These little child ghosts were specifically prepared by Scarlett Jennings against the Undying Bone, Greta.
Just as she suspected, Greta didn't dare move them a bit.
Perhaps, it's not that she didn't dare.
But she couldn't bear to.
Because these children, even as souls, were people he once safeguarded.
Scarlett admitted that this method was somewhat disgraceful, but it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat.
Seeing Greta planning to shake off the paper dolls on his body due to her and Samuel Chalmers' approach, before he could act, Scarlett immediately spoke up,
"Don't move! These are newly deceased child ghosts, their soul powers are extremely weak, any random foul air you throw out could scatter their souls!"
Upon hearing this, Greta's intended escape action abruptly froze.
Scarlett felt an inexplicable ache in her heart; she was certainly deceiving him.
These child ghosts' soul power was intentionally deepened, otherwise, how could they approach him so easily?
She used them to trap him, simply wanting to create an opportunity to communicate with him.
Seeing Scarlett about to step forward, Olivia Xalvadora suddenly advanced, spreading her arms directly to block in front of Greta.
A small figure, full of stubbornness and plea in her eyes.
Uncle is a good ghost.
He eats mice, not humans.
Scarlett paused underfoot, looking at the little girl in front of her, faintly seeing a few tragic entanglements from her appearance, vaguely understanding why she was willing to join Greta.
Her expression softened slightly, and Scarlett merely said,
"I won't hurt him, I just want to talk to him about something."
As if worried she might think she was lying, Scarlett raised a hand, directly recalled several little papermen.
Aside from Liora Gold and Araminta Gold, only two little papermen continued hugging Greta's leg without letting go.
She then turned her eyes back to the Undying Bone in front of her,
"You can understand what I'm saying, I'm not here to kill you... Greta."
She called the name she heard from the little boy's family.
Ever since she learned what he had done from his recent tracks, he was not some Undying Bone transformation to her.
"I know you still retain human consciousness, if you agree, I can let you live like a normal person."
She paused for a moment, then said,
"Just like those people you saw on the street earlier."
Sure enough, upon hearing her last sentence, Greta's previously emotionless eyes finally moved, looking at her, repeating,
"Yes," Scarlett said, "Most people in our country now are just like what you saw."
This land guarded by our ancestors with blood has turned into a peaceful and beautiful place today, but they have never personally felt it.
If possible, she hoped he could live in the current flourishing world like everyone else.
Even if he no longer remembered who he once was.
Seeing Greta clearly already wavered, Scarlett's gaze suddenly fell again on the little girl beside him, then continued,
"It's not just you, but also this child beside you, if you continue to flee like before, she couldn't stay with you, because she needs to attend school, the country's nine-year compulsory education is every child's right, but she couldn't attend school if she followed you."
Greta didn't understand what this was, but instinctively felt it was something very important.
He wanted to live like a normal person and let Olivia Xalvadora attend school.
If listening to her can achieve these two things, then...
Greta said each word with a stiff but earnest voice, making Scarlett's eyes suddenly curve into a smile.
Samuel Chalmers had been watching from the side, and only spoke at this point, asking her,
"What do you plan to do?"
About how she plans to violate the Security Bureau's operational rules, whether she needs his cooperation.
Scarlett looked at him, then said,
"First, I need to report to the Security Bureau that the Undying Bone has escaped."
Samuel Chalmers didn't show much surprise, but the two little papermen hugging Greta's head tilted their heads, appearing not to understand Scarlett's words.
The Undying Bone escaped...
So, who is the head they are hugging now???
Scarlett knew that Samuel Chalmers understood her meaning.
They created such a big scene today, although the parade and the set-up were funded by Samuel himself, getting the official cooperation to clear the path went through special procedures from the Security Bureau.
The Security Bureau knows today's parade was meant to lure out the Undying Bone, so Scarlett naturally had to placate that side a bit.
After all, what she plans to do next shouldn't be interfered with by the Security Bureau.
Scarlett then explained to Greta,
"Because of your special identity, even if I'm willing to believe you won't spread corpse poison to harm people, the Mystical Sect and Security Bureau's personnel may not necessarily believe."
"To make them believe, to allow you to live like ordinary people, you must bear a restriction."
"So my idea is to establish a Ghost Contract for you."
In simple terms, it's like putting another layer of shackles on.
This layer of shackles may sound unfair to him, but which living person isn't bound by rules?
Just like laws, which are themselves like shackles imposed on people.
But such shackles are necessary to form behavioral norms and create caution.
The Ghost Contract was the most suitable method Scarlett thought of, though she wasn't sure if it would be effective on the Undying Bone, it might require targeted refinement.
But before the contract succeeds, this matter must be kept secret from the Security Bureau.
Because she wasn't sure if the Security Bureau would give her time for trial and error.
So the best approach is... to act first and report later.
Samuel Chalmers wasn't surprised by her wanting to establish a contract with the Undying Bone, but...
"Are you going to establish the contract with it yourself?"
If he remembered correctly, she already had contracts with two little ghosts.
Samuel wasn't questioning her capability in contracting multiple entities, but the reality is, each contract inevitably takes away some of her spiritual power.
The so-called contract is actually a result of mutual restraint, the stronger the contracted entity, the more spiritual power is required to suppress or command the entity.
He didn't want her to bear everything alone.
Especially since her purpose for contracting the Undying Bone wasn't to command it.
This meant that it wouldn't become her support but would bring her depletion.
Samuel wanted to persuade her, but heard Scarlett say,
"I didn't say I'd establish the contract myself."
She wasn't collecting them like some obsessive; seeing one she had to contract one.
The contracts with Sophie Harper and the little infant ghost were forced, not to mention Braxton Weaver, who kept clamoring for her to raise demon beasts around her.
From the start, her aim was only to add a contract to Greta, as for who the contract entity would be, it didn't necessarily have to be her.
More than herself, Scarlett had long had a more suitable candidate in her mind.
Just about to explain, her phone rang in the bag, Scarlett picked it up and looked, immediately waved at Samuel,
"The most suitable contract entity has arrived."
She said, answering the phone, asking the person on the other end,
"Where are you? Why aren't you here yet?"
Only heard Stella Gibson's voice somewhat noisy and chaotic on the other end of the line,
"Scarlett! There are so many people here! I'm stuck on the road! Give me ten minutes!... Oh no, eight minutes."
She said, not forgetting to remind her,
"You must, must remember to leave the Undying Bone for my contract!"
Stella Gibson's prospect of honoring her ancestors depended on this encounter!