Section 220 The Flower of Evil (5)
In a house in the concession of Bofeng City, on the improvised altar, the handwriting mixed with the blood of Kehorin and others fell on the magic contract.
An aura of magic instantly enveloped the person who signed just now, but the person in the room who did not sign did not feel anything unusual.
But this was not the end, as the aura of magic had just receded like a tidal tide, and a large, vague image suddenly appeared in the sky above the contract.
The virtual image appeared for a very short time, shorter than the time of a blink of an eye, and it was very strangely blurry.
The reason why I say very strange vagueness is that when it appears, it can actually be recognized as a general appearance, although it may be incomplete, but few people can remember what this virtual image looks like afterwards.
The only thing I can remember is that when this virtual image appeared, the far-reaching, vast, ancient aura brought out at that moment had a god-like majesty.
Solomon was one of the few people who could remember the appearance of the illusion and roughly know what was going on, and even he had to be surprised, because he didn't expect the witnesses drawn by the magic contract to be so powerful.
Let's talk about the nature of this magic contract first.
In fact, as mentioned earlier, the simplest magic contract is to rely on the magic on the contract to form some kind of prohibition on the contractor, and if it is violated, the contract prohibition will be triggered, or the other party in the contract will be sanctioned, and the higher magic contract does not deviate from this principle, at most the prohibition is more flexible, stronger, or more terrifying.
For example, the magic contract that Kehorin and they are signing now is an extremely terrible magic contract, which is a dying type plus a curse type, needless to say, a dead type. That is, those who break the contract will be harmed by the magic ban. But if the contractor is strong enough. Or if there is some kind of substitution for death, it may not necessarily be impossible to save his life, so the researcher of the magic contract has invented the curse type, so that the person who violates the contract will still be attacked by the curse type if he escapes the contract, and the kind of magic contract they are using now is also the most terrifying in the cursed type magic contract, because even if they are okay, it will continue to their descendants, if their descendants are strong enough, maybe three or five generations can disappear. If the descendants are not strong enough, then it is not impossible to influence more than ten generations.
However, the above classification of magic contracts is described in terms of power, and there are also different ways, in addition to forbidden magic contracts, there are also magic contracts that allow third parties to witness.
This magical contract, when signed, will absorb the breath of the signatory, and radiate to the endless plane, if any powerful creature or god from the other plane is attracted to it and is willing to become a witness to the contract, it will add another layer of insurance to the contract.
For this Witness, if it is a god of the Word of Faith, then the faith in the magic contract will be the best source of divine power. This is because both parties are temporarily 'believing' in a third party, and if there is no deliberate idea of deception in the first place. Then this temporary belief as a source of divine power is very pure, but the belief is not in a fixed god, but in a third party generated by the contract, which needs to be transformed by the third party itself, and until the contract is completed, this source of faith will always exist.
And if the other party is not a god of the path of faith, but is just some kind of powerful creature, the magic effect preset in the magic contract will also convert the mental power of the person who signed the contract into a positive effect on the third party, or increase the lifespan, or bring a permanent solidification effect, or produce a long-term attribute increase, or a short-term attribute increase. The specific effect depends on the magic preset in this magic contract, as well as the strength of the signatory, and the strength of the third-party witnesses recruited.
As for the third-party witnesses recruited, if the maker of the magic contract is very familiar, it can even be approximate to a specified "invitation", of course, this invitation is not 100% successful.
Because the essence of the magic contract to attract third-party witnesses is actually to use the mental power of the contractor to create enough attraction to the third party, so that the third-party witnesses are happy to witness.
It's like making a dish that somebody likes, and then you attract somebody to eat it, and then when they come to eat it, they find out, oh, you have to be a witness to eat it, and that's what it is.
But the problem is that the same dish may not be eaten by the person you want to eat, even if you make A's favorite dish and have the greatest chance of attracting him, you still can't get rid of the possibility that B also likes it.
