The next day, early morning.
"Neeko wants cheesecake!!"
Neeko, who was hanging from the rafters, yelled loudly. Duke, who had just washed his face, picked up a towel to wipe the Water droplets from his face. Putting down the towel, he said helplessly, "Cheesecake first thing in the morning? Aren't you tired of it?"
"Neeko isn't tired of it, Neeko loves cheesecake the most!"
Neeko jumped directly from the rafters, skipping a few steps to Duke's shoulder. Squatting on Duke's shoulder, Neeko's tail dangled over Duke's shoulder, and her hands ruffled Duke's hair.
"Duke, Neeko wants cheesecake!"
"Alright, alright, eat, eat a big piece!"
"Duke is the best, hehehe…"
Pride, in the corner, watched Neeko and Duke's intimate interaction so early in the morning, and a look of envy appeared in his eyes.
As a baby dragon born less than half a year ago, he also wanted to be close to Duke, to climb onto Duke's shoulder, and be held high by Duke.
But looking at his body, he decided against it. If he really made such a request,
He would probably end up like Vali, hung on a hook and torn apart by Duke.
"Call room service, tell them to bake a cake and send it up!"
Duke patted the dangling tail on his shoulder, and Neeko immediately cheered, running and jumping towards the golden bell for room service.
Duke stood by the window, slowly tying his tie and changing into a new set of clothes. The set from yesterday had been put away. Today's outfit still consisted of a trench coat outside, a suit vest and tie underneath, comfortable trousers, and a pair of leather boots.
Ding-a-ling!
The room service bell rang, and Neeko looked expectantly at the door.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes…
A full five minutes passed, and the 290 Hotel's service staff still hadn't entered the room.
"Duke, this bell is broken!!"
Neeko, with teary eyes, brought the golden bell to Duke for comfort, looking extremely wronged. Duke took the bell and shook it, listening to the clear and strong penetrating sound of the bell.
"It's not broken!"
"But no one came!"
"No one?"
Duke got up and walked towards the door, only to collide head-on with Captain Lister who had rushed in.
"Sir, it's bad!"
"What's wrong?"
Captain Lister, with an arm in a sling around his neck, stammered, "The people left behind at the dock just came to report that our ship was scuttled, and all the crew members left on board are also gone…"
The eyes of this man, who had seen big storms and lived at sea for more than ten years, turned red.
"Gone!"
"You prepare, I'm going to the dock immediately. Also, send a few more people with Jayce to the City Hall to submit the experiment application, and have Graves go with them!"
"Yes, sir!"
Lister turned to prepare for the relevant matters, forcefully suppressing his grief, while Duke closed the door and deeply inhaled with his hands covering his face.
"Gangplank!"
Duke, whose eyes were filled with a cold glint as he looked up again, put on Edith and waved to Neeko, "Let's go, Neeko, I'll take you out to play!"
"Alright."
Neeko looked at Duke blankly, having just felt a chilling aura emanating from him.
"Let's go, Arrogance!"
With a wave of his hand, Duke, who had put Arrogance, who had followed him, into his inventory, activated Edith, "Edith, report yesterday's surveillance!"
"The drone fleet is closely monitoring a total of sixty-seven gang leaders throughout Bilgewater, with seventy drones dispatched and no casualties."
"Very good!"
Duke adjusted Edith and walked out the door, where Jayce was tidying his clothes in the corridor; it was clear he had meticulously groomed himself.
After all, he was about to meet Bilgewater's Governor, and he couldn't be disrespectful.
"Duke, are you going to come with us?"
"I have other things to do. Graves will follow you to protect your safety, and Lister will also arrange for a few sailors to accompany you. As for me?" Duke walked down the stairs, "I have other matters to attend to!"
Captain Lister nodded slightly to Jayce, leaving five men to protect Jayce, while the rest followed him, accompanying Duke as he left the High Mountain Hotel.
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