Section 2706 Contract Terms

According to common sense, the departure of the wood spirit was proposed by Angel, so to a certain extent, he has an obligation to protect the wood spirit.

If we start from this perspective, it is acceptable to leave the reward column blank in the signed contract.

However, the contract drafted by the wise master is different.

He added contract terms and penalties for violating these terms, and the penalties are very severe, involving the spiritual sea and the land of souls.

Of the three extraordinary functions possessed by wizards, only the thinking space is not mentioned. However, this does not mean that the thinking space is not affected. If any of these three functions is damaged, it will more or less affect the other functions.

For example, if the punishment proposed by the wise master violates the terms, the spiritual sea will suffer backlash, and the backlash level is provided by the power of the contract.

And the power of the contract clearly states that it is a second-level backlash given by the will of the world. This backlash level is already very high, equivalent to Angel's mental tentacles breaking in half at the same time, which has caused great damage to the spiritual sea.

Once the spiritual sea is severely damaged, Angel's situation will probably be the same as that of "Dirty Blood Shadow Thorn" Eureka, with mental disorder and out-of-control magic power. The degree of out-of-control depends on whether the magic vortex in the mind space is stable. Once it is unstable, the backlash of the magic vortex will also damage the mind space.

Not to mention the damage to the soul land, the soul is the most delicate existence, whether it is damaged or polluted, it will cause a series of troubles. Moreover, it is a comprehensive damage from the body to the spirit.

However, Angel's soul is different, and it may be able to resist a certain degree of contract power, but this is still an unknown result. Even if the soul land can really resist the power of the contract, the backlash of the unprotected spiritual sea is enough to cause Angel to be severely damaged.

Therefore, the intensity of this punishment is quite large, exceeding most contracts. Once violated, it will not lead to death, but at least it will experience a long period of life worse than death.

And such a large punishment intensity, if there is no matching interest logic chain, it will become a joke.

With such unilateral exploitation, why did Angel sign the contract?

Even if the wise master used his power to threaten Angel and forced him to sign the contract, how could he guarantee that Angel would not bear the price and violate the contract after he left?

Moreover, Angel had already revealed his identity and background. Unless the wise master killed him here, once Angel was allowed to leave, the exploitation contract would inevitably bring disaster to Naraku City.

Therefore, this unilateral exploitation contract against Angel had no value from the beginning.

However, since the wise master dared to write such a large punishment, he could not fail to understand the key.

Angel pondered for a moment and did not raise doubts immediately, but looked at the specific terms of the contract first.

He believed that the wise master should have an explanation later.

If there was no explanation, it would be equivalent to showing a knife and turning the table.

The wood spirit was still in Angel's hand. With the attitude of the wise master towards it, it should not be a fierce confrontation at this time.

Angel temporarily put aside his doubts, looked up, and read the terms of the contract.

There were not too many terms in the contract, a total of three.

Angel looked at them one by one, and his eyes gradually calmed down.

"First, you must not have the intention to hurt the wood spirit, nor can you have any behavior that will intentionally hurt the wood spirit."

This clause actually echoed Angel's previous thoughts. The wise master cared about the wood spirit very much. Since the wood spirit had decided to leave and was already in Angel's hands, if the wise master released an exploitation contract, it would only backfire.

Moreover, the wise master did not completely favor the wood spirit in the wording of the drafted clauses.

Just like "there must be no behavior that will intentionally hurt the wood spirit", this clause actually has obvious loopholes. "No intentional harm", what about "unintentional harm"? What is the scope of the definition of "unintentional harm"? Is the harm caused by being affected by magic and causing involuntary behavior considered intentional harm?

These loopholes are very obvious and can be exploited. The wise master must also understand that he did this on purpose.

The wise master obviously understands that the more restrictions are imposed, the more rebellious they will be. Giving too many restrictions will only make Angel feel constrained and more alienated from the wood spirit. If you want Angel to sincerely protect the wood spirit, just like the growth of the young eagle, letting go is the best way.

