The Contract Scroll: A mysterious aura surged within.
This…
Wasn't this the scroll Black Bean brought over?
Chen Yu's heart trembled.
He stared intently at the scroll for a long time.
"Huh?"
Just as Chen Yu was looking at the scroll, he suddenly felt something was off.
Faintly,
He remembered Black Bean's scroll wasn't like this.
"Black Bean!"
Whoosh!
A black shadow appeared at the sound of his voice.
Two round, dark eyes stared straight up at Chen Yu, cheese crumbs clinging to the corners of its mouth.
Chen Yu's face darkened.
This guy.
He had been crying just moments ago, tears like golden beans dropping down.
He had just applied ointment and then snuck off to eat?
Likely sensing Chen Yu's gaze, Black Bean looked up and grinned foolishly.
"If you don't eat it soon, it'll spoil. I'll help digest it," Black Bean patted its belly. "I was a bit tired from crying for so long, need to replenish some energy."
"Pathetic."
Chen Yu glanced at Black Bean with disdain and took the scroll.
"Recognize this scroll?"
"What is this?" Black Bean leaned in for a look, then its eyes widened in surprise. "Boss, this is a Contract Scroll!!"
Seeing Black Bean's excited expression,
It wagged its little tail, circling the scroll, looking down and then up intermittently, its face filled with joy.
"Boss, let's do a draw."
Black Bean's little paws thumped against the scroll.
"Huh?"
Chen Yu was taken aback.
He looked down at the scroll and then at Black Bean.
"A draw?"
"Yeah! A draw!" Black Bean patted the scroll. "This Contract Scroll is for drawing lots, whoever you get is who you get, like opening a blind box."
"Huh?"
Chen Yu blinked again, confused.
"This, isn't this what you used when you signed a contract with me?"
"How could it be," Black Bean said seriously, looking up. "That was a Spiritual Contract Scroll, this is a Contract Scroll. Spiritual Contract Scrolls are generally targeted, while Contract Scrolls are random. They are completely different scrolls."
"Oh?"
Chen Yu blinked slowly and crouched before the scroll.
No wonder he felt the scroll looked a bit strange; it was different from the one Black Bean brought. Targeted. Random. Scrolls could be used for blind draws.
"How do I draw with this thing?" Chen Yu gestured towards the scroll. Black Bean wagged its tail. "See the circle in the middle? Smear your blood on it."
"..."
Should have said so earlier.
He was covered in blood just now; a good half-pound splashed on it would have sufficed.
Looking down at his hand,
He had to cut himself again?
Frowning slightly, Chen Yu pursed his lips and pondered for a long time.
"What can I sign?"
"Oh, these Contract Scrolls are the most mystical," Black Bean blinked. "If you're lucky, you might get a black dragon. If you're unlucky, even a low-level slime isn't out of the question."
Black dragon!
It sounded incredibly awesome.
Slime.
His luck probably wouldn't be that bad. Besides, he was still wearing the Lucky—
Huh?
Chen Yu inexplicably looked down at his armor.
It was practically shredded to pieces.
He tried to pull off the bracer and looked at the message page.
[Luck -10]
The set attribute was still there.
The significance of this set was the 10 points of luck, and Chen Yu didn't expect to fight with it in the future. After putting on the bracer, he rubbed his hands together.
The Swift Wind Sword of Adventure sliced his finger.
Blood welled up.
"Buddy, give me something fierce!"
Drip.
A drop of blood fell from Chen Yu's finger onto the scroll, into the inscribed circle.
Black Bean also stopped wagging its tail.
Its tail erect, its eyes wide with anticipation as it stared at the scroll.
In an instant—
A blinding light erupted from the scroll.
Crackling!
Although the light had not yet dispersed, for some reason, Chen Yu found this sound very familiar.
He squinted and looked over.
"..."
Chen Yu's face instantly darkened.
He was too familiar with it.
This, wasn't this the pile of skeletons he had cut down in the Undead Dungeon?
After the light faded—
The figure within the circle became clearer, giving Chen Yu no sense of surprise at all.
It was a Skeleton Warrior.
Most ridiculously—
This Skeleton Warrior seemed to have rather uncoordinated limbs.
It tilted its neck from time to time, moved its arms, making crackling sounds, as if it had hyperostosis, its movements extremely awkward.
Black Bean was also stunned.
Its eyes stared blankly at the Skeleton Warrior.
"How did I summon this thing?" Chen Yu asked speechlessly.
The Skeleton Warrior tilted its head towards Chen Yu.
Dazed.
As if asking—
Master?
For a moment, Chen Yu couldn't help but reflect on his twenty years, wondering what kind of sin he had committed.
Although he had given alms, and upon crouching down, he had snatched a dollar coin from a beggar's bowl and run, but... that was a fake beggar!
He worked nine to five!
He drove a Mercedes when he got off work.
He had bullied his classmate, so he deliberately went to disgust that beggar.
Could this be considered a sin?
Besides, he hadn't stopped helping old ladies cross the road, buying candy for children, or buying necessities for true vagrants.
He should be considered a good person, right?
Why was he being tormented like this?
Entering the cave and signing Black Bean, a peculiar cat that could do whatever it pleased after eating.
Then a pair of lions arrived, with a penchant for each other.
A black donkey came.
It could speak clearly but chose not to, just making "een-awg een-awg" sounds when it saw him, making him wish he could be fluent in donkey language.
Now—
From a black dragon to a slime, a Contract Scroll.
In the vast ocean of contracts,
He summoned a Skeleton Warrior with uncoordinated limbs.
Hearing Chen Yu's muttering, Black Bean subconsciously glanced towards the tree hole.
"Uh... it's probably because the undead aura here is quite strong."
"Huh?" Chen Yu tilted his head, frowning. "Does the surrounding environment also affect the contract draw?"
"Ah!"
Black Bean opened its mouth slightly and responded.
"The environment does have an effect."
Creak.
Chen Yu suddenly clenched his fist.
Sensing that trace of chilling aura, Black Bean quickly retreated two steps.
"Boss, you can't blame me for this. Even if there was an influence, it wasn't that significant. You signed him, which still means you two have fate."
"Get lost!" Chen Yu rebuked.
He was absolutely furious right now.
Missing out on a black dragon.
How could he not be angry?
He glanced at the dazed Skeleton Warrior again, his brow furrowed.
"Can it talk?"
Crack crack—
The Skeleton Warrior moved its head with difficulty.
Seeing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but put his forehead in his hands.
He had been naive.
Glancing at the dazed Skeleton Warrior again, Chen Yu sighed mournfully and turned back to Black Bean.
"Go notify Er Gou and tell them to bring out all the resources from the Undead Dungeon. Especially the several bronze statues; I want to refine them."
"Boss, you're refining bronze!"
"Nonsense, without refining bronze, how can the朕 (I, the emperor) enrich the nation and strengthen the people!" Chen Yu glared. "What are you standing around for? Hurry up!"