Chapter 66: Zuan People Need Fists
The "third hand" behind Victor turns out to be just a Hextech laser welding gun.
When Caitlin heard it for the first time, she actually believed it.
Because she and Jayce are childhood friends, and Victor and Jayce are friends who saved her life, they are the best partners to jointly lead the Hextech applied research team.
So through daily contact with Jayce, Caitlin also indirectly learned about some of the cutting-edge technology projects that he and Viktor were recently researching.
According to Jess:
They are planning to further practicalize Hextech technology and create various Hextech industrial production tools that can help workers reduce labor and improve production efficiency.
For example, the "Hex Super Miner Gloves" can help miners easily move heavy objects and crush rocks.
For example, the "Hex Laser Robot Arm" can help welders avoid extreme heat and weld quickly, and help firefighters cut steel bars and remove obstacles.
The "third hand" on Victor's back now should be the latter.
Well, there is nothing strange about it. It is just an "upgraded version of the welding gun" for workers. It is essentially no different from the hammer and pliers in the hands of workers, and is harmless to humans and animals...
It's harmless!
"Is this the killing weapon?!" Caitlin's mouth twitched as she looked at the huge iron ingot that had been easily cut in half by the laser, and the molten steel that was still slowly dripping and burning on the cross section with light and heat.
This thing was dangerous. More deadly than any weapon she had ever seen.
"Professor Victor--" Caitlin immediately became alert: "You are weaponizing Hextech!"
This is a very serious accusation.
Because Professor Heimerdinger, who dominates Piltover's scientific community, has always been firmly and clearly opposed to the weaponization of Hextech.
Most scientists in the academic world, out of pure humanitarianism, do not want their inventions to become weapons of mass destruction;
Some believe that Hextech has only been around for a few years, and the magical energy contained in Hextech gems is not yet completely stable, so it would be risky to weaponize them rashly;
Others, out of political and profit considerations, are unwilling to turn Hextech into weapons that can influence the game of war, allowing Piltover, as a "permanently neutral country", to be further involved in the terrifying geopolitical struggle between major powers.
In short, most scientists currently do not support the weaponization of Hextech.
Jayce, and even Viktor himself before yesterday, are typical representatives of this group of scientists.
But now, he has converted the production tools he invented into killing tools and taken the lead in researching Hextech weapons.
"Professor Victor ." Caitlin frowned seriously: "Why do you want to do such a dangerous weapon experiment?"
"Shouldn't you be Jace's friend and a staunch anti-weaponist?"
"I..." Victor had a complicated expression.
He had indeed been reluctant to do any research related to weapons development.
He worked hard to invent these Hextech equipment for the benefit of the poor in his hometown of Zaun, in order to use technology to promote social progress and improve the quality of life of his compatriots.
For example, Victor used to think:
Many people in Zaun work in mines. They have to use their flesh and blood to dig and carry ore every day. Not only is it very hard and tiring, but it is also easy to cause physical damage due to overwork.
So he just needed to invent the "Hex Super Miner Gloves" to allow Zaun miners to easily dig ore and move rocks, allowing them to save energy, improve efficiency, and have more time to rest.
But yesterday, Levi woke him up.
Victor suddenly realized that no matter how good the production tools he invented were, they would be of limited significance if he did not change this turbid world.
The "Hex Super Miner Gloves" that increase miners' work efficiency tenfold will not increase miners' income tenfold or reduce their working hours tenfold.
It will only make nine-tenths of the original miners unemployed and eliminated to die in the stinking gutters of Zaun.
"What the Zaun people need now is not Hex Miner Gloves, but Hex Armored Fists."
"Business owners don't understand other languages, so the people of Zaun can only speak to them with their fists."
Victor remembered Levi's words.
The weapon is dangerous, but the people of Zaun need it.
Only by using these gloves to blast the enemies into the air one by one can the people of Zaun use Hextech for mining with peace of mind.
"Yes, I'm doing research on Hextech weapons." Under Caitlin's vigilant gaze, Victor finally admitted it openly.
"This..." Caitlin frowned, "Do Jace and Professor Heimerdinger know?"
"They don't know," Victor replied.