So there is no 100% designated invitation, only based on the fact that the more familiar you are with the Witness you want, the greater the success rate.
This similar reason is a bit like when Cecilia helped Solomon attract high-level contract demonic beasts on the altar of his magic tower, but as a result, a few of them were attracted, and in the end, you fought for it.
Of course, the more familiar you are with the witness who wants to come, and the magic effect on the contract is aimed at attracting it, the more likely this designated effect will occur, and if the believer of the way of faith in this area wants to attract the god of his belief to witness, then the advantage is leverage, because there is already faith, and the god can almost be the first to react as long as he does not actively refuse.
Having said that, the magic contract signed by Solomon and them this time is actually a double effect, that is, the aforementioned instant death type plus curse type, and also invited a third party to witness it.
Of course, this kind of third-party witness, because neither side has a god or any powerful creature that can be trusted, so it has to be made into a popular dish and randomly attracted.
Anyway, the creatures that are randomly attracted will be the worst creatures above the seventh order, and the creatures that do not reach the high level, even if there is a contract to actively diverge the divine thoughts into the endless void, no creature can happen to encounter it.
In addition, encountering it does not mean that they will agree to witness, because since the contract book has intimidated the breath of the contractor, ordinary high-level creatures have encountered and compared, and if they find that they are not sure to restrain the contractor at all, they may not dare to be this witness. Because the role of the third party of the contract is to be the sanctioner in the event of a breach of the contract, although it can rely on the magic contract to get benefits, but once the contractor breaks the contract, and the third party does not perform its duties to help punish the violator, then the prohibition of the magic contract will also harm the witness.
Khorin's magic contract was with the Creator Corporation. It was not Solomon who signed on behalf of Chuangshen Company. It's Saberry.
But the witnesses he attracted this time surprised Solomon. The virtual image and the aura that came out just now may not be so clear to others, but he couldn't be clearer.
That power even he feared, the law of creation of life and the law of destruction of death coexisted in him, and he turned out to be a god.
And it is not known which plane was born of an ancient god, at least Solomon had never seen it before, he only knew that his name was called Oka because of the magic contract, and it seemed to be the god of life and death.
Solomon couldn't help but sigh. The infinite plane is so vast and strange, the plane where this god is located is at least a silver plane, and maybe even a golden plane.
The signing of this magic contract, because it involved the god of life and death, made the god in the dark inadvertently come into contact with a lot of information about Cologne.
Of course, based on this information alone, and the existence of the awakened plane will of the Cologne multifacet, Oka may not be able to accurately find the specific road sign of Cologne, unless there is a breach of contract, and the defaulter has been in the Cologne multifacet. The overlap of the two will increase the possibility of him crossing the border.
But there's no denying it. Magical contracts are one of the root causes of attracting creatures from different planes, and sometimes some powerful creatures are willing to act as witnesses even if they don't see the benefits that magic contracts provide, because the contract itself does not have them, but the actual side benefits can give witnesses the opportunity to locate new planes.
The signing of this magical contract represents the guarantee of the creation of the god company to help the city of Bofeng to borrow money from the bankers of Asturias, the amount of the loan is determined by the city itself to purchase weapons, and the company is responsible for purchasing or introducing equipment merchants for them to choose, and Solomon promises to interfere with the food transportation of the imperial army.
The above are the benefits that can be obtained in the early stage of Bofeng City, and the equivalent payment is that after keeping Bofeng City, Bofeng City will plant a large number of plants called rosemary, which will be purchased exclusively by Chuangshen Company, the price is the same as the price of grain, and the payment obtained by Bofeng will offset the previous loan amount; if it affects the food supply of Bofeng City, Chuangshen Company will provide stable grain purchasing or introduce grain merchants; in addition, after the war, Chuangshen Company has the right to build roads in the territory of Bofeng Territory leading to the Binfu Kingdom.
