Chapter 8: Runeterra
Demacia is a shining beacon that radiates the light of hope for humanity, and the city itself is a visual demonstration of faith. The city looks pure and rustic, with towering minarets dotting the Demacian horizon. Demacian architecture is built with a selection of marble and white stone. Solemn flags fly high over the parapet walls of the city, which shine with strength and nobility, the city is located next to a natural harbor, and most of the urban area is located in the plains.
Due to the prohibition of the use of magic and chemical technology, Demacia is undoubtedly the better city-state on the mainland, and the morality of everyone is more suitable for the survival of the common people, although the torture seems to be severe, but not many people are actually punished.
In the clean and tidy city, there are countless ancient families and high nobles, forming the social circle of the upper class.
The Ya'an River is such a playground for gathering nobles, the scenery here is beautiful and pleasant, and the nearby businesses are developing with it, and the street trade is prosperous and full of people.
In a neighborhood that extends in all directions, it took Gu Ping almost a whole day to find this street, which is the commercial street where Bill's Huafu is located.
In April, the weather is rarely warm and the cool breeze blows, making people feel comfortable and comfortable.
Gu Ping wiped his slightly sweaty sideburns, panting a little heavily, for an outsider who didn't know anything about this place, Gu Ping wanted to go to a place but it took a lot of effort, stumbling all day, which made him come here.
Gu Ping, no, he will be Bill in the future.
With this in mind, Bill began to change to this new title.
In the center of the extended area, Bill first found a place to sit and rest, while thinking about what to say when the time comes, which is really a headache.
The noon sun was very hot, and walking back and forth to entertain the rich and noble made the already small air thinner, although it was not hypoxic, but Bill still felt that his head was a little confused.
In this way, Bill, who was tired and fuzzy, sat directly on the ground and became a very conspicuous man without grace here.
The stares of the people around him from time to time made Bill's scalp tingle a little, and he scratched his neck, he decided to find an opportunity to freshen up and groom himself, especially the sloppy beard on his chin, this body was only twenty-nine years old, but it looked dirty and dirty like a perennially unkempt old man.
Loosening his muscles, Bill stood up, or found Bill's costume first.
Before he could set his eyes on the search, he heard a loud voice, loud and not far from here.
With the mentality of 'watching the excitement', Bill licked his dry lips and walked in the direction of that direction.
At the crossroads, in the streets of the north, Bill vaguely saw a big fat man yelling.
"Holy!" Smashing his head with his hand, Bill regrets why he came to see the fun.
Looking around his place, he saw only a big fat man with a round body, who seemed to have drunk too much, and actually rolled around the street with his own body, like a ball.
Shaking his head, Bill planned to change directions and find his sister Gina first.
As he turned, Bill's vision inadvertently glanced upward.
"Days"
Bill sees a man on the rooftop, which makes him grow his mouth.
A well-fitting black gown, with a half-open collar, a small red cloak, and most conspicuously his hat, with a large brim, almost half of his face between his bowed heads, but only half of it, and the rest was enough to make Bill pee his pants in fright.
The haunting Trist was standing on the round hut not far away, steady, as if blowing the wind.
Bill's legs were a little weak, he felt like he wouldn't have a good life when he saw Card Master, no, this guy would definitely push himself into the fire pit!
When Trist saw Bill standing below, he smiled and jumped from a great height, then disappeared from Bill's field of vision, disappearing.
Swallowing his saliva, Bill considered whether he needed to run first.
But when he saw the task panel that only he could see, he pinched out this childish idea.
In the remaining task log, there is an obvious second half of the sentence. "You'll have the potential to receive benefits from a gift from Card Masters, and if you're lucky enough, you might even become a partner of Trist."
'Won't really make me that guy's partner,' Bill walked in the direction of Card Master's disappearance.
Within a few steps, a hand appeared in the alley around the corner and pulled Bill inside.
"Shh~"
Bill nodded in amazement, this person was none other than the card master he had a close relationship with, Trist.
'What about the benefits?' But his eyes were clearly inquiring.
"Alas, it's done! But recently something terrible happened! We're finished! ”
Bill was startled and looked at Trist suspiciously.
"It's not because of the camp war, how many years have Demacia and Noxus, the two sworn enemies, been fighting every day and night? The bosses of both families have hung up several times, oh no, the commander of Noxus seems to be a dead man himself, listen to me, this is not the subject of what I am going to talk about! ”
"Listen!" Bill couldn't help but speak.
"Alas, this matter is actually nothing, it is that Noxus organized some ruffians and hooligans, and the German government actually wants to arrest me as a coolie, and also let me use the Eye of Fate to help detect those thieves! Now I have nowhere to hide! Now they have released the news that if I don't help, they will kick me out of Debang."
"Then you can go" Bill felt that it was the right official decision to drive Trist out of Demacia, and it was impossible for those people not to know what this guy was like.
"What? What did you say? Trist angrily grabbed Bill by the collar and stared at Bill viciously.
"Ahem~ I'm going to die!"
Bill's body with a little physique can withstand the toss of the card master, and he is afraid that Trist will accidentally strangle himself to death.
"Alright, I can't show any more flaws lately, they're catching me! Our cooperation must be postponed for a while! This is your dividend. The three crystal coins were slapped into Bill's hand by Trist, "When the turmoil passes, we will continue to work together, I appreciate you!" ”
Bill looked at the hurried figure of the card master and hurriedly asked, "Trist, wait!" ”
"What? We have to be cautious now, I can't do anything rashly, the Empire's detection magic will easily spot our whereabouts! Unless it destroys the energy crystals or magic networks here."
Bill was in a cold sweat, holding the three beautiful crystal coins in his hand, feeling that the money in his hand was not so easy to hold, if he was caught or betrayed by the card master, then he would be severely punished in Debang
"To say or not to say?"
"I just want to ask where I can get runes!" Bill still asked the question in his mind.
"Hey? Runes? Forget it! Trist gave Bill a direct slap and pushed Bill to a stumble.
"A luxury I can't even afford, it's a real treasure of the Land of Runeterra! The most fundamental magical inscription is the most important thing for us humans to survive on this continent."
"Any rune stone, replica, research, and natural version can be found in the War College, which is a gathering place for genius mages, and only the top mages from the War College can get some rune stones."
"In fact, in the eyes of the mage, there is a more valuable currency in the crystal coin stone, Ya ~ is the rune coin ~ " In the hand of the card master, a flat stone appeared, a very magical stone! Glowing with a shimmer, it looks like it is full of energy.
"Rune coins are the basic materials for making runes, and they are also a top magical resource that mages agree on, but few people have these things, oh, by the way~ If you are lucky, you can go to Karamanda to try your luck, there are a lot of ore veins over there, and there is a great chance of production, of course, it is also very dangerous there, and it is generally a group or country to establish a special mining team"
Looking at Bill's eyes that were understanding and digesting, Trist interrupted angrily: "Hehe, don't think about it, with rune stones, you can't afford to buy rune books, without rune books, how many rune stones are for nothing!" ”