Chapter 112: Build a Railway From the Twin Cities to Demacia!
"Thank you for taking the time to witness the birth of the new councillor. I also congratulate Mr. Talis for becoming the eighth councillor of Piltover. May you evolve."
Mel went on stage to give his final congratulatory speech, and Viktor and Jayce left. Before leaving, Jayce saw Rowan in the crowd, and then he immediately waved to Rowan and invited Rowan to attend the banquet.
Rowan certainly did not refuse. He took Lux and Kai'Sa to the dinner.
It was not yet evening, but the banquet had already begun. There were plates of exquisite snacks, various kinds of wine and drinks, and the aroma of the feast being processed in the kitchen that could be transmitted to the dinner. There were many people at the banquet, from all walks of life, but there was no Zaun.
Because even if Jayce agreed to let the Zaun people come, Viktor immediately dissuaded them, and the friends Jayce made in Zaun didn't want to come either. Viktor knew that even if Jayce had a good impression of Zaun and became a councillor of Piltover, it was still too radical to let the Zaun people attend the Piltover dinner.
Now, the Zaun people can come to Piltover legally after submitting their identities, which is already a very good thing. At least Viktor thinks it is very good. He thinks the relationship between the two cities is slowly changing.
Viktor doesn't know whether the wall separating the two cities will be melted, but as long as Zaun is no longer oppressed by the Piltover people and the voice of Zaun is no longer ignored by the Piltover people, then this is already progress.
And now, they are sitting in the backstage, Viktor, Jayce, Rowan, Lux, and Kaisa, who is eating with a plate, are talking about something.
"Zaun and Demacia need to do one thing now, that is to open a passage, open a road from Laobamen to Zaun, so that the traffic and trade between the two places can be facilitated." Rowan said seriously.
He received the letter from His Majesty Jarvan III, which expressed his importance to Zaun, but the geographical location of the two cities is too far away, so Jarvan III will be more worried about the ideas of the Zaun people, and narrowing the distance between each other is the best way. Demacia will also contribute to this matter, and will find a place outside the capital to build facilities and pave roads.
And above, there is a group of barbaric Freljord people. They are few in number, but each one is a powerful magic warrior, so it is even more impossible to build it in that place, not to mention that if Zaun wants to build a railway upwards, there are too many Noxian cities to pass through.
Victor also smiled and said, "I won't object, but will the councillors be willing to work with the Zaun people?"
"It's not difficult to lay the railway. We have all the materials in Zaun, but the problem is that it requires too much manpower to do this, but Zaun can't find so many people in a short time, and the people of Piltover will not do this kind of work. No matter how much money they are paid, they are not willing to do hard labor." Victor thought for a while and said.
"So if we want to build the city railway, we need a lot of manpower." Jayce and Victor said together.
Jayce's evaluation is very pertinent. Zaun is still more bad than good, but with the disappearance of the haze and the improvement of public security, everything will improve. No one is unwilling to live in peace and happiness, unless he is a madman, and most of the gangsters in Zaun are forced to do it, because violence and crime are the lowest-cost jobs. As long as you dare to sell your life and morality, you can get something in return. Therefore, most of the Zaun people are forced to take this path.
Now, he has led people to create tools that can purify Zaun's poisonous fog. Coupled with the changes in the relationship between the two cities, Fandel's reputation among the people is inevitable.
Victor looked at Jayce, wanting to get the most pertinent evaluation from the Piltover people who originally hated Zaun the most.
Victor said: "Let them go directly to Zaun?"
But who made Fandel famous? The credit was given to Fandel, and Hilco said nothing about it.
"Hey, hey, hey, this matter cannot be only Zaun and Demacia joining, Piltover must also participate." Jayce said with some dissatisfaction.
"My situation is different. Didn't I have no way at the beginning? But after seeing the real Zaun, I have to say that those guys are wrong. Zaun is indeed chaotic and vulgar"
Because even if Noxus sees it, it dare not take any action. If it dares not to take any action, it is better to pretend to be blind and pretend not to see it.
"He said there are bad people in this world, but there is absolutely no bad money. I am a councillor, but before I was a councillor, I was more of a businessman, so as long as there is profit, then whoever I work with is not a job?"
Lux blinked beside her and looked at Rowan: "Rowan, aren't we still fugitives now? Can we really let the Demacians come over?"
Although the person who really did these things was actually a thin and small man with one eye blind.
It's not that he wanted to reject Rowan, of course he wanted to help Rowan, but at the moment, Zaun was also using Hextech to change the city, and the air in the black alley was purified. Although Vandel said that he would not fight or compete, his status has risen again, because the older generation of Zaun people basically believed in Vandel. He was the former king of Zaun and the spiritual leader of all Zaun people.
He said, "If we want to build a railway, Zaun alone is not enough. I will invite a few councillors to join us in the construction."
What Zaun needs to do is to build another facility and send people to build a railway to Nokmerchi. Demacia will be responsible for half of the railway.
"Just write a letter to ask His Majesty to send an army secretly. I think fifty people should be enough." Rowan said casually.
