Chapter Twelve Harvest

  Even in a spiritual state, Ye Qi still had to cover his eyes with his arm under the dazzling white light.

  When Ye Qi put down his arm, the object that appeared in front of him made him widen his eyes. A wolf with a snake-like tail, about two meters tall, was sitting upright in front of him, smiling at him. Don't ask Ye Qi why he thought this strange wolf was smiling, because he didn't understand either, it's just that when he saw the wolf staring at him, the idea that the other party was smiling appeared in his mind.

  Of course, none of these are the point, the key is this strange wolf's form! Although it has been enlarged countless times and transformed from an inanimate object to a living thing, Ye Qi still dares to confirm that the other party is absolutely identical to the two magic carvings he had hidden in his pocket.

  Why is it so similar? Is it...

  At first glance of both of them, Ye Qi suddenly thought of something and a bad premonition emerged in his heart.

  "Kid, you're really a handful! I went to so much trouble just to make a contract with you, but it seems someone beat me to the punch and made a soul contract with you... Hmm... No, that can't be right. I've been keeping an eye on your every move, so if those guys had made a move, I should have noticed it right away! Are you perhaps the descendant or reincarnation of some big shot? But I haven't heard of anyone falling from power recently... This is strange, very strange..."

  The strange wolf crawled onto the bluestone floor without any image, muttering to itself like an old man, occasionally glancing at Ye Qi standing in front of it.

  "Was all of that just your doing?"

  Listening to the strange wolf's muttering in front of him, Ye Qi, who had already guessed some of the ins and outs, felt a fire burning in his chest, and asked with wide eyes.

  "Don't say such unpleasant things, we're partners who have signed a sharing contract after all! We should help each other out and be friendly!" The half-dead wolf crawled onto the bluestone slab, glanced at Ye Qi with righteous indignation, and let out a yawn.

  "You want me to help you find a statue just like yours, and you're going to put on such a big show and trick me into signing that contract?" As soon as the contract was mentioned, Ye Qi thought of the scene where he almost lost his soul, and the anger burning in his chest suddenly surged to his head, and he furiously roared at the strange wolf.

  The image of the strange wolf and the magic statue matched, plus the appearance of a second identical magic statue, and Ye Qi quickly cleared up the clues in the contract he had just signed about finding items. He restored about 70-80% of the original situation - the strange wolf in front of him was likely to be sealed in the magic statue, and only by gathering all the magic statues could it escape. And as the holder of the magic statue, he naturally became a "cheap labor force!" As for the contract that had just been signed, it was of course the "labor contract!" The pressure that almost made him lose his soul earlier was also likely to be a "scam" to make him sign the contract smoothly!

  Ye Qi didn't consider himself a genius, but being deceived repeatedly was infuriating. Moreover, he had high hopes for the power he would soon gain from the contract he just signed. Now, seeing the strange wolf with whom he made the contract, Ye Qi's hopeful heart felt like it had been doused with cold water - could you really expect a sealed monster to grant you powerful abilities? Even if this monster was once a powerful demon or god, after being sealed, it would be nothing more than an empty shell.

  So Ye Qi's anger, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally burst out.

  "It's not a scam, it's a transaction! You're not one who believes in the principle of equivalent exchange, are you? You help me find the remaining statues, and I'll give you the corresponding power. We each get what we need! You always say that transactions are about mutual benefit and satisfaction. As long as both parties are satisfied, then the transaction is successful! So, this is a transaction, not a scam!" The Strange Wolf corrected immediately.

  "The problem is that I'm extremely dissatisfied now! What's built on lies isn't a transaction, but deception!" Ye Qi gritted his teeth and glared at the Strange Wolf: "And judging from your current situation, you're probably just trying to cheat this 'newbie' like me! As for giving me corresponding power... Hmph..."

  Ye Qi's words were not finished, but from his tone of disdain and the last cold hum, it can be seen that he did not trust the strange wolf. Because among the gods or demons known to Ye Qi, there was no such thing as a wolf with a snake tail, so it can be inferred that the strange wolf in front of him, even if it is a god or demon, is a relatively weak and unknown one.

  "Deceive? I didn't have that intention! Although I'm very weak now, but dealing with the little bats outside is still more than enough! Alright, let's fulfill the first clause of the contract now! Otherwise, even if time passes exceptionally slowly here, your physical body outside will still die! I don't want to wait for several thousand years because of this!"

  Ignoring Ye Qi's disdain, the strange wolf raised its head again and glanced at Ye Qi. Before Ye Qi could speak, the nine fire pillars in the entire Qing Shi Hall suddenly erupted with flames that filled the sky. By the time Ye Qi came to his senses, he found himself back in his own body.

  And at this moment, he was still being held in mid-air by that middle-aged vampire with a single hand.

  "Alright kid, I'm fulfilling the first clause of our contract now!"

  The sound of the strange wolf echoed in his mind, and then Ye Qi suddenly found that he had transformed into a special state again, different from the soul state just now and the usual state. This special state is similar to being between the two, the soul is still in the body, but the visual observation angle is that of a third person, as if watching a movie.

  Ye Qi saw that he was still being strangled, his eyes half-closed, and with a still relatively intact right hand, he reached out to grab the vampire's hand that was strangling him - this reaction seemed like Ye Qi's last dying struggle. This caused the middle-aged vampire to burst into fits of maniacal laughter once again.

  But soon, the mad laughter turned into a mournful howl. The vampire, who had originally looked like a middle-aged handsome man with an air of madness but also a certain dignity, began to wither away at a visible rate. To say that he was drying up would be more accurate. On the other hand, his body, which had been covered in wounds from the battle, was rapidly healing, and even his left arm, which had been broken, returned to normal with a series of "cracking" sounds.

  Under the effect of "this wanes and that waxes", the middle-aged vampire, who was originally strong and powerful, became exceptionally pale and weak. By the end, even his mournful howls had become increasingly low and subdued. And when the mournful howls completely disappeared, the middle-aged vampire's body, which was originally much taller than a normal person, had shrunk to the size of a five or six year old child.

  From the moment the werewolf said it would fulfill the first agreement to the middle-aged vampire being sucked dry, only a dozen or so seconds had passed. Ye Qi, who was still in "watching movie" mode, was full of surprise and hadn't reacted at all. It wasn't until the system's prompt sound rang out in his mind that Ye Qi finally came back to himself.

  "C-Rank Quest 'Statue's Secret' completed, gained 3000 experience..."

  "C-Rank Quest Statue's Secret Completion, triggers S+ Rank Quest Statue collection. Quest Progress 2/9."

  "Congratulations to you, your character level has been upgraded to five. Your injuries and energy have been fully recovered; You got seven points of skill proficiency, which can be allocated arbitrarily."

  "Congratulations, you have reached the career change standard and can choose a relevant profession provided by the system!"

  "C+ level mission expansion completed, please collect related rewards from the task publisher."

  "Item Magic Statue disappears, Power +2."

  "Item Magic Statue disappears, Agility +2."

  "Absorb special energy, gain Vampire's Touch."

  PS Today's code is finally finished~~~ In order to modify some previous errors, I sat for an entire afternoon~~~ Considering how hard I worked, brothers please give me more votes as a reward~~~