More than ten minutes ago, on the second floor of the Hextech Audio Store on a commercial street in the southern part of Piltover.
Seraphine sat in front of the window of her room, her arms resting on the windowsill, her hands supporting her cheeks, a faint smile on her delicate little face, her pair of blue eyes occasionally sweeping over the people passing by her shop on the street, and she hummed softly a beautiful tune of her own.
As a Zaun born in Piltover, she has had a special ability since childhood - listening to other people's voices.
The sailor's song from the Sun Gate, the apprentice's whistle, and the melody of people's conversations on the street are the best accompaniment for her daily singing.
Seraphine's parents knew of her ability and wanted her to study at the magic school of Piltover University.
But due to the limitations of their family conditions, they struggled all their lives and moved from Zaun to Upper Town before Seraphine was born. They also opened a Hextech audio repair shop, and they had little money left.
The tuition fees at Piltover University were beyond the reach of an ordinary family like theirs.
Unless Seraphine turns 16 and applies for the academy exam, most of the tuition and fees can be waived if she passes, or a family must sponsor her so that she can study at a young age.
However, they did not want their innocent daughter to become a "weapon" in the hands of those dirty nobles to make money and lose herself.
Therefore, they never sent a message to any family or wrote a sponsorship application letter.
But as Seraphine grew older, her ability became more and more effective. She could hear not only the singing in people's hearts, but also the singing in everyone's soul—
The cacophony of discordant voices, of all kinds of secrets, whether of kindness or cruelty, had an increasingly pronounced effect on her.
Several children with slightly tattered clothes and dirty bodies ran on the street below. The strongest boy in the lead was waving a delicate small bag with a cut strap in his hand. From time to time, he turned back and made faces at the law enforcement officers chasing them.
The smile on Seraphine's face disappeared instantly, and the extremely discordant and chaotic sound once again lingered in her ears.
She sighed slightly, stood up and closed the window, then looked at the small alarm clock on her bedside table, and her expression changed slightly.
"Oh no! It's almost four o'clock. I almost forgot to chat with Grandma Yi Ai..."
Seraphine hurriedly grabbed the pink and blue coat on the hanger at the door, said something to her parents who were busy repairing the stereo downstairs, and ran out of the store.
As Evolution Day approaches, the celebrations of singing and laughter dispel most of the negative emotions in the city.
In addition, in the past year or so, a young craftsman from the Gilaman family emerged. He not only improved the Hextech crystal, but also brought cheap and affordable basic electricity and many daily necessities to the people.
With the improvement of quality of life, people have become less violent. Seraphine, who was originally deeply influenced by her own abilities and stayed indoors every day, has recently come out again like she did when she was a child to listen to the harmonious tunes in people's hearts.
Although there are still occasional discordant and chaotic sounds like the one just now...
Seraphine admired Li Lin very much. She had read various reports and magazines about him and had always wanted to meet this genius of her generation, who was at such a young age and ranked among the top of Piltover's personal wealth list. What kind of person was he?
It was just in the past few months that she heard that Li Lin was sent by his family to Shurima to build a Hextech gate, and he would not come until recently.
Um……
I have to find a chance to go to the northern part of the city and see if I can run into him.
Otherwise, I'll have to wait until Evolution Day, then maybe I can see him in the crowd outside.
Seraphine made up her mind.
She hummed along with the voices of the people, and when the mechanical clock in the Zodiac basement rang, she arrived at Street No. 6 where Grandma Yi Ai's stall was located.
But before she had taken a few steps, a more incoherent mumbling than she had ever heard before reached her ears, stinging her spirit.
"What on earth is this sound?"
Seraphine's expression was slightly painful. She subconsciously stopped and looked in the direction of the sound, which happened to be Grandma Yi'ai's stall.
There stood two figures wearing power armor, one tall and one short.
She immediately recognized the man in the black streamlined armor as Li Lin. As for the girl beside him, who was probably a few years older than her...
This sudden discordant, even mentally polluting sound came from within her...
No, it came from the "power armor" on her body.
Seraphine's pretty brows were deeply furrowed, and the inexplicable whispers in her ears seemed to swallow her up.
She covered her ears, but she couldn't block out the sound that penetrated her body and reached the depths of her soul.
Suddenly, Seraphine's sapphire pupils shrank slightly as she realized the problem: "No, that's not right... That's not power armor, it's... alive!"
She wanted to escape from this place, but her frail body was shaking uncontrollably and she couldn't move at all.
"How could this be..." Seraphine was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
She was afraid that if she didn't leave, she would be affected by the evil sound and completely lose herself.
However, this feeling was only slightly suppressed when a strange young man's voice sounded: "Are you okay?"
With tears in her eyes, Seraphine looked up and saw a familiar face that she had often seen in newspapers and magazines, and one that she had always wanted to see in person.
"Mr. Li Lin...?"
"It's me, the beautiful and lovely lady. Happy Evolution Day."
Li Lin noticed Seraphine's abnormality from afar, and immediately used "data-based thinking" to check her condition, and found that her mind was actually affected by "Whisper of the Void".
He knew Seraphine's abilities and immediately realized that this might be the effect of Kaisa's living armor.
So he let Kassadin stay where he was and eat the sweet cake for a while, while he spent 875 blue essences to buy a cross pendant called "Refuge of the Illuminati" from the [Essence Shop].
The Illuminati is a secret cult in Demacia that has been tacitly approved by the government and the Demon Hunters. They only accept members who can use magic, and most of them are children of nobles, which is equivalent to protecting them in disguise.
This pendant is made of rune iron made of forbidden magic stone, which can significantly reduce the effect of magic. By absorbing the wearer's magic power, it reduces the impact of magical talents on them.
"Happy Evolution Day... I'm sorry, Mr. Li Lin, I'm not feeling well right now and want to go home..." Seraphine said this almost gritting her teeth.
She was happy to see Li Lin and talk to him.
But now was hardly the time to be talking to someone he admired.
"I can see that you are being negatively affected by your own magical talent."
Li Lin ignored Seraphine's stunned expression and handed the pendant to her. "It's called 'Protection of the Illuminator.' It can suppress your magical talent and make you feel better."
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