But letting go does not mean completely ignoring it.

Under this premise, the first clause was promoted.

"Second, after the wood spirit returns to its original owner, it will do its best to maintain the relationship between the wood spirit and the original owner. If the wood spirit chooses to come back due to incompatibility, it must be protected to return to Naraku City."

This clause is also the protection of the wood spirit by the wise master. However, he is more worried about Sanders' attitude.

What Angel has to do is to mediate, which is not difficult.

However, the wise master still deliberately blurred some space in the clause.

The so-called "incompatibility" is a very broad condition. Moreover, only when you are alive will you have incompatibility. What incompatibility is there when you are dead?

Therefore, the wise master also wants Angel to ensure the safety of the wood spirit while it is with its original owner.

It's just that this condition was not written out.

Because it was not written out, if there is a problem, the world will judge whether it violates the contract or not. This situation is very common in contracts, where free conviction is the criterion.

If Angel had a clear conscience and tried his best to protect the wood spirit, but the wood spirit still died in the end, then it would not be considered a violation of the contract.

But Angel had a way to make the wood spirit come back to life and escort it back to Naraku City, but he watched coldly, which was a violation of the contract.

Of course, as long as it is a free judgment, it is a time to test human nature.

If Angel's character is a little inferior, even if he watched coldly, he can still have a clear conscience, then it is not considered a violation of the contract.

So, this one is also more biased towards Angel.

In this way, the wise master told Angel implicitly: I believe in your morality and character.

In the real situation, it is actually hard to say whether the wise master trusts Angel's morality. However, in the contract, the wise man's statement at least makes Angel less pressured in the contract.

"Third, you must not mention what happened in Naraku City to the Savage Cave and stakeholders in any way, including explicit or implicit. Except for the case of the Wood Spirit."

This one is not entirely related to the Wood Spirit. Angel guessed that the Wise Lord proposed this one more to protect the secrecy of Naraku City?

It is best not to let anyone, especially a behemoth like the Savage Cave, become interested in Naraku City?

If this is true, Angel thinks... the Wise Lord may have miscalculated.

The senior executives of the Savage Cave are extremely busy with their own affairs, so how can they have the time to be interested in Naraku City? Even if they really know what secrets Naraku City has, they probably just send some tasks in the mission hall and let those who are free come to try their luck. Apart from that, there will be no big moves.

However, although Angel knew the thoughts of the senior executives of the Savage Cave, he could not tell the Wise Lord.

Obviously, among the three contract clauses of the Wise Lord, this last one is the most stringent.

If we really want to see how severe the contract is and make the wise master willingly pay for his interests to keep his mouth shut, we have to look at this one clause.

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No one knows what Angel thinks about this contract; but from the perspective of the Black Earl, an outsider, the terms of this contract are very broad.

The thoughts of the wise master are obvious.

He does not want to use the terms to force Angel to protect the wood spirit, but to use emotional ties to make Angel take the initiative to protect the wood spirit.

If this kind of contract is signed with the Black Earl, it will definitely not succeed. It is very difficult to make the Black Earl pay emotional ties.

Because you have lived for a long time and seen a lot, your defense line in your heart is getting higher and higher.

Without experiencing life and death or great sorrow and joy together, it is very difficult to break this defense.

But young people are different.

The younger you are, the easier it is to be emotional. This kind of emotion is not limited to love, but also various emotions. Once these emotions are connected, as long as they are not betrayed, they will inevitably become more and more fresh over time.

Just like Wai and Dox, they met when they were young, had some small fights and experiences together, and then became close friends.

Their personalities are actually two extremes. Wai is a nerd, and Dox is a playboy. If they had not met when they were young, it would be difficult to establish a close friendship with such personalities.

