Daniel wasn't just training on the sixth floor of the Mage Tower these days. He was also thinking about his relationship with Salin.
A level three necromancer was close to a level four elemental mage in terms of combat power. Especially with the winged skeleton, he didn't believe that Salin was much stronger than him.
Even followers had their own pride. Daniel didn't want to be ordered around by Salin. The best way was to increase his strength as soon as possible. As long as he advanced to level four, even if Salin advanced to level five at the same time, he would still be an archmage, and the advantage of a necromancer would be more obvious.
The restriction of the contract was that he couldn't hurt Salin, and couldn't betray him in any way. But as long as he was strong enough, Salin couldn't force him to do something unreasonable.
Daniel had been studying the fog monster that Neris had torn apart, analyzing what kind of undead creature was hiding on the island. When he remembered which Magician was on this island, Daniel had the idea of taming this undead creature for himself.
Salin was trying to destroy the balance on the island. He wasn't worried at all. In fact, he knew very well that if he relied on this method to loosen the seal, it would take him at least a month to kill all the fog monsters on the island. But he didn't expect an elemental mage like Salin to guess that there was an important undead creature on the island.
And Salin's current attitude surprised him. He thought he was important to Salin, but Salin didn't care at all and didn't give him any face. He directly talked about the issue of respect.
Salin didn't care about Daniel's expression. He said slowly, "We Scottynya people believe in contracts and nothing else. Me signing a contract with you is the greatest respect I can give you. Have you thought about it? Rex will get impatient if he waits outside for too long. "
If Daniel was still in Tanggulas, he would definitely scoff at Salin's attitude. But years of fleeing made him understand many things. Even a necromancer wasn't much. Without a backer, it was too hard for a mage to live a free life.
His assets were confiscated. Half went to the royal family of Tanggulas, and the other half to the Holy Church. His family, his servants, were all killed, captured, imprisoned, exiled. Everything he had was gone. The only thing left was his winged skeleton.
Now that Salin had told him that he would take his Winged Skull, he was no longer as rebellious as before.
Salin was right. This was a deal. Whether it was fair or not depended on what he thought. If he felt that it was unfair, he shouldn't have signed the contract in the first place. Since he had signed the contract, he shouldn't have complained about Salin's temptation.
When you can't resist, it's not too hard to choose obedience. Most of the time, people resisted desperately because they were not used to a submissive life. This kind of thing, if there was a first time, it would be very easy to do it a second time.
Salin looked at the determination in Daniel's eyes gradually dissipating, and sighed in his heart. But he was not Rex. Rex's dream was big, but his was small. He just needed a group of people to help him and Rex. He had given Daniel a chance to become his friend, but Daniel didn't take it.
Salin was not angry at Daniel's repeated attempts to deceive and hide the truth. This was a natural human reaction. But since Daniel had made such a choice, Salin could not treat him as a friend who could ignore his interests.
Salin could give Ainphent a whole Black Hair Crystal, but he wanted Daniel to use an unfair contract to exchange for a fragment. That was because Ainphent had chosen to date him, rather than think of ways to deceive him. For someone like Ainphent, this was a very rare thing. Sometimes, becoming friends with someone wasn't because that person was a good person, but because there was a strange fate between you and him.
Ainphent was definitely not a good person, and could be said to be cruel and merciless. But he had never done anything to hurt Salin. When the two of them met, they were both in terrible situations. Perhaps this was fate. If they had met at another time, perhaps Ainphent and Salin would have become irreconcilable enemies.
In contrast, Daniel was a more peaceful person, albeit a little selfish. Yet someone like him couldn't become close friends with Salin, and they were even full of conflict.
Daniel had never tried to hurt anyone. He had been treated unfairly, but he didn't use necromancy to take revenge. He only escaped from Tanggulas and wanted to start his life anew. Otherwise, he could hide in the Tanggulas Empire and use necromancy to kill many nobles and their subjects who were chasing him.
This was all within the scope of a Magician's revenge, but Daniel didn't do it.
"This undead creature … is very powerful. It's the first time I've seen something sealed with the ghost fog of an entire island. This is at least a level-eight undead creature. And this undead creature should have returned to the Spectral Plane after the Necromancer's death, but it's staying here because its power is too strong, and it can't pass through the narrow coordinates of the plane. "
"Then why did you let the Winged Skeleton absorb the ghost fog? What's in it for the Winged Skeleton? "
"No. If it subdued that undead creature, even if the Winged Skeleton couldn't continue to advance, it would be worth it."
