Free Web NovelWhen Lu Yibei was studying the contents of the si ye book, {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} she already knew that the urban legend' subordinate contracts had two types: equal subordinate contracts and unequal subordinate contracts. An equal subordinate contract is the type of subordinate contract she signed with Du Sixian, Mengmeng, and the little darling Coat. Although they are subordinates, the subordinate mark's binding force on them is not particularly strong. Unequal subordinate contracts are divided into two types. The first type requires regular offerings to the subordinate for them to be used, which, from a certain perspective, is somewhat like employment—getting paid to do things. The other type is the enslavement subordinate contract that Lu Yibei was preparing to sign with Zhang Yu. This type of subordinate contract is almost unilaterally beneficial to the Master. Once signed, the subordinate's actions, Spiritual Energy, and even the power over their life and death are at the Master's whim. If Miss Rabbit had signed an enslavement subordinate contract with Twilight Woman, she might not have had a single chance to resist. The current Lu Yibei is no longer the Lu Yibei who was driven to a dead end by urban legend in Happiness Community and could only forcefully reverse the situation through the subordinate mark. She wouldn't be foolish enough to establish an equal subordinate contract with Zhang Yu. Although an equal subordinate contract also has a certain binding force on subordinates, for someone like Zhang Yu, who has already defied Phoenix once for his beliefs, Lu Yibei would not feel at ease if she couldn't completely control his life and death. Admiring Zhang Yu and thinking he can be used is one thing, but guarding against his betrayal is another. Subordinates betraying their Master is not impossible; Miss Rabbit betraying Twilight Woman is such a vivid example right there, so one must be on guard.
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An enslavement subordinate contract? Isn't that like a deed of sale?
Zhang Yu was stunned for a moment when he vaguely heard the conditions proposed by that voice, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse.
Although he could accept being subservient to someone and working for them, for him to completely sell himself out was almost impossible.
If he signed an enslavement subordinate contract, and his Master in the future asked him to do something against his moral principles, how should he conduct himself?
However, he had just opened his mouth and hadn't had time to utter words of refusal when that alluring voice echoed in his ears again.
“Don't rush to refuse. Let me ask you, what else do you have to lose in your current state? I know you're worried that after signing an enslavement subordinate contract, I'll make you do things against your will, but think carefully, do I need to do that?”
“Assuming I wanted to destroy what you uphold, why would I go to such lengths, expend a lot of Spiritual Energy, and save you? Wouldn't it be easier if I just let you fend for yourself, and after you die, I go and destroy it?”
“If you die, then anyone or any urban legend can destroy what you uphold, but if you live, you only need to guard against me. A single enemy you can guard against, or countless potential, unstoppable enemies—I believe you will choose, right?” ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
After listening to Lu Yibei's words, Zhang Yu fell into a long silence.
Seeing this, a hint of cunning flashed in Lu Yibei's eyes.
Not continuing to firmly refuse means he has wavered, and wavering means it's time to press the advantage!
“If you're still not at ease, I can promise that when signing the contract, I will add a clause: as long as you faithfully assist me, after five years, I can change the enslavement subordinate contract to an equal subordinate contract.”
“How about it, consider it? In these five years, if I make you do anything against your principles, after five years, you can raise the blade of rebellion against me at any time... Oh, no, with your ability, you should be using a dump truck to hit me, right?” Lu Yibei said.
Her current strength already surpassed Zhang Yu's, and she was confident that she could still completely suppress Zhang Yu after five years, which is why she proposed such a condition.
Moreover, with her way of doing things, if Zhang Yu really planned to betray her, she would probably eliminate Zhang Yu at four years, three hundred fifty-five days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-nine minutes...
Not a minute earlier, not a minute later, it wouldn't do, it wouldn't be desperate enough!
Not waiting for fifty-nine seconds, that was Lu Yibei leaving a minute in reserve to prevent insufficient time for action or unexpected situations causing delays.
After listening to Lu Yibei's statement, Zhang Yu finally wavered and asked with a trembling voice, “Can, can you tell me... who you are?”
“Of course.” Lu Yibei said expressionlessly, “Disaster, the Disaster that wards off Disasters.”
