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"Your actions are too decisive."

Although Janna did not show up, her monsoon was actually constantly flowing around the venue, and she participated in the entire conversation between Li Xuan, Vander, Silk, Victor, and Ike.

She couldn't help but feel speechless at the simplicity and crudeness of Li Xuan's method. Could this really work? Nothing would go wrong, right?

"What's wrong with that? In my opinion, it's quite wrong. There's no need for you to be so meticulous about many things, Cana. Just give the general direction and let the people below handle it themselves. Otherwise, you'll be very tired. We just need to grasp one thing, and that is strength. Only strength can solve all problems. If it can't, then it means you don't have enough strength."

Although Li Xuanxuan's words sounded a bit like a hands-off boss, they were also true. After all, that's what he did in the box garden, and nothing went wrong. Instead, the Arcadia Community became extremely powerful in his hands.

Moreover, this is how the community on the Box Garden Continent normally operates. The leader serves as a symbol and support of power, while the governance, operation and development of the community are often determined by staff or other people. The leader holds power, so there is no need to worry about others undermining or rebelling. The higher the magic world, the more so.

"Okay! What you said seems to make sense."

Faced with Li Xuan's sophistry, Janna had to admit that his words did make sense. As an ancient wind elf, she naturally knew the importance of strength.

"But among these people, who will become the leader of a city like Zaun in the future?"

"Does this even need to be considered? First of all, Ike is too young to compete for the leadership this term. He might be able to compete in the next term once he's grown up. Victor, a pure scientist, clearly doesn't have the skills to lead a city. The only candidates left are obviously Vander and Silk. Vander has a high reputation in Zaun, while Silk is quite powerful. However, I'm more optimistic about Vander."

"Why? If you follow your theory, then it's obvious that Silko's power is greater. Are you contradicting yourself?"

"No, it's obvious that Vandel is more powerful. Power is not such an inconvenient thing. Reputation is also a very powerful force. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at Hilko himself. Wasn't he also an admirer of Vandel in the past? He has been chasing the shadow of Vandel in the past. As long as he can't get rid of this admiration, he will return to Vandel in the future."

Chapter 394: Goodbye to Jace and Victor

Li Xuan shook his head and denied Jana's point of view. Strength does not only refer to simple violence. Reputation and honor are also extremely powerful forces. Silko himself may not have noticed that in the discussion with Vandel, Vandel unknowingly took the initiative in the discourse. Vandel was talking most of the time and he was listening. Silko now seemed to have returned to the past, existing as Vandel's right-hand man.

This is not because Vandel is scheming and does it on purpose, but because Vandel and Hilko have been getting along like this for a long time. Therefore, after meeting again after a long separation, the two could not help but return to this way of getting along.

It is obvious that Silko has no ability to change this outcome. Unless he kills Vandel now, his final fate will be to surrender to Vandel's subordinates. However, with Li Xuan above him, Silko cannot take this physical approach to eliminate Vandel, so his fate is already doomed.

"It seems that this is indeed the case."

Looking at the scene in the distance, Janna agreed with Li Xuan's idea that the final winner should be Vandel. Janna also thought this result was very good. Although both of them were citizens of Zaun, she still preferred Vandel, who had come to his senses and yearned for peace, to Hilko, who wanted to provoke the War of the Two Cities.

Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Janna nod. Silko had absolutely no chance now. In his vision, the dragon of fortune, symbolizing the city of Zaun, had already begun flowing toward Vandal after Janna, Zaun's patron saint, nodded in favor of Vandal. However, Silko's fortune was far inferior. Clearly, Vandal would be the leader of the new Zaun.

"By the way, is what you said about the Shell People true?"

Janna, who had just joined the chat group and had not finished reading the entire background story of League of Legends, did not know much about the connection between the Shell People and Hextech, so she was very surprised when she heard the news.

"Of course this is true. Why would I lie to them?"

Li Xuan glanced at Janna unhappily.

"Could it be that you still feel sorry for the people of Piltover and want to protect them, interfering in the feud between the Shell People and Piltover?"

Janna thought about this for a long time, and finally shook her head, saying forget it. If it was in the past when the people of Piltover still believed in her, she would have intervened against her own beliefs even if Piltover was in the wrong in the matter between the Shellmen and Piltover. After all, she was also the patron saint of Piltover at that time.

But now the people of Piltover have long forgotten her, so she has no reason to go against her conscience and intervene in this matter. It's not that Janna is snobbish, but that the people of Piltover are not morally right in this matter. The development of Hextech technology is based on the blood, tears and sacrifices of the Shell People.

