After careful consideration, Angor chose to sign a contract with Shadow.
Compared to swearing on the world's consciousness, a contract was more suitable for binding actions. Swearing on the world's consciousness was a great thing, but only wizards could do it with their willpower and spirit. Therefore, it was impossible to fool the world's consciousness by using language.
Apprentices, on the other hand, could not do it. Their willpower and spirit were not strong enough to spy on the world's consciousness from afar. If they tried to do so, they would probably suffer a mental breakdown. Therefore, the only way for sorcerer-apprentices to swear an oath with the Will of the World was through language. Language itself was a communication symbol that was the easiest to deceive. A pun, an unclear statement … could all bypass the surveillance of the Will of the World.
Angor knew the loopholes of the world's consciousness. He did not want to challenge Shadow's verbal skills. A simple contract was the safest option.
Even a written contract could be rigged. However, the contract Angor was going to use was one he read from a wizard magazine. It was a contract passed down from generation to generation and had been modified countless times. It was almost flawless.
[Kurna's Contract in front of the Mausoleum of the Tyrant of Despair.]
It was an equal contract drafted by a sorcerer-apprentice named Kurna, who was about to explore the tomb of the ancient sorcerer, the Tyrant of Despair, with another sorcerer-apprentice, in the hope that they could restrain each other during the exploration of the tomb.
The content of the contract was already perfect a long time ago. After being passed down for nearly ten thousand years, there were still some minor loopholes that were fixed by later generations. Now, it was almost flawless. It was perfect for this purpose.
Drafting a contract with binding power required paper that could carry magic power.
Angor rummaged through his bracelet for a long time but failed to find a suitable paper. In the end, he could only reluctantly take out a piece of Chaos Drum Beast parchment that he had bought at the Twilight Auction. It cost 700 magic crystals and cost only 50 pieces. It was a kind of paper that could carry magic arrays, which was very precious.
Angor never used it because it was too valuable. He did not expect to use it for the first time. Instead of using it to carry a magic array, he used it to draft a contract.
It was such a waste. But he had no other choice. He did not have any other paper that could carry mana.
With a painful heart, Angor quickly drafted the contract and threw it into the mist.
When the drafted contract was placed in front of Shadow, Shadow was stunned for a moment.
"Kurna's draft contract … Heh, you're really something." He didn't choose to swear by the world's consciousness, and the contract was written in ancient terms. It was obvious that he came from an orthodox wizard organization.
After reading the contract, Shadow calmed down a little. Since the other party was willing to sign the contract, there was no need for him to reveal his final trump card. After all, this was related to his opportunity to advance. If he could avoid it, he would avoid it.
This was an equal contract. The content was basically that they were not allowed to harm, harm, or frame each other. They were to communicate with each other on equal terms. The time limit was: one year.
An Ying forced his weak body to read the letter and confirmed that there was no mistake.
He raised his head and looked at the seagulls in tuxedos that were eyeing him covetously in the air, as well as the colorful dragonflies that were flashing with a dim light beside them. An Ying sighed. "I admit defeat."
With that said, Shadow used his own magic power as a guide and dripped his own blood on the contract. The blood essence slowly rolled on the parchment along with the mana. Finally, at the bottom right corner, the blood essence melted into the parchment and turned into a circular mark.
"So round? No blemishes at all? The power of the essence blood is still tightly sealed, and no mana is leaking out … This paper is pretty advanced, isn't it? "Shadow flipped over the parchment.
When he saw the circle of Chaos patterns on the paper, he almost lost his mind.
"Are you kidding me? This is Chaos Drum Parchment?! "
Angor didn't answer. He was also feeling the pain in his heart. He signaled Toby to take back the contract. After confirming that the contract was valid, Angor also dripped his own blood on it.
In an instant, a huge and majestic aura surrounded the two of them. The witness of the contract was the world's consciousness, so the aura came from there as well.
When the contract slowly rose into the air, Angor canceled the mist illusion and released Shadow.
This was the final step. The two who signed the contract would witness the formation of the contract together.
Shadow clutched his wound and limped to Angor's side. He looked at the burning contract in the air with a pained expression.
"Is this really Chaos Drum Beast Skin Paper?", "Is it?", "Look at those lines, it's obviously Chaos Drum Beast Skin Paper!"
Shadow kept asking questions. The more Angor listened to Shadow's questions, the more he felt like his heart was being torn apart. That was an expensive parchment! It was worth at least ten magic crystals! Angor was rich now, and he once spent a lot of money on Energy Stabilizers. But that was when he needed it the most. Today, he was "burning" money for real.
