In the end, the Dark Moon Empire agreed to pay more.
Setting aside what the mages on the battlefield thought after finally winning a couple of favorable battles, only to be thrown back into a disadvantageous one.
At least the First Councillor was very satisfied.
Just look at that aura.
Intellectual, yet beneath that intellect lurked an indescribable malice.
Now that was the ideal mage.
We might be powerless, but that didn't mean we were easy to bully.
And then there was that combat strength.
The First Councillor rested one hand on the table, the more he looked, the more delighted he became.
How was such talent not part of the Dark Moon Empire?
"I agree to your demand. As long as you find more than five, I'll give you an additional Time-type treasure."
Chen Yi nodded. "Fine. Let's sign the contract."
The First Councillor nodded as well, indicating his agreement.
Then both of them pulled out a contract at the same time.
Chen Yi: ...
First Councillor: ...
The atmosphere went cold for a moment.
Chen Yi expressionlessly put his contract away, as though nothing had happened.
The First Councillor rubbed his back. "Ah, I'm getting old. My memory isn't what it used to be."
"How did I end up taking out the contract meant for someone else?"
The onlookers finally understood that neither of these two was a good person.
What they said and what they actually did were completely different things.
Even if they were beaten to death in the future, they absolutely could not sign contracts with these two.
In the end, the contract was signed.
However, the signing process was extraordinarily troublesome.
After Chen Yi provided the proof, the First Councillor inspected it repeatedly for more than an hour, only proceeding after confirming that it