I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1052 - 553: Cultivation Techniques Invade the Bloodline Curse (Part 2)

Gu Shanhai looked somewhat helpless; he had never expected things to turn out this way.

"If there's really no other option, then I'll force a binding. It's all about using the opportunity anyway, and I refuse to believe that I could lose." Gu Shanhai's expression turned sinister.

He could completely modify things; after all, the current Wizards and Magicians were nearly the same. The other party's Dream-Slicing Sword Technique was also in the bloodline, and he could entirely make these things cling to the other party when gaining opportunities and forcibly operate them.

By then, Isso would have no choice but to accept.

"But if I ruin the protagonist like this, where will I find a scapegoat?"

Finding a protagonist as a disciple made things much simpler for Gu Shanhai, but without one this time, he had to personally...

His gaze fell on Little White, who was munching on grass.

Little White shivered involuntarily, not knowing what Gu Shanhai intended to do.

"Little White, I remember your transformation is just a little bit short, right?" Gu Shanhai asked kindly.

"Yo?" Little White showed a 'you're crazy' expression on its deer face. A transformation into a standing deer, adorned with useless Super Saiyan-like aura effects, and longer fur.

"No worries, you look quite presentable standing up. I have a job for you. Now that you're a big deer, you should learn to share my workload." Gu Shanhai pondered how Little White's main job, as a mount, was nearing redundancy, with only making tea, washing vegetables, and starting fires left; even chopping vegetables was too difficult, as it might get hurt by them.

"Yo~" Little White refused, turning to escape, but Gu Shanhai grabbed its left hind leg.

"Come, let me give you a trendy proficiency panel. Try your best to build a Magic Academy in three days; I'll appoint you as the headmaster, overseeing all the academy's affairs!" Gu Shanhai said without hesitation.

Initially, he planned for Little White to unify the Wizard World, but knowing Little White's capabilities, it would clearly fail at the task.

In short, it wasn't suitable for leadership.

So he had to go with the trend, constructing a Magic Academy. After all, the current Wizard World was just a small world; governance by a Magic Academy was sufficient.

"Yo, yo!" Little White was somewhat exasperated, thinking that just pretending to others was fine, but expecting it to deceive students as well was out of line. To be a headmaster, one at least needed to resemble a human. Trying to pass off with two-legged standing would require replacing its deer head with a human one for credibility.

"No worries, once you're in the academy, such issues will be overlooked." Gu Shanhai had long prepared a solution, putting great effort even into deception.

"Yo!" Little White expressed disbelief at Gu Shanhai's words. Being earnest about deception—could that still be called deception? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

It realized there was no escape this time; Gu Shanhai, having lost his tool person, had gone mad enough to use it as a replacement.

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"Isso, you are quite remarkable. Although you were tainted by the devil due to your anger, your piety has been felt by the Lord." A nobleman adorned in luxurious attire looked down upon Isso, who knelt on the ground, his tone condescending.

He was Kersi Thorn Lion, the lord of the Thorny Domain.

A Viscount and a Third-level Priest, his Thorny Lion Family had been rooted in the Thorny Domain for countless years.

At the same time, Isso was one of his subjects.

Frankly, he never thought that a lowly commoner could bring him such exciting news.

As a noble family with ancient lineage, he naturally knew the origins of the church and the nobility; the ancient heraldry and journals naturally recorded information about Wizards.

He also knew about the Magic Power tides and magical bloodlines, though all he had were records and documents describing a Wizard's power.

Other than that, he knew nothing about Wizard Meditation Methods or how to awaken magical bloodlines early, as Korsi was ignorant of these matters.

However, he knew one thing: at the beginning of the Magic Power tide, the earlier one awakened a magical bloodline, the better the Wizard's aptitude.

Thus, his gaze toward Isso bore a trace of jealousy—why could a commoner awaken a magical bloodline before him?

He was a noble descendant of Wizards, wielding both noble authority and church righteousness. In the Thorny Domain, no one should exceed his nobility.

At this moment, a murderous intent already brewed within him.

"Thank you for your pardon, great Thorny Lion King." Isso sobbed with gratitude, believing that after Korsi, as lord and Priest, forgave him, he could be purified.

"This is what you deserve; you resisted the Devil's Envoy's lure to Hell. After returning to the mortal realm and receiving my pardon, your sins have long vanished."

"Though your sins have disappeared, the Devil's Envoy has not given up enticing you. I will send a squad of Knights to purify him in the Lord's name, sparing you the danger of falling into Hell again."

Korsi's statement sounded noble, but his true goal was Isso's mention of the Wizard Meditation Method.

Although Isso had promised Gu Shanhai not to disclose it, he had deceived Gu Shanhai.

After escaping, he immediately sought his lord, confessing everything to reduce his sins.

Perhaps Gu Shanhai's words were true, but Isso not only disbelieved but also denied it himself.

"Really? You are the most merciful lord." Isso, feeling gratitude, had not expected Korsi to stand up for him.

"So, are you willing to lead the way?" Korsi asked.

He had some memory of the location, but without Isso leading, what if they went the wrong way?

Wizard Meditation Methods are crucial, so no mistakes can be made.

However, he didn't plan to go personally; after all, he was dealing with a Wizard. If he went and didn't get the Wizard Meditation Methods, that was one thing. But if the Wizard was still there and hit him with a Fireball Technique, what then?

He could end up as charcoal.

So the best way was to let Isso lead his loyal Knights there.

No need to worry about them hiding things either; these Knights were his loyal followers, and importantly, neither the Knights nor Isso could read.

In this world, only nobles and Priests could read, and only they could be scholars.

Even today, Priests and nobles are essentially the same group; Korsi himself was not only a Viscount but also a Third-level Priest.

The Priest's level followed the Wizard's, constantly increasing from one to nine.

Nowadays, ninety-nine percent of Priests were nobles, the rest being hereditary Priests, who were now nearly the same as nobles, just missing the title.

"Of course, I am willing to lead the way, willing to give my heart to you, Lord!" Isso, though kneeling down and not raising his head, spoke forcefully, indicating he was the Lord's most devout follower and the lord's most loyal subject.

"Very well, when you return, I shall promote you to be my tax officer." Korsi made a significant promise, which was indeed his plan.

He harbored murder and discontent towards Isso, but as a noble, he wasn't foolish. Given the opponent's significant Wizard aptitude, why kill him? It was better to make him a vassal; then, his Thorny Domain and Thorny Lion Family could have a powerful Wizard residing.

Therefore, during this process, he needed to continue indoctrination and recruitment to ensure Isso worked wholeheartedly for him.

This would maximize benefits, as opposed to blindly killing for his urges, which held no value.