"You and Mel seem to have a disagreement, she's bullish on Jace, and you've chosen Victor." Caterina shook her head and followed Ryan.

Ryan didn't care if Victor could hear it, and said without thinking:

"Hextech has infinite potential, and since you have to pick one, why not choose what you think is better. We're not wrong, she thinks it's only by simply mining newer technology. In my eyes, those who have experienced the life at the bottom and have a clear goal are more valuable investments. ”

"What do you think, Mr. Victor. I'm Ryan Meredith from Noxus. Ryan held out his hand to Victor.

"Ryan Meredith, the legendary Adjutant of the Blood Mist... I didn't expect to see you in person. With surprise on his face, Victor reached out and shook Ryan's hand before letting go.

This was Piltover, and no matter how much he thought the Noxians loved to fight, they wouldn't fight his handicap in the banquet hall.

"Adjutant of the Blood Mist, a nostalgic title, those Ionians think I'm bloodthirstier than demons, but it's a pity that I'm just here to protect myself." Ryan spread his hands helplessly.

"I really didn't think that one day I would be found by a big man like you, Mr. Meredith means, he wants to invest in me?" Victor didn't have much interest on his face, just a formulaic reply.

Listening to Mr. Victor's tone, he didn't seem to be very interested. Unfortunately, I originally wanted to use magic to show you the body, or talk about how to use Hex in the livelihood industry. With regret on his face, Ryan turned and left.

"Wait a minute! Mr. Meredith. ”

Ryan paused, and took a glass of wine from the waiter's hand:

"Call me Ryan, your talent deserves respect."

"Lord Ryan... By magic, Hex's livelihood you mean—" Victor coughed twice, breathing a little heavily, like a straw for survival for someone who was about to drown.

He was born in the lower city of Zu'an, and his body was already frail, coupled with his close contact with the industrial wastewater and turbid air of Zu'an, it is a miracle that he can survive to this day.

It's not that he hasn't tried treatment, but it hasn't worked at all, even with Hextech, and he doesn't see any hope of living.

Ryan looked at his expression, and couldn't help but feel jealous of the talent in his heart, and raised the wine glass in his hand and said:

"Literally, drink this glass of wine, I think you'll like it."

Victor was just about to apologize and say that his body couldn't stand the alcohol, when he saw Ryan's right hand glow with a dark blue light, and a mysterious rune was embedded in the drink.

That rune he had seen while researching Hextech seemed to mean "net".

This time he did not refuse, but took the wine glass curiously, staring at the dark blue liquid inside.

"The magic is really beautiful, far better than the shock of Hextech." Victor sighed.

"It's just a crude magic potion." Ryan disagreed, "At most, delay the deterioration of your body, and you still need to make more preparations to heal." ”

"That's enough, thank you so much for your help."

Victor didn't doubt it either, and drank the potion from the cup with a smile.

The liquid flowed through his body with warmth, and he felt as if every cell in his body was pulsating and jumping...

It seems that for more than ten years, Victor has never felt that his body can be so energetic, like an old man who is about to die has been rejuvenated.

"It's... This... The effect is incredible. Victor's hands were trembling slightly with excitement, and his face was full of incredulity.

The Hex they were studying was an invention based on magic, and he thought that Hex was no longer inferior to magic. But it turns out that the two are far apart, at least for now.

"Thank you again for your gift."

Victor propped himself up and bowed deeply to Ryan.

He was not afraid of death, but he wanted to at least fulfill his wish before he died. Originally, he was desperate, Heimerdinger denied him and Jace's research, and his body was almost unable to hold on.

Unexpectedly, all this seems to have ushered in the dawn.

Victor looked up at Ryan carefully and asked tentatively:

"Your Excellency Ryan, what did you say before that Hextech is used for people's livelihood?"

"You should know that Noxus, although it occupies the largest land in the center of the Valoran continent, due to some historical reasons, most of the land of the empire is desert, and ordinary technology cannot bring it to life at all."

"I've heard of it, that's why Noxus keeps waging wars and plundering the resources needed to survive." Victor nodded in understanding.

Born in Zaun, he can understand this feeling, the living conditions of the people of the lower city are no better than those of the Noxians, and if they want to live, they can only fall into darkness.

When he came out of there, he vowed to use his knowledge to change Zuan and make him as rich as Piltover.

Ryan's words resonated in his heart. He would be happy to discuss such issues with the other side.

"Victor, with your knowledge, how many options do you want to improve the environment in Noxus?" Ryan asked abruptly.

"Hmm... There are about three kinds. ”

Victor pondered for a moment, then raised three fingers.

Ryan gestured deafly and made a gesture of please.

"The best and easiest way, as Noxus is doing." Victor said seriously, "War! Plunder the resources of other regions. ”

"The symptoms are not the root causes, the essence is that other regions need to provide for them, and as the population grows, discontent will intensify in different regions, unless the population continues to rely on war to control the population." Ryan shook his head.

It's something Noxus has always done, but it's also something he and his old boss don't want to do. The power of the empire should be focused on doing something more meaningful, rather than being consumed by some senseless war.

"The other two methods are to fundamentally improve the desert of Noxus." Victor said in a serious tone, "Technology and magic. ”

"I underestimated the power of magic before, there are not a few mages in Noxus, and with the magical abilities displayed by Lord Ryan, they can completely purify the whole of Noxus."

When he studied Hex, he knew in his heart that Hextech was just a substitute for magic, allowing ordinary people to use magic.

Now that he has experienced Ryan's amazing magic, he feels that the existing Hex's invention is still a long way from real magic, and this is the direction he wants to study in the future.

"Magic can do it, but it's time-consuming and labor-intensive, and you have to build a team of mages to sustain it. The value of a mage is far greater than doing it, and the Empire will not agree to this proposal. Ryan shook his head regretfully.

Neither the current incompetent Emperor nor his wise and rational old boss would allow a powerful and scarce mage to do such a thing.

"That's just technology." When Victor said this, he also understood Ryan's intention to find him.

"You want to use Hextech to change the land of Noxus? I don't think Piltover will hand over Hextech. Victor wasn't optimistic about that.

He actually wants to help Noxus, not only because Noxus is similar to Zuan, where he was born, but also because it will provide him with a lot of data support for restoring the ecology of the lower city.

Unfortunately, in his vision, Piltover and Jace would not agree to hand over the technology, even if it was only to improve people's livelihoods and save more people.

"Hahaha, Victor, don't underestimate Noxus."