Caspian received and fully assimilated the nature and use of this new function of his talent.
The sheer ridiculousness of this talent left him vibrating visibly with excitement.
Caspian could draft a contract for someone he wished to take under him, to work for him _ and on that contract, any and everything he wishes to give to that employee, and what he wishes to receive in return, can be made possible.
It doesn't matter how ridiculously outrageous the contract terms gets _ as long as he has the gold coins to print the contract _ and it's between two parties _ all is possible.
Caspian, restless and wanting to test the nature of this absurd talent, settled crosslegged in his living room cushion, ignoring all the commotion that was going on in the outside world .
No guns, bombs, explosives, grenades or zombies will be able to penetrate the fortress that is his apartment _ at least, not this early.
Caspian settled his thoughts as he muttered inwardly _
'Draft Contract'
A blinding golden light exploded in Caspian's sea of consciousness, Caspian's very essence was transported inside of himself.
As he appeared in a void of his own mind, shimmering particles of golden motes started coalescing together into a shimmering golden rectangular paper that looked like a scroll, just about six inches in height and four in width, with the bottom looking transparent.
A golden quill pen hovered in front of the scroll, its tip inlaid and flowing with golden threads that made invincible connections that seemed to lead nowhere, as they hovered in tandem with the scroll.
Instinctively, Caspian knew what to do, as he began to will his first thoughts onto the scroll, the quill moved on its own and began writing _
[[Miner's Contract]
[This Agreement is made and entered into between _
Party A: Caspian Shade (Hereinafter referred to as "Party A")
....
]
]
Caspian was deliberating who amongst the two women currently staying with him would be most suited for this complex experiment.
Catherine, honestly didn't mean much to Caspian, she had yet to prove her worth to him in any way, there's no karma between them.
But Emma .... Caspian had complicated thoughts _ or was it feelings _ towards Emma _ which he clearly was not yet ready to address, as anything that isn't part of his revenge plans going forward _ can simply be shelved _ at least that's what he's striving to convince himself of.
But again, she was a perfect candidate for something daring Caspian was planning to try out in this very first contract _
And he would try to see if he could this early on in the game, dispel himself of a glaring weakness that plagued him, in his last life _ still making sure to take necessary precautions for his own safety.
Caspian was exuberantly thrilled in his sea of consciousness _ for he knew what he was about to attempt was breaking every rule and knowledge he had regressed with from his two years of apocalyptic hell.
But he pushed on, as he willed the quill on the scroll _
[ [Miner's Contract]
{ This Agreement is made and entered into between _
Party A: Caspian Shade (Hereinafter referred to as "Party A")
Party B: Emma Witherspoon (Hereinafter referred to as "Party B") }
{ Terms Of Contract:
_*Party B receives an SSS grade combat related talent upon signing the contract.
_*Party A concurrently receives Party B's talent.
....
}
]
Caspian Paused at this point_
This was it_
This was all he needed to confirm, if this was indeed possible, then _
Caspian by now, understood the nature of this sub talent pretty well.
He couldn't just state on the draft that he alone wants the benefits on a contract that would be signed by a second party in order to come into effect.
The draft would go through some validation process to make sure that it abides by the basic rules of a standard contract between two parties.
And the more the contract leans towards him, the more expensive it becomes to print _ so by his understanding, trying to gain strength indirectly by using the people who sign his contracts as an anchor _ was the best idea he had been able to come up with, after pondering ways to properly utilise this _ literal cheat sheet.
The audacity he had to employ to request for an SSS grade talent from this contract, knowing fully well, that in all his two plus years of his previous life, SSS grade was the highest level of talent he had ever heard off, got him giggling in Glee _ why settle for less, when you can have more ?.
Caspian took in a non existent deep breath, since he was in his mind space, and willed the contract to take effect _ his entire revised plan hangs on the outcome of this gamble _
[Checking Validity Of Proposed Contract...]
