“But an equal contract is different.
“After you enter into an equal contract, the Magical Beast and its master are on equal terms. They rise to glory together and fall to disgrace together. When a Magical Beast has its own mind and consciousness, and its heart is closely linked to its master’s, they can coordinate with each other with great rapport and achieve an effect where 1+1 equates to more than 2!”
“Oh, I see!”
Meng Lei nodded slightly, as if deep in thought.
“There’s also something else that you must understand—when one enters into a master-servant contract, they are usually forcibly subduing a Magical Beast. This is a contract that the Magical Beast signs in a situation where it’s resentful and unreconciled to its fate. But now?”
Ol’ Amos sighed and said, “The Titanic Dragon-Ape infant is still young and is oblivious and ignorant of the outside world. If you raise it, it’ll see you as its one and only kin.
“In a situation like that, unless you’re suffering from brain damage, why would you enter into a master-servant contract that’ll turn it into a puppet?”
“Ol’ President, you’re right. That makes a lot of sense!” Meng Lei agreed wholeheartedly. Then, he scratched his head and said in embarrassment, “But I have a problem... I don’t know how to set up the contractual magic circle for an equal contract!”
“I’m gonna faint!”
Chapter 75: Besieged By Magical Beasts, A Great Army Invades
“You don’t even know how to set up a contractual magic circle for an equal contract? Who taught you your magic basics? Even someone like you can become the top freshman?” Ol’ Amos was very dissatisfied with Meng Lei, and he criticized him sternly. “A qualified Magician... Not only must he... but he must also...”
“Ol’ President, can we leave all that for later and deal with this Titanic Dragon-Ape infant first?”
Meng Lei was rendered rather speechless. Was this old geezer once a Department Head of the Moral Education Department? Hence the terrible work habit of being fond of criticizing and lecturing others?
“Hmph!”
Ol’ Amos snorted, greatly dissatisfied with Meng Lei’s attitude. Regardless, he still taught him how to set up the contractual magic circle for an equal contract anyway. Meng Lei got the hang of it right away and mastered it after just one round of explanation from Ol’ Amos.
He successfully set up the contractual magic circle after that.
Bzzz!
A dreamy, colorful glow enveloped the Titanic Dragon-Ape infant in the little nest, and the little fellow, which was sound asleep, slowly opened its eyes. There was a confused, lost, naive, and adorably silly look within them!
Meng Lei squeezed out a drop of blood and successfully signed the contract. The way the little fellow looked at Meng Lei instantly became a lot more affectionate. It leaned over and rubbed its head against Meng Lei’s hand affectionately as it called out in a babyish voice.
“Wah~ Wah~”
“Haha, it already sees you as its closest companion!”
Ol’ Amos twisted his beard and broke into a smile, a hint of gratification coming over his face.
“Ol’ President, how do I take care of it when it’s so young?”
Meng Lei also broke into a smile, raising the question as he stroked the little Dragon-Ape’s head. The little fellow wasn’t actually that small. It was about the same size as an adult gorilla. It just seemed small and inconsequential relative to an adult Titanic Dragon-Ape, that was all.
“Magical Beasts are tough and ferocious by nature. They’ll grow to become strong and robust in an extremely short time after they’re born. In this respect, we humans have no hope of even competing with them.”
A smiling Ol’ Amos stroked his beard and explained, “You need only to wait for it to pull through its two-days-long weak stage. After that, it’ll become just like any other Magical Beast and feed on raw meat and mature on its own.”
“I see!” Meng Lei clicked his tongue in wonder. “To think that Magical Beast infants don’t actually feed on milk. This particular characteristic of theirs is very similar to non-mammalian animals. How amazing!”
“Non-mammalian animals?” The old academy president stared blankly at him for a moment.
At that moment, a series of chaotic footsteps suddenly rang out. Meng Lei looked over to see a Fire Cloud Mercenaries member running in. “S-sir! T-this is terrible, Magical Beasts have come attacking!”
“Magical Beasts?”
Meng Lei’s pupils contracted, and he ran out of the cave in a flash.
...
Hiss!
Rustle, rustle!
Thump, thump, thump!
Strange, peculiar sounds rang out in the thick, dense forest. Trees shook and weeds broke. The whole forest within five kilometers ahead of them was shaking!
This unusual activity added a hint of creepiness to the usually quiet and dead silent forest. The Fire Cloud Mercenaries members gripped their weapons tightly, their countenances were awfully somber.
The assassins standing guard on the periphery had reported an invading wave of Magical Beasts. Their numbers were unknown, and the targets were making a straight line for this area!
This situation was exceedingly abnormal and completely strayed from the usual workings, but this was what made it even more terrifying instead. One must know that they were currently in the far depths of Magical Beast Forest—even a random old Magical Beast around here was a high-grade one!
Besieged by high-grade Magical Beasts? Just the thought of it alone made one’s scalp tingle!
“Captain, what do we do?” a member asked nervously as he gripped his weapon.
Their leader was calm and rational and stayed composed even in the face of danger. He replied, “No need to fear! With Lord Saint Domain around, what can a mere few Magical Beasts amount to?”
“That’s true!”
The mercenaries nodded one by one, their fear lessening slightly. A Saint Domain expert could destroy the heavens and earth. How would typical Magical Beasts possibly