"Then I must tell Principal Heimerdinger about this matter and let him judge whether your behavior is appropriate." Caitlyn still warned like a strict and rigid law enforcement officer, "If the situation is serious, perhaps our Piltover Police Department will also intervene in the investigation."
"Wait, Miss Caitlin." Victor persuaded her.
But he did not explain the weapons research. Instead, he asked thoughtfully, "You came to school to talk to Professor Heimerdinger about the Iron Fist Gang and Sheriff Marcos, right?"
"How do you know?" Caitlin really cared.
“That’s not hard to guess,” Viktor replied. “If you want to fight against the existing order in Piltover, the only person you can hope for is Senator Heimerdinger.”
"And, if I'm not mistaken... Professor Heimerdinger will probably reject your request."
Viktor had been with Heimerdinger for more than a decade, from student to teaching assistant to colleague. He could predict how Heimerdinger would react to this.
"You're right, Mr. Victor...The professor has already rejected me." Caitlin admitted helplessly.
It turns out that everyone can see that she is bound to fail, but she is the only one who is still foolishly insisting.
"So what are you going to do next?" Victor asked, "Continue investigating?"
Caitlin remained silent.
She herself hasn't thought about this problem yet.
She would be unwilling not to investigate; but she could continue to investigate... What's the point of investigating if she is alone?
She was not fighting against the small Iron Fist Gang, but the underground order of Piltover.
"It seems that there is nothing you can do, Miss Caitlin."
"Are you laughing at me?" Caitlin clenched her fists unwillingly.
"No, I want to tell you—" Victor paused slightly: "If your method doesn't work, maybe you can try our method."
"What's your method?" Caitlin was slightly stunned.
Then she realized that she walked in out of curiosity after hearing the students mention the words "Iron Fist Gang".
It is not difficult to judge from the context that they are also enemies of the Iron Fist Gang.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Although she didn't know what grudge Victor and these students had against the Iron Fist Gang, Caitlin couldn't help but ask:
"Do you have any way to deal with the Iron Fist Gang?"
"Yes," Victor replied.
"What can I do?" Caitlin said, a little self-destructively. "I went to all the houses of the Supreme Councillors, but no one was willing to support my investigation."
"Professor Heimerdinger can't do anything to them, so why should you?"
"With this." Victor shook his "third hand".
Lina and her classmates also steadily held up the machine guns and artillery they had built themselves, exuding a murderous aura.
"Can this be used against the Iron Fist Gang?"
Caitlin: “…”
Now she understood why Victor and others wanted to build weapons.
This can really deal with the Iron Fist Gang.
"But it can't deal with the people behind the Iron Fist Gang."
After feeling the students' high morale, Caitlin's blood boiled. It was like a lone hero charging at the enemy position alone, and finally found a comrade who could fight side by side with him.
But she woke up in time:
"Professor Victor, and classmates, although I don't know what grudge you have with the Iron Fist Gang, I still advise you to calm down."
"If you take these things out to fight the Iron Fist Gang, even if you win, the result will only be... you will be suppressed and arrested by the law enforcement officers."
Caitlin had a complicated expression when she said this.
She is obviously a law enforcement officer. But why did she unconsciously stand on the side of a group of "criminals" who wanted to set up illegal armed forces in Piltover under this topic?
The Piltover law enforcer, who was supposed to be on the side of justice, was instead described as a bad guy by her.
"Ms. Caitlin, you are right. Even if our guns can defeat the Iron Fist Gang, we cannot defeat the people behind the Iron Fist Gang."
Victor saw that she was struggling, so he took the opportunity to ask:
"But what if there are people above us?"
Huh? There's someone up there too?
Caitlin looked at the gentle Victor and the group of students in school uniforms in confusion.
It's already absurd that this group of people would inexplicably pick up guns and start a fight with the Iron Fist Gang.
How could anyone support them in going this crazy? Who? Could it be Professor Heimerdinger?
"That's you, Miss Caitlin Gillaman."
Just when the righteous Piltover policewoman was wondering, Victor sent her an even more absurd and shocking invitation:
"My students and I are planning a new gang."
"Are you interested in being our protector?"
