After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

Mu Qiu leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice: "I need someone to go to the Kingdom of Dorakon and deliver a letter for me."

"In return, I can guarantee Lina's safety and raise her strength to the Gold rank. In addition, I will cure your illness and restore you to your full strength. After you complete the mission, I can give you a reward of ten million gold coins."

Sophie's pupils contracted slightly.

The Kingdom of Dolaken?

Isn't that southern kingdom at war with the Aurian Empire?

Several years have passed, and that kingdom has not yet been destroyed?

"why me?"

she couldn't help but ask.

In her view, the other party was clearly not an ordinary nobleman. He even had elven slaves of this rank by his side, so he must have a lot of subordinates.

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes.

That's because he simply didn't have any usable slaves under his command.

To be precise, apart from Adele and Luna, who were the demi-human maids guarding the house, he only had Vera and Fiona by his side.

Since arriving in the City of Earth and meeting the Saintess, Lily has started to disappear, rarely showing herself, and only occasionally will her voice suddenly ring in his mind.

"That's because your status is appropriate."

“A ‘dead’ witch is the least noticeable messenger, isn’t she?”

Sophie fell silent.

She should have died at the stake in the temple long ago; her identity has been her best cover all these years of hiding.

Once she leaves Earth City and the Orion Empire, and without using abyssal magic, no one will know that she is a witch.

However, as long as you cross the border eastward from the City of Earth and then detour to the Kingdom of Dorakon, without passing through the southern part of the Empire, the risk is actually not that great.

The premise is that she can leave the country smoothly, and... whether the other party will keep their promise is hard to say.

"I can give you time to think about it."

Mu Qiu tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said:

"But you only have six days at most, after which we will leave."

Sophie stared at the black-haired boy opposite her, her mind in turmoil.

She didn't really have any choice.

Since the other party isn't buying it, this is the only way to rescue Lina.

But this can be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Since the other party didn't have any lewd thoughts about her, they probably didn't do anything to Lina either. As for that white hair... it's probably because the other party forced Lina to use abyss magic, right?

He knew that his mastery of abyssal magic far surpassed Lina's. The worst-case scenario was that Lina would exploit this weakness and force Lina to serve him.

But as long as Lina is safe...

"I have two questions."

After a long silence, Sophie finally spoke and asked, "Can you help me with the issue of leaving the country?"

"Of course, you don't need to worry about that."

Mu Qiu nodded slightly.

Both the city lord of the Earth City and the Holy Maiden should have a way to solve this problem.

In the former case, he had leverage over the other party, having overheard their private conversations with other legendary professionals. In the latter case, obtaining an entry/exit permit shouldn't be a problem.

"The second question is, who is the recipient of the letter?"

"The princess of the Kingdom of Dolaken".

Mu Qiu spoke again.

“You can tell her that you are Fiona’s messenger, and she should write you a letter and ask you to deliver it.”

"At that time, you only need to come to Radiant City in the north of the empire. I have a manor outside the city there."

Vera, sitting on Mu Qiu's lap, couldn't help but glance at him and whispered, "Master, you seem quite concerned about Fiona, or has your lewd nature come out and you've set your sights on that princess you've never met?"

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes: "How could that be? I don't even know what she looks like."

Vera suddenly said, "But that princess of the Kingdom of Dolaken may not be able to hold on for much longer. Perhaps in a few months, she will no longer be the princess of the kingdom, but the princess of a fallen kingdom."

"Then let Fiona buy her!"

Mu Qiu waved his hand.

This was also part of his plan.

By then, Fiona will definitely have broken through to the legendary realm. After she uses the money to buy the princess, she will surely break the slave contract, right?

Otherwise, how could she get along with her best friends?

One becomes the master, and the other becomes the slave?

Or should one be a free person and the other a slave?

Fiona will definitely break free from his slave contract and become a free person, so she will definitely terminate the contract as soon as she buys the princess!

Otherwise, who would be the master of that princess?

Chapter 129 The Arrogant King? Here, let me see your legs?

"Could you please not tell Lina about this?"

After much hesitation, Sophie finally made a decision.

"of course can."

Mu Qiu nodded slightly, and then took out a slave contract from his pocket.

Only after signing the slave contract can he use the system funds to invest in this witch.

Otherwise, every penny he gives her would be from his personal wealth.

Upon seeing the slave contract, Sophie's gaze sharpened slightly, and her throat went dry.

"Young man, what... what do you mean by this?"

“Since it’s a transaction, I naturally want to make sure you complete my task, instead of taking my potion and running away.”

Mu Qiu tapped the table lightly and said in a cold tone, "Moreover, your strength is too weak. Gold-level power alone is not enough to complete this task."

He learned a lesson from Vera and Fiona.

If he treats these slaves too well, this witch might decide to stay by his side and make money for him in the future.

It's best to be indifferent to this witch; that way, she'll have the motivation to run away with Lina.

Once enough investment has been made in her in the future, they will secretly provide her with the means to escape and help her flee.