Janna had no intention of going against her will for the sake of a past friendship. Since the people of Piltover had plundered the life crystals of the Brackers for their own advancement, it was only natural that they should accept their retaliation. Life for a life, debt for a debt—this was the law of nature. Furthermore, the Brackers were far more powerful than Piltover. Therefore, Piltover had no claim to either physical or social justice, and its tragic fate was only natural.

Just as Li Xuan and Janna were discussing the future of Zaun, Viktor had already arrived in the territory of Piltover.

Viktor was somewhat well-known in Piltover, as the assistant to Jayce, the rising councilor who invented the renowned Hextech. Unlike the average Zaun, Viktor had unimpeded access to Piltover, free to move about without any Piltover law enforcers or others to stop or question him.

Moreover, many people were quite polite when they met Viktor, but Viktor understood that these Piltover people were so polite not because they really respected him, but because they were giving face to Jayce, the emerging senator with great development prospects behind him. These Piltover people were polite on the surface, but in fact, the arrogance and disdain in their eyes could not be hidden from him, who had now accepted the inheritance of the Arcane Empire of Netheril.

Although he has only been exposed to it for a short time, Victor himself has made great achievements in the field of magic. Although this magical knowledge and the arcanist's system are two different fields, there are many things that are interconnected. It can be said that with his legendary intelligence, he can already use some basic zero-ring or one-ring magic in a preliminary way, and his perception is much more sensitive than before.

These things further deepened Viktor's disgust for Piltover, and made him understand that although Zaun was backward and had a harsh environment compared to Piltover and had many shortcomings, it was where he truly belonged. In Piltover, he would always be an inferior person from the garbage dump.

Soon Viktor arrived in front of Jayce's villa. After becoming a senator, Jayce's identity was different from before. Although he had just become a senator not long ago, as a member of the ruling class of the city of Piltover, and a person who mastered Hextech, a core technology with great development prospects and huge benefits, the other members naturally had their own advantages. The senators would not fight for the remaining benefits, but would leave a share for him, the new senator.

So soon after becoming a council member, Jace moved into a large villa and became a wealthy man. Ordinary people could not enter his villa at all.

But Viktor is different, after all, they are friends who have shared hardships. Although there are some differences in the direction of Hextech research and development, Jayce can still share wealth with Viktor, and his character is still guaranteed. It's just that Viktor can't let go of Zaun.

So even though there were a lot of things to do after becoming a member of parliament and Jace's work was extremely busy, he still quickly rushed back home after receiving the news from Victor.

"Victor, what's the matter with you coming to see me? I will definitely help you if there is anything."

Jayce knew his good friend's character very well. He understood that they had had significant disagreements over the development of Hextech, and that Speaker Heimerdinger had also denied Viktor's ideas. This was a huge blow to him. If it weren't for something very important, Viktor would not have come to him at this time.

For this reason, Jayce was determined to do his utmost to help his friend, no matter what the problem. He felt deeply guilty for having monopolized the honor and benefits of developing Hextech. After all, Hextech was developed by him and Viktor, yet now he was the only one reaping the benefits.

Chapter 395: Shocking News Brought by Victor

"No, I came here to say goodbye to you. I'll be leaving in a few days, and it won't be easy to meet again in the future."

Viktor's words surprised Jayce greatly, and he had no idea what was going on.

"Why? Viktor, you're leaving? Where are you going? If it's because of Hextech, just wait for me. I'll be able to convince the others soon. I'm also working hard on peace between Piltover and Zaun. Believe me, I'll handle it all."

Victor was somewhat touched by Jayce's words. He was not mistaken about Jayce. Jayce was his true friend. Although there were some differences between them, it did not undermine their friendship.

"In a few days, even if I don't tell you, Jace, you'll know about this. Not only am I leaving, but the entire Zaun is leaving Pilgrimwater and moving to a new place."

Jayce was shocked and puzzled. He knew every word Viktor said, but when they were put together, it was completely incomprehensible. Viktor's words were completely incomprehensible to him. How could the entire Zaun be training for the Bowhunter Pilgewater? How could this be possible? Was Viktor's mental state affected by this huge shock?

"Victor? A-Are you okay?"

Seeing Jayce hesitate to speak, Victor understood what he was thinking and couldn't help but feel a little amused.

