Chapter 34 The terms of the contract are clear and understandable.

 Du Mingna is to give Oke 1 tower area of land, which cannot be reclaimed for at least ten years.

 Oke, in return, is to work for Du Mingna for at least ten years.

 After ten years, both parties can agree to renew, terminate, or unilaterally terminate the contract.

 A tower is a unique unit of land area in this world.

 1 tower is the abbreviation for 1 mage tower.

 Mages like to establish their own exclusive mage towers, with the total building and non-building area of the mage tower typically set at one hundred thousand square meters.

 Although mage towers built by different mages may vary in size, 1 tower is still defined as one hundred thousand square meters, which is equivalent to 0.

1 square kilometers.

 This is nothing to Du Mingna.

 If he can exchange Oke's ten years of service for just 1 tower of land, Du Mingna thinks it's worth it.

 Oke does not compete with the villagers for land that has already been cultivated by them.

 Oke cultivates new land himself, uses the land to grow shrubs, and considers soil improvement on his own...

 What a good deal! But it is still necessary to carefully review the contract content.

 Soon, Du Mingna noticed something unusual.

 His pupils contracted slightly.

 "Mage Oke, please explain, what do you mean by the possibility of your shrubs mutating and the shrub forest being extremely dangerous, and that I should ensure that no one enters it as much as possible?" The land is given to Oke for use, and Du Mingna will naturally restrain the villagers from approaching.

 This is a basic respect for Oke.

 Only with Oke's permission can one step onto the land he uses.

 But the shrub forest may be dangerous? "It's nothing.

" Oke smiled kindly, trying to appear as if nothing was wrong, patting Du Mingna's shoulder.

 However, this time, the force he used to pat was much lighter than before.

 "We mages, we do research, sometimes causing trees to undergo certain changes, it's normal, right? "I promise, I will only conduct experiments on the land you provide me with, and it will not affect other areas! As long as others do not enter my shrub forest, they will absolutely not be affected by my shrub forest.

 "Oh, I will also build fences at the edge of my shrub forest, hang up warning signs, and take safety measures! "Damn the Par family! They can't even tolerate the continued existence of my shrub forest!" Du Mingna fell silent.

 If Oke hadn't said that last sentence, Du Mingna would have thought there should be no problem.

 But with that sentence added...

 After a moment of hesitation, Du Mingna continued to carefully read the details of the contract.

 The system should have considered it, right? Otherwise, why was Oke the one found to help him? No need for human intervention, he will teach wholeheartedly.

 The contract lists Oke's teaching hours standard.

 The standard is so high that Du Mingna couldn't help but exclaim that even the 996 work schedule might not be as exaggerated.

 Of course, the teaching hours standard is set high for the convenience of Du Mingna.

 As long as the teaching workload assigned to Oke does not exceed this standard, it will not be considered a breach of contract by Du Mingna.

 Oke also has obligations such as maintaining campus order and ensuring campus safety.

 All in all, Oke's contribution is greater.

 Just needing 1 tower of land, and with Oke's assurance that the danger he mentioned will be limited to the shrubs within this 1 tower of land...

 Du Mingna felt that he could accept it.

 He took a deep breath.

 "Alright, Mage Oke, let's sign the contract according to this standard.

 Are you really okay with this? Once the contract is signed, you cannot go back on it.

" The power of the contract can restrain Oke's actions, but it cannot control Oke's heart.

 Du Mingna does not want Oke to come to his school to teach and then find that things are not as he expected, and Oke is unwilling to work wholeheartedly.

 Oke withdrew his hand.

 He took two steps back, and formally performed a mage salute to Du Mingna.

 He maintained the posture of the salute, raised his head, smiled, and looked at Du Mingna.

 "Before you came here, I had already carefully read the details of the contract.

" "Principal, regardless of your background and your relationship with the Hall family, just by being in Gray Rope Village, you can contact me and use this great power to connect my spirit here and sign a contract with me.

 I should know that following you will be beneficial, right? "I like shrubs, I study shrubs.

 You can provide me with such a place, and you have shown me other hopes as well.

 "So, it's only fair that I contribute more in other aspects.

 "This is my investment.

 "Principal, I trust my vision.

" Oak said this, and Du Mingna no longer refused.

 He signed his name on the contract.

 It was said to be a signature, but in reality, Du Mingna only needed to confirm in his mind that he was willing to sign the contract.

 Then, points of light mixed with his soul's aura would form in the space, enter the contract, and form his name on the contract.

 The same process was done on Oak's side.

 With a single thought, the energy in the space automatically formed Oak's name with Oak's soul aura on the contract.

 Two more names appeared on the contract.

 The contract was then split in two, each entering Du Mingna and Oak's bodies.

 The space slowly began to collapse.

 Oak stood up and waved to Du Mingna.

 "Principal, see you in Gray Rope Village.

" His voice entered Du Mingna's ears, and his figure first dissipated in the space.

 Du Mingna's consciousness quickly returned to his body.

 He could feel that the contract he signed was being managed by the system.

 The system was biased, favoring Du Mingna.

 Therefore, the contract had a stronger binding force on Oak, while it was only average for Du Mingna.

