Normally, Balliard would not stop in Zaun. This smoky city is a smog city. What is covered up under the smog is ugliness, and what is raging is sin and trouble.

"Kid, you'd better stop your bad ideas. I don't have time to play with children right now."

The style of Balliard's clothes is not common, it is human clothes with the style of Blessed Light Island. He still prefers to transform the plate armor into this look.

The quality is also good. When Balliard was young and frivolous, he often challenged demigods and never saw this suit broken. Of course, the reason why these ditch orphans followed him was not because of how precious this magical equipment was.

Those orphans whose parents have died and can only make a living through pickpocketing, begging, and hard work do not have the ability to see through fiction and point to the truth.

Even if they had the opportunity to steal Valliard's clothes while he was sleeping, they would find the plate armor too bulky and just tear off the gold pattern on the plate armor.

They only need to rush over and yank off a small piece to get gold that can support their lives for more than ten years. Of course, in the eyes of these ditch orphans, this gold may only be enough to survive for a few days.

They didn't know that this gold was not ordinary gold, but came from ancient Shurima. Gold that had been blessed by the sun disk was the best carrier for melting magic runes. In layman's terms, Baliard's body

Gold not only has archaeological value, but also contains extremely high magical energy.

It is no exaggeration to say that these orphans only discovered when they pulled off the gold patterns on Balliard's clothes and sold them on the black market that these gold patterns were all runes! This was worth a lot of money.

Runes are pure magic, the product of archmages directly transforming magic into eternal existence. The natural properties of the runes themselves have changed, they have physical entities, and can convert this entity into the desired permanent effect.

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The group of ditch orphans were a little undecided. Trying to steal something from the extraordinary person in front of him was nothing more than a dream.

However, fewer and fewer Zaun people are willing to help them. Without this support, they will soon follow the same path as their parents.

"Lord Extraordinary One, please have mercy on us!" One of the ditch orphans took the lead and knelt down, and the other three followed him.

They have only three ways to make a living: pickpocketing, begging, and working hard.

Pickpocketing is no longer feasible. If you act rashly, you may be killed by this extraordinary person. They just want to survive no matter what, so they will use any means to survive.

And it is a good idea to work hard to ordinary people, but to work hard for extraordinary people? Can they know what extraordinary people will ask them to do?

Maybe he is a guinea pig in an experiment, maybe he is a tip-off for a wanted evil criminal, maybe he is a pervert with special quirks...

Under the rule of the empire, the strong can gain everything. After they, the ditch orphans, are killed by the extraordinary, no one will hold the extraordinary accountable.

"I pity you? It's a beautiful thought!" Balliard is not short of money, but he will not reward the rune coins to these brats who planned to steal his things before. These brats are not his responsibility. Only after they die,

Their souls are his

responsibility.

"We can get information for you, sir! You were drinking at the Takeda family's tavern just now to get information, right? We can help you, it only costs a little money."

"Do you have any information that is well-informed?" It turns out that this is the tavern of the Takeda family, a samurai family from a distant place. The head of the family is also one of the alchemy barons who rule Zaun. Balliard does not think that the news from these little brats will be

More accurate than the information from the Takeda family.

"Sir! The Takeda family is a member of the empire after all. Some information cannot be disclosed at will. Even if the information is obtained from them, it may not be complete, especially information related to the Resistance Army."

The leading child seems to know the Takeda family very well, and he is very good at asking for information. Did he underestimate these orphans? However, it is indeed difficult for someone who cannot ask for information to live to such an old age in a place like this.

"Come with me, you ignorant children."

You dare to inquire about the Resistance Army. These children really don't want their lives, so you want him to take over their lives? Forget it, the Shadow Island in this world is not under his management.

"If you are looking for a place to talk, sir, I have a good place." The leader was still the boy who spoke. He really knew everything. No wonder he was able to survive in Zaun and bring a bunch of younger brothers with him.

…

"Sun Gate, is this the place you said? I shouldn't believe you. If you don't have enough reasons to convince me, just pay the price for your actions." Sun Gate is the collective name for a sea gate. These

The sea gates allowed Piltover and Zaun to become centers of trade between Valoran and Shurima.

Although there are not many people on the sea gate, there will be security personnel from Pi City on duty in turns to expel those who stay on the Sun Gate to prevent the Sun Gate from being destroyed.

