After careful consideration, Angor chose to sign a contract with Shadow.
Compared to swearing with the world's consciousness, a contract was more suitable for restraining actions. Swearing with the world's consciousness was a noble thing to do, but only among wizards who swore with their will and spirit. Therefore, it was almost impossible to deceive the world's consciousness through language loopholes.
Apprentices, on the other hand, could not do so because their will and spirit were not strong enough to spy on the world's consciousness from afar. If they tried to do so, they might suffer a mental breakdown. Therefore, sorcerer-apprentices could only make an oath with the World's Will through language. Language itself was a communication symbol that could easily be deceived. A pun, vague words … could possibly bypass the surveillance of the World's Will.
Angor knew about the loopholes in the world's consciousness. He did not want to challenge Shadow to see who was better at language. He chose a standard contract, which was the safest choice.
A contract written in words could also be riddled with tricks. However, the contract Angor was going to use was one he saw in a wizard magazine. It was a contract passed down from generation to generation, and it had been drafted and changed countless times.
[Kurna's Draft Contract in front of the Mausoleum of the Tyrant of Despair]
A sorcerer-apprentice named Kurna had drafted an equal contract with another sorcerer-apprentice before they were about to explore the mausoleum of the ancient sorcerer, the Tyrant of Despair, in the hope that they could restrain each other during the exploration.
The contract had been perfected a long time ago. After ten thousand years of inheritance, some minor loopholes were modified by later generations. Now, it was even more flawless. This was the perfect time to use it.
To draw up a binding contract, he needed a piece of paper that could carry mana.
Angor rummaged through his bracelet for a long time but could not find any suitable paper. In the end, he could only take out a piece of Chaos Drum Beast Hide with a pained expression. He had bought this at the Twilight Auction. 700 magic crystals for 50 pieces. It was a kind of leather paper that could carry magic arrays, which was very valuable.
Angor never used it himself because it was so valuable. He did not expect to use it for the first time, but to draw up a contract instead of a magic array!
This was a complete waste of talent. Angor had no other choice. He did not have any other kind of leather paper that could carry mana.
He quickly drafted the contract and tossed it into the mist while feeling the pain in his heart and liver.
When the written contract was placed in front of Shadow, he was stunned for a moment.
"Kurna's draft contract … Heh, you really aren't unorthodox." Even if he didn't choose to swear on the world's consciousness, the contract was written in ancient terms, which meant he was a member of 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 trump card. After all, this was related to his opportunity to advance. If he could avoid using it, he would.
This was an equal contract, the content of which basically stated that both parties were not allowed to harm, harm, or frame each other, and that both parties were equal to each other. The time limit was: 1 year.
Shadow forced himself to read it with his weak body and confirmed that there was no mistake.
He raised his head and glanced at the seabirds in tuxedos and the colorful dragonflies that were glowing in the sky. Shadow sighed. "I admit defeat."
After saying that, Shadow used his own mana as a guide and dripped his blood essence on the contract. The blood essence slowly rolled on the parchment along with the mana. Finally, at the bottom right corner, the blood essence fused into the parchment and turned into a round mark.
"So round? Not even a little bit stained? The power of the blood essence is still tightly sealed, and no mana is leaking out. That's a pretty good piece of parchment, isn't it? "Shadow flipped the back of the parchment.
When he saw the patterns that looked like chaotic clouds and mist, he was scared out of his wits.
"Are you kidding me?! This is a Chaos Drum Parchment?! "
Angor didn't respond. He was also feeling bad about it. After making sure the contract was valid, Angor also dripped his own blood essence on the parchment.
In an instant, an enormous and majestic aura surrounded the two of them. The witness of the contract was the world's consciousness, which meant the aura came from the world's consciousness as well.
When the parchment slowly rose into the air, Angor canceled his illusion and released Shadow.
This was the last step. The two who signed the contract had to witness it together.
Shadow clutched his wound and limped to Angor's side. He looked at the burning parchment in the air with a sad expression.
"Is this really a Chaos Drum Parchment?" "Really?" "Look at the patterns. It's a Chaos Drum Parchment made with fine tanning!"