 Even if Du Mingna violated the contract, he still needed to pay the price, but he could negotiate with the system for extensions or installment payments.

 The system did not treat the other party who signed the contract in the same way.

 By managing the contract, the system ensured that no matter who Du Mingna signed a contract with, even someone more powerful, he did not need to worry about the other party turning the tables through the contract.

 The other party had to surpass the system to achieve that.

 Even if the other party's strength surpassed the system, they would first have to destroy the system.

 When that time came, Du Mingna would not have to worry about minor contract security issues.

 Du Mingna naturally gained a deeper understanding of recruiting the system.

 People recruited by him would feel a mysterious connection during the formation of the recruitment rune, knowing they had received a special invitation.

 If the recruited person was willing to learn more, the system would send more information to the recruit.

 If the recruit immediately refused, the system would delete the corresponding memories and look for other recruitment targets.

 If the recruit chose to accept, the system would send a contract template to the recruit, outlining the obligations the recruit needed to fulfill, and the recruit would decide whether to agree and what conditions to set.

 During this period, the recruit could chat with others but could not mention anything related to recruitment.

 Only when the recruit had reached a preliminary cooperation intention would Du Mingna receive a notification, indicating that the recruitment rune in Du Mingna's system recruitment interface had completely formed, pulling Du Mingna's consciousness into the recruitment space constructed by the system.

 If at this stage, Du Mingna and the recruit still could not reach a cooperation agreement, Du Mingna would fail in recruitment and receive a mental compensation gift box *1, which could randomly contain items.

 As for the recruit rejecting cooperation, the system would still delete memories to ensure Du Mingna's safety as much as possible.

 Du Mingna did not know when Oak would arrive.

 He did not have the mental strength to recruit for a second time now.

 He began to organize his memories.

" First, he opened the recruitment and consumed a lot of mental energy.

 Feeling weak, he entered the basement to hide in advance.

 Then, in the midst of his chaotic consciousness, he suddenly heard a scream.

 His consciousness was drawn into the Sui Pu Mountains by the scream, quickly sensing how the monsters in the mountains were driven by the scream to search for something.

 The monsters then descended the mountain, entered the village, and wandered around.

 At this point, he completely fainted until the system completed the recruitment, awakening him with a soft prompt sound.

 His consciousness entered the recruitment space, successfully recruiting the shrub mage Oak.

 Du Mingna began to open his eyes.

 What he saw was still a vast darkness.

 Obviously, he was still in the basement.

 But Du Mingna's mental strength was much stronger now than when he first entered the basement.

 He couldn't see in the dark, but he could perceive in the darkness.

 Jade was still by his side.

 The children, trying to maintain a sitting posture as much as possible, unconsciously twisted their bodies and leaned slightly towards him.

 Sitting posture sleeping caused Jade to unconsciously open his mouth slightly, with a hint of moisture at the corners of his mouth.

 Most of the other children were asleep, only a few older children were alert, preventing any child from snoring too loudly and attracting the attention of the monsters.

 The monsters were very strong, and the training the children had received before was to be as careful as possible when hiding, avoiding making any noise.

 Old John was also awake.

 Dora was sleeping soundly leaning against Old John.

 Belinda stood by, trying to stay awake as much as possible.

 When Du Mingna opened his eyes, Old John immediately noticed.

 Old John looked over.

 In the darkness, Du Mingna nodded slightly towards Old John, indicating that he had recovered and Old John need not worry.

 There were still sporadic noises outside the stone house, but much better than before Du Mingna fainted, indicating that the monsters were gradually retreating.

 However, having fainted before, Du Mingna couldn't hear any other movements and didn't know if the villagers had successfully hunted down some monsters due to their early preparations.

 It was not suitable to speak in this situation.

 He could only wait.

 Not long after, it became completely quiet outside.

 Du Mingna could no longer sense any sound.

 Old John didn't speak but gently pulled Belinda's clothes, prompting her to sit down and rest against the wall.

 Belinda was initially reluctant to sit down, but Old John insisted and Dora tugged at her clothes twice, so she finally sat down obediently.

 The other children left a spot by the wall for Belinda.

 Belinda sat down, leaning against the wall.

 After only a few seconds, her breathing became more even.

 She had fallen into a deep sleep.

 She hadn't slept for long when Du Mingna heard some footsteps approaching from afar outside.

 This time, there was only one person's footsteps.

 Then, the door was opened, someone came in, and then tapped a few times in a specific rhythm at the entrance to the basement.

 The tapping was muffled and not loud.

 The sleeping children couldn't possibly hear this sound, only those children who were persistently guarding could faintly hear it, then focus their attention and continue to listen.

 This was the signal agreed upon by the adults and children in the village.

 Although most of the time, the monsters would not break in, at most leaving scratches on the thick stone walls that the villagers had already piled up, there were occasional exceptions.

 Otherwise, the villagers would not need to consider the basement as a family necessity.

 The children hiding inside needed to hear something entering the house outside, and then hear that the thing entering could tap according to the agreed rhythm to open the entrance from the inside.

 Now, they had given the correct password!