Chapter 348 Is this something a serious person would do?

Chapter 348 Is this something a serious person would do?

The next day.

Caitlin had the habit of getting up early, and she slept very comfortably last night, so she woke up just before the alarm clock rang.

She patted the head of the alarm clock, which was about to release the noise, and stretched out comfortably, feeling extremely comfortable all over her body.

“The medicinal bath is also very effective.”

She muttered to herself and stood up. After changing her clothes, she quickly walked out of the house.

After a while, she arrived at the residence of Lu Qi and others.

I found that everyone got up quite early, and the living room seemed a little lively in the early morning. Everyone was still busy with their own affairs, but there was a sense of harmony everywhere.

"Good morning, Caitlin."

"Good morning."

Caitlin responded to Lux's greetings, then looked around the living room and couldn't help but ask, "Where is Your Highness?"

Lux, who was fiddling with a Rubik's cube in her hand, replied without raising her head: "He is making breakfast."

"breakfast?"

A question mark popped up over Caitlin's head.

A prince makes breakfast himself?

She even suspected that she had gone to the wrong set.

But looking at the expressions of everyone in the room, it seemed very reasonable.

After thinking for a while, she said, "I can tell the congressmen to send a senior chef over."

But if you think about it carefully, this isn't right. There are so many powerful people around Lu Qi, so there can't be anyone who can't cook, right?

"No need." Lux replied casually, "He is more senior than a senior chef. You will know later. Look, the color on one side is right!"

As she said that, her eyes lit up, and she excitedly raised the Rubik's Cube in her hand towards Caitlin, sharing the joy of successfully putting it together.

This was a gift received at yesterday's banquet, and was discovered by Miss Crown Guard this morning.

"Amazing."

Caitlin sat on the sofa, feeling that her thoughts had not yet been smoothed out.

More advanced than a senior chef? How high is that?

"It's just so so." Lux suddenly became elated, lowered her head and turned the Rubik's Cube, intending to put together the remaining faces.

Seeing how energetic she was, Caitlin stopped disturbing her.

At this time, she smelled a scent wafting from the direction of the kitchen, which was the smell of delicious food being cooked, and there was feedback in her stomach, and she made a gurgling sound.

Lux raised her head and couldn't help but glance at her.

Caitlin's face turned red and she felt a little embarrassed as she said, "I didn't eat much last night."

"I understand, I understand. It makes noises when I'm hungry, but I usually don't give it a chance to be hungry."

Lux smiled lightly and did not continue.

Just smelling it made her suddenly hungry, which made Caitlin curious about the next breakfast.

Even though she was mentally prepared, her jaw dropped when a table full of sumptuous food was placed there.

"All of these were made by His Highness?"

She asked in surprise as the aroma of various delicacies filled her nostrils and the delicious breakfasts appeared in front of her eyes.

"Otherwise, who do you think is working in the kitchen?" Lu Qi smiled and said, "Try it, I am still very confident in my craftsmanship."

"Thanks for the hospitality."

Caitlin politely picked up the tableware, then put a crystal soup dumpling on her plate.

Looking at the crystal clear soup dumplings, she didn't know where to start.

"Eat the soup dumplings first, then drink the soup, which is the most delicious."

Seeing her struggling, Lux couldn't help but share her favorite way to eat.

So, Caitlin imitated her way of eating, first took a small bite and put the soup in the soup bag into a small bowl.

Then blow twice and get rid of the soup dumplings in one gulp.

For a moment, she felt that her mouth was occupied by the rich aroma, the soft and tender skin, the rich meat filling, and a bit of seafood flavor.

When these were combined, a perfect delicacy was born. This one bite alone surpassed all the delicious food Caitlin had eaten in the past half of her life.

When the soup dumpling was in her stomach, she picked up the small bowl and drank the soup in the bowl.

The taste of the soup is fresher, as if the same process has been repeated, and it seems like a sublimation, making the taste of the soup dumplings even better.

"too delicious!"

Caitlin couldn't think of how to describe how delicious it was, and the fact that she couldn't stop talking was the greatest compliment to Lu Qi's cooking skills.

She couldn't imagine that this table of delicacies was actually made by the prince of a big country.

What else can he not do?

A gorgeous breakfast ended. Caitlin had never been so full in the morning, and she felt like her stomach was round.

It was so satisfying. After eating, an unprecedented sense of satisfaction came over my heart.

