Chapter 276 Signing the Contract
Compared to dependents, demons are more like personal assistants. Because of the irreversible nature of the servitude contract, outsiders invited to participate in the demon night banquet also need a certain degree of credibility, and so-called recommenders are probably one of them.
Don't underestimate the perversion of human beings. Not everyone will treat their dependents as treasures. For example, those people who have no shortage of 'minions' in reality are so confident that they are not surprised to do anything to their dependents.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and the demon group provides a certain degree of protection for the rights and interests of the demons, so that they will not completely become slaves of the contractors, at least on a spiritual level.
And like Helen, the devil who recommends the guests to the banquet, they are like guarantors, guaranteeing the character and temperament of the contractor to a large extent.
The seemingly rough and casual Demon Night Banquet actually sets many thresholds subtly, and the loyalty and attachment of the family members also prevent the contractors who are qualified to attend the banquet from getting too entangled in the obstacles.
Before signing the contract, the Mu Hua brothers each signed an agreement with Sister Barbara.
What about having two weekends a week, not arranging work that is persecutory, not excessively interfering in private life, etc. . .
Compared with the subsequent slavery contract, this agreement can be regarded as a gentleman's agreement, or as the helpless struggle and final stubbornness of the demons.
In this regard, even Mu Hua could not help but feel a little pity for Tina, and felt an indescribable strange discomfort in his heart.
As for the servitude contract that was supposed to be signed after hunting the exiles, Sister Barbara handed herself over after Mu Hua and Tebitha agreed to the agreement.
From then on, his life was bound to Mu Hua and Tebitha, and he became the dependent of others.
At the same time as they obtained their families, Mu Hua and Tebitha also ushered in the ‘harvest season’.
The mountain villa that is the devil's lair also stores the wealth accumulated by Barbara and Tina, and these accumulations will become the property of the contractor together with them.
If Mu Hua and Tebitha do not settle down and become naturalized in Alan, when they follow Mu Hua and they leave, including this mountain villa, they will also be recycled and distributed to some new generation of demons as nests.
"Well, these are our collections, and now we really have nothing." Barbara joked, pointing to the rows of shelves in the storage room.
They have been undergoing psychological construction since they were sensible, and their outlook on life and values are very different from the secular world. Compared to the complicated emotions of Mu Hua and Tebitha, Barbara and Tina were much more free and easy.
Weapons, armors, medicinal materials, metal ores, there are not many things in the storage room. Speaking of which, Sister Barbara is actually not rich.
In other words, the sisters' higher attributes among their peers are not for nothing.
As far as Barbara said, since she learned to refine monster essence and blood, most of their money has been used to purchase monster corpses and magic energy.
Barbara is considered to be a serious professional. Refining monster essence and blood will inevitably lead to losses and chances of failure, and because Tina has not yet awakened, in order to enhance Tina's combat power, the essence and blood are thrown at Tina a lot.
As an unawakened young demon, while mastering the necessary knowledge of waiters and combat skills, Tina is able to possess a physical constitution of 500+, in which the effectiveness of monster essence and blood is indispensable. In Barbara's words, she is completely Helping Mu Hua nurse the baby.
When there are not enough slaves to carry the burden forward, one must choose between money and personal strength.
Going back and forth, going out more and coming in less, one can imagine the financial situation of the two sisters.
As their attributes improved, the sisters also had higher and higher requirements for the quality of monster blood.
If it weren't for the difficulty in purchasing high-quality monsters at the right price, I'm afraid Barbara would have sold the remaining items in the storage room.
"Kushikuri long sword, true red sword, black rhinoceros armor, no staff and robe?" Mu Hua asked Tina after checking the weapons and equipment in the storage room.
"Except for the Court of Exile, the entrances to several courtyards in Alan are at the bottom of the deep sea. Access is inconvenient, and we rarely go there."
"Because of the physical growth advantages of demons, young demons usually study martial arts and combat skills. In order to cooperate with demons, more humans in Alan will choose to study magic. There is a market for spellcasting equipment in Alan," Tina said.
"All sold?" Mu Hua already understood without Tina having to say anything.
"Well, sometimes Barbara will dismantle some staffs when she is short of magic cores." Tina added. Barbara looked up at the roof, humming a small tune, as if studying the texture of the roof.
"Ha, be particular about it. Sometimes I do that too." Mu Hua smiled and shook his head. Obviously, Barbara was not a prudent person either.
"Is this a dragon's tooth? It's incomplete. What's the use of keeping this thing?" Looking through the equipment, Mu Hua saw a huge cracked tooth on a shelf.
"I picked it up in the yard. It's quite rare. I keep it as a lucky charm." Barbara said.
Complete dragon teeth are the best materials, but incomplete dragon teeth will become harder teeth after being stored for a long time.
"Is there a dragon in Alan's courtyard?"
"There should be, but few people have encountered them. People usually go to the Deep Sea Courtyard to capture Warcraft or collect Warcraft cubs, and then release them into the Exile Courtyard."
"Raise the exiles?" Mu Hua frowned.
