Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Trist took it, glanced at it, and then handed it back to Fang Zhou.

He smiled and said, "Lord Ark, you’ve just arrived at the Blood War Furnace, so it’s normal not to understand all this.

Your ability to utilize Soul Power is truly commendable,

but what you’ve made is not Blood Moon Coin."

"Let me explain briefly, Blood Moon Coins are produced through the [Spirit Juice Crystal Candle].

The Spirit Juice Crystal Candle requires a complete soul, preferably a demon’s soul, to be made.

The Undead Crystal in your hand and these chaotic soul energies have some value, but not high value.

Although they are one of the raw materials for making Blood Moon Coins, high-tier undead cannot directly absorb them, so their value is not high.

However, if the Spirit Juice Crystal Candle is used to turn them into Blood Moon Coins, then the value becomes entirely different."

"So, could this be used as a trading item?" Fang Zhou asked.

"Of course, but the value isn’t high," Trist laughed.

As a Blood Moon Merchant, Trist knew well that rookies who first came to the Blood War Furnace were the easiest to deceive and also the easiest to make money from.

Fang Zhou thought for a moment and said, "If I trade them to you, can’t you then use the Spirit Juice Crystal Candle to produce Blood Moon Coins?"

"No, no, no!

It won’t work. I’m just a small Blood Moon Merchant.

Only those high-tier Undead Lords can have the right to mint coins.

I can’t mint coins, nor can I have them minted.

If you trade these things to me, I might not be able to give you a suitable price."

Trist shook his head hastily, knowing well that even though Blood Moon Merchants were sly, they wouldn’t touch money they couldn’t earn.

"What about a barter then?"

Fang Zhou made another suggestion, as he tossed out the corpse of a Silver-grade Blade Demon, asking, "Do you accept this?"

This was one of Fang Zhou’s spoils from the Abyss Expedition Team that was annihilated during their invasion of the City of Strife.

Trist looked at the Silver-grade Blade Demon corpse on the ground, weighed it in his hands, and smacked his lips, saying, "We do accept demon corpses, but the price isn’t high either.

You know, this is the Blood War Furnace.

The front line of the eternal blood war, and also the front line for demon materials production.

So demon materials don’t have high value here."

Fang Zhou thought for a moment. Being new here, he indeed didn’t have many valuable items.

He then pointed to the Blood Spirit Knight behind him and said, "Lord Trist, how about this:

We’ve just arrived at the Blood War Furnace as mercenaries and haven’t yet found a suitable employer.

How about you hire us to escort you for a section of your journey?

As a reward, you tell us some common knowledge about the Blood War Furnace and pay us some Blood Moon Coins."

Hearing this, Trist showed a bit of interest.

He looked at the cemetery undead warriors behind Fang Zhou, then at his own guards.

Compared to Fang Zhou’s force behind him, Trist’s own guards were indeed a little lacking in numbers.

Although many Undead Lords wouldn’t harm a Blood Moon Merchant, in the Blood War Furnace, no one knew what would happen next.

Especially in the Blood War Furnace, where besides undead and demons, there were countless mercenaries and even some undead armies corrupted by the Abyssal Desecration Aura.

These reckless ones might decide to rob him.

And thinking about the strength of his own guards, Trist indeed felt they were somewhat inadequate in this land of convergence.

Thinking of this, a smile began to appear on Trist’s face, and he said, "How could I trouble Lord Ark to be my guard?"

Fang Zhou saw Trist’s interest and said, "I’ve just arrived here and am not familiar with the place. A cheaper hiring price is acceptable."

"Then... shall we sign a contract?" Trist suggested with a smile.

Upon hearing the word contract, Fang Zhou became cautious.

After all, for undead creatures, a contract witnessed by the Undead Blood Moon Will was quite binding.

Fang Zhou forced a smile and said, "A contract... perhaps we don’t need one."

Ultimately, Fang Zhou had never encountered such a Blood Moon Merchant before.

But judging by his broad physique and sly demeanor, Fang Zhou couldn’t help but be wary.

Trist shook his head, his expression becoming serious: "Lord Ark, in the Blood War Furnace, every transaction must be under a Blood Moon Contract!"

Seeing this, Fang Zhou could only nod. At worst, he’d just have to be extra careful, saying, "Alright then, we’ll sign a contract, but the terms need to be clarified first."

Trist smiled and said, "Naturally, I’ll draft it now..."

"Trist Merchant Group sells a Blood War Furnace Encyclopedia... in exchange for Fang Zhou and his undead followers as escorts, the duration is..."

Trist took out a piece of paper made from an unknown leather, which Fang Zhou suspected was demon skin.

Halfway through writing, Trist looked up at Fang Zhou: "We’ll need to pass through several undead territories, taking about twenty-plus Moon Wheel Days.

So this Blood War Furnace Encyclopedia, in exchange for you escorting the Merchant Group for 30 Moon Wheel Days. How does that sound?"

Moon Wheel Day is the timekeeping method in the Blood War Furnace.

According to the precise timekeeping of Fang Zhou’s clone and Blue Star’s main body, one Moon Wheel Day is roughly the same as a Blue Star Day, which is one day.

Fang Zhou, after thinking briefly, nodded and said, "No problem!"

The most important aspect of a transaction is that both parties are satisfied.

For Trist, the value of this Blood War Furnace Encyclopedia certainly didn’t warrant enough for Fang Zhou to guard this Merchant Group for a month.

But for Fang Zhou, the main goal was to open up the situation.

According to the inherited memory materials provided by the Bone Dragon Uriel, a Blood Moon Merchant was considered a relatively safe place in the Blood War Furnace.

Attacks from enemy demons were of course inevitable, but at least they wouldn’t often be attacked by high-tier Undead Lords.

Staying with this Merchant Group for a while to get used to the Blood War Furnace environment was a good choice for Fang Zhou and Uriel.

Having obtained Fang Zhou’s agreement, Trist continued writing, "...If the Merchant Group encounters an attack resulting in loss, Fang Zhou must bear the corresponding loss due to his negligence..."

When Trist finished writing, he handed the contract to Fang Zhou, waiting for his signature.

Upon seeing the contract, Fang Zhou was immediately overwhelmed.

Trist had drafted the scroll in their vampire language.

As an Undead Lord who parsed and fused lots of Undead Blood Moon authority, Fang Zhou naturally understood the vampire language.

However, when it came to signing a Blood Moon Contract, understanding the language was not enough to put Fang Zhou at ease.

So he said to Trist, "Lord Trist, this contract won’t do."

Trist frowned, showing some displeasure, saying, "Lord Ark, these terms are sincerely proposed."

But Fang Zhou shook his head, saying, "The terms are fine, but I don’t like the drafting style of this contract.

How about I redraft it in Soul Language?"

Soul Language is a universal language for all undead and even living creatures.

However, writing in Soul Language requires the Blood Moon Blessing and high affinity with the Undead Blood Moon Will.

After hearing this, Trist’s face regained a smile, and he said, "That’s naturally no problem."

He was about to retrieve paper to write again.

But this time Fang Zhou stopped him, stating, "How could I let Lord Trist incur further expenses? I’ll write the contract this time."

With that, Fang Zhou took out a blank sheet from his Personal Tomb and rewrote Trist’s contract in Soul Language.

A contract he wrote himself, using paper he provided, essentially eliminated ninety-nine percent of the issues.

Fang Zhou handed the contract to Trist, waiting for his signature.