"Little one!"
Camille, with her left hand on her hip, walked elegantly and calmly towards Duke, Vali's magic engine was overloaded to its limit, but it still couldn't break through The Hextech Ultimatum's suppression.
As the blue light of the magic engine on his back flickered, Duke's mind was also searching for a way to break free.
"What should I do, what should I do?"
As Duke's eyes constantly flickered, Vali's voice came from beside him: "Father, we cannot break through the enemy's field suppression!"
"Of course, your engine uses Hextech Gems, but the opponent uses hextech original crystal, which is a superior existence to Hextech Gems, the opponent's energy completely overwhelms yours, we are completely suppressed!"
"Then what should we do?"
"I'm thinking, don't rush me!"
Duke's mind was racing, but now he couldn't win in a fight, nor could he run away, the opponent's strength completely exceeded his current combat level.
Especially since his energy source was inferior to the opponent's energy body.
He was completely countered by Camille!
"Perhaps there's only one last way!"
Duke sighed slightly in his heart, unable to fight or run, he could only choose to reveal his hand, fortunately, he had enough cards, exposing one or two "two-six-zero" was nothing.
"Why aren't you speaking?"
Camille circled Duke a few times, noticing the Hextech engine on his back. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. This was an artificial Hextech Gem made by that kid from the Talis family, and it had appeared on this guy's battle armor.
Moreover, the battle armor gave her a familiar feeling, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Furthermore, the battle armor worn by the other party was at least twenty years ahead of current technological levels. This kind of genius technology reminded her of the man who had taken her heart more than sixty years ago.
"I said, can you let me go, Madam!"
"That depends on your choice, little one!"
Camille stopped in front of Duke, her aura incredibly powerful. Duke only felt as if he was facing a ruthless blade, a stinging pain even emerging on his skin.
"Alright!"
Duke let out a light breath, and whispered, "Vali, open the armor!"
"But Father, I believe this will create unknown risks to your safety!"
"Listen to me, open the armor!"
"Respecting your choice, Father!"
The armor's outer layer opened, and Duke stepped out. Suppressed by the Hextech field, he stepped onto the lawn, exhaling heavily, trying his best to stand up, so as not to humble himself before the other party.
At this moment, Duke also saw Camille's true appearance clearly. Unlike the fleeting glimpse last time, this time Camille appeared before Duke in her most dominant posture.
Camille, dressed in a form-fitting tailcoat, had her hands clasped together at her waist, looking like an elegant noblewoman, provided one ignored her pair of sharp leg blades.
The intense blue light emanating from her eyes prevented Duke from seeing her face clearly, but the curiosity in her eyes made the heavy stone in Duke's heart slightly drop.
If she was curious about him, then there was still room for negotiation!
The metal winch fixed to her waist was Camille's means of displacement, and Duke could clearly see the anchor cables on her winch.
"Duke Sanchez!" Camille's eyes showed a hint of surprise when she saw Duke. "I didn't expect the young genius renowned throughout Piltover's upper echelons to secretly be a thief!"
"Madam, I had no choice."
"It's all for your research, isn't it?"
Camille's next sentence blocked Duke's further words. Duke lowered his head, "Yes, for my research!"
"What did you take? Let me see!"
Duke honestly pulled out the hextech original crystal. He couldn't win in a fight, and he couldn't run away, so he might as well honestly follow her arrangements and strive for his greatest benefit.
Camille took the hextech original crystal from Duke's hand, held it, and examined it slightly, asking curiously, "Even I didn't know my ancestor's coffin contained this. How did you know?"
"It's..." Duke quickly drafted his response in his mind. Whether he could get the original crystal depended on this moment.
"Destiny's arrangement, Madam!"
"Destiny's arrangement?" Camille squeezed the original crystal and glanced at the crowd gathering in the distance. "You don't have much time, Duke. I hope you can convince me before others arrive, otherwise, others are not as easy to talk to as I am."
"When I awakened my magic, I sensed the call of your ancestor Alicia Ferros and returned to her era, personally witnessing her glorious life. It was..."
Duke looked up at Camille, then lowered his head again: "It was the will of your ancestor Alicia that guided me!"
Camille stared at Duke, her voice growing languid: "Look up!"