"Sir, you don't know something! Because Zaun and Pi City have now become the front lines of the battle between the Empire and the Resistance Army, many eavesdropping devices in the city have been turned on. If you talk about the Resistance Army rashly in the city, you will be punished.

Lord Gid caught him for experimentation."

The boy shuddered as he spoke. The alchemist Singed did have a huge deterrent effect on the Zaun people. No one wanted to become a monster that was neither human nor beast. Many of the empire's war weapons came from Xinjid.

Hand of Geed.

"Eavesdropping equipment...I reluctantly believe you. Let me tell you the news about the Resistance Army." Does Zaun have eavesdropping equipment? If it was the original Zaun, there would definitely not be eavesdropping equipment. After all, alchemy

There are many things that the barons do not see the light of day.

However, in this world where Darius has become the Emperor of Noxus and has almost unified Runeterra, Darius's character will indeed not allow his intelligence network to be blocked.

Fortunately, the Noxus Empire, which believes that the strong can gain everything, does not think that Zaun's filthiness is not allowed. Otherwise, the Alchemy Barons would have to say goodbye to the beautiful world.

"Catherine, the former Piltover police officer, gathered the people of Shurima three months ago, intending to raise a rebellion to destroy the Noxus Empire. Now, with the help of the Shurima people who are unwilling to surrender, they have unified

The continent of Shurima will launch an attack on Zaun and Piltover soon..."

The boy told the information he knew, and

His younger brothers are still begging and pickpocketing in the ditches of Zaun. There are some things that cannot be told to them, lest the news leaks out.

"No day? That's quite a coincidence. Didn't Darius react? It's not like him to let Catherine gather an army to rebel." Balliard leaned on a stick on the door of the sun.

On the rope, the green and dark magic power in the hand flickered.

"It is said that major changes have occurred in the Freljord. Prime Minister Swain has gone to the Freljord to deal with it. His Majesty the Emperor is currently unable to take action to solve the problem of the Resistance Army."

A major change has occurred in the Freljord? Balliard hopes that he does not need to cross half the world to go to the Freljord to solve the change. It is too far there, okay? The connection between the Freljord and the Shadow Island

The line basically runs through Runeterra, and Zaun, which is close to that connection, is closer to the Shadow Island...

However, can we take action against the Resistance Army? Balliard does not believe this. Swain, who was supposed to represent the far-reaching member of the Trifali Council, has left the Immortal Fortress, so he must have left it for Darius.

A clever trick, Singed's plan to seduce Galen should also be part of his plan.

"Bang——"

The magic power in Balliard's hand suddenly exploded, "I've been discovered. Let's go. I'll give you a suggestion - stay away from Zaun and Piltover if you want to survive."

The unique spell of the Shadow Island can control the shadow to detect intelligence. Balliard used this spell to detect whether Galen and the others had arrived in Zaun, but the spell was destroyed by Lux.

The difference in strength is too big, and there is nothing we can do if they are discovered. Since Singed is seducing Galen and the others, he must be well prepared. The battle should take place outside the city.

Baliard returned to Zaun with the boy, and he also left Zaun and Piltover. Singed's battles with Garen and Lux ​​are not common, so you must go and see them.

You must know that the spirits of Shadow Island are all masters of playing with souls. As the monarch of Shadow Island, Balliard certainly knows some confusing spells. In the eyes of the boy, Balliard returned with him.

Zaun. And Balliard has already left Zaun.

"Where are you going? Boy!" Another familiar voice came from behind, and Balliard knew that his action would really leave him with indelible painful memories without even looking back.

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"Lux! Prepare for battle!" The rune sword held by Garen was held tightly in both hands, and he slashed heavily in the direction of Zaun. It collided with a stream of light. This sudden and violent impact stirred up waves in the desert.

of dust.

But Lux and Galen, who were already protected by magic barriers, were not affected by the dust.

"It's Ikaraya's Hex Bow. We've been discovered, brother. Do you want to retreat?" If Singed wanted to deal with them, they would not have been attacked by Hex Technology.

Geed was proud to be one of the alchemy barons trying to revitalize Zaun.

"No need, they are already here." The dust dissipated. Surrounding Lux and Galen were warriors wearing Hex exoskeleton armor, as well as Zaun mercenaries carrying flammable and explosive alchemy technology.

, and——Singed.
Chapter completed!