"If you're worried about safety, you can rest easy!" Tian Chen took a sheet of paper glowing with golden light out of his Soul Tool.
"This is a Twin Contract. It doesn't have any particularly powerful effects. Once both parties write their agreements and requirements on it, anyone who breaks the rules will fall under the other party's control!" Tian Chen explained.
"You understand what I mean, don't you, Hall Master Hongchen?"
Jing Hongchen stared at the Twin Contract and immediately understood.
Tian Chen took out a pen and wrote several lines on it, then used his soul power to force some blood out of his hand and pressed it onto the paper.
"Take a look! If there are no problems, just leave a bloody handprint on it!"
Jing Hongchen examined the requirements.
The Twin Contract was divided into two sections, left and right. The left held Tian Chen's requirements, while the right held Jing Hongchen's.
Jing Hongchen read the terms. There were no excessive demands; everything matched what they had just discussed. The Soul Hall would give Mingde Hall the technology it wanted, while Mingde Hall would regularly send Soul Engineers to help them manufacture weapons. During that period, the Soul Hall would guarantee their safety.
After hesitating for a while, he set down the Twin Contract, used his soul power to force a drop of fresh blood from his finger, and pressed it onto his own section.
Once that was done, the contract flashed with golden light and split into two halves, which floated before Tian Chen and Jing Hongchen.
"Now we each hold a copy of the agreement. If either of us violates what's written here, the other can control him with this piece of paper alone. To dissolve the agreement, both parties must consent!"
"Hall Master,