Chapter 844 Graduation Project

In Piltover and throughout Runeterra, most areas use the Noxian calendar to express the year.

Time always flows unknowingly, and two months passed in the blink of an eye. It was May 1989, and it was time for graduation defense.

It's also the graduation season for the entire University of Piltover, and the campus is bustling with activity.

At 8:40 in the morning, more than half of the lecture hall belonging to Hex Institute of Technology was filled with students. Most of them had nervousness and anticipation on their faces, and they were clearly divided into two parts, left and right.

There are only a dozen students on the left side, all wearing starched white clothes, but there are a total of forty or fifty people on the right side. The boys are luxuriously dressed, and the girls are gorgeous. The simple aisle in the middle separates the two. world.

When the sound of opening the door sounded, both parties looked back, but when they saw the person coming, they both showed some surprise.

Having been classmates for three years, they naturally knew everyone in the college, especially Sewell, who had a certain reputation. But I was just busy with my graduation project and I didn’t see him much for two or three months. This guy seemed to be different?

The first is the clothing. Although it can be seen that it is a relatively cheap brand, it is still a brand-name product and is the daily choice of ordinary Piltover people. It is already very expensive for Zaun people.

The second is the figure. The guy was obviously very thin when he last saw him. Even the outline of his cheekbones was vaguely visible, but his eyes were fuller. He is not fat, but strong. You can even faintly see the outline of muscles on his exposed forearms, full of strength and exuding a strong smell of male hormones.

It's only two months, not two years. Even if you hire a professional fitness coach for guidance, it won't be so fast, right? Did he eat a hex crystal? !

The final difference is naturally their temperament. Unlike other Zaans, the eyebrows seem to be naturally twisted together, and the waist and back are unnaturally slumped downwards. The expression is always sullen and defensive. The Sewell in front of him has his head held high and his expression is calm. It seems that he is the examiner of this graduation project defense.

‘I seem to have heard that... he chose to improve the Hex Flying Gate as part of his graduation project? He couldn't really succeed, could he? ! ’ Many Piltover students looked surprised.

You must know that the Hex Flying Gate is one of the greatest inventions since Professor Jesse created Hex Technology. It connects Piltover to different regions, greatly shortening the distance between regions, and further highlighting the Piltover's characteristics as a transportation hub have brought greater prosperity to Piltover.

Such high-end design is a miracle for students, at least it allows them to improve, because they have no ideas at all.

There was also a small commotion among Zu An's students. After a few seconds, Ji Xing's roommate Wu Bin waved.

"Sevier, here!"

Ji Xing nodded, walked to sit among the students in Zaun, and suddenly there was an awkward and sour murmur from behind him: "New clothes... I haven't passed the graduation defense yet, and Master Xavier used the standards of Piltover people to ask for it" Did you do it yourself?”

"Don't say that, Arian." Another hoarse female voice came: "Sevier, the graduation topic you chose... was successful?"

Ji Xing looked back and saw that the young man from Zu'an who ate lemons was named Arrian. He was tall and strong, with a scar on his right cheek from childhood. He looked very fierce, but people should not be judged by their appearance. He was actually the ancestor of these ancestors. The one with the best grades among An students, a strong contender for first place in the department.

The girl's name is Alyssa. She is petite, has a cute face, and has big and smart eyes. Unfortunately, because she drank too much unclean alchemical wastewater when she was young, her throat was severely damaged. When she speaks, it feels like fingernails scratching glass. Harsh and harsh.

"It's considered a success." Ji Xing replied.

What? Arian looked shocked, and Alyssa was stunned for a moment before smiling and blessing her sincerely: "That's great, congratulations."

The fat face of Wu Bin, who is sitting next to Ji Xing, also seemed to be unnaturally flushed with excitement: "Really? I haven't seen you in the dormitory during this period, and I can't see you in the library. Even you weren't here this morning. Dormitory, I thought you gave up!”

His voice was slightly louder, instantly making Ji Xing become the focus of the classroom again.

The surrounding Zaan students understood what he meant, and some were envious and jealous, while the students in Piltover couldn't help but start a discussion among themselves.

"real or fake?"

"That kind of guy can improve Professor Jace's Hex Flying Door? This is unscientific!"

"But the guy's changes..."