Therefore, the final choice is to open a railway from the middle position. Although there will be obstructions from the Noxians, Demacia will send troops to garrison. In addition, the Noxians are now busy fighting with Ionia. It is very likely that they will directly ignore the actions of the Demacians.
"It has to be done. This is the intention of the King of Demacia, and laying a railway is not as difficult as you think, right?" Rowan looked at Victor.
But it won't happen in the future.
What is the reason for fighting? What is the reason for joining the gang? Isn't it just for a better life?
"Yes, take a boat to the port of Zaun and treat them as ordinary tourists." Rowan said with a smile.
He has indeed changed his view of Zaun now, but no matter what, Jayce is a Piltover man, so naturally, he will also be in the interests of Piltover. At present, Rowan and Viktor are wearing the same pants and excluding Piltover, which is something Jayce does not want to see.
They can't survive, so they can only fight and kill, but if they can have a good life, the people of Zaun are willing to lay down their weapons and live a good life.
"Of course, the Demacians are strong and there are so many things they can do!" Jayce said excitedly immediately.
Although Demacia won the war with Noxus, the Noxians also settled in many places outside Demacia to farm. The first is Triwell outside the Gate of Sorrow. That place is adjacent to Demacia, but it is indeed an agricultural town in Noxus. Duojie, who once met Rowan, told Rowan that the place where she had done the mission was near Triwell.
But what will it look like now with the Hextech train?
Trains are not a magical and rare thing in Piltover and Zaun, because someone proposed the concept of this means of transportation very early, but because the geographical area of the two cities is small, and they only have business dealings with the outside world, the people of the two cities don’t go out much, and the ship is the most convenient tool in this backward world. Therefore, the concept was only made into a prototype and was not used in the two cities.
Jayce said, "But the Zaun people are not incommunicable. The Zaun people also have strong technology, especially in alchemy. I think all the professors of Piltover University are not as good as the pharmacists of Zaun. In my opinion, Zaun is still backward and crude, but it has great potential in the future."
From the beginning, he was not doing it for himself, but for the city. Therefore, he was willing to accept the current situation. After all, Zaun is indeed getting better.
The reason why the railway was not built on the mountains where there were few people, but on the plains, was because the upper and lower mountains outside Demacia were very dangerous.
Jace ate the cake and smiled and said, "Victor is right. The people of Piltover will not be willing to work for Zaun."
"What about you?"
"If you can invite them, I certainly don't object." Rowan said.
Rowan was silent for a moment, and said, "What about the Demacians?"
Victor smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, Zaun is still backward now, but it won't be in the future."
Victor looked at Jayce and nodded to signal Jayce to continue.
"This project will be huge," Victor said, stroking his chin.
"Who would have a problem with money?" Jayce rolled his eyes and continued, "On the first day I was elected as a senator, a senator came to me and wanted to join Zaun's Hextech research. He sponsored it and then got a part of the profits. I asked him why he did this, Victor, guess what he replied?"
After hearing this, several people present showed a thoughtful expression.
Yes, there are annoying people in this world, but where is the annoying money?
"He will definitely be willing to join, and then I will ask Ms. Gillaman and Professor Heimerdinger." Jayce said.
"Then I will write to His Majesty first and ask His Majesty to send someone over."
After the agreement was made, the three of them represented three different city-states and were about to build the first railway in Runeland.
Rowan was a little excited about this.
When the train really goes to Xiongdu, what kind of impact will it bring to the people of Xiongdu?
Rowan couldn't imagine it!
After the dinner, the three kids returned to the Wanshi House. Rowan returned to the room and took out a strange panel. Then, he loaded a Hextech crystal with a corresponding number on it. It said Demacia, No. 1.
This device was developed by a Piltover scientist and is called the Hextech Information Transmitter. The scientist used Jayce's Hextech patent to make this thing, which facilitated people's information transmission and was very simple to use.
Rowan held this Hextech Transmitter. As long as the Hextech crystal with a specified number was loaded, he could then use the induction pen to write on the panel. After writing, click Send, and the Hextech Transmitter will send the message to the owner of the corresponding number.
It's a bit like an Internet communication tool?
Well, in short, the brains of the people in the two cities are beyond doubt, they are all absolute geniuses.
Anyway, if you ask Rowan to do it, he will definitely not be able to do it, even if he is a time traveler and a magician.
So, in the early morning of the next day, Rowan received a reply from His Majesty Jarvan III.
Your Majesty, agreed.
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Five days later, the port of Zaun.
Wearing short clothes made of linen, a group of strong men got off a merchant ship and appeared at the port of Zaun.
Now there is a group of people here to greet them. The leader looked left and right first, and then he saw two familiar faces in the crowd.
Then, he excitedly trotted to the two people, made a knight's salute, and said loudly: "Soldier Xino, meet the captain."
The Zaun people around looked at Rowan at the same time, and Rowan also showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect that among the people sent by Jarvan III, there would be his acquaintances?
"Xino? Why are you here? Where is the Glowing Merchants? Is it no longer in operation?"
