Chapter 192 Condensed Original Crystal

Early the next morning.

After waiting all night, Nasus came to the inn contracted by the Gilaman family and asked the owner to knock on the doors of Li Lin and Sivir respectively to wake them up.

After the negotiation last night, Nasus learned that the descriptions of Saga and Li Lin, the port governor of Nashrame, were accurate. He was a very conservative and pedantic person.

Even though he proved that God-Emperor Azir had returned and the City of the Sun had resurfaced from beneath the sand, she refused to allow Nasramel to return to Shurima rule.

Saga only recognizes the emperor's emblem and not the person. Even if Azir comes to Nashrame in person, he will have to have the emperor's emblem to make her surrender, even if it threatens death.

However, if Xerath, who betrayed Azir, gets the emperor's crest, he won't be regarded as the successor to the orthodox ruler by Saga...

Only the royal bloodline holding the Emperor's coat of arms is qualified to inherit the throne and rule the Shurima Empire.

This was originally a rule established by Setaka, the first emperor of Shurima, in order to prevent his descendants from snatching the throne.

But she didn't expect that this rule would become one of the obstacles for her descendants to re-rise Shurima...

Nasus was helpless towards this stubborn female governor, but her actions were in line with Shurima tradition.

In addition, Saga was deeply loved by the people of Nasramae, which proved that she was not a fatuous ruler, and Nasus had no reason to kill her.

He planned to go back to the Nashrame Library to wait for news about the elite warriors sent by Azir, and then negotiate with Sara after getting the emperor's coat of arms.

The purpose of Nasus' visit today was not only to say goodbye to Li Lin and the others, but also to take Sivir away.

Just after returning to Nashrame and seeing the remaining support staff of his mercenary group, Sivir suddenly didn't want to leave anymore and planned to rebuild the Zhai Haro mercenary group.

The boy who led Jace was the first to join Sivir at the bar last night, and was temporarily promoted to deputy by her.

In desperation, Nasus imprinted a perception magic into the "Emerald Barrier" pendant he gave Sivir.

If her life was in danger, he would be able to sense it instantly and transform into a god and arrive at Nasramei at full speed to rescue her.

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Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

These days, Li Lin used the three remaining energy crystals of Kassadin's armor, the instruments for building the Hex Flying Gate core, and various remaining materials to build a set of power armor tailored for Sivir.

It was different from the slightly bulky Hex Power Armor he built for Kassadin, which was full of defensive attributes.

Sivir's power armor greatly reduces the excess metal armor, making it look like a tight suit.

This set of power armor refers to part of Azir's eagle armor. The overall color is mainly golden, which is more in line with the style and color of the Great Sai.

Although the defense is greatly weakened, it can greatly improve Sivir's agility.

The speed provided by [Overcharge] has been greatly increased, and the duration has been extended to 30 seconds.

Moreover, Li Lin also added three attack systems deleted from Hex Power Armor: [High Frequency Vibrating Knife], [Sawtooth Wrist Blade] and [High Energy Laser Ray].

However, Sivir's main weapon is still the Chalikar, and these weapons are just additions.

The power armor was delivered to Sivir, and she was very satisfied after trying it on.

This fits much better than the folding power armor she wore before, and its appearance fits her aesthetic perfectly.

Li Lin named this set of power armor "Project Source·Chronicle of War".

As for Kassadin, Li Lin directly spent 200 blue essence in the [Essence Store] to purchase a new set of Hex Power Armor.

He planned to continue to inquire about the whereabouts of the prophet in Shurima. The defensive armor was necessary, but it lacked the enchantment of healing magic.

In the afternoon, the Gilaman family's expedition team returned as scheduled, bringing not only a box full of more than ten primitive crystals, but also precious items obtained from trade with the nomads, ready to be taken back to Piltover for sale.

At Li Lin's request, Brewer, the leader of the expedition team, reported to him and told him everything he had encountered in the past six months.

Being exposed to extremely bad sandstorm weather or encountering powerful robbers is nothing more than a trivial matter.

The biggest difficulties they encountered were the swarms of Milos beetles the size of domestic dogs, the desert carnivorous monitor lizards, sand crocodiles, and sand tigers that could swallow an adult whole in one bite.

The predators at the top of the food chain among these fortresses would be completely unable to compete with them if the expedition team had not brought enough Hex weapons.

When the report was over, Li Lin lowered his head in thought, and was about to ask Brewer to take him to check out the original crystal, when he broke another piece of bombshell news:

Their team meets Rammus the Armored Dragon Turtle!