She had originally wanted to say “Blue Yi” or “Wang Bu Liu Xing,” but considering that Zhang Yu would eventually know who she was after signing the subordinate contract, she didn't hide it.
Hiding it was meaningless.
In case a Miss Blue Yi or Wang Bu Liu Xing really emerged from somewhere, things would become a bit troublesome.
“......”
Disaster? This name seems to have been heard somewhere?
Zhang Yu was silent for a moment, trying to search his memory for information about Disaster, but he failed.
Perhaps due to the severe injuries, his thoughts were as chaotic as a half-eaten Planet Cup, making it impossible to think normally.
“Whew—!”
Collecting his thoughts, he let out a heavy breath of turbid air, struggled to sit up, and said with the loudest voice he could muster at the moment, “Disaster, I, Zhang Yu, am willing to become your subordinate and serve by your side!”
After speaking, he collapsed onto the hospital bed, exhausted, as if he had burned out his last bit of vitality and was about to die, his consciousness blurring again.
“Very good, remember what you said!”
In a daze, he heard a voice say this to him, and then a slender finger gently touched his glabella.
The next second, time seemed to stop, everything froze in place.
Then, a faint murmur vaguely sounded in his ears.
“There is Zhong Mountain, there is a woman dressed in Qingyi, she is beautiful and spiritually gifted, capable of awakening gods...”
Terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuations surged, and he felt as if he had been thrown into a furnace, with raging flames instantly engulfing his body.
Then, as if experiencing a hallucination, he saw a desolate desert.
Between the barren heavens and earth, the sky was dark, and the earth was scorched black.
And in this ruined and oppressive world, a figure stood.
Like a ball of fire.
Standing between dry riverbeds and barren mountains, yet wearing a long Qingyi dress, her posture was enchanting and Charm, drawing all gazes towards her, as if she were the center of heaven and earth, the only valuable existence in this world.
The next moment, as that figure turned to meet his gaze, Zhang Yu felt the entire world ignite.
As brilliant light rose from all directions, he heard the vigorous thumping of his heart within his body, and hot blood flowed like a surging tide.
His Spiritual Mark, which had been completely out of control, gradually stabilized, and a faint, warm Spiritual Energy began to flow slowly within his body...
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He didn't know how long it had been, but when a gentle breeze brushed his face, Zhang Yu finally awoke from his slumber. He opened his eyes and soon felt his body again.
Then, he opened his eyes and saw a small, dim wooden house.
Zhang Yu frowned slightly, sat up, and used his spiritual sense to check his body. He found that his injuries had been properly treated; although still covered in bandages, they were no longer serious, and his Spiritual Mark, which had been completely out of control, had also stabilized.
The only misfortune was that he had been in a state of Spiritual Mark loss of control for too long, and his body had suffered severe night erosion, resulting in urban legend-like changes, with some body parts turning into metal.
After a brief check of his condition, he suddenly came to his senses, remembering that he had already signed a subordinate contract with Disaster.
Looking around, the wooden house was empty except for a long table and three chairs; there was no extra decor, nor was there any sign of Disaster.
Where is this place...?
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As that thought flashed through Zhang Yu's mind, he felt a burning sensation in his glabella, followed by Disaster's voice, transmitted through the subordinate mark, echoing in his mind.
“Awake? If you're awake, start working!”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu froze for a moment; he remembered that voice.
It was Disaster's voice, and with the signing of the subordinate contract, her voice seemed to have been branded into his soul.
Had he really signed an enslavement subordinate contract with her? Zhang Yu looked down at his hands, his expression solemn.
Was it too hasty?
What was I thinking at the time?
Wait, will she know what I'm thinking now?
Realizing that Disaster might be able to peek into his thoughts through the subordinate mark, Zhang Yu quickly composed himself and asked, “May I be so bold as to ask, where is this place?”
“This is my God Kingdom.”
God Kingdom? Could Disaster already be Calamity level? Zhang Yu's pupils constricted, and his heart rate slightly accelerated.
He had studied with Phoenix for a long time and certainly knew what a God Kingdom was.
In his understanding, a God Kingdom was something only Calamity-level urban legend could possess.
And before he signed the subordinate contract, he had never thought that Disaster would be a Calamity-level urban legend.
