Catastrophe Card King - Chapter 1480

Chapter 1480: Chapter 453 Royal Academy Enrollment Day_3 Chapter 1480: Chapter 453 Royal Academy Enrollment Day_3 The Elf World wasn’t as complicated as the human world, but over these days, they had come to understand some human behaviors.

For instance, trade, and things like currency.

They knew they needed something of equal value in exchange for their freedom.

Leonard Churchill readily agreed, “Of course, but not now. The forest where you reside is very dangerous for humans, and I can’t go there at the moment. But as the contract states, I will honor our agreement.”

Although it was the truth, he certainly wasn’t going to let them go now.

After realizing that the two elves’ wisdom was higher than he had imagined, he became even more curious about these mythical beings.

Moreover, in the causality line Leonard had deduced, it was not just about two elves.

Mythical species, the destined threads involved, those were the stuff of myths!

The “I am the world” Secret Skill contained a very important deduction foundation, which was “Cause and Effect.”

There is a cause.

Then there is an effect.

Only with sufficient contact could Leonard truly have the chance to touch the “myths” of this world.

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After listening to Leonard’s words, the two small elves bargained for a while, and ultimately decided to sign the contract.

Only then did Leonard realize why the Black Market traders always said it was so difficult to make a contract with elves.

Their wisdom was no less than that of humans.

Moreover, as a higher race, it was a fundamental difference rooted in their bloodline.

Just as humans, how could they be willing to be treated as pets by wild beasts?

The two elves signed their names on the parchment.

Leonard couldn’t understand those characters that looked like a drawn flower, only seeing the glint of law flashing along the lines of the text.

After the contract was signed, the Magic Array lit up with brilliance.

Leonard then asked, “By the way, what are your names?”

The elf with green hair replied, “I am ‘Kola.’”
The elf with a touch of gold in her hair said, “I am ‘Nina.’”
“And you are called ‘Leonard Churchill,’ right? Human names are so strange…”

Kola was obviously more talkative, she glanced at the name on the contract, muttered a phrase, and then truthfully said, “But Mister, your contract says you’ll meet our survival needs as much as possible. Let me tell you frankly, the human living environment is too awful for us Elves… especially the lack of natural Elements, it’s practically like a desert. Some Magic Cores aren’t going to solve the problem… these days, we’ve been suffering a lot…”

Those Black Market traders and mercenaries certainly wouldn’t waste too many high-tier Magic Cores on them.

Although they had signed a contract, they didn’t completely trust a human who had captured them.

The little elf voiced her thoughts to a human with half-belief, half-doubt.

Conveying this, Kola hesitated, fearing that Leonard might not understand, and made a comparison, “Without an Element supply, it’s like… humans being hungry every day. Without a sufficient source of Elements, our bodies might just fall apart…”

“…”

Leonard understood.

He smiled and took out two Fourth Tier Magic Cores.

The elves looked on with slightly changed expressions, like getting a bigger fish tank had made it a bit easier to breathe.

But they couldn’t hide their disappointment, Kola glanced at Leonard’s expression and timidly said, “I’ve seen these when I was in the Black Market trader’s shop of your human world. I know these are quite high tier Magic Cores. But please allow me to state the facts, if you’re just relying on these Magic Cores to maintain our daily needs, you will need a lot… because these barely maintain the functioning of our body’s Elements. If we stay in the city for a long time, we would need at least three per day… If you want us to grow, you would need much more… even many times more. Additionally, we also need Mental Power Crystal Cores, so we can better understand the natural Elements…”

The Elf Race carried a certain elegance, making even their communication a pleasant experience.

However, their understanding and that of humans were vastly different.

This conversation was complex.

Some of the vocabulary was also used differently from human customs.

But Leonard guessed and deduced from the context, and he mostly understood.

Listening, his brow lifted.

He had been thinking about how much it would cost to support these two little elves, enough for great nobles to consider it a luxury.

Now that he heard it, it indeed wasn’t cheap.

These two Fourth Tier Magic Cores were worth several tens of thousands of Gold Coins on the market. A regular day’s consumption was so high?

And to nurture them to maturity, one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand Gold Coins as a baseline?

These two little fellows, calling them a “gold pit” was not an exaggeration.

And that wasn’t even guaranteed to bring them to maturity.

For others without some financial foundation, the thought of providing for elves seemed utterly daunting.

Alas, Leonard Churchill had a decent family fortune.

Although it pained him to part with the money, at least for a long period, he could afford it.

Moreover, he also picked up on the two elves’ desire to return to the forest, reassuring them with a smile, “Don’t worry. I’ll meet your living needs as much as possible according to the contract. If I can’t manage it, I’ll send you back to the forest as soon as possible.”

The elves showed a glimmer of hope in their expression.

They thought that this human would likely not keep up with their consumption and thus send them back.

But Leonard had something else in mind.

Previously, signing an equal contract was not only because it was the only one the elves would accept.

Another layer of consideration lied within the “fair exchange” clause.

The more he provided now, the implication was, if he really couldn’t support the two little creatures, they would eventually buy their freedom, and they should return what he had invested in full, right?

Moreover, as part of a mythical species, their family should have some prized possessions.