"You're really not a qualified Magician." This time, Salin used a very serious tone, even as if he was reprimanding. One should treat their first contracted creature like a friend, and constantly let it grow. If Neris wanted something, Salin would definitely do everything he could to help her complete it.
Salin could also feel that even though Neris still had all kinds of secrets and was still trying to add trouble to him, as long as he was in danger, Neris would definitely be the first to rush to protect him. In the battle with the Black Deacon, Neris had attracted all the evil spirits attacking Salin alone, and had actually risked her life. For a demon, this was too precious.
"I'm not like you. You have a lot of opportunities and a good legacy. My teacher doesn't care much about me at all, "Daniel said with some sadness.
"Daniel, your teacher doesn't owe you anything." Salin became more and more disappointed in Daniel. He didn't think that a Magician would complain about his teacher. To Salin, his teacher was like a father, someone he could rely on.
"Salin, you have everything, of course you would say that. I have nothing now." Daniel's face was flushed, and he argued angrily.
"Really? Maybe you're right. Then use the Winged Skeleton to absorb the ghost fog. I'll help you capture this undead creature, but you need to sign a second contract. "
"A second contract?"
"I want your Winged Skeleton. Since you don't need it anymore, why don't you give it to me?"
"What do you want it for?"
"Don't forget, I still have a friend who's also a Necromancer," Salin replied with a smile. He suddenly thought that since they couldn't be friends, why should he be bothered by Daniel's mistakes? How Daniel thought, how he lived, was his own business.
Daniel hesitated. If the Winged Skeleton was nurtured well, it would become a powerful undead creature in the future. However, he could directly capture and use the undead creatures on this island. The Winged Skeleton's combat power was only at Level-5, but this undead creature might be Level-8.
It wasn't difficult to recover this kind of suppressed power. He would need at most a few years to make the new contracted creature a powerful undead. As for the Winged Skeleton, it would take at least 20 to 30 years to nurture. It wasn't a big deal to give the Winged Skeleton to Salin. After absorbing the ghost fog, the Winged Skeleton would directly advance to Level-6, and it would be difficult to advance further in the future.
"I promise you." Daniel didn't hesitate anymore.
"Okay, then I'll write the contract." Salin took out a blank scroll and began to write the contract. This time, he didn't leave any leeway for Daniel on the contract. As long as Daniel obtained a second contracted creature, the Winged Skeleton would immediately become his contracted creature.
Daniel looked through the contents of the contract, signed it, and left his Soul Brand. He couldn't go back on this. As long as he captured a second undead creature, the Winged Skeleton would no longer belong to him.
Salin laughed coldly in his heart. Daniel had a good plan, but if he wanted to compete with him, he had to be at least a few times more knowledgeable than him. If the Winged Skeleton left Daniel, it would no longer obtain the power of the Flames of Necromancy. It would be completely cut off from the Spectral Plane. Not to mention advancing, it would be good if it didn't die completely in the future.
Daniel's face suddenly paled. He could feel the Winged Skeleton's unwilling roar in the Flames of Necromancy. It wasn't an ordinary undead creature. It had intelligence and developed a strange feeling for Daniel, which was loyalty. After being beaten back to the Spectral Plane by Salin's divine spell, it was worried about Daniel's safety. It had been guarding the coordinates of the Spectral Plane, waiting for Daniel's summon. Otherwise, how could Daniel be so lucky as to summon it to the Myers Continent again?
"Okay, Daniel, can we start now?"
"Yes, let's go to the sixth floor." Daniel seemed to be prepared. Salin knocked on the broken door of the magic tower, summoned the people outside, and followed Daniel to the top floor of the magic tower.
The magic array of the sixth floor had already been redrawn by Daniel, and the clear and distinguishable magic lines were layered on top of each other. Daniel stood in the center of the magic array, and the Flames of Necromancy were released behind him. The Winged Skeleton soared into the sky, stuck to the top of the magic tower, and let out a mournful howl. The red light in its eyes became dimmer and dimmer, and finally became pitch-black.
Salin retreated to the entrance of the tower, and calmly watched Daniel cast the spell. Daniel pointed at the ghostly fog outside the window, and said to the Winged Skeleton, "Go, absorb the power of the undead, and open the seal!"
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