"I think I saw him running on the court a month ago, but I didn't pay attention at all... How did he train to be like this?"

"Hey, I don't believe it anyway. By the way, I seemed to have seen him more than a month ago, outside the dirty Zaun community. Maybe...hehe, he was after those stinky Zaun women. The person doing the training is no longer Xiao'er, so naturally it's a little different."

"Kevin! It's so ungentlemanly for you to speak like this, you look like a Zaun!"

"Asshole, you are from Zaun!"

Amidst the bursts of noise, a young man sitting in the center gradually looked impatient. He knocked on the table lightly and said, "Don't you need to prepare the content of the defense?"

The Piltover students were silent for a moment, and finally they went about their business, their eyes only meeting in the dark.

Because the people of Piltover are also divided into three, six, and nine grades, the young man who spoke is the nephew of one of the six highest councilors in Piltover. His grades are also among the best in the college, and he has a strong say among Piltover students.

In such an environment, time passed by minute by second. Near nine o'clock, the lecture theater was almost full. The door opened again. When they saw someone coming, all the students stood up and offered longing and even fanatical greetings. look.

It was a tall and handsome man in a suit, his name was Jace Tallis, the inventor of Hex Technology, the man who led Piltover into a new era!

Of course, he is also the dean of Hex Technology Academy, but it is difficult for students to see this busy man. In the three years since he enrolled, he has only attended three of his public classes, but this does not delay the students' admiration for him.

The man following him was thin, with heavy dark circles under his eyes. He was leaning on a cane and walking with a limp. His presence was very weak.

The students did not dare to underestimate him. Although this man was not well-known outside and rarely appeared in the college, students who had attended a few of his classes knew that Professor Victor was extremely capable, far exceeding the average lecturers in the college. Professors.

"Professor Jess!"

"Professor Victor!" Following these two people, five more permanent professors from the college came in, and the students also greeted them one by one.

The seven people sat down in the seats prepared in front of the lecture theater, and heavy pressure suddenly enveloped every student.

Seeing this appearance, Jess smiled softly and said: "Although I rarely meet you, I have an impression of everyone's appearance, and I often pay attention to everyone's achievements and growth.

Today, seven of us will form a defense committee that will review the students' three-year study results. Students, don't be nervous. As long as you perfectly state your chosen topic, design, and complete your ideas, we will not prevent you from graduating normally.

Moreover, we will also give appropriate rewards to those who perform exceptionally well. The three best people among them can even join Victor and I’s research team and become our assistants. "

There was a slight silence among the students.

The next moment, even Loren Samio, the nephew of the congressman, was surprised to be able to become Professor Jace's assistant? Even he didn't know about it, and it was worth fighting for!

You must know that Jess has been a popular figure in Piltover in recent years. Although he is not a parliamentarian, he already has the influence of a parliamentarian.

assistant? That's a student too!

Students are secretly encouraging each other, and good friends are secretly competing with each other... Only three people are included!

"Then let's start directly, Professor Jess." A middle-aged man on Jess's left opened the roster: "75 students, even if each student only takes five minutes, it will be evening. Your time is Very precious.”

"Okay, Professor Tov."

"The first one, Hash Yebuda."

A Piltover student stood up nervously, holding the paper he had prepared.

"Good morning, professors, I am...the topic I prepared is..."

One after another, some are well prepared, some are stumbling, and some are talking nonsense, some are imaginative, and some are down-to-earth, some have created physical demonstrations, and some have composed and described them out of thin air.

The professors sometimes frowned, sometimes nodded, and occasionally made a few comments that made the students pale or feel complacent. The scores of each person on the roster were not directly announced, making the students who had completed their graduation defense sit back in their seats uneasily.

However, students can clearly see which performances are particularly superior. For example, Loren Samio's "Improved Design of Steam Robots" and Arrian's "Alchemical Limb Nerve Construction" have won praises from several professors.

These two people will probably occupy two of the spots, so the last one...

"Next, Sevier."

When this name echoed, the air in the lecture theater became particularly strange and quiet.

Finally it's his turn, has he really improved Professor Jace's Hex Flying Door? I'm afraid it's just talk on paper and will be refuted on the spot by the professors?

This strange atmosphere even made Jace feel that something was wrong. He put down the pen he was reviewing on the previous student and looked up.

