It was a hot summer day and the cicadas were chirping at the top of their lungs in the trees outside. Although the air conditioner was blowing cold air and the teacher was speaking enthusiastically at the podium, the students below were inevitably polarized.

Some people supported their chins with their hands, yawned constantly, blinked their eyes, and forced away the irresistible sleepiness. Some people simply lay on the table, gave up resisting and snored slightly. But for Du Yuqi, he was completely independent of both.

He was a junior student at the National Western University Medical School. He looked very depressed, with clear red scars on his face and neck, and even his hair had traces of being burned by fire. There was a white bandage on his forehead, and he exuded a distinct smell of medicine. It looked as if he had just been in a serious car accident not long ago.

For some reason, Du Yuqi looked like he had lost all hope, as if he had just been given a nice guy card by a girl. He seemed to be listening listlessly, but his eyes were already focused on the table 30 centimeters in front of him.

In fact, even the yawning classmate sitting next to him thought that there was nothing there except a book on "Anatomy", and he was sure that he would not feel anything even if he touched it with his hand.

However, for Du Yuqi, there existed a very strange small object there, which seemed to be full of primitive, weird and mysterious atmosphere, and was quite similar to the altar in the legend!

The appearance of this altar is very strange. It is probably only the size of a washbasin. Its shape is that of a monster's claw extending from the void and reaching toward the sky. The protruding tendons and bones are very obvious and appear blood red. Strange electric lights will appear around it from time to time, constantly appearing and disappearing.

This claw has only three toes, and the black and sharp claws are very long. There is a thick layer of dark green and dense scales on the surface. After looking at it, a primitive and wild feeling arises in the heart. In the center of the claw facing the sky, there is a strange symbol. This symbol seems to be words, and it seems to be a mark, which makes people feel solemn and awed.

Every time this altar appears, it will produce a strange resonance with a mysterious red scar on Du Yuqi's chest. This is probably the reason why Du Yuqi can see and touch this thing, while others completely ignore it as if it were air.

Suddenly, the claw-shaped altar made a slowly clenched fist, and light shone from the gap between its clenched fists. Finally, it materialized into several black objects, and a piece of information naturally emerged from the depths of Du Yuqi's mind:

"Tarakuta member Feiye offered five pieces of hard-baked black bread, hoping that a creature would accompany her in a short, ordinary battle. Contract type: slave."

"Do you want to respond to this call?"

Along with the appearance of this information, the claw-shaped altar in front of Du Yuqi reopened and returned to its previous shape. Five pieces of hard-baked black bread appeared in his palm. This thing was more like a brick than a bread. It looked dry and unappetizing. It was estimated that the first thing that would fall off would be the teeth if you bit into it.

About a minute later, the five pieces of hard-baked black bread slowly disappeared, as if they had evaporated into the air, and a message appeared again:

"Little Krik of the Hedel clan responded to the call of Tarakuta member Feiye, and the contract between the two parties was successfully established."

After about ten seconds, the claw-shaped altar clenched again, then opened, and an old badge that looked a bit tattered appeared in the palm of his hand.

"Summoner of the Xuanmo Society: Li Lan sacrificed a seal of the magician Lynn, hoping that a creature would respond to her summons. Contract type: Equality."

"Do you want to respond to this call?"

Du Yuqi rolled his eyes and looked at the seal blankly. Although it looked tattered, it had some historical background. It was obviously an old antique. It was probably worth some money. At least it was much better than some black bread.

However, after a full 120 seconds, there was no response, so the badge disappeared.

"No summoned creature is interested in this sacrifice. This summoning fails. The mana of this summoning apprentice is reduced..."

Then another thing appeared on the altar:

"Pant, a priest of the GBL religion, sacrificed a hard horn of the Minotaur."

"It's stormy outside, and I'm stewing ice tiger meat on the fireplace. Unfortunately, there's no firewood right now. I hope some fire elemental can stay under the stove for an hour. Thank you very much."

"Pant specifically summoned a fire element to help with cooking. He must be gentle and able to endure loneliness."

"The first fire element (Immortal) of the Yadyan clan has answered the call."

“…”

Then, the altar repeated the action of clenching and opening once again, and a uniquely shaped stick appeared in the shining light, and next to it was a crystal that looked crystal clear, as if it was made of red agate.

"Natural Will Elder: Hemos sacrificed a small red crystal block and a black bamboo oriental stick (crystal electric high-energy version) to summon a blue goblin warrior. The requirement is that the warrior must be at least level 2 in strength and be proficient in the following core abilities: continuous throwing and ice bomb. Contract type: slave."

"There are more than ten Green Goblins who meet the requirements and respond to the call, so we have selected the five strongest ones for the summoner Hemos to choose from."

…

Seeing the crystal clear red crystal block that looked like red agate, Du Yuqi was immediately reminded of painful memories. He inserted his fingers into his hair and leaned his forehead tightly against the desk. His whole body was trembling slightly. After a while, he said in a groaning voice:

"Oh my god, will this ever end? Can you please let me go?"