In that case, bankruptcy is just around the corner!

"..."

Upon hearing this, Sophie clenched her fists slightly, pursed her lips, and a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes.

The Gold Rank is no small matter.

In a remote town like Radiant City, apart from the local city lord, you can hardly find a single Gold-level professional; Silver-level professionals can already roam freely in the city.

Even in a place like the City of the Earth, there are only two legends.

Among them, Duke Blaine was not a true legend, but only possessed the power of a legendary peak in a short period of time by relying on treasures passed down through generations of his family.

That treasure was originally capable of granting legendary power, but after a thousand years and countless uses, its power has been worn down to less than one percent.

A being of Mithril rank already stands at the pinnacle of the Earth City.

Although she is only a Gold-rank professional, her mastery of abyssal magic is enough to allow her to contend with early-stage Mithril-ranked experts in actual combat. She has also killed quite a few Orichalcum-ranked professionals. This confidence is the result of countless life-and-death battles, and it is also the capital that has enabled her to survive the pursuit of the temple until now.

However, while abyssal magic is powerful, it often comes at a considerable cost.

As for what price they have to pay, that depends on the person they are contracting with.

Even among witches, there are different ranks.

The most ordinary witch is one who has made an abyssal pact with an ordinary demon in the abyss.

Witches offer tributes to demons, and in return, demons grant witches immense power. When witches face danger, they can even summon demons at the cost of their lives or souls.

More powerful witches are able to form contracts with even more powerful high-ranking demons, or even demon lords.

These high-ranking demons, and even demon lords, will grant witches powerful abyssal power, and may even allow them to enslave low- to mid-ranking lesser demons, summoning them to the surface as their familiars.

It is said that the seven demon kings who stand at the top of the abyss occasionally sign contracts with witches they like.

In addition, there are two other types of witches.

One type is the witch who has never made any abyssal pact with any demons, but has unintentionally learned abyssal magic and has been witnessed using it. This kind of unorthodox witch is also the witch who dies the most at the hands of the temple every year.

Finally, there are witches like Sophie, who have made a direct pact with the abyss.

Every abyss thirsts for different original sins: pride, envy, wrath, sloth... These original sins can strengthen the power of the abyss. In other words, as long as humanity possesses these desires, the abyss will never be destroyed.

The destroyed abyssal crystals will gradually revive due to the intense desires of the creatures on the surface, which is why generations of heroes are needed to go and conquer the abyss, destroy the abyssal crystals, and suppress the power of the abyss.

However, if a desperate girl is in dire straits and experiences intense emotions, she might be chosen by the abyss, made a pact with it, and become a witch.

Once a contract is signed, the Abyss will grant the witch one wish and give her a baptism. During the baptism, these witches have a chance to awaken new talents.

Furthermore, once they become witches, their power is also closely related to the original sin they spread.

The abyss that Sophie made a pact with is the second abyss—the Abyss of Wrath.

To incite more people to anger because of her is to be enraged.

Unreasonable anger and the desire for revenge are also forms of rage.

The desire to punish others without authorization, in addition to the powers granted by law, is also considered rage.

The extent of their abyssal power depends on the rage they spread.

This power of the abyss can not only help the witch improve her mastery of abyssal magic, but also directly increase the level of magic power within her body, and can also be used to heal the witch's injuries, fully restoring her magic power...

However, Sophie had already used up all the power of the abyss within her when she fought against a late-stage Mithril Temple Knight.

That temple knight, who was at the late stage of Mithril, was far too powerful, exceeding her by two whole major ranks.

What surprised her even more was that the temple knight, who seemed sunny and cheerful, and had the appearance of an upright paladin, was actually skilled in using poison!

Even with her profound mastery of abyssal magic and the depletion of her accumulated abyssal power over the years, she was ultimately severely injured and forced to flee, suffering lasting health problems...

During this time, she barely managed to heal her injuries, but her body became extremely weak, and she frequently had fevers, colds, and persistent coughs.

But she dared not incite the slum dwellers to rage, as that would only attract the attention of the temple and let them know that a raging witch existed there.

Good thing...

After becoming a witch, Sophie awakened a talent for poison resistance, which reduces the effect of any level of poison on her by more than 90%, and over time she will gradually become immune to the same type of poison.

Otherwise, she would have died at the hands of that despicable paladin who used poison long ago!

In Sophie's view, the Gold rank was simply not enough to measure her strength.

Moreover, if she signed a slave contract, she would never have a chance to turn her life around.

No slave owner would let a slave escape once they've acquired it, right?

"Gold-tier individuals are certainly not weak."

Mu Qiu seemed to see through her thoughts, his fingertips tracing the edge of the contract scroll as he stared at the purple-haired witch opposite him: "But you are going to the soon-to-be-fallen capital of Doraken, where spies from all sides, mercenaries, and possibly even legendary experts are now gathered."

"A mere Gold Rank cultivator's desire to enter the royal palace of the Dolaken Kingdom and meet the princess of the Dolaken Kingdom is not as easy as you think."