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Caitlin had a habit of waking up early, and she had slept comfortably last night, waking up just before the alarm went off.

Patted the alarm clock head that was about to release the noise, and she stretched out comfortably, only to feel very comfortable up and down.

"The effect of that medicated bath is too good."

She muttered to herself and got up, changed her clothes, and quickly walked out of the house.

Within a few moments, she arrived at the residence of the Ludges.

I found that everyone got up very early, and the living room was a little lively in the morning, everyone was still busy, but there was a sense of harmony everywhere.

"Good morning, Catelyn."

"Good morning."

Caitlyn responded to Lux's greeting, then looked around the living room and asked, "What about Your Highness?" ”

Lux, who was fiddling with a Rubik's cube in his hand, replied without raising his head: "He's making breakfast." ”

"Breakfast?"

A question mark popped up on Caitlyn's head.

A prince who cooks breakfast himself?

She even suspected that she had gone on the wrong set.

But looking at the expressions of everyone in the room, it seems to be very reasonable.

After thinking about it, she said, "I can tell the councillors to send a senior chef over." ”

But if you think about it carefully, this is not right, there are so many powerful people around Lu Qi, there must be no one who can't cook, right?

"No, you don't." Lux replied casually, "He's even more advanced than a senior chef, and you'll know in a moment, look at the right color on one side!" ”

As she spoke, her eyes lit up, and she excitedly raised the Rubik's Cube in her hand to Caitlyn, sharing the joy of putting it together.

This is a gift received at the banquet yesterday, and it was discovered by Miss Crowned this morning.

"It's amazing."

Caitlin sat on the couch, feeling that her train of thought had not yet been smoothed out.

More advanced than a senior chef? How high is that?

"It's so-so." Lux suddenly got carried away, lowered her head and turned the Rubik's Cube again, intending to put together the remaining faces.

Seeing that she was full of energy, Caitlyn didn't bother again.

At this time, she smelled a fragrance wafting from the direction of the kitchen, it was the kind of food in cooking, and her stomach suddenly responded and gurgled.

Lux looked up, glancing over at her.

Caitlin blushed and said to herself, "I didn't eat much last night." ”

"Yes, I understand that my stomach will ring when I'm hungry, but I don't usually give it a chance to get hungry."

Lux smiled lightly and didn't continue.

Just smelling the smell made her suddenly hungry, which made Caitlyn full of curiosity about the next breakfast.

Even though she was mentally prepared, her jaw dropped when a table full of sumptuous delicacies was laid out.

"These. It's all made by His Highness? ”

The aroma of various delicacies in her nose, and the breakfast in front of her eyes, she asked in surprise.

"Otherwise, who do you think is the person in the kitchen?" Lu Qi smiled and said, "Try it, I'm still very confident in my craft." ”

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Caitlyn graciously picked up the cutlery, and then filled a crystal soup bag on her plate.

Looking at the crystal clear soup dumplings, she didn't know where to start.

"Eat the soup dumplings first, and then drink the soup is the most delicious."

Seeing her struggling, Lux couldn't help but share her favorite way to eat.

So, Caitlin learned her way of eating, poked a small bite, and put the soup in the soup bag into a small bowl.

Then blow twice and get rid of the soup bag in one gulp.

For a moment, she only felt that her mouth was occupied by a rich fragrance, a soft and tender skin, a rich meat filling, and a little seafood flavor.

The result is a perfect delicacy that overshadows all the delicacies that Caitlyn had eaten in the first half of her life.

When the soup was in her stomach, she picked up the small bowl and drank the soup from the bowl.

The taste of the soup is fresher, as if it repeats the process just now, and it is like a kind of sublimation, which makes the taste of the soup dumplings just now go to a higher level.

"It's delicious!"

Caitlin couldn't even think of how delicious it was, and her unstoppable mouth was the greatest compliment to Ludge's cooking.

She couldn't imagine that this table of food was actually made by the prince of a big country.

What else would he not have?

It was a gorgeous end to breakfast, Caitlin had never eaten so much in the morning, and she felt like her stomach was round.

I was so satisfied, and after I was full, I felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

She suddenly had a feeling that she had no regrets in her life.

She now finally knows how tall she is to be taller than a senior chef.

After the meal, she noticed that everyone was back in that leisurely state.