Upon realizing this, his attitude towards Disaster suddenly became much more respectful, “Work? What can I do for you?”
“Can you train people? I saw that you managed your subordinates quite well, so I want you to help train the newly recruited subordinates.”
The fact that Zhang Yu could manage the Mountain City Eclipse Society Chairman faction so well indicated his talent in that area. Now that he had been taken as a subordinate, he naturally had to be put to good use.
A tool, it's a waste not to use him!
Subordinates? Zhang Yu frowned and pressed, “Of course, no problem, but where are they?”
“Walk out of this small house, and you'll see them,” Lu Yibei said. “Before you, I already arranged for a Miss named Ji Yunpei to look after them. You can find her later and tell her that Miss Blue Yi sent you to assist her.”
She paused, then explained, “Oh, right, Blue Yi is one of my aliases.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu felt an uncontrollable, absolutely unviolable thought rise in his mind—prohibiting the disclosure that Blue Yi was Disaster's alias.
Almost instantly, he understood that this was Disaster controlling his actions through the subordinate mark, and his mood suddenly became complicated.
But then, he didn't even have time for complicated feelings.
“Prohibit indiscriminate killing of innocents!”
“Prohibit the sale of source spirits and urban legend organs!”
“Prohibit...”
...
“Prohibit slandering White Little Flower!”
A series of prohibitions flooded his mind, and Zhang Yu's consciousness instantly fell into a brief state of confusion.
Too many trivial matters!
“Prohibit saying Disaster has too many trivial matters!”
Zhang Yu, “......”
A moment later, when Disaster no longer issued any new commands or controlled his actions, he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, adjusted his thoughts, and stepped out of the small wooden house.
With a creak, he pushed open the wooden door, and the moist air, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, from the circular mountain range, along with bright sunlight, streamed over him.
Zhang Yu squinted slightly. After his eyes adjusted to the long-lost sunlight, he looked ahead and saw a shocking scene.
In his line of sight, beneath a sky as blue as if washed clean, surrounded by green mountains like a velvet carpet, stretching to the horizon, nearly a hundred employees of Sunrise Biotechnology Company were gathered on the grass.
Yes, Zhang Yu recognized these people, or rather, some of them.
During his leadership of the Mountain City Eclipse Society Chairman faction in their open and secret struggles with Sunrise Biotechnology Company, he inevitably came into contact with some members of Sunrise Biotechnology Company, and some of these people in front of him had appeared more than once in the intelligence documents on his desk.
And now, Disaster actually claimed that these people were her newly recruited subordinates?
In other words, she poached Zhang Shuisheng's talent?
And she poached a huge chunk, the kind that almost collapsed the foundation.
Well done!
Zhang Yu suddenly grew fond of Disaster as a Master.
Anything that harmed Zhang Shuisheng's interests was something he would unconditionally support. Since Disaster entrusted him with training these guys, he would do his utmost to train them to be obedient!
It's just that...
Why do these guys seem a bit off?
Zhang Yu observed the employees of Sunrise Biotechnology Company, a look of confusion appearing on his face.
Although the Spiritual Energy fluctuation levels of these individuals were not high, whenever they appeared in his intelligence reports, they were either arrogant and domineering or sinister and malicious.
But now, he felt an intense fear emanating from them; almost everyone's face was etched with unease, like walking corpses, their eyes dull and empty, as if they were dispirited salted fish. Occasionally, someone would let out a desperate, terrified scream.
This scene, like a madhouse, formed a strong contrast with the clear waters, green mountains, and blue sky.
What exactly did they go through?
How did they end up like this? Zhang Yu wondered in confusion.
Just then, as if answering the doubts in his heart, Disaster's voice echoed in his ears again.
“Them... I was just worried that if I kept them locked up, they wouldn't be well-behaved, so I gave them a little warning in advance. Don't worry about it, just do what you need to do.”
Zhang Yu, “......”
You call this a small warning?
They're almost driven mad by you, aren't they?
Thus, the slight goodwill he had just developed towards Disaster was instantly extinguished.
This woman is terrifying. Not only does she possess Calamity-level strength, but she is also psychologically twisted and uses excessively cruel methods, possessing the demeanor of a hero!
This was Zhang Yu's first impression of Disaster after he woke up.
