Since the etiquette class, Caitlyn avoided Lilin, with some subtlety, for the next few days.
Lilin keenly took notice of this.
But because Progress Day approaches, he ignored the signs and focused his mind on the most important festival of the year.
During this time, he also upgraded the last hex crystal he bought from Benzo to a hextech gemstone.
In terms of exo-mechsuit, due to the increased affinity for machinery from [Proficient mechanical manufacturing], his research progresses very quickly, and the overall prototype has been completed.
Unfortunately, it is only a prototype at this stage, and still needs a series of follow-up tests and improvements. So it cannot be presented at the Progress Day Conference for the time being.
In addition, Lilin obeyed Madam Cassandra's entrustment, and intentionally extrapolated the dynamo to accommodate hydro and wind power generation features.
Which are more suitable for Piltover and Zaun to use as power sources.
As for oil and gas fuels…
Lilin has yet to read or hear about petrol and natural gas discovery.
Even if the reserves exist, based on the current state of Runeterra, only Piltover and Zaun put in research in technology.
Outside of hextech and chemtech, the technology level has only reached the steam era, and oil and gas have not begun to be used.
Not to mention other nations, where technology is not a focal point.
It is understandable, however, since Runeterra is not made of purely physical matter, magic is also a fundamental foundation.
It is unknown whether there's been enough tectonic movement and settlement to form these reserves.
Thus, Lilin didn't put much thought into becoming the oil prince of Runeterra.
…
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the day has arrived.
At 6 o'clock in the morning, the sky is still hazy.
Lilin got up from his bed early, took a shower, and put on a decent outfit specially made for him by Madam Cassandra.
Maroon dress shirt and slim trousers, a tuxedo with double-breasted buttons in white gold trim, embroidered with the Kiramman clan crest, and a pair of black leather boots running up to the calf.
Maroon and white are standard colors for the Kiramman family.
Piltover's aesthetic is a little...weird, thought Lilin.
After sorting out his drip, Lilin went to the kitchen to have some breakfast, then went to the living room of the main house at the designated time.
A group of servants was surrounding the Kirammans and Caitlyn, tidying their outfits.
"Good morning, Madam Cassandra, Mr. Tobias." Lilin first said hello to the Kiramman couple.
The couple looked at Lilin through the glass in front of them and returned the greeting, "Well, good morning."
Afterwards, Lilin looked at Caitlyn, and his eyes lit up.
Caitlyn is wearing a knee length tunic dress that perfectly shows off her shoulders and slender waist. A pair of open-toed high heels exposed her carefully manicured toes.
"Good morning, Caitlyn." Lilin greeted Caitlyn.
"...Morning…" In the mirror, Caitlyn's eyes were evasive.
It's been like this for the past few days. I don't seem to have any place to offend her...
Lilin was very puzzled.
I'll ask her about it later.
"Alright, you're ready Kate?"
Madam Cassandra looked at Caitlyn.
"I'm fine, Mom."
"Well, since we're ready, let's go. Jayce is helping out at the academy today, we don't have to wait for him."
Under the escort of the servants, the group of four boarded a carriage.
The Kirammans sat on one side, Lilin and Caitlyn sat on the other.
Caitlyn's gaze was outside the carriage during the entire ride, and never looked at Lilin.
Cassandra and Tobias kept a conversation going all the way, otherwise the atmosphere in the carriage would have been more dull.
Their destination was a temporary enclosure set up by the Kiramman family in the square in the northern side for outsiders to visit and for displaying the new inventions of the Kiramman family.
Not long after seven o'clock, the bright sunshine had completely driven out the darkness.
As soon as the Kirammans and Caitlyn got out of the carriage, more than a dozen people in suits and ties gathered around them.
Some of them wore emblems of other families, some were yordles and vastayas who had left their hometowns to do business in Piltover.
"Happy Progress Day, Councilor Kiramman."
They greeted Cassandra, Tobias, and Caitlyn.
When they saw a young man with a new face, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
To be able to ride in the same carriage with the Kiramman family, this young man must be…
Cassandra noticed their eyes, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
Entering the tent, Cassandra waved her hand as she watched people gathered around, and the noisy crowd instantly quieted down.
