The refined Psionic Energy he had tempered was practically the spirit's health bar itself, meaning that as long as Noya worked hard, her health bar would become thicker and thicker.
This might be difficult for Low Tier Ed to maintain, but it's not a big burden for him now that he's over level 50.
It feels like suddenly having a high-powered appliance in your home; you get used to it and it's fine.
After glancing at the contract, Seraphina's face showed a hint of doubt:
"You have to pay her a salary if you hire her..."
Ed thought it was something serious, but when he heard it was about wages, he shrugged and said:
"It's not money, so there shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Seraphina curled her lip in disdain:
"If you ask me, the entire bonus line can be crossed out. Without you, she'd just be lingering on, waiting to die anyway..."
"Hey, you can't say that. Don't forget what we learned about 'work enthusiasm' before..."
Seraphina and Ed discussed the various unfair terms in the contract back and forth, like two company bosses formulating a strategy.
As for the intern Noya, she was trembling on the ground, clutching her head.
After an unknown amount of time, Contract 2.0 was finally revised and completed.
After writing his name in the "Party A" section, Ed raised his knight's sword and lightly tapped it on the "Party B" signature area.
This sword is the body that Noya is currently residing in; poking her with the sword is equivalent to signing a document.
Even without any Psionic Energy, this perceptive little dragon would proactively make it effective.
Seraphina took the contract and glanced at it; the dark yellow parchment immediately burned in her hand.
Noya, on the ground, felt a burning sensation from the spirit body, followed by a surge of pure Psionic Energy entering her body.
Her presence became increasingly clear, and the dragon seemed much happier.
"The contract is now officially notarized. You are now a member of the Second Holy See. Work hard and don't let us down."
Seraphina looked at her fellow tribesmen, her words full of tolerance but also carrying a condescending arrogance.
The feeling was both like a giant dragon having just won a deadly battle and like a boss using psychological manipulation on his employees or subordinates.
Noya, however, was completely absorbed in the excitement of surviving and had no idea what kind of work she would be facing.
Following Ed's instructions, the illusory dragon soul in the air shrank continuously, gradually solidifying from its original smoke-like and misty state.
A few minutes later, a blue dragon soul appeared before Ed, with a head, upper body, two front claws, and a pair of wings.
It was about the size of a small dog, and its lower body was in a phantom-like state, like a traditional ghost, connecting downwards to the knight's sword in Ed's hand.
Looking at the Blue Dragon soul in front of him, which resembled a desktop pet, Ed nodded in satisfaction:
"Great, just keep it like this as a regular practice. It looks good and doesn't consume much energy."
Although Noya longed to relax, having lost her body, she had no bargaining power and could only nod reluctantly, hoping to get some benefits from following the legendary " Black Sun," the source of all Psionic Energy.
Seraphina, leaning back in her chair, yawned and said casually:
"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
"Etc."
Ed suddenly called out to her, but just as he was about to ask what was wrong, he remembered that the silver coin he had found was still on his clone in Klaf City.
After rummaging around on the table for a bit, Ed pulled out a piece of paper and started sketching on it. With Little Green's help, he quickly drew most of the portrait on the silver coin.
"I saw this kind of silver coin in Klaf City. Do you know this person?"
Ed pushed the portrait in front of the dragon girl, Seraphina, who only glanced at it before saying:
"Know."
She casually extended her index finger, reached into the spatial rift, rummaged around for a few seconds, and placed a silver coin in front of Ed.
The figure on it has distinct facial features, wears a crown and holds a scepter; it is the same person as the portrait of Ed.
"This is Leo IV, an emperor from over a hundred years ago."
Ed paused for a moment and asked in return:
"That empire to the south?"
"Right."
Having received the dragon girl's affirmation, Ed nodded thoughtfully.
No wonder I've never seen this kind of silver coin before; it turns out it's not the kingdom's circulating currency.
Before the Demonic Tide, Klaf City seemed to be one of the kingdom's top cities. Such a city must have had many merchants coming and going, so it was perfectly normal to have some foreign silver coins.
Is there anything else?
"Seraphina asked."
Ed nodded seriously:
"There's another important matter that requires your presence, and not just you, Willow needs to be there too."
As she spoke, there was another knock on the study door, Willow walked in, rubbing her dark circles.
She greeted Seraphina, and then saw the dragon spirit, as docile as a puppy.
As a lich, observing spirits was effortless, but the scene was far too bizarre, leaving the lich unable to ask anything.
"Please sit down."
Ed gestured for Willow to sit down as well, then synchronized the dragon language translation function to her. He then looked at the dragon soul in front of him:
" Noya, there is one more thing I need you to do, and that is to recount the entire process of your hunt in great detail."
"Although recalling one's own death is extremely painful, we need to know about it."
"And... maybe there's even a chance to help you get revenge."
Willow had a general idea of what was going to happen when she received Ed's message before she arrived, and Seraphina also understood Ed's purpose in keeping her here at this moment.
The human, the dragon, and the lich all looked at the dragon soul before them, and Noya's expression looked like she was about to cry.
"Where should I begin?"
Ed thought for a moment and replied:
"One of my prisoners once said, 'If you don't know where to begin, start with your birth.'"
"..."
As if recalling something, after a moment of silence, Noya, in her desktop pet form, spoke:
"My name is Noya, I am a Blue Dragon, and I am fifty years old this year, no, from now on I will always be fifty."
"When I was still an egg, I already had some consciousness. I noticed that there was a hole in my egg, and some disgusting things crawled in through that hole and eroded me before I was born."
"After I was born, I discovered that my wings were not fully developed, and even if I tried my best, it was difficult to fly for a long time. Moreover, after being eroded by that thing, my bloodline memory also had some problems, which could not answer all my questions."
"I made my home in a rocky wasteland and live by filtering psionic Psionic Energy. As a Blue Dragon, I don't need that much food."
For a long time, I didn't know that other creatures existed in this world, until I first met a few rather strange guys.
"Their size difference is huge, and they look like they are not of the same race at all, but they are able to explore together in the same direction."
"I was very confused, so I ate them all."