Due to the passage of time, Schlem's memories of Zaun are not so clear - except for a few limited habits, Zaun is more of a symbol to him, a symbol that is not very good.

So Schrem didn't know which alchemy baron's subordinate the guy in front of him was.

But – it doesn't really matter.

As long as he had a Hex Crystal in his hand - as for what he said about "a slight flaw in quality", it was no problem at all!

To be honest, no matter how bad the Hex Crystals in Baron Zaun's alchemy collection are, they can be worse than those that Piltover has recently recycled?

Soon after, Schlem had a second meeting with Mr. Gary Vickers.

The location is the Hex Goddess Cafe on Stellar Avenue.

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The clogged sewers have made the whole city of Piltover dirty – but definitely not Stellar Boulevard.

Not only because Stellar Boulevard is the busiest part of Piltover, but also because the "political significance" of all the shops here cannot be measured in monetary terms.

For example, the legendary Piltover Origin Laboratory where the first Hex crystal that attracted people's attention was tested, such as the synthesis laboratory of the first artificial Hex Crystal, the famous Piltover Treasury, Piltover Vault, the safest bank of Piltover Zodiac......

Because Piltover is only a city-state, its political, economic, and cultural centers are completely overlapping, and all these essences converge on this stellar avenue, and even if Piltover is in trouble now, the whole stellar avenue is still in order.

The second meeting between Schlem and the Mr. Gary Vickers took place at a café on Stellar Avenue, the Goddess Hex's Cafe.

It's a strange name, but there's a famous story in it - it's said to be the birthplace of the goddess Hex, and the Hex girl is the ultimate Hextech product that saved countless people in the Zuan explosion.

Although many people in Picheng questioned why such a powerful force was not open to the people, the answer given by the Supreme Council was impeccable.

"Powerful power means uncontrollable and unimaginable technical support, and the creation of this Hex Goddess in the first place had a serious impact on Piltover's finances – we don't waste taxpayers' money when we don't need to."

Then Piltover released the earnings report, and a large amount of money was allocated to a "goddess plan".

(In reality, the money ended up in the pockets of the members of the Supreme Committee — and sadly, the rest of the Picheng people rejoiced.) ）

On the wall at the entrance to the café still bears the answer of the Supreme Council at that time: "Great power requires strong control, and the power of the goddess is not a fake hand." ”

To this, Rode, disguised as Gary Vickers, scoffed.

Mrs. Piltworth thinks she knows everything, they think Hextech is the truth, but to Rhodes they are nothing more than a bunch of blind men trying to figure out elephants with their hands.

It is true that Hextech has a great progressive significance, which is a way and way for human beings to understand the world, and this understanding from order and logic is something that Rhodes also likes.

But...... Mrs. Piltworth was too arrogant.

They think that what they know is everything, that they see everything, and refuse to admit anything that they cannot understand – they forget the insignificance of human beings, they forget to remain humble.

Even if he is as arrogant as Rhodes, he will be vigilant in the face of the unknown.

Mrs. Piltworth, however, always wanted to explain all the unknowns with what she knew.

In other words, Mrs. Piltworth thought she knew everything when she discovered Hextech.

This arrogance...... It's also a kind of stupidity.

It was this arrogance that caused Mrs. Piltworth to be shocked when she met Cana, unable to explain the existence of this deity, and finally chose to hide the truth.

"That's the end product of Hex."

Hehe.

Rhodes called the Hexes scientists scholars because they refused to admit their ignorance after monopolizing knowledge, and they went from being progressives to hindering the continued development of Hex's technology.

It's boring - the dragon slayer has just turned into a new dragon.

Rod shook his head, not thinking about the boring Leather Townsmen, but looked at the entrance of the café with a smile on his face.

In terms of time, that Mr. Schlem should be almost there.

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When Schrem arrived at the Goddess Hex's Cafe, he saw that Mr. Garry Vix had ordered a cup of coffee and was waiting there.

"So...... A very strong cup, no sugar – thank you. ”

Schlem finished ordering his coffee with a perfect smile at Gary Vickers.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the nice environment here, I really wouldn't like to come to Stellar Avenue - for a small clerk like me, this kind of place is ...... It's too expensive. ”

Gary Vix nodded, signaling that he understood.

"To be honest, I'm a little surprised by the prices here, and it even reminds me of the Zuan Tavern called Violet Dream."

Schlem frowned without leaving a trace.

A nasty negotiating opponent.

I was obviously trying to cry poor, but the other side quickly pulled away from the topic, what violet dream, can it be compared to here - a glass of ale and a glass of ale fifty silver hex?

(But Schlem didn't know that in Violet Dream, the price of the same ale was a gold hex.) ）

"I've heard that Mr. Gary Vickers is from Ionia?"

"That's right." Garry Vickers nodded, "I forgot to mention this last time I was in a hurry - I didn't expect you to find out so soon, haha." ”

Schreem, of course, doesn't think it's a simple mistake.

In Schlem's view, this is a test given to him by the other party, to test whether his relationship is enough to whitewash this batch of Hex crystals, after all, it is not a simple task to check the entry records of Picheng Customs and find people.

And why is Rhodes so aware of these dirty deals between Zaun and Leather City?

Quite simply, when the alchemy barons left in a hurry, there were quite a few unlucky ones who were abandoned by them - and Rhodes took Ike to identify these guys, some of the most heinous crimes were executed by the public trial, and the rest needed to be reformed.

Among the transformed guys, there are more than one or two who have dealt with these things.

As for how it got mixed up with the ship...... Thanks to the spatial anchor positioning, Rod just used a little trick.

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Some book lovers don't know who Gary Vickers is, and here is an explanation that Gary Vix is a goblin, Prince of Trade, characterized by...... Death costs money.