Chapter 222 - 222 203 Contractor

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222: Chapter 203: Contractor 222: Chapter 203: Contractor Qi, since the oracle bone script, has meant “knife engraved”. A contract is actually the process of both parties reaching a certain mutually recognized agreement, and regulating it. It actually consists of two parts, namely first reaching a “verbal agreement”, an “agreement between both parties”, and then using tangible objects to fix the process. Contract books and the like are actually the written form of “agreements”, and the process of turning agreements into “written records”…..Contracts, legal documents, and even official documents can be considered a kind of contract in some sense. That is, I “recognize” your official control and order, and obey the “agreements” you have established for the sake of social civilization. Just as the Social Contract Theory in the West becomes the cornerstone of Western civilization, Eastern society is also built on mutual trust and contracts. Going up a level, the publicly recognized “morality”, “customs”, “laws”, and “unspoken rules” are also a kind of agreement, and the most straightforward example is the expectation of nurturing relationships and repaying elderly parents with good “character”. You go, I go, it’s called “agreement”. When you engrave it, it becomes “Qi”. Even “you being good to me” and “I being good to you” can be considered a kind of agreement, an agreement between an individual and the world, an agreement between an individual and their heart. Seemingly ordinary “contracts” are the cornerstone of civilization and the foundation of society when viewed broadly, and the bond between people when seen more closely. But on a smaller scale, it is just a simple paper contract and legal document. The Scholar is the ability to write, and the Contractor is the ability to write and control contracts. While it may seem ordinary, its content is actually quite rich. If you really want to expand on it, this ability is almost limitless, and it is also a relatively unpopular branch… because like the first-tier Scholar, it has no combat power to speak of, and it’s expensive. “If you really want to buy these contract books, millions may not be enough to get them….” The more Lu Ping’an understands the rules of the Hidden World and the more he understands the truth of this world, the more he values this “Qi Master”. He knows that the professional system is actually the process of filtering and transforming the “primordial chaos” with the characteristics of gods and transforming them into “order pollution” and taming the primitive and ambitious with civilization. And the “Contracts” represented by the “Qi Masters” are inherently orderly…This foundation-level special status in civilization cannot be simply replaced by a few combat abnormal abilities. Now, in front of Lu Ping’an, there are hundreds of contracts signed by professionals as “Qi Masters”. Most of these are “execution contracts”, such as employment contracts, transaction contracts, and confidentiality contracts, and what’s odd is that these contracts are not all complete…they are empty at certain important positions. Don’t get me wrong, these contracts are not drafts, they not only have Party A, Party B, but even the content has been executed, what is missing is actually a “contract maker, guarantor” As the name suggests, the Contractor is the maker, executor, and guardian of contracts, but the unadvanced “Scholar” cannot create supernatural contracts with “punishment abilities”. The advancement ritual of a Qi Master is to complete a certain number of “supernatural contracts”, at least one hundred, the more the better. It seems to be a classic rebuttal of “graduate from Karazhan to Karazhan”, but in practice it can be done, supernatural abilities may not work, but you can use your own abilities to achieve contracts. Using eloquence (strength) to supervise both parties to fulfill the contract, intervening personally when problems arise, although time-consuming and laborious but not impossible. The most important thing is how to persuade the other party to choose your contract instead of cheaper and more practical Qi Master contract papers… All these things seem to be solvable with money, but contracts themselves must have tangible objects and be executed in fact, so it is impossible to simply brush contracts for the sake of brushing contracts. So, like the advancement of a Scholar, the normal advancement of a Qi Master is also a “tedious task that takes time, effort, and even consumes life” and is not difficult to talk about. Of course, there are normal ways of advancement, and there are also abnormal ones… “Two hundred and seventy-one unsigned contracts, just signing the name takes a long time, and at least understanding them….” If Lu Ping’an’s complaints were known, those seniors who had spent several years grinding out to become Qi Masters would probably really want to kill him. The abnormal way of advancing as a Qi Master is not