The moment he saw the red mark on the boy's arm, which seemed to have been wound by a python, Curt knew that Hermia was serious.

A covenant with life, as evidenced by flesh and blood...... This form of contracting, known as the "blood contract", exists only among the Zài and Lamia snake races, and they will use this special way to imprint the contract on the bodies of both parties, and anyone who dares to disobey the contract will inevitably die in a miserable appearance.

The Lamian snake race is quite intelligent, but behaves as cunning as their smaller "relatives". In order to avoid possible deception, they devised a variety of methods - the "blood contract" is undoubtedly the most effective and widely used of them.

This kind of harsh contracting is often only used by them among their own kind, and they do not take the words that come out of the mouth of their own people lightly. And once they made a contract with the alien race in this way, it showed that they valued this contract to a considerable extent.

This choice may not have come entirely from Hermia's own habits, but being an assassin was enough to make her wary of everything.

As the saying goes, a country has its own laws, and there are rules for each line, and there will be certain rules everywhere. You must know that even bandit gangs that gather in the middle of no place must abide by some unwritten rules, not to mention the few that take the rules very seriously.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the assassins are lawless fanatics who ignore the law and collect bloody money. Trade the lives of people they see as targets. But few people seem to know that assassins value contracts more than ordinary people, and are even more merciless to those who dare to break them.

The spirit of freedom of contract - the attitude of the assassins to the contract - they gave the client the freedom to choose who was to make the contract. It also gives them the freedom to decide what and how they make a treaty, but these 'freedoms' are basically for the sake of their own interests.

Relatively speaking, the status of the subjects who conclude the contract is equal, and the parties to the contract equally enjoy the right to perform their obligations, treat each other and pay each other, and no one has the privilege of making a contract. In order to achieve the spirit of equality of the contract, those who violate the contract are subject to sanctions. The injured party will receive relief in its favour.

In the case of the assassin, in the absence of a strong overseer, the binding force of the contract is basically derived from the respective attitudes of both parties. The principal who broke the contract was retaliated against by the assassin. The assassination of the betrayal of the client was solved by the peers, and these are nothing new.

"It's a good contract, but I want to make sure of one thing before we get started. Hermia gracefully picked up the glass in front of her and drank the light red wine from it. "Leinster. I look at what is mentioned in this report...... I don't think there's any mention of the target's identity. ”

She snapped her fingers, motioned for Nine Hundred to have another drink of the same kind, then squinted at Curt and said, "What are you doing, you don't even know the identity of the other party, so you came to entrust me to kill that person? Mr. Mercenary, no matter how good a cook is, he can't cook without ingredients." ”

Although there was no obvious expression, Hermia's eyes shone with a slight sly sly - such an unfolding would have worked in her favor.

According to the rules, both parties must be trustworthy. Do not deceive, conceal the truth, do not conclude the contract in bad faith, and fully perform the contract when the contract is performed. When entrusting a commission with insufficient information, the client must provide a larger commission according to the general process. At the same time, you also bear the risk of failure of the order.

Curt did not deny that there was a lack of information about his child labor: "Indeed, after all, the personnel of the guard team have not officially contacted that guy, and the lack of intelligence is normal. ”

Although Curt and Lizzie had already fought the black-clad wizard, the other party was shrouded in a black hood the whole time. Therefore, although the two have some understanding of the information of the black-clothed mage, they have not been able to find out each other's identities for the time being.

The boy shook his head, he didn't seem to have any further information: "It's true that we don't have any further information now, but ...... I suppose Miss Hemia you're definitely a professional assassin, so you shouldn't have a problem taking out a person with insufficient information, right?"

The boy didn't know if he had a brain or not when he said this, and anyone who had been in contact with these special staff members who had been operating in the dark all year round knew that the method of agitation and wearing a top hat had no effect on them. These guys tend to be able to read most of the words.

"Isn't that nonsense, you know, I'm the best of the best!" said Hermia, who was very responsive to the boy's words, and immediately boasted, "I have sent many of these incomplete commissions back to the Sea of Roots in various ways. ”

After saying this, Hermia casually glanced at Curt. It was as if she was going to sue Sù Curt that since she had been pulled into the biography, she had to take responsibility.

