The matter of the weapon blueprints was temporarily concluded.
Durin had an even more important task to do next: meet Powder.
According to their agreed time, he should go to Black Alley at two in the morning. Now, it was probably around ten at night. Outside, it was already pitch black, and he needed to return to the Entresol Level.
So, Durin first packed up the weapon in his hand, then put on his face mask and baseball cap, and finally, carrying the frozen briefcase, he also left the abandoned building.
It took him almost an hour to walk back to the bustling Border Market, and then another half an hour to reach the public elevator.
After paying the fee, he quietly stood in the corner of the public elevator, waiting to return to the Entresol Level.
It was almost midnight now, and the surrounding environment was pitch black. On the road, only a few dim Chem-Baron streetlights provided illumination, and pedestrians were hurrying away.
Durin kept his head down, never looking at what was happening in certain alleys. Zaun at night was far more terrifying than during the day.
For example, you might encounter fierce drug dealers in the alley. If you go up and say you want some small things that make you feel happy, in the blink of an eye, he will offer you Zaun's most gentle and friendly smile.
There were also some gang enforcers who ran gambling dens. They would blink their eyes, searching for every passerby who could create wealth, from poker to the outcome of matches.
At approximately one something in the morning, close to two, Durin arrived at Black Alley on time, at the abandoned arcade where he and Powder had agreed to meet.
It was a place where Powder, Vi, and several other friends played as children. After Vander's death, it became a thorn in Powder's heart.
Even Silco, her second adoptive father, had no idea how important this place was to Powder.
Durin bent down and squeezed through a hole in the glass wall. After silently waiting for a few minutes, Durin finally saw a familiar dark figure appear.
"You're here."
A thin, short girl with long blue hair appeared before Durin. She was wearing an ordinary linen dress.
Durin noticed that her appearance was different from last time. Although she previously had bangs on the right side, cut at an angle, she still had two pigtails.
But now, she simply had a high ponytail, and her face even had a hint of rosy glow; the sickly paleness caused by previous malnutrition was gone.
It had only been three days, how did Powder change so much?
Or was it that during puberty, one changed every day?
"What you said is true, but I also know your identity." Powder stared at Durin and said seriously, "You are the Ionian that Silco has been trying to catch recently."
"Yes, I am." Durin smiled. "It's good that we can get to know each other again. Now you should know why I want to trouble Silco, right? But I think you should have thought it through by now, otherwise, the one coming to see me now should be Silco."
As his words fell, Durin waited silently for more than ten seconds, and the arcade fell into silence.
Crash—
A stack of neatly bound papers was thrown out by the hand Powder had behind her back. Durin steadily caught them.
"These are all about Silco's properties, but I only had time to copy a part of it. He hasn't completely trusted me yet, and he hasn't let me take over important properties." Powder said coldly, "Where is Vi?"
Durin took the papers and casually flipped through them. The writing was a bit messy, even some characters were crooked, clearly copied in secret.
But at least he could make out what each character looked like. Durin looked up and said calmly, "Vi is imprisoned in Stillwater Prison in Piltover. She is a lifelong inmate there, prisoner number 216."
"What?!" Powder was clearly taken aback, never expecting why Vi would be in prison.
But after Durin got what he wanted, he prepared to leave.
"Hey! Wait!" Powder suddenly raised her voice a few octaves and shouted, "Durin, let's kill Silco together!"
Chapter 107: The Meaning of Jinx
Durin turned his head, his gaze calmly looking at Powder.
"I don't want Silco, this murderer of my adoptive father, to live anymore. He's a liar. Every day I see his hypocritical appearance, I want to vomit." Powder said with a sinister expression, "First, let's kill him, then I'll figure out a way with you to save Vi, to break her out of the Piltover prison!"
"Kill Silco? And you want to break her out of prison?" Durin raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. His gaze couldn't help but size up Powder's small frame.
From her determined eyes, he seemed to see the shadow of Jinx in a few years, that crazy, explosion-loving blue-haired girl.
So, Durin thought for a moment and retorted, "You should know better than I do how many people Silco has around him. Do you know how many trump cards he truly has?
"In other words, do you know what kind of place Stillwater Prison is?"
...
Powder shook her head. She had only heard that it was a very bad place with extremely harsh conditions, even more difficult than Zaun.
"I advise you to put aside the thought of killing Silco, at least for now." Durin thought for a moment and said, "I will kill Silco myself at the appropriate time. As for you, you are too weak right now; you would only drag me down."
"Furthermore, if you want to get revenge on Silco, you should be patient, let Silco trust you as soon as possible, gain his trust, and then stab him in the back."
"No! I don't want to do that! I don't want to see him live another day!"
Powder was a bit agitated. She took a step forward, her neck stiff, and looked Durin in the eye, unwilling to show weakness, arguing, "And! I'm not the old Powder anymore, I've changed my name! From now on, I'm called Jinx! Jinx!!"
"What do you mean I'm too weak! Who do you think you are! Even without you, I can prove myself. I will kill Silco by myself, and then go to that place called Stillwater Prison and rescue Vi!! Definitely!!!"
Powder's mind was already starting to become chaotic. Once her emotions became agitated, Powder's personality would be replaced by the Jinx personality, which symbolized misfortune and omens of bad luck.
At this moment, Jinx's expression was clearly filled with displeasure. She pulled out an exquisite pistol from her cross-body bag, aimed it at Durin, then stepped on a wooden chair, opened the safety, and said, "Why do you think I can't do it? I hate it when you people like to use a lecturing tone to lecture me. Vander was like this, Vi was too, even Silco, whom I hate the most, likes to talk to me like this!"
"I said, I can!"
The muzzle was now fully aimed at Durin's glabella.
Durin's eyes were calm as he spoke, "I don't care if you're called Jinx or Powder. But if you want to kill Silco and rescue Vi from Stillwater Prison, you must listen to me."
"Really? Then tell me, what exactly is this Stillwater Prison all about?" Jinx spun the pistol on her finger, her tone suddenly changing to a cold voice, "If you dare to deceive me even a little, I'll shoot your head off."
Saying that, her eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, her head tilted, the corners of her mouth uncontrollably turned up, and a strange smile appeared on her face.
She walked in front of Durin, grabbed Durin's face, pressed her forehead against his, and said word by word, "Tell me, what exactly is the meaning of Jinx?"
...
Durin did not speak, but instead met her gaze calmly.
In truth, no matter how crazy Jinx acted, the vast difference in their strength was not enough for Jinx to threaten Durin.
"Boring, simply too boring. How are you just like Vander…" Jinx pouted, her body retracting, and she spun around in circles.
Suddenly, she yelled at the empty space beside her in a neurotic manner, "I said, shut up! Mylo, didn't you hear I'm talking to my good friend?"
"It's fine now, please start talking!" Jinx spun the gun in her hand, the grip of the pistol pointing at Durin, and she grinned, "I'm ready to hear the story."
Durin's mouth twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Stillwater Prison is where Piltover imprisons criminals. It has existed since the early days of Piltover's establishment. Its geographical location is on an island at the junction of the Pilt River and the Guardian's Sea. The only mode of transportation is a cargo ship that arrives once a week."
------------------------
There are already 70+ chapters available on my Patreon!
The story will continue to update 1 chapter per day on Webnovel,
while early access chapters are posted on Patreon.
Maybe it's not worth it today but it could be later
[email protected]/Kazenova223
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"