The Ludges returned to Phi City.

It didn't take long for this time, three or four hours at most, and when I looked at the time on the bell tower, it was just after five o'clock.

The distant sky is faintly darkened, and it is a sign of dusk.

However, this did not affect the liveliness of the Picheng neighborhood in the slightest.

It was a little too early to go back, so Lu Qi and the three councillors said, "That's it, I'm going to go shopping in the streets, there's no need for such a big battle, just have Caitlyn lead the way." ”

"Okay."

Councillor Haken nodded, "Then we'll take our leave." ”

Soon, the councillors and the magistrates left.

Caitlyn then said, "Where does Your Highness want to go?" ”

Lu Qi said casually: "You can go anywhere, find some lively places." ”

"There are quite a few places in Picheng that are quite lively, so let's start from here and go to Stellar Avenue first."

Caitlyn thought for a moment and led the way.

Stellar Avenue is a street located in the middle and upper area of Phi City, because of its central location, it extends in all directions, and you can go anywhere from Stellar Boulevard.

After arriving at the place, it is also surprisingly spacious, with many high-rise buildings.

The streets are filled with people dressed in different costumes, some of them in a hurry, as if they can't stop for a moment. Others sit leisurely on the benches and rest. There are hawkers, traders who lead horses, and street performers.

All these scenes seem to form a microcosm of the leather city.

Caitlin said at this time: "From here, the place leading to it is the treasury of Phi City, the ecliptic basement, which is the safest bank of Phi City. ”

"Turn to the left and you'll find the path to the Clock Academy."

"Academy?"

When Lux heard this, she couldn't help but ask, "Where to go to school?" ”

"Not exactly, it can be understood as a base for scientific researchers. Anyone with academic background is welcome to study, and at the same time, they can also use the workshop of the Clock Academy to make inventions. If it is good enough, it can attract investment from big people. ”

Caitlyn explained, and then gave an example, "For example, Jace, who had studied at the Clock Academy before this. Whereas there are other schools in Phi City for studying. ”

After listening to her explanation, among the crowd, Navis's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Lu Qi glanced at it and said, "Then let's go there and have a look first." ”

So everyone set off towards the Clock Academy.

The Clock Academy contributed many famous inventors to Picheng, and its founder was none other than Heimerdinger.

He single-handedly opened the academy to welcome any aspiring inventor, no matter where he came from before that.

It is for this reason that Victor is valued for his talent.

In front of everyone's eyes is a magnificent appearance of the academy, in which the statue of Heimerdinger stands in the most conspicuous position to enter the academy.

He is small and looks very tall here.

Most of the people in the academy were in a hurry, and many of them looked very busy with heavy stacks of books.

But this atmosphere hit Navis at once.

It made her feel like she didn't want to leave.

In stark contrast, Lux felt the urge to yawn as soon as she arrived, and felt like her whole body was weak.

"Another day, maybe you can get the councillors to give you a qualification."

Seeing this, Luqi thought for a moment and said to Navis.

The Clock Academy brings together the high-end talents and knowledge of Leather City, and it is indeed Navis's dream.

It seems that she can be allowed to study here for a while.

Navis was looking forward to it, but she wasn't particularly anxious.

After a short tour, she realized the difference between the research institute in Demacia and the clock academy in Phi City.

Maybe you can absorb the advantages of the Clock Academy and bring it back to the Research Institute when the time comes.

Soon, the crowd left the Clock Academy.

Caitlin thought of something and said, "This place is quite close to Zindello, do you want to take a look?" ”

Lux was puzzled: "Zindello? What is that? ”

Caitlyn explains: "It's the name of a street, and it's one of the more famous tourist spots in Phi City. ”

Everyone was full of curiosity and immediately decided to go.

On the way, Caitlyn explained in an expanded way: "Before this, Zindello was actually the name of a famous traveler and adventurer in Phi City. He has spent his entire life exploring the Runeterras, and he has been to many places in the Runeterra Lands, and Demacia must have been there. He brought what he saw and heard back to Leather City, and described the size of the Runeterra, while letting people know that the Runeterrae was spherical. ”

Everyone listened suddenly.

