Considering that Jayce might have the Gem of Inspiration in his possession, Lux ultimately decided to visit him in the prison.
The next day, following the location on the note, Lux and Ino arrived at Petyr's prison and successfully submitted their visitation request.
the prison guards seemed to have already approved Jayce's visitation request, so after learning that Lux's target for visitation was Jayce, they quickly verified her identity and allowed her into the prison shortly after.
However, because it was the prison, Lux was unable to carry her sword, so she left Klein and the Broken Sword with Ino, and went in alone, accompanied by an Enforcer, to meet Jayce.
The conditions in Petyr's prison were much better than Lux had anticipated—or rather, the conditions in Jayce's single cell were excessively good; when the prison guard opened the cell door, Jayce was sitting at a small table, sipping wine in small mouthfuls.
"Hello, esteemed… Miss Lux." Jayce saw Lux arrive and stood up excitedly, "I'm so glad you could come here to visit this unfortunate soul—wait, where is Miss Ino?"
"She's waiting for me outside; the prison doesn't allow two people to visit at the same time." Jayce's attitude made Lux raise an eyebrow, "So, Mr. Jayce, why did you ask an Enforcer to invite me to meet you in the prison?"
"This is a slightly complex story." Jayce blinked and quickly entered a Hyper state, "It's mainly about magic. I heard the Enforcers say that it was Miss Ino's ice magic that protected my laboratory and saved me from the Destiny of being buried alive."
"…"
Lux didn't respond, just nodded, and continued to look at Jayce.
"It's like this, actually, although the main reason I'm here is because of illegally conducting dangerous experiments, believe me, my experiments are not truly dangerous. If the intruder hadn't messed with my experimental materials, such an explosion would never have occurred." Jayce tried hard to defend himself, "And the experiment I was conducting is related to magic; specifically, I hope to control Hextech gems using Hextech methods, thereby achieving the goal of freely controlling magic."
"And then what?" Lux blinked, seemingly a bit confused, "Mr. Jayce, this has nothing to do with me or Ino. You should probably discuss this with the Enforcers—or with your council—and prove to them that your experiment is fine."
"That's exactly what I'm going to do." Jayce revealed a confident smile, "I already have some ideas, and I believe I will succeed, and the council will definitely support my research. And precisely because I have such strong confidence in this, I hope to get your and Miss Ino's help."
"…I don't quite understand that." Lux put on a puzzled expression, "Mr. Jayce, with all due respect, I am just an outsider traveler and know nothing about Piltover's Hextech—so I really don't understand how I can help you."
"A lot, a lot!" Jayce spread his hands, as if holding up an invisible giant sphere, "In current common theory, Hextech and magic are completely different things, but I have vaguely seen the bridge that connects them. It's just that because I don't understand magic enough, I can only work unilaterally on the Hextech side."
"An interesting analogy." Lux nodded, seemingly understanding Jayce's meaning, "So, you also need someone to help you build this bridge on the magic side?"
"Exactly!" Jayce withdrew his hands and clapped the back of his left hand into the palm of his right, "That's it. To use the words from recent popular romance novels, this should be called… a two-way rush!"
"Mr. Jayce's idea sounds quite reasonable." The terrible analogy made Lux frown. She looked helplessly at the animated Jayce in front of her, "But the question is, why now? You could totally wait until you've convinced the council, until you've regained your freedom, and then talk to me."
Lux's sharpness caused Jayce's torrent of words to get stuck in his throat.
Looking at the calm Lux, he blinked awkwardly, then picked up the wine glass on the table and took a small sip to hide his embarrassment and helplessness.
"Regarding this question…" Jayce, putting down his wine glass, finally sighed helplessly, "Actually, neither the academy's mentors nor my parents are willing to support my research; they think I'm dreaming."
"So, you hope that when you face the council's Judgment, I can put in a good word for you?" Lux smiled, "Is that it?"
"That's only part of it!" Jayce said firmly, "Believe me, Miss Lux—I'm not just trying to get out of trouble. If I wanted to, I could completely blame everything on an accident, then tell the council I won't conduct such experiments again. Then I could easily escape the council's small punishment…"
"But you insist your method works." Lux nodded, "You believe your Hextech can definitely transform magic, right?"
"Exactly." Jayce's eyes sparkled with longing, "You should know how great and fascinating magic is. It can turn decay into wonder, and the impossible into possible, and Hextech will bring magic to everyone!"
For a moment, Lux was almost persuaded by him.
As a mage, Lux knew exactly how powerful magic was, and if possible, she would also be very happy for everyone to be able to use magic.
Or rather, for everyone to enjoy the convenience brought by magic, this was what Lux hoped for.
But at this moment, facing the excited Jayce, she slightly narrowed her eyes, and after pondering for a moment, tentatively offered her own suggestion.
"Mr. Jayce." Lux carefully chose her words, "I strongly agree with your ideal, and I also believe that magic should be controllable and benefit everyone—but the problem is, ideals must be based on reality. If the council deems your experiment dangerous, I don't think my help can change that perception."
"…"
"You just said that if you wanted to, it would be easy to escape punishment, right?" Facing the silent Jayce, Lux added, "And the key issue now is that you don't want to give up your research, but this research won't receive support."
"Yes, you're absolutely right." Jayce's tone finally lost its high pitch, "That's exactly where I need your help, to help me convince the council."
"Compared to convincing the council, I actually have another, better option." Lux didn't follow Jayce's line of thought, "I can become your private sponsor."
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