Agreement

In the silent basement, the arm-thick candles burned quietly, emitting a soft light.

The black bear squatting at the entrance to the upper floors of the basement made whimpering sounds and seemed a little unwilling.

The wizard's book he carried with him was opened on the table, but Raymond's mind was not on meditation.

It was just after ten o'clock, and it would be some time before the humanoid shadow Hailim appeared.

Playing with a gold coin in his hand, Raymond was thinking about what Omily had just told him.

Miss Wenlan Mao of the Tori family was going to hold a coming-of-age ceremony, and as maids in the City Lord's Mansion, some exceptionally beautiful girls received a notice from the steward of the City Lord's Mansion that they would return to the City Lord's Mansion and become maids after Miss Wenlan Mao got married.

Only Raymond's close maid Omily received the notice. The notice from the City Lord's Mansion also implicitly required her to keep her chastity and virginity and return to the City Lord's Mansion to receive new orders on a future day.

Without realizing it, Raymond frowned, and the gold coin in his hand stopped spinning between his fingers. Raymond did not want to participate in these aristocratic tricks or understand them in detail.

If he could not leave the Western Sea Coast, his life would only last more than two years. The chip that constantly monitored the toxins in his body would report Raymond's physical changes regularly.

Due to long-term meditation, Raymond's physique improved slightly, so the toxins in his body monitored by the chip showed signs of delayed onset.

But even without anything happening with this pretty maid, Raymond would not ignore such a move by the City Lord's Mansion, whether intentional or unintentional.

Raymond knew that slavery existed in this world and that the slave trade was very popular.

The Colosseum needed strong men, taverns needed maids, and aristocrats needed playthings and even female slaves.

Race, skin color, nothing could stop this lucrative practice. Even Kaide Port had an army composed entirely of slaves, said to be quite powerful.

The practice of keeping slaves had been deeply rooted in people's minds. Raymond had no intention of changing the status quo, but for the people or things around him, Raymond believed in a basic principle that what belonged to him, no one else could touch.

"Hmm, provocation or unintentional, I'll know in a couple of days." After figuring it out, Raymond mumbled to himself. He narrowed his eyes again unconsciously.

"Ding, ding...ding ding ding..."

The sudden chime clock immediately awakened Raymond.

Looking at the shadow flowing slowly down from behind the clock, Raymond slowly closed the wizard's book in front of him and sat in the chair waiting.

"Little guy, you're bolder than before." The upright humanoid shadow's voice turned into a crisp female voice, quite mature and charming.

"Thank you for your insights, saving me a lot of time." Raymond chuckled as he sat in the chair and teased directly, "The once beautiful Lady Hailim, what do you need me to do for you?"

Frank talk could quickly get to the point.

After three months, the color of the humanoid shadow recovered to the original pitch black. Under the flickering candlelight, it felt somewhat ethereal.

Hailim, who was once at the peak of a third-level apprentice and almost became an official wizard, finally had someone to communicate with after so many years. So after calming down for three months, she also understood some truths.

"Kid, since you are a guest of the Tori family, my request is simple: protect my family to prosper, let these descendants of the family prosper with this city."

Raymond readily agreed to Hailim's expected request and promised that as long as it was within his power, he did not mind the Tori family thriving and multiplying on this land.

"Also, when I was assaulting the official wizard back then, an old friend sent me a letter saying that the consequences of failing the assault were in the letter. For my current situation, she mentioned a way in the letter to allow failed assaulters to recondense their bodies."

Hailim, whose tone became excited, recited almost word for word the contents of a letter from a friend who had left the Western Sea Coast years ago.

The process of a third-level apprentice assaulting an official wizard was a sublimation and a complete farewell to ordinary people.

An official wizard had a lifespan of over 300 years, almost twice that of a third-level apprentice. So this threshold was also a clear dividing line. The girl who studied with Hailim at the Black River Valley Academy back then came from an aristocratic family. She left Kaide Port for other continents to continue her studies after reaching the second level of apprenticeship.

After more than ten years apart, Hailim's friend sent a letter after learning of her first failure to assault the official wizard, telling Hailim some things and explaining the situation after failing to assault the official wizard.

Therefore, for Hailim, who now has no idea what kind of creature she is, her only hope is for Raymond to help her find this friend. Since she knew these things so many years ago, perhaps with the help of her friend, Hailim still has a chance to recondense her body.

After listening to Hailim's account, Raymond frowned and reluctantly told Hailim that he could only do his best for this matter. Unless her friend became an official wizard, she would have long turned to dust.

"It doesn't matter. My current state is very stable. Even if you find me in a hundred and fifty years, I can wait." As a reward to you, I will teach you the magic I was good at back then right now!"

Hailim, who was somewhat carefree, quickly condensed a light ball and sent it to Raymond. "One is the most basic wizard's touch, and the other is a powerful spell inherited from my family. Once you reach the strength of a second-level apprentice, these two hole cards will make you enjoy endlessly!"

But with the appearance of this light ball, Hailim's shadow became dim. Soon she shrank back behind the clock, telling Raymond again before disappearing that he should not come to find her for at least a month.

Receiving the light ball floating on his chest, Raymond's face became calm as a large amount of information poured into his brain...