Seeing Elder Eighteen speak with such sincerity, the eldest and second brother exchanged glances once more.
The eldest had clearly been persuaded and was about to reach out and sign the contract.
But the second brother still had his doubts. He pressed down on the eldest's hand and questioned him, "There's no denying that this is a rare opportunity, but why do we have to sign an Oath Contract?"
"My brother and I personally witnessed the Gold-Eroding Mask being lost, and we know full well how serious this matter is. We would never willingly reveal the truth."
"Then why do you, Elder Eighteen, still need to use an Oath Contract to restrain us?"
"Could it be that you don't even have this much trust in us brothers?"
Elder Eighteen's expression stiffened at those words.
After thinking about how to handle the aftermath, he raised his voice and cursed, "Trust?"
"You still have the nerve to utter those two words?"
"How did I trust you back then? Didn't I lend you the Blood Treasure Armor to use?"
"And what happened? How did you repay my trust?"
"You lost the armor!"
"And you still haven't found it!!"
"You've got the face to talk to me about trust?"
Having lost his heavy armor, the second brother flushed red at those words and lowered his head in shame.
Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Elder Eighteen did not press further. Instead, he changed his tone, lowered his voice, and spoke gently, "Everything I'm doing is for your own good!"
"Second Brother, if you'd listened to my advice back then and hadn't brought the armor into the Gray Domain, would it have been lost?"
"Likewise, only by signing the Oath Contract now and gaining the powerful restraint of the power of rules can we