Chapter 232 Stevan: I Am Bound to Get the Core of Hex!

Dusk, sunset over the western mountains.

On the outskirts of Piltover, there is a secret room on the top floor of the famous Blue Smoke Manor.

Stevan, the head of the Philos family, sat on a chair in the middle of the room opposite the door. A cane made of fine wood combined with a metal spring stood on a small shelf specially added to the edge of the chair.

The hand that was as skinny as dry tree bark took the beautifully patterned tea cup with two sugar cubes on it on the simple wooden table, and gently stirred the delicate little spoon on the side of the cup.

Then, he placed the spoon on the coaster and pushed the cup to the unoccupied chair opposite the wooden table.

Less than a minute later, the sound of metal touching the marble floor came from the quiet room, which was crisp and painful to the eardrums.

"You're late, sister." Stevan said without looking up, the wrinkles on his face like deep grooves.

Camille walked straight to the chair opposite Stevan and sat down, "I am meeting with Albert, the chief spy of the Abino family, to discuss the marriage of Miss Sophia Abino to our family after her coming-of-age ceremony."

She picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea, which had just been brewed for a short time and had just the right temperature and sweetness.

"That's not important." Stevan shook his head, "Something happened in the upper city today that shocked the whole city."

"A flying man from the sky?" Camille looked up at her brother and chuckled: "I heard the discussion among the citizens, and most people thought it was a great magician who happened to travel to Piltover. "

"But you know, that's not the case at all!"

Stevan's face looked a little more serious, "The family's spies reported that the guy flying in the sky is Li Lin, a craftsman from the Giraman family.

"He invented a device for solo flight, right on top of the power armor he often wears when he goes out in style!"

"Well, he's a very good kid. I was quite optimistic about him." Camille said in an indifferent tone, "Since he was able to upgrade the Hex Crystal to Hex Energy Crystal, I knew his future was limitless."

The corners of Stevan's mouth twitched twice, as if he was very dissatisfied with his sister's attitude, "But..."

Before he could say anything, several soft "dong dong" sounds came from the closed front door.

Stevan frowned, "Who is it?"

"Uncle, it's me, Yabus."

Stevan turned his head and glanced at Camille, "Come in."

With a soft knock on the wooden door, Yabus stepped in.

Seeing that there was someone in the room, he was stunned for a moment and then quickly realized, "Happy Evolution Day, great-aunt."

Camille smiled and nodded, putting down the teacup in her hand, "Do you have anything to report, child?"

Yabus glanced at Stevan hesitantly, noticed the gesture in his eyes, and cleared his throat and said, "It's about the investment in Li Lin, the craftsman of the Giraman family..."

The blue lightning in Camille's eyes jumped a few times, and she seemed a little confused.

Stevan immediately explained: "As soon as we found out that today's 'Flying Man' took off from the Giraman Mansion in Beicheng District, I immediately sent Yabus to inquire about the situation and discuss cooperation."

"Well, you can make the decision." Camille didn't seem very interested in this aspect.

Stevan looked at his sister who lowered her head to drink tea again, a strange color flashed in her eyes.

Then, he turned around and continued to ask for details: "What's the specific situation, Yabus."

"It's not going too well. Li Lin doesn't want us to invest in his set of flying power armor."

"That's unreasonable! Could it be that he forgot who provided the technology for the energy core of his power armor?"

"Calm down, brother, your current body cannot withstand anger." Camille reluctantly advised, "Besides, the stable energy crystal was originally upgraded by him."

Stevan obviously didn't like Camille saying nice things to Li Lin, and his voice was a bit colder, "Huh! Why would he create an energy crystal without our Hex Crystal?"

"But to cooperate with Li Lin and allow the Gila Mann family to produce energy crystals is your permission."

Stevan clenched his fists, but his sister was indeed right, and he had no way to refute.

"But I have a problem." Camille's eyes turned to Yabus, "Even with the power of the energy crystal, he can't support him flying in the sky...unless he has hundreds of them installed all over his body. Energy crystal.”

"This is also what I am confused about. I was just about to say it." Yabus said hesitantly, "His armor does not look too bulky, and there is no place to place so many energy crystals anywhere on his body..."

At this time, Stevan said a name that made both Camille and Yabus' expressions change slightly: "Hex Core."

"Do you know what you are talking about? Brother." Camille frowned slightly, "The design of the Hex core was destroyed after he left."

"But if Nedry comes back..."

