It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 95 Lack of Talent
"Hey, you're blushing, let me check..."

“Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!”

"Be obedient! Let me have some!!"

Amid a series of sharp explosions from Fu Yongta, Xia Zhi still easily reached out and took the magic contract from his hand.

This contract was borrowed and improved from the spell contract used by modern magicians to make an agreement that must not be violated - the self-enforced certificate, and became the first generation Xia Zhi's personal modified version of the contract.

The core principle of the Self-Enforcement Certificate is to utilize the magician's own magic seal function to impose the curse of "Geas" on the caster himself. In principle, its effect cannot be removed by any means.

Even if the swearer has passed away, as long as the magic seal is passed on to the next generation, even the soul after death will be bound.

Therefore, although the effect is extremely powerful, there are indeed many inconveniences and limitations.

For example, it is almost exclusively available to modern magicians who possess Magic Marks, and can only be used on themselves, due to its "self-enforcement" nature, meaning that despite its power, it can only be used for self-restraint.

Normally, magicians would choose to enter into such a contract only when there was mutual restraint and assurance.

Xia Zhi originally wanted to master a powerful enough contract method, so he took a fancy to this simple and easy-to-learn spell. However, he was not too keen on self-restraint and self-limitation, and was more inclined to apply it to others.

Therefore, he tried to disassemble this type of spell contract, and according to its principles, templates, frameworks and other key elements, he worked out a variant contract model by copying it and quickly put it into practice.

——If we view it as a technology, it is easy to dismantle and imitate.

——Anyway, it won’t be more difficult than reverse engineering a Noble Phantasm.

Currently, this first-generation magic contract is still in the experimental improvement stage. Although it is not perfect, it can only reach the level of usability.

But for goals that are not mysterious or magical, it is sufficient to achieve its basic functions and there won't be any major problems.

Its advantages are that it does not rely on magic seals, is applicable to ordinary people, and is not limited to self-restraint and self-limitation...

As for the disadvantages, it is naturally that the restraining power of the technique is relatively limited, and the effect of "Geas" is not as strong as the level of a curse, nor can it continue to work tenaciously after the target's death.

"Very good, the contract has now come into effect." Xia Zhi checked it and nodded with satisfaction, holding the rolled-up contract document in his hand. "From now on, Fu, you will not be able to disclose relevant information to others."

"When someone else asks you a question, all the relevant information will be temporarily sealed and blocked from your mind. Without you knowing it, you naturally won't be able to leak even a little bit..."

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"Uh... is that so?"

After calming down a little, Fu breathed a sigh of relief. Although his eyes were still fixed on the contract document, he then moved his gaze away from the document, scanned the surrounding environment, and tentatively stated -

"Last night, we actually misunderstood Ms. Kotori, so we went all the way to the suburbs to find her, and then encountered a monster from another world, but fortunately, Mr. Xia Zhi saved us..."

Gradually, he felt that something was not right, and his voice became lower and lower.

Finally, he slowly stopped talking, and he became less confident.

"Hey, wait! Can't I still say it? It seems to have no effect. Do I have to say it in more detail to be banned?" Student Fu looked at the young man opposite in confusion, with doubts in his mind.

"Of course not, it's just because there is no "others" here. Everyone here is an insider like you."

In response to this, Xia Zhi responded calmly and gave the answer:

"We all know what you know, so how can this be considered as revealing information? If you want to test it, you can try to bring it up again after we return to the classroom."

Anyway, students have already been discussing this matter a lot, and all kinds of opinions have emerged.

Naturally, there are many people who use this as a topic of conversation, or who claim to be the initiator in a joking tone. There are many such examples. If Fu Yongtai just casually agrees with a few words, it will undoubtedly not attract others to investigate further, and there is no need to worry about anyone really paying attention.

He also took this opportunity to personally test it -

See what other key points in this contract need to be revised or paid attention to.

"I see. That puts me at ease now... So this contract is mainly to prevent me from accidentally leaking secrets, right?"

Fu Yongtai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. The other party's rigorous attitude gave him no reason to question. After clarifying the core role of the contract, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but couldn't help asking:
"This is definitely not the kind of contract that makes you a magical girl, right?"

He was indeed startled by this unexpected "surprise" just now——

I can’t even imagine how shocking the scene would be if I were to change my job and become a magical girl.