Luki went to the rooftop to bask in the sun, and Catelyn couldn't find anything to do for a while.

So, she approached Lux and proposed, "Lux, do you want to play backgammon?" ”

Lux played with the Rubik's Cube for a moment, then looked at her, and said with a masterful face: "You are too weak, and you are not qualified to be my enemy now." Defeat Annie and challenge me again. ”

The voice fell, Lux sat down as the number one young player, and Anne confidently played: "I'll come!" ”

Not sure why.

In the next few sets, Caitlyn always felt that the pressure on her from Anne was a little more than last night's Lux.

Time passed slowly.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

A carriage was prepared outside the villa, and Luqi sat on it, ready to go to the meeting place.

On this trip, he only took Yuna and Navis with him.

Navis looks a lot older now, although her size is still loli-like, but she has a little more maturity.

Along the way, she lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the various places in Leather City with a new look.

Although she had seen it yesterday, it was still fresh to her.

Before that, Naves's dream was to one day visit the City of Progress.

Now, Lu Qi has taken her to fulfill this dream, and when she first arrives in Leather City, she finds that everything here is the same as she imagined.

A city at the forefront of technology, she knows she has a lot to learn here.

Sooner or later, she will bring everything she has seen and heard outside back to Demacia.

Lu Qi followed the curtain she lifted and looked out.

Yesterday, he saw that in Picheng, there are many high-rise buildings under construction, and majestic buildings are rising from the ground.

It has begun to take shape.

Presumably, there is the 'Hexfly Gate'.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the meeting place, a political hall, which looked quite magnificent and solemn from the outside.

Outside the hall, Slap was already waiting here, and when he saw the carriage stopped, he walked up to meet Luci: "Welcome Your Highness, the councillors are already waiting inside." ”

The three of them got out of the carriage and followed Slap all the way to the meeting room.

Here, several councillors waited, and when they saw Lu Qi push the door in, they all stood up to greet him.

Lucie also saw Jace, and on the other side of Jace stood an emaciated, pale man. He was on a cane, and seemed to be lame, and he also stood up and saluted.

After saying hello, wait until Luqi is seated.

Heimerdinger, who was the leader, took the lead in speaking up: "Your Royal Highness, let's get straight to the point." It's a matter of the Twin Cities, and now we need to know what you're here for. It should be more than just establishing diplomatic relations. ”

Lu Qi looked at him and smiled slightly: "The professor is right, establishing good diplomatic relations with Piltover is only one of my purposes this time. As for the second purpose, I believe everyone has guessed it, on behalf of Demacia, I hope to get the support of Hextech. ”

His voice fell, and no one in the other seat showed a surprised expression.

Because no matter what they think, this is the only possibility.

The purpose of the prince in front of him is the same as the Noxian warlord who came a while ago.

All want to get Hextech.

"Your Highness, with all due respect." Heimerdinger thought for a moment, but said, "Hextech is a very crucial thing for Picheng. You should know that we are in the heart of Demacia, Noxus, Shurima, Ionia, and many other countries. Whichever force we lean Hextech in favor of is equating a dangerous signal to other places. ”

Piltover is geographically at a critical location.

The reason why it has been able to stand in the center of so many powerful forces for so long is not because of its own strength.

Rather, it's like a dividing point, a place where no one can easily move.

Therefore, Picheng is very smart and has maintained absolute neutrality for so many years since its establishment.

If, today, it chooses to lean towards Demacia, then it is tantamount to declaring its position with its surroundings.

If the moment of danger comes, the first one to be in danger is definitely Picheng.

"I know." Lu Qi said with a calm expression, "But I still maintain this will and attitude. Demacia didn't explore the core idea of Hextech, and only wanted to cooperate with Hextech. Especially, Hexflyer. ”

Hearing this, Heimerdinger said, "It seems that you already know. ”

"Yes, I did get the news." Lu Qi smiled slightly, "From my guess, the Hexfly Gate is definitely a very meaningful invention even for the Land of Runeterra. The inventor of this technology is also an absolute genius. ”

"I think they're honored to have such a compliment from you."

Heimerdinger smiled, gave up a little position, and introduced, "It was these two young people who developed Hextech and Hexflyer. Jace & Victor. ”

Jace and Victor immediately stood up and saluted slightly to Luki, before Jace said, "On this point, we share your opinion. The Hexflyer is definitely a one-of-a-kind innovation. ”

To be able to get such praise from Lu Qi, he is also a little proud in his heart.

