Zaun is a vast underground city nestled beneath the winding ravines and canyons surrounding Piltover.

To get to Zaun, you must take the Hextech Pressure Transport in Piltover, which is an elevator commonly known as the "Screamer".

The city-states north of Piltover are wealthy areas, and most people have no need to go to Zaun.

Therefore, most of the Hextech pressure transporters are built in the southern urban area.

At the bridgehead of the Piltover Grand Canyon, Li Lin took out two copper rings from his pocket and placed them in the hands of a statue of an official in a robe. The mechanism made a sound and the copper coins disappeared. This was the fee for crossing the bridge.

Then, he and Caitlin followed the crowded crowd across the bridge, turned more than a dozen turns on the streets of the southern city, and finally arrived at a winding cobblestone road built along the canyon.

Because the public hex pressure transport at the end of the street often roars into the middle of the night, this street is also known as Airdrop Street, and most people go to Zaun from here.

The city of Zaun can be roughly divided into three parts:

The Dance Corridor and Border Bazaar are areas in the lower city of Piltover that run parallel to the top of Zaun, but the architectural styles of the two city-states are so different that they are not confused.

The middle square is located in the middle of Zaun. Most ordinary Zaun citizens live on this level, living a life that is barely enough to make ends meet. On days when the haze is not so severe, they can occasionally see a ray of sunshine.

As for the lowest level of Zaun, it is generally called the gutter, where only the poor, the poor, the struggling people, or the scavengers go.

There is no sky there all year round. There are a large number of toxic and polluting alchemical technology facilities and countless ore mining pits. Severe chemical pollution and suffocating haze completely cover this area.

Without respiratory filtration devices, even the people of Undercity, who were accustomed to the turbid air of Zaun, would not be able to tolerate the filthy air.

People from different classes have very different needs for elevators.

The elevator cabin has many layers, and the main supporting structure is three longitudinal rails, which are perpendicular to the ground and at the same height as the ground.

Generally speaking, workers going to and from get off work would only spend a dozen copper rings or even half a silver wheel to take the elevator to the lowest level, which was also the dirty, messy and very crowded cabin.

Merchants who come to the market, those who have spare money and occasionally travel between the two cities for business, or those whose family reimburses their tickets will spend 3 to 5 silver wheels to take the middle-class cabin.

Rich Zaun residents who frequent the Dance Corridor for shopping, dining, or exchanging goods and supplies in the lower city of Piltover often spend 6 to 9 silver wheels to ride in the best upper-level cabins.

However, there are still some "smugglers" who are unwilling to spend money. They often risk their lives by climbing along the outer longitudinal rails of the elevator to a height of dozens of meters, and then jump to the top of the elevator to catch a "ride".

Although many people die from falling every year, they still enjoy doing it.

The family that manages the elevator doesn't bother to care about these orphans from the sewers of Zaun.

After all, human life is not worth much, but hiring someone to guard it still costs money.

Li Lin paid 14 silver wheels to the ticket booth to buy two tickets for the upper cabin. Then he and Caitlin passed through the diamond-shaped iron fence, entered the iron frame cabin of the Screamer, and walked up the rusty and decayed metal stairs to the top floor.

The Alley was located in the middle area of ​​Zaun, and it would take them at least half an hour to get there.

"This should be your first time riding a Screamer, right?" Li Lin glanced at Caitlin, who was silent and fidgeting beside him. "How does it feel?"

Caitlin frowned slightly and said nothing.

This wasn't because of Li Lin's problem, but because the elevator was a completely enclosed environment, with all sorts of odors mixed together, and the air was polluted and uncomfortable.

In addition, the various life situations of the lower-class people in the elevator also gave her a great touch.

In her mind, Piltover was clearly an orderly, bright and beautiful city.

But now everything in front of her made her feel a little shaken.

Is this really the Piltover I remember...

Caitlin looked through the glass at the bustling street outside, biting her teeth and clenching her fists.

"Have you heard the story of the Screamer?" Li Lin saw that she was in a bad mood and wanted to divert her attention, so he asked.

"Isn't it just the sound?" Caitlin said with a dull look. "I know. It's the sound of the cold wind blowing through the canyon below the city."

"No, no, no, actually there is a story behind this." Li Lin's tone slightly piqued Caitlin's interest.

"In Zaun, the elevator is called 'The Screech' because there's a howling lone wolf statue on top of it." He pointed upward, "but I'm actually going to tell you about another allusion."

Caitlin raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at the boy beside her with her blue eyes.

She was quite interested in these curious stories.

"Elevator, down!"

As the administrator shouted a warning from the bell-shaped sona in the corner, the roaring steam began to work, and various mechanical parts and gears engaged with each other, making a "squeaking" and teeth-grinding noise of metal friction.

Then, the elevator slowly descended and entered an almost dark tunnel.

Li Lin paused for a moment, reorganizing the background story that was about to fade in his mind, leaving only a trace of memory. He then took a deep breath and said mysteriously:

"In fact, within this cabin lies the ghost of a black-veiled waiter from Zaun. Whenever he's far away from his home and his loved ones, his heart aches and his sorrow shakes the metal core of the elevator."

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