Cyberzaun, Machinarium

Fortunately, Enoch can't read minds, otherwise he might not be able to understand the researchers' anxiety... When doing research, he always relies on inspiration, prepares a project that looks similar, and then tinkers around to produce a finished product.

After thinking about it, Councillor Kevold felt that he should be given a little sweet taste. "This time, the people in the lower city made too much noise, and it also involved the students sponsored by the Gilaman family, and interfered with the investment of the Bolpok family, messing up a large business. This time, he is very determined to clean up the order in the lower city."

"I can help you suppress the actions of the law enforcers and restore the peace of Zaun that you care about so much to its normal state," Councillor Kevold lowered his voice. "In return, I need you to pledge allegiance to me."

Enoch smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm from Zaun, so this may not be very suitable."

"So what if we're from Zaun?" the councillor said unconcernedly. "Piltover is a city of progress and technology. It welcomes everyone... especially inventors like you. As far as I know, the assistant principal of the Clock Academy is from Zaun."

Enoch was not in a hurry to answer. It sounded nice to say that everyone was welcome, but if that was the case, would there be people from Piltover who couldn't stand staying there and ran to Zaun to beg for food?

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am more suited to life in Zaun. Your mansion is too bright for me. It is a bit beyond my tolerance."

"I understand that geniuses sometimes have more choices," Kewald waved his hand, "You can think about it as much as you want. You can come to me anytime you have figured it out."

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When Enoch returned to the lower city, he felt that the atmosphere around him began to become strange. Everyone began to have an inexplicable tacit understanding.

There was no loud talk or quarreling. Zaan was quieter than before. Everyone just gathered in groups of three or four, communicating in low voices.

When Enoch walked into the Fulgrim Tavern, he realized that Fandel was gone. Unlike before, when he always stood behind the bar and smoked by himself, it was Benso who was wiping the cups aimlessly. The Zaun people gathered now didn't even drink.

Enoch looked around and saw that Wei and the others were nowhere to be seen, including Ike at Benso's grocery store. He quickly walked to the brothel owner and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? I've only been away for a day, why do all the people act like their mother has died?"

The yodel boss of the brothel glared at Isaac fiercely and said, "If you can't speak, shut up."

"Everyone is very nervous right now," the boss took a deep puff of his cigarette, "Rumors are flying all over the place. Some say that Black Alley is preparing to resist, and Vander went there to prepare weapons. Others say that Vander was completely scared and ran away with a few of his kids overnight, selling the others to the law enforcement officer."

Enoch frowned. No matter who had sent these messages, they were only exacerbating the chaos. Zaun was now like a hot iron plate. A few drops of water poured on it would only stir up a large amount of mist and would not be of any help.

And the backbone who can make decisions chooses to disappear at this time.

Damn it, why did I go to the upper city to sell my smiles? I was just trying to settle this matter first, but you took your people and ran away first.

Enoch secretly slandered himself and turned to go to his workshop. It was too late to make weapons now, not to mention that he could mass produce them now. With the people in Zaun who had never touched a gun, he chose semi-automatic weapons for them to use. He was lucky not to get himself killed. Now he could only look through the inventory to see if the chainsaw swords he usually designed were enough.

However, before Enoch could reach the pressure lift, the road was blocked by someone. Seeing the face of the person, Enoch was surprised. "Sevika? I thought I would never see you again."

"Silco wants to see you"

ps

Councillor Porpok is mentioned in the episode The Two Cities, episode 5, when Medarda and Jace are talking.

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Chapter 9: Despicable Opportunists Use Illegal Drugs

Through the thick industrial smoke of Zaun, Enoch followed Sevika to the old cannery on the dock.

This was originally an important port warehouse in Shurima, with ships carrying spices, fabrics, and wine, slaves from Noxus, armor from Demacia, and occasionally vastaya with handmade products.

But Piltover's Sun Gate changed all that, with higher traffic volume and faster operating speed, the bustling port eventually became like a dying old man, sinking and becoming dilapidated in the lingering smoke.

