<h4>Chapter 299: A Hundred Years’ Time Limit</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    Merlin looked at Sea of Purgatory Fire which he had recently constructed. It was not burning with white mes, indicating that Fiery Copse was not fused with the spell.


    For Pandora Demon Ability, Fuse Earth and Darkness Heart, they would merge with the spells right away. When the spells were cast, the power of the Pandora Demon Abilities would be automatically activated.


    After ruminating about this for a moment, Merlin called upon Fiery Copse as before.


    “Boom!”


    The mes of Sea of Purgatory Fire, which were initially raging fiercely, now turned white. Merlin was slightly taken aback when he saw this transformation, which meant that Fiery Copse hadbined with Sea of Purgatory Fire.


    “Does this mean that when I used the me Maxim’s suppression to force Fiery Copse to fuse with the Fire-type spells it’s different from the other Pandora Demon Abilities which arebined with spells, and still requires the activation of the Pandora Demon Ability in order for the fusion to ur?”


    Merlin felt very puzzled, but thereafter, he observed closely for a moment. He discovered that the power of Sea of Purgatory Fire was now far beyond the average Second-level spell, and it was even difficult to judge how strong it really was.


    Most Pandora Demon Abilities which could bebined with spells would instantly lend its power automatically once the spell was cast. However, Merlin’s Fiery Copse was different from other Pandora Demon Abilities which he hadbined with spells.


    After all, Merlin’s Fiery Copse was forciblybined with the spells through the me Maxim. Merlin himself was unsure what sort of changes would ur.


    It was fortunate that Fiery Copse only induced this small change andbined well with Sea of Purgatory Fire. The raging fiery white mes mirrored the mes of the me Prison.


    From time to time, Merlin would feel the heat from the me Prison. It was designed by the Legend Nik himself and drew upon the power of the Maxim, so the might of the mes was almost inconceivable. At Merlin’s current level, he was unable to understand it, but the parallel to his own mes made Merlin gain a deeper understanding of fire.


    Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a day had gone by. Merlin opened his eyes once more. He had spent the entirety of the day before familiarizing himself with how Fiery Copsebined with Sea of Purgatory Fire.


    Thus, he now had a more profound understanding of the mes, which might not seem very useful now, but if Merlin began creating spells that he could call his own in the future, this knowledge would serve a crucial function.


    “Hmm? Still not speaking? Regardless, you won’t be able to hold on for long.”


    Merlin stared at Wizard Bammou, who was in the me Prison – his face drained and pale. He was also trembling slightly all over, biting down on his lips as if he was still holding on tenaciously.


    However, such perseverance would ultimately have a limit. Once that limit was reached and Wizard Bammou could not withstand any longer, he would be burnt to ashes by the me Prison.


    This was merely the first day. Merlin had decided upon three days, he was certain of his estimation of Wizard Bammou’s limit.


    ...


    “I agree to sign the ve contract!”


    At an unknown time, a faint voice came from the me Prison. Merlin, who was right outside, opened his eyes quickly and turned his gaze toward Wizard Bammou in the me Prison.


    At the moment, Wizard Bammou was surroundedpletely by the ze of the me Prison. Theyer of mes over his body was turning faint and weak as if it would vanish soon.


    Once theyer of mes dissipated, Wizard Bammou would no longer be able to withstand the mes of the me Prison.


    A smile appeared on Merlin’s face. It was only the second day, and merely half of the three days’ time he set had gone by, yet Wizard Bammou could not stand it any longer.


    “Very good, Wizard Bammou. Signing a ve contract is your only choice!”


    Merlin controlled the Ship of Nik and immediately lowered the intensity of the me Prison’s mes. Thereafter, he stood up and came before Wizard Bammou.


    Wizard Bammou sensed that the mes of the me Prison were much weaker, and got up, panting heavily. His expression gradually rxed. It was clear that he had suffered a terrifying ordeal throughout the past day and a half, to the point where he did not hesitate in agreeing to sign a demanding ve contract with Merlin.


    Wizard Bammou had somewhat recovered, and said heavily, “I’m willing to sign a ve contract with you, but a time limit must be set – a hundred years at most! After a hundred years, you must let me go. This is my only condition!”


    Merlin fixed his gaze upon Wizard Bammou, and countless thoughts spun in his head.


    The ve contract was initially the harshest contract of all. Once one signed a ve contract, their life would be in the hands of their master. There was no sense of hope at all in being a ve.


    However, for a Seventh-level Spell Caster like Wizard Bammou, not having any hope was something unbearable. Although Wizard Bammou now agreed to sign a ve contract under the pressure of current circumstances, he had to retain a sense of hope. Moreover, a hundred years’ time was considered a long period for Merlin.


    It might be that after a hundred years, Merlin’s powers would have far surpassed Wizard Bammou’s and he would no longer need him. By giving Wizard Bammou a sense of hope, Merlin could obtain a very powerful ve.


    As he thought about this, Merlin could only ept, and so he nodded with a smile. “We’ll sign a ve contract ording to your request then, with a time limit of a hundred years!”


