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"How can I trust you? Just based on your few words?"
Bu looked at Locke with a skeptical gaze.
Before his journey, he lived a carefree life as a shut-in, without any pressure or threats to his survival. In an era where even the incompetent wouldn't starve on the streets, Bu felt no danger from existence. As a result, he had developed a lazy disposition, rarely considering things deeply if they weren't clear to him.
However, now that he found himself in such a brutally competitive world, the gap between winners and losers was essentially the difference between life and death.
Bu couldn't afford to lose because he couldn't pay the cruel price of failure. Having spent his time dreaming of adventure while staying at home, he had now truly crossed over.
Yet this transition caught him completely unprepared. Only after arriving in this unfamiliar world did he truly experience the threat of survival, making him realize how ridiculous his previous thoughts had been.
Crossing over wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Although it gave him a chance to start over, granted him the abilities of a vampire, and provided him with what could be considered a cheat tool—the Upgrade System.
The pressure from the unknowns of this strange world and the relentless pursuit of the Resurgence Chapter and Ultimate Mission weighed heavily on him.
This multifaceted pressure forced Bu to change his lazy nature, becoming cautious and serious, taking every step carefully.
Locke was momentarily at a loss for words in response to Bu's skepticism.
He had laid all his cards on the table regarding what compensation he could offer, but faced with Bu's probing questions and vigilance, he didn't know how to earn the other's trust.
"If you can give me a reason to believe you, sparing your life isn't out of the question."
After Bu spoke these words, he noticed Locke's expression visibly relax. He inwardly sneered and shifted his tone back to coldness: "But if you can't provide me with a reason to trust you, or if that reason isn't sufficient, then you hold no value at all. I will take great pleasure in killing you as revenge."
Upon hearing this, Locke felt as if he had fallen into an ice pit; a chill ran through his entire body, and his face tightened once again.
After finishing his words, Bu revealed a smile on his face again, displaying a friendly expression, as if the person who had just spoken harshly was not him at all.
Regardless, this was a situation that was advantageous to him no matter how he chose.
With a reason to believe that he should not kill the other party, he could obtain a potentially good fortune and also gain Locke's full assistance to help him evade the Thieves' Guild's pursuit.
Even if he had no reason to trust the other person and killed him instead, he could still benefit from it by gaining some Experience points, bringing him closer to leveling up.
However, while killing the other person was an option, it was clearly not as beneficial as sparing him.
After all, even without considering the two decent compensation conditions proposed by Locke, Bu still had other matters he wanted to inquire about.
He was still unfamiliar with this world, and if someone could introduce and explain things to him, it would save him from taking unnecessary detours.
Moreover, he needed to learn how to acquire Combat Skills through the other party; this was a valuable information resource for Bu at this moment.
Now, it depended on whether Locke could seize this opportunity given to him.
Although it was unfortunate, if Locke did not provide any reason for Bu to trust him, Bu would not show mercy.
He would not keep someone who had ambushed him and whom he did not trust by his side; that would be inviting trouble.
Locke gritted his teeth, his thin face marked by two scars looked quite grim.
A sense of frustration appeared in his eyes, and his slightly thick lips trembled slightly as if he were engaged in intense internal struggle.
However, when he noticed Bu's increasingly impatient and malicious gaze fixed on him, Locke finally made a difficult decision. He sighed and appeared dejected.
"I can use an evil Dark Magic Contract Scroll from Ancient Dark Reign to establish a master-servant contract with you. This dark magic is exceptionally sinister; once the contract is formed, it cannot be violated. Otherwise, the backlash from the dark magic will be severe, potentially leading to the caster's death."
At this moment, Locke seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. He looked at Bu Jingjing, who still wore a half-skeptical expression, and scoffed lightly. Then, with a somewhat determined tone, he said, "I will only serve you for one year, and this Dark Magic Contract Scroll can only maintain the master-servant contract for one year as well. If you think you can control me for a lifetime, that is impossible."
In the end, Locke's tone was somewhat frantic.
Bu Jingjing watched as Locke finished speaking without interrupting him. Instead, he carefully observed Locke's facial expressions and the emotions reflected in his eyes.
Unfortunately, he did not detect any signs of deceit. Although he remained somewhat skeptical, Bu Jingjing was still prepared to give Locke this opportunity.
As for the Dark Magic Contract or White Magic Contract, Bu Jingjing had never even heard of them and certainly wouldn't take everything at face value just because Locke said so.
Therefore, before giving the other party this opportunity, some necessary preparations still needed to be made.
"Wait a moment; let me think it over," Bu Jingjing said to Locke, who was waiting for a response, before walking away without paying him any mind.
