"The Barrier Area is about to close, so it's better to prepare everything for leaving here first."

With the powerful figures surrounding him, Leo Ray boarded the fast ship, thinking thus while instructing the others to take their positions and the fleet to prepare for departure.

Before long, after confirming that everyone, including Grey Elder, had arrived, Leo Ray gave the order to Bruno to set sail.

The "Prompting Voice" was evidently prearranged, as sea breezes rose around the fleet, aligning perfectly with the direction of their return voyage, making the journey far more efficient and smoother than when they arrived.

By this time, dawn had arrived, the weather was clear, and the bright sunlight caused the sea surface to sparkle like golden energy particles, filling the air with a refreshing sensation.

"But on another note, with teleportation arrays and weather control, this 'Prompting Voice' is quite considerate, yet whether it's last time's mutated Dimensional Storm or this time's Lord Arena, they all happened too suddenly. It would be better to have a prior notice."

Leo Ray stood on the foredeck, enjoying the exhilaration from the ship cutting through the waves, nodding thoughtfully.

But then he thought, many things are naturally unpredictable, and only by being able to calmly respond at any moment can one tread further on this thorn-filled path.

"Perhaps this is another layer of meaning behind the 'Prompting Voice' initiating the mutated Dimensional Storm or the Lord Arena. Only those Lords with a high ability to adapt and handle unexpected situations can survive better in this dog-eat-dog otherworld—a scenario not essentially different from the initial sudden advent, when caught off guard."

"Moreover, as Lords gain more power, a significant question that arises is how to ensure the territory remains impenetrable even when the Lord is not present in the territory."

Leo Ray nodded slightly, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

Since they had successfully returned, it was time to see what the hard-earned Secret Treasure truly was.

Full of anticipation, Leo Ray turned over his hand, and a petite blue crystal token immediately surfaced.

The token was engraved entirely with faint, flickering golden Magic Patterns, resembling a Miracle Building seen at night, remarkably special.

Feeling its smooth, delicate touch and the faint chill it emitted, Leo Ray directly opened the Attribute Column.

[Name: Contract Blue Crystal] (Unbound)

[Grade: Tier 5 • Extraordinary (Silver)]

[Owner: None]

[Function: It can replace a Recruitment Order of the same grade to sign a Master-Servant Contract face-to-face with a target, with other conditions unchanged, usable once daily.]

[Note: A Lord's exclusive Secret Treasure, obtained as a reward by the champion Leo Ray "ID: 0013076067" of the 000105th Lord Arena, unusable before binding. Once successfully bound, only the owner can use it, and it will disappear if the owner dies, unable to be used by other Lords.]

"No wonder it looks so much like a Recruitment Order; its function is fundamentally part of the Recruitment Order!"

Looking at the words in the Attribute Column, Leo Ray's black eyes brightened with joy.

As everyone knows, the Recruitment Orders that Lords can receive daily in their Lord's Mansion have two main functions.

First, to open a magical Teleportation Gate that can summon peasants or powerhouses of the same level from other sections to become subordinates, the other party immediately understands the contractual terms with a Divine Revelation-like speed and completes the contract upon agreeing to the summon,

Second, to sign a Master-Servant Contract face-to-face with a loyal powerhouse, requiring the consumption of a Recruitment Order of the same grade as the powerhouse.

The function of this Contract Blue Crystal is unquestionably the same as the second function of the Recruitment Order!

"More accurately speaking, according to the current Tier 5 grade, I can recruit a Tier 5 Powerhouse as a subordinate every day, which equals obtaining an extra Tier 5 Recruitment Order daily!"

"Wait, if the crystal can be upgraded, wouldn't I essentially get an extra Tier 6 Recruitment Order every day, thereby recruiting a Tier 6 subordinate daily?"

"This is exactly what I need right now."

Excited at this thought, Leo Ray did not hesitate and immediately began the upgrade.

[Congratulations, your "Tier 5 Secret Treasure: Contract Blue Crystal" has been upgraded to "Tier 6 Secret Treasure: Contract Purple Crystal!"]

"Indeed, the upgrade succeeded!"

Upon hearing this, Leo Ray looked joyfully at the brand-new crystal token in his hand again.

The originally sky-blue crystal had transformed into a deep purple, with an even more delicate touch, still adorned with flickering golden Magic Patterns.

Suppressing his excitement, Leo Ray first injected a strand of Energy to initiate ownership recognition.

[Congratulations, you have successfully bound it! You are now the new owner of "Contract Purple Crystal (Tier 6 • Legend)"]

After successfully recognizing ownership, Leo Ray impatiently opened the new Attribute Column.

[Name: Contract Purple Crystal]

[Grade: Tier 6 • Legend (Gold)]

[Owner: Leo Ray "ID: 0013076067"]

[Function: It can replace a Recruitment Order of the same grade to sign a Master-Servant Contract face-to-face with a target, with other conditions unchanged, usable once daily.]

[Note: A Lord's exclusive Secret Treasure, originally supposed to randomly appear after the ten-thousandth Lord Arena, yet it fell into your hands early. Unusable before binding, once successfully bound, only the owner can use it, and it will disappear if the owner dies, unable to be used by other Lords.]

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