Chapter Twenty-Six: The Canyon Bridge

The two watched while eating and walking, and they went against the current in the crowded flow of people.

This is due to the fact that most of the family mansions and their heavily guarded workshop communities are located in the northern part of the city, from the south to the north of the city, in the direction of work and work, opposite to the direction of Jeno.

As for why this place is so crowded, the reason is the canyon bridge not far in front of them, the canyon bridge is the only passage connecting the south and north of the city, and it is also the only border between the Valoran continent and the Shurima continent.

Walking down the diagonal path towards the bridge, the whole city seemed to crack in front of her, and a large canyon divided Piltover into north and south halves.

The deep ravines may seem like natural geological movements in ancient times, but in fact, the modern world has witnessed the birth of rifts, and they are by no means created by natural forces.

It is made up of man's hollow-minded arrogance and desire to control the elements of nature.

Jeno admired those who carried out this reckless plan with their own hands, and they must have had the incomparably strong willpower to think that splitting the land and gathering the sea and destroying half of Zuan City was a reasonable price for future development.

The towers of the Academy of Technology and Magic poke their heads out of the canyon uninhibitedly, the top of which is anchored to the upper part of the canyon with a swinging drawbridge and thick iron cables.

Whenever a strong sea breeze blows through the canyon, the ferrata is whipped like a string.

The Canyon Bridge is a spectacular arched bridge made of steel and stone, also known as the Tech Magic Bridge because it sits right next to the towers of the Tech Magic Academy, and the tallest building in Zaun is the same height as Piltover's lowest point.

The bridge was crowded with people from the north and south of Piltover, and the wine vendors and preserved fruit and dessert stalls formed a narrow bottleneck in the middle of the bridge, and the students and dock workers who were rushing to their places of work scolded each other.

Traffic jams are the norm here, and guards drive away vendors while clearing pedestrians in an orderly manner

The guards of the city were all dressed in blue uniform jackets, shiny black leather shoes, and checked pants.

In any other city, their outfit would be ridiculously funny, but here this level of flashiness can be described as plain.

The four largest types of people on this bridge are workers, merchants, travelers and thieves.

Gutter orphans run around the crowd with sharp rings, and more than one of those pedestrians will find only an empty purse torn in their pockets as they break away from the crowd.

Jeno walked to the bridge, stopped and took a deep breath, he was not usually afraid of heights, but the height disparity between Piltover and Zaun was so great that people couldn't help but gasp.

On either side of the bridge are two statues of robed officials, one representing the spirit of wealth and the other the true meaning of honesty.

Orianna pulled two brass rings out of her pocket and placed them in the outstretched palm of the first statue.

The weight of the coin triggers the internal mechanism, and the statue's fingers cover the coin tightly, and by the time the palm of the hand opens again, the coin is gone.

Noticing Jano's puzzled gaze, Orianna explained.

"This is a bridge toll, if you don't pay it, the guards stationed next to you won't let you board the bridge easily, and you will have to pay it again when you come back. I heard that the income of the canyon bridge in a day can buy a wooden masted boat. ”

"Oh." Jeno thought to himself, this is similar to the toll booth, he suddenly realized something, and asked cautiously: "There are so many people, should we go over now?" ”

"yes, what if the theater is late and misses the first act?"

Looking at the crowded and impassable bridge, Jeno realized that what he had just seen was just a small meaning, and now he was facing a big dish, and wanting to cross the bridge was similar to taking the subway during rush hour, and then squeezing from the front of the car to the parking space.

"Don't people here know who to walk on the right? It won't be crowded like this. Jeno grumbled, his expression resistant.

"Alas, there are all kinds of people here, more than half of them are unruly, and the government of Picheng once issued similar instructions, but the management was not strong enough, and in the end it was over.

To solve this situation, unless another canyon bridge is built, but this involves the interests of many parties, the construction has not been started.