"Jayce, I'm not crazy. What I said is true. Because of the escalating conflict between Zaun and Piltover, Zaun's patron goddess, Janna, the storm goddess, decided to move the entire Zaun to another place in order to resolve the conflict between Zaun and Piltover."

"Victor, you're kidding, right? Does the Storm Goddess really exist?"

Because of the Rune War hundreds of years ago, those powerful lives have not appeared in front of ordinary people for a long time. So even though Rune Continent is a magical world, Jace is still skeptical about the existence of gods like Janna.

"Of course, long before Piltover and Zaun came into being, Janna, the goddess of storms, already existed on the land of Pilgrimwater. She has served as the protector of this land ever since. This time, she has issued an oracle: to prevent conflict between Zaun and Piltover, she will use her divine power to take away all of Zaun. In this way, the conflict between Zaun and Piltover will disappear in the face of the barriers of time and space."

Seeing that Jayce was still a little skeptical, Viktor continued to explain. Anyway, this matter couldn't be hidden from Piltover, so Viktor could speak openly. The only thing he needed to conceal was the details about Li Xuan, including his existence and the arcane magic system he passed down.

While Jayce and Heimerdinger were both exceptional researchers, and Piltover was a more suitable place to inherit Netheril's Arcane Empire than Zaun, Li Xuan had clearly passed down this knowledge out of respect for Janna, the Storm Goddess. Viktor naturally wouldn't pass it on. He simply felt a pity that Piltover had abandoned its faith in Janna, thus missing out on a golden opportunity—a chance to fully elevate Piltover and even recreate a kingdom comparable to the ancient Shurima Empire.

"Jayce, you'll know about this in a few days. Such a big thing can't be hidden from the people in Piltover. And you can ask Teacher Heimerdinger or the ancient families in Piltover about the existence of Mistress Janna. They should all know about her."

After listening to Viktor's explanation, although Jayce still had doubts, he no longer doubted the existence of the Storm Goddess Janna.

"But it's really okay, right? Migrating so many people from Zaun is no small matter, and where can you migrate to?"

"Don't worry, you have to trust in Lady Janna's power. As for where to move, Lady Janna's friends have some large islands overseas where we can live. It's no problem."

After hearing this, Jayce understood that this matter would definitely not change. However, he still had no concrete understanding of how powerful a god like Janna was. Jayce was still a little worried about such a big thing. After all, even if it was Zuanren, there were hundreds of thousands of lives involved. If something went wrong, it would not be a small matter.

Just when Jayce was still thinking about whether he should go to his teacher Heimerdinger to ask about the situation of the Storm Goddess Janna, Viktor dropped a bigger bomb on him...which directly blew her to the ground.

"Jace, put aside the fact that Zaun and I are leaving for now. That's not why I came to see you this time. My main purpose is to persuade you to give up Hextech."

"What? Victor, you came here just to make fun of me today, right? Or is there something wrong with my ears?"

Viktor's words gave Jayce a headache. What was going on? Viktor, who used to be most eager to continue researching Hextech, actually came to persuade him to give up the research on Hextech today. What was going on? This series of events made Jayce wonder if he was dreaming.

"Jace, I'm not kidding, and there's nothing wrong with your ears. I'm here to persuade you to give up Hextech."

Victor shook his head and said seriously that he was not joking.

"I wonder why?"

Seeing Viktor's expression, Jayce, as his good friend, knew he was serious and wasn't joking. He also took it seriously. Viktor's advice to abandon Hextech was even more shocking to Jayce than the news of Zaun's entire relocation. After all, Hextech was a technology the two had painstakingly researched for years, the fruit of their hard work and wisdom.

"Well, how should I put it? There's a problem with the gemstone that powers Hextech, the core of the technology. It's a serious problem."

"What could possibly be wrong with Hextech? Victor, you and I worked together to develop how to use it. While it's somewhat dangerous, Hextech is undoubtedly the most important stepping stone for our future progress. We can't throw the baby out with the bathwater just because it's dangerous. Victor, who told you there were problems with Hextech?"

Jace frowned. Could it be that Viktor had been so shaken by Chancellor Heimerdinger's words that he had gone from an extreme radical to an extreme conservative, beginning to resist the existence of Hextech?

Chapter 396: Jess is a bit broken

"Jace, I know this news is hard for you to accept, but I learned this from the Lord God. Hextech gems aren't just minerals as we previously thought. They're crystals that were found in an ancient race in the Shurima Desert. Their numbers aren't as high as we thought. The core energy source of Hextech won't be able to supply much longer."