Especially the crucial transformation segment. It is certainly pleasing to watch beautiful and lovely girls perform such a show, but if a man like him does the same thing, it is really hard to accept.

Think about it... No! Don't think about it! If you think about it, your rationality will evaporate!
Fu Yongtai subconsciously felt a chill at any tendency towards this line of thought, as if even his hairs were standing on end. Even if there was even the slightest hint of this thought, he would subconsciously feel a chill and goose bumps.

Fortunately, this was just a joke, and the contract did not have such a terrible effect. It was just a means to avoid subsequent troubles and help him escape the official censorship mechanism, which made him feel relieved.

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"..."

A subtle silence spread, forming an indescribable pressure in the air.

"Hey, why aren't you talking?"

Fu Yuta forced a slightly stiff smile, a trace of cold sweat seeping out of his forehead. He tried to break the silence, with a bit of nervousness in his voice: "Surely... surely it can't be a magical girl's contract or something like that?"

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Xia Zhi cleared his throat, looked away, and answered with a hearty smile: "Well, you can say that the main function of this contract is to transform people into magical girls, but the side effect is that it is difficult for people to reveal certain secrets easily..."

"Bridge, bridge bean sack..."

Hearing this, Fu Yongta's pupils dilated instantly, and his eyes dimmed quickly, as if he had suffered a heavy blow. He instantly turned from a man full of dreams into a lifeless salted fish, and the light in his eyes was instantly extinguished.

"Why is there such a setting? What are the main effects and side effects?!"

"Then just think of the core function of this contract as a confidentiality agreement, and the side effect is that it turns people into magical girls..." Xia Zhi was very understanding and gave a suggestion, guiding the other party on how to accept this explanation.

"That makes sense... Hey! Wait!"

Fu Yongtai was stunned for a moment, and spoke subconsciously, but then he immediately reacted and shook his head repeatedly.

"No, that's not right! That's not the point at all! Why does it have such a side effect?"

"Of course there is a reason for this, because this contract itself is used by our world to select qualified people to become magical girls - yes, as you are surprised, magical girls do exist in the world - but for such a mysterious thing, a certain degree of confidentiality is naturally required, right?"

Xia Zhi cleared his throat at the right time and continued with a serious expression: "Otherwise, you wouldn't have been exposed to such a secret just now... So, it is reasonable for the contract itself to come with such restrictions, don't you think?"

This seems to make sense...

Fu Yongtai was speechless for a moment.

The fact that magical girls actually exist is surprising enough, but what is even more unexpected is that it sounds like the world over there has actually formed a complete set of standardized procedures for this, taking everything from selection to confidentiality into consideration.

It's even written directly in the contract, which really keeps up with the times.

So what the other party said seemed to make sense, and there was nothing wrong with it. But his subconscious still felt that something was wrong, as if there was something wrong.

He hesitated again and again, and finally said: "But, but...is there no other possible choice?"

"This is the most convenient way..." The young man spread his hands helplessly, with a regretful expression on his face: "I believe you must have seen before that I am just a crude warrior who can only fight and kill with a sword..."

He smiled self-deprecatingly and said frankly, "I really lack talent in areas such as magic and sorcery."

"I can't learn those things no matter how hard I try, especially this kind of contract spell, which requires the caster to have extremely delicate operating skills, which is really beyond my ability to control..."

Xia Zhi sighed with regret when he said this, and concluded as a matter of course: "So directly borrowing from the existing contract is the best option. As long as it's useful, why do you care what kind of contract it is?"

A crude warrior...

I only know how to fight and kill with a sword...

This is of course self-deprecation, but it is not without reason. Fu Yongtai thought about it subconsciously. Although the previous scenes were extremely shocking, the opponent was indeed fighting with a sword at that time, giving people a feeling of a "warrior" rather than a "mage".

Perhaps there are some preconceived notions, just like the job characteristics in the game, certain inherent cognitive labels are deeply rooted in people's minds.

As soon as I saw the warrior profession——

I subconsciously think of melee, physical, and thick blood...

As soon as I saw the mage profession——

I subconsciously think of ranged, magic, and fragile skin...

These two roles seem to be two parallel lines. In people's general cognition, the boundary between them is clear and distinct. At least in Fu Yongta's opinion, this statement is reasonable.

(End of this chapter)