Hilco's workshop is in this area. Purple branches like vines climb all over the wall, spreading painfully like tentacles, and like the most terrifying nightmare in the deep sea, opening its mouth and swallowing all the flesh and blood around it.

Enoch carefully avoided the "blood vessels" on the ground - when he accidentally stepped on them before, it felt like stepping on intestines, but before he felt sick, the broken parts dried up quickly, just like a plant that had reached its end.

Hilco was waiting at the door. When he saw Enoch coming, he made a gesture to invite him in and led his men into the factory.

"It's nice to see you again. I almost thought you would stay in the dance area and be a good boy." Hilco opened the bottle and poured a glass for himself and Enoch.

Enoch took the cup and looked at the fuel reagent tanks inside the factory, as well as the reagent bottles that had been packaged next to them. "I said, I just want to live a stable life and do some small business. I have no interest in rebelling against Vander with you."

"We all believe in Fandel, but the premise is... Fandel cannot betray those who trust him." Hilco waved his hand, signaling Sevika and the others to go down and make preparations.

"I was once loyal to Vandall. I did everything he asked. I always followed him. I trusted him because he promised to lead his men to live a better life, and he did it. So when one day he said, 'Follow me, let's go to Piltover and show them some color so that they can no longer oppress us,' all of us took whatever we had and followed him forward."

"You know what happened afterwards. Vandel got scared and retreated with his men. No matter what, he didn't dare to confront them head-on. A Zaun man began to learn to negotiate with the law enforcer of Piltover."

The spark of the cigar flickered, just like the owner's mood. "I once wanted to kill Vandel. In fact, I did that. This half of my face is thanks to him. But when Vandel pressed me into the water and the chemical sewage stung my nerves through the wound, I understood a truth."

"You have to learn to turn all the pain into motivation, and build the future you desire with your own hands. You and I are both working for a better Zaun. I am not your enemy. We have the same goal." Hilco raised the glass in his hand. "We share the same aspirations. The stage has been set. Tonight, I will start taking action. Will you join me?"

Enoch stroked the rim of his cup. "Zaun is not ready yet. I can't produce anything that can be used immediately. Turning against Piltover now is courting death."

Hilco sneered, "This is your biggest problem. You want to solve everything perfectly. But when it comes to survival, Zaun can't just give nothing. We have to let the people of Upper City know that Zaun will never compromise."

"I told you I have some special medicines that can help Zaun."

Hilco leaned back in his chair again. "I heard that you went to the upper city to meet your congressman friend? Did she make any promises to you? You gave her so many benefits, but did you get any benefits?"

Enoch raised the glass to his eyes and stared at the clear liquid. "Are you going to kill Fandel?"

"No, I promise you," Hilco said in a low voice, "I will eliminate his cowardice, and he will lead the way again."

There was a crisp clinking sound of wine glasses, and Hilco drank the remaining alcohol in one gulp. "Let me introduce you to Doctor Singed, my important partner. Perhaps you two will have something in common."

"And I will now invite Fandel to be my guest."

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"This is the only way to save everyone." Wei stared at Fandel. She knew the harm her actions had caused to everyone, and she wanted to try to make up for it.

"You have a kind heart, remember to keep it, no matter how the world hits you, don't forget it." Vandel looked at Wei, this was his child, just like his younger self. Vandel knew that Wei still needed time to learn responsibility, and it was time for him to do what a parent should do... let hope continue.

"No, no, Vander, you can't do this." Wei slammed the door hard. This was her own mistake and she shouldn't have involved Vander.

Turning around, he saw a box on one side of the basement. Hidden inside was the gloves Littlefinger had made for him. He thought he would be caught by the law enforcement officer, so he wanted Ike to return the things to Littlefinger.

"I hope this stuff is as good as you crack it up to be," Wei muttered, kicking the box open and fitting the gloves tightly around her arms.

"Ha." Wei looked at the wooden door in front of him, wondering where to start without causing too much damage. "Sorry in advance, Ike, I didn't mean to break it."

Suddenly, Wei felt the light around him dim, and turned to look at the window. The originally dim yellow glass was now covered in blood red.

