Sacred Souls: Genesis
Chapter 359 - Chapter 359 Chapter 348 Blood Oath Pact (Third Update)

Chapter 359: Chapter 348: Blood Oath Pact (Third Update) Chapter 359: Chapter 348: Blood Oath Pact (Third Update) Juan Canyun and the Lady of Calamity both squatted in the corner of this space, maintaining a short distance between them. This distance wasn’t very far, but it wasn’t very close either–it was precisely the distance where the Lady of Calamity couldn’t reach Juan Canyun with an outstretched arm.

For Juan Canyun, this was a safe distance.

“Fancy a drink?” the Lady of Calamity picked up a bottle of rum again, trying to hand it to Juan Canyun sitting next to her, but Juan shook his head rapidly.

“Not interested.”

The Lady of Calamity could tell that Juan was avoiding her and trying his best to dodge conversation with her.

This seemed strange to the Lady of Calamity because Juan was not a coward. He had displayed courage in battle far beyond that of the weak-kneed sailors under her command.

Yet, in his interactions with strangers, Juan behaved like a child who hadn’t seen much of the world.

This contradictory aspect of Juan was precisely why the Lady of Calamity took an interest in him. Kids like Juan were the type you could easily get on your side by giving them a little help and some benefits.

This was an opportunity.

The Lady of Calamity’s current thought was just that; she planned to take this chance to thoroughly pull Juan Canyun over to her side.

Her pirate crew absolutely needed to have a confidant of the Devouring God; this would make it much easier to break through barriers protecting treasure vaults or the doors to ruins during future raids.

While the Lady of Calamity was thinking about how to sweet-talk Juan Canyun, he was dealing with the audience in his live stream.

By now, the popularity of his live room had soared to three million, ranking seventh in the Holy Spirit section, with a slew of bullet comments asking, “Why isn’t the host moving?” “Little Juan, why are you just sitting there?” “Do something!” “Say something, host!”

Juan Canyun was also in a dilemma. He had no monsters to fight at the moment, teleportation wasn’t an option, and the Lady of Calamity wouldn’t let him commit suicide. So now, Juan Canyun had only one last resort left… and that was to spend money on Fureya’s wardrobe in a “lucky draw.”

The Holy Spirit game’s mall interface was beautifully made, with music playing that made you feel like buying something the moment you entered the mall.

Juan Canyun briefly browsed through the various items for sale in the Holy Spirit mall and found Fureya’s wardrobe prize pool.

He opened the interface for topping up his account, and there’s not much to say about this… The in-game mall for online games does not have any deals like first-time top-ups doubling value or getting extra vouchers for additional top-ups. The exchange rate between cash and in-game currency was one to ten.

However, when choosing how much to top up, Juan Canyun hesitated… Although his salary as a first-line professional player was high, Juan Canyun was very frugal, sending part of his monthly earnings back home.

As for spending a large amount of money in the game, Juan Canyun dared not even consider it. He was a minimal spender in the game Dispute, with his account’s various equipment being managed by the club.

“Host, with your wealth why only spend a hundred?”

“Little Juan! Each of Fureya’s three maid outfits looks freaking amazing! Spend, spend, spend!”

“Host, there’s a 30% OFF on Fureya’s wardrobe ten-draw right now! This discount’s gone by tomorrow!”

Are you guys shills hired by the dog planner?

Ignoring the temptations of the crowd in the bullet comments, Juan Canyun decided to first spend a hundred to test the waters.

With a thousand vouchers in hand, Juan Canyun immediately opted for a ten-draw.

A dazzling array of falling star effects flashed by, and Juan Canyun looked at what he had drawn.

Fashions in Holy Spirit were also ranked, from the lowest rarity of white to the highest rarity of purple. Fureya’s limited outfits were of the legendary class.

The fashions in Holy Spirit also added a bit of attribute, but players didn’t feel cheated… because you could grind for costumes through dealings with fairy merchants, only the wealthy players who felt grinding was too slow would actually buy them.

Juan Canyun’s first ten-draw… yielded nothing of worth except for a guaranteed purple-quality item, a plain white unicorn headgear.

With the encouragement of the live room, he eventually spent over thirteen hundred, drawing fifteen ten-draws in total… just when Juan Canyun almost couldn’t remember how much he had spent, a flash of orange light passed by.

A dazzling maid outfit appeared before Juan Canyun.

“Fureya’s Fragrance * Legendary Class”

“I got it!”

Even Juan Canyun, who had always held back from speaking, couldn’t help but shout out loud at this moment.

“What did you get?”

The Lady of Calamity, who had been observing Juan for a while now, noticed his fingertips constantly tapping in mid-air since a while ago, his expression gloomy, suddenly turning extremely excited.

The Lady of Calamity was indeed curious about what had made Juan so happy.

“Nothing… it’s nothing,” Juan Canyun replied, lowering his head as he continued to avoid conversation with the Lady of Calamity.