a secret, it’s just buying the already executed “unsigned” contracts and letting the professionals directly take the fruits of other people’s labor. But this thing is very expensive, very expensive… In the eyes of most people, the Qi Master is just a tool man profession, used to make money, and this hard-won experience being taken advantage of for admission naturally has to be sold at a good price. Where there is a market, there is demand, and there are people who specialize in using their eloquence and hard work to act as middlemen, completing difficult, unsecured contracts one by one, and finally selling them for money. Most importantly, this “short-selling contract scam” is very easy to mess up… What if either party regrets it, or if something happens to them halfway through? A single accident could cause you to lose everything. When Lu Ping’an says it’s worth several million, he’s not bluffing; he’s seen the market price. If it weren’t for the price of becoming a “Contractor” being the inability to break promises, Fang Wen wouldn’t have had to grit her teeth and pay this sum. In fact, it was due to Lu Ping’an’s outrageous demands that the recovery pace of Fang Wen’s legion was significantly slowed down. At this moment, Lu Ping’an was reading through these supernatural contracts without any supernatural powers, understanding their contents, and finally signing his name as the “Establisher” and “Guarantor” of the contract, completely sealing and archiving it. “Advancing as a Contractor like this has no soul…” Although some people sourly said that and most people wouldn’t do this (Contractors are viewed as money-making tools by ordinary people, and it would take many years to earn back this expense), as long as you’re willing to, it’s possible to do it this way. [Ding, congratulations to the host, the induction ceremony progress is 100%, evaluation: garbage.] [Contractor (2-tier Taboo Scholar) Professional Modifier: Slight increase in spirit.] Honestly, this was the simplest “Advancement” Lu Ping’an had ever seen, even less significant than reaching key nodes at lv4lv7 for some professional skills. However, upon closer thought, the Scholar Path might be the only route that doesn’t rely on the power of the Gods, making it naturally unique. By relying solely on oneself, there will be less external pollution, and it’s normal to have a smaller improvement as well. But this time, the advancement was so much easier than when Lu Ping’an advanced to the first-tier Gardener and Runner, that he didn’t even feel any “changes” to himself, which was unexpected. [Obtained Professional Skill: Contract Creation lv1.] [Obtained Professional Skill: Contract Termination lv1.] Simple and direct prompts, and this was all of it. Yes, with no Abnormal Abilities and no combat power, the Contractor and Scholar paths are just that “plain and simple”. These paths don’t lack Abnormal Abilities, but they have abilities like “Speed Reading”, “Book Duplication”, and “Contract Paper Creation” which are more professional skills than true Abnormal Abilities, and they really have no combat power to speak of. At least for now, Contractors and professionals of the Scholar Path were pure tools who rely solely on professional skills and techniques to make a living. [Acquired Black Iron Upper Curse Qi Master’s Pact (Self-cursing): As the price of losing the ability to lie, your words become trustworthy to others.] This professional blessing only granted a passive self-curse, but the content was quite delicate… It was hard to say if this was a blessing that made one’s words more convincing, or if it was because others knew you couldn’t lie that they trusted you more. “Tch, a negative increase in combat power.” Although anticipated, Lu Ping’an was still a little upset. He had a slight hope for a surprise. The next moment, a surprise did arrive, but not the one he had expected… [Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Contractor Profession, the Hidden World Courtyard has detected new rules and is now undergoing adjustment and upgrades.] The same thing as last time happened, but this time it was just a small upgrade and didn’t take too long for Lu Ping’an. [New ‘Contract’ rules have been integrated into the Life Bank.] [The Trading Hall now has an “Offer-based Trading” and “Anonymous Auction” feature.] [Life Bank adds a “Loan” function, with a limit of 100 Life-points for Black Iron users and a maximum term of six months, yearly interest rate of 15%; Brass users have a limit of 200 Life-points…] [Life Bank adds a “Guarantee” function, available to all Black Iron users and above, to provide comprehensive safety and credit support for traders, but in return for this service, new transaction tax rates are as follows…] Very good, very powerful; as abilities increase, it never forgets its original purpose. But as of this moment, Lu Ping’an smiled. He’d gotten more cards to play with, and was ready to play a good game.

Chapter 222 - 222 203 Contractor

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