficult.

"Don't you have spare parts on board? We can help with assembly."

By raising his arm, Ivankov seemed to want to demonstrate that he was strong enough to be a manual laborer.

"Do you think this technology is as simple as assembling toys? This device was originally designed for transporting goods, and some modifications are needed to transport human bodies."

Especially the Hextech Core that powers this device; it's the power source. Its output power must be modified for human teleportation, and only I can do that.

Oran picked up the model on the table and skillfully disassembled it, revealing a blue crystal the size of a bottle cap floating inside.

"This is the core of the device. This tiny piece is enough to power this amazing technology, while the real thing is much bigger than this."

Oran put away the miniature Hextech Core and gestured for the two to continue following him. He quickly led them to the ship's warehouse, where the parts for the Hextech Gate were stored.

Dozens of huge boxes were neatly arranged inside; even the smallest one was taller than Ivankov.

"Ordinary people can do the work outside the core, but the two of you alone can't be of much help."

Oran tore off the dust cover and opened one of the boxes to show Ivankov and the others the huge metal parts.

The massive contraption connecting the two different city-states was far larger than the Oran model; the components of these flying gates occupied the majority of the ship's space.

Looking at the gear parts that were taller than himself, Ivankov fell silent, while Ginny remained optimistic.

"So besides time, you also need some manpower, right?"

"That's right, it would be best to have skilled workers on hand, such as shipwrights, blacksmiths, or carpenters. There should be quite a few on this island."

My requirements aren't high; I just need to be able to understand the blueprints.

With some basic knowledge, teaching them to assemble isn't complicated. Oran even misses his other crew members on board; it would be much easier if they were there.

However, last night when they were resting, they were all sent to the hotel at the dock by Oran, and only Oran himself was still on the ship conducting experiments, so now Oran is all alone.

"Continue with your plan. A two-pronged approach will increase your chances of success. But no matter what you do, recruiting some people is necessary."

No one is willing to die here; there should be quite a few willing to give it a shot.

Taking out some potentially useful items from the side, Oran began to further arm himself. He had a certain fear of insufficient firepower, which could be considered a genetic issue.

"Logically, that's how it should be, but those guys are Celestial Dragons, and I'm afraid not many of them have the courage to resist."

Ivankov expressed his concerns, noting that centuries of rule since the establishment of the World Government had solidified the Celestial Dragons' position.

Furthermore, according to the intelligence Ivankov possessed, the Celestial Dragons would use the lie that they would grant freedom if the "prey" survived for three weeks to entice them to desperately escape, thus increasing their own enjoyment.

"The false hope offered by the Celestial Dragons will likely cause many to give up resistance and choose to escape..."

"The life or death of those people is none of our business. What, you want to save everyone?"

Oran never considered himself a selfless person; he wouldn't sacrifice himself for a group of unrelated people.

Provided that he has the ability, Oran would also be willing to lend a hand to the other party, provided that the other party has the same ideas and the same goals as him.

For example, Ivankov and Ginny are planning an escape, and their goal is to leave this place. At the same time, Ginny and others can provide relevant intelligence about this place, so they can naturally form a temporary alliance.

In a subjective sense, it means giving up resistance, entrusting one's fate to the enemy, and praying for their mercy.

Oran sees this as giving up hope of escape, and he will "respect" this idea. As long as they don't get in his way, Oran won't care about them.

Ivankov understood this principle as well. Among slaves, there were those like him and Ginny who were unwilling to accept their fate and seized the opportunity to rebel, while others had long since resigned themselves to their fate and lived like walking corpses.

The current situation is already dire; the future is practically a countdown to death. They can't afford to waste all their time on a group of resigned people.

"If I had the ability, I would really like to do it, but that's not realistic. In fact... I think if even one of us can escape, it would be a great victory."

After a brief moment of reflection, Ivankov chose to face reality.

"Then there's no problem. People who aren't willing to fight aren't worth saving. But your goal is too small. I don't want to just slink away like this."

"What do you want to do?"

"The world has given me such a special welcome gift since I'm new here, so of course I have to give a worthy return gift."

His blue pupils became somewhat deep, and no one could tell what Oran was thinking.

"What do you mean by 'return gift'?"

In any case, the term "return gift" is too strange in this situation.

To Ivankov, "this world" was just a strange quirk, a common trait among people at sea, and Ivankov himself was an example. But the word "return gift" just didn't fit.

Even Ivankov himself didn't realize that soon after, the word "reciprocation gift" would have a new definition in his mind: gifts could be both joyful and deadly.

Brothers, you need to keep up with the new book release period. That's how the website works, so the update frequency is relatively slow during the new book release period.

During the new book period, I will write 4,000 words per day, with two chapters a day (there will be one more today). After that, I will try to keep the update schedule more consistent.

(End of this chapter)