After mastering the resurrection technique, they begged me to extend their lives.

Chapter 65: Apricot Hints? (Seeking First Subscription)

After the rain and clouds dispersed, a rainbow reappeared in the sky above the Radel Forest.

An Xiao and his group stood in the center of the mountain village on the northwest slope, surrounded by timid little eagles kneeling and bowing their heads.

"Human, we know we were wrong! We shouldn't have provoked you and the Mad Bird Clan! Now that our leader is dead, we hope you will forgive us, little eagles!"

"Yes, yes! Let us go! We didn't mean to catch you!"

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An Xiao had a slight headache.

Just now, after establishing a connection with the ghostly bird Avina, he agreed to visit her in the area with the densest thunderclouds in the border mountains on a chosen day, provided that he could successfully unlock the resurrected undead and reach a very high level.

Otherwise, even if we went, we would be left with nothing to do and wouldn't be able to offer her any real help.

The current situation is that the harpies are terrified and want to join them.

But with so many things to do every day, how could I possibly have the energy to take over these fifty-odd people and manage them every day?

Does it mean that wherever it goes, it will be followed by more than fifty eaglets?

Even if we take a step back and say they are alive, they need to be cared for, at least their daily needs such as food and water need to be met.

With the gold coins in his pocket, he could cover his short-term expenses, but from a long-term perspective, it was really hard to sustain.

"You may all step back; I need to think."

An Xiao remained outwardly calm. He beckoned with his index finger to summon one of the more familiar harpies.

"Your name is Nivea, right?"

"Yes, sir! I am a secret agent of the tribe, responsible for monitoring the movements along the mountain path and reporting information to the chief immediately!"

Nivea was very nervous.

She didn't know what would happen to her.

"Okay, very good. Now, take a few people and inventory all the supplies in the village, then bring them to this location and report back to me. I will arrange your accommodations afterwards."

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!"

Nivea was very cooperative.

Under the watchful eye of the Creation Vulture, she led a dozen eaglets to the makeshift warehouse area.

Watching their figures disappear into the distance, An Xiao was about to head towards the location where the pterosaur's corpse was stored when Vita sent her a private message through the [Creation Channel]: "Master, you can actually sign a master-slave contract with them, meow. Among demi-humans, once a completely unequal master-slave contract is signed, they won't dare to betray you, meow."

"Oh?" An Xiao glanced sideways.

I think this suggestion is quite useful.

"Harpies are the most likely to betray their masters, because their desires can expand infinitely. Every now and then, a new harpy will assassinate the original tribal chief and take over. This kind of thing is already commonplace."

"I see."

An Xiao nodded repeatedly; he understood what Vita meant.

Harpies are, after all, living humanoid beings with their own consciousness, and can rebel at any time.

Therefore, the only way to ensure their complete loyalty while they are alive is through this one solution.

"Hela, do you know how a master-slave contract is signed?"

"What?! Boss, you—you can't wait to turn me into your slave?"

Upon hearing this, Hela perked up her ears, and a hint of anticipation appeared on her small face.

"Xing is hinting?!" She rubbed her hands together.

"Speak properly, and stop daydreaming." An Xiao glanced at her sideways.

"Hehe—okay, okay. Although I've never signed one before, my teacher taught me a long time ago. The incantation for signing a contract isn't complicated, and all you need is a roll of parchment to complete it smoothly."

Hela smiled smugly, feeling quite proud of the amount of knowledge she had acquired at the academy.

"Why would your teacher teach you these things if they had nothing better to do?"

"Uh—I don't know either. Maybe I taught it along the way. After all, when I signed the contract with the crow, I used a 'master-servant contract,' which is only slightly different from a 'master-slave contract' in terms of spell logic."

"oh----"

An Xiao guessed that the difference between the two should be that the former is a cooperative relationship, while the latter is a literal relationship.

If a follower disobeys his master, the punishment may not be so severe, but if a servant disobeys, he will most likely die suddenly.

"Then you can do it for me later and help Nivea sign the master-slave contract. When you get back, send me a copy of the relevant incantations; I think it's very necessary to learn them."

An Xiao didn't stand on ceremony with Hela, saying, "This Contract Spell will be useful in many places in the future."

"No problem, boss! We're inseparable teammates! We've survived this ordeal, so we'll definitely share a lifetime of good fortune together!"

Hela was of course happy to oblige. She puffed out her well-proportioned breasts and shamelessly bumped them against him with her firm flesh.

"--OK."

An Xiao turned a blind eye and treated it as a deposit.

Having settled the matter, he continued onward with the other two women, who were not in a good mood. After taking a few turns, they arrived at the area where the pterosaur carcasses were stored.

"Tsk—"

Flies swarmed around, and the smell of decay was pungent.

The creatures dwelling here are completely different from the majestic dragon riders of the Aleient Empire.

It was obvious that the pterosaur carcass in front of him had been left in the open for so long without any preservation measures, and was already incomplete.

"Brother, look at its lower body. The wound is so big it's hard to heal. It probably fell from the sky."

"Hmm. What a pity."

An Xiao shook her head regretfully.

I still remember when it was shot down from high above by Avina, falling like a meteor and crashing into the forest floor, raising clouds of dust.

The massive impact caused it to break one of its hind legs and half of its wing.

Beside it, the original level 50 dragon rider was reduced to nothing but his armor lying on the spot; his body had been vaporized by the harpy shaman's fireball.

"There was a huge hole in his breastplate; it was caused by his heart being ripped out."

"However, leg armor, shoulder pads, and helmets can be recycled."

"Don't forget to take the materials from the dragon's body as well."

An Xiao's gaze swept over everything usable on the dragon rider's corpse, as if scanning for spoils of war.

In this treacherous continent, if you want to live a good life, you have to seize every treasure; that's common sense.

"Boss, skinning a dragon's carcass involves a rather complicated process—I'm not very good at it—"

Hela was preparing parchment and a magic pen when she noticed An Xiao's new request, and she couldn't help but feel conflicted.

She can help him with magical matters, and Airi can handle recovery and healing issues, but physical labor like skinning is something a mage and priest are simply incapable of.

"I'll do it."

At this moment, Hino spoke up.

"While I'm not as professional as the hunters, I can still remove dragon teeth and eyeballs with a dagger. It's just that I'm rather—crude."

For Miss Swordswoman, fighting on the battlefield and vanquishing monsters is just a regular occurrence in her life.

So, for An Xiao's sake, experiencing skinning a pterosaur for the first time doesn't seem so bad, it's just a bit bloody.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

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An Xiao issued the order.

It was dawn.

After Xino finished dealing with the dragon corpse, Hela drafted and copied the entire contract, and Airi leaned against Vita's cat and fell into a deep sleep, Nivea finally returned with a large bag of belongings.

Inside, there seemed to be quite a few golden things.

"This is?"

An Xiao turned her gaze in that direction.

"Reporting back to you, sir, these are all the treasures looted from the village recently! And I've unearthed everything from Lady Salo's hidden stash!"

Nivea, panting, placed the bundle on the ground and opened it, pointing to the gold and silver jewelry inside—jewelry and gold—

Completely siding with them, he introduced, "All the goods stolen from the caravan are here! There are plenty of excellent enchanted weapons, around 460 gold dragon coins! And, the specialties from the island nation of Pegasus that Chief Salo particularly liked to collect—"

Leather collars, barbed ropes, purple mood charms, banana models—I've brought you everything that she says only grown-up sisters would know how to use! She says these are essential items an adult harpy must use every day, and I reckon they're worth a lot of gold coins! Please distribute them as you see fit, my sister and I are willing to follow you unconditionally!