She suddenly felt like she had no regrets in life.

She now finally knows how high she is, even higher than a senior chef.

After the meal, she found that everyone was back to that leisurely state.

Lucci ran to the rooftop to bask in the sun, but Caitlin couldn't find anything to do for a while.

So, she found Lacus and suggested, "Lacus, would you like to play backgammon?"

Lux paused while playing with the Rubik's Cube, then looked at her, and said with a master's expression: "You are too weak, and you are not qualified to be my enemy now. Defeat Annie, and then challenge me again."

After the words fell, Annie, the number one general under Lux's seat, confidently went into battle: "I'll do it!"

do not know why.

In the next few games, Caitlin always felt that the pressure brought by Annie was a bit greater than that of Lux last night.

Time passed slowly like this.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

A carriage was prepared outside the villa, and Lu Qi sat on the carriage, preparing to go to the meeting location.

This time he set out with only Urna and Navis.

Navis seems to have grown up a lot now. Although her stature is still more like a lolita, she has a bit more maturity.

Along the way, she opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at the scenes in various places in Pi City with novel eyes.

Although she had seen it yesterday, it was still new to her.

Before that, Navis's dream was to visit the City of Progress one day.

Now, Lu Qi has helped her realize this dream. When she first came to Piltover, she found that everything here was as she imagined.

As expected of a city at the forefront of science and technology, she knew she had a lot to learn here.

Sooner or later, she will bring back to Demacia everything she has seen and heard outside.

Lu Qi followed the curtain she raised and looked out.

Yesterday, he saw that there were many high-rise buildings under construction in Pi City, and majestic buildings were rising one after another.

has begun to take shape.

Presumably among them is the ‘Hex Flying Gate’.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the meeting place, a political hall with a rather spectacular and solemn appearance.

Outside the hall, Slap was already waiting here. After seeing the carriage stop, he walked forward to greet Lu Qi: "Welcome, Your Highness, the congressmen are already waiting inside."

The three of them got off the carriage and followed Slap all the way to the interview room.

Here, several congressmen were waiting. When they saw Lu Qi pushing the door open, they all stood up to greet him.

Lu Qi also saw Jace, and on the other side of Jace stood a thin, pale man. He was holding a cane in his hand and seemed to be lame. He also stood up and saluted.

After saying hello, Lu Qi sat down.

The leader, Heimerdinger, was the first to speak up: "Your Highness, let's get straight to the point. It concerns the two cities, and now we need to know your purpose of coming. It should be more than just establishing diplomatic relations."

Lu Qi looked at him and smiled slightly: "The professor is right. Establishing good diplomatic relations with Piltover is only one of my goals this time. As for the second purpose, I believe everyone has guessed it. , on behalf of Demacia, I hope to get the support of Hex Technology."

After his words fell, no one sitting across from him showed any surprise.

Because no matter what they think, this is the only possibility.

The prince in front of him came for the same purpose as the Noxian warlord who came a while ago.

They all want Hex Technology.

"Your Highness, with all due respect." Heimerdinger thought for a moment and then said, "Hex technology is a very critical thing for Piltover. You should know our situation, between Demacia and Nok Sars, Shurima, Ionia and the heartland of many countries and forces. No matter which force we lean Hex Technology towards, it is equivalent to sending a dangerous signal to other places."

Piltover is in a very critical place geographically.

The reason why it has been able to stand at the center of so many powerful forces without incident for so long is not because of its own strength.

Rather, it is like a dividing point, a place where no one can easily move.

Therefore, Pi City is very smart and has maintained absolute neutrality for so many years since its establishment.

If it chooses to lean towards Demacia today, it is tantamount to announcing its position to the surrounding world.

If a crisis comes, the first one in danger will definitely be Pi City.

"I know." Lu Qi said with a calm expression, "But I still maintain this intention and attitude. Demacia has no idea of ​​exploring the core of Hex Technology, and all it wants is to cooperate with Hex Technology. Especially, Hex flies in the door.”

Heimerdinger heard this and said, "It seems you already know."

"Yes, I did get the news." Lu Qi said with a slight smile, "Based on my speculation, Hex Flying Gate is definitely a very meaningful invention even for Runeterra. This technology The inventor is definitely a genius."

"I think they are honored to receive such a compliment from you."

Heimerdinger smiled, gave up a little bit of his position, and introduced, "It is these two young people who develop Hex Technology and Hex Flying Gate. Jace and Victor."

