Hextech Crystal

Piltover, a city that is practically a country, boasts a well-established administrative system. Despite its advanced technology, it doesn't have an army; instead, it has a police force and guards responsible for maintaining order, making it a completely neutral place. ♚♞ 🐻💝

Due to the limitations of the surrounding environment, the area of this city is basically constant. The large population results in a high building density, with buildings that are narrow and tall, especially in the commercial streets. There are many different types of businesses and a large flow of people, and the shops are all very small. The jewelry workshop we visited was also a small shop.

We arrived relatively early, but the store was already quite crowded. Most of them were there to shop, while others, like us, brought their own gemstones to be polished.

The appraiser, with his eyes half-open, would glance at the gems people brought in and then toss them aside, sending them to the craftsmen for processing once a certain number had been collected.

But when I took out the crystal I had obtained from the Giant Scorpion, the appraiser suddenly widened his eyes, adjusted his glasses, examined it carefully, and then stood up and asked me:

"Sir, are you a treasure hunter?"

"We're explorers, her and me." I pointed to Riven.

"Where did you get this crystal?"

"Does that matter? We didn't rob it, nor did we steal it."

"Oh, I'm sorry, perhaps I shouldn't have asked that. Please come with me."

The appraiser led us to the back room, where a richly dressed middle-aged man was sitting, examining a beautiful stone.

"Boss, I've discovered the Primal Crystal."

The middle-aged man seemed to think he had misheard, "What did you say? What did you discover?"

The appraiser handed him the crystal, his hand trembling slightly. "Please take a look."

The crystal emitted a lustrous blue-green hue; although beautiful, it didn't seem as prestigious as the ruby the shopkeeper had just been handling. Yet, upon seeing the crystal, he immediately tossed the ruby aside, his eyes gleaming with greed.

"Where was this found? Was it by the treasure hunter behind you?"

I don't know why they assumed we were treasure hunters. Was it because our clothes were dirty? Looks like I'll have to change into something else later.

"We are explorers, Yasuo and Riven," I introduced myself briefly.

"Oh, you're an explorer? My name is Harvey, and I'm the owner here. It's nice to meet you!"

When he suddenly tried to get close to me, I knew this guy named Harvey had something on his mind. Although I didn't know what was so special about the crystal, I couldn't just let it go!

The more you strive for it, the more valuable it becomes!

"Hello Mr. Harvey, this crystal was obtained from a dangerous desert scorpion during our expedition. We thought it was very beautiful and wanted to make it into jewelry. Please name your price."

"Oh, I know, those are Primal Scorpion. The crystals on their bodies are called Primal Crystal, but there have been so many of them lately that they're not worth much anymore."

Harvey's words were unconvincing, because his gaze was fixed on the crystal.

"It's alright, my companion just likes its crystalline luster. Could you please polish it and see what you can make it into to look nicer?"

"If you like its luster, I have quite a few finished products made from gemstones of similar color here. Would you like to take a look?"

"Sorry, this has special significance for us. We fought a Primal Scorpion to get this crystal and were almost killed by it." I deliberately exaggerated.

"Well, to be honest, I really love this crystal. Name your price, and I'll agree to anything I can afford!"

The more Harvey said that, the less I wanted to let go. This crystal must hold an important secret!

"Mr. Harvey, if you think we're not stupid, please tell me the value of the Primal Crystal, or we'll have to find another shop."

"No, no, no, I'll tell you!"

Harvey explained to us the important role of the Primal Crystal, revealing that this crystal is actually the core of Hextech!

Hextech is Piltover's most famous technology. Weapons manufactured using this technology possess immense power and extremely low wear and tear. Primal Crystal the size of a grain of rice can typically power a firearm for over fifty years.

In addition, it was widely used in alchemy and medicine, producing prosthetics that showed no rejection and were even more powerful.

The reason why the three major families of Piltover are so powerful is because they possess a large number of Primal Crystal!

This crystal is extremely rare; it has only been found on Primal Scorpion in the southern Noxus desert and the Shurima desert.

However, these scorpions are elusive and can only be found deep in the desert, a death trap for humans.

More importantly, these scorpions are difficult to deal with, and even if you find them, it's hard to gain any advantage.

We were able to confront the sandstorms head-on because we were not afraid of them, and after a hard-fought battle, we finally obtained the crystals through a strategy.

Of course, luck played a big part in this; if they hadn't harbored hatred for each other beforehand, we probably wouldn't have even gotten a scrap.

The Primal Crystal obtained by the treasure hunters here are all fragments they have worked desperately to acquire. Crystals as large as ours are extremely rare, so they are very valuable!

Wow, this kind of crystal is so precious! Actually, this is just one of the smaller pieces of crystal we broke, about the size of a little fingernail. After all, we were planning to use it for jewelry, so it didn't need to be too big.

We have many similar small pieces and a whole piece the size of a palm in our luggage. If we took them all out, wouldn't that scare the boss to death?

Since it's quite valuable, I might as well sell it to him. It'll give me some money and make things easier to travel. "Thank you so much, Mr. Harvey, for explaining everything to us in such detail. I'm willing to sell it to you!"

Hearing this, Harvey gripped my hand tightly. "I'm so grateful! Please name your price!"

"To be honest, I'm not a greedy person, so just give me two thousand gold coins."

After I finished speaking, I secretly glanced at Harvey, worried that I had asked for too much. But to my surprise, he didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately ordered someone to bring the gold coins. The exquisite jewelry box was filled with them!

After the transaction was completed, his attitude became somewhat cold, as if he was afraid I would change my mind, and he quickly had someone send us away.

"This crystal is so precious. Judging from Harvey's expression, he wouldn't hesitate to ask for double the price."

"Poverty limits my imagination. I originally only wanted a thousand gold coins, but I was afraid he would haggle, so I asked for two thousand. Who knew he would agree so readily?"

"What about in our bag...?"

"Shh..."

I quickly covered Riven's mouth. "A gentleman is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." These treasure hunters are willing to risk their lives for the Primal Crystal; if people knew this, would we still have peace?

"Let's go, we're rich now, let's change our clothes first!"