Compared to followers, demons are more like personal assistants. Due to the irreversible nature of the slavery contract, outsiders invited to the demon banquet also need a certain credibility guarantee, and the so-called recommender is probably one of them.
Never underestimate human perversion. Not everyone who has a slave will treasure it as a treasure. For example, those who have no shortage of "slaves" in real life are so confident that it is not surprising for them to do anything to their slaves.
The human heart is unpredictable, and the demon community provides a certain degree of protection for the rights and interests of the demons, so that they will not be completely reduced to slaves of the contractors, at least on the spiritual level.
And just like Helen, the demon who recommended the guests to the banquet, they acted like guarantors, guaranteeing the character and temperament of the contractor to a large extent.
The seemingly rough and casual Demon Night Banquet actually sets many thresholds imperceptibly, and the loyalty and dependence of the followers also prevent the contractors who are qualified to attend the banquet from being too entangled in the twists and turns.
Before signing the contract, Mu Hua and his sister each signed an agreement with Barbara and her sister.
Things like two days off a week, no work that involves persecution, no excessive interference in private life, etc...
Compared with the subsequent slavery contract, this agreement can be seen as a gentleman's agreement, or it can be seen as the demons' helpless struggle and final stubbornness.
In this regard, even Mu Hua couldn't help but feel a little pity for Tina, and felt an indescribable strange discomfort in his heart.
As for the slavery contract that was supposed to be signed after hunting the exiles, the Barbara sisters handed themselves over after Mu Hua and Taibetha agreed to the agreement.
From then on, her life was bound to Mu Hua and Taibesha, and she became someone else's dependent.
While gaining their followers, Mu Hua and Taibesha also ushered in the 'harvest season'.
The mountain villa that serves as the demon's lair also stores the wealth accumulated by Barbara and Tina, and these accumulations will become the property of the contractors together with them.
If Mu Hua and Taibesha do not settle down and become naturalized in Alan, when they follow Mu Hua and the others away, this mountain villa will be recycled and distributed to some new generation of demons as their nests.
"Look, these are our collections. Now we really have nothing left." Barbara joked, pointing to several rows of shelves in the storage room.
They have been constantly building up their mental health since they were old enough to understand. Their outlook on life and values are very different from those of the secular world. Compared to the complex emotions of Mu Hua and Tai Besha, Barbara and Tina are much more free and easy.
Weapons, armor, medicinal herbs, metal ores, there weren't many things in the storage room. To be honest, the Barbara sisters were not really rich.
In other words, the sisters' higher attributes among their peers are not for nothing.
As Barbara said, ever since she learned how to extract monster blood, most of their money has been used to purchase monster corpses and magical energy.
Barbara was a graduate of a serious "professional school". It was inevitable that there would be losses and a probability of failure in refining the essence and blood of monsters. And because Tina had not yet awakened, in order to enhance Tina's combat power, a lot of the essence and blood was thrown at Tina.
As an unawakened young demon, Tina has mastered the necessary waiter knowledge and combat skills. She is able to possess a physical fitness of 500+, thanks in large part to the effectiveness of the monster's blood essence. In Barbara's words, she is completely helping Mu Hua to feed the baby.
In the absence of enough minions to carry the burden, one has to choose between money and personal strength.
As time goes by, the sisters' financial situation can be imagined as they spend more than they earn.
As the attributes improve, the sisters' requirements for the quality of monster blood essence become higher and higher.
If it wasn't so difficult to buy high-quality monsters at a suitable price, I'm afraid the remaining things in the storage room would also be sold by Barbara.
"The Comb-Bearing Long Blade, the True Crimson Sword, the Black Rhino Armor, but no staffs or robes?" Mu Hua asked Tina after checking the weapons and equipment in the storage room.
"Except for the Court of Exile, the entrances to several other courtyards in Alan are located deep under the sea, making it inconvenient to enter and exit, and we rarely go there."
"Because of the physical advantages of demons, young demons usually study martial arts. In order to cooperate with the demons, more humans in Alan will choose to study magic. Spellcasting equipment has a big market in Alan." Tina said.
"All sold?" Mu Hua understood without Tina saying more.
"Well, sometimes when Barbara is short of magic cores, she will dismantle some staffs." Tina added. Barbara looked up at the roof, humming a tune, as if studying the patterns on the roof.
"Oh, that's very particular. Sometimes I do the same." Mu Hua smiled and shook his head. It was obvious that Barbara was not a person who was very calculating.
"Is this the tooth of an evil dragon? It's incomplete. Why keep it?" After looking through the equipment, Mu Hua saw a huge broken tooth on a shelf.
"I found it in the yard. It's quite rare. I keep it as a lucky charm," said Barbara.
Complete dragon teeth are top-quality materials, but incomplete dragon teeth will only become harder teeth over time.
"Is there a dragon in Alan's yard?"
"There should be, but few people encounter them. People usually go to the Deep Sea Garden to capture monsters or collect monster cubs, and then release them into the Garden of Exile." "Raise the exiles?" Mu Hua frowned.