"Victor, you have to be kidding me! Tell me, you are kidding me."

Jayce was a bit devastated. This news wasn't what he wanted to hear. Everyone in Piltover was hoping to capitalize on the success of Hextech, and now Viktor was telling him that the number of Hextech core gems was running low. Jayce couldn't imagine how serious the consequences would be. As the inventor and leader of Hextech's development, Jayce himself would surely be severely damaged and liquidated.

"Victor, can you tell me where that race lives in the Shurima Desert? Tell me, we can still find a solution to the Hextech Gem problem."

Jayce's eyes were bloodshot, and he grabbed Victor's arm tightly, as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw. Although he was kind-hearted, the issue of the Hextech gem still defeated him. Although it was a companion crystal of a race, since it was not human, Jayce would not have much kindness. After all, it was just a Warcraft. For the development of Hextech technology, he could be the sinner.

Viktor could quite understand Jayce's excitement. After all, when he heard the news from Li Xuan, he had thought the same thing. After all, in the harsh environment of Runeterra, even a kind-hearted person wouldn't have much sympathy for a non-human race. The interests of humanity would always be their primary concern. However, Li Xuan's subsequent explanation dispelled Viktor's thoughts. After all, the power of the Crustmen was far beyond the reach of Piltover. On Runeterra, strength reigned supreme.

"Jace, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but I don't know either."

Faced with Victor's answer, Jace calmed down from his excitement and let go of Victor's arm.

"Victor, I'm sorry, I was too excited just now. But if you don't know, who knows where they are? Is it Janna, the goddess of storms?"

"Jace, I'm afraid you're thinking too much about this question. I know what you're thinking, but even if you find it, I'm afraid the result won't be what you want."

Faced with Victor's dissuasion, Jayce also realized the problem.

"Victor, why do you say that? Is that race very ferocious? Don't worry, no matter how ferocious the Warcraft are, what can they do to the unanimous demands of the entire city of Piltover? Moreover, with Hextech in hand, Piltover is now much more powerful."

Jayce didn't take the Crustoids seriously. In his view, they were nothing more than monsters. Even if they had some strength, how strong they were was not a problem under the will of everyone in Piltover. In the end, they could only become raw materials and stepping stones for the advancement of Piltover's hextech technology.

"Jace, haven't you ever considered how powerful the magical energy contained in the Hextech Core is? This race called the Shell People has been using it for thousands of years. You can't even imagine how powerful they are. As for Hextech, we've only developed it a few years, and how long have others been using it? Using Hextech against them is completely futile and asking for trouble."

Victor saw Jace's contempt and indifference, and warned him very seriously.

"This? Can't the entire Piltover team up to defeat them?"

After hearing Victor's dissuasion, Jace was a little stunned. Indeed, the Hextech Gems have such powerful magical energy. If the race called the Shell People can use it, their strength will probably be extremely powerful.

"Of course not! Jace, just think about how powerful and terrifying Hextech would be if it were developed to its peak, and you'll understand. Even if the Shell People aren't particularly good at developing and applying this kind of primitive magical energy, tens of thousands of years is enough for them to develop it to its limit."

"According to the information I received, the Shellmen originally fell into a deep sleep to avoid the Rune War. Now, because those adventurers dug out the Companion Crystals in the Shellmen's bodies while they were sleeping, the most powerful member of the Shellmen has awakened. He is planning to take back the Companion Crystals of his people. Obviously, most of the Shellmen's Companion Crystals are in Piltover. Piltover will obviously bear the brunt of the attack and cannot escape."

Viktor told Jayce all the news about the Shellmen in one breath, regardless of whether Jayce could bear it or not. He had fulfilled his obligation and repaid the favor, and now he was debt-free. As for whether Piltover could cope with the fierce attack of the Shellmen, it had little to do with him. It was the fault of the people of Piltover themselves.

"How powerful is this so-called strongest member of the Shell People tribe, 657 people? How dare they attack Piltover alone? Isn't he afraid of death?"

Jayce frowned slightly. He admitted that the energy contained in the Hextech Gem was indeed very powerful, but for a mere person to want to challenge the entire city of Piltover, it would be too much of a disregard for everyone in Piltover.

"Jace, we're living too far away from the Rune Wars. You could ask Chancellor Heimerdinger. He should be well aware of the true strength of Rune Continent's powerful beings. From what I've heard, while the power of that Shellman wasn't particularly strong during the Rune Wars, it had reached the limit of mortals and was already capable of participating in the war."

