Arcane: Starting in Zaun

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"So, if I learn from the original hero of a skill, I can increase its corresponding skill level?"

Chen suddenly realized, never expecting his system to be so advanced!

He immediately said to Jax:

"Master! Keep going, I'm only level three, I still need to practice Counter Strike until it's level five!"

Lux whispered to Powder beside her:

"Chen still wants to get beaten. Isn't he just like my brother? What did you call it just now? A masochist."

Powder pouted and immediately replied:

"Chen is training, he's learning, he's getting stronger, he's not a masochist..."

At this point, Powder's face flushed as she recalled some late-night memories, stammering:

"He's a little bit of a sadist, but he's actually very gentle, it doesn't hurt much..."

Lux didn't understand at all, looking at Powder with a bewildered expression, then could only reply:

"Double standards."

Chen still wanted to continue training with Jax, but Jax refused him:

"That's enough. It's pointless for you to practice with me anymore. If you still want to improve, you can only gain it through actual combat."

Then Jax looked south again, appearing to be troubled:

"The Void is not far. I must quicken my pace. Just wait for my summons."

Chen nodded to Jax, smiling as he replied:

"Alright, I'll also help you search for heroes."

Then Chen immediately went back to write down a list of hundreds of League of Legends heroes.

After Chen gave the list to Jax, he walked away without looking back, leaving only this sentence:

"Kid, you're my last disciple, don't disgrace me!"

The setting sun shone on Jax's departing figure, and Chen was filled with emotion.

Then he opened his system and claimed his mission reward:

"System notification: Congratulations! You have received the Lux skin — Star Guardian."

He clicked to view the skin.

Star Guardian Lux:

Lux's mana consumption is reduced by one-third.

This attribute was quite good. Lux currently ran out of mana after casting one Ultimate Spark, so it was indeed very practical.

It was just...

How was he going to trick Lux into willingly wearing the Star Guardian magical girl skin...

As luck would have it, Lux walked over at this moment and said to Chen:

"Let's go to the palace now. Jarvan is looking for us."

"Alright, Powder, let's go."

Chen called Powder, then walked towards Demacia Imperial City, planning to also ask Jarvan for the ten million gold coins. Along the way, he curiously asked Lux:

"You don't call him King now?"

Lux calmly replied:

"We're good friends, there's no need. Besides, he hasn't become King yet."

Now that the border was secured and the internal strife resolved, with Tianna's support, the Demacia Prince was about to become the King of Demacia. Chen said faintly:

"Probably soon..."

But Lux shook her head:

"Jarvan said that as long as Sylas is at large, he won't become King."

Chen thought to himself:

"Well, he's beyond saving..."

As they chatted, they arrived at the Imperial City, and once again entered the conference room.

It was no different from last time, except that Garen and Poppy had also joined, while Quinn was still recuperating in the military camp.

"My good brother Chen, come over here quickly!"

Jarvan directly invited Chen to sit beside him. According to the etiquette of the old system, the person beside him should be second only to his imperial power in Demacia, usually the most important minister of Demacia.

Now, Grand Marshal Tianna was sitting on one side, and the other side was left for him.

Chen quickly declined:

"Jarvan, this isn't appropriate. I'm not a Demacian. Garen is more suitable for this position."

But Jarvan said:

"I don't care. Besides, the Crowned Family already has one seat, giving another to them isn't appropriate."

Chen pointed to Fiora beside him:

"The Laurent Family! Let them sit. I'm from Zaun! At most, I'm a part-time mercenary for you right now!"

But Jarvan waved his hand:

"You are an envoy from an allied nation. Only by taking this seat will I not be shortchanging you!"

Under Jarvan's strong insistence, Chen finally sat down in that position:

"Alright, what are we discussing today?"

Chen rubbed his fingers. He was now ready to take the money and leave. Jax's matter was over, and he had stayed in Demacia long enough. It was time to take the money and go.

Jarvan took out a document and said to Chen:

"This is the alliance treaty between Demacia, Piltover, and Zaun. Do you want to add any other content?"

Getting straight to business, Chen was quite satisfied. He appreciated Jarvan for not being bureaucratic or going through the motions. After reading it, Chen felt there were no issues and put it away:

"I'll take it back."

Then Jarvan nodded and said to Chen:

"What about the ten million? To transport it to the Twin Cities, it must pass through Noxus territory or Shurima territory, both of which are very unsafe."

Although Chen was confident in dealing with Noxus or Shurima, he wasn't confident in protecting the ten million gold coins!

Chen had a flash of inspiration:

"How about this? Since we're allied anyway, even Noxus trades with the Twin Cities through Hextech. Demacia should also build a few Hexgates to trade with us, which would also facilitate trade between your major cities within your borders!"

"But..."

At this point, Jarvan still had some concerns. He explained to Chen:

"Someone from Piltover came to communicate with Demacia about building Hexgates before, but we refused..."

Chen found it absurd. Many Hexgates had been built across Runeterra. The warmongering Noxus had built them, the pirates of Bilgewater had built them, and even the peaceful Ionia had built them. Only Demacia hadn't:

"Why?"

Jarvan said helplessly:

"Two reasons. One is that Demacia prohibits magic. Your Hexgates use Hextech, and Hextech controls magic through technology. You should be aware that magic is forbidden in Demacia..."

Chen looked back at Lux, then at Jarvan:

"I'm not taking this ten million for nothing. I said I would help you change Demacia's social structure and people's views on mages. Lux and I will find a way to help you resolve this, but it might take some time. We'll discuss this in detail later. What's the other reason?"

Jarvan stomped on the floor beneath him:

"Demacia's Grand Capital is made of Petricite. Petricite suppresses magic, which would inhibit the Hexgates' magic, and teleportation might not be possible."

At this moment, Lux spoke up:

"Actually, Petricite doesn't truly suppress magic. If it really did, I wouldn't be able to use magic. Petricite only absorbs magic."

Chen looked at Lux and nodded:

"This matter requires an expert. Lux is right. All of Demacia's Petricite is actually controlled by one fellow. As long as he says it's okay, the Hexgates can function normally."

The Demacians present were all stunned. Petricite could be controlled by someone? They had never heard of such a thing:

"Who?"

Chen pointed out the window, at the giant statue in the city center:

"The Justice Statue! Galio!"

Except for Lux, everyone's faces were filled with disbelief and incredulity. Even Powder didn't know. She tugged at Chen's sleeve and asked:

"Isn't that just a giant statue?"

This also voiced the thoughts of everyone present.

But before Chen could speak, Lux spoke first:

"He's alive..."