"The Glowing Merchants are still in operation. It is now led by Miss Sivir and Vice Captain Carl. Captain, the Glowing Merchants have become the third largest merchant group in Shurima this year, and His Majesty has sent many people to the Glowing Merchants."
Xino looked at Rowan excitedly and said, "I really thought you were a traitor."
"Shh, keep your voice down." Rowan said to Xino.
"Did His Majesty tell you about everything?"
"Yes, we came here to follow your instructions. You and Miss Crown Guard did not commit treason, but are doing something for His Majesty." Xino said seriously.
As he said that, he also saluted Lux next to him.
Seeing a Demacia soldier saluting her, Lux was very happy.
She really was not abandoned by Demacia.
She was not abandoned by the Crown Guard family.
So, Lux sniffed.
"Go first, go first, this is not the place to talk." Rowan patted Xino on the shoulder, and was also a little happy.
After a while, everyone came to Fandel's tavern.
Fandel looked at the tavern reserved by Rowan, where all the Demacians were sitting and drinking, and showed a helpless and funny expression.
"If I didn't know, I would have thought you sent these people here to grab territory." Fandel whispered to Rowan who was sitting at the bar.
Rowan looked at Fandel, then at Sino, and said, "If they want to grab it, it will only take one day. They only need one day to attack Zaun."
Fandel sneered and said, "I know the Demacians are strong, but are you underestimating Zaun a little too much?"
"Sino!"
"Yes! Captain!" Sino, who was drinking next to Rowan, stood up immediately.
"Try to fight him, he is very strong, you have to do your best, understand?" Rowan pointed at Fandel and said.
Fandel rubbed his hands and became interested. He was also interested in the strongest Demacian soldier in Valoran!
So, Fandel took off his gloves hanging on the wall, put them on, and looked at Xino, "Come on, let's have a fight. Rowan said you can easily conquer Zaun, I don't believe it, I want to try."
So Fandel and Xino left the tavern.
A group of soldiers also ran outside to watch the excitement, while Rowan sat in front of the bar and looked at Bomb who was sitting at the bar.
"Bomb, don't you go out and worry about Fandel?"
"No one can beat Fandel." Bomb said, and she continued confidently: "Fandel is the most powerful person in Zaun."
"Then Bomb you will be disappointed, because Demacia is the most powerful person." Rowan said seriously.
"I don't believe it."
"You will believe it soon."
Lux was drinking juice next to her, and rolled her eyes at this meaningless conversation.
How could this be like a child.
Five minutes later, Sino and Fandel came back, both of them were bruised and swollen, Sino was even more unconvinced: "It's a pity, there are some tricks I can't use on you, otherwise I will definitely beat you."
Fandel rubbed his chin in silence and didn't say anything.
Because he knew what Sino said was true, the opponent was a soldier, not a gangster or a fighter, and Fandel didn't need to think about the tricks Sino said.
They must be some killing tricks.
After all, during the sparring, Sino attacked Fandel's throat several times. With the opponent's strength and speed, Fandel could hardly resist. If he was hit in the throat, it might be broken immediately.
That's why these Demacians.
Too strong? !
Fandel returned to the bar, and Baobao looked at Rowan proudly, snorted and said, "See, Fandel won."
"Xino, what's the matter?"
"Captain, you are talking about sparring, some tricks are not easy for me to use." Xino said to Rowan quickly.
"Why are you talking so much? Losing is losing, Xino, let me fight, I will definitely win!"
"Haha, but he is very powerful. This is the first time I have seen a guy who can fight with us Demacians in hand-to-hand combat."
"Xino, don't make excuses if you lose."
The surrounding Demacian soldiers said.
Fandel's face changed drastically after hearing this.
They can tease Xino, what does this mean?
It means that each of them thinks that they are no worse than Xino
"I, do it again, Fandel! I will prove the strength of the Demacians!" Xino looked at Fandel and said.
Fandel shook his head and looked at Rowan and said, "I believe you. They put on armor and weapons and can capture Zaun in one day."
"Right? We Demacians are super strong." Rowan drank the beer, showing his white teeth and said with a happy smile.
"So, what do you want them to do?"
"Build a railway, build a railway from the Twin Cities to Demacia." Rowan said to Fandel.
"Have Jayce and Viktor agreed?" Fandel raised his eyebrows.
"Of course, we are the best partners." Rowan said.
Fandel narrowed his eyes on his swollen face and looked at Rowan a little absent-mindedly.
Viktor of Zaun, Jayce of Piltover, Rowan of Demacia
Fandel suddenly wanted to laugh.
Yes, Hilco.
This era no longer belongs to us.
Look at these young people in front of you.
The future belongs to them.
This chapter is 5,000 words.
I'm going to sleep now!
Then tomorrow's update time will be adjusted to noon to afternoon, with one chapter in the evening.
Regarding the content of the two cities, I know that some book friends think it's water, and think that the protagonist is so strong, but he still has to play in this place, which feels like an adult going to kindergarten, and they don't like to read it.
So I speed up. The content of the two cities is very important, because science will connect the world, not only to help Demacians adapt to magic and lift the ban on magic, but also to play a vital role in the future battle with the void.
Therefore, I'm really not watering it.