With a bird's-eye view, it was obvious that Lu Yuan had confused the contract with a Companion Beast with the contract this mermaid princess had mentioned.
Shamirra didn't know that, though, so she cautiously asked, "Could you tell me how your contracts work?"
To put Shamirra's doubts to rest, Lu Yuan explained the process to her.
After hearing his account, Shamirra let out a sigh of relief.
Those were two completely different things.
So Shamirra continued, "The contract I'm talking about isn't the same as yours."
"Is that so?"
Then Lu Yuan asked curiously, "What benefits would I get from forming a contract with you?"
That was the important part.
Who would do something without getting anything out of it?
Lu Yuan wasn't some selfless saint who could look after Shamirra for the rest of her life.
She had to offer him some benefits as compensation for his trouble, right?
"You'll receive a mermaid's blessing! It will give you—"
"And I can do everything your Companion Beast can do, too. It'll be just like you've contracted a second Companion Beast, right?"
Shamirra said seriously.
"A mermaid's blessing? What does it do?"
Lu Yuan asked for details.
Of course, the fact that she could do everything a second Companion Beast could already made Lu Yuan incredibly tempted.
Wasn't this like getting someone else to work for him?
Ahem...
How could he call it work? It was just reasonable assistance.
Right, he'd be getting someone else to provide him with reasonable assistance.
Even though he was tempted, he still wanted to get to the bottom of it.
A mermaid's blessing sounded pretty good just from the name.
Shamirra thought for a moment, then explained exactly what the blessing entailed. "First, Ocean Adaptability. You'll be able to breathe underwater indefinitely, and you'll become