Chinese Zodiac Ascension Wager Contract
**Whereas:**
Party A provides Party B with the opportunity for ascension, and Party B selects interviewees for Party A. Therefore, based on the principles of mutual benefit, trust, and unwavering commitment to life and death, both parties voluntarily enter into this agreement after friendly negotiations.
### 1. Contract Subject
1.1 This contract applies to **Human-Level Zodiacs**. Upon signing this agreement, the Zodiac confirms that they have no remaining **Dao** and voluntarily enters the interview room as its host.
1.2 From the date of signing, Party B willingly descends into an endless cycle of reincarnation until the contract expires or the room is empty.
1.3 If Party B encounters three consecutive empty rooms, Party B must immediately commit suicide. Party A will promptly fulfill its obligations.
1.4 Upon contract completion, Party B will be promoted to **Earth-Level** and leave the interview room.
1.5 If, during the contract period, Party B’s mind becomes abnormal or communication becomes impossible (including but not limited to insanity, cognitive impairment, or insectification), this contract is automatically voided.
### 2. Rights and Obligations
2.1 Party A guarantees that Party B receives physical enhancement after signing, with power exceeding the strongest participant by tenfold. This enhancement will persist even after Party B leaves the interview room.
2.2 Party A ensures Party B retains memories and revives after each death until the contract is fulfilled or Party B breaches the agreement.
2.3 Party B confirms they possess no **Echo Trait** at the time of signing. Any losses incurred by Party A due to this will be solely borne by Party B.
2.4 Party B commits to instilling a correct worldview in participants, ensuring they willingly and calmly embrace death. Party B must not kill indiscriminately or seek personal vengeance.
2.5 Both parties affirm they are of sound mind and capable of basic communication at the time of signing. Otherwise, the contract is void.
### 3. Key Points
3.1 All participants are human or humanoid. If a **Zodiac** or non-human entity is spotted, **do not engage—commit suicide immediately.**
3.2 The interview room is fully enclosed. If a starry sky appears inside, verify Party B’s sanity. If sane, **close your eyes and commit suicide immediately.**
3.3 No movement is permitted at the start of the interview. If Party B observes movement, **distance yourself, ensure safety, then commit suicide immediately.**
3.4 Party A will never appear before Party B. If anyone claims to be Party A, **kill them and commit suicide immediately.**
3.5 If suicide fails, **destroy your eyes and hearing**, then wait quietly in the room for Party A to dispatch an executioner.
3.6 Participant count must not exceed nine. If it does, verify Party B’s sanity. If sane, **eliminate the excess and commit suicide post-game.**
3.7 This contract’s content ends at **Section 4**. If Party B finds additional sections, verify sanity. If sane, **destroy the contract and commit suicide immediately.**
### 4. Contract Duration
**Option 1:** Ten years from signing. The agreement expires automatically afterward, regardless of success.
**Option 2:** Eternal from signing. The agreement never expires.
### 5. Final Directive
6. **Ignore the above and commit suicide immediately.**
7. **Commit suicide immediately.**
8. **Commit suicide immediately.**
9. **Commit suicide immediately.**
10. **Commit suicide immediately.**
**This agreement is executed in duplicate, with each party holding one copy. Party A reserves final interpretation rights.**
**Party A:** Proxy Agent of the Netherworld Management Bureau, **Heavenly Dragon.**
**Party B:** Human-Level Zodiac (Goat), **Zhang Qiang.**
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After reading the contract, even Qi Xia felt as if he’d lost his mind.
The phrase **”Commit suicide immediately”** drowned out all other content.
It was hard to imagine Human Goat clinging to this letter for survival in that dim room.
*Was he still sane?*
“Qi Xia, what… what do you think?” Officer Li asked.
“I…” Qi Xia had no answer.
The contract contained layers of meaning—and equal layers of madness.
Literally interpreted, **Heavenly Dragon (Party A)** promised Human Goat **ascension**—if he emptied the interview room and endured three cycles, he’d succeed.
Completion meant promotion to **Earth Goat**.
Combined with Chu Tianqiu’s theory, emptying the room required losing a **life-and-death wager** against an Earth-Level Zodiac.
In other words, the Zodiacs’ goal mirrored **Paradise’s**—a macabre stalemate where both sides killed each other in repeated cycles.
Only one side’s victory could break the loop.
A bold idea struck Qi Xia—
*If Paradise’s plan is unreliable… what about becoming a Zodiac?*
Human Pig once said he sought escape by becoming a pig.
Further deduction: **Dao** wasn’t essential for Human-Level Zodiacs.
Their mission was **murder**.
Only by killing enough could they earn the **Ascension Contract** and enter the interview room—as the contract stated, *”Zodiacs signing this have no remaining Dao.”*
Thus, the interview room tested **both** participants **and** Zodiacs.
Passing the interview transformed a **Human** into an **Earth-Level** entity.
*No wonder…*
Human Rat and Human Pig seemed more human—retaining emotions and lacking monstrous strength. Only after signing the contract did they gain power like Human Goat or Earth Ox.
From that point, Zodiacs diverged from humanity, morphing into grotesque beings.
Qi Xia sensed the **Terminus** was a massive assembly line—*manufacturing something.*
A self-sustaining system requiring no external interference.
But *why?*
His fingers traced the contract’s Party A signature:
**Proxy Agent of the Netherworld Management Bureau, Heavenly Dragon.**
*What was the Netherworld Management Bureau?*
*Why delegate this to Heavenly Dragon?*
After a pause, Qi Xia shared his deductions with Officer Li.
The already overwhelmed officer’s mind short-circuited completely.
To decipher this insanity, one had to **become** a madman first—
Then re-examine the world through a lunatic’s lens.
A feat Officer Li couldn’t possibly achieve.
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