Chapter 32: Soul Contract!
Cao Tai POV
<Congratulations! You have gotten a 20/20 at 20 meters distance! As a reward I will give you some free information: Did you know that most professional archers can shoot up to a distance of roughly 75 meters? My remark to you is, You have a long long way to go!>
'Hey system, ever heard of CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM?!'
<Yes, but it's not fun that way, I'd get soo bored having to watch flip up in every way all day every day and not remark on it.>
'Are you telling me that you chose the short straw!? I'm pretty sure I-
<Yes I did, I could be a lot snarkier if I really wanted, and trust me, I will help you if you really need it. Of course I won't help you if you aren't trying, and trust me, I'll know if you are trying or not, cause I AM your conscious, kinda> [Sad but True starts to play]
I sigh and knock another arrow, I look at my target and start to aim when I realize, 'Hey system, why is it the same distance as before? I made a 20/20?'
<2 reasons. 1, you could've been lucky. 2, even if you did make it without luck, professional archers don't stop shooting when they hit the bulls eye, thats amateur. Real professionals shoot until they don't miss. So you must get 20/20 at least ten times in a row before we continue>
This is gonna take a while... I pick up my bow, groan like the wood does every time and start shooting
*
As I slowly get up, looking around me, I'm shocked to see that there's no naked lady on either side of me, 'Well, they DO learn!'
<Hey I have something you should learn, penny for a thought, of course, in this it will be a Token.>
Well that is interesting, a Token for a hint or tip, thats quite cheap, not gonna lie. 'Very well. Gimme my tip'
<First, let me show you where this is located in the store:>
It quickly guides me to the store where I see a bunch of things that I can't even view, saying that I haven't gone far enough down the quest line to view them, however you can bribe the Censor to let you see them for varying costs. I'm not really interested so I didn't really pay attention to those items.
I ask System to filter the purchasable items at the moment, and there were only 3 items, one was this Earth Grade weapon, which was the second worst quality, but it would still be good quality in these parts. The second was this stamina and health potion that regenerates both to their 75% threshold, therefore decreasing over time. (What I mean is it'll be like 75, 56, 42, etc. )
And then the last item, Penny for Thoughts, I click on it and a Window displays,
{ Penny for Thoughts - 1 Token per use, or 1 Dollar for supercharged
The system will give you some of its epic insight or one of the Sponsors hints for the cost of one meager Token.
Supercharged will give you hints for quests that may happen in the future, however this price may increase or decrease depending on your balance. }
'OK, buy one Penny for Thoughts'
<Very well... Generating Remark... Ding! Upgrade your Soul Binding or Personal Training Space!>
Oh, well, I obviously forgot or it wouldn't have generated the hint, 'Which do you think I should choose?'
<Generating response... Ding! Depends, if you don't want a wild angry dragon that starts with the letter V and ending with iolet wrecking your camp when she gets pissed, you should get Soul Binding Level 2, because it will help restrain her. However, if you want to get better quickly, to help restrain said person, then maybe you should get Personal Training Space.>
The system takes a pause before continuing, <A piece of complementary information, you can afford both but because your Magical Essence stores will be so low you will probably run out of Magical Essence in a fight.>
As much as I would love to get Personal Training Space, I'd rather not choke to death when Violet gets mad.
'How much will it cost to upgrade Soul Binding?'
<Here is all the information I can give you on Soul Binding for the next level.>
A window opens and displays, {Soul Binding, Level 2:
Cost - 10,000 Magical Essence or 100 Dollars
Requirements - Cultivation Rank 3
New perks if you upgrade - People may now willingly sign your contract. Albeit they will consider it making a deal with the devil, so they would need to be truly desperate or truly in love, you may not coerce and/or force people to sign (Manipulation is OK though). Your limit will be increased from 10 to 25 beings. It will now be quicker to make people receive Soul Internship, Soul Indenturement, and Soul Binding, as long as they are at most 3 Cultivation Levels above you (So Cultivation Level 5).}
<Would you like to upgrade your Soul Binding to level 2? Y/N>
'Yes.'
<10,000 Magical Essence withdrawn... upgrading... Estimated Time Remaining 6 Hours. Would you like to be notified when the update is completed?>
'Yes'
Soon after my interaction with the system was over Violet comes and tells me to get ready for some more training
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<Ding! Update completed!>
I look up at the sky, 'Roughly 15 O'clock' (3 PM) [I didn't know how to structure the sentence if I used 3 PM so thats what we're stuck with ;0 ]
"Oh Violet! I just remembered that I wanted to ask something" I say, still concentrating on the stick in front of me.
"OK, lets take a break" When we finally sit down near a stump she asks me what I wanted to ask.
"Oh I was just wondering if you want to sign a contract with me, it means that we can be close even when we aren't, so do you want to?"
"Of course I would love to! Where is the contract I need to sign?" She asks, suddenly excited, so much for selling her soul to evil, I wonder if she would if I asked her to...
"One second please," I sit down and pretend to be meditating, 'Hey system, how do you write a Soul Contract?'
<Ding! You have received a quest, Class: Hidden Quest, Write a Contract and have someone sign it! Rewards, 25,000 Magical Essence and 20 Dollars>
<Ding! You have received a quest, Class: Hidden Quest, Have someone sign a Contract! Rewards, 2,500 Magical Essence and 5 Dollars>
After a short pause it then responds with, <For your inquiry I can write it for you for the price of 5,000 Magical Essence, it will not have any loop holes and it will be written as your inner conscious wishes it, would you like to spend 5,000 Magical Essence?>
'Yes'
<Writing... Estimated Time Remaining... 12 Minutes...>
When the document is completed I turn around and hand it to Violet, which she quickly signs, "Uhh.. Are you sure you don't want to look at what I wrote?"
"NO! I will do whatever you want, Master!" Violet responds. I feel the air grow tense, like a fights about to break out, when its cut with Systems Ding.
<You have completed quest, Have someone Sign a Contract! The rewards have been sent to your balance>
<Due to your low cultivation level compared to her, you can only compel her, but she still has say over her actions, be sure to stay in her good graces so she follows your commands more>
Darn... "Hey Violet, want to try out how it works?"
Violet nods so I ask, "What is your age?"
"How dare you ask what a ladies age is?!" Violet gently scolds me, and I respond with raising an eyebrow, "Err... I am 524 Human Years, but 19 Ard's, or Dragon Years of age."
'Very good, Violet, Very good...'
"Why thank you, Master!" Violet blushes yet radiates happiness.
"Uhh... I didn't say anything..." I say, confused.
"What? You just said, 'Very good, Violet, Very good'!" Violet says.
'What you can read minds now, Violet?'
"I guess... I wonder what I practiced..."
<It's because of the Soul Contract, due to its low level it is restricted to roughly 10 words a minute. And you must say the person you want to send it to at the end of the sentence, for example, "I want dinner, Violet" Something that wouldn't work would be like, "Violet looks Tasty." >
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I wonder how Sasha will react to signing a Soul Contract, or if she will at all...
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