A Core Ship From The Start

After Duanmu Huai nodded, Liliath finally got her wish and formed a temporary contract with the three of them.

Meanwhile, Duanmu Huai took the opportunity to observe Liliath’s "chess pieces."

According to Liliath, these so-called "Demon Chess Pieces" were developed in the Devil World. After the three-way war, all factions experienced a dramatic population decline due to the war, necessitating a substantial increase in numbers. The Demon Chess Pieces were created as a solution to this problem, mainly aimed at recruiting individuals willing to submit and reincarnate into demons, thus solving the low-birthrate crisis in the Devil World through such means.

Generally speaking, demons reincarnated through these chess pieces gain additional attributes based on the piece they are associated with. However, individuals like Duanmu Huai and the others don’t enjoy this perk. They’re more like temporary workers with an ID badge, technically considered part of Liliath’s camp but not official employees. This means no health insurance, social security, or workplace benefits. In essence, this is merely a contract without any chess piece attribute bonuses.

Not that Duanmu Huai cared, of course. As for Naruse Mio and Banriya, it was even less of an issue—they weren’t demons of the Jimongli Family to begin with. Signing a temporary contract was simply an emergency measure for them.

By the way, Liliath’s chess pieces are black, while Duanmu Huai’s piece is white... well, anything system-generated just has to stand out.

Since it was a temporary contract, it didn’t involve demon reincarnation or power inheritance, so Liliath simply handed Duanmu Huai, Naruse Mio, and Banriya each a "Soldier" chess piece as a token for contract formation.

With that, Duanmu Huai and the others officially fell under Liliath’s banner.

From that moment, Duanmu Huai’s brand-new life began as well.

"Ugh..."

When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.