Once a bond is formed, it will erase many rules of reality. For example, even if Dox was promoted to a formal wizard, Wai never respected him, and he was still disrespectful and ordered him around. Dox said that Wai should call him by a honorific, but Wai got tired of it after saying it once or twice, and Dox never took it to heart.

Therefore, a bond is unique and rare for everyone.

Angel was young, and it was the easiest time to have emotional bonds, so the Wise Lord would use this method with Angel.

It was both a clear plan and a show of goodwill.

Therefore, after seeing this contract, the Black Earl would think that the Wise Lord was a wise man.

Of course, the Black Count also saw the severe punishment and the blank reward. He did not analyze it like Angel did. He could tell at a glance that the Wise Lord must have other instructions.

Otherwise, the Wise Lord would not have to draft the "reward" column.

However, not all of this contract made the Black Count feel clear. He felt a little confused about the last clause.

"You must not mention anything related to Naraku City, except for the situation of the wood spirit." This is very confusing. To talk about the feelings of the wood spirit, many things in the underground sewer must be said.

The Wise Lord must have considered it, but he did not write it clearly. Why?

Supplementary clause?

When the Black Count was wondering about the third clause, Angel also felt a little subtle about the third clause.

He did not care about the situation of the wood spirit, nor did he care whether the matter of Naraku City was mentioned. What he cared about was... He had already revealed all kinds of things about Naraku City in the Dream Wilderness. If this was also included in the clause, wouldn't he be immediately backlashed by the contract as soon as he signed the contract?

This is not good.

"Do you have any doubts about this contract?" The wise master saw that Angel had withdrawn his gaze and knew that he had finished reading the contract, so he asked.

Angel did not reveal his emotions, but the wise master asked if he had any questions, which obviously presupposed the premise: you must have doubts.

The spirit of argument infected by Dox suddenly ignited, and Angel wanted to say the opposite of the wise master and say that he had no doubts. But... he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

The reward column was still blank. If he said he had no doubts, wouldn't it be a vacuum?

Angel: "I am a little confused."

The wise master did not say anything, motioning Angel to continue.

Angel pointed to the third contract clause: "I can do my best to do the first two. But I think there is something wrong with this one."

"What's wrong?"

Angel: "When I came to the garden maze, I had already reported my whereabouts to the mentor. If this is also considered a disclosure, then I have already disclosed it."

Let's not talk about the reaction of the wise master to Angel's words, but Dox and others looked at Angel in surprise.

When did Angel report his whereabouts to Sanders? How come they didn't know?

Although Dox and others were only confused for a moment, they were still caught by the wise master.

However, before the wise master asked, Angel took the initiative to say: "Mini signal tower, I have it."

Mini signal tower, the wise master felt familiar, he had heard of signal towers, but he didn't know what a mini signal tower was.

At this time, the black earl gave an explanation.

The Black Earl briefly talked about the history of the invention of the signal tower, and also pointed out that not everyone has a mini signal tower, including many leaders of wizard organizations.

The reason why Angel has one is because he is a member of the Research and Development Institute.

In other words, Angel's other identity has been exposed.

However, Angel himself doesn't care. The more important his background is, the higher his security level will be.

The Wise Lord has always had channels to communicate with the outside world, and naturally understands the importance of the Research and Development Institute.

Although he didn't show anything on his face, he really valued him more in his heart as Angel guessed. But the old habit of suspicion came again... mainly because Angel's ability and age are too incompatible.

However, the Wise Lord has not lost his mind at last, and Mu Ling still depends on Angel. Moreover, the more important Angel's identity is, the more secure Mu Ling's safety is.

The Wise Lord is very glad that he chose the path of letting Mu Ling and Angel have a bond, rather than using each other.

If it really works in the end, Mu Ling will be able to rely on a real thigh. This is only good for the wood spirit, no harm.

The wise master's mind was thinking quickly, but his face remained calm: "Don't worry, revealing your whereabouts before is not within the scope of the contract. The standard is the moment the contract was created."