    Hearing Merlin’s agreement, Wizard Bammou could not help but sigh in relief. No one would want to die, especially if they had been persevering bitterly in the me Prison for a few hundred years – of course, their desire to survive would be even stronger.


    In the beginning, there were two other Spell Casters who were thrown into the me Prison, but they were dead by now. Wizard Bammou had survived up until today, so he would not let even the slightest bit of opportunity slip past him.


    Although signing a ve contract would allow his life to be in someone else’s hands, he ultimately still had some hope with the hundred years’ time limit. This was, in fact, his only option.


    “Let’s sign the contract quickly. I’ve no wish to stay in the me Prison for a moment longer!”


    Since he had made the decision, Wizard Bammou was itching to leave the me Prison. Nevertheless, Merlin seemed to have thought of something and shook his head powerlessly. “Signing a contract requires contract paper, but I’m sorry to say that I don’t have contract paper with me. If you have any, bring it out. Otherwise, I can only leave you here in the me Prison for a while longer until I obtain the contract paper to sign the contract.”


    Wizard Bammou’s face shifted. He was already boiling with rage inside – not only did he have to sign such a harsh ve contract but he was also expected to provide the contract paper.


    Still, if he did not hand over the contract paper, he did not know when Merlin would be able to get it. It might be a year, or ten. Wizard Bammou had no desire to stay any longer in the me Prison.


    Therefore, with an ashen face, he extracted a sheet of paper that was shimmering with golden light from a stack of contract paper. In a low voice, he said, “Here’s your contract paper!”


    Merlin nced at the paper glowing with golden light. Its force was simr to the contract paper of the highest grade which the Dark Magic Region had brought out. This indicated that this contract paper was unlike the average contract paper.


    Nevertheless, Merlin did not immediately let Wizard Bammou sign the contract but detached a small piece of the me Maxim in his Awareness and channeled it into the contract paper.


    Wizard Bammou’s face darkened when he sensed the presence of the me Maxim. In truth, he was still harboring a slim hope of lucking out before this. A contract was not impossible to terminate. It was just that a great price had to be paid. If one managed to obtain treasures which would terminate a contract, then, even the highest grade contract could be terminated at a certain price.


    However, Merlin had fused a part of the me Maxim into the contract paper. This made it a contract that was almost impossible to terminate. Even if Wizard Bammou became a Legendary Wizard one day, he would still have no way of terminating the contract.


    “Wizard Bammou, sign the contract!”


    As he noticed Wizard Bammou’s perpetually shifting expression, Merlin knew clearly that Wizard Bammou understood what the fusing of the me Maxim into the contract paper signified. Now that Wizard Bammou no longer had the possibility of terminating the contract, he could focus on being Merlin’s ve from now on.


    Wizard Bammou eyed Merlin and drew in a deep breath. A colossal burst of Mind Power suddenly erupted. This Mind Power was really powerful, far stronger than the Mind Power of the Ninth-level Spell Caster, Wizard Umo from Fort Udon. Even the quality of the Mind Power was elevated.


    It might be that Wizard Bammou’s Mind Power couldpare to a Great Wizard’s!


    “I, Tarion Bammou, agree to serve as Wizard Merlin’s ve, with a time limit of a hundred years!”


    “Hum...”


    As soon as Wizard Bammou spoke, the golden contract paper began to shine with a blinding light. Following that, Wizard Bammou’s Mind Power was fused into the contract paper as well.


    “Swish!”


    With a wave of his hand, the contract papernded in Merlin’s hand. A peculiar sensation instantly grew in his chest as if he could now perceive some of Wizard Bammou’s thoughts.


    The ve contract was the most demanding contract of all. Once signed, one’s life would be in the hands of someone else. Merlin now had such a feeling. Through this contract paper, he could learn of Wizard Bammou’s thoughts and intentions. If he went in deeper, Merlin could even feel Wizard Bammou’s tremendous Mind Power.


    “Hmm? What powerful Mind Power. Only Great Wizards can have such Mind Power! Wizard Bammou’s Mind Power has broken through to the level of a Great Wizard while he was in the me Prison?”


    Through the ve contract, Merlin could perceive the strength of Wizard Bammou’s Mind Power. It was very muchparable to a Great Wizard’s, and it was the first time Merlin had felt such formidable Mind Power.


    However, although Wizard Bammou’s Mind Power was strong, he was just a Seventh-level Spell Caster and a Four-Elemental one at that. Still, there was a Fire-type spell which he had constructed which stood out as it was abnormal. It must be an Eighth-level spell, and this was the only Eighth-level spell in Wizard Bammou’s Awareness.


    After all, in the me Prison, there was only the turbulent Fire Element. There were no other Elements at all, so even if Wizard Bammou wanted to derive and construct other spells, it was impossible.


    “Wizard Bammou, tell me, how long have you been in the me Prison?”


    Merlin’s eyes were calm as they fixed onto Wizard Bammou. With the ve contract, there were not many secrets which Wizard Bammou would be able to conceal from Merlin.