Silco took the enhanced yellow-haired boy and left the factory to carry out his plan, while Vander was blocked by several burly men who closed in around him.
Araki had no interest in what happened next, so he did not follow them at all. Instead, he stayed in Singed's laboratory and watched him study the Hextech Crystal.
"Doctor, how long would it take to stabilize it and turn it into an efficient energy source?"
"Hmm... Hard to say."
Singed fiddled with the various instruments on his test bench as he mused, "Maybe in the next second, maybe after a very long time. In any case, I need to figure out the energy properties of this stone first."
"All right."
Araki stood up. He decided to go wander somewhere else, since polishing crystals was not something he could do. "If I'd known, I would've brought someone from the Hozuki Clan Compound. They might have been able to help a little."
Piltover and Zaun sat at the center of this world and could be considered a transportation hub.
To the north lay Noxus, Demacia, and the Freljord. They were on the same continent and had been warring for years. To the south was the desert nation of Shurima, a place that had once been incomparably glorious, but now had only endless yellow sand left.
Sailing east, the closest land was the pirate island of Bilgewater. Most of their income came from plundering merchant ships that passed by the Twin Cities.
Farther south were the Shadow Isles, a cursed sea where ghosts and undead lingered all year round.
To the north was the destination of Araki's journey: the continent of Ionia.
Ionia was not really a nation, because it had no actual ruling regime and no unified army.
Even so, its strength remained