"Yes, a Magic Contract centered on 'weapon power,'" Vizet said, his voice clear and certain. "The contents of this Magic Contract would roughly be something like this..."
"The weapons provided by Mr. Bonanno possessed enough power to complete the mission. In exchange, the signatories were required to maintain absolute secrecy regarding the Magic Contract and all related content."
"That's strange... but they failed the mission..." Jimmy scratched his head unconsciously. "Since they all failed..."
"Doesn't that mean..." His tone carried obvious confusion. "Those weapons weren't enough to complete the mission?"
"That's right!" Will clapped his hands and nodded in sudden realization. "In that case, the Magic Contract should already be invalid. We ought to be able to get useful information out of them."
"Yes, if we judged it by how we usually think, that would indeed be the case..." Vizet said with a smile. "But what if I told you that all these Magic Contracts came from goblins?"
"Magic Contracts from goblins?" Will froze. This was an angle he had been overlooking all along.
Vizet said, "You have to understand, goblins possess magic too. Items they create with Goblin Craft also become rare collectibles."
"In fact, many books have records about this. Wizards would ask goblins to use Goblin Craft to manufacture all kinds of items that met their requirements."
"The Appaloosa Family has items like that too..." Mrs. Appaloosa added at just the right moment. "Goblin Craft really is miraculous..."
"Even heirlooms from centuries ago, without any maintenance at all, can still remain as good as new, with hardly any traces visible."
"Even after being admired and handled in all sorts of ways, as long as no magic was used to damage them, there won't be any wear on the heirlooms."
"Mrs. Appaloosa, thank you for adding that." Vizet