"You don't know, that big guy is four or five meters tall! At that time, we were trapped in the cave by a swarm of Milos beetles, and a cloud of dust suddenly rose in the distance.

"A big, round guy with emerald green skin and wearing golden spiked armor rolled over, literally rolled! After a while, he had eaten all the insects.

"Bless Ramos! If the Hex camera we had hadn't been lost, I would have taken a photo of his appearance and made it an heirloom of my family!"

It seems that Piltover will have one more person who believes in Ramos in the future.

Li Lin smiled and didn't make any further comments.

Ramos is so mysterious that he doesn't quite understand what this creature that guards the desert is.

But now he is eager to return home and doesn't care much about this.

Immediately let Brewer take him to the dock. A huge purple Hex treasure chest was placed next to the Gila Mann family's ship, guarded by more than a dozen guards holding Hex energy weapons.

Brewer took out a Hex machine lock key from his pocket and opened the Hex treasure chest.

With a faint metallic rancid taste appearing and disappearing in the mouth, the blue crystals are dim in color, somewhat similar to energy crystals, but with sharper edges and corners, lying quietly on a small metal holder.

"Is this the original crystal?"

Li Lin raised his eyebrows, picked up a crystal, and turned on [Digital Thinking] to view its information.

[Original Crystal: The source of life for the Shell people, one of the fragments of ancient consciousness. 】

[Note: Only arcane masters can fully utilize the huge magic inside the original crystal. 】

"Yes, we dug in the southern mountains for more than a month before unearthing 13 original crystals." Brewer folded his arms and explained.

"13 pieces?"

Li Lin put the original crystal in his hand back into the box.

While Brewer wasn't paying attention, he spent 925 blue essences and quickly purchased a purely unconscious "Concentrated Original Crystal" from the [Essence Store].

"But aren't there 14 of them?"

"Ah?" Brewer was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "You are so funny. We have checked many times before..."

"Are there really 14?" Li Lin deliberately said in a slightly confused and surprised tone.

He showed Brewer the original crystal in his hand, and pointed to the Hex treasure chest, "If you don't believe it, can you count it?"

When Brewer saw that Li Lin was serious, the smile on his face faded. He lowered his head suspiciously and counted several times carefully.

"Eh? What's going on?!"

Brewer rubbed his eyes fiercely, his eyes switching back and forth between the box and Li Lin's hands, a trace of shock flashed in his eyes.

"How...are there really 14?"

"So, you need to be more meticulous in your work, Brewer."

Li Lin looked at Brewer, whose face was gradually turning red, patted his shoulder gently, and sighed deliberately.

"Hug... I'm so sorry!"

"No need to apologize, having another original crystal is also a good thing. The value of this small crystal cannot be estimated by the sea of ​​gold.

"However, I will take this extra original crystal for research. Do you have any objections?"

Bruno waved his hands quickly and said in a panic: "Of course I have no objection!"

I'm already grateful that you don't hold me accountable.

Besides, you are also the prospective son-in-law of Congressman Gila Mann...

He added in his mind.

"Okay, thank you."

Li Lin smiled politely and held the concentrated primitive crystal he bought from the store in his palm.

However, he had only taken a few steps when a faint song sounded directly in his mind.

With a beautiful tone, this song showed Li Lin a great and epic ancient picture of Shurima.

But not long after, this song suddenly changed into a sad and mournful style...

The corners of Li Lin's eyes were moist.

Although he did not understand the language of this song, he knew very well that this was the cry of the soul of the Shell people.

"Mr. Li Lin...are you okay?" A guard from the Gila Mann family noticed something unusual and walked up to greet him with concern.

"No, I'm just a little reluctant to let go of this difficult but beautiful memory." Li Lin wiped the corners of his eyes nonchalantly, with a polite smile on his face.

"Haha, once the Hex Flying Gate is put into use, you will have plenty of opportunities to play here."

"Um."

Li Lin ignored the guards and walked straight forward, but the singing in his ears did not stop.

Through [data-based thinking], he knew the general meaning of this soul song: the collective shell human consciousness in the original crystal longed to go home.

When he reached the corner at the end of the pier, Li Lin looked back and took a deep look at the Hex chest that had been closed again, and thought to himself:

Sorry, right now I am not qualified enough to ask Piltover to stop using you.

But don’t worry, I won’t wait too long, I will definitely liberate you and return your core...

There is a small bug in the previous article: the female governor of Nashrame is called Saga. I wrote it as Sarah in the previous chapters. It has been corrected.

Thanks to the commander of Zhatian Gang for the reward!