Must we?
Hearing this, Nefar fell silent, as though he had thought of something. Verafa, meanwhile, looked at Sabo in confusion. Seeing that Verafa still wore a puzzled expression, Sabo's heart sank slightly.
Had he protected Verafa too much all these years?
He had supported Verafa from within and given her abundant resources. Of course, she had also lived up to expectations and had not wasted her talent, reaching the star level within the Era. However, he had focused too much on improving her strength and rarely let her interact with the outside world, leaving her rather inexperienced when it came to scheming.
With him protecting her before, he had never felt there was a problem. He had always thought there was still time to teach her slowly, first raising her hard power. But now, he had... no time left to teach her about other matters...
As though sensing Sabo's thoughts, Nefar responded directly through the imprint, "Mercenaries sign temporary contracts. Betrayal brings severe punishment, but it isn't as fatal as a Celestial God Contract..."
Verafa was clever. She instantly understood. "So the temptation was simply too great?"
The secret here was indeed tempting enough. If she could let her family take control of it, wouldn't that be the perfect opportunity for a major clan to rise?
But wasn't her appetite a little too large? The situation was still so unclear. Even if she intended to betray them, shouldn't she wait for the right moment? Given the current circumstances, relying on a lord was obviously more secure. Without a lord, how could she, a lone assassin, swallow this secret?
She was getting a little overconfident...
Seeing Verafa's confusion, Nefar changed his former cold attitude and patiently said, "Don't look at things from only one angle. Try thinking from the perspective