Drafting the Sanctuary Contract

With the contract complete, the formation dispersed.

Wayne could feel that he had formed a connection with the little sprite before him,

even

able to sense the little sprite's emotions. Having eaten something delicious,

the little sprite was happy.

At that moment,

Aurora walked over.

"Congratulations, Master."

As soon as she spoke,

Wayne looked at Aurora in surprise, and that look

made Aurora speak again. "What,

don't tell me you're planning to go back on your word?"

Wayne shook his head. "You think too little of me. I'm not so shameless as to renege on my word over a little sprite,

but compared to Master,

I'd prefer some other form of address."

Aurora did not agree. Instead, she said,

"The only thing separating us is a Sanctuary Contract.

As your maid,

I could even be called your private property. Of course I should call you Master."

Hearing that,

Wayne fell silent for a moment.

"Call me Young Master from now on. A title like Master

doesn't suit you."

As his words fell,

Aurora's eyes lit up—not figuratively, but literally, with light shining from them.

"Young Master,

have you agreed to let me become your maid?"

Hearing that,

Wayne looked at the little sprite, then at the girl whose eyes were brimming with delight. Finally, he thought of the treatment he had received today.

With the mind of an adult,

Wayne naturally understood that, for an occasion like contracting a little sprite, and even for the little sprite's birth,

leaving aside everyone else,

General Deli should at least have been present. Yet the reality was the opposite. General Deli was absent,

and only Aurora was there with him.

Clearly, they had given Wayne more room to think, as well as a more relaxed atmosphere.

Wayne naturally had to accept such goodwill. After all, they had shown him a smiling face.

If he still refused to accept it,

wouldn't that be like refusing a face when one was handed to him?

Seeing Aurora's expectant gaze, Wayne nodded.

"Mm. From today onward, you are my maid."

"Yay!!"

The girl let out a jubilant cry and immediately began cheering. Her smile was bright as sunlight, and her laughter

also painted Wayne's mood with a faint warmth.

After her happiness subsided,

Aurora stepped forward and linked her arm with Wayne's.

"Young Master,

then let's go see Father and the others. They're waiting for us."

Wayne nodded,

following the direction Aurora led him in. The little sprite floated beside Wayne's shoulder,

curiously examining everything it saw.

A quarter of an hour later,

in the grand castle's reception hall, Deli's entire family was looking at the Dragonblood Ginseng little sprite sitting on Wayne's shoulder.

Seeing this, Aurora hurriedly clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention over.

Then,

Aurora began introducing her family to Wayne.

"Young Master, this is my father, Deli. You've met him before.

This is my mother, Mulora.

This is my eldest brother, Andrew,

my second brother, Wiggins, and my third brother, Naruto."

Following Aurora's introduction,

Wayne looked at them one by one. First was the imposing General Deli,

then a gorgeous mature woman.

As for Aurora's three older brothers, Wayne only felt that they did not look like people his age at all.

The three of them looked as though they had been fed hormones.

Wayne estimated that even the shortest was at least 1.8 meters tall.

And Wayne remembered

Aurora saying that she had an older brother the same age as her. Looking at the burly man before him, Wayne only wanted to say,

how did he look twelve years old in any way?

Standing there, he was nearly two and a half Waynes wide.

After composing himself,

Wayne bowed to General Deli and Mulora.

"Wayne greets Uncle and Aunt."

General Deli immediately let out a hearty laugh.

"Good. I knew you were extraordinary when we first met. Now, it seems that is even more true."

After speaking, he paused.

"From now on, Aurora will be in your care."

Wayne nodded slightly.

"Of course. Please rest assured, General Deli. I will give Aurora a bright future.

That can be written into the contract."

As soon as he spoke,

General Deli became even more satisfied. Even Mulora, the mature woman beside him,

looked at Wayne

with even more gentleness in her eyes.

"Child, let me call you that for now.

From now on, Aurora

will be in your care."

Wayne nodded. "Please rest easy. I will nurture Aurora well."

After speaking, he paused.

"Then let's complete the Sanctuary Contract first.

Is that all right?"

At those words, Deli's family revealed happy smiles once more,

and they were even more sincere.

After all, it had not been easy for them to bring it up earlier, lest it seem as though they were pressuring him. They had not expected Wayne to mention it on his own initiative.

"Of course.

The contract scroll was prepared long ago."

As he spoke, General Deli raised his hand, and a scroll immediately appeared in it.

Wayne knew

that it was a Sacred Domain Scroll. It was widely circulated among humans and made by rune wizards.

The terms of the contract would be written within it,

then both parties would drip their blood onto it. The will of Sanctuary World would descend as the overseer.

Once either side violated the contract,

they would receive punishment from the world's will. But there was one prerequisite: both sides had to willingly offer their blood

and possess such intent.

Only then could the contract succeed. Otherwise, Sanctuary Will would not pay them any heed. That was why

such scrolls

were widely used throughout every aspect of human life. Transactions between merchants, loans, and the like

all made use of this kind of scroll.

Wayne took the scroll from General Deli,

and opened it.

He found

that it was completely blank.

Seeing that,

Wayne could not help looking at General Deli in surprise.

In response to Wayne's gaze,

General Deli grinned and laughed. "Hahaha, little Wayne,

you write it yourself."

As he spoke, he handed over a pen resembling a feather. A black line ran through the center of the feather,

making it seem like a ballpoint pen from Wayne's previous life,

with ink like that inside a pen refill.

Seeing that,

Wayne shook his head with a laugh. He finally understood that General Deli was like the fierce Zhang Fei of his previous life—

a man rough on the outside, yet meticulous within.

It seemed as though he had handed all initiative to Wayne, but if Wayne truly wrote harsh terms, would he be willing to let his daughter sign it?

Wayne understood that, but he did not dislike it.

He even thought General Deli was a good man.

After all,

with the way he handled people and affairs, it was difficult for anyone to harbor ill will toward him.

Reaching out to take the feather pen from General Deli,

Wayne began writing swiftly on the table. He had long considered this matter, or rather, he already had a template in mind.

Ever since his parents died,

after signing the compensation contract in Rose Territory and learning about Sacred Domain Scrolls,

Wayne had thought about it.

Writing it now naturally came easily to him.

Ten minutes later,

Wayne put down the pen and looked at General Deli.

"Take a look, General Deli."

This time,

General Deli did not stand on ceremony. After all, this concerned his daughter's entire life. When it was time to be serious,

he naturally had to be serious.

He picked up the scroll and read aloud.

"First, within the limits of my ability, I will nurture Aurora to the utmost limit I can achieve.

Second, in terms of daily resources, Aurora will receive standard cultivation resources,

within the highest allocation."

Third,

In the absence of conflict, Aurora would be unable to harm Wayne himself in any way,

or anyone around Wayne."

As soon as the words fell,

General Deli looked utterly astonished, staring at Aurora with disbelief in his eyes, as if to say,

Did you cast dark witchcraft on him?

General Deli's third son, Naruto, cried out in even greater surprise.

"My dear little sister,

You wouldn't use dark witchcraft on your beloved brother,

would you?"

Aurora's other family members wore different expressions, but they all roughly meant the same thing.

[Guess what Aurora's elemental affinity is?

Hint: It's related to her name!]