And the bridge can't be built casually, there are many Zuan people living under the canyon, what if it collapses and kills people, even if it doesn't hit people, it's not good to hit flowers and plants. ”

"The environment of Zuanna does not grow wild flowers and plants." Jeno retorted.

Green plants only exist in artificial greenhouses in the upper wealthy areas of Zu'an, and wild plants have long been poisoned by various pollution.

"Oh no matter, let's go, we're in a hurry!"

Oriana suddenly ran up behind Jeno and put her hands on his waist in an excited and high-pitched cheer.

"Ready, we're going to squeeze in!"

Jeno quickly realizes that this is going to be a train, exactly the same way they had squeezed into the crowd with a scream.

Jano reluctantly stepped forward, and was then pushed from behind by a frustrated Oriana.

Jeno was slightly stunned, the softness of the girl's chest gave him great courage, so he grabbed the little hand on his waist and rushed into the crowd without hesitation.

Jeno still underestimated the power of the crowd, and without much experience, he saw the stitches and squeezed forward, and before he knew it, he found himself squeezed into a corner.

He squeezed through the middle to the edge of the bridge!

Jeno looked down at the footsteps moving forward, for fear that someone would accidentally step on someone and be squeezed from the waist-high fence, and the next day he was found to be a piece of rotten meat on the roof of Zuan's house.

Oriana hugged him tightly behind her, leaning forward and leaning forward onto Jeno's back, screaming excitedly, frightened, and somewhat ecstatic from time to time, deafening, so deafening that Jeno almost thought she was on a roller coaster.

"It's more memorable than screaming."

Jeno looked at the canyon beyond the railing, Zuan was still shrouded in green poisonous mist, and only a few buildings like the Academy Tower, the Old Hungry Ghost Clock Tower and the like could poke their heads out of the poisonous fog to catch their breath.

The poisonous fog is heavier than the air, and the people of Picheng are not worried that the poisonous fog will spread, this thing will disappear sooner or later, dissipate naturally, or be blown away by the sea breeze, it is only a matter of time.

But they also pray that the poisonous fog will dissipate sooner, otherwise the problem of clogged sewers will not be solved.

They walked through the canyon bridge like a tightrope, and walked a little further until they came to a wide square, where the two of them had a place to rest.

Jeno felt a little tightness in his chest, but he didn't pay much attention to it, because Orianna was leaning on his shoulder as if she were losing her strength, and it was so close that he could even see the delicate beads of sweat on his neck that his short hair couldn't hide.

Jeno didn't think much of it, but a strong man with a thick beard, metal shoulder pads, and a tin hat under the arch of the north gate of the square caught his attention.

His arms are oddly shaped, covered with pistons and pneumatics, and he wears a steel mask above his nose, which makes his beard stand out.

Jeno looked at him intently, such a high degree of mechanization was really unusual.

If glasses, hearing aids, and braces are compared to reinforcements, then everyone will feel normal when they see people wearing these things, and now Picheng has also begun to trend with some small enhancements with no side effects, as a way to show off capital, and some people even wear some fake counterfeits on their faces, just to catch up with the "trend".

If a Winter Soldier or a topless Aquaman is mixed in with such a group of people, it will instantly attract everyone's attention, because these people are so "outstanding" in appearance that they can make your eyes look at him unconsciously, regardless of their physique.

Jeno and Orianna began to talk, guessing the identity of the man, the bearded man should be wearing a hearing aid or something like that, and they heard the conversation from a distance.

The bearded man glanced keenly at Oriana's silver finger before entering the plaza and began to preach to the people around him, preaching in a fervent tone their teachings that fused theology with technological magic.

"The body is nothingness!

Flesh is vulnerability!

Machines lead us!

Evolution is the future! ”

"It's been found so far away." Orianna smacked her lips, "Listening to him, it's like a preacher of the Glorious Evolution Order. ”

"Mechanical eyes are used to discover cultists, mechanical ears are used to listen to faith, glorious evolution is the key to saving Zaun, and Victor is now tied to Cana."

Jeno watched his proficiency go up a little bit, and said meaningfully.