Chapter 492 – Contract Successful

Chapter 492 – Contract Successful

“It’s been five minutes since she signed the 《Preliminary Contract》! The 《Dawn Society Membership Contract》 isn’t even long — why is there still no response after all this time?”

Number 21, Apprentice Lane.

Four Sorceresses, each holding a Dawn Society Management Card, stared at the “Society Members” column on the management window, their hearts tense with anxiety.

“Could it be that she saw the name ‘Mo Lan’ written in Witch Script and doesn’t recognize what it says, so she’s hesitating?” Lilith said.

“That shouldn’t be it!” Mo Lan was also somewhat uncertain. “In all of Valen, there are only two types of writing that people can see but can’t remember — Witch Script and Draconic.

The Dragon race is famously stingy and proud. Back when they coveted other races’ cuisines, they would still come to the Mainland for a stroll. But after their own culinary culture shot far ahead of everyone else’s, they rarely left their own territory anymore. And when they do venture out, it’s to the Well of the Sky to unearth delicacies and treasures from other worlds — why would they bother setting up some kind of society?

Besides, even when Dragons sell Magic, they trade magical knowledge that you have to study before you can use it. Only Sorceress Magic can be used immediately upon gaining access rights. It should be obvious that it’s a Sorceress, right?

Could it be that I wasn’t ‘friendly’ enough that day? Did she form a bad impression of witches?”

“You performed wonderfully that day! I think it might be the price — it’s too expensive. It costs permanent active psychic power equivalent to 6 Mana! After Greta finished constructing those few Apprentice-level spell structures, her remaining active psychic power was barely fifty Mana. Spending 6 Mana all at once would leave her with even less active psychic power to draw on afterward. It’s probably normal for her to hesitate a bit,” Vasida said.

“6 Mana of permanent Mana just to buy an abridged version of Card Magic — that really is a bit expensive,” Sylph agreed.

When they as witches bought the complete version, it only cost 3 Mana!

Mo Lan didn’t think the price was expensive. “The 3 Mana price is a special rate for witches, and it was also to earn more disposable Mana in a short period to support my card design and research.

I’m no longer short on disposable Mana now — what I’m lacking is permanent Mana.

The whole point of creating the Dawn Society is to acquire more permanent Mana. Since the other party is of a different race, naturally the terms aren’t as favorable!”

“What if Greta refuses to sign the contract?” Sylph asked worriedly.

“If she refuses, then we’ll just have to find another human mage as our target,” Mo Lan said. She didn’t want it to come to that either, but if the other party gave up on her own, they could only search for a new target.

Still, she felt Greta’s hesitation had really gone on too long.

After thinking it over, Mo Lan used Clairvoyance Spell, hoping to catch a glimpse of some hint.

An image appeared in her mind — it seemed to be a scene after Greta had signed the contract and become a Dawn Society member. In the vision, Greta adopted the posture used for praying to the God of Light and murmured a prayer in a low voice.

Because it was a prophecy, Mo Lan heard it clearly.

When the vision ended, Mo Lan’s eyes were full of bewilderment.

“How did it go?” Vasida asked anxiously.

“She will sign the contract.” Mo Lan described the contents of her prophecy.

“She praised the Dragon race?” Lilith was confused. “What do the Dragons have to do with anything? Wait — she doesn’t think the name on the contract is written in Draconic, does she?!”

Mo Lan nodded, her feelings complicated. She consoled the others, and also herself:

“It’s actually better that Greta misunderstands it this way. It means the true origins of the Dawn Society can stay hidden a while longer — it’s safer that way.”

The Sorceresses: “…”

“I suppose we should be glad the Dawn Society’s origins haven’t been exposed, but why don’t I feel the least bit happy about it?” Vasida sighed.

“We witches are the ones who made this, so how did the Dragons end up getting the credit?” Lilith said indignantly. “I think she just hasn’t read enough. Moira, assign her a few reading tasks later! Let her have a good look at what the actual differences are between witches and Dragons!”

Even Sylph didn’t object. “Moira, make some book cards on general knowledge!”

“Reading tasks wouldn’t work well, but book cards — that I can do!” Mo Lan agreed.

She never could have imagined that despite having planned for everything, the other party’s ignorance would produce such an unexpected twist.

Greta was the first human contract-holder they had chosen — the spark among humans that could set the prairie ablaze. She couldn’t be too weak or too ignorant.

In the small room in the attic of the Gold Globe Flower Inn, Greta finally ended her mental storm. She examined the 《Dawn Society Membership Contract》, and after confirming there were no hidden dangerous clauses, she signed her name.

The next moment, the contract in her hands was enveloped by pure power of contract and vanished before her eyes.

At the same time, she felt that a portion of the psychic power she could command had been permanently lost.

But she had no mind to dwell on the lost psychic power, because a screen of light condensed from some unknown magical energy had appeared before her eyes.

She shook her head, but the light screen remained fixed in her vision.

If not for the four characters spelling “Dawn Society” in Common Script displayed at the top of the light screen, she would have suspected she’d been hit by some strange Magic.

【Dear Nightmist Apprentice, welcome. Please now follow the beginner’s guide to master the usage of the special Magic “Dawn Society”!】

【Please tap the magical light screen with your finger to proceed to the next step.】

The appearance of the guide text calmed Greta down.

She followed the guide and began interacting with the magical light screen.

After a series of basic operations, Greta mastered how to use the Dawn Society special Magic and was deeply impressed by its marvel.

Previously, she had been terrified of losing her trial card, carefully sewing a hidden pocket into her corset to conceal it. Every time she needed to take it out, it was inconvenient.

But now, this special Magic — the Dawn Society — allowed her to use it anytime, anywhere.

As long as she activated privacy mode, no one else could see the light screen or its contents.

The cost of using it was also very low. Keeping it open for half an hour only consumed active psychic power equivalent to 1 Mana, and low elemental affinity didn’t affect the casting results either. She could effortlessly summon the magical light screen and dismiss it again.

Just the operation of summoning and dismissing the magical light screen alone — during the beginner’s guide, she couldn’t help testing it several times over.

It was simply that she had never used Magic so smoothly before.

Every Apprentice-level spell she had learned required reciting long incantations to beseech elemental force, and there was always a chance of failure on top of that.

The content displayed on this magical light screen amazed Greta even further.

Inside, there was not only a Card Shop stocked with all the various resources from the 《Dawn Society Resource Catalog》, but also spatial slots for storing cards and an information panel that recorded member personal data.

Although Greta was merely a lowly Apprentice-level mage, she felt that even Advanced Magic couldn’t be this wondrous.