After Miss Fortune defeated him, the reason he survived was also due to Illaoi; Illaoi had people fish him out of the sea.
She presided over Nagakabouros's trial for him, and Gangplank passed the trial.
His soul was pulled out of his body to endure Nagakabouros's scourging, and he survived, earning the right to continue living.
What does this equate to?
It's like Illaoi using an E ability to pull your soul out, then trapping you in place, making you watch helplessly as she unleashes an infinite "R" on your soul right in front of you.
After going through Gangplank's backstory in his mind, Duke stroked his chin, staring blankly at the ground, lost in thought. According to the current timeline, Miss Fortune should be preparing to make her move against Gangplank.
Or rather, Miss Fortune has always been plotting against Gangplank, after all, Gangplank is her enemy. The young Gangplank was dishonorable, demanding Miss Fortune's parents make weapons for him.
When the weapons were made, he was dishonorable again, covering his face with a piece of cloth, intending to steal them by force.
As a result, Gangplank killed Miss Fortune's parents and also shattered the two weapons he had commissioned.
But Miss Fortune repaired those two weapons and brought them to Bilgewater, intending to seek revenge on Captain.
"Perhaps we can intervene!"
"Intervene in what?" Dak'er was a bit confused; weren't they talking about the Ferros Family's goods being seized by Gangplank?
Why did Duke suddenly say such a thing?
"Nothing, I already have some ideas!"
Duke waved his hand, signaling Dak'er not to worry too much.
"Right, is there any follow-up to this matter?"
"Yes, that old guy sent an envoy over, openly clamoring that we pay a ransom for that batch of goods, or else he'd sink the cargo ship, sailors, and Captain into the sea."
"Forget it, if we really pay the ransom, it'll be like throwing good money after bad, gone forever!"
Duke beckoned to Voracity, who quickly ran over and transformed into motorcycle mode for Duke to sit and rest his feet.
"Even if we pay the ransom, that guy will devour both the ransom and the goods, not even giving us a burp to see. The people on the cargo ship carrying the goods should all be dead. That's his way of doing things: cruel, cunning, and ruthless!"
"If we really pay the ransom, then this route through Bilgewater will be unusable because, in Gangplank's eyes, we, who paid the ransom, are weak and easily bullied."
"If he robbed us once, there will be a second time, and even countless times!"
"But if that's really the case, our family will be greatly affected!"
Dak'er paced back and forth anxiously, her brows furrowed with deep worry.
"If we want to continue using this shipping route through Bilgewater, we can't bypass that old man, Gangplank. If we really pay the ransom as he says, it will be endless blackmail from now on."
"That guy is a hungry wolf who never knows what it means to be full; he'll keep biting us and won't let go!"
"You have a solution, don't you?"
Seeing Duke analyze so logically, Dak'er's eyes lit up. "You must have a solution, don't you?"
"Don't worry, Dak'er!"
Duke pressed his palm downwards, signaling the other party not to be impatient.
"Currently, there are only two paths we can take!"
"Tell me!"
"First, find a way to sign an agreement with Gangplank, giving him a certain amount of resources and money each year to ensure the safety of our shipping route."
After Duke finished speaking, he immediately added, "But as I said before, this guy is insatiably greedy, so this path won't work!"
"Then what's the second one?"
"The second one is very simple!"
Duke revealed a mysterious smile, "Just replace him!"
"Could it be…"
Dak'er made a motion of drawing a knife and striking downwards, with murderous intent in her eyes. Duke sensed Dak'er's killing intent and quickly shook his head, "No, no, no, you misunderstood my meaning!"
"Gangplank has been dominating the seas for so many years, and he has many enemies, enough to fill the entire port. Even the Shadow Order of Ionia and the Noxus people hate him to the bone."
"But these are distant Water; they can't put out a nearby Fire!"
"Then what do you mean?"
"We choose one of Gangplank's enemies, help her successfully get revenge, and let her take control of Bilgewater. Then we can travel unhindered!"
"You said…" Dak'er said uncertainly, "Her?"
"Hmm, I already have a suitable candidate!"
"How do you know this? Your information didn't mention any of this."
"I heard it when I awakened my magical talent." Duke pointed to his ear, "When I awakened my talent, I was in the Bandle City Museum, where I learned many secrets!"
"Unknown secrets!"
"Good!"
Dak'er inherited her Grand Aunt Camille's decisive style, "I will immediately gather people and head to Bilgewater!"
"No need to be so anxious!"
Duke pulled Dak'er, soothing her, "I have an even better option here!"
"What?"
"Jayce, Viktor, and I have just developed a Hextech device that can teleport over long distances, and we were just wondering where to find a suitable experimental location!"
"You mean to say!"
Enlightenment dawned in Dak'er's eyes, and Duke nodded cheerfully: "Exactly, we're going to Bilgewater to do experiments!"
"It can both perfect the design of the Hexgate and take care of all this; it's simply killing two birds with one stone!"
Duke patted Dak'er's shoulder, "Next, you know what to do!"
"What about you?"
"I need to make some preparations, after all, Bilgewater is not a benevolent place; it's far more terrifying than we imagined!"
With Arrogance following him, Duke slowly walked towards the workshop.
The sea breeze messed up Dak'er's long hair. Gathering her long hair, Dak'er looked at the seagulls soaring over the sea and murmured, "The wind is picking up!"
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