Chapter 13
“Will you let me go if I play along in this boring game of yours?”
God knows where Ciri had gotten her courage to spout such provocative words to the demon before her.
However, Ciri’s character was like that, and she would never bow to anyone.
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In any case, her life was already in Joshua’s hands, and the worst that could happen to her was death… Ugh, that seemed really bad.
The problem was, Ciri had actually tried to get along with Joshua in a respectful manner. Like those noble b*tches who may have looked all prim and proper on the outside but schemed to seduce someone all day long behind closed doors, Ciri could muster about a tenth of their characteristics. She had planned to do so in exchange for her life, but she soon found that she could not do it at all.
The reason was that she could not detect any threatening or oppressive aura from Joshua… Also absent was his contempt for humans or the casual disdain a master had for his servants.
That resulted in Ciri running her mouth when she spoke to Joshua, exposing her true nature.
“Very well. Perhaps I could formally employ you then, Ciri.”
Joshua never expected the mage to be such an excellent artist.
Sketching was easy to learn but difficult to master, and Ciri’s drawing was undoubtedly within the realm of exquisite.
Sketching was the basis of art. Perhaps geniuses may have been able to skip this stage, but Joshua himself spent ten years learning how to sketch and five to paint.
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Considering that Joshua planned to develop games in the future, he would not ignore any artistic talent that came his way.
“Employ me?” Ugh… did you not say that you would release me after the filming?” Ciri asked as she bit into the tree bark.
She did not seem to believe in Joshua’s promises to her, including the part about “giving her meat to eat”.
The so-called employment shtick had to be akin to slavery!
“Whether you want to accept it or not is up to you. But I think the price I am offering may be up your alley.”
“What price”
“I can guarantee you food for the rest of your life.”
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In order to expand his cultural invasion business in the future, he would definitely need a large number of talents at his disposal. While Joshua had not formulated the specifics of the employment, that sentence alone was enough to impress Ciri.