Chapter 144: The Divine Power Contract of Heshan!
Just the table of contents and the keyword index took Lin Ke a long, long time to write.
But with the table of contents, keywords, and prompts out, the framework of the book was considered done.
"No feedback at all... Does it mean that only by completing it can feedback be gathered? Or is it because there isn't a suitable professional trait to receive feedback?"
Lin Ke finished writing, but didn't feel anything special.
However, he wasn't writing it for feedback, but to clear his thoughts on how to develop Azanen next.
Military strength can't be rushed; one can only wait for the People's Knight Order to slowly grow, along with the training of the militia.
Currently, the best place for training is a sub-dimension, but Lin Ke doesn't have a sub-dimension under his command; he can only wait for Garoce to return or consider it in the future.
As for wealth, it is also not urgent; it needs to be accumulated slowly, connected with the arrangements Lin Ke made in entertainment.
Technological strength also requires financial support and the guarantee of power.
Calculating it all, Lin Ke still can only develop step by step for now.
Keep writing the book slowly!
Thus, Lin Ke continued writing, focusing on the first volume about military affairs, including some theories and tactics.
He wrote like this for several days. During these days, Lin Ke also went to the Thunder Power plane to look for Ove, but Ove hadn't returned from shopping yet.
Speaking of iron wire, it's easy, but magnets were something Lin Ke had only played with once as a child; it was a natural magnet.
Artificial magnets are relatively difficult to make, so Lin Ke thought it might be better to use natural magnets.
Just unsure why Ove was so slow.
Meanwhile, people specifically sent frontline battle reports to Lin Ke. Under the Eldest Prince's leadership, they advanced triumphantly, managing to hold back the Magical Beasts.
Even several legendary avatars of the King of Magical Beasts couldn't overwhelm the Eldest Prince.
The embodiment of a god varies in aggregation methods, and the number that can be formed is also plenty.
But legendaries are different.
Legendary avatars are crafted from various materials, and an ordinary legendary finds it hard to form an avatar. Exceptionally powerful legendaries only have one or two.
However, the power of a legendary avatar far exceeds that of a divine embodiment.
The avatar of the King of Magical Beasts couldn't defeat the Eldest Prince's avatar, not only due to a power gap perhaps but also due to differences in the materials used to craft the avatars.
The Eldest Prince firmly held the Great Wall Fortress, which remained good news for Azanen.
As for Count Giant Sword, Count Akel, and the others, so far, they seemed to comply meekly with the Eldest Prince, but they deliberately had battlefield reports sent over, evidently trying not to offend Lin Ke.
However, while Lin Ke was quietly writing every day, an unexpected guest arrived.
...
In the reception room, Lin Ke sat in the main seat, with Butler Billy behind him, while John was outside busy with something unknown.
Standing before him was a robust, large woman.
"Honorable Count Linke, Heshan extends to you its sincere respects, wishing for an eternal friendship between us."
Lady Heshan made a standard bow, then stood up with a smile and said, "Lord Lin Ke, how has life been lately?"
Lin Ke nodded slightly, then gestured to the seat beside him, indicating she should sit down, and asked, "Your purpose for coming this time is..."
Lady Heshan cautiously patted her pants, then half-sat on the chair before speaking, "I came this time for my master, Count Akel." Having said that, she glanced at Lin Ke.
Lin Ke remained calm, waiting for her to continue.
Thus Lady Heshan went on, "Count Akel said they are aware of the consequences of this matter, and they will support you in front of His Majesty afterward."
Lin Ke nodded, still without speaking.
Seeing this, Lady Heshan immediately retrieved a piece of sheepskin parchment from her ample chest, which had ancient Naseng secret texts written on the back and gave off strong magical waves.
"This is... a divine power contract? Of the Moon Goddess?" Lin Ke raised an eyebrow. Having just recently interacted closely with the aura of the Moon Goddess, he could sense it.
Being able to distinguish the divine power auras of gods is almost a compulsory course for many clergy, but others may not remember so many.
"Count Linke's vision truly surpasses Orland Lake." Lady Heshan praised him and handed over the divine power contract.
Butler Billy stepped forward with a smile, examined the divine power contract up and down, then handed it over to Lin Ke.
Lin Ke took it, glanced over the densely written text in the Naseng language, and realized it was something akin to a master-servant contract!
"Count Akel bought me from slavery and gave me a good life. This is the last thing I'm doing for him... The Count instructed me to work with you in the future, and the shop in Parrot City is also entrusted to you."
Lady Heshan explained on the side.
Following Lin Ke!
It's more like being sold to Lin Ke than following him.
Previously, Lady Heshan had managed to control the underworld of Parrot City, including the Mercenary Union, relying on Butler Billy's tiger skin.
Her talents in the underworld are something Lin Ke genuinely recognizes.
Moreover, in addition to Lady Heshan, Count Akel also attached a divine power contract worth over one hundred thousand gold coins to ensure Lady Heshan's loyalty to Lin Ke.
Lin Ke was not pretentious, avoiding saying any foolish "people aren't goods" type of words and directly signed his name.
The original contract already bore the name Heshan, which was "Lenna Sicordo," making the divine power contract immediately effective, establishing a link between the two.
Lin Ke felt a movement in his heart, able to vaguely sense Lady Heshan's presence, though not as clearly as Little Lucky.
"Count Linke, I will serve you from now on." Lady Heshan rose from her seat, kneeled on one knee before Lin Ke, and thumped the spot above her heart with her right hand.
She did not utter any follower's oath, as her identity was more akin to that of a slave.
"Stand up." Lin Ke's tone was flat; Lady Heshan was probably 1.9 meters tall, even kneeling down was taller than him.
"Yes, Count Linke... Uh, Young Master Like, also about the arrangements in Parrot City?" Lady Heshan stood up but did not sit back down, instead remained standing.
"No rush, let's put those matters aside for now." Lin Ke looked into Lady Heshan's eyes and asked, "Lady Heshan... I'll call you Heshan! Can you first tell me some basic information about yourself?"
At these words, Lady Heshan slapped her head, "Right, I forgot to mention... Count Linke, you already know my real name, and additionally, I was someone of the Holy Life Alliance, at least in my childhood. However, I was later sold into slavery, my parents and family are all dead, leaving me only the family-inherited plane..."
Getting quickly into character, Lady Heshan began recounting her background and specialties.
As it turned out, Lady Heshan possessed the bloodline of a Rock Giant; her mother came from an unknown sub-dimension, a descendant of the Rock Giant.
Count Akel spent a fortune buying Lady Heshan, because of this bloodline and...
And regarding the situation with the Holy Life Alliance!