Duke wanted to bypass Graves, but Graves, with a fawning smile, blocked his path, "Don't be like that, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Your old brother here will take you to experience the local customs of Bilgewater!"
"I won't say anything else, but this is my hometown. I'm much more familiar with it than this broken gun in my hand."
"No need!"
Duke, playing hard to get, bypassed Graves again, but in the next second, he was blocked again: "How about you let me take another look, or touch your weapons!"
"If that's really not possible, just tell me the author of these two guns, that'll work too!"
"We're not related, why should I listen to you?"
"Don't be in a hurry. To be honest, I am the infamous Outlaw Graves. There's even a wanted poster of me on the bulletin board. I have a deal I want to discuss with you!"
"You're Graves?"
"That's right!" Graves puffed out his chest. The next second, Duke's ebony wood was pressed against his forehead. "Perfect, I can use you to get some pocket money!"
"Oh, come on, brother, don't joke around like that!"
Duke rolled his eyes, putting his gun away. "If you didn't joke with me, would I joke with you?"
"Don't block the way! If you keep blocking, I'll turn you into a sieve!"
As Duke spoke, he stepped forward again. Graves grabbed his arm. "No, either you let me try your gun today, or you tell me the gunsmith's name!"
"The gunsmith's name?"
"Uh-huh!"
Graves knew that the young man in front of him might be someone he couldn't afford to offend, but those two guns were too tempting. He couldn't resist!
He didn't even care about his pride anymore; he just wanted to personally experience the feel of those two legendary weapons. As for whether he would return them?
Graves would never let a duck that had reached his mouth fly away!
Even if he couldn't experience them firsthand, knowing the gunsmith's name would be enough. Anyone who could craft these two weapons must be a master. He could find the creator of these two guns and try every possible way to ask that person to make a custom weapon for him.
"Is that really all? You'll leave me alone once you know?"
"Really?" Duke confirmed repeatedly, and Graves nodded continuously.
"Alright, I'll tell you. The creator of these two guns…"
Graves looked at Duke expectantly. Duke pointed to himself: "That would be me!"
Ebony and White Ivory were drawn by him, the wealth spent was his, and the system was also his!
By rounding up, these two guns were made by him!
No problem!
"You made them?"
Graves carefully scrutinized Duke, then chuckled, "Stop joking around. I don't think there's a problem with you fighting ten of me!"
"But when you say you made these two weapons, I find that hard to believe."
Graves, his voice growing softer, looked at Duke's extremely serious expression and quietly confirmed, "You really made them?"
"If I can fight ten of you, would I lie to you about something like this?"
Duke felt like he had rolled his eyes an unusually high number of times today, perhaps because of the unreliable bearded man in front of him.
"Then can you…"
"No!"
"Don't!"
Graves hugged Duke's thigh, "As long as you can make a weapon for me, I'll do anything you want!"
"Anything is fine?" Duke raised an eyebrow, showing Graves a smile with an unclear meaning. Graves' heart trembled, and he quickly said, "Things that violate my personal principles are not allowed; everything else is fine!"
"Am I that kind of person?"
Duke snorted, crossed his arms, and sized up Graves.
"You look alright. I need a bodyguard here. If you can..."
"I can!" Graves volunteered, thinking that as long as the other party helped him make a weapon, he'd stabilize the situation, get the item, and then immediately run off to find trouble with Twisted Fate, that old cheat.
"I haven't finished!" Duke pushed Graves away and said indifferently, "If you want to work for me, you need to sign a contract. Five thousand golden sea coins per month in salary, including your five insurances and one housing fund, meal subsidies, transportation subsidies, one day off per month, and a three-month probation period. If you pass, you'll sign a lifetime contract!"
"And the manufacturing and material costs will be deducted from your salary!"
"No problem, absolutely no problem!"
Graves, who had decided to fool Duke, readily agreed. Protecting this kid for a few days would be his payment for having his weapon made.
"My contract isn't ordinary!"
Duke put a hand on Graves's shoulder, his voice low, "Once you sign it, you can never go back!"
"I'm not the kind of person who breaks promises casually!"
After hearing this, Duke sneered inwardly. Hadn't this scoundrel done enough immoral things in the past?
He and Twisted Fate had once incited two great Noxus nobles, using the hatred between them, pretending to be hired to rescue an abducted heir from one of the families.
As a result, they used the commission to pay the ransom to the kidnappers, then resold the valuable young master to a rival family who offered a higher price, leaving the employer in tears.
Would Duke be at ease with such a person without using some means?
Just right, when he had previously supplied magic to Captain Lister, he realized that his magic talent seemed to have other uses. Now was a good time to test it on this guy!
As for daring to take the item and run?
He wasn't to be trifled with!
"So, sign the contract now?" A hint of cunning flashed in Duke's eyes. Graves nodded readily, "Bring your paper and pen, I'll sign it now!"
Duke immediately infused Graves with his pure magic, pure magic that didn't contain any trace of soul fragments.
After the magic infusion was complete, Duke lowered his hand and kindly brushed the dust from Graves's clothes.
"Alright, it's done!"
"That's it?"
Graves watched Duke walk away with his hands in his pockets, muttering to himself, "Where did this fool come from? So easy to trick?"
Duke, sensing Graves's thoughts, sneered inwardly, "You'll know who the fool is in the future!"
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