When their names were called, Jace and Victor immediately stood up and gave a slight salute to Lu Qi. Then Jace said: "On this point, we have the same view as you. The Hex Flying Gate is definitely a unique innovation. "

He was a little proud to receive such praise from Lu Qi.

Victor, with the same smile on his face, bowed and thanked Lu Qi for his compliment.

Pi City did not conceal relevant information. After all, this is Pi City, and foreigners come from all over the world every day.

The creation of the Hex Flying Gate teleportation stronghold cannot be concealed at all.

So they simply pointed it out directly, and it was precisely because of this that they attracted the Noxian warlord not long ago and the current prince.

In fact, there are many representatives from other forces, but compared with these two, they are completely insignificant.

Only they must make Pi City pay attention.

Lu Qi said at this time: "Since you know this, then this kind of invention that can span long distances in a short time will be meaningless if the distance is not far enough. Therefore, I think Pi City cooperates with any force. It’s an inevitable trend. Why not consider Demacia first.”

"Actually, at this stage, Piltover is still vacillating on this."

Heimerdinger spoke at this time.

They have done the Hex flying door experiment many times and have confirmed that there are no problems.

In terms of innovation and significance, it is absolutely unprecedented.

You know, even if you are thousands of miles apart, you can still arrive in an instant. What kind of concept is this?

A concept that creates history!

But precisely because it may involve too many things, the Council is hesitant about the use of the Hex Flying Gate.

Now, they control the Gate of the Sun, which can already bring huge benefits to Piltover.

And the Hex Flying Gate will be even more powerful than the Sun Gate.

After all, just thinking about it, the benefits that space teleportation can bring are unpredictable.

But they are even more afraid that this will lead to unimaginable disasters. For example, right now, just the arrival of Noxus and Demacia has already made their scalp numb.

Therefore, even though they hold such an astonishing wealth in their hands, the congressmen do not really want to open the Hex Flying Gate.

"Piltover is a city of progress, not a city of regression."

Lu Qi smiled and made a joke, then said, "Since you are still hesitating, let's not mention this for now. Let's talk about what Demacia can bring to Piltover since we have the possibility of cooperation."

After he finished speaking, the congressmen sitting across from him, as well as Jace and Victor, all became curious.

So, Lu Qi took out several prepared keys, and the strange-looking keys immediately attracted people's attention.

"I call it a secret key. It is a tool that can communicate regardless of distance."

Lu Qi knew that the introduction did not need to be too complicated. Everyone here was smart and they would all understand it.

"Communication regardless of distance?"

Heimerdinger was very curious about this invention. He was the first to reach out, pick up a secret key and look around, "Magic Crystal, this should be the Forbidden Magic Stone, right? Why can such a thing be done when the two are combined? ?”

He found that the secret key in his hand did not have much elaborate design. Instead, it was very simple and could even be easily copied.

Of course, as long as you have the materials.

What he was more curious about was how.

The communication tool Pi City uses is a microphone, because the propagation of sound requires a medium. So, they developed a special wire that can carry sound.

In theory, if the wires are long enough, they can communicate regardless of distance.

But this is just a theory. In fact, the quality of sound will be affected during the propagation process, so that if the distance is too far, it may not be easily transmitted.

As a result, Demacia now turned around and told them that they already had a tool that could communicate regardless of distance.

This is unimaginable.

"That's not the key to the secret key."

Lu Qi said as he activated the secret key. The moment the window popped up, several people on the other side were shocked.

There is no doubt that this is magic.

"You can all open it and take a look."

Lu Qi smiled and continued, "The core of this technology is firmly in the hands of Demacia. I call it the Dream Network. This is the key. All our communications are conducted on the Dream Network. Yes. But if Pi City is interested in cooperating, we can open up the permissions and jointly improve the upgrade keys in the future."

"Dream Internet?" Heimerdinger thought for a moment and guessed: "Is it through the spiritual realm?"

Lu Qi nodded and said: "As expected of professor, your guess is correct."

"This is impossible. Human beings' understanding of the spiritual realm should be limited to the level of visualization."

Heimerdinger looked back and forth at the secret key and said to himself, "We are in the real realm, but we communicate through the spiritual realm. This means that we can ignore the wall between the two. How can we do this?" "

Even he couldn't figure out the mystery.