But just at that moment, his live stream displayed that Cauldron Cooked Meat had arrived in his streaming room. Cauldron Cooked Meat had once generously donated a Super Rocket in his room, so his entrance was always accompanied by special effects.

‘Little Q, are you really alone with the Lady of Calamity? I saw it mentioned in the group chat and couldn’t believe it! Seize the opportunity to boost her affection level, quick!’

Cauldron Cooked Meat was frantically posting bullet-comments in the stream. As a person with the highest charm among the holy spirits, one of his few interests was boosting various NPCs’ affection levels.

Unfortunately, the charm of the holy spirits seemed to be ineffective in front of the NPCs of Black Tide Island.

When Juan Canyun sought help in the chat group, Cauldron Cooked Meat noticed the crucial information that he was with the Lady of Calamity!

Black Tide Island had now officially launched the NPC Affection System! If Juan Canyun managed to win over the Lady of Calamity, the leader of the faction NPC… what would happen?

‘Affection level? How do I boost it?’ Juan Canyun just wanted to find a way back to town now; the Lady of Calamity was the type he was least adept at dealing with.

‘With so many strategy masters in the stream, step aside! Let us teach you! Start with the options!’ Cauldron Cooked Meat took it upon himself to become Juan Canyun’s love consultant.

Juan Canyun just had to bite the bullet and talk to the Lady of Calamity based on the options Cauldron Cooked Meat gave him…

‘How long do you plan to stay here?’ Juan Canyun’s voice was still somewhat stiff; the current situation looked like a hidden task, a very tricky one.

‘You don’t need to be afraid of me, I haven’t done anything terrifying to you!’ The Lady of Calamity still sensed the tremor in Juan Canyun’s voice.

‘I… I’m just not good at talking to women.’ Juan Canyun said this line quietly, not following Cauldron Cooked Meat’s instructions.

‘Then don’t think of me as a woman! And hey kid, I want to ask you something… I can see you’re having a tough time in your guild! Are you interested in joining my pirate crew?’ The Lady of Calamity didn’t beat around the bush and directly asked what she wanted to know, ‘I can guarantee your treatment in my pirate crew will be… hundreds of times better than in your own guild!’

My treatment in the Dancing Nucleus Club is pretty good, though!

Juan Canyun remembered that… he was basically taking on the role of Pathfinder in this relic siege, so to outsiders, it might seem like Juan Canyun in the Dancing Nucleus was just an expendable scout.

‘Yes! Answer her now, I’m willing!’

Cauldron Cooked Meat had already started frantically posting this line in the bullet-comments again.

‘Okay… okay.’ Juan Canyun didn’t see it as betraying the Dancing Nucleus; joining an NPC’s faction in the game was quite normal.

But in the eyes of the Lady of Calamity, it was as if she had lured Juan Canyun away from the Dancing Nucleus!

‘Are you serious?’ The Lady of Calamity hadn’t expected Juan Canyun to agree so readily.

‘Yes.’

‘Good! To prove your loyalty, a ritual must be performed!’ The Lady of Calamity took out a dagger and cut her palm, ‘A Blood Pact, a form of oath used by pirates to prove loyalty. Once signed, you will not be able to harm me, and I will not harm you. Not everyone gets offered this pact, kid! Will you sign it?’

Juan Canyun took the dagger from the Lady of Calamity’s hand and sliced his own palm without hesitation. No blood came out, but a wound still appeared on his hand.

At that moment, the system also popped up an option.

‘You are about to sign a Blood Pact with the Lady of Calamity. This is an ancient oath, with similar covenants existing among many divine beings. This covenant belongs to Devouring God. Once signed, the Lady of Calamity will forever be a friendly unit to you.’

Juan Canyun didn’t think the Dancing Nucleus would give up their achievements within the sea pirate factions of the plane, so he clicked yes without any hesitation…

The moment Juan Canyun’s palm met the Lady of Calamity’s, a pile of little hearts suddenly fell from her chest.

‘Lady of Calamity’s Fondness x28’

‘Lady of Calamity’s impression of you has risen to Valued*Great Favor’

‘It’s so easy that I even find it relaxing, but I tricked you… this pact only prevents you from harming me,’ The Lady of Calamity revealed a cunning expression at that moment, showing off the wound on her palm in a boastful manner.

At the same time, three little hearts popped out from her.

‘It’s okay… I don’t mind,’ Juan Canyun whispered.

As long as the affection level increased, that was what mattered.

‘You don’t mind?’ The Lady of Calamity had expected Juan Canyun to show an angry face, but his tone made him seem not to be lying, as if he was truly sincere.

This kid…

The Lady of Calamity thought of something, and twenty-three more little hearts emerged from her. But just at this moment, the space, previously sealed, suddenly opened up.

In an instant, she drew her flintlock and aimed at the part of the wall that was opening… Denghis Xisi’s figure emerged slowly from inside.