"Maintain the ecosystem and prevent the exiles from going crazy due to hunger." Barbara said.
"Your attitude towards the exiles is really contradictory." Tabitha sighed.
"Oh, there's nothing we can do. No one knows whether their descendants or relatives will be possessed by demons. In order to avoid civil strife, exile is also a helpless choice." Barbara smiled bitterly, and Tina was a little depressed.
"Wow, you guys really have something good, is this Chimera Alloy?" Mu Hua's surprised cry interrupted the slightly depressing atmosphere.
Mu Hua took down an ugly egg-sized ore from the shelf. The dark colors mixed together made the ore look like a highly toxic radioactive source.
Although it looks like ore, this thing is actually a by-product of Chimera. Because it can promote the fusion of some high-density metals and magical substances, it is called an alloy.
Chimera is a kind of alienated magical beast with a certain demonic bloodline. They have no ability to reproduce and there are almost no rules to follow in their birth. Therefore, Chimera is also a rare magical beast, and the accompanying substances on their bodies are even rarer.
"I exchanged this for more than a dozen monster blood essences. How about it? Are you satisfied with our 'dowry'?" Barbara said with a proud smile.
"Oh, a dowry." Mu Hua weighed the Chimera alloy in his hand and glanced at the other items on the shelf, but did not refute Barbara's statement.
The contract has been signed, and they are now one of ours. Regardless of whether it is out of pity or for other reasons, Mu Hua tries his best not to develop the habit of attacking and tormenting his own people.
In addition to the Chimera Alloy, there is also a fist-sized piece of Diruman Metal, a piece of Elkan Metal, and a Cross-Boundary Stone suitable for generating a courtyard key on the shelf. Everything else is relatively unremarkable.
As a magical metal, unlike Diruman Metal, Elkan Metal does not have much effect on neutralizing magic. It mainly increases the toughness and durability of equipment.
"Your fighting style tends to be direct melee attacks?" Looking at the things in the room, Mu Hua asked Tina while thinking.
"At this stage, we have been studying combat skills. Barbara has mastered blood-energy mimicry and is trying to learn advanced combat skills. I have not yet mastered blood-energy mimicry." Tina replied.
"High-level combat skills? Can your physique withstand blood and qi mimicry?" Mu Hua questioned.
Blood mimicry can bring about a qualitative change in a warrior's combat mode, and it is also a necessary threshold for advanced combat skills. Not to mention the difficulty of practicing it, even for demons, it is rumored that at least a physical fitness of 800+ is required to practice it safely.
"The demon's physique is quite special, similar to self-regulation. Although the power will be weaker, as long as the emotions are controlled, the blood and qi mimicry will not cause damage to the body." Tina explained.
"Well, no wonder you all choose combat skills as training options. Can these be given to me?" Mu Hua said as he put a few pieces of metal and a true red sword together and asked Taibesha.
Tabitha naturally had no objection, but when she saw that Mu Hua had taken away the more valuable items in the collection, Barbara was somewhat reluctant.
"You're not going to take this bottle of vampire blood? You should be a potion master." Although she had no intention of disobeying Tabitha, Barbara pointed at a bottle of blood and said to Mu Hua in a fit of anger.
"I have no shortage of these things. I have a group of vampire students. I'll try to make a weapon that's convenient for Tina." Mu Hua said with a smile as he put away the items he had picked out.
"You can also forge? When did those vampires become so easy to talk to? Tsk, it's so unlucky to be your student." Barbara's eyes flashed with a strange look, and she stuffed the bottle of blood to Tabitha without any hesitation.
"All our assets are here, you can divide them up as you see fit. The rooms have been arranged, would you like to stay and rest tonight?" Seeing that Tabitha and Mu Hua were getting along harmoniously, Barbara's face showed some relief again.
After all, she and Tina belong to Mu Hua and Taibesha respectively. If there are many conflicts between the two, she and Tina will not be very comfortable.
"Well, take a rest. Tina, come back to the room with me." After looking at Tabitha and confirming that there was nothing else, Mu Hua turned to Tina and said.
As Mu Hua spoke, Tina's body stiffened noticeably. Tabitha and Barbara seemed to be hesitant to speak, and both women looked at Tina at the same time.
"Tonight... tonight..." Tina's face flashed with a brief sense of embarrassment, but she quickly regained her calmness.
"What are you thinking about? I have something to tell you. Let's go." Mu Hua raised his eyebrows, met the strange looks from Tabitha and Barbara, and said with a pout.
"Yes, master." Tina's face was expressionless, and she pronounced the word "master" quite heavily.
"Tsk~ Man! Master, shall we go back to the room too?" Looking at Tina who followed Mu Hua away, Barbara had a complicated expression. She turned to look at Tabitha with a weird smile on her face.
"You...Barbara, stop pulling me, you...what do you want to do?!" Being pulled by Barbara, because of their family relationship, Tabitha felt some strange emotions from Barbara.
"Ha, what are you thinking about? I have something to tell you. Let's go, Master." Barbara imitated Mu Hua's tone and dragged Taibetha into the bedroom while she struggled. . . (End of this chapter)