"Since you've put it that way, all right..."
Xu Xiao nodded, took the contract, and pressed her fingerprint onto it.
An invisible force of rules surged within the isolation barrier, establishing a hidden connection between both sides.
"Done." The traveling merchant took the contract from the woman's hand, gave it a cursory glance, and tucked it away with evident satisfaction.
Then he spread his arms and said calmly:
"Now, you can use the Authority of Tolerance on me."
"Okay..." At Xu Xiao's prompting thought, white thorns slowly began to grow from her chest.
The instant their tips touched the traveling merchant's body, they shot inside like leeches that had thirsted for blood for ages after catching its scent!
"Mmph... Mom really didn't lie to me. This feeling isn't something ordinary Talent Abilities or equipment items can compare to..."
The entire "healing" process did not take long.
After about fifteen minutes, the white thorns slowly withdrew from the traveling merchant's body and returned to Xu Xiao.
What followed was exactly as the traveling merchant had described.
Xu Xiao did not lose any of her other memories. She had merely forgotten the contents of the contract she had just read.
Yet her memories from before and after remained clear.
The woman clearly knew that the traveling merchant bore no ill intent and that the contract had already taken effect.
The traveling merchant raised a hand and removed the isolation barrier, then looked directly at Li Luo and Matilda, who had been waiting nearby.
"I've received the advance payment. Next comes the method for killing that Monarch-class monster."
"Ready to hear it?"
Matilda frowned and gave a slight nod.
Li Luo, meanwhile, remained indifferent throughout, only darting a glance at the bewildered-looking Xu Xiao.
"It's actually very simple. Give it whatever it wants,"