Chapter 112 Alchemist Singed
Nothing must happen to Renata until those brainwashed slaves are completely rescued.
So Levi temporarily detained Renata and rushed to find Victor.
Plus Seraphine, the "negotiation expert".
The three hurriedly flew back to Zaun to look for Viktor's teacher, the alchemist Singed.
"Is it here?"
The three flew back to Zaun, to a sewage river in the ditch area.
An old and dilapidated western-style building stood by the river, and a strange smell of alchemical potion wafted from all around the building.
“Here…” Seraphine frowned in disgust: “There are some very painful and dark ‘sounds’. Just like the alchemy laboratory in Gorask Industries.”
"That's it." Victor sighed, "It seems he didn't move."
He hasn't returned to Zaun for more than ten years and hasn't seen his teacher Singed.
Because of their different ideas, he chose to go to Piltover to study mechanical science; while Singed stayed in Zaun, going further and further on the road of alchemical science.
"Do you think he will help us develop an antidote?" Levi asked.
After all, Viktor was Singed's student, so he should know this alchemist very well.
"This...I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
Viktor recalled the teacher's personality and said, "Singed is a very pure, or extreme, person."
"Although it may be a bit rude for me to say this, he is a scientific lunatic with no ethical bottom line. I'm afraid he won't like the ideas of our leader."
Singed is aloof and arrogant, and he is only willing to do research that he likes. The antidote that can be used to save people is obviously not the interest of this crazy scientist.
"but……"
It’s hard to say.
After all, the two hadn't seen each other for more than ten years.
Victor looked at his steel armor:
He has changed from a weak student to a mechanical warrior who fights for his beliefs by laughing at every turn... ahem...
Who knows what will become of Singed?
Victor and Levi tried knocking on the door, and soon a mature and steady voice came from inside: "Come in, the door is not locked."
Singed is at home.
The three of them pushed the door open and walked in, only to see that this ordinary-looking western-style building had actually been transformed into an alchemical laboratory filled with all kinds of strange experimental equipment and mechanical pipelines.
Singed was busy at the experimental table at the moment. When he heard someone visiting, he turned around slowly.
Completely different from what Levi had imagined, this Singed was not a "staggering" mentally ill lunatic, but instead looked... very elegant and steady.
He was wearing a simple lab coat, his disfigured face was half covered by a mask, his eyes were calm and deep, although he was in a dark and gloomy alchemy laboratory, he did not look scary at all.
Just like a harmless scholar.
"Victor." Singed's tone fluctuated only after he saw the visitor's face clearly: "You're back."
He looked at the mechanical armor on Victor again and couldn't help but chuckle: "It seems that after you went to Piltover, you also made a lot of interesting toys."
As he spoke, Singed looked at Levi and Seraphine indifferently again.
Seraphine, who was dressed like a rich lady from Piltover, was quickly ignored by him.
His eyes were fixed firmly on Levi: "Perhaps, you are... Levi?"
"Do you know me?" Levi asked.
"Guess. I know Viktor." Singed said, "He is now the vice president of the Piltover Leaders Association. This is no secret in the underground world of Zaun."
Although he devoted himself to research, he was not completely ignorant of news from the outside world.
"Teacher." Since Singed also knew their origins , Victor greeted him and got straight to the point without further ado: "We came to you this time because we hope you can help..."
As he spoke, he took out the brainwashing agent samples that Levi had seized from Golask Industries, as well as a large stack of research materials.
"Renata's mind control potion... Heh. At first, she wanted to 'invite' me to help develop this potion. Unfortunately, I don't like being controlled by others."
"So...you came here this time hoping that I could help you crack her mind control potion?"
Singed was a little surprised at what Victor took out, but his tone didn't sound very interested.
"Yes." Victor persuaded patiently: "Teacher, we..."
"Okay," said Singed.
"Huh?" Levi and Victor were both stunned.
"I said, I agree to help." Unlike the lonely and self-willed Frankenstein that Victor described, Singed agreed without even thinking about it.
because……
"I need money," Singed said very calmly, "a lot of money."
Scientific research costs money. Singed has been taking on some unstable and small-scale scientific research orders over the years to fund his alchemical research.
He had been studying glimmers for Hilco a few years before, in large part to raise money for the research.
As a result, he made money, but he was disfigured and injured in the experimental explosion, which delayed his research progress.
Moreover, the funds that Hillco sponsored Singed were far from enough to support his ambitions.
"So, I really need a big order now. As long as you can provide a satisfactory enough reward, I can meet your requirements."
Singed's answer made Levi and Victor very happy.
If a problem can be solved with money, then it is not a problem. For the leader who just beat up the rich man in Renata, this is even less of a problem.
"But..." Levi asked curiously, "Mr. Singed, hasn't Noxus invited you to cooperate yet?"
"No." Singed frowned slightly: "Why do you ask?"
Because Levi vaguely remembered that in the background story, Singed would receive a large order from the Noxian Empire to assist the empire in developing an alchemical weapon to deal with the Ionian rebels.
After receiving that order, he was no longer short of money.
But now Singed is still a poor guy, and Noxus has not yet started using alchemical weapons against Ionia, which means:
"It seems that the war in Ionia will not be over in a short time."
Although the Wind Leader is now just a young seedling in the Twin Cities, Levi's sights are always on the entire Rune Land.
The Noxian invasion war currently taking place in Ionia is naturally also within his attention.
But now he only knows:
About a year ago, the Noxian invading army encountered a head-on blow from the Ionian resistance in Precision.
Coach Swain was defeated by the Ionian heroine [Bladedancer Irelia] because he violated Ionia's territory. Not only did he break an arm, he was also held accountable and dismissed by the emperor.
From then on, the Noxian offensive in Ionia was forced to slow down, but the war continued intermittently.
Apart from this, Levi never collected any useful information about the Ionian battlefield.
Because there was no Internet in those days, the news from Ionia was basically not transmitted. And Piltover, where Levi was, happened to be the back garden of the Noxus Empire.
Therefore, the information Piltover can receive is basically all unilateral information from the Noxian Empire.
The newspapers reported a "great victory" today and a "victorious transition" tomorrow, and every day thousands or even tens of thousands of "Ai bandits" were successfully annihilated.
Not only in Ionia, but also in the three major battlefields of Shurima, Demacia, and Freljord, the battle reports sent back by the Empire are basically in this style.
Adding together the battle reports from all battlefields, it seems that after a few years, we have almost “annihilated 100 million enemies.”
So if you only read the news about Piltover, you might think that the Noxian Empire is still thriving.
"Okay." These thoughts flashed through Levi's mind, and his thoughts quickly returned to reality: "Since Mr. Singed needs money, then our business will not be difficult to discuss."
"Seraphini?"
Singed was about to quote an astonishing figure and began bargaining.
But Levi turned around and looked at the pink-haired girl who was ignored by him:
"Tell me about it..."
"Mr. Singed, how much does it cost?"
