The rest of the slaves in the mansion were shocked when Paul and the girls dropped the bomb shells one after the other.
They were happy hearing that Paul would become their new owner and they could stay in this mansion.
On the other hand, they were shocked to the core when he announced that both Mia and Maya were now free and they would be their mistresses from now on.
This was unheard of, it was not rare for a master to free their slaves but to take them as their women at the same time.
This was the first time that they ever heard about something like that.
Seeing their reaction he was wondering how they would react once he married the both of them in the future.
After that, he sent the servants back to their work while he and his girls had planned to spend the day learning from the manuals they had bought.
Paul focused on alchemy as this was something he always wanted to do and it would be beneficial for all of them to have an alchemist since they would not have to buy pills or potions anymore and could instead earn a lot of money selling them.
Maya was reading the cartography manuals to learn the correct way of drawing maps which interested her very much.
Mia on the other hand was learning about medicine since the moment she saw the ladies from the Qi family burnt so badly she wanted to be able to heal more than just simple wounds and for that, she needed to learn.
The day passed by very quickly and when it was time to go to bed, both girls were a bit nervous as this would be their first night together as his women.
Paul was also a bit nervous but he decided to go with the flow and there was no way in hell he would try to get intimate with them on their first night especially once he saw how nervous the girls were.
Once they got into the bed he hugged them both as always which helped them relax a lot.
Mia and Maya were a bit disappointed that Paul didn't try to get intimate with them but they were also glad that he respected them and didn't want to use their new relationship to take their first time.
Paul however had his self-confidence boosted a lot when both girls agreed to become his girlfriends and he did something he never dared to do before.
-Good night Darlings.
He said and kissed them both on their cheeks making both girls blush like they never did before but his words and actions made their hearts melt.
Both girls loved the gentleness he was showing them and in response, they also kissed him on the cheek.
-Goodnight darling.
They both said leaving him blushing and with a heart rate that would make a cardiologist go nuts.
The rest of the night was more or less the usual but they all had a problem with falling asleep.
The next morning the owner of the residence came right after the breakfast accompanied by six bodyguards and two young ladies.
Paul greeted the guests and they sat in the main hall to finish the formalities.
-This is the deed of this mansion the man said opening one of the boxes carried by the two girls taking out a scroll and giving it to Paul.
-Thank you.
Paul said giving the man a box containing twelve crystal coins that were the payment they had agreed upon.
Seeing this the man smiled as this way of payment saved him a lot of time which would be required to count 12000 gold coins.
-As for the slaves, Invite them here and we can switch the contracts immediately.
Paul called for the servants to come in.
-From this day forth this young man will be your new master.
The man said while dropping a bit of his blood on their brands.
All of them were happy but scared at the same time since this meant getting a new brand.
Seeing them so uneasy Paul calmed them down.
-Don't worry you won't be branded again, there is another way and it is painless.
Paul said using his mana to create the marks for all of them.
-Do you accept the fate of becoming my slaves?
He asked starting the short ritual.
-We do.
All of the slaves answered at the same time and the marks entered their bodies sealing their contact.
All of them bowed before Paul.
-These slaves, greet master.
They said again at the same time, finishing the ritual.
-You may rise and return to your duties.
-Yes, master.
The previous owner was shocked at what he saw.
-Is this a new way to sign a slave contract?
He asked, not believing what he just saw.
-Yes, I don't like branding my slaves since it leaves a scar and is barbaric.
So instead I use magic to leave my mark on their bodies.
It works the same way as branding but is painless and the mark vanishes once the contract is revoked.
Paul explained.
The man was speechless, he also hated branding but he didn't know any other way to seal a slave contract.
-Can you teach me this method?
-I can and it's very easy.
Paul decided to share this skill and hoped that the man would spread it as much as possible.
Within a few minutes, the previous owner of that place mastered the skill and also learned how to remove the mark.
-Thank you for this, now I can skip the branding part whenever I get a new slave.
-Don't mention it, I was happy to share this skill especially since it will save some people from suffering.
Paul said and they bid farewell to one another.
going back to his room he looked in a mirror and he had his mark back.
It vanished when he freed the girls and now it was back because he had ten new slaves.
Life in the mansion didn't change too much after that.
The only changes were that the servants now called Paul: "Master" instead of the young master and they also started addressing Mia and Maya: as Mistress instead of calling them by their names.
Paul also gave the girls the right to command the servants but they never used it since there was no need for it.
All they had to do was ask and the maids would do whatever they wanted.
Both girls didn't like to give commands because they were slaves themselves just the day before and even if Paul scarcely commanded them to do anything they didn't like it and would not use their rights if they could help it.