"I said, I want to join the Hunter Association," Wen Wen repeated.
Lin Zhe Yuan's droopy mouth suddenly began to curve upwards wildly. He had been waiting for Wen Wen to compromise for a long time.
"Quick, come to my office, let's sign the contract first," he said impatiently.
Wen Wen smiled faintly at Jiao Xin Lei, then followed Lin Zhe Yuan into his office with an air of self-importance.
Lin Zhe Yuan had long wanted Wen Wen to join the association, as he had always faced a shortage of personnel.
A configuration of a few superhumans per city was more than enough a decade ago, even a few years ago.
However, in recent years, the connection between the inner world and the real world had become increasingly close, and the strength of various secret organizations had been steadily increasing, thus the association had been under a lot of pressure.
In this situation, talent was extremely rare.
And Wen Wen was the talent Lin Zhe Yuan wanted. He didn't care if the sun rose from the west today; since Wen Wen had spoken, he wanted to tie Wen Wen to the Hunter Association's chariot.
It was the same when dealing with Jiao Xin Lei; once the contract was signed, there would be no turning back, even if he regretted it.
"Why did you suddenly decide to join the association?"
Before formally joining, Lin Zhe Yuan curiously asked Wen Wen, as Wen Wen's attitude had shown no signs of softening before.
Wen Wen licked his lips, his expression slightly perverse as he said, "Because I'm bored. Being a freelance hunter is really uninteresting, there are no good prey. If the Hunter Association doesn't have such prey, I might not join."
Lin Zhe Yuan's eyes lit up. He did have interesting prey in his hands. Since Wen Wen had always been actively hunting monsters, Lin Zhe Yuan did not doubt him further.
"We have a very interesting opponent right now, but I can only give you specific information if you join the association."
To deal with Yan Bi Qing, Lin Zhe Yuan's strength was insufficient, so he wanted to pull Wen Wen in to jointly围剿 Yan Bi Qing.
Although Wen Wen had only recently become a superhuman, Lin Zhe Yuan observed that his strength was already comparable to that of ordinary superhumans at the mastery realm, and he should be of great help in the围剿.
Wen Wen was secretly delighted. He knew very well who the opponent Lin Zhe Yuan was referring to; it could only be Yan Bi Qing.
From the looks of it, as long as Wen Wen joined the Hunter Association, he could participate in the圍剿 of Yan Bi Qing. This was good news.
However, he still pretended to think for a moment before deciding to join the Hunter Association.
Lin Zhe Yuan laughed, like a little fox who had stolen a hen.
"Then let's sign the contract."
"Contract? We still have to sign a contract?" Wen Wen asked confusedly.
"Yes, you need to sign a contract. Formal hunters are different from freelance hunters; you need to sign a legally binding contract. This contract was drafted by a Cataclysm-class containment item. If you violate the contract, you will be punished."
Lin Zhe Yuan took out a contract printed on ordinary A4 paper and said to Wen Wen in a heavy tone.
"Isn't this just ordinary paper?"
Wen Wen picked up a piece of paper and was stunned. Although the paper looked ordinary, when he sensed it with his spiritual energy, he discovered that it was no simple thing.
This thing should truly have the effect Lin Zhe Yuan claimed.
Wen Wen casually flipped through it a couple of times. Discovering that things were not simple, he frowned and asked.
"Wait… why did you fill in everything beforehand, and only need me to sign?"
"Heh heh, I prepare contracts for anyone I have high hopes for. As long as you sign, you'll be a formal demon hunter." Lin Zhe Yuan opened a drawer, which was filled with contracts…
Wen Wen was speechless. After a moment of silence, he continued to ask, "...Why does it feel like you're setting a trap for me? Can I ask what will happen if I violate the contract?"
"For ordinary people, it's probably like being bitten by a dog and inevitably getting rabies, or being hit by a car when walking – essentially lowering your luck to the absolute minimum."
"It's the same for superhumans, but the things they encounter might be different. I remember a very unlucky fellow who stepped into the gray mist and the first thing he saw was an existence beyond the Cataclysm-class. He went mad on the spot…" Lin Zhe Yuan explained with a smile.
Wen Wen fell silent for a moment, suddenly feeling that perhaps he shouldn't sign this contract.
If there were specific punishments, he could find ways to evade them. But being directly unlucky was hard to prevent.
Who knew in what aspect you would be unlucky? A sudden myocardial infarction was not impossible.
He picked up the contract and examined it carefully before letting out a sigh of relief.
The contract only involved severe punishments for a few major taboos, such as intentionally guiding a large number of monsters into the real world, or selling association intelligence that caused significant losses to the association.
As for violating other clauses, the resulting effect was merely making your luck bad for a couple of days.
However, there was one clause that Wen Wen found slightly problematic.
It was a very general prohibition against harboring malicious intent towards the Hunter Association.
"If I want to subvert the association from within, would that be considered malicious intent? If so, wouldn't I be unlucky every day?"
"Forget it, I won't overthink it… Signing it will settle it. I don't believe a Cataclysm-class containment item can outdo the Disaster Containment Facility."
Just as he was about to sign his name, Wen Wen suddenly froze. A flicker of a smile crossed his eyes. When encountering such a situation, how could he not haggle?
"Wait, if you want me to join, I have another condition!"
"Why are you so demanding!" Lin Zhe Yuan grabbed the pen on the desk and threw it at Wen Wen, but Wen Wen easily caught it.
Wen Wen returned the pen with both hands, smiling apologetically, "Well, some street thugs messed with my car before. To avoid causing trouble for our association, I didn't do anything to them."
"Now that I've joined the association, as an employee benefit, can you send someone to persuade them to buy me a new car."
Lin Zhe Yuan rubbed his forehead and said, "After you join the association, I can assign you a car. Don't bother ordinary people with this."
Wen Wen let out a cold snort, "Heh, what's the point of being assigned a car? I want them to buy me a new one!"
Wen Wen had let them go before because he was afraid of losing control. Now that he had the chance, he couldn't let the matter of the car slide.
"Alright, alright, tell me the time and place, and I'll have the assistants handle this."
Lin Zhe Yuan sighed. If it weren't for Wen Wen's plea, he really wouldn't want the assistants to manage such trivial matters. Su Dan Novel Network.
Then, Wen Wen signed the contract. After signing, he didn't feel any changes, nor did his luck seem to be getting worse.
In fact, as long as one did not harbor strong malicious intent towards the Hunter Association, they would basically not be punished by this contract.
The Hunter Association didn't dare to make the contract too strict because containment items were ultimately uncontrollable, so they could only make the contract quite loose to ensure that no unforeseen events occurred.
When they first discovered that containment item, the Hunter Association regarded it as a treasure, thinking they could rely on it to strengthen the association's management.
So they drafted strict terms using this containment item, but this resulted in a great disaster, causing the deaths of nearly a hundred demon hunters who had signed the contract.
Therefore, in the end, this containment item, which could have played a significant role, could only be used to draft some ambiguous employment contracts.
"You asked for a car earlier, that was my pre-employment benefit. Now that I'm part of the Hunter Association, are there any post-employment benefits for me?"
After signing the contract, Wen Wen rubbed his hands and looked at Lin Zhe Yuan with a simple smile, perfectly illustrating what it means to push your luck…