Duke obediently looked up at Camille, his expression calm and his eyes frank, but in reality, his palms were already slick with sweat.
Thanks to his dear father's beatings, he had developed the ability to lie without changing his expression.
After observing Duke's face and eyes for a moment, Camille removed the crystal barrier and, moving her blade-like leg-blades, walked towards Alicia's tomb.
As for the original crystal, she tossed it to Duke.
Duke's hand sank, and he was slightly stunned.
"Come with me, Duke."
Camille paused, beckoning to Duke, "Since you say the will of the ancestor guided you, then reopen the mechanism lock on the coffin for me to see!"
"If you can do that, we can discuss other things."
"Yes, Madam!"
Duke breathed a slight sigh of relief; he had finally bluffed his way through the first hurdle.
As for opening the mechanism lock?
Among the answers given by the fragment of Destiny's Loom, there happened to be a method for unlocking it, as well as some secrets of the Ferros Family.
Previously, Duke had used magic directly to save time, but now he could show off a skill to gain Camille's trust.
The two arrived at Alicia's tomb, one after the other, with Vali trailing at the very end.
Alicia's coffin lay forlornly in the crypt.
Camille looked at Duke, and Duke looked at Vali.
Vali scratched his head, jumped down, lifted the coffin, and gently placed it on the grass.
"Your battle armor has its own intelligence?"
Camille was very shocked when she discovered this, but outwardly, she showed no emotion at all.
"It's just a small trick, nothing worth mentioning!"
"To be able to make inanimate objects generate their own consciousness, and still call it an insignificant small trick, then all the artisans in Piltover have no reason to exist!"
"This is a cross-era feat, Duke!"
Camille praised Duke very seriously, raising his importance and value by several percentage points again.
"Perhaps!"
Duke had no happy thoughts about such praise.
Viktor was the first to create intelligent mechanical life, and Blitzcrank was even more astonishing.
He had only taken a shortcut by utilizing his magic talent.
Crouching beside the coffin, he raised his hand and caressed the texture on the coffin's surface.
The mechanism lock required both the left and right sides to be opened simultaneously to unlock the first lock, while the second required internal and external mechanisms to be opened together.
However, the fragment of Destiny's Loom had given Duke a second, unconventional unlocking method!
Duke's eyes lit up as his palm swept over the coffin.
He pressed an inconspicuous relief on the carving, and as his finger pressed down, the relief sank.
Then, the sound of gears turning came from inside the coffin, and soon the first outer lock opened directly.
Duke also began to open the second lock, his eyes focused.
He merely pushed the mechanism a few times, and the entire coffin lid opened in response.
"It's done, Madam!"
"I never thought it would be as you said; even I couldn't achieve this unlocking method!"
Of course! Your ancestor had already planned everything before his death, fearing that his descendants wouldn't be able to manage this family business, so he left the whereabouts and unlocking method of the hextech original crystal in the coffin under a certain floorboard in your old house.
This was also a secret given by the fragment of the Loom of Destiny.
When Camille looked at Duke again, her eyes softened, but when she glanced at the original crystal Duke had given Vali earlier, her eyes became serious.
"The crystal can be yours, but you need to fulfill a condition, Duke!"
"What is it? I will definitely complete it!"
"I won't ask what you use the crystal for, but only core members of the Ferros Family are qualified to possess it!" Camille said meaningfully, "Do you understand what I mean?"
"What condition?"
"Become a Ferros Family spy, assist the next Family Head, and dedicate everything you have to the Ferros Family!"
"Then can I use Ferros assets and everything?"
"As long as you agree to this condition, once you become a core member, you will be qualified!"
"Of course, the premise is to become my son, to become a core member of the Ferros Family!"
"Your son?"
Duke widened his eyes and pointed to himself.
Camille nodded, "I already have a younger brother; he occupies a large part of my heart. You are also not suitable to be my younger brother given your age!"
"So, be my son, become a Ferros Family spy!"
"This is the choice I give you!"
Duke's eyes became dull, and his mouth opened, but he didn't know what to say.
I just dug up your ancestral grave, and you actually want to be my mother?
Damn, what kind of logic is this!?
In ancient times, General Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou; today, I, Duke, carelessly gained a godmother?
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