"Happy Progress Day, I'm honored to have everyone at the Kiramman's on this special day.
"Everyone knows Piltover, as the cultural center of Valoran, integrates arts, crafts, trade and innovation, has become the most prosperous city-state in the world.
"The reason why we can stand at the forefront of the times is because of our thirst for knowledge, our longing for wealth and dreams, and our constant innovation."
Madam Cassandra paused for a few seconds, then glanced sideways at Lilin and motioned for him to come to her side.
"Recently, our family was fortunate to recruit a new craftsman - Lilin, who has talent comparable to that of the brilliant young craftsman Jayce Talis..."
Many eyes focused on Lilin.
Curiosity, doubt, scrutiny... all swept across him.
Cassandra kept smiling and nodded, very satisfied with the reactions.
After a while, she continued: "Just a while ago, Lilin developed a groundbreaking invention that was enough to push us in Piltover into a new era."
"Wow! Did I hear it right?"
"Groundbreaking invention? What did he invent?"
"A brand new era..."
"By the gears turn, what could it be?"
The crowd were in an uproar.
No one questioned the authenticity of an invention that would usher in a new era, because the Kiramman family had no need to exaggerate.
An ape-like Vastaya standing at the front couldn't help but ask, "Councilor Kiramman, can you give us a hint of this invention?"
Cassandra smiled and shook her head, "It's not just one invention. At the moment I can only reveal so much. For the official announcement please come to the auditorium of the academy in the afternoon and attend the Progress Day Conference. You will all witness a moment in Piltover history"
After saying that, Cassandra waved to her husband, Caitlyn and Lilin.
As the servants and guards opened the way, they walked out of the tent and went straight to the carriage without looking back, leaving only the dumbfounded crowd and the visitors in place.
The group had arrived at academy near Stellar Street by carriage from the square.
As soon as they stopped at the gate of the academy, they saw that Jayce was greeting visiting guests.
Caitlyn waved at him, "Jayce!"
"Happy Progress Day, Councilor Kiramman, Mr. Tobias, Lilin and Caitlin, Professor Heimerdinger is waiting for you in the office."
Jayce made a gesture of invitation to the Kirammans, and then led the way.
Like the rest of the city, the campus of the Piltover University is lit up and decorated in preparation for the special occasion.
Whether it's students, businesspeople, apprentices, craftsmen, working-class citizens, or even rich people from Zaun, they all chose to visit the heart of Piltover's innnovation.
In the campus, all the guests who came to visit and to strolled around were dressed in decent and low-key festive outfits. They were all equipped and decorated with various delicate and small mechanical devices.
However, as a mechanic, Lilin can easily see that the hex-augmented prosthetics on most people are fake.
They just want to show off their status and wealth to ordinary citizens and laypeople.
Although, in the eyes of the mechanics and craftsmen who actually understand hextech, their behavior shows blatant foolishness.
Jayce led the four around the labyrinth that is Piltover University.
Eventually, they took a lift to the top of the academy.
Jayce knocked softly on an exquisite door. "Professor Heimerdinger, Councilor Kiramman is here."
"The door is unlocked, come in." A slightly sharp voice came from inside the room.
Jayce opened the door, and they followed him into the room.
Heimerdinger's office style perfectly matches Lilin's vision of the yordle.
There are small tables less than half a meter high, miniature chairs twenty or thirty centimeters, and various mechanical devices that are scaled down and suitable for their stature.
In this huge room, except for the rows of bookshelves that are stacked to the ceiling, everything is miniature.
It's like a giant has entered the country of small people, indeed a unique style.
Heimerdinger was sitting at the desk in the center of the room, looking down at something.
Under his chair, a furry poro wearing a monocle was lying on the ground, snoring with its tongue out, sleeping soundly.
Hearing the sound of the door, Heimerdinger looked up and smiled: "Happy Progress Day, Councilor Kiramman."
"You as well, Professor Heimerdinger." Cassandra smiled in return.
