Duke put Edith on his face and looked towards the chameleon with flowers on its head on the mast.
Behind her, a long tail of constantly changing blue scales was hooked to the mast, like a monkey using its tail to maintain balance at a height.
As Edith continuously zoomed in, Duke also saw more details.
She was gripping the mast with two colorful arms, and the magic glow on her fingers kept changing colors, looking extraordinarily magical.
She had short blue-purple hair, with the ends curling outwards!
On both sides of her face were vibrant flowers tucked behind her ears. They all looked like living things, and he didn't know if they were decorations or part of her body.
Several slender stamens grew on her head, like an antenna, emitting a colorful magical glow, incredibly enchanting.
They also accounted for at least one-third of this foreign little girl's cuteness.
Her eyes were wide open, her pure amber eyes exceptionally beautiful, and a naive look came from her vertical pupils. Her cheeks were painted, and her lips were fresh and succulent, possibly stained with some flower juice.
In those eyes, she was currently scanning everything within her sight, with curiosity and confusion making up the majority.
Her body was covered in scales and tattooed body paint. The paint was a trace of Wild Magic, unable to be washed or removed. The scales were the physical characteristics of her race.
On her body, one could see the perfect fusion of human skin and animal scales, as if naturally formed, reminiscent of the gradual transition from scales to skin on a mermaid's waist.
Her top was a piece of tanned brown leather, wrapped around her chest, and her lower body was a pair of tight safety shorts woven from pothos.
"Boss?"
Graves noticed Duke, wearing sunglasses, standing still in place. He couldn't help but follow Duke's gaze. When he saw Duke looking at the Ionia merchant ship, he grinned: "First time seeing a Vastaya?"
"These people can fetch a high price on Bilgewater's black market; each one is like a walking Golden Krakens!"
Graves figured Duke must be seeing Vastaya for the first time and was a little curious, so he didn't rush him.
Instead, he chewed on his cigar, watching the ships at the dock, estimating which one was the most lucrative.
A particular ship caught his eye: it was constructed from a combination of steel and wood, with an incredibly sharp bow that seemed designed to cut through wind and waves.
The hull was long and slender, not at all bulky, and the large main sail bore Piltover's flag.
A smaller sail displayed a swordfish slicing through wind and waves, with traces of gears and screws on its body.
The weapons displayed by the sailors remaining on board were particularly enticing.
"Ah, a Piltover ship! These guys are the most lucrative!"
Duke wasn't concerned with what Graves was thinking; instead, he focused intently on the little girl with blue-purple hair, rapidly searching his mind for relevant background knowledge.
Moreover, a surge of impulse rose within Duke's heart!
This was an impulse he had never felt before when seeing any woman: to take care of her, and after finishing his research each day, watch her laugh and play in the lavender fields of Blue Lavender Manor.
That would surely be incredibly healing.
As for Caitlyn, Vi, Jinx, Miss Fortune, Camille, or the Spider?
None of them were as adorable as this little girl in front of him!
You said Jinx?
Jinx isn't adorable; she's annoying!
Emmm….
It would be even better if Kai'Sa were here too; she's independent and self-reliant, but she's currently fighting Alicia and the Void.
He didn't know if she had crawled out from underground yet.
Duke, uncharacteristically indulging in such fantasies, was now utterly captivated; he had never had such thoughts about any female hero before.
No other reason, because she was too adorable!!
The figure that had captured Duke's attention was none other than Runeterra's last Mist Tail Clan member—the Curious Chameleon: Neeko.
At this moment, Duke couldn't help but recall a famous scene: Neeko standing in the middle of a valley, shouting her own name.
Then….
Neeko, Neeko, Nee….
Awsl!!
"Boss!"
Graves estimated the time was about right and patted his shoulder.
Duke snapped out of his daze when Graves's hand landed on his shoulder.
"Boss, we should go!"
"Go?"
"Aren't you looking for your ship to go to the hotel?"
"Hurry up, I just found a big fat sheep, the kind that looks really lucrative!"
"Do you want to get in on it? We'll split it fifty-fifty when it's done!"
Graves flashed a mischievous grin.
Duke twisted his shoulder and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Which ship are you talking about?"
"That's the one!"
Pointing to the Piltover ship he had just seen, Graves said confidently, "That ship is definitely loaded with money! Piltover folks are rich!"
Duke temporarily set aside Nidalee's matter and looked at Graves as if he were an idiot.
At the same time, he waved to the people on the Swordfish. The people on the Swordfish, who were constantly observing their surroundings, noticed Duke and immediately sent someone down to greet him.
Graves watched as the sailors from the Swordfish jogged over to Duke, stopping sharply with a stomp of their feet.
"Mr. Duke, do you have any orders?"
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