"Hakim Nedry is gone!" Camille blurted out, her tone even more excited than before.

Yabus stood quietly in the middle of the room with his head lowered, not daring to say a word.

Hakim Nedry was already the best crystallographer of House Ferroth before he was born, as well as the chief hexsmith, and has served House Ferroth for almost his entire life.

Yabus once heard from his grandfather that his great-aunt Camille once had a relationship with Hakeem, but this was before she accepted the Hex core replacement.

After digging out Camille's heart with his own hands and replacing the Hex core for her, Hakeem left the Philos family. No one knows where he went...

Camille is no exception.

Although the Feros family does not have this family rule, it is a recognized unspoken rule not to mention Hakeem Nedry publicly, especially for those who join the Feros family with a foreign name.

Fortunately for my family, if anyone with a foreign surname dares to mention that name and Camille hears it, they will "mysteriously disappear" in a few days.

Only her favorite brother Stevan dared to say this in front of her.

"Okay! According to your statement, it means that Li Lin has mastered the core technology of making new Hex by himself!"

Stevan's tone was urgent, but his inherited blue eyes, which did not appear cloudy at all, were surprisingly calm, and there was not even any emotion in them.

Camille felt an inexplicable irritation, "Then what do you want? Let me kill him?"

Stevan was silent for a few seconds, then picked up the cane beside the chair, tried his best to support his body, and stood up tremblingly.

Seeing this, Yabus hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he waved his hand and refused, returning to his original position.

Stevan walked with difficulty, walked slowly to Camille, put one hand on the table, panting, as if this had used up all his strength.

He said in a pleading tone: "Sister, it won't be long before I can no longer stand up.

"With the Hex Core, I can get rid of this cane, and I won't have to use a wheelchair in the future... Walking around my hall freely is what a head of a family should look like."

"Maybe it's time for someone else to shoulder the responsibility of the head of the family." Camille looked at Stevan up and down, shook her head slightly and sighed.

Stevan is over eighty years old this year, far beyond the average age in Piltover today, and he can be considered an old man.

As he grows older, his body deteriorates, especially the muscles in his legs that have atrophied rapidly, which cannot be cured by current medical standards.

On weekdays, even if he uses a cane, there must be at least two servants around to take care of him.

If he hadn't persisted, he would have been in a wheelchair more than a year ago.

Camille paused for a few seconds, "In my opinion, even if Li Lin can create the Hex core, it is currently only used in power armor. It may be very different from mine and cannot replace the heart at all..."

"Camille, please!" Stevan didn't let her finish her sentence.

Camille calmed down instantly and looked at Stevan with sparkling eyes.

He would only call Camille by her full name when he was serious, or when he wanted something from her.

"You see, we took over the family from our parents, jointly led the family to prosperity, and achieved unprecedented achievements. This is a scene that our parents could not even dream of. We did it, and this is our achievement!

"If you can have the Hex core to reproduce your enhancement surgery on me and transform me into an existence like you...then you and I, we will join hands, and the Philos family will exist forever!

"We can even lead Pi City, Valoran, and even the entire Rune Lands to prosperity and evolution!"

Stevan was very excited, but Camille was silent.

Yabus stood on the side with his head lowered, his temples and clothes soaked with cold sweat, and he did not dare to take a breath.

Although he knew that his great-aunt was quite kind to the younger generation, just standing in front of her, a mountain of heavy pressure could not help but emerge.

The only thing left in the room was the subtle hum of the vibrations powered by her Hex Core.

After an unknown amount of time, she asked in a hoarse voice: "It's very risky to do this."

"It doesn't matter, we just need his skills." Stevan breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, I still have the Hex Core design drawing left by Hakeem.

At that time, all you need to do is blame it on a certain alchemist baron and lie about snatching it from him.

If nothing else works, all we can do is...

Stevan glanced at the flashing blue light on Camille's chest, intentionally or unintentionally.

I am bound to get the Hex Core!

He continued to add in his mind.

"Fine……"

Camille drank the cold tea in the cup, stood up immediately, turned around and walked towards the door.

At the same time, she whispered without looking back: "If you insist on doing this, I will ask Li Lin later."

Stevan stared at his sister's leaving back without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

When the "click-click" sound of the metal tip touching the marble floor faded away, silence returned to the room.

"Okay, don't be nervous Yabus."

Stevan shakily returned to his seat, sat down, and smiled.

"Tell me what happened when you went to Gila Mann's house today... Don't miss out on all the details."