The contract on the Chaos Drum Parchment slowly burned into ashes in the air.
Next, two streaks of light entered Angor and Shadow's bodies. The contract was completed!
"Is this really Chaos Drum Parchment?" Shadow kept asking.
Angor remained expressionless. "Didn't you see it already?"
"I still can't believe it. You used Chaos Drum Parchment to make a contract? Which organization are you from? Why are you burning money like this? You should've given me the Chaos Drum Parchment, and I'll tell you everything you want to know. "
Angor didn't say anything. He lifted a hand and canceled his Nightmare Domain.
Since they had signed the contract, Shadow wouldn't dare to harm him within the scope of its rules. Otherwise, Shadow would be doomed forever.
As the Nightmare Domain was canceled, they returned to the small, cramped room.
Puppet strings emerged from Shadow's ten fingers and he began to control the unconscious puppets to slowly return to their seats.
There were a total of ten seats at the round table. Currently, nine of them were already occupied. The last seat that originally belonged to Shadow was now empty.
Shadow glanced at the empty seat with a cold glint in his eyes. He slowly looked away and began to heal his wound.
"Aren't you going to sit?" Angor asked.
"I'll take care of my wound first."
Since Shadow didn't want to sit down, Angor sat down. He looked at the apprentices who were still smiling strangely and asked out of curiosity, "Why are you controlling them?"
Shadow saw Angor sitting down and sneered in his mind. He controlled one of the puppets to stand up and sat down in front of Angor.
"We've signed an equal contract, but I don't need to explain my actions to you, do I?"
"Suit yourself." Angor didn't really care about Shadow's business. He was just asking for fun.
"We've signed the contract. Let's get to know each other, shall we?"
"You can call me 'Mask'," Angor said.
Shadow used Cleanse to remove the dust and blood on his skin, revealing a handsome face with a sharp temperament. "Mask? Fine. You don't have to tell me your name. Let's just call each other by our code names. "
Angor nodded, and the room fell into silence again. Both Angor and Shadow were trying to adjust their emotions. It wasn't easy for them to talk peacefully when they were fighting against each other. Therefore, both of them knew what they should do in this silence.
Shadow recovered his limited mana and healed his exposed wounds. He seemed to have adjusted his mental state and said, "I'm really unlucky. I didn't expect that after roaming this area for so many years, I would almost fail at such a crucial moment. Sigh. Since we've signed the contract, I won't go back on my word. Let's keep our promise. I'll tell you whatever you want to know. "
Angor didn't argue with Shadow. "I came here with Magician for two reasons. First, I want to leave Fairy World, so I need a map of this place. "He paused a little and continued," It would be best if you have a map of other places on Fey Continent. "
"I can give you a map of Fairy World. But Fey Continent is too big. Even if I did, I can't just give it to you. But where are you going after leaving Fairy World? I can tell you if I know the way, "Shadow said.
Angor considered. He didn't know much about the southern wizardry region. Ever since he came to Fey Continent, he read about a lot of places from books, but he didn't see any of them with his own eyes. He spent most of his time in Brute Cavern and didn't travel far.
What is a good place to talk about? Brute Cavern? Or Floating Mech City?
Would he be able to make it in time for the purification garden if he went to Floating Mech City from Fairy World? Angor didn't know the answer to that. He didn't even know where Fairy World was, or how far it was from Floating Mech City and Brute Cavern.
"Let's put that aside for now," Angor said. Angor continued, "The second reason I'm here is to exchange some materials."
"Materials? What materials do you need? I can trade with you if I have them, "Shadow said.
Angor took out a list and tossed it to Shadow.
"37 standard units of Misty Silk, 20 standard units of Hairy Orchid Gravel, 1 standard unit of Misty Soft Gel …" Shadow read through the list. He didn't have much to say about the items listed at the top because they were all very common and common materials. But as he read on, his expression became more and more strange. "9 kilograms of high copper, standard density of meteoric iron, 1 cubic meter, gloomy wood …"
"They're all untiered materials, so they're not that expensive. But the amount you want is too much, I don't have any right now. "Shadow paused for a moment, then asked curiously," What do you need so many unranked materials for? Do you want to become an alchemist as well? "
"Why do you say 'as well'?"
"Because I know a lot of people who want to become alchemists," Shadow replied.
"Including you?"
Shadow shook his head. "No. I don't have any talent, and I'm not interested in spending all my time in my lab."
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