Lu Qi smiled and said: "Since Pi City has created a combination of technology and magic, it is not impossible that the real realm and the spiritual realm are connected, right?"

"What His Highness said is true."

Heimerdinger suddenly felt that he was possessed. It seemed that before this, Jace's idea of ​​​​merging technology and magic was also rejected by him.

In his opinion at the time, this was also impossible.

But now, this kid not only did it, he did it the best.

Therefore, nothing is impossible in the world.

Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that the wall between the real realm and the spiritual realm is broken.

Next, Lu Qi briefly introduced how to use the secret key.

Regarding this thing, the congressmen and Jess quickly got started.

They added each other as friends, and then tried typing chat, even close video contact, and taking pictures one by one.

"If this can really ignore distance, then I think it is no less than the invention of Hex's flying door."

Jace held a secret key in his hand and said seriously.

He just used it briefly and already saw the countless possibilities this secret key had.

Next to him, Victor had similar thoughts.

The possibilities that the secret key can bring are no less than the Hex Flying Gate.

It can communicate regardless of distance, and can even take photos and communicate via video. Just these few simple functions are terrifying.

And this is just the starting point of the secret key. Future secret keys are full of more possibilities.

The secret key is too convenient, easy to carry, and the role it can play is continuous.

If it can be produced, the benefits it can bring are also terrible profits.

"If the secret key is not limited to individual-to-individual contact, but creates an area on top of this that allows users to join freely. Or, on top of this, create an information station for free reading. It can It can easily replace the newspapers we use now. Since we can communicate via video and take photos, does that mean we can take photos with videos? What if videos can also be integrated with websites?"

Jess said to himself, he was a bit of a technology fan, and after just thinking about it briefly, he imagined countless possibilities.

It was so dreamy for a while that he even thought it was not reality.

However, when he came back to his senses, he saw the congressmen all showing thoughtful expressions because of his words.

He glanced at the secret key in his hand again, and finally realized that Demacia was fully prepared for this visit.

They are not simply looking for help from Pi City.

It is not the kind of greedy empire that only thinks about unilateral demands.

But cooperation, cooperation in the true sense.

Because they brought technology that even Pi City would be extremely coveted.

Jace's soliloquy just now gave the answer. With the secret key, what can be achieved is even greater than the Hex Flying Gate.

Demacia is willing to open up the common use of the secret key. Of course, they know that the real core is still in the hands of Demacia.

But that alone is enough.

Just like them, even if they cooperate with Demacia, the real core of Hex Technology is still in their own hands.

"These secret keys will be given directly to a few of you. You can go back and study freely. Of course, the magic crystal represents the power of the secret key. After the power is used up, the secret key will also shut down."

Lu Qi said with a smile.

“The metaphor of electricity is very appropriate.”

Heimerdinger was studying the key panel at the moment. He knew that it was reflected through magic, but he didn't expect that Demacia was so proficient in magic.

You know, they just reformed magic a while ago.

Victor subconsciously interjected at this time: "I want to know, since it is a prop that can be communicated through information. Then if the secret key is lost and the battery is out, how should the information such as pictures be saved after it is turned on again?"

Lu Qi looked at him and said: "I forgot to tell you just now. These secret keys come with an account. The account can be decided by the individual. If you don't like it, you can cancel and register a new one. Each account only belongs to the individual. , the secret key is out of power, after restarting, you only need to log in to the account again, and the information will still be saved."

"What a clever idea."

Victor was full of praise.

Use an account to describe an inherent space. As long as Dream Network exists, it will always exist there.

I have to say that Demacia really surprised him this time.

"You can also add me as a friend first so that you can contact me later."

Lu Qi said loudly at this time.

Everyone already knew how to add friends, so they all added Lu Qi.

Victor has also added Lu Qi. He didn't expect that he could have a subtle connection with such a big shot.

His mood was fluctuating, and he looked towards the screen.

"You have successfully added 'Kick the lame man's good leg' as a friend."

Victor: "???"

He couldn't help but look at Lu Qi, and felt that the image of His Highness in his mind had changed slightly at this moment.

Lu Qi noticed that Victor was hesitant to speak and had a worried and frightened expression, and coughed dryly: "This name was changed by Lux, don't take it seriously."

The others also noticed Lu Qi's name and couldn't help but feel speechless.

Is this a name that a serious person can give?

Is this something a serious person can do?

For a moment, they suddenly felt that His Highness was not that high or that far away.

It seems closer to reality.