That sounded pretty good.
He Xi reached out and took the parchment scroll.
"Great, meow!" The girl's eyes lit up even brighter.
He Xi unrolled the parchment and skimmed through it quickly.
The contract began in the common tongue with the title Loyal Servant Contract. The terms also looked quite standard, stipulating the servant's various obligations—obeying orders, keeping secrets, never betraying their master, and so on.
However, his gaze soon swept over the additional clauses written in tiny print at the end of the contract.
Supplementary Clause 3.7: The contract "security deposit" is a one-time, non-refundable fee used to cover the servant's equipment maintenance and skill training after employment.
Supplementary Clause 3.8: Once this contract takes effect, the servant is entitled to no more than seven cumulative days of "emotional adjustment leave" per month. The exact leave dates shall be decided by the servant according to their own condition and require no approval from the mistress.
Supplementary Clause 4.1: If the mistress unilaterally terminates the contract early, she must pay a reemployment hardship compensation equivalent to ten times the security deposit.
"Well, sir?" Seeing him read so intently, the cat-eared girl asked hopefully. "My price isn't high at all. I only need a security deposit of 20 Gold Shield coins, meow!"
Twenty Gold Shield coins—while it was a considerable sum, a well-off new student could scrape it together if they gritted their teeth.
To trade that money for a loyal servant who looked capable in a fight and able to handle miscellaneous chores was indeed quite tempting to young people still green behind the ears.
Unfortunately, the "servant" in this contract looked more like an uncle lording it over everyone.
He Xi rolled up the parchment and handed it back to her. "No need."
"?" The cat-eared girl's smile froze,