Jayce brought some chairs from another room and let them sit down.
Then, he took out a bottle of champagne and metal goblets of four sizes and one small from the cabinet, and served everyone.
"I received your sound transmission tube a few days ago. You said that you would recommend a young man to speak on stage this year..."
Cassandra held her wine glass and signalled to Lilin to him stand up.
"It's this Professor Heimerdinger, I don't think you've made his acquaintance?"
Heimerdinger squinted and looked at Lilin, then blew the thick white beard around his mouth, "Oh~ You are the young man who gave testimony at the council meeting that day, your name is Lilin, if I remembered it right?"
"That's right, Professor Heimerdinger." Lilin also gave him a quick glance and replied neither humble nor arrogantly.
Playing a yordle in the game is one thing, and seeing a yordle in real life is another.
Heimerdinger's eyes were full of curiousity, and he looked at Cassandra again, "I wonder why Councilor Kirammann has recommended him this to give a speech?"
"I mentioned to you before, there some new inventions from our Kiramman clan."
"Indeed, but you did not tell me too much." Heimerdinger remembered, and became interested.
"Dear." Cassandra gestured to her husband who was sitting beside her.
Tobias took out a small device the size of a palm, consisting of gears, magnets, bearings and copper wires, and a small light bulb from the satchel that he had been carrying with him, and gave them to Lilin.
Curiousity flashed in Heimerdinger's eyes.
"Professor Heimerdinger, allow me to demonstrate."
Lilin put down his glass, inserted the light bulb into the groove on the base, then grabbed the handle on the wheel and turned it gently.
At the same time, the small light bulb lit up with an unsteady glow.
Heimerdinger's eyes lit up, "This, this is a generator?"
"Yes, a hand-cranked generators, without a need for hex-batteries or hex crystals for power."
Lilin handed the crank generator to Heimerdinger, who was flabbergasted and excited.
"... a field is formed by a magnet, and the coil forms an electromotive force in the rotating magnetic field..." Heimerdinger's eyes lit up, "Oh, hoho! This is really a great invention!"
"Based on the principle of electromagnetic induction." Lilin added on the side.
"Electromagnetic induction... electromagnetic induction!" Heimerdinger's eyes widened, "If this generator is slightly improved, it can completely replace the devices that require hex crystals to provide energy today on a large scale!"
Cassandra smiled and said: "Yes, the generator can change the our reliance on hex crystals now, and its cost is lower than that of hex crystals... But improvement is not necessary."
Heimerdinger's pure white plush brows raised, "Why?"
"I have made upgraded versions already, some using wind energy, and some using hydro energy."
Lilin pieced together these non-existent terms from the Piltover language, but Heimerdinger understood what he meant.
"Tthe kinetic energy of wind and water, and the thermal energy of combustion that can be converted into electrical energy through mechanical devices..."
Heimerdinger jumped out of his chair, which woke the sleeping Poro.
He took small steps to Lilin's side and looked up at the young "little giant".
"My boy, your invention will be recorded in the history of Piltover." Heimerdinger stroked his beard, his voice trembling with excitement, "No... more than that, they will also make a statue for you. You will be the founder of a new age and be remembered by future generations!"
To put it simply. Kid, you're a mXXX genius!
Lilin scratched his head, a little embarrassed to be praised.
"Professor, please… we have more to show you." Cassandra said with a hint of smugness.
"Hmm!?" Heimerdinger gasped, "Is there an invention more important than a generator?"
"Of course."
Tobias took out an exquisite metal cipher box from the bag.
He quickly opened the box and pulled out a dull blue crystal.
"Isn't this... an exhausted hex crystal? It looks a bit different." Heimerdinger didn't understand Cassandra's intention.
"This is called a hextech gemstone, which is a new invention of Lilin and Jayce."
The smile on Cassandra's face has never disappeared, "It is an improved version of hex crystal. A technology that uses science to control magic, it is extremely stable, and the energy efficiency has been improved several folds..."
"Wait!" Before Cassandra finished, Heimerdinger's expression changed suddenly, and he asked in a shocked tone: "What do you mean... control magic!?"
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