He immediately asked Bruel to take him to the dock. A huge purple Hextech treasure chest was placed next to the Gilaman family's ship, guarded by more than a dozen guards armed with Hextech energy weapons.
Bruer pulled a hextech lock key from his pocket and opened the hextech chest.
As a faint metallic sour taste appeared and disappeared in the mouth, blue crystals with dull color, similar to energy crystals but with sharper edges, lay quietly on the small metal holder.
"Is this the original crystal?"
Li Lin raised his eyebrows, picked up a crystal, and activated [Data Thinking] to check its information.
[Primordial Crystal: The source of life for the Shell People, a fragment of ancient consciousness.]
[Note: Only an Arcane Master can fully unleash the immense magic within the Primordial Crystal.]
"That's right. We dug in the southern mountains for more than a month before we unearthed 13 pristine crystals." Bruel explained with his arms folded.
"13 pieces?"
Li Lin put the original crystal in his hand back into the box.
While Bruel wasn't paying attention, he spent 925 blue essences and quickly bought a purely unconscious "Concentrated Primordial Crystal" from the [Essence Shop].
"But aren't there 14 of them?"
"Huh?" Bruer was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "You're quite humorous! We've checked on you many times before..."
"Are there really 14 of them?" Li Lin deliberately said in a slightly puzzled and surprised tone.
He showed Bruer the Primordial Crystal in his hand and pointed to the Hextech treasure chest. "If you don't believe me, count them."
Seeing that Li Lin was serious, Bruer's smile faded. He lowered his head suspiciously and counted carefully several times.
"Eh? What's going on?!"
Bruer rubbed his eyes hard, his gaze shifting back and forth between the box and Li Lin's hands, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.
"How...are there really 14?"
"So, you need to be more careful in your work, Bruer."
Li Lin looked at Bruer, whose face was gradually turning red, patted him on the shoulder gently, and sighed deliberately.
"I'm... so sorry!"
"No need to apologize. Having one more original crystal is a good thing. The value of this small crystal cannot be estimated with a sea of gold.
"However, I'll take this extra primordial crystal and study it. Is that okay with you?"
Bruno waved his hands quickly and said in a panic, "Of course I have no objection!"
I'm very grateful that you don't hold me accountable.
Besides, you're Councillor Gilaman's future son-in-law...
He added in his mind.
"Okay, thank you."
Li Lin smiled politely and held the concentrated primordial crystal he bought from the store in his palm.
However, he had only taken a few steps when a faint singing voice rang in his mind.
This song, with its beautiful tone, showed Li Lin a great and epic picture of ancient Shurima.
But not long after, the song suddenly changed to a sad and mournful style...
Li Lin's eyes were moist.
Although he did not understand the language of the song, he knew very well that this was the cry of the Shell People's soul.
"Mr. Li Lin...are you okay?" A guard from the Jiraman family noticed something was wrong and walked up to greet him with concern.
"No, I'm just a little reluctant to let go of this difficult yet beautiful memory." Li Lin wiped his eyes nonchalantly, a polite smile appearing on his face.
"Haha, once the Hextech Flying Gate is put into use, you'll have plenty of opportunities to come here and play."
"Um."
Li Lin passed the guards and walked straight forward, but the singing in his ears never stopped.
Through [data-based thinking], he understood the general meaning of this soul song: the collective consciousness of the Shellman race in the original crystal longed to return home.
Walking to the corner at the end of the pier, Li Lin looked back at the closed Hextech treasure chest and muttered to himself:
Sorry, I'm not qualified enough to ask Piltover to stop using you.
But don't worry, you won't have to wait too long. I will definitely liberate you and return your core...
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