Chapter 54 (2/2)

“For this world, power means everything.”

Cain stared blankly back at the short lad with messy black hair and a pair of beautiful black eyes.

He was deeply shocked by his words.

He was born into a noble house and had a good material foundation since young. In the past, he could hardly understand the mindset of the common folk, but now he suddenly understood.

“Since we cannot escape danger, what’s a Covenant of Souls?”

“This is also the screening done by the Vermillion Tower. Apprentice mages who have signed the Covenant of Souls will definitely get the best teaching from Master Reed.”

“Did you not see the recent changes in Master Reed? If a High Mage above Level 10 were to teach us diligently, how long would it take for us to be full-fledged mages? And how long will it take for us to reach the level of an intermediate mage?”

Karl went upstairs after he finished speaking, leaving the handsome Cain looked down deep in thought.

Reed sat in the study on the third floor and slowly flipped through his collection of books.

In the memory of the Progenitor Vampire, he had already read all thousands of these books. For a long-lived race, their accumulation of knowledge was something far beyond any human.

When Karl knocked on the door and told him his decision, Reed was still very satisfied.

It seemed like there were indeed a few smart ones in this group of apprentice mages.

“Master Reed, if you had not taken me in, I would still probably be a beggar on the streets, and I would probably be kicked down the sewer by a passing nobleman. I am willing to give you everything I have, even if it meant my soul.”

Looking at those black eyes filled with determination, Reed’s felt a tinge of cordiality in his heart, as he nodded in satisfaction.

“Very well, your intellect had won you your future.”

He then took out another crystal bottle filled with Manablood.

He had brought out a total of five bottles, and two of them he wanted to keep for observation as he wanted to confirm how long the Manablood could maintain its effect after being away from the Divine Spirit.

The remaining three bottles were part of his plan to be given to his apprentices, but he did not expect the effect of the Manablood to be so strong that it could directly help the apprentice mages to be promoted to a full-fledged mage, and that give him other thoughts.

“This is the Manablood that I have created at a huge cost. You can form the magic model immediately after drinking it. If everything goes well, you should be able to become a mage as Viena did.”

As he took the vial of Manablood, the surprise on Karl’s face could not be concealed.

“Understood, Master Reed.”

After that, Karl knelt on one knee as he placed his hand on his chest, and began to recite a long, tongue-twisting chant.

“Oi…pf….ng…. the great lord who controls death and souls, I am your loyal servant, I am your most devout adherent. I am willing to call upon your power to sign a Covenant of Souls with my master. If this covenant is broken, I shall give my soul, in eternal service to you, oh great God of Death.”

As the last of the words left his mouth, Reed felt through his mind that a majestic and powerful force seemed to be watching him from a corner of the world.

There was also a trace of a soul in his spiritual sea. The spiritual sea was a person’s most essential and secret place, and it was difficult for any foreign objects to enter.

But at this moment, the soul was not rejected after entering his spiritual sea, but instead settled within it very harmoniously.

Reed used his mental power to touch the wisp of soul, and could faintly feel its master’s thoughts.

Karl, at the moment, had fear, reverence, respect, and joy for Reed. It was a complicated mix of emotions.

He could feel that as long as he tore this wisp of soul apart with his mind, the latter would die in an instant, and his soul would become the spoils of the God of Death as pledged.