Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 123 Newcomer Benefits (for the Boss)
The three sirens who had accepted the parchment scroll were too exhausted to argue with the cunning slave owner who had gotten a good deal and was now acting innocent. They simply stared at him with dull, lifeless eyes.

Of course, the kind-hearted Zhang Dashanren has always been eager to help others, especially these future "employees" in front of him.

He kindly suggested, "If you simply sign your real name or press your fingerprint in the blank space below with your own blood, and then swear to your god with your real name that you will abide by this contract, you will have the honor of joining our big family."

We really don't want to have this misfortune, the siren women refrained from saying these words to the other party's face made of adamantite.

The only literate girl, Syl, began to read the contract. However, as she read on, her brows furrowed more and more, and the sound of her gritting her teeth grew louder and louder.

“Master, this contract is simply too, too outrageous.”

It took a lot of effort for Hill to suppress the word "despicable and shameless" from her mouth. No wonder she was so agitated; this long scroll was full of responsibilities and obligations, with almost no mention of rights and treatment.

"How could that be? You probably have some misunderstandings about our employment contract. Oh, you see, for example, you have some misunderstandings about the salary, which has led to these unpleasant disputes between us," someone said meaningfully.

"Forgive me for being frank, but I didn't see anything about salary or wages on this."

Left with no other choice, Syl had to muster his courage.

"Tsk tsk, so this is why I said you have a misunderstanding about our contract. You obviously don't realize that the salary you receive is your precious life."

Zhang the philanthropist shook his head, giving him an expression that said, "You're really clueless," while Xier was speechless.

"Oh, I almost forgot, that includes the lives of your two sisters, right?"

Someone made a gesture as if they were asking a friendly question.

Boom! The opponent's blatant threat shattered the courage that Syl had finally mustered, just like the thunder and lightning of Talos. She was dizzy and swayed so much that she could hardly stand up.

The two sirens behind them, still looking completely bewildered, quickly supported their sister's body, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of what had happened.

Seeing her two sisters looking silly, Hill nodded with a wry smile. Having no other choice, she bit her finger and prepared to sign the contract.

Zhang the philanthropist quickly handed over a quill pen, saying kindly, "Don't be shy, this is a perk for your employees."

"By the way, look at this ball of light, isn't it beautiful? This spell is called 'Lie Detection.' It changes color immediately once it detects someone lying," Zhang Yuan added, seemingly out of kindness.

Syl's mouth twitched for a while before she finally silently took the pen, dipped it in blood, and wrote her real name. Then she instructed her two sisters to bite their fingers and press their fingerprints on the pen.

“Great ocean goddess, queen of the deep sea, ruler of the ocean and the waves, we hereby swear to you, with our true names, Syl Sonia Ritter Chanel Almeida/Ariana Adil…/Cateline Bullock…, to abide by the covenant made before you… If we break it, may our souls suffer eternal torment in the kingdom of God.”

As the oath was established, a mysterious radiance entered the three contracts, and then everything went as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Zhang Yuan, who took the scroll to examine it, discovered that the real name and fingerprints originally written in blood were bright red, but now they were flashing with a blue brilliance like sunlight shining through the sea.

Success! Someone thought to themselves with secret joy.

Zhang Yuan carefully placed the contract into his storage pouch, and then summoned two enchanting witches.

"I'm sure I can charm you."

The summoned enchantresses approached the three distraught siren maidens and immediately unleashed their healing spell—Nature's Aid. More than a dozen radiant sprites appeared around them and then surged towards the siren maidens.

Just like back at Kegan's house, the elves swirled and weaved through their bodies amidst their expressions of confusion and fear.

The sirens tried to wave away the small orbs of light with their hands, but to no avail. After a while, feeling the comfort coming from the wound, they calmed down and began to enjoy the feeling.

Nature's Aid's healing effect was quite satisfactory. Although it lasted a bit long and took effect a bit slowly, most of the sirens' wounds had healed and the blisters had subsided.

Although the tanned skin has not yet returned to its original state, it has revealed its previously beautiful figure and face.

They are indeed beauties. Boss Zhang praised his future female subordinates. We can't discriminate based on skin color, can we?
Having seen enough, Zhang Yuan slapped his forehead as if he had just remembered something, and took out several robes from the bag for the other person to wear.

"Let's go check out that shipwreck. We need to move our valuables out quickly, lest they fall into the hands of those bandits and adventurers."

Zhang Yuan waved to Kegan, signaling the knights to bring the dwarf brother over.

Behind him, Syl was seething with anger but dared not utter a word, while Ariana muttered under her breath, "They're clearly ours."

Hearing the complaint, Zhang Yuan turned around, putting on a kind and amiable expression: "This is your treatment cost and future insurance premium. Do you have any objections?"

Syl quickly covered her sister's mouth and shook her head repeatedly.

After waiting for a while on the rocks near the shipwreck, when Kegan arrived, Zhang Yuan signaled Xiao Xiao and the knights to guard the area around the shipwreck, and let the sirens lead the way. He then went forward with the dwarves and two warrior pieces.

Upon closer inspection, the bow and stern of the shipwreck are higher than the belly, with two additional layers of structure. However, these structures are integrated with the hull and do not appear out of place. The belly of the ship is quite full and bulging, presumably a design specifically for loading cargo.

The entire ship was painted in a reddish-brown color, except for a faint black tinge on the top, which I wondered if it was a stain.

The starboard side of the bow was dented by a jagged, protruding reef, which caused the ship to sink.

The bow of the ship is inlaid with a shield-shaped emblem, on which a crescent moon hangs above the surrounding mountains and is reflected in the lake below, while the reflection of the crescent moon in the lake is accompanied by eight stars.

“The symbol of Deepwater City?” Zhang Yuan, who had some geographical knowledge of Farron, recognized the symbol that represented the city located north of Sword Bay and known as the most prosperous and wealthy city in the Sword Bay region.

“Yes, it’s Waterdeep. And I think this ship is still pretty new. Look at the upper deck of the ship’s side. As long as the parts that haven’t been submerged by seawater are in good condition, I estimate that the deck doesn’t have much wear and tear.” Kegan examined it more closely.

Then the dwarf began to recount the rumors he had heard: "I heard that this ship sank more than a year ago. It was originally a merchant ship from Waterdeep. It was returning from Kalin Port and stopped at Baldur's Gate. It wanted to continue to Waterdeep, but somehow it crashed into the rocks on the shore halfway there."

"You know that too?" Zhang Yuan asked, somewhat surprised.

Kegan, however, was unconcerned: "Adventurers are driven by self-interest, and their sense of smell is as keen as a hyena's. How could such a large ship be left there uninvestigated?"

"What about the crew members? It's impossible for everyone to die just because of a shipwreck and running aground, right?"

Upon hearing this, Kagan scratched his head and said, "I don't know. Anyway, no one has heard of any survivors on board. Maybe the ship ran aground because the crew all died of illness and no one was in charge?"

Unable to figure it out, Zhang Yuan didn't dwell on it and had the sea monsters lead his group into the ship through the breach.

Thank you to the cat sitting on the cloud for the reward and monthly ticket support, and also thank you to book friend 20201130145935431 for the monthly ticket support and to the sinful bag crowd for the reward support. Thank you!
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