Victor shook his head, feeling helpless about Jayce's ignorance. Living in the rare peaceful period on Rune Continent, Jayce had very little understanding of the truly strong.

Yes, although things are not entirely peaceful across Runeterra right now, with Roxas and Ionia locked in a fierce war, this is a rare and fortunate time for the troubled Runeterra. After all, there were still world-destroying wars like the Void Invasion, the Darkin Rebellion, and the Rune Wars ahead. So what does a minor conflict on Runeterra now really matter?

Chapter 397 Heimerdinger's Decision

But thinking about this, Victor felt he couldn't blame Jace for being so ignorant. After all, he had been the same way before. His current clear understanding of the situation in Runeterra was thanks to the Netheril inheritance Li Xuan had given him, which included comparisons of the abilities of legendary arcanists with those of Runeterra's powerful warriors. Victor himself was able to understand the terrifying power wielded by the truly powerful warriors of the Uninhabited Continent.

"Jace, this is what's going on. I've already given you all the news I wanted to share. Think about it carefully. It's best to collect all the Hextech Gems and return them to that powerful Shellman when he arrives. That way, there might still be some room for maneuver. Otherwise, Piltover will surely be in for a catastrophe."

"Is it really necessary to go to this extent? Besides, the current state of Hextech isn't something I can decide on my own."

Jayce could only smile bitterly. Hextech had already grown to such a level in Piltover that it was no longer something that a mere councilor like him could have the final say on. Even Heimerdinger, the Speaker of Piltover and his and Viktor's teacher, could not stop it. After all, this was in the interests of the vast majority of Piltover people.

"You and the teacher have to figure this out. All I can do is pass on this news to you. I have to go back to Zaun and do my part to help with the relocation."

Although Viktor was well aware of Jayce's helplessness, he had no good solution. After all, this was Piltover's own business. As a Zaun native, he had to work hard for the future of his hometown.

"Is that so? Yeah, that's right. Relocating an entire city is no small matter. Viktor, you go by yourself. I'm going to talk to Mr. Heimerdinger about countermeasures. Thank you so much for this, Viktor. Otherwise, if Piltover had been attacked by the Shellmen without knowing it, it would have suffered heavy losses. Although we will have fewer opportunities to meet in the future, I still hope that our friendship can continue in the future~."

Facing the big hand extended by Jayce, Victor shook it without hesitation.

"Of course, my best friend. Goodbye! See you later!"

After saying goodbye, Victor turned and left. Jayce looked at his back and realized that he might not have many opportunities to see Victor in the future. But this was natural. The two of them were no longer the young people who worked day and night together to study Hextech. They had grown up and each had their own responsibilities. Although this did not damage their friendship, they could no longer be as willful as in the past and had to take responsibility for their own responsibilities.

Jace shook his head, turned around and found his teacher Heimerdinger and told him everything.

"This is a huge problem. The migration of Zaun and the invasion of the Shell People."

Heimerdinger was also a little crazy. Although he was only thinking about inventions, as he was born into the immortal race of Yordle, he also knew how terrifying and terrible the real strong people on Rune Continent were. The migration of Zaun was irrelevant to him, but the arrival of the Shell People, if Viktor's information was correct, such a strong man who could participate in the Rune War could not be stopped by Piltover now.

"No, I'm going to issue an order for everyone to reclaim all the Hextech gems and return them to the Shellmen. Otherwise, Piltover will be in big trouble."

"Teacher, is it really necessary to go to this extent?"

Jayce was also a little confused about Heimerdinger's decision. Could it be that everything Viktor said was true, without any exaggeration?

"Of course, Jayce. You don't know how terrifying it is to truly be able to come into contact with the ultimate mortals. They can easily defeat ten thousand at a time. Without someone of the same level to hold them back, if they were to go in and out seven times, Piltover would basically be gone."

The number of strong people who have not been able to cross the limit of human and god is naturally still useful, but as long as the opponent is not stubborn and keeps fighting and retreating, without strong people of the same level to restrain them, Piltover will sooner or later collapse and be destroyed.

Although Heimerdinger is not considered to be the strongest among the Yordles, as a scholar he is well aware of the terrifying nature of such strong men. For example, he knows the Yordle far away in Ionia, Kennen, the first and only Furiousheart of the Order of the Kinkou in hundreds of years. He is a strong man of this level, and Heimerdinger knows clearly how powerful he is.