Chapter 142 Contract Requirements

[You look with some surprise at the folder slapped onto the table, embossed with the Federation's Top Secret insignia.]

["Special External Personnel Employment Contract?"]

[You slowly pick up the contract.]

[On the surface.]

[Your eyes are filled with astonishment and bewilderment.]

[But at this moment, your thoughts are racing.]

[You quickly begin to analyze the deeper meaning behind Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian handing you this contract,]

[and you've mostly figured it out.]

["The Great Grandmaster was with Liu Yiyi."]

["He already has a clear outline of the Heart-Eroding Cult's conspiracy."]

["Yet he still made a choice similar to the one in the fourth simulation."]

["He wants me to cooperate with the Investigation Bureau and use me as bait for fishing!"]

[You secretly ponder the Great Grandmaster's chain of logic.]

[First, he needs to verify the authenticity of the information within those light orbs.]

[Although the Great Grandmaster intuitively believes the information is true,]

[for a top-secret operation involving a resurgent cult,]

[there must be concrete physical evidence and witnesses.]

[Second, and most importantly.]

[In the Heart-Eroding Cult's plan,]

[Principal Liao Xianyu of Longnan No. 1 High School is clearly a key inside agent.]

[And you, as a student of Longnan No. 1 High School,]

[your identity makes you a natural observation post.]

[Combined with your Ninth Stage of Qi and Blood cultivation, you make for excellent bait.]

[Placing you out in the open allows him to monitor the school's movements]

[while also drawing the cult's attention.]

[Furthermore, from Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's perspective,]

[you, Li Ang,]

[are just an unlucky fellow who was given a message in a dream by a mysterious figure]

[and forced to deliver it.]

[You only know that Principal Liao Xianyu might have connections with some evil organizations.]

[As for the deeper "Blood Shadow Life Replacement" plan, the Two-Life Blood Soul Demon, or even the secrets of the Liu Family,]

[you are completely in the dark.]

[A young fellow who doesn't know much, has the right identity, and possesses decent talent—]

[you could be considered a perfect external pawn.]

["Not only that, but the Great Grandmaster isn't sealing my memories."]

["Instead, he's offering this contract, likely as one final test for me."]

[You guess to yourself.]

["He probably wants to see"]

["how I will react when faced with massive temptations of profit and potential crises."]

["What kind of response I will give."]

[Having figured this all out, you turn your gaze back to the contract in your hands.]

[You don't know how the Great Grandmaster plans to handle Liao Fan and Liu Qing,]

[but for now, you must play your part well.]

[You open the contract and read through it clause by clause.]

[The first half of the contract is very official and strict.]

[First is a top-level Non-Disclosure Agreement.]

[Since you came into contact with those dozen or so photos involving the Principal of Longnan No. 1 High School,]

[this is classified intelligence under the jurisdiction of the Federation's Alien Cult Investigation Bureau.]

[As a Federation citizen, you are not only obligated to maintain absolute secrecy,]

[but may even need to accept residential surveillance by the Investigation Bureau if necessary.]

[Then, it requires you to do your best to cooperate with the Investigation Bureau's work,]

[provided it doesn't interfere with your normal studies.]

[Specifically, for certain special cleanup operations to be held in Longnan City later,]

[you are required to provide assistance as an inside agent.]

[Of course, the preceding clauses are all requirements and constraints.]

[The final reward is the main event.]

[When you see the compensation section, you act very surprised.]

[The contract states in black and white: when your Martial Arts Realm reaches the Ninth Stage of Qi and Blood Perfection]

[and you possess the ability to Breakthrough to the Origin Opening Realm,]

[the Investigation Bureau will provide you with a top-grade kaiyuan stone of the highest quality free of charge!]

[Not only that, the Great Grandmaster will also use his personal connections]

[to find a top-tier Yuan Wu Dharma Gate that best fits your Physique to help you with your Origin Opening!]

[Furthermore, once you successfully advance to the Origin Opening Realm and assist the Investigation Bureau in completing the cleanup mission in Longnan City,]

[you can choose to immediately terminate the employment portion of the contract and regain your freedom.]

[Naturally, the confidentiality clauses remain,]

[but if you wish, you can also choose to sign a letter of intent.]

[After graduating from a Martial Arts University, you can join the Federation's Alien Cult Investigation Bureau directly without an examination.]

[You would start as a Grade 2 Investigator!]

[These terms are so generous they are dizzying.]

[For an orphan with no background and no resources,]

[this is quite literally a golden road leading straight to Rome!]

[You finish reading the entire contract, and then... you snap the folder shut.]

[You don't rush to sign it immediately, nor do you show an excited expression.]

[You look up at Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian, who is sitting opposite you with a constant smile.]

[You let out a long sigh.]

["Great Grandmaster..."]

[Your voice is a bit dry, and your hand holding the contract trembles slightly.]

["Behind those few photos... are there other matters involved?"]

["If the Principal just took bribes or did something bad, couldn't you just arrest him directly?"]

["Why make things so complicated?"]

[You swallow hard.]

["I'm just a high school student; I haven't seen much of the world."]

["But I grew up in an Orphanage and have suffered many setbacks, so I know one thing very clearly..."]

["There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."]

["You get what you put in."]

["A top-grade kaiyuan stone, a top-tier Yuan Wu Dharma Gate..."]

["And the promise of becoming an Advanced Investigator in the Investigation Bureau..."]

["These things are too precious—so precious that they scare me."]

[You look directly into Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's eyes, your tone carrying a hint of entreaty:]

["Great Grandmaster, those few measly photos aren't worth such valuable things."]

["The operation you want me to cooperate with... what exactly is it?"]

[Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian looks at you quietly.]

[The awe and rationality you display]

[proves that you are a smart person who knows his own weight.]

["Hehe..."]

[Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian smiles.]