"No"

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After taking a puff of his pipe, Vandel calmly asked the law enforcer to put on handcuffs, so that the conflict between the upper and lower cities would stop and there would be no more bloodshed. He also hoped that Benso could handle the troubles that would come later. Zaun and Piltover were twin cities mentioned together. Once they were completely separated, the two cities would be cannibalized by the surrounding areas.

However, as soon as I stepped out of the grocery store, I saw a purple light flying past my eyes in an instant.

Sheriff Grayson fell down. Everything happened so fast that all the former sharpshooter could do was to pull the trigger once at the phantom.

"Who is there? Come out!" A tall shadow was vaguely seen in the thick fog that lingered in Zaun.

"Silco? You damned fellow, you'd better get back to your rat hole wherever you came from." Benso strode forward. He had to protect Fandel who couldn't fight back.

"You always get in the way when you should give way"

A shadow attacked from the side, breaking Benso's left hand, cutting his skin, and about to crush his entire rib cage. It seemed that Benso was about to be torn in half.

"Hah..." The door behind him shattered, and a figure rushed out, smashing into the monster that attacked Benso with the remaining force.

Only then did the survivors see what had happened.

Wei raised her arms to block in front of Fandel. As the exhaust sounded, alchemical fuel was pumped into the pressure device, and blue electric light began to flash on the gloves.

On the other side, there was a deformed monster, its skin seemed to be stretched by blood vessels, with purple potion flowing through it.

Wei let out a breath and glanced at Bensuo's condition. Fortunately, he seemed to be still breathing. It was time to end this quickly.

While the monster was knocked to the ground and hadn't stood up yet, Wei gathered her strength and rushed to the side of the monster. Driven by the recoil gas from the gloves, her right arm delivered a fierce uppercut to the chin, knocking the monster flying into the air.

After a brief pause, he turned around using the inertia of the glove's air jets and smashed the monster hard in the chest with his left elbow.

"Go away, monster"

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Chapter 10: Silko defeats the leader of the Black Alley

Without any extra thoughts, Wei just kept punching. The big guy in front of him was very fast and powerful. Since he was able to stand up after being hit so many times, this monster probably didn't feel much pain, or maybe he had an amazing recovery ability?

Whatever the reason, it is not good news for Wei. Now all Wei can do is to keep defending, wait for the opportunity, and find a way to hit the opponent's waistline hard. Bet that this monster that looks like a human still retains the fatal points of a human.

How much time had passed? Five minutes? Ten minutes? Half an hour? Wei was now thankful for the glove's pusher, which saved her a lot of energy.

He felt a tearing pain in his lungs with every breath, the gloves on his wrists became heavier, and his steps became heavier. No, he couldn't stop. If he stopped, he would be hit. Wei knew that in the current state of his body, he would never be able to get up if he was hit head-on.

As Wei continued to attack, the charging sound of the Crushing Gloves became louder and louder. The frequent compression and release also made the pressure chamber in the forearm hotter and hotter. Finally, after a punch, the fuel in the gloves was completely exhausted and there was no movement.

Wei, who was used to the power of punching, was disrupted by the sudden change in his center of gravity. Before he could try to correct it, he saw an arm with purple light hit his blocking forearm heavily, and was immediately sent flying by Lun.

"Eleven minutes... I have to say you are much more resilient than I thought, little girl." Hilco sent away the surviving "partner" law enforcement officer and looked at Fandel who was kneeling beside him to check on Wei's injuries.

"She's a lot like you, Fandel, just as tough, but she looks a little braver than you." Hilco turned around and signaled his men to take Fandel back to the base. "Have the guts to stand up and resist."

After being hit hard in the face, Vander slowly fell to the ground. Before he lost consciousness, he vaguely noticed that a white-haired boy hiding on the roof was sneaking towards him.

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It was like being in a quiet pool of water. I couldn't feel my limbs, and there was no distinction between up and down. The sounds in my ears seemed to be separated by a layer. Was someone calling me? No, I couldn't hear clearly. I couldn't concentrate. I felt like I was sinking.

"Wei, wake up, Wei." Ike shook her hurriedly. Wei had been unconscious for a while and had just started to react.

