Chapter Seventy-Six: The Great Exhibition of Science and Technology

Jeno arrived at Colin's workshop several hours later than he expected.

Wearing a festive dress, Orianna sat in the doorway early and sulked as she watched the streets come and go.

Jeno had been pigeon with her all morning, and if he didn't show up again, she would have to go to the bed in the student apartment and pick him up.

Fortunately, he appeared in the crowd.

"Why did you come so late, it's all your fault, my evolution day has shrunk badly."

Orianna spoke first, and she walked straight to Jeno and looked at the gaping hole in his dress.

"What the hell is going on?"

"On the way, I met Sheriff Caitlyn and helped her solve a small problem." Jeno smiled bitterly, very helpless.

"Do you need a change of clothes?" Oriana looked at the device on Jeno's chest and was a little stunned, although he had already explained it, every time he witnessed it, he couldn't help but feel incredible.

"No need, I'll do just that." With that, Jeno wrapped his coat tightly and covered the torn lining.

He always felt that today would not be so peaceful.

"If we didn't make it to the food stalls on Stone Road in the morning, let's go straight to Unknown Square." Oriana forgave Jeno and urged with a lovely smile.

Because "Mrs. Evolution" was blown up by Jinx yesterday, the venue for the big exhibition was moved to the open-air Agnostic Square.

Along the way, brightly colored flags hang between the buildings, and the narrow streets are filled with festive auspiciousness.

The streets are bustling with people coming and going in decent and understated festive costumes. The messenger pushed away the vendors, porters, and salesmen on the road and weaved through the crowd, and those who were pushed away shouted and pumped their fists in demonstration.

A few wandering tinkerers laid canvas on the barrels and placed parts of unknown origin, their eyes wide and wide, ready to slip away at the sight of the guards.

Zaun's gutter orphans ride to it for free, hiding outside the streets, searching for targets among passers-by, fantasizing about a fool showing up for a festive meal.

They came from Clock Street to Gleewell Street, then along the winding Boulevard to Stellar Street, and finally to Agnostic Square.

Huge festive banners are hung at every entrance to the square, which has long been occupied by all kinds of people.

The Orb of Zindello still stands there untouched, ever since the mysterious disappearance of the inventor Zindello. Around this massive grid artwork, people are gathering.

Among the people in this group were young men who aspired to become inventors, craftsmen who had already become great craftsmen, and Zu'ans who were pale and couldn't stop coughing violently, and came to the city for this day.

Evolution Day has a different meaning to Zaun, in fact, Zaun was the original city of evolution, long before Piltover became famous or even established.

On Earth, Evolution Day marks the first opening of the Gates of the Sun, marking the opening of the fast trade route between Valoran and the east and west of Shurima, as well as the transformation of trade revenues from a trickle into a rolling wave into the vault of the city-state of Piltover.

Below, Zuan will remember those who died as a result of the great change in the landscape: the canal opened up the east and west oceans, and at the same time completely submerged a city in Zuan that had been destroyed by blasting.

On the same day, they were two completely different feelings.

However, since I came to the science and technology exhibition, I came to see what new inventions were new, and every evolution day is a good day for a hundred schools of thought in the academic world to compete and bloom.

Even a dragon like Camille would appear at the Evolution Exhibition, smiling and saying, "Another step on the road to evolution." โ€

Then the inventor receives the extended family contract of his dreams, and everyone comes here to make a splash or get rich overnight.

But in fact...... Fame and fortune cannot be separated.

In the midst of the bustling crowd, Jeno saw Camille at a glance and couldn't help it...... Her aristocratic temperament is too conspicuous, like a swan mixed into a flock of chickens, and she can't pretend not to see it.

Camille stood in front of a booth in a floor-length dress, listening to the female inventor explain her work in detail.

Da Ke'er didn't show up with her, and the owners of such a crowded place wouldn't come, and no one knew how many threats lurked here, waiting for them to step into the trap.

And if they appear together, Camille's identity is likely to be revealed.

Camille naturally noticed Jeno and Orianna beside him, but she didn't want to expose their relationship in front of people, so she said to the female inventor: "Self-reliant women should be more popular." Then he left his position and blended into the crowd.

The female inventor was recognized, and she was very happy, and she worked harder to explain her proud work.

"There's a lot of people around the big object over there, let's go over and have a look."

Oriana pointed to the center of the square, and said as the crowd gathered under the Sphere of Zindello.

Once again, squeezing into the crowd in the posture of driving a train, Orianna, who was in a happy mood, looked at the two inventions in the center of the venueโ€”two means of transportation.

At first glance, the one on the left looked like an ordinary carriage, but then Jeno noticed the Hex power compartment on the main axle below, and the gold and silver wiring connecting the front and rear axles.

The power compartment was emitting a soft glow, and Jeno felt a patina on the tip of his tongue.

"Self-propelled locomotive, the work of Uberty, a master craftsman of the Kewald family." Oriana said, looking at the sign.

The vehicle on the right is more strangely shaped, it looks like a steel doughnut that looks up, the embossed pattern on the periphery of the hoop ensures that it does not slip on the road, the hand-nitrated leather saddle is mounted in the center of the hoop, and the console in front of the seat is inlaid with a dizzying array of ivory knobs, brass dials and jewel-shaped buttons.

"This thing seems to be a new design, it's called a ring bike." Oriana said, touching her smooth chin.

Many people think that once this thing is on the move, the driver sitting in the center of the cycle will be like... The hamster is moving around in the fast-spinning hamster ball - suffering from the torment of the whirlwind.

But in fact, the driver demonstrated on the spot, once the ring bike is running, only the outermost layer of iron wheels will rotate, and the inner driver's seat will always be perpendicular to the ground, and will not rotate with the iron wheels, otherwise...... That's too two!

It is not easy to make vehicles, there is no special assembly line workshop, and it can only be put together by mechanics with parts one by one, so there are only one or two at the annual exhibition, and over the decades, the whole Piltover locomotive adds up to less than 1,000 units.

This flashy luxury can only be driven on the smooth roads of Leather City, but it is sought after by many wealthy people.

Piltover's social status largely depends on the wealth and power that a person shows, so having a stylish means of travel will make a person's social status go up, to put it mildly, that is, to be able to pretend to be forced, and have more face!

"Oriana, if you want to marry a girl in Phi City, do you have to have a car and a house first?"

"What kind of strange request is this? Are all the Leather City girls you've heard of in Zaun so snobbish? The house and the car come as soon as you open your mouth? โ€

Orianna felt that Jeno's question was idiotic and devoid of common sense.

"No, just ask."

Oriana covered her mouth and snickered: "If you like a Picheng girl, then be brave enough to propose to her, you don't need any additional conditions, as long as the other party also likes you." If the reality is like what you say, then there are only a few hundred men with wives in the whole of Phi City. โ€

Then, she tentatively added in a gentle voice: "Actually, you already have all the conditions you said, so don't worry about this." โ€

"It's also ......" Jeno thought about it, he now has the financial support of the Philos family, isn't it casual to buy a house and a car? Just a suitable ......

At this moment, a cockscomb-headed boy passed by Jeno, drawing all his attention to it, and preventing him from seeing the strange look in Oriana's eyes.