Facing everyone's gaze, Ji Xing walked up to the podium. He did not hold large or small manuscripts in his hands like most students. He did not take out something from his trouser pocket until he had greeted the professors and introduced himself. .

It was a very light capsule that was held by Ji Xing's two fingers. It was about three centimeters in length and only one centimeter in diameter.

Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Ji Xing showed the capsule to everyone.

"This is my topic today, the finished product - a universal capsule."

He stepped aside and threw the capsule on the ground. With a bang, there was one less capsule on the ground and one more...

Tin bucket? !

The bucket was nearly half a meter high and over 30 centimeters in diameter, but it appeared in everyone's sight as if it had grown out of thin air from the ground!

Everyone's eyes were blank.

What's this? magic? magic? !

Only Victor, who had been sick and seemed to have no interest in anything, sat up straight in an instant, stared closely at the bucket, and suddenly said: "Classmate Sewell, can it turn back into that capsule? "

"Okay, Professor Victor."

Ji Xing stepped forward and pressed lightly on a mechanism beside the bucket. Again in full view of everyone, the bucket suddenly turned back into the capsule, which was held by Ji Xing's fingertips.

"Due to funding and material limitations, the life of this universal capsule should only be five to eight times. It was used once during testing and once again during the demonstration just now. If you are interested, professors, you can test it yourself."

"Ahem... let me do it."

Victor coughed twice with a little excitement, stood up with a cane, walked to the podium and took the capsule from Ji Xing: "How to use it?"

Ji Xing explained briefly, and then Jace also reacted. He was originally a scientist of the same level and keenness as Victor, but after becoming famous, he participated in too many social events, and gradually couldn't keep up with Victor in experiments, but he had not lost his keenness as a scientist.

So he also stood up excitedly, and Victor nodded to him and only said two key words: "Very light."

Then, as Ji Xing demonstrated, he gently threw the universal capsule to the ground.

With a bang, the bucket appeared!

Jayce walked over and picked up the bucket, weighed it, and said to Victor: "About eight pounds."

The two top scientists looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise and shock, and they could both appreciate the epoch-making performance and strategic significance of the universal capsule - we are just here to host a graduation defense, and you actually made such a thing for us? !

The students below didn't quite understand, but from the interaction between the two professors, they could see that Sewell might have made something extraordinary.

Professor Victor did it himself, so it was definitely not magic, but... such a small capsule can switch back and forth with a large bucket, how on earth is this done? !

And... just Sewell?

A Zaun? !

Amid the restlessness of the students, only Ji Xing's roommate Wu Bin had a different expression, not too much surprise, only jealousy and nervousness.

Among the astonished professors, there was also a middle-aged female professor with a strange expression. She broke the silence and said, "Student Seville, can you explain to everyone the idea of ​​designing this "universal capsule"? There is no need to involve core secrets."

With the help of Ji Xing, Jayce also restored the bucket to a capsule. Holding the light capsule, he looked at Ji Xing: "Yes, Student Seville..."

Ji Xing nodded slightly and said, "The principle of designing it comes from Professor Jayce's Hexgate. Everyone knows that the Hexgate shortens the distance between spaces and infinitely shortens the distance between regions.

Through the Hexgate, we were in Piltover one second ago, and the next second we We may appear on the land of Noxus.

This leads us to a conclusion - space is not a straight line, but a complex curve. As long as we grasp the two ends accurately, we can cross the gap of space.

By extension, by pinching the two ends of space together, we have a universal capsule, a technology that can flexibly retract and release space. Now I have only succeeded in a fixed bucket, but I think in the near future, everyone will be able to carry a suitcase, a car, a house, and even a building with them! Take it and put it away at any time, extremely convenient! ”

Everyone has learned the curvature of space, but at this time they all doubt that what they have learned is not the same as what Ji Xing has learned.

And imagining the picture of carrying a building on your body, everyone loses the ability to speak!

Victor coughed lightly and wanted to ask again, but the voice of the female professor suddenly exploded again: "I asked you to explain your ideas, not to imagine the future!"

"Can't you tell your ideas? Do you want me to help you? You dare to steal the research results of my team? ! Seville!"

... What?! The atmosphere in the lecture hall suddenly changed again.