After a short time, they came to Zindairo.

It looks like a square, and there are many people gathered in the square, but the most conspicuous thing is a huge steel sphere standing in the middle of the square.

It is pieced together like a Rubik's cube, symmetrical on the left and right, with a notch in the middle like a zipper.

On the outside, it is depicted with a striped road, in short, it looks quite complicated.

"What is this?"

Lux blinked blankly.

"This is the land of miniature runes created by Zindero himself, referring to the fact that this iron ball is a miniature version of the rune land. The artistic component is on the high side, to be honest, I don't understand it. But he has another famous saying. Let me think about it."

Caitlin thought for a moment, then said, "He said, the world moves like gears. ”

Lux waited for a long time, and when she saw that there was no follow-up, she couldn't help but ask, "That's it?" ”

"That's all." Caitlyn nodded, and said, "Actually, if you want to say that the real land of miniature runes is also found in the exhibition room next door, it is also the work of Zindello. ”

So everyone immediately set off towards the exhibition room.

When I got here, I saw a smaller ball, which had a dark blue appearance overall, but compared to the one outside, this one was much easier to understand.

"This is a miniature version of the Runeterras we live in."

Caitlin looked at the dark blue orb and said, "Zindero was on a boat from Piltover. It took eighteen years, traveling around the world, and finally returning from the other side. He personally decided that the Runeterrae must be spherical, and if we could fly to a height of 10,000 meters, we would be able to witness it with our own eyes. ”

Of course, there are all sorts of other ways of saying it. In the end, however, they all leaned towards Zindello's conclusion. ”

Everyone listened and nodded slightly.

Regarding the concept that Runeterrae is a sphere, in fact, in Demacia, there are many scholars who have expressed similar opinions.

It's just that whether the runeterrae land is flat or round, most people don't seem to pay attention to that.

But it's clear that Pitt is going to continue to explore this area.

Because next, the Hexfly gate developed by Jace must follow Zindello's theory.

If he couldn't know the full picture of the Runeterra, his Hex Flying Gate would naturally not be able to teleport accurately.

At this time, Lux and the others were curiously looking around the land of miniature runes.

"Found it, this is Demacia!"

After a while, she was excited to make a discovery, and to the west of the Valoran continent, she roughly pointed out the location of Demacia.

Lucci glanced at it, and she was right.

In fact, the land of runetimes is much smaller than the blue star in his impression, and it is divided into three continents in total, similar to the fact that it is also occupied by a large number of sea areas, and the sea areas are various islands.

It took him eighteen years to set out from the east of Phi City and finally return from the west, because he also explored many places during this time.

In the end, he came to the conclusion that 'the world moves like gears'.

In short, this is a cow man, and Lu Qi still has some respect for him.

"Looking at it this way, it is indeed a bit far between Leather City and Demacia."

Lux said again.

I didn't feel this way after walking so far, but I noticed the distance in the land of miniature runes in front of me.

Because it's not on a plane.

Everyone was looking for their own interests in this small rune land.

I have never left Demacia before, so I can take this opportunity to get to know the Runeteres under my feet.

By the time I left the exhibition room, dusk had come, the sky was getting dark, and the street lamps were lit up one by one.

"I remember going to the right, there was a zoo with a lot of animals from all over the Runeterra lands. Let's take a look. ”

Caitlin gradually realized the joy of being a tour guide, and at this time she was still immersed in it, and she was happy to leave for the next stop.

Naturally, everyone had no opinion, so they continued to set off.

By the time we arrived at the zoo, it was almost time to close for individual visitors.

However, when the guards learned of Lu Qi's identity, they still allowed everyone to enter the park.

The zoo in Pitt City does feature a number of animals that the Luqi couple had never seen before, including the white penguin from Freljord, the three-tailed finch from Ionia, and the sharp-shelled turtle from Shurima.

Everyone occasionally feeds and feeds, and they are quite interested in shopping around.

After leaving the zoo, it was already dark.

At the last stop, everyone went to a street not far away, where there were many shops, restaurants, repair shops, clothing stores, and beauty salons, making this neighborhood quite lively.