"Maintain the ecosystem and prevent the exiles from going crazy due to hunger." Barbara said.
"Your attitude towards the exiles is really contradictory." Tebitha sighed.
"Oh, there is no way. No one knows whether their descendants, relatives and friends will be possessed by demons. In order to avoid civil strife, exile is a helpless choice." Barbara smiled bitterly, and Tina felt a little depressed.
"Hey, you guys really have something good. Is this Chimera alloy?" Mu Hua's surprised voice interrupted the slightly dull atmosphere.
Mu Hua took down an ugly ore the size of an egg from the shelf. The dark and mixed colors made the ore look like a highly toxic radioactive source.
Although it looks like an ore, this thing is an accompanying substance on the Chimera. Because it can promote the fusion of some high-density metals and magic substances, it is also called alloy.
Chimera is a kind of alienated monster with a certain demonic bloodline. They have no ability to reproduce, and there are almost no rules to follow for their birth. Therefore, Chimera can be regarded as a rare monster, and the accompanying substances on them are even more rare.
"I paid for this with more than a dozen pieces of monster essence and blood. How about it? Are you satisfied with our 'dowry'?" Barbara said with a proud smile.
"Oh, the dowry." Weighing the Chimera alloy in his hand, Mu Hua glanced at the other items on the shelf, but did not refute Barbara's statement.
The contract has been signed, and this person can be regarded as one of his own. Regardless of whether it is out of pity or otherwise, Mu Hua tried not to develop a habit of attacking and tormenting his own people.
In addition to the Chimera alloy, there is also a fist-sized piece of Diruman metal on the shelf, a piece of Erkan metal, and a transgression stone suitable for generating courtyard keys. The other items are relatively unremarkable.
As a kind of magic metal, unlike Diruman metal, Erkan metal does not have much effect on neutralizing magic power. It mainly increases the toughness and durability of equipment.
"Your fighting methods tend to be direct-attack melee attacks?" Mu Hua looked at the things in the room and asked Tina while thinking.
"At this stage, we have been studying combat skills. Barbara has mastered blood mimicry and is trying to get into high-level combat skills. I haven't mastered blood mimicry yet," Tina replied.
"High-level combat skills? Can your physique withstand blood mimicry?" Mu Hua questioned.
Blood Mimicry can bring about a qualitative change in a warrior's combat mode, and is also a necessary threshold for advanced combat skills. Regardless of how difficult it is to practice, even a demon is said to have at least a physical constitution of 800+ to be able to practice it safely.
"The devil's physique is quite special, similar to self-regulation. Although the power will be a little less powerful, as long as the emotions are controlled, the blood mimicry will not cause damage to the body." Tina explained.
"Well, no wonder you all use combat skills as a training option. Can you give these to me?" When Mu Hua said this, he put a few pieces of metal and a red sword together and asked Tebitha.
Tabitha naturally had no objections, but Barbara was somewhat reluctant when she saw that Mu Hua had taken away all the more valuable items in the collection.
"You won't take this bottle of vampire blood? You should be a potion master, right?" Although she didn't mean to disobey Tabitha, but she was angry, Barbara pointed at the bottle of blood and said to Mu Hua.
"I don't lack these things. I have a group of vampire students. I'll try to see if I can use these to make a handy weapon for Tina." Putting away the picked items, Mu Hua said with a smile.
"Do you know how to forge? When did those vampires become so easy to talk to? Tsk, it's really unlucky to be your student." A strange color flashed in Barbara's eyes, but she gave the bottle of blood to Tebitha unceremoniously.
"Our family fortune is all here, you can take a look at it. The room has been arranged. Are you staying here to rest tonight?" Seeing that Tabitha and Mu Hua were getting along harmoniously, Barbara's face showed a bit of relief.
After all, she and Tina belong to Mu Hua and Tebitha respectively. If there are many conflicts between the two, she and Tina will not be too comfortable.
"Well, rest, Tina, come back to the room with me." After looking at Tabitha to make sure there was nothing else, Mu Hua turned to Tina and said.
Following Mu Hua's words, Tina's body visibly stiffened. Tabitha and Barbara stopped talking, and the two women looked at Tina at the same time.
"Today...tonight...?" Tina's face flashed with embarrassment for a moment, but it returned to calmness in an instant.
"What are you thinking about? I have something to tell you, let's go." Mu Hua raised his eyebrows, met the strange looks in Tabitha's and Barbara's eyes, and said with a curl of his lips.
"Yes, Master." Tina's face was expressionless, and she pronounced the word "Master" very hard.
"Tsk Man! Master, are we going back to the room too?" Looking at Tina who left behind Mu Hua, Barbara had a complicated expression and turned to look at Tebitha with a strange smile on her face.
"You...Barbara, don't pull me, you...what do you want to do?!" Being pulled by Barbara, because of the family relationship, Tebitha felt some strange emotions from Barbara.
"Ha, what are you thinking about? I have something to tell you. Let's go, Master." Barbara imitated Mu Hua's tone and dragged Tebitha into the bedroom while she struggled. . . (End of chapter)