"Little one?" He tried to get up and directed his wandering gaze towards the source of the voice, but found that his arms and thighs were extremely sore. He thought... he seemed to have fainted?

"You finally woke up. I've been worried about you for a long time. When you were carried in, you didn't react at all. I almost thought you were dead." Ike grabbed Wei's shoulders tightly.

"Where's Fandel? How's Benso?" Wei struggled to get up.

"They captured Fandel, but Benso is still alive," Ike said anxiously.

"Where's Benso?"

"Benso just went out to find help... He asked me to follow that group of people, and then he took care of you... He left as soon as I came back."

Hearing this, Wei stood up and asked, "Where did they take Fandel?"

"I chased them to the old cannery at the dock, but there were too many of Hilco's men there, so I ran back."

"You did a great job," Wei said with a firm look, "thanks for your help, little one."

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"So this is your work, Mr. Singed?" Enoch stared at the monster floating in the petri dish with interest. Forgive Enoch for not being good at biotechnology. When he saw this thing, his first reaction was what kind of genetically modified monster specimen was this?

It was not until he noticed that the body was still vibrating slightly that Enoch realized that this thing was still alive.

"Excuse me, I have never seen this kind of creature, and I can't imagine how it would look when it is far away, but are you sure that this thing can still be called 'alive' rather than 'residual neural reaction'?"

After finding out that the marketing guru Hilco, who had been giving him chicken soup all the time, had left, Enoch felt much happier. Seeing a scholar of biological reagents, he couldn't help but want to tease him.

"Life is fragile yet tenacious. As long as there is a chance, every life will find ways to evolve." Singed ignored the young man's ridicule and just stated the facts.

"Yes, I totally agree. It is because life is delicate and fragile that I like machines. To strengthen the body with machines is like piling up stones. You can succeed if you find the right position. However, to make adjustments directly on the life level is more like playing pirate barrels. No one knows if the sword will jump up after being inserted."

Enoch showed Singed his mantis blade creations while observing the chemical traces that wrapped around the entire factory. "Silco told me that he has a potion that can help Zaun. Can you let me take a look at it?"

"Follow me, over here." Singed ignored Enoch. He had seen many guys like him in Piltover, and even he himself was the same. He firmly believed in his own research. But this was a good thing. If he happened to choose the right path, he could achieve unbelievable achievements.

"Compared to its creations, the human body is fragile and easily damaged. However, it has a precision that is unimaginable for man-made objects. Human instincts are tightly shrunk inside and refuse to change. What my potion 'Glimmer' can do is to be a key, allowing life forms to no longer reject evolution, thereby releasing potential and becoming faster and stronger."

With a thud, a figure with purple light all over his body fell in front of Enoch and Singed, roared in pain, and tried to get up again.

Enoch observed the "strong man" in front of him with great interest. The fact that he was still able to move after falling from such a great height showed that he had a very strong ability to resist impact, his muscle density should also be extremely high, and the energy transfer in his body should also have been enhanced, otherwise there would be no reason for him to get up so quickly.

Blunt impact is not very effective. You should use sharp objects to cut. Strong acids and alkalis can also quickly destroy biological tissues.

"Is this the sample? It looks like he's not very smart." Enoch turned to ask Singed, he felt like he was being cheated, this didn't seem like it would help him gain an advantage. Enoch originally thought that Hilco had made something like the "Captain Serum", but now the one lying in front of him looked more like a tyrant.

"Does he still have self-awareness?" After the enhanced man in front of him got up, he looked around and began to roar and rush towards Enoch.

Enoch immediately stepped back to avoid the attack, locked the mantis blade in his right hand backwards, then suddenly relaxed and released it. At the moment when the enhanced man pounced, the sharp blade brought by his arm drew a perfect arc, leaving a purple blood line.

"Is there any side effect of this Glimmer Potion that I don't know about?" Ignoring the enhanced man who lost an arm and wailed on the ground, Enoch stared at Singed.

Singed nodded gently. "Any living creature will instinctively refuse to change. This is the nature of nature."

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