Luci notices a closed storefront with a 'Sell/Rent' sign hanging on the door.

At the end of this street, looking at the name of the store, it should have been a tavern before, and I don't know how the business was.

But Lu Qi thought about it.

There's nothing to do for the rest of the year anyway, so it's better to take this tavern down and transform it into your own bar.

The wine he had brought from Demacia was now almost at the bottom, and he could take the opportunity to replenish it.

It would be even better if there was a wine-making machine in it.

"I'll go to the tavern, you guys go ahead first, I'll catch up later."

So Luci said a word, and walked towards the tavern.

When they saw this, they continued to walk forward.

Pushing open the door of the tavern, there is a dark inside, and you can vaguely see a bar, but there is a wine cabinet behind the bar, and there is nothing on the cabinet.

"Anyone?"

Luki spoke, his voice echoing through the empty tavern, as if he had fallen into an abyss.

Apparently there should be someone, otherwise the door would not have been open.

Luki found the switch on the wall, and when he pressed it, the light from the electric light finally illuminated the space in front of him.

The place is not small, but there is nothing, and it looks like it has not been taken care of for a long time, only some places on the surface are still clean.

You can see that there is another door on the right, and there is obviously a lot of space behind the door.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged man pushed open the back door and walked out, dressed and did not look like a civilian.

"I've kept you waiting, those machines just had some malfunctions, and I just repaired them."

He showed an apologetic expression at Lu Qi, then looked at him carefully, his pupils shrank, and he hurriedly saluted: "Your Royal Highness, welcome to come." Maybe you don't remember, I said hello to you at yesterday's banquet. ”

When he said this, Lu Qi had a little impression, but he really forgot the name.

If he could remember the names of everyone who greeted him, Luki felt that it would take him a lot of time just to think about them.

The man took the initiative and said, "My name is Lemire, and I am a professor at Picheng University. ”

"Hello, Lemire."

A smile appeared on Luqi's face and he asked, "Is your tavern ready to be sold?" ”

"Yes."

Lemuel nodded, and said slowly, "Because I have more and more things to do personally, I originally wanted to give this tavern to my unangry nephew to take care of, but when I looked back, he threw down the tavern and didn't know where he died." Since neither he nor I had any intention of taking care of it, we had no choice but to rent or sell it. ”

"I see." Lu Qi was slightly stunned and said, "Since this is a tavern, is there a wine-making machine?" ”

"Of course there is, it's in the back layer, you can come and see with me." Lemire turned and walked towards the back floor, saying, "These are the brewing machines I just repaired, and although they are not the latest version of Phi Cheng now, they are not far behind. ”

Luci followed him into the back floor, and found that it was like a winery, with all kinds of machines, and he was already a little satisfied.

When he was in Demacia, he did it himself.

Now that he has a machine, it can save him at least 70 percent of his effort.

Lu Qi was not ambiguous, and asked directly: "Together with these machines, and this store, how much do you plan to sell in total?" ”

Lemuel naturally didn't question Lu Qi's strength, thought about it, and opened his mouth to say: "When I bought these machines at that time, it cost a total of about 4,000 gold. It doesn't last long, and it's sold to you at half a price of two thousand gold. As for this shop, the title deed is in my hands. If you want, 60,000 gold, I will go to the Phi City Court to transfer the title deed to you. ”

Lu Qi did not hesitate, and directly agreed: "I will bring money over tomorrow, when do you have time?" ”

Sixty thousand gold was not much for Lu Qi, after all, he had even seen more than a million gold coins.

And this store is in this location, this amount, it can be said that it is quite a bargain.

It can be seen that Lemuel has no intention of opening his mouth widely.

It seems that 60,000 gold is not a particularly large amount for him.

In fact, 60,000 gold is enough for an ordinary family, and there will be no worries about food and clothing for at least 50 years.

Even if it is Piltover, a commoner at the bottom, a family of three, a week's expenses will be at most twenty gold.

is still the same sentence, it's not that Lu Qi is rich, but that his starting point is too high.

"These days are my holidays, you can come over anytime tomorrow, I'll be there."

Lemure said.

(End of chapter)