Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 122 The Surrendered Siren

The three siren sisters, paralyzed on the ground and struggling to even stand up, were in a pitiful state. Even the simple act of bowing down to the human in front of them to show their submission brought tears to their eyes, as they were already severely injured.

They longed to hug each other and cry their hearts out, then swim back into the sea, treating everything that had happened that day as a nightmare, forgetting today, and forgetting all the naive fantasies they once had about this land they had longed for.

Unfortunately, it was all too late. The human male standing before them was the culprit behind their current miserable state, the protagonist of their nightmare, and the source of their suffering.

They did consider resisting; in fact, as soon as the enemy approached, they tried to use their innate abilities to take down this enemy chieftain who had delivered himself to their doorstep in one fell swoop.

Contrary to their gentle and harmless appearance, these sea nymphs, who consider themselves daughters of the ocean, have historically had little interest in any other race besides mermaids.

Their innate ability—Berserk Charm—is far superior to ordinary spells. Not only is it more powerful than the third-circle arcane spell of the same name, but more importantly, it is easy to cast and has a wide range of effects. They can simply sing to attract the attention of creatures around them.

The Echinon Cloak that Zhang Yuan possessed was somewhat similar, except that its accompanying first-level arcane spell, Charm of Humans, could only fool weak monsters. Anyone who dared to wear it to charm ogres or the like would probably have to test the hardness of their spiked clubs with their skull.

In fact, almost all magical creations such as the Enchanting Cloak and the Alluring Cloak are made primarily of the hair of water sprites or siren women, so the alluring power of their source is self-evident.

But this devilish guy easily shattered all their confidence. Their charm, which had always worked every time, was like a stone sinking into the sea, not even on him or on all his subordinates.

The guards who had once gathered were almost entirely slaughtered by the enemy leader single-handedly, and their greatest support was now useless. They had lost all strength to even stand up, and the sirens, already in despair, simply gave up on themselves.

As Zhang Yuan sized up the three siren sisters, some thoughts began to stir in his mind. Don't be fooled by their current appearance; they're not even as good-looking as Sister Feng. When they first appeared, they truly amazed a certain magician.

Upon further reflection, I realized that I completely countered the opponent's most powerful charm ability, and close-quarters combat was even more of a joke; they were probably just giving me a massage or tickling.

Sirens not only possess charm spells, but they can also use their enchanted bows and arrows, making them ranged units. The best among them may even possess some of the abilities of bards or druids, such as healing spells or confusion spells.

Of course, all of the above are just excuses. The key is that you can't have a team full of tough guys, right? I spent over twenty years in my past life churning out fireballs, and now I'm forming a group of bachelors in this life? I can't accept that.

I'm a mage myself, so having a maid or secretary is perfectly reasonable!
So, shouldn't we give the other person a chance?
Zhang Da Guanren's lust is just like his shamelessness, and Zhang Yuan's shamelessness has always been blatant.

The three sea monsters on the ground, when looked at by someone's unbridled gaze, huddled together in fear, like little rabbits being cornered at their doorstep by a big bad wolf.

"Since you are also intelligent beings, I will give you a chance to convince me, and it would be best if I could believe that you have a reason to live."

Although he intended to keep them there, Zhang Yuan wasn't going to let them off so easily. How could he demonstrate his methods and authority if he didn't teach them a lesson?

Zhang Yuan had no intention of playing mind games with these siren women. If they couldn't offer him something compelling, he'd just give them a quick death.

The siren women looked at each other in silence for a while, noticing that the human opposite them was looking increasingly hostile, and that the tall warriors behind him were gradually closing in.

It was the leader of the siren who hurriedly spoke up:

“Your Excellency, we may become your concubines or lovers. If you do not trust us, we are willing to give you our true names.”

After saying that, she put on a docile, helpless, and pitiful posture.

Master Zhang laughed heartily, seemingly pleased with himself: "Good, very good."

Then, amidst the sirens' relieved expressions, he snapped his fingers—thump!
But Xiao Xiao stepped forward from behind, stretched out her large, winnowing hands, and grabbed the other two sea monsters, one in each hand. The sea monsters' joyful expressions froze on their faces.

Zhang Yuan's smile grew increasingly playful: "You can continue to try your little tricks, but I must kindly remind you that if I see through your schemes again, your best friend might be turned into dried fish by my stone golem."

Are you kidding me? As a mage who has diligently studied the Oath of the Spellcasting system, how could Zhang possibly believe such a trick? It sounds so real. True Name Binding, mastering the True Name Contract of demons, devils, or elemental beings can indeed control them, but the siren, a native of the prime material plane, is not a concept at all like life from other planes.

It's easy to see what their true intentions are in offering this as a condition.

Holding the two siren girls in her hands, Xiao Xiao blinked her truly sapphire-like eyes, tilting her head back and forth, curiously looking at the two petite creatures in her hands.

Xiao Xiao was a little confused as to why her master didn't make her throw the things in her hands high into the air or smash everything with her fists like before.

But that doesn't matter. Xiao Xiao is curious about many things, and fighting isn't his only source of enjoyment.

Oh, wait, it seems the master has given a new order. Hmm, I understand.

Then, under the horrified and desperate gaze of the siren leader, Xiao Xiao slowly began to clench her hands. The movement was very slow and gentle, but even so, the two siren girls, who were already seriously injured, still cried out in pain and fear.

"Stop! Please, make it stop!" the siren pleaded desperately, grabbing Zhang Yuan's trouser leg.

Even though her eyes were wide open and her voice was hoarse, the mage opposite her just watched coldly, without even a hint of reaction.

As her sisters' cries grew increasingly piercing, she hardened her heart:
"I swear to Ambori, let them go, please let them go!"

She finally abandoned all wishful thinking and, with tears in her eyes, revealed her bottom line.

*Snap*, another snap of fingers.

Xiao Xiao stopped what she was doing and then carefully placed the two sea monsters on the ground.

After finishing everything, the stone man scratched his head, completely baffled as to what his master was up to.

Ignoring his own little doubts, Zhang Yuan slowly walked up to the siren who was crying and hugging and comforting her two sisters.

"If I were you, I wouldn't waste time crying. The sooner you make a contract, the sooner you'll get treatment. It's your choice."

As he spoke, Zhang Yuan took out a scroll.

“We can swear an oath now, I, Syle,”

"Wait a moment." Zhang Yuan interrupted Xier's oath and, under the other's surprised and fearful gaze, unfurled the scroll and began to recite.

“Scio, Didici, Pecto”

A white sphere of light appeared between Xier and Zhang Yuan, hovering in mid-air and flashing continuously.

Then Zhang Yuan took out three more sheepskin scrolls and placed them in front of the three Xier sisters.

"I originally prepared this for other creatures, but I never expected it to be used on you."

Someone said in a friendly tone, "Congratulations, you've really gotten a great deal."

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