And Victor, too, with a chuckle on his face, bowed down to thank Ludge for his compliment.

Picheng did not hide the news from the relevant aspects, after all, this is Picheng, and there are Gentiles from all over the world every day.

The creation of the Hexfly Teleportation Stronghold can't be concealed at all.

So they simply singled it out, and it was precisely because of this that they attracted the recent Noxian warlord and the current prince.

In fact, there are many representatives of other forces, but compared to these two, they are completely inadequate.

They are the only ones who must be taken seriously by Picheng.

Lu Qi spoke at this time: "Since you know that this is the case, then this kind of invention that can cross long distances in a short period of time will be meaningless if it is not far enough. Therefore, I think it is an inevitable trend for Picheng to cooperate with any force. Instead, consider Demacia first. ”

"In fact, at this stage, Picheng is still swaying on this."

Heimerdinger, speaking at this point.

Hexflyer experiments, they have done it many times, and it has been confirmed that there are no problems.

In terms of innovation, in terms of meaning, it is absolutely unprecedented.

You know, even if you are thousands of miles away, you can reach it instantly, what kind of concept is this?

A concept that makes history!

But because there are so many things that may be involved, the council is hesitant to use the Hexfly Gate.

Now that they are in control of the Sungate, they are able to bring huge benefits to Leather City.

And the Hex Flying Gate will be an even more powerful existence than the Gate of the Sun.

After all, just thinking about it, the benefits that spatial teleportation can bring are difficult to predict.

But they were even more afraid of the unimaginable catastrophe that would happen, as the arrival of Noxus and Demacia alone had already made their scalps tingle.

So, even with such an astonishing fortune in their hands, the parliamentarians didn't really want to open the Hexfly Gate.

"Picheng is a city of progress, not a city of regression."

Lu Qi laughed and made a joke, and then said, "Since you are still hesitating, let's not mention this for now." First of all, since we have the possibility of working together, what can Demacia bring to Picheng? ”

When his words fell, the councilors on the other side, as well as Jace and Victor, were all curious.

So, Lu Qi took out a few keys that he had prepared, and the strange-looking keys immediately attracted people's attention.

"I call it the Key, a tool that can communicate regardless of distance."

Lu Qi knew that the introduction didn't need to be too complicated, and everyone here was smart and would definitely understand.

"Ignoring distance?"

Heimerdinger was very curious about this invention, and was the first to reach out, pick up a secret key, and look left and right, "Magic crystal, this should be the forbidden magic stone, right?" Why is it possible to do such a thing? ”

He found that the key in his hand was not too elaborately designed, but very simple, and could even be easily copied.

Of course, as long as there are materials.

He was more curious about how to do it.

Picheng uses a kind of communication tool as a kind of microphone, because the propagation of sound requires a medium. So, they developed a special wire that can transmit sound.

Theoretically, if the wire is long enough, they can also ignore distance contact.

But this is only a theory, in fact, the sound will be transmitted in the process, the quality will be affected, resulting in too far away, it may not be easily transmitted.

Now, Demacia turned to tell them that they had a prop that could ignore distance.

It's unimaginable.

"That's not the key to the key."

Lu Qi said as he activated the secret key, and the moment the window popped out, he suddenly startled several people on the other side.

There is no doubt that this is indeed a form of magic.

"You can open them all up."

Lu Qi smiled and continued, "The core of this technology is firmly in the hands of Demacia, I call it the Dream Network, and this is the key. Any of our communication is done on the Dream Network. However, if Picheng is interested in cooperating, we can open up the permissions and work together to improve the upgrade key in the future. ”

"Dream networking?" Heimerdinger thought for a moment and guessed, "Is it through the spiritual realm?" ”

Lu Qi nodded and said, "As a professor, you guessed right." ”

"This is impossible, human cognition of the spiritual realm should be limited to the level of visualization."

Heimerdinger looked back and forth at the key and said to himself, "We are in the realm of reality, but we communicate through the realm of spirituality. This means that we can ignore the wall in between, how is that done? ”

Even he couldn't figure out the mystery.

Lu Qi smiled: "Since Pi Cheng has created a combination of technology and magic, it is not impossible for the realm of reality and the realm of spirit to connect, right?" ”

"Your Highness said that, it is true."

