"Your Majesty only needs to touch it," Gullveig said with a smile.
"Mm, is that so?" Liszt reached out and gently touched the Mermaid's Heart. At once, it was like a bubble being poked—it made a soft pop, then burst into nothingness.
A sense of familiarity rose in his heart, as though an unseen connection had formed between him and the mermaid Gullveig. At the same time, he immediately understood the meaning of the Mermaid's Heart. This was a follower contract. It did not possess strong binding force and could be severed at any time.
Its primary function was communication, allowing both parties to contact one another across vast distances.
At the same time, the party holding dominance in the Mermaid's Heart contract—Liszt's side—could use the power of the contract to command the naga race and the Fish Ugly race.
He could also gain the sea's protection, breathing freely and swimming freely beneath the waves without suffering the pressure of seawater. In other words, he no longer needed A Ke or a mermaid's help to live underwater.
"A very practical contract." Once he understood its abilities, Liszt smiled. "But if I accept so many Mermaid's Hearts, there does not seem to be much point. It seems a single Mermaid's Heart is enough to gain the sea's protection and command the nagas and Fish Ugly."
Gullveig explained softly, "Your Majesty, the power of a single contract is very weak. The more contracts you have, the greater the benefits you receive. During the era of the Moon Empire, a great magus once gained the allegiance of one hundred mermaids. The power he received from those contracts could part the sea and expose a dry road along the seabed."
"So powerful?"
"Yes. Unfortunately, only seven of us mermaids seem to remain in this