He wandered around the open space nearby and occasionally squatted down to draw random patterns on the ground, appearing deep in thought.
Before agreeing to let Locke establish the master-servant contract, he needed to prepare some measures that would make the other party wary and reluctant to pull any tricks. Of course, if Locke harbored thoughts of mutual destruction, then it would simply be his misfortune. After all, in such a rushed situation, he could only prepare limited means and try to set conditions that would be advantageous to him.
"Alright, I've made up my mind. I can agree to your terms and spare your life. You can now use the Dark Magic Contract Scroll to establish the contract. However, to prevent you from playing any tricks, first, you need to take this pill."
With a relaxed smile on his face, Bu Jingjing looked at Locke and pulled out a dark-looking pill from his pocket.
"You—"
Looking at the pitch-black pill, Locke immediately understood what the other party meant and felt a surge of anger. But now he was at someone else's mercy; he was like fish on a chopping block.
Locke, understanding the situation, snatched the pill and swallowed it without a second thought. Although the pill had a strange taste, Locke was too consumed by anger to care about its flavor.
After confirming that Locke had indeed taken the pill, Bu displayed a peculiar smile for a moment before quickly suppressing it. Locke, oblivious to this strange expression, would have otherwise been filled with suspicion and fear.
With the objective achieved, Bu decided to be straightforward and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, Locke, I can relax now. Quickly take out the Dark Magic Contract Scroll to establish the contract; I have more questions for you later."
Locke shot Bu an exasperated glare before lowering his head and rummaging through his dusty waist bag. Finally, he pulled out a scroll that appeared to be made from some kind of animal hide.
The animal hide scroll looked ancient and worn, covered in countless unfamiliar symbols and patterns that Bu could not decipher. These designs seemed to shimmer under the sunlight, emanating an aura of evil and strangeness.
Locke ignored Bu's scrutiny and slowly unfurled the entire animal hide scroll with both hands.
As the Dark Magic Contract Scroll gradually opened, a creature resembling a demon's head sprang to life among the myriad of mysterious symbols.
This demon-like creature occupied most of the scroll's surface area. Within the scroll, this evil being was seen crawling on a bone-laden altar, worshipping something with its fierce head bowed submissively.
After observing the fully unfurled scroll for a while with a complex expression, Locke realized that once he established this Dark Magic Contract, he would be humiliatingly bound as someone else's Servant. However, he had no choice if he wanted to survive.
Glaring fiercely at Bu, Locke snorted and hesitated no longer. He bit into his ring finger until it bled.
"Great Dark God Erebus, under your vast divine power and eternal darkness as witness. I, the humble low-tier Shadow Thief—Locke Blaine, shall become the Servant of the one who possesses this scroll today. Until the magic within this Contract Scroll dissipates, I shall regain my freedom."
Locke held up the Dark Magic Contract Scroll with a serious expression as he recited the terms of their master-servant contract.
Once he finished speaking, he pressed his still-bleeding ring finger onto the head of the creature depicted in the scroll.
At that moment when Locke's blood touched the creature's head, the once-ancient scroll suddenly erupted in thick black smoke as if it were burning. The smoke swirled gracefully but left the Contract Scroll itself unharmed. As the black mist gradually dissipated, Locke felt an almost imperceptible sense of binding wash over him, signaling that the master-servant contract had been successfully established.
With a faint sigh of loneliness, Locke silently handed the restored Dark Magic Contract Scroll to Bu.
He stared blankly as Bu took the scroll and tucked it away. Then, in a hoarse voice, he said, "The master-servant contract has been successfully established. From now on, I will be bound to you, obeying your commands without a trace of disrespect. Otherwise, I will suffer the backlash of Contract Power, which could result in severe injury or even death. Now... you should feel reassured, right?"
Bu sensed something from his words.
After he tucked the Contract Scroll into his bosom, it seemed he could grasp all of Locke's thoughts as if he possessed a miraculous mind-reading ability. This reverse effect completely put Bu at ease.
He suddenly recalled that when he had taken the Contract Scroll from Locke, a crisp System Notification Sound had echoed. He hadn't paid attention at the time but decided to check now to see if it was any good news.
"System Notification: You have obtained an Ancient Dark Reign Dark Contract Scroll. The scroll has been activated by magic. You have acquired a Servant. Trigger condition met; Servant System activated. Open the character attribute panel to view current Servant attributes."
"Servant System...?"
Looking at these profound four words, Bu was astonished as a modern-day otaku before his reincarnation.
He thought about some anime involving maid training and realized he had completely misinterpreted it from top to bottom.
"How vulgar, too vulgar," Bu said, feeling embarrassed.
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