Because of Jinx and Ekko, Heimerdinger chose to stay with the Lian Hua Gang and help Jinx research the Purification Device.
To him, there was no greater regret in life than seeing a genius and being unable to personally nurture them. The love of teaching was not only human nature—it could be Yordle nature as well.
Especially for someone like Heimerdinger, whose "knowledge," "curiosity," and "desire to share" stats were all maxed out.
Those three traits combined made Heimerdinger intensely curious. Whenever he saw a genius, he could not help wondering what that person would become in the future—and what they might become if he helped them.
Heimerdinger truly lived up to the reputation of the famed Academician Poppy. The wealth of experience and knowledge he had accumulated over countless years came into play, and with his help, Jinx quickly improved a new type of Air Filtration Device.
Heimerdinger's ideas, combined with Jinx's bold thinking and exceptional hands-on ability, created a device capable of changing Zaun's future.
On the day it was completed, a trace of gratification appeared on Heimerdinger's face.
Perhaps, in that moment, he recalled the days several years ago when he had helped Jayce and Viktor create Hextech.
But ever since Jayce became a councillor and Viktor's health worsened, the scientific atmosphere in Piltover... Honestly, Heimerdinger suddenly felt that Zaun's scientific atmosphere was far purer.
Because the things Zaunites created were not for fame or power. The foremost purpose of the things they made was—use.
If technology could not be applied to people, could not change their lives or improve their quality of life, then was there any need for it to exist?
On the day it was completed, Jinx did not even shout about copyrights. Instead, she jumped around with a wrench in hand, yelling that