The Undercity of Zaun at night was a completely different sight.
The streets were very lively, with lights everywhere. There were only twelve days left until Piltover's annual Progress Day.
Progress Day commemorates the first opening of the Sun Gates, marking the successful establishment of a quick trade route between the east and west of Valoran, and also signifying the transformation of trade taxes from a trickle into a surging tide, pouring into Piltover's treasury.
Durin wore a mask and walked on the street, feeling the oppression brought by the steel city of Zaun, the suffocating darkness where one could not see the sun when looking up.
The factory dormitory buildings, stacked like building blocks, rose layer upon layer, reaching up to twenty stories. When a building became unstable and began to tilt, the factory owners, who were not architects, came up with a terrible idea: they connected all the workers' dormitories with steel beam-like pillars, linking all the dormitory buildings into a single entity, forcibly reinforcing the foundations of the dormitories.
Although the method was a bad idea, the effect was unexpectedly good. So the factory owners continuously added more floors, connecting and reinforcing them when they couldn't support themselves, and then, each dormitory building was connected by aerial bridges.
At this moment, a somewhat pungent odor wafted through the air. Even with his mask on, Durin couldn't help but frown, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
The source of the smell was a vehicle loaded with many heavy wooden crates. It stopped at the entrance of a shop, and several people were busy unloading the goods.
The wooden crates emitted the sound of glass bottles colliding, and their exteriors were painted with three fluorescent lime-green claw marks, the symbol of the Silco Family.
The Silco Family is a criminal organization operating in the Undercity of Zaun, whose power and status are second only to the Chem-Barons. Even Vander, the leader of Zaun, was unwilling to provoke Silco, and the two had reached an unspoken agreement not to infringe upon each other's territory.
In the near future, Glimmer Potion would prove its efficacy, corrupting the people of Zaun's Undercity, and Silco would become the second-generation godfather.
At the same time, the leader of this family—Silco—is also an important character in the animated series 'Arcane'.
So Durin couldn't help but take a couple more glances.
"Hmm?"
In his gaze, he inadvertently saw that the glass bottles contained a deep purple liquid.
After confirming that the 'Arcane' animated series plot had officially begun, and Silco was an important character in this animation, Durin couldn't help but speculate what these purple liquids were.
Could it be... that Glimmer Potion had been developed?
One of the strong men, wearing a nose ring, a vest, and a back full of tattoos, saw Durin stop and impatiently waved his hand, scolding, "Hey! What are you looking at, kid? Get lost!"
"Nothing! I just zoned out for a moment."
"Then hurry up and leave here! Don't look around here! Scram!"
After driving Durin away, the strong man turned back to continue supervising the Handling.
A night breeze blew, and Durin took a deep breath. The fresh air cleared his cluttered thoughts, and his attention returned to the difficulties he was about to face.
Durin randomly found a tavern, spent one copper circle coin on a large glass of cheap beer, and quietly waited until around eleven at night. Then, Durin arrived at the spot six hundred meters south of the second street in the Undercity. There was indeed a small mine there.
This mine didn't look large from the outside, appearing to only accommodate five people walking abreast. It was mainly responsible for producing coal to supply various factories for burning. It was said that 70-80% of it had already been extracted, and it would soon become an abandoned mine.
Miners usually finish work at ten at night, at the latest by ten-thirty. This is because the next day's work starts at six in the morning.
If these miners don't get enough sleep, accidents are very likely to happen in the mine.
Therefore, usually at this time, there would be no one inside the mine, nor would anyone be guarding it. No one in Zaun was willing to steal coal; three jin of it was only one copper circle coin.
When Durin arrived at the entrance of the cave, he did not see the old miner Slaut, which made him feel a little puzzled, but he still stood in place, looking around, trying to find the other party's figure.
He secretly thought to himself: Could it be that I've been stood up?
"Mr. Durin! I'm here."
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from a dark corner nearby.
Following the sound, Durin immediately turned around and looked intently into the dark corner. Only then did he see a hunched, thin middle-aged man standing nervously in the corner, looking as if he was afraid of being seen by others.
The old miner Slaut was wearing a dirty work uniform, a spherical leather helmet similar to an astronaut's covering his entire head, and thick leather gloves on his hands.