Shadow kept asking questions, which made Angor feel like his heart was being pierced by a knife. A piece of parchment was worth at least 10 magic crystals! Angor was rich now, and he used Energy Stabilizer to burn money, but that was only when he needed it. Today, he was "burning" money for real!
The parchment on the Chaos Drum Parchment slowly burned into ashes in the air.
Next, two beams of light flew into Shadow and Angor's body respectively. The contract was completed!
"Is this a Chaos Drum Parchment?" Shadow kept asking.
"You saw it, didn't you?" Angor remained expressionless.
"I still can't believe you used a Chaos Drum Parchment as a contract parchment. Which organization are you from? Why are you wasting money like this? You should've given me the Chaos Drum Parchment and I'll tell you everything you want! "
Angor didn't say anything. He lifted his hand and canceled the Nightmare Domain of Extreme Luxury.
Since they already signed the contract, Shadow would not dare to hurt him as long as it was within the rules. Otherwise, Angor would be doomed forever.
With the Nightmare Domain of Extreme Luxury gone, they returned to the small, cramped room.
Puppet threads emerged from Shadow's ten fingers and began to control the unconscious puppets, slowly returning them to their seats.
There were ten seats at the table, and nine of them were already occupied. The last one, which used to be Shadow's, 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 wounds.
"Aren't you going to sit?" Angor asked.
"I'll deal with my wounds first."
Seeing that Shadow wasn't going to sit, Angor sat down and looked at the apprentices who were grinning at him. "Why do you want to control them?" Angor asked.
Shadow smirked when he saw Angor taking a seat. He then controlled one of the puppets to stand up and sit across from Angor.
"We signed an equal contract, but I don't need to explain anything to you, do I?"
"Suit yourself," Angor said. He didn't really care about Shadow. He was just asking for fun.
Shadow: "In any case, we've signed a contract. How about we get to know each other?"
"You can call me 'Mask'," Angor said.
Shadow used a Cleanse spell to remove the dust and blood from his skin, revealing a handsome face with a sharp temperament. "Mask? Fine, if you don't want to tell me your name, we'll call each other by our codenames. "
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 to each other calmly when they were fighting against each other just now. Therefore, in this silence, both of them knew what they had to do.
Shadow regained some of his mana and healed his exposed wounds. He seemed to have calmed down and said, "I'm really unlucky. I didn't expect that after so many years of dominating this area, I would almost fail miserably at such a crucial moment. Well, since we signed the contract, I won't go back on my word. I'll tell you anything you want to know. "
Angor didn't argue with Shadow. "I came to this party with Magician for two reasons. First, I'm leaving Fairy World, so I need a map of this place. "He paused a little before continuing," Maps of other places on Fey Continent would be great. "
"I can give you a map of Fairy World. But Fey Continent is too big. Even if I had one, I wouldn't give it to you. But where are you going after leaving Fairy World? I'll tell you if I know the way, "Shadow said.
Angor considered. He didn't know much about the southern wizarding region. Ever since he came to Fey Continent, he learned about many places from books, but he didn't visit any of them. He had been staying in Brute Cavern for almost a year without leaving the place.
Which place should he choose? Brute Cavern? Or Floating Mech City?
If he went back to Brute Cavern from Fairy World and then went to Floating Mech City, would he make it to the purification garden? Angor didn't know the answer. He didn't even know where Fairy World was, or how far away he was from Floating Mech City and Brute Cavern.
"Let's talk about it later," Angor said. Angor continued, "The second reason I'm here is to trade some materials."
"Materials? What do you need? If I have them, I can trade with you. "
He took out a list and tossed it to Shadow.
"Thirty-seven standard quantities of Misty Silk, twenty standard cups of Misty Gravel, one standard quantity of Misty Gel …" Shadow looked at the list. He didn't say anything at the top because they were all common materials. But as he went on, a strange expression appeared on his face. "Nine kilograms of high-grade copper, one cubic meter of meteoric iron, one cubic meter of sunken wood …"
"They're all non-tiered materials, so they're not expensive. But the amount you want is too much, I don't have it here at the moment. "Shadow paused for a moment, then asked curiously," Why do you want so many low-grade materials? Do you want to become an alchemist as well? "
"Why 'as well'?"
"Because I know a lot of people who want to become alchemists," Shadow answered.
"Including you?"
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