A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 493 Let's sign an agreement first.

Upon hearing such explosive words, Jiang Shuzhou's lips twitched.

You little punk, you think I'm here to sell myself?

"Get this straight, I arrested you, not me. You think you can just decide to have sex with me like that? Wouldn't that make me lose face?"

Jiang Shuzhou slapped away Renotia's outstretched hand in an annoyed manner, sensing that something was amiss.

"So what do you want?"

Renodia had completely given up on love, so she planned to marry first and then fall in love. Putting everything else aside, having a child would make Jiang Shuzhou behave himself.

Sing me a song.

"Get me bred first."

"Let's sing first."

"Mating first."

"Sing."

"breeding."

"..."

And so, the two sides began to pull at each other.

"Not a girl? What kind of beast are you? Why is it all this kind of stuff?"

"You're more like a beast than I am, and besides, I am an astral whale, and I truly am a beast."

Renotia didn't care at all.

I'm already in deep trouble, what's wrong with wanting some benefits?

"Since you're so eager to breed, then take a look at this contract."

Jiang Shuzhou pursed his lips, drafted a contract, and handed it to Renodia.

"An irresponsible scumbag."

This is Renodia's evaluation after reading the first paragraph of the contract.

"Party A, Jiang Shuzhou, will marry Party B, Renodia, and have a child. During this period, Party B must first pay Party A a bride price of 88.8 units of divine crystals (which can be offset by items) and voluntarily give away five planes."

That's not the scariest part; there's more to come.

Additional clauses: 1. The decision to divorce shall be made by Party A, and Party B shall have no right to interfere. In the event of divorce, all of Party A’s marital income and premarital property shall belong to Party A and Party B shall not use them. Party B shall give half of the cultivation points to Party A in the event of divorce.

2. During the marriage, Party B shall voluntarily undertake household chores, such as laundry, cooking, and childcare.

3. If Party A is angry, regardless of whether Party B understands the reason or whether Party B is right or wrong, Party B shall unconditionally soothe Party A's emotions and provide emotional support.

4. Party B shall unconditionally comply with all arrangements made by Party A.

5. The child's upbringing will be entirely provided by Party B, with Party A only offering necessary emotional support.

"..."

After reading the contract, Renodia was exhausted. She collapsed onto the bed like a dead fish.

"Isn't this a slave contract?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuzhou pursed his lips.

"Don't talk nonsense. This is a fair and just contract. Apart from the part about dividing cultivation levels being a bit inappropriate, everything else is normal."

Why do you need so much stuff?

Jiang Shuzhou pondered for a moment, then gave his answer.

"Because I can have children with you."

"..."

Renotia was speechless.

"Can I sell myself to you and have your baby? I can't afford it."

She said it very honestly.

Are you actually thinking about this?

I have to say, this contract is really useful; no wonder so many people back home use it.

Unfortunately, no.

"Well, I'll give it a try..."

Renotia planned to empty her savings to see if it would be enough.

She should be able to scrape together 88.8 divine crystals, after all, there's the inheritance her parents left her. If that's not enough, she can sell her blood to Jiang Shuzhou. Anyway, as a Star Whale, she has high research value and should be able to fetch a good price.

As for the five planes?

If she tries hard and makes an effort, she should be able to succeed.

"Who came up with these contract terms? How could they be so monstrous!"

"Renodia said meaningfully."

In her opinion, no one was more despicable than Jiang Shuzhou, so this clause must have been his idea.

"Anyway, it wasn't me."

Jiang Shuzhou shrugged and said innocently.

"What? Who else but you could come up with such a beastly thing?"

"Then I don't know."

Jiang Shuzhou shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Will you sign or not?"

"I'll sign!"

Renodia spoke almost through gritted teeth.

"But before you sign, I hope you can change this marriage agreement into a slave contract."

Why?

"Because of this, our relationship is normal. After all, I have never heard of marriage being turned into a relationship of slavery."

"It's still such an unequal marriage; there will never be happiness in it."

"So you're happy being a slave?"

"At least it can dispel my fantasies and alleviate my pain."

"Renodia said."

She knew she had no choice; if she wanted to continue her race, she could only stay with Jiang Shuzhou. Besides, she had already been brought here by Jiang Shuzhou, so she couldn't expect to get out.

But a scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Even if she were to be a slave, Jiang Shuzhou could not humiliate her like this.

Who would pay money to be treated like a slave to marry someone else? Shouldn't husband and wife be equal?

Isn't inequality just slavery?

"Tsk, you've thought it through quite well."

Jiang Shuzhou pulled Renotia into his arms, and Renotia did not struggle at all.

She'll just have to make do; she's out of options.

"Take a look at this contract."

Jiang Shuzhou gave Renotia another contract.

This time, Renotia hesitated for a moment, but finally signed the contract.

This might be what they call the domineering CEO's forced love.

The contract was simple, containing only clauses prohibiting betrayal. Generally speaking, it was fairly fair, at least better than the previous one.

"Good girl."

Jiang Shuzhou smiled and vigorously rubbed Renodia's head.

"When will you mate?"

Renodia only cares about this, after all, Jiang Shuzhou can't give her love, and he may even be completely devoid of love.

"No rush. I'm giving you a chance to pursue me. Besides, you know your own fertility. Even if we're together for tens of thousands of years, we might not have a child. What's the rush?"

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Renotia showed no mercy.

"What's the rush? I can live for hundreds of thousands of years. We have plenty of time."

Jiang Shuzhou has a series of mysterious little plans, and at the same time, he has also done some research and has some ideas about the limits of legend.

However, the situation is still somewhat volatile, so it's not the right time to implement it yet.

"Alright, the contract is signed, so you can do whatever you want now."

After Jiang Shuzhou finished speaking, Renodia felt all the pressure on her body disappear, and the suppressed power of the laws gradually returned.

However, Jiang Shuzhou's collar remained around Renotia's neck, and Jiang Shuzhou showed no intention of removing it.

It seems there's still not enough trust.

Renodia didn't say much. That's how it is when you're living under someone else's roof. Besides, she and Jiang Shuzhou would be able to spend a considerable amount of time together, so she didn't care about these things.

Then, he looked at Renoir and said.

"Oh, and don't forget, you'll be my mount from now on."

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