Chapter 234: The Difference Between Slaughter and Surgery (Piltover Chapter)
Camille is an elegant elite agent and a sophisticated humanoid weapon. She roams the fringes of the law, carefully maintaining the Piltover machine and the Zuan beneath it, keeping everything running smoothly.
Camille's true strength lies in her nimble mind and nuanced observation. In her opinion, any sloppy technique is an ugly act that must be banned.
Born into the elaborate and carefree family of Philos, she grew up to be the family's chief agent, using her scalpel-like precision to eradicate the secret family problems.
Her mind was as sharp as the blade beneath her. In order to pursue the ultimate, she performed a large-scale Hex-augmentation surgery on herself. This also makes many people wonder if she is a pure machine at all, not a woman.
Most of the Camille family's wealth comes from a rare crystal. The crystal came from some kind of creature in a canyon far away.
This is the original Hex Crystal, also known as the "Primordial Crystal", which is said to exist only in those creatures that were born with magical powers.
Camille's great-great-aunt, Alicia, lost an arm during her expedition and nearly lost her own life.
Her sacrifice will be remembered by posterity, and thus it will become a kind of foreshadowing. To this day, we can still glimpse this psychology from the motto of the Philos family: I am willing to give to my family.
The creature that Elicia Philos has found, the Shell Race, is not an inexhaustible resource. So Camille's family must find a way to multiply the crystals they have found.
The Philos family made some covert investments in rune alchemy and chemical technology, and the result was a less powerful but mass-produced synthetic Hex Crystal. This energy naturally brings consequences, and the synthetic crystal industry is considered by many to be the main cause of the Zaun haze.
In Piltover's famous Blue Smoke Estate, the Philos family is one of the wealthiest families. Rodri and Goma welcomed their sixth child, Camille, and the couple later became heads of the family.
However, only Camille and her younger brother Stivan survived to adulthood. As the surviving eldest daughter in the family, the energy of the entire family is focused on her.
Camille received the finest education, and at an early age she was instilled with an aristocratic attitude and a profound sense of responsibility.
As Piltover attracted a large number of elite talents from all over Valoran, Camille was never short of teachers. As a result, she was able to speak fluently in the Zhiyun dialect of southern Ionia and the official dialect of Noxus.
At the same time, Camille, under the influence of her elders, also developed an interest in Valoran history. She also learned to read and write Gushurima while helping her father in the Otion Gorge.
Camille was also an accomplished musician, and her cello performances at recitals were of a master's level.
In Piltover's elite family, the chief agents of each family are selected from among the younger generations, and they are the sword and shield of the family.
Once chosen, they must serve the interests of the family wholeheartedly, working with the head of the family to maintain the long-term prosperity of the family at any cost.
Due to too many secrets, the Philos family is always extra cautious in the selection of candidates for this position, and will also invest a staggering amount of resources to ensure that their secret agents can be superior.
Camille's younger brother, Stivan, was born too weak to take on this responsibility. Her parents, especially her father, were immensely proud to see Camille replace Stewan as chief agent.
As Stewan saw that his sister had received more instruction and training, jealousy began to grow. Camille becomes increasingly adept at fighting, stealth, and interrogation.
Her favorite martial arts technique is to fight with the leg blade from Shangzan; use classical inquiring techniques to obtain information; There's also rappelling with hooked ropes from a dilapidated bell tower – a set from the western Python Islands.
When Camille was twenty-five years old, she and her father were attacked by a gang of gangsters who had been enhanced. These people want to make their way through the underworld of Zu'an, and they feel that the secrets of the Philos family are profitable.
Camille and her father were both wounded. Although she eventually recovered, her father died. Camille's mother could not bear the grief that would upend the family, and soon followed him.
The position of head of the house eventually passed to Stivan. He was young, eager for quick success, and determined to prove that he was a powerful leader of the family, so he doubled down on research into the enhancement of human Hex's technology.
After a full year of mourning, the Philos family put on the lights and ushered in another day of evolution for the interview ceremony. Stivan personally chose Hakim Nedri as the head mechanic in the house. This promising young man was a crystallographer from Bergunn, a small coastal town of Shurima.
Camille has always felt guilty for not protecting her father, so she asks Hakim to perform a hex-augmentation operation on her to push the limits of what a human cannot overcome. When Hakim first met Camille, he was already in love with her.
Hakim was determined to bring Camille out of the shadow left by the death of both his parents. The two worked together and shared folk tales from the Shurima Desert at night, and their friendship grew stronger.
After months of intimate work, Camille finally had to admit her feelings. As the date of the surgery approached, their relationship became more and more inseparable, and both men knew very well that the completion of the surgery meant their separation.
Hakim will move on to other family projects, and Camille will once again devote himself to his duties as an agent. In addition to this, Hakim was more worried that when he cut Camille's heart, he might cut too deep and destroy her humanity as well.
A few days before Camille underwent surgery, Hakim finally couldn't take it anymore. He proposes to Camille and begs her to elope with him.
He depicts a future in which the two walk on the sunny sands of Bergunne; Excavate the ruins of ancient Shurima together; Raise their children together...... The family responsibility that bound Camille will no longer exist. For the first time in her life, Camille was shaken.
Stevan's position as head of the family largely depended on Camille's ability to execute. When he heard about the secret proposal, he realized that his chief agent could leave at any moment, and his power in the family would be lost.