Clan Leader Nerissa opened the portal to the Hyperion Sect’s compound, and led the group through immediately, eager to finish this and get home for the evening.
Only, when she arrived, the place was essentially abandoned.
There were a few dozen bunnies, and a crippled Immortal whose legs had been severed by Divine Power, which none of the local healers could mitigate enough to regenerate his limbs.
Allie smiled and patted the nearest bunny on the head, while the girl stared at her in confusion.
"Uhm, may I help you? As you can see, everyone left. We don’t have anything to take if you’re here for money. You will have to find the actual Sect members to collect any outstanding debts."
Nerissa sighed. "We’re the New Home Merchant Clan. The Hyperion Sect was disbanded by the System after their Guild Leader was killed in single combat during the attack on our Clan."
"Oh, that’s helpful. We’ve got System Contracts that changed to whoever killed him. Do you know who it was?"
"That would be Karl. What sort of contract do you have?" Nerissa asked.
"Oh, our slave contracts. They were to the leader personally, not the Sect, so they didn’t dissolve, they transferred."
Dana poked Karl in the side. "Take care of that. No matter how much you want bunnies, you can’t keep slave girls."
Karl stepped forward, and when he patted the bunny’s head, a flood of System messages came to him, ending with one simple message.
{Contracts Transferred} 32 slave contracts gained. Process now?
{Contracts Processing} Please select an option.
Karl frowned, then opened his interface to see what the options were.
{Enforce Contract}
{Refresh Full Contract Duration} 999 years, 985 years currently remaining
{Nullify Contract With Penalty}
{Nullify Contract Without Penalty}
What sort of contract had they signed that allowed him to refresh it at will?
Never mind, he didn’t need to think about that, it obviously wasn’t voluntary, the bunnies were just too tender-hearted to hold it against him.
{Contracts Nullified Without Penalty}
The bunnies all looked shocked as they got the System Message, but Karl was already speaking.
"As the Hyperion Sect has been disbanded, and there is no longer a proper protector for you, you can come back to the New Home Merchant Clan with me. I have work and accommodations for you."

Dana frowned. "At least he can’t bond with the bunnies, they might be furry, but they’re not beasts, according to the System."
"And that’s why you’re the beast master, and I’m just a ranger. I couldn’t do it. Not at all. I like nature, but I like to relax in nature, and with a green dragon around, there isn’t a single moment of silence.
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