Just as Silco had expected, Piltover's enforcers weren't going to let the explosion go.
Grayson, who was in charge of the case, spoke with Vander again, but unfortunately, they couldn't reach an agreement. Vander was determined to protect the four children who had caused the explosion, while Grayson, under immense pressure from the council, demanded that Vander hand over the culprits.
After all... Progress Day was one of Piltover's showpieces. The council clearly wasn't going to let something like this slide so easily.
Of course, none of that had much to do with Lux for the time being. She was currently trying to investigate Zaun with Eno.
Besides that, she also needed to search for the laboratory Karya had mentioned earlier. But Zaun had changed beyond recognition compared with the city Karya remembered. His knowledge of the place was no longer reliable, so Lux would need to do plenty of exploring before she could reclaim his legacy.
However, unlike in Piltover, they weren't welcome in Zaun. Lux's social skills could easily turn people from neutral to friendly, but as soon as she put on her filter, the Zaunites' attitude toward her started at cold, at best.
Under the circumstances, Lux's investigation wasn't going well.
"Should I try taking off my filter?" After getting another pair of dirty looks, Lux sighed helplessly. "Karya, they look at me with such disgust."
"It certainly seems that way," Karya replied, sounding a little helpless as well. "It looks like you're not exactly suited to getting around Zaun in your current state..."
"Then what should we do?" Lux asked, troubled. "We seem to have hit a dead end."
"Not quite." Karya chuckled. "You haven't learned anything useful these past few days, but I've noticed traces of an old friend."
"Your old friend is really still