Chapter 581 - 314: Death Gazer
Seeing Raine and Leonore walk into the secret chamber, Lilith, who was sitting, immediately stood up and greeted nervously:
"Lord Raine, Her Highness the Princess."
Leonore noticed that this extraordinary female mage of the Talin Association, although her complexion was much better than it was in the square before, still had a look of fear when she glanced at Raine, her gaze hardly dared to linger.
This made her even more curious.
What exactly did Raine do before?
To make this beautiful female mage so panicked and lost?
Raine also naturally noticed this.
With a slight mental stir, Raine immediately thought of a way to test her.
He replaced the ’Shapeshifter Bloodline’, and then cast one of the shapeshifter’s signature abilities, ’Surface Mind Reading Spell’.
Surface Mind Reading Spell lv1: Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power, you can read the surface thoughts of a creature within a 20-meter range, such as their name, mental state (whether fearful, happy, sad, etc.), and current thoughts (scattered memories), etc.
(Note: The stronger the other party’s spiritual power, the less information you can obtain, or you may not be able to obtain any at all.)
Suddenly!
A blue light flashed across Raine’s eyes.
And in his mind, he immediately felt Lilith’s current mental state: ’slight fear, concern’, and at the same time, some of Lilith’s scattered thoughts emerged—
"Don’t be afraid, be calm, be calm!"
"I’ve surrendered, so they shouldn’t kill me."
"...he’s a man, so he should like women, right? If not, I can still..."
The above information flashed briefly in Raine’s mind.
Although not much, it basically proved that Lilith in front of him was truly afraid of him.
And this also proved that she was most likely not pretending to surrender, but truly wanted to surrender.
However...
Raine’s mind also flashed with Lilith’s last words, and his expression towards Lilith inevitably became a little strange.
Speaking of which.....
Although mages often have unique bloodline inheritance, making them either handsome men or beautiful women, but the appearance of the woman in front of him is also at the top level among female mages.
Meanwhile.
Lilith naturally felt the feeling of her mind being peeped at just now.
But as a ’captive’, she did not dare to resist.
Besides, she couldn’t guess that this was a monster skill displayed by Raine using ’Shapeshifter’, and justifiably thought it was Leonore or Raine using some magic item to try to judge whether she was truly surrendering.
"Lord Raine, I sincerely want to be your follower." With a tight heart, Lilith quickly expressed herself.
Raine nodded, saying nothing.
Instead, Leonore stepped forward two steps, using a gentle, comforting voice, "Lilith, I appreciate and welcome your initiative to surrender..."
Before coming, Leonore had already told Raine that she would play the role of emotional soothing, while Raine would give the role of ’strict father’ depending on the situation.
".....However, the Talin Association has always been known for conspiracies and tricks, so if you want to prove your sincerity, Lilith, mere statements are not enough."
"I understand, Her Highness the Princess, I can swear an oath, and I can also provide you with some classified intelligence about the Talin Association in the Soladin Kingdom."
While being held alone in the secret chamber earlier, Lilith had naturally thought about this, so she said it without hesitation at this moment.
"Not enough, I have a special necklace here, the ’Soul Contract Necklace’, perhaps you’ve heard of it. If you are truly sincere, you must sign with Raine...."
"I am willing!"
Lilith’s straightforwardness stunned Leonore for a moment.
This answer was even faster than most newlyweds answering the priest’s questions.
It should be noted that although the soul contract is not as harsh as the Faustian contract, once signed, it means absolute obedience.
Such a thing, doesn’t need more consideration?
Leonore couldn’t help but have a thought cross her mind—’Does Lilith have a way to revoke it?’
But she quickly dismissed this idea.
Although the power of the Soul Contract Necklace is below divine power, the problem is, how many people have the chance to face divine beings directly? Let alone having them help cancel a contract.
And Raine, standing next to her, was not as surprised as Leonore.
After all, through the Surface Mind Reading Spell, he basically understood what Lilith had in mind.
Of course, this only represented Lilith’s current mental state.
The human heart can change.
Especially a beautiful, cunning, changeable female mage.
Therefore, Raine naturally would not oppose Leonore’s proposal.
"Lilith, very good, you are very cooperative. Come, drop a drop of blood." This time, Leonore took out a deep emerald gemstone necklace from her bosom and handed it to Lilith, saying.
"Then, recite the oath of allegiance."
"Yes." Lilith obediently pricked her fair finger, letting a drop of crimson blood fall onto the emerald gem.
In an instant!
A deep green light radiated, along with the sound of Lilith’s vow: "I, Lilith...pledge to serve Raine...never betray!"
Meanwhile, Raine also emitted a faint green glow, and something more appeared in his mind.
Although indescribable, it was like a switch for some link, as if he could influence Lilith with just a thought.
Watching this scene, Leonore nodded to herself in satisfaction.
This meant the ceremony was successful.
The allegiance contract ceremony generally can be divided into two types: voluntary allegiance ceremony and forced enslavement ceremony.
The former requires much less energy consumption than the latter since it’s voluntary, achievable through the contract gemstone necklace, with almost no risk of failure.
While the latter, requires much more effort.
Not only does it require a huge gap in strength between the two parties, but the ceremony also carries a higher risk of failure.
In fact, since Lilith is an extraordinary strong person, the forced enslavement ceremony is almost impossible, even a legendary powerhouse is unlikely to achieve it.
So, this is also why Leonore has always been puzzled about one thing—
Why is Lilith so afraid of Raine?
Preferring to sign a contract rather than becoming an enemy of Raine.
But now is not the time to ask this, she had something more important to inquire about.
"Lilith, tell us about the Talin Association’s arrangements in Soladin Kingdom."
"Especially the situation of top powerhouses." Seeing the ceremony completed, Leonore congratulated Raine and immediately asked.
"Well, actually, Lord White Mann is the head of the Talin Association in Soladin Kingdom, Lord Haigen is here to help, and as for the Red Dragon Mage Lord Felmar, he is also invited to come."
"This time all...." Saying this, Lilith glanced at Raine.
Leonore understood Lilith’s meaning, all three were killed by Raine, and there was no need to introduce them.
However, Leonore slightly frowned and said, "No legendary powerhouses?"
"There is, but not from the Talin Association’s inner ring." Lilith also became serious, continuing, "Rather, there is a cooperative relationship with the Talin Association, the legendary Eye Demon Hillarack, who is responsible for monitoring the legendary powerhouse Duke Musadi in the kingdom’s capital, Rapids Castle."
"Hillarack? The Death Gazer Hillarack who caused the suicide bombing massacre at Trill Harbor over a hundred years ago?" Hearing this name, Leonore’s heart immediately sank, and she quickly asked.
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