After reaching an agreement with Mrs. Kalina, Li Lin moved in with the Jiraman family.

I have to say that the Gilaman family is really wealthy. The room they arranged for him actually has a living room, a bedroom and an independent bathroom.

Not only that, Mrs. Karina also specially equipped him with a large studio with all kinds of mechanical facilities.

His studio was not far from Jace's, and Lady Karina intended to bring the two geniuses closer together so that they could exchange scientific ideas and invent better devices.

But unfortunately, Li Lin didn't have much intention to actively communicate with Jayce, because the technology tree he wanted to climb was completely different from Piltover, not to mention Jayce.

Besides, Jace didn't live in Gilaman's house, and Li Lin usually liked to stay up late to study things, so they basically didn't meet each other very often.

However, since moving into Gilaman's house, for some unknown reason, Caitlin has often come to see him.

The sun sets in the west, night falls, and the gentle moonlight covers the long night with a layer of silvery gauze.

As Evolution Day quietly approaches, the streets of Piltover are bustling at night.

Boom boom boom…

There was a gentle knock on the door of Li Lin's studio.

Caitlin is here again.

Reluctantly, he temporarily stopped what he was doing and took off his Hex headlamp. "The door is not locked, come in."

With a creaking sound, the door was slowly pushed open.

To Li Lin's surprise, it was not Caitlin who came to visit him tonight.

"Uh, good evening Li Lin, I'm sorry to bother you so late..." A familiar young male voice came into his ears.

Li Lin turned his head in surprise and looked towards the door.

There stood a tall and burly young man with slicked-back hair, looking at him with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Talis? Why haven't you come home yet so late?" Li Lin stood up and invited him into the house. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Just call me Jace..." Jace opened his mouth, his expression slightly hesitant, as if he had something to hide.

He paused for a moment, turned back to close and lock the door, and then faced Li Lin's strange look and hurriedly explained:

"I have something very, very important to discuss with you..."

"Looking for me? Are you sure?" Li Lin sat back down in the chair in front of the workbench, his mind full of doubts. "I've only been here a few days. If there's something important, shouldn't you look for Madam Kalina?"

"No, she can't know about this!" Jace gritted his teeth. "I've talked to her before, but she wouldn't let me do that..."

Li Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. "If Madam Karina doesn't allow it, I'm afraid I can't help you much, right?"

Jace shook his head. "I think since you can design something like a 'generator' that can lead the revolution of the times, you can definitely understand me."

The generator Li Lin has already been manufactured. Although Lady Kalina requested confidentiality and wanted to wait until the Evolution Day Conference to announce it, Jace knew that this was not uncommon.

I can't guarantee this. Before I developed, I was quite timid and didn't dare to act recklessly anymore.

Li Lin suppressed his urge to complain and patiently asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"You have to make sure this doesn't get leaked."

"Well, please go back. I can't promise anything." Li Lin shrugged and spread his hands. "I'm different from you. Madam doesn't fully trust me yet. If Madam finds out, I'll be in big trouble."

Li Lin knew a little about Jace's background, but the official biography didn't tell him much.

For example, now, he really couldn't understand what this "Riddler" was doing, and he had to do it secretly to avoid being discovered by the Gilaman family.

Noticing that Jace's expression was becoming increasingly dejected and ugly, Li Lin finally sighed, "Can you at least tell me what the matter is?"

"I think this is also a way to start a new era, but we don't have much clue yet."

"Are you referring to the Hextech crystal?" Li Lin immediately guessed what he meant.

Jace's pupils shrank slightly, "How did you know?"

Of course it is clearly written in your background.

Li Lin smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? Besides steam energy, the only energy left in Piltover is Hextech crystal energy, right?

"Using steam as an energy source is clearly behind the times. You said this was a way to usher in a new era, and you can't let Madam know. I can't think of anything else besides Hextech crystals.

"Of course, this was just a guess, but apparently I was right."

Jace felt a little discouraged when Li Lin exposed his little tricks.

He randomly found the nearest chair and sat down, supporting his face with his hands and sighing.

"I'm curious. You actually want to study Hextech crystals. Isn't this a technology that the Ferros family has a monopoly on?"

Aren’t you afraid that the Gray Lady will come to your house in the middle of the night to have tea with you?

Li Lin added another sentence in his mind.

"Hextech crystals are unstable. I've been studying them lately, and I think I've discovered a new... uh, substance?"

"Huh? A new substance? No... you said you were researching Hextech crystals?!"

Li Lin was stunned by Jace's words. He almost jumped up from his chair, pushed him out, and said: I'm sorry, we are not familiar with each other!

I thought I had taken enough risks by coming up with so many designs at once to attract sponsorship, but I didn't expect you to be even more extravagant than me and have even started researching Hextech crystals.

"Since Madam Karina doesn't support you, where did you get the crystal? Doesn't the Ferros family prohibit the circulation of individual crystals on the market?"

"There are so many things on the market that are not allowed to circulate, so why can some people still buy them?" Jace asked back.

"You went to the Zaun black market?" Li Lin frowned. "You know that's very dangerous?"

"For a better future, what's this little risk? And that's not the point."

Jace glanced at Li Lin unhappily.

"I looked for many black market merchants in the city who buy stolen goods, but I couldn't find a complete crystal. I only found a fingernail-sized fragment in a grocery store in a dark alley.

"But the boss told me that his people can get the complete crystal, but they have to wait until the Evolution Day, which will be March or April next year at the latest."

Stop it, Jayce, there are only Steel Shadows outside...

Li Lin widened his eyes, and finally took back the words of advice that were about to come out of his mouth, and listened silently.

"For some time now, I have been studying this crystal fragment, analyzing its energy composition, and trying to find a way to stabilize the crystal.

"But after thoroughly analyzing the composition of crystal energy, I found that its principles cannot be fully explained from a scientific perspective alone."

Jace paused, his expression suddenly serious. "That's magic."