"Okay, okay...... I see, you're shrewd enough to shoot. Curt smiled slightly, and the result would be good for everyone, "I'll let you know if we have any new information - we're already in the same boat now, after all." ”

If the boy wants revenge, he needs Hermia's strength, and he has no hope - and Hermia is clearly only interested in the boy. As for Curt, he just happened to use the boy as a trade to pull Hermia to his side.

To each according to his needs, a simple community of interests can be established. At present, the other party is obviously a group full of talents, and if you want to solve this group of crazy people, these forces alone are far from enough, and Hermia is only one of the forces that can be united.

"It's so good, it's so easy to talk to you. Hermia smiled, then raised her glass, "Let's toast, then—after drinking this one, I'll be with you, as long as you don't betray this contract." We are still comrades on the same front. ”

Curt was still trustworthy of Hermia's assurances based on the "blood contract", and since she had said so, she had at least joined her side for now. Curt sighed. Then he pinched the wine glasses that were already on the bar, the inferior cloudy wine glowing wheat in the dim light.

"All right - cheers, Leinster, may we have a good time together. ”

Hermia was a heavy drinker, and from the moment Curt entered the bar, she didn't stop pouring alcohol into her mouth, and Curt slightly regretted her decision to invite her to drink. Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. These may not be expensive, but the quantity definitely makes up for the difference.

But he didn't say anything, but reached out and raised his glass and said, "Okay." Cheers. ”

But before the glasses could touch each other, a commotion broke the calm atmosphere of the bar, and a dozen or so security officers in black uniforms broke through the door.

As the guards poured in, a slightly shrill voice rang out in the store: "We are the Catrice City Guard. Everyone in the room stay in their seats and don't move!"

It seems to be an old acquaintance - it is none other than a security officer named Pike. In fact, just listening to the voice, Curt already expected it. The security officer, who had been investigating on behalf of Grostide in recent days, went on to take charge of something else when the original person in charge returned.

I didn't expect to meet him in such a place.

"Tut-tut, out of the ordinary...... This is really a group of unpleasant guests. Curt muttered, "How did the security officer come to such a place?" ”

His casual complaint seemed to represent the thoughts of everyone present, and everyone rose from their seats with a boiling noise.

"Hmph, a bunch of guys with empty muscles and no brains. Hermia poured the wine from the glass into her mouth, but said to everyone in the shop, "Since the guards have rushed in. Do you think you can stand up to these garrisons with your arms?"

I don't know if the men believed what he said, but at least the ruffians had stopped trying to pull their knives and guns from their boots or belts. They looked left and right at their companions. It seems that Hermia's words just now have let them know the comparison of combat power on the scene.

"Mr. Leinster, why are you here?" Pike's attention was almost focused on Curt, although it was Hermia who spoke first, "you, and the two imps beside you...... What are you talking about with this snake in a place like this?"

Hermia's eyes lit up when he heard that somewhat slanderous word come out of Pike's mouth, but Curt immediately pressed her down, "It's nothing, just came to her to order some potions—you know, my sister's health has not been very good since then, Miss Hermia is one of the best pharmacists I've ever met in this Catrice, and it's pretty cheap." ”

It is impossible for an assassin to openly state his or her profession, and there will always be a lot of identities used for disguise. For example, Hermia's ostensible identity is that of a pharmacist, and there is a pharmacy in the neighborhood with a sign of "Lamia Snake Traditional Medicine", and it is said that business is good.

Not knowing whether to trust Curt's explanation, Pike said angrily: "Nonsense, at least nine and a half of your ten sentences are lying." ”

"What can you think, though, you can't prove that I'm lying, right?" Curt suddenly laughed, and the smile made his sick face look very kind, "There is no suspicion of guilt, and this 'suspicion' is just a personal suspicion that does not even have a crime." ”

"Yes, you bastard is right. Curt's presence here was also unexpected, and Pike frowned as if he had seen something dirty, "To be honest, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore - so you leave me now, right now, right away." ”

He grinded his teeth and reluctantly added, "After all, I'm not here to find you." The lights are so dim in this shop, and I don't even look at your faces—so even if you guys leave here now, it won't bother me, understand?"

Signaling that he had compromised, Curt got up from his chair with a low chuckle, then left a "Goodbye, Sergeant Pike" and led the three of them out of the bar that had been surrounded by the officers. Before leaving, he could hear Pike's whispered whining. (To be continued!)

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