After Zaun stopped supplying Piltover's Hex Crystals, Piltover had some coping with it, except for some people who were hoarding goods.

For example, we have set up our own garbage disposal center to recycle and reuse all usable Hex crystals; For example, start crystal ore imported from Shurima, and then build a smelting factory to smelt it yourself......

But how can it be that simple?

Recycling is a palliative rather than a cure, and finding a new source of crystal ore is even more difficult.

There are a lot of crystal mines in Zu'an, because this is a natural canyon, and the pit does not need to be too deep to reach the crystal ore layer, and the excavation cost is very low.

However, Shurima's crystal ore is completely different from Zuan.

If you want to dig the crystal ore of Shurima, you need to deal with the yellow sand that is hundreds of meters thick, which means that the excavation site that may have just been prepared will be buried in the yellow sand after a gust of wind the next day......

Coupled with the expensive transportation costs - Shurima's crystal ore can be used in a short time and in small quantities, and it is really unbearable for Piltover to use it in large quantities.

So even if Picheng made some preparations, the result was just a drop in the bucket.

Originally, everyone thought that this was the biggest harm that Zuan had done to Pitt City - but in Rhodes' opinion, it was simply not enough.

Piltover's foundation is much, much thicker than Zaun's.

There is no point in simply hurting each other, and Rhodes needs to bleed Piltover in even more extreme ways.

Just like the Supreme Council of Picheng thought, Picheng's Hextech can completely violently flatten Zuan, and if Picheng loses patience one day, Zuan will be in danger.

Now Picheng seems to be slow to respond, and that's because they have no fear!

Piltover didn't do anything because they still needed Zuan, and they had the luxury of getting Zuan back to the way he was - if Zuan really threatened Zuan one day, Picheng wouldn't mind destroying Zuan.

Rod must completely eliminate Piltover's chances of dying.

What if those Pichengyans had a twitch in their heads and had to drag Piltover and Zaun to die together?

You know, Rhodes doesn't intend to let go of the consortium and the school - the result of intransigence is likely to be a real lose-lose.

As for the solution...... Friend, have you ever heard of economic warfare?

What would happen if the farmer's seeds were ripe?

What if the oil of the military industry is mixed with other explosive liquids?

Mrs. Piltworth needed Hex Crystals, and Rhodes provided them with Hex Crystals - but who can say for sure if these Hexes will be used......

Think about it, if some of Piltover's important facilities suddenly run out of energy, and they can't afford to make this type of large Hex Crystal right now—and there is a less official way to supply this type of Large Hex Crystal, will the people of Pietville try it?

That's the real bottom of the pot.

"Lack of Hex Crystals" is not as terrible as "Hex Crystals are manipulated".

As for Picheng's quality supervision department......

According to Catherine's description, that department can only be described as hehe!

"Eat and take cards to be refined, as long as you do it properly, a stone can pass the acceptance."

So what Rhodes needs to play now is an alchemy baron who has not been doing very well after leaving Zuan, and this alchemy baron still has a lot of Hex crystals in his hands, so he wants to use this Hex magic crystal...... Make some money.

It's almost the routine of "I, the alchemy baron, playing money".

But the level of fraud in Rhodes ...... It's much, much higher than the average liar.

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Off-duty hours.

Schlem left his oppressive office.

Wrapped around his coat, Schrem pursed his lips and quickened his pace.

It's been annoying lately, and Piltover has gotten a lot dirtier - just like Zaun.

Schlem spent his childhood in Zaun, and his father was a powerful Hex craftsman, so in the "Special Recruitment Program", Schlem came to Piltover with his father and mother and became a Leather City native.

Schlem used to be fond of Piltover, it was clean, safe, and even a night walk on the street and always filled his stomach.

But then...... Schlem found the city to be different from what he had imagined—the eyes of Mrs. Piltworth always seemed to be full of contempt for a child like Zuan.

Schlem was puzzled at first, but when he asked his father, he was told that "if you do your best, you will always be respected."

It made sense, but how could Schlem listen to it.

And the father, who is busy working at Hextech all day, doesn't spend more time explaining the cause and effect to his children, after all, it's not easy to get a family to settle down in Piltover - so Schrem has to try to maintain his little dignity in different ways.

Do well in school?

Don't make a fuss, from a place like Zaun that lacks basic education, how else can you expect Schrem to soar in Piltover?

Schrem chose a few other options.

In Zaun's childhood, Schlem was more "cunning" than Piltover's children, and this instinctive cleverness made Schlem the "child king" of the school, and after graduation, Schlemm, whose grades were not very good, relied on his own little tricks to find an ordinary administrative job.

Growing up, Schrem didn't inherit his father's steadfastness.

After Slime's parents died early due to years of labor and the erosion of Hex's magical dust, Schrem quickly married the daughter of a small merchant, and then worked his way up to the camp to become the executive commissioner of the Hex Crystal Inspection Department of Piltover's quality inspection department.

The executive commissioner does not have a high administrative rank, but there are many people who like this position.

Because it's a fat spread.

All the Hex crystals that flow into Piltover need to be tested—and in order to pass the test, the alchemy baron often doesn't mind a little bit.

However, Schlem seems to be unlucky, not long after he took office, he was confronted by the crystal embargo of Zaun, and he has not recovered the cost of dotting, so he lives the days of going to work, drinking tea and reading newspapers.

used to be the most oily and watery place, but after no more tasks, it became a thorough clear water yamen.

Thinking of his wife's complaints in recent days, Schlem shook his head and tightened his coat.

"Damn Zaun."

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Tell the story from a different perspective.

These two chapters can still be interesting, and there is a lot to discover.