"Hey! Viktor, I didn't expect you to be here so early." Kreslin smiled and greeted him proactively.
Hearing the call, the thin young man named Viktor slowly turned around, leaning on his cane.
He was dressed in a white suit with a brown vest and a black tie.
Viktor?
Durin, standing beside him, was momentarily stunned; he had never imagined that the Mage's friend in Piltover would be the Machine Herald—Viktor!
A pioneer who believed that only mechanical ascension and scientific modification of the human body could secure humanity's future.
He famously said: "Embrace evolution!"
Of course, for now, he was just a scientist from the Zaun undercity, or more accurately, currently only a university president's assistant and part-time university lecturer.
Viktor nodded, gesturing for the two to sit down.
"This is my assistant, an Ionian; you can call him Durin, he's a good academic assistant," Kreslin introduced.
"Welcome to Piltover! I am Viktor, an assistant to the president of Piltover University." Viktor leaned on his cane with one hand and put the other in his pocket, nodding slightly in greeting as he introduced himself.
Then, his gaze returned to Kreslin, and he said in a deep voice, "Kreslin, I've already introduced you to a distinguished person; she is from the Cairward."
"You mean Councilor Kyle Ward is coming in person?" Kreslin's eyes immediately lit up, and he asked excitedly.
"I'm not entirely sure about that, but the Councilor is aware of this matter and promised to come and discuss your potion in 20 minutes," Viktor shook his head and said calmly.
"The Cairward has recently been planning to invest in new fields, so perhaps your potion could fetch a high price."
The Cairward is one of the major families in Piltover, responsible for transportation and power machinery, and they are incredibly wealthy.
However, Piltover's pie is ultimately limited, and many families are trying to expand into new areas, for example, the Jilamanen Family has been controlling the Piltover Guard and Enforcer forces for years.
"That's wonderful, Viktor, if this works out, I'll thank you properly!" Kreslin's face was full of smiles, and he exclaimed, "As long as I sell this potion, I can move to the Entresol Level and rent a two-bedroom apartment.
Who knows, I might even be able to buy my own house directly on the Promenade Level."
Viktor just listened with a smile, then asked, "How is Zaun now?"
"Still the same old place! Not much different from when you left.
How long have we known each other?" Kreslin stood by the railing, gazing at the vast blue sea in the distance, and asked calmly.
Viktor caressed the wooden grain on the railing and replied, "Seven years and 8 months.
I didn't realize it had been so long since I left Zaun.
By the way, how is my teacher doing now?"
"Him? I'm not sure, I haven't had dealings with him in a long time.
Back then, you were just a child, yet you had the dream of changing the Zaun undercity." Kreslin's resolute face, etched with the marks of time, showed a look of reminiscing as he murmured.
Durin just stood by, listening to them talk for about twenty minutes.
But the Councilor was still nowhere to be seen, and the expressions on both their faces gradually grew grim.
Kreslin's face was no longer smiling; his brows were tightly furrowed, and he asked with deep concern, "What's going on? Why isn't the Madam Councilor here yet? Has something delayed her?"
Viktor seemed to have thought of something, but he just shook his head and replied, "There must be something; let's wait a bit longer!"
So, the three continued to wait for another twenty minutes or so.
Tap, tap, tap!
A series of footsteps suddenly echoed from the stairs of the "Star of the Harbor" restaurant, growing closer.
The three looked over in unison… Immediately after, four Enforcers in dark blue uniforms jogged up, expressionlessly ushering other customers downstairs.
During this process, Durin noticed that these Enforcers had 1 chevron and 1 arc stripe on their shoulders.
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