You Have to Break Things to Make Them

Under Casey's shocked eyes, I hit the crystal on the scorpion's head. Unfortunately, the crystal broke into two halves. 69んひﾒ.ᄃのﾶ

To make matters worse, the Primal Scorpion was also awakened by the impact, and Riven's continuous fire was ineffective!

The scorpion tried to attack a few times, but we dodged them, and then it started to burrow underground. It had just been attacked and now wanted to escape!

Of course, I wouldn't let it succeed. A strong wind howled up, blowing the sand off the scorpion's body, allowing Riven to continue bombarding its head.

However, the scorpion descends very quickly, and my gale can only affect a depth of about two meters; it can't go any deeper.

In the end, it still managed to escape.

Oh well, I guess I'll just consider it a wasted effort. I picked up the crystals from the ground, too lazy to bother with the tiny fragments.

When Casey saw that I didn't want it anymore, she quickly stuffed the crumbs and sand into her pocket, treating them like precious treasures.

"You are the most reckless person I have ever met, and I am probably one of the few people in the world fortunate enough to witness such a scene, a priceless treasure shattering before my eyes."

"Alright, it's already broken, so haven't you benefited from it?"

"I'm afraid I'll never forget that moment for the rest of my life," Casey said, still savoring the memory.

At this moment, Riven maneuvered her motorcycle into the sandpit, gently using the Wind Force to blow away the sand at a certain spot below me:

"Yasuo, look!" She excitedly raised her hand, revealing a Primal Crystal!

This crystal is larger and deeper in color than the previous one, and its blue-green glow under the setting sun is absolutely stunning!

It turns out that during the final battle, the crystal on the scorpion's head fell off, which is why it escaped. However, Casey and I didn't see it because of our limited visibility, while Riven saw it clearly from the air!

It seems our previous efforts weren't in vain. Although using a whole piece of crystal for the experiment was quite costly, we gained an even bigger piece!

"Can... can I take a look?" Casey asked cautiously.

"Here you go." Riven handed it over generously.

Casey held it gently in her hands, her arms trembling slightly, and soon her whole body began to shake.

He quickly handed the crystal back to Riven: "No, such a treasure will make me lose my mind. Here, take it back."

"In fact, when you returned it to us, you had already overcome greed and restlessness."

Casey didn't continue the conversation, turned and left, her back looking somewhat forlorn.

Normally, he might be happy with such a find, after all, he got some debris and picked up quite a few crumbs. But today is different. He found two large crystals that are hard for humans to obtain. Even a beggar would find his steamed bun tasteless in the face of a feast!

"Wait," I called out to him.

"What is it? Are you trying to kill me to silence me?"

"More or less, but not in this way."

I took a piece of crystal and handed it to him. "Whoever sees it gets a share. This crystal, along with your savings, should be enough to build a body. I hope you can keep this a secret for us."

Casey looked at me in surprise, then smiled, "Definitely! For your generous help!"

He carefully kept the crystal safe, then rode away on his large camel. We hopped on our motorcycles; we should be able to get back before dark.

"People don't even know such a simple method," Riven said to me.

"There's nothing strange about it. Not everyone has the chance to see two scorpions fighting, and no one would experiment with a whole piece of crystal."

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"Hehe, that's true. In short, I had a pretty good day."

"Yes, we need to think about how to use it!"

Riven and I were both very happy; we had no idea how precious the Primal Crystal was when we got it last time.

After a good night's sleep, Riven and I discussed it and decided to continue exploring the city. We had gotten into some trouble a couple of days ago while trying to buy a gun, but now we could finally enjoy ourselves freely.

Our first stop was Piltover's largest museum, which housed many high-tech products. The most eye-catching sight upon entering was the bizarre and wonderful robots.

According to the professionals here, if there are enough Primal Crystal, these robots could be given life and made to perform various tasks; however, the feasibility of this is still debatable.

The outer circular corridor introduced the history of Piltover's development, which I really enjoyed seeing. So I dragged Riven along for a tour. She didn't know many characters and wasn't interested in history, so she ran ahead to look at the exhibits.

I learned that Piltover is only 200 years old, while Hextech is less than 100 years old...

This used to be an ordinary fishing village, but the arrival of the Age of Exploration transformed this unremarkable little village into a famous port.

However, at that time there was only Zaun, not Piltover. Later, due to trade, the area became too chaotic, so people who valued order climbed the cliffs and established Piltover.

The good order, coupled with the introduction of advanced civilizations from all over the world, enabled the newly established Piltover to develop rapidly, quickly surpassing Zaun in terms of technology.

Of course, at this time, it was unrealistic for Piltover to interfere with Zaun's operations. On the contrary, it was often interfered with by some gangs in Zaun. The arrival of the large conglomerate, the Gerral Family, greatly changed this situation.

The Gerral Family are locals who rose to prominence through trade. They have an excellent business sense and have become one of the most influential conglomerates in the area in just two or three decades.

Seeing the signs of a deteriorating environment in Zaun, they moved their families to Piltover and continued doing business Zaun. Naturally, the gangs that relied on them for their livelihood no longer bothered Piltover.

Piltover has achieved initial stability.

There were many portraits of members of the Gerral Family on the wall, but after looking at them for a long time, I realized I didn't recognize any of them.

Zaun becomes more and more prosperous, inevitably, the environment in all aspects is deteriorating, and some unsolved murder cases are even more terrifying.

To avoid being assassinated or implicated, many prominent families left agents in Zaun and then moved to Piltover, which became a major opportunity for Piltover's growth.

During this period, many people from all over the world stayed and became permanent residents of Piltover, some to do business and others to learn advanced technology.

The most famous of these outsiders is the Phiros Family, the family of Camille, the Steel Shadow.

The Phiros Family hails from Demacia. They were initially unknown, but they were the first to discover the Primal Crystal and later invented Hextech, which brought them instant fame.

Over the past century, Hextech has become the most advanced and powerful technology in the area, and the Phiros Family has achieved a status on par with Gerral, earning them great respect.

As various people poured in, Piltover's order gradually became somewhat chaotic. The Phiros Family, who were the most capable of maintaining order, were ultimately outsiders and it was not advisable to intervene militarily.

At this point, the head of the Gerral family took the initiative to approach the Phiros Family Head and proposed to establish a new order in Piltover. They would support the Phiros Family in managing the city and provide financial support, on the condition that they share Hextech with them.