Chapter 007: The Contract

Seen in this light, those who can traverse worlds of their own accord seem to be quite numerous indeed.

But unfortunately, compared to the worlds as numerous as the hairs on an ox, these people or deities who master active traversal are far too rare. In fact, most dragons or deities lack the ability to traverse worlds.

The odds of encountering such a person are truly minuscule.

Yet Wang Bo truly never expected that he would actually run into one just like that.

Could it be that I really am a lucky one?

Though the giant dragon didn't quite understand why Wang Bo was so excited, it still said proudly, "It's merely opening a few dimensional gates. For us dragons, it's a piece of cake."

Wang Bo grew increasingly excited and said devoutly, "Great dragon, may I ask if you could impart to me the magic of opening dimensional gates? I will surely repay you."

"No!" the giant dragon refused instinctively. "Why should I give you the ability to open dimensional gates? I don't even know you."

Wang Bo: ...

This was a real headache. Wang Bo knew the other party was not wrong at all—they were neither relatives nor friends, so why would the dragon hand over this magic to him? Could it be because Wang Bo was handsome?

But in reality, Wang Bo was indeed not handsome, at most he could be considered sunny-looking.

Besides, a dragon's aesthetic sense and a human's aesthetic sense are not the same.

Just as Wang Bo was nursing a headache, he caught sight of the gold coins and gems in the cave and subconsciously said, “Money—I can give you lots and lots of money.”

The giant dragon was taken aback.

Wang Bo said, "I can buy it. Name your price. Can't I just buy it?"

Dragons are all greedy for wealth, Wang Bo thought; if he offered money, he might possibly be able to buy from the dragon the magic to open the dimensional gate.

The giant dragon looked at Wang Bo suspiciously. "You're very rich?"

Wang Bo didn't dare say he was rich, so he put it tactfully: "I can get my hands on a lot of money."

The giant dragon nodded and said bluntly, "Robbery!"

Wang Bo: ...

The giant dragon, completely ignoring Wang Bo's dumbfounded expression, said cheerfully, "From now on, you are my captive. I permit you to hand over a large sum of money for your ransom, but if you cannot do that, you will be my slave."

Wang Bo's eyes nearly popped out of his head. What the fuck, you can do that?

The giant dragon, however, ignored Wang Bo's astonishment, opened its mouth and uttered a string of mysterious words, presumably the language of the dragon race.

However, because Wang Bo had the ability to comprehend languages, he heard it very clearly: it was a contract, and the giant dragon left a contract on Wang Bo's body.

The terms of the contract were simple.

If Wang Bo pays enough money, the dragon will dissolve the contract.

If Wang Bo could not produce this sum of money, he would automatically become the dragon's slave, unable to disobey any of the dragon's commands, including orders to die.

Without a doubt, this was an utterly overbearing contract.

After the contract was formed, a dragon-shaped pattern appeared on the back of Wang Bo's hand. Gazing at the dragon mark, he felt like weeping but had no tears; he wondered if this counted as delivering his head from a thousand miles away.

Fortunately, Wang Bo had a large pile of gold in his four-dimensional pocket, so he had the money to buy his freedom, but he dared not take out the four-dimensional pocket here.

What if this giant dragon takes a fancy and snatches away my four-dimensional pocket?

With Wang Bo's current strength, he is no match for this giant dragon at all.

Wang Bo shifted his gaze and said, "O great dragon, you should let me return, so that I can procure more gold to offer you."

The giant dragon nodded and said readily, "One month—I can give you one month. If you do not hand over the gold to me within that time, I will come find you myself, human and child of the demon."

Anyway, keeping Wang Bo here is of no use; it's better to let him go back and raise funds.

Moreover, with the contract in place, no matter where Wang Bo fled, she would know. If Wang Bo failed to send back the money, she could find him at any time.

Wang Bo was somewhat dazed when he heard the dragon's last words.

A child of humans and demons?

When did he become... wait, Sparda seems to be a demon swordsman.

Having inherited Sparda's bloodline, much like Dante, calling him a child of both human and demon seems perfectly fitting.

The giant dragon could even see that.

Wang Bo was increasingly astonished in his heart, but he still could not forget the magic that allowed the dragon to open dimensions, so he said, "O great dragon, if I can get more gold, would you be willing to teach me that magic?"

The giant dragon burst into loud laughter. "Only dragons rob others; no one robs a dragon."

To put it bluntly, if you have money, I'll just rob you; why would I trade with you?

Wang Bo itched to say “MMP,” but dared not.

In the end, the giant dragon fell into a deep slumber and drove Wang Bo out of the miracle treasure cave.

As for the magic lamp, Wang Bo did not mention a single word about it.

He had already determined that the giant dragon was unaware of the existence of the magic lamp spirit; otherwise, it would have long since used the spirit to acquire vast wealth.

To put it bluntly, with the magic lamp genie's abilities, if the giant dragon were to utter the demand "collect all the wealth in the world," the magic lamp genie could also fulfill it.

And although the wealth in the miracle treasure cave is vast, it is insignificant compared to the wealth of the entire world.

This also shows that Wang Bo still has a chance to get the magic lamp.

But the premise is that he can defeat the giant dragon, or the giant dragon is not in the Miracle Treasure Cave.

If even this prerequisite cannot be met, the possibility of Wang Bo seizing the magic lamp is infinitely close to zero.

After being driven out of the Cave of Wonders, Wang Bo walked for about a dozen kilometers before he dared to take the Batmobile out of his four-dimensional pocket and drive it at full speed toward Agrabah.

It was not until the next day, just before dawn broke, that he returned to the palace.

After returning to his bedroom, travel-worn and weary, Wang Bo began leafing through Jia Fang's collection of books. On the way back, he had already understood clearly that he was no match for the giant dragon, having been crushed in a single move.

Therefore, to defeat the giant dragon, one cannot rely on physical attacks, but must rely on magic.

And Jia Fang was a sorcerer.

He had collected many books on witchcraft, so Wang Bo wanted to find a way to deal with the dragon from these books.

However, reality told Wang Bo that he was indulging in wishful thinking.

Jia Fang had indeed collected many books on witchcraft—some on hypnosis, some on brainwashing, some on illusion arts, and others on playing with fire or water—but none on dealing with a giant dragon.

That was only natural. If just anyone could defeat a dragon, then dragons wouldn't stand at the pinnacle of all the myriad worlds.