Heimerdinger suddenly felt that he was obsessed, and it seemed that before this, Jace's idea of merging technology and magic was also rejected by him.

At the time, it seemed to him that this was equally impossible.

But now, the kid not only did it, but did it to the best of his ability.

So, nothing is impossible.

When you think about it this way, it is not surprising to break the wall between the realm of reality and the realm of spirituality.

Next, Lu Qi briefly introduced the use of the key.

For this thing, the councillors and Jace quickly got their hands on it.

They added friends to each other, then typed and chatted, and even video contact at close range, as well as taking photos and other functions were tried one by one.

"If this can really ignore distance, then I think it's no less than the invention of the Hexfly Gate."

Jace said earnestly, holding a key in his hand.

He had already seen the infinite possibilities of this key after a simple use of it.

Next to Victor, the same idea is similar.

The key can bring no less possibilities than the Hexfly Gate.

Regardless of distance contact, you can even take photos and communicate by video, just these few simple functions are terrifying.

And this is only the starting point of the key, and the key in the future is full of more possibilities.

The key is too convenient, and it's easy to carry, and the role it can play is continuous.

If it produces energy, the benefits it can bring are also a terrible windfall profit.

"If the key is not limited to person-to-person contact, but on top of it, create an area that users can join freely. Or, on top of that, create a freely accessible information station. It can easily replace the newspapers we use today. Since we can communicate by video and take pictures, does that mean that we can take pictures by video? What if videos could also be combined with websites? ”

Jace said to himself, he was a bit of a tech fan, but after a brief thought, he imagined countless possibilities.

It was too dreamy for a while, causing him to feel that this was not reality.

However, when he came back to his senses, he looked at the parliamentarians with thoughtful expressions because of his words.

He glanced at the key in his hand again, and finally realized that Demacia was fully prepared for this visit.

They are not, they simply have a request for Picheng.

Nor is it the kind of greedy empire that only thinks of unilateral demands.

It's cooperation, cooperation in the true sense of the word.

Because they brought technology, even Picheng, which is extremely covetous.

Jace had already given the answer to his own words just now, and what could be achieved through the secret key was even greater than that of the Hexfly Gate.

And Demacia is willing to open up the joint use of the key, of course, they know that the real core is still in Demacia's hands.

But that's enough.

Just like them, even with Demacia, the real core of Hextech is in their own hands.

"These keys will be given directly to a few people. You can go back and study freely, and of course, the magic crystal represents the power of the key, and when the power is used up, the key will also be turned off. ”

Lu Qi said with a smile.

"It's a fitting metaphor for electricity consumption."

Heimerdinger was studying the panel of the key at the moment, he knew that it was reflected through magic, but he didn't expect Demacia to be so proficient in magic.

You know, they just reformed magic a while ago.

Victor subconsciously interjected at this time: "I want to know, since the props that can be contacted through information. If the key is out of power, how to save the information such as pictures after opening it again? ”

Lu Qi looked at him and said, "I forgot to tell you just now, these keys all come with an account." The account can be decided personally, and if you don't like it, you can cancel it and re-register one. Each account belongs to a person only, the key is out of power, after restarting, you only need to log in to this account again, and the information is still saved. ”

"Too clever, this idea."

Victor was a little full of praise.

Using an account to describe an inherent space, as long as the Dream Network exists, then it will always exist there.

I have to say that Demacia really surprised him a little this time.

"You can also add my friends first, so that you can contact them later."

Lu Qi said aloud at this time.

Everyone already knows how to add friends, so they have added Lucky.

Victor had already added Lucky, and he didn't expect that he could have a subtle connection with such a big man.

His mood was ebbing and waning, and he looked towards the screen.

"You've successfully added 'Kick the lame man's good leg' as a friend."

Victor: "??? ”

He couldn't help but look at Lu Qi, and only felt that in his mind, the image of this highness had changed a little at this moment.

After noticing Victor's worried and frightened expression, Luki coughed dryly: "This name was changed by Lux, don't take it seriously." ”

The rest of the people also noticed Lu Qi's name and couldn't help but be a little speechless.

Is this a name that a serious person can take?

Is this what a serious person can do?

For a while, they suddenly felt that this Highness was not so tall and so far away.

It seems to be closer to reality.

(End of chapter)