[Contract Valid ✓]
Caspian: ".."
"It actually worked ?! "
"What the fuck?!!!!!!!"
" It actually fucking works??!!!"
"SSS fucking grade ?"
...
The cussing kept spilling out of Caspian's mouth as he stared at the golden notification in disbelief.
Then he began laughing maniacally in his mind space _
"Heheheheheheh!.."
"Yes!!!!, Yess !!! , Finally"
"The Albuses !"
"Elizabeth !"
"Madame Chive ! "
"Dexter Bright !"
"Admiral Hennessy!"
....
"I will make you all pay, I will make this apocalypse much more hellish to you all and those you care about.."
Caspian's laughs twisted into seething rage, as he recalled past connections and interactions, obvious indications that he was being made a fool of, but he was too blind to notice.
"I have no idea what this apocalypse is, or what the system is, or where it's leading, but I will build my kingdom with this and see if even gods can dare challenge me, when am done"
Caspian's mind was overflowing with thoughts for applications of this sub talent and how he could better draft it to fulfill his needs _ when the next notification chimed in...
[Initializing Print Cost ....]
[50,080,000gc]
[Print Contract ?! ]
Caspian glanced at the draft in front of him and at the outrageous amount of gold, but he didn't flinch, he was still smiling.
"This amount of gold is even very cheap, considering what I spent on that bitch and what the albuses and associates syphoned through me in my last life"
"Since this is possible _ let me get serious and draft this contract exactly the way I want it for Emma, to whom I owe a life _ and for myself_ especially for myself"
Caspian willed the quill anew _ the print cost previously shimmering in gold dissolved into nothingness _ as new lines began materializing on the scroll_
[ [Miner's Contract]
{ This Agreement is made and entered into between _
Party A: Caspian Shade (Hereinafter referred to as "Party A")
Party B: Emma Witherspoon (Hereinafter referred to as "Party B") }
{ Terms Of Contract:
_*Party B receives an SSS grade combat related talent that complements her nature upon signing the contract.
_*Party A concurrently receives ten times the upgraded version of Party B's talent.
_*Party A receives 50% of Party B's acquired Gold Coins.
}
{ Terms Of Contract Termination:
_*Contract is terminated only if Party A wills it.
_* Party A retains all benefits when the contract is terminated.
_* Party B loses all benefits when the contract is terminated.
}
]
Caspian smiled with satisfaction at his newly drafted contract.
This new draft focuses heavily on himself, and he was a little dreading what it would cost to print out something like this.
Would he be getting a talent of similar grade to his 'gold mine' since he's requesting ten times the quality of an SSS grade talent?
Since Caspian didn't even know the grade of his own talent, he couldn't say _ but this draft would make him absurdly overpowered.
And imagine having ten, twenty, one hundred or more individuals _ all under him, generating gold coins and carrying out missions for him.
The sight was wondrous to imagine, and with continuous upgrading of his main talent, he was certain that gold coins needed to print these contracts will never be an issue.
He would only bother with who was worthy to become part of what he was building and who would become stepping stones for himself and his people.
With a steady mind, he willed the newly drafted contract for validation _
[Checking Validity Of Proposed Contract...]
[Checking Validity Of Proposed Contract...]
[Checking Validity Of Proposed Contract...]
Caspian was sweating metaphorical buckets in his mind space, at the delayed validity verification _
"Fuck!! "
"Has the system discovered me ?! "
[Checking Validity Of Proposed Contract...]
"shit, I knew it!! "
[Checking Validity Of Proposed Contract...]
"I was too greedy with my request!"
[Contract Valid ✓]
"I definitely should have requested for more, I was too humble with my request"
Caspian's mutterings were cut off with the new notification _
[Initializing Print Cost ....]
Then he saw what nearly blew his metaphorical mind_
[500,060,000,000gc]
[Print Contract ?! ]
Caspian : ".."
"What in the Actual Fuck!!!! ?"