Khorin has always refused to give up judicial power, and although he has realized that it will be easy for the Asturians represented by Solomon to really want to invade Bofeng City, they seem to have some kind of scruples, and they prefer Bofeng City and himself to take the initiative to hand over some power to them, rather than using forceful means.
Solomon was generally satisfied with the above exchange.
It is very easy for Asturias to capture Bofeng City, but in this way, it is too conspicuous, and the Apuro Empire is very likely to divert its attention from the Aurora people, and it is not too necessary to go head-on with the strongest force of the aborigines, which requires Asturias to pay more investment, but it is cheaper for the Aurora; Once discovered by the Aurora, it is very likely that the Aurora will bring in the Titanians as a helper, as they are not sure that they will fight the Asturians alone, but the Asturias also do not want to fight the Titanians at the same time in Cologne plus the Aurora, as well as the natives and other variables.
It's not that it can't, but for now, it's not worth it.
But this does not mean that Solomon cannot do it, just like now, by aiding Bofeng City, once Bofeng City succeeds in independence, then the most basic benefit can let the people of Bofeng City grow rosemary.
On Titania's side, Duke Alvarez had successfully introduced ambergris to the Emerald Continent, gaining the favor of the High Elves and their allies, such as the Centaurs or the side blood tribes of the Elves.
As a result, the Duke of Alvarez's already shrinking trade quickly recovered, and the sales of ambergris cream led to other goods, and some goods that were previously not allowed to be sold by the High Elves were also relaxed.
For this reason, the Duke of Álvarez eagerly asked the supplier to increase the supply volume, to which Solomon agreed to increase the supply volume step by step, but at the same time put forward the corresponding conditions, that is, either the two parties jointly operated, or the Duke of Álvarez allowed the supplier to occupy a certain share of the sales, that is, the Álvarez family piggyback on the supplier when selling the ambergris cream to the Emerald Continent, and the two sides agreed on the market share.
This made Alvarez very hesitant, and he has not yet decided which option to agree to.
But whatever the Alvarez family decides, the supply will need to be increased, and this involves the cultivation of rosemary in large quantities.
Of course, it can also be cultivated in the Keos plane, but the cultivation of rosemary has been proven to be the best way to provide a large amount of intelligent flesh for its growth, and the flesh of intelligent creatures is the best booster for rosemary.
But in Asturias, it is only possible to obtain so many corpses by massacres or large-scale wars, let alone the living, and the next best option is to breed ordinary animals, but in the end it is not as effective as the flesh and blood of intelligent creatures.
What is inconvenient to obtain in Keos, but not necessarily in other planes, of course, the plane where Asturias has achieved stable rule, or is ready to gain benefits through stable rule, is not suitable, even if it is fueled by a pile of corpses, it is probably unacceptable to ordinary people after they know it, especially if the high elves know that the ambergris paste they are obsessed with is such a raw material.
So it is necessary to find a new plane, preferably in turmoil, where there is a war, and where Asturas has no major interests, and it is safest to plant it by bewitching the natives and then buying it.
This is one of the main reasons why Solomon helped Bofeng City and Kehorin, by helping them, he can indirectly influence this plane, in the long run, prepare for future intervention or profit, and in the short term, he can also solve the problem of large amounts of rosemary cultivation.
With the signing of this magic contract, a large amount of ammunition was replenished to Bofeng City like a tide.
Five days later, the nearest garrisons in the vicinity were ordered to arrive under Sid's command, which rejuvenated the Imperial army, and Sid tentatively invented another attack, but was quickly repelled by a fierce counterattack from Bofeng.
At this point, Sid gave up the attack with peace of mind and continued the confrontation.
The best hope is that the Apuro Empire will have time to send enough troops to support him and destroy the rebels before the great battle with the aliens, and if not, then the ultimate goal is to send them enough food so that he can continue to besiege the inhabitants of Bofeng City and make them run out of food and surrender. (To be continued......)