"The only things on me that are free of family marks are these; everything else bears the mark of my family. Although it might not be much of a problem for you, we Pioneers are by no means weak. Once the transmission gate opens and my family elders come through, you and your village could be in big trouble..."
Pavas said with a forced smile as he had already laid out a bunch of various small items in front of him, each of which he explained in turn.
Tao Yu’s eyes shone slightly upon listening.
The items weren’t numerous or particularly impressive, yet they were all highly practical!
There was at least one cross-world communicator worth several million; as long as the data inside was cleansed and formatted, it could anchor to a new node.
Because he thought the Ninja wouldn’t need it, he explained it in detail, and Tao Yu could sense his sincerity when speaking of the device.
There were stabilizers capable of constantly tearing through world barriers, similar to the Avatar worlds; they could also directly open a channel in the barrier and maintain an anchoring, and there were a full twelve of these stabilizers.
A contract document that resembled human skin paper, Tao Yu could directly read its content; it was an item imbued with Yuan Force.
Its main purpose was a ’secrecy agreement,’ ensuring that the content of the talks between two parties remained confidential and not disclosed to outsiders.
While there was no strong coercive power, anyone who violated it would suffer direct and substantial Abyssal contamination—certain death for ordinary people. Even Pavas would lose half his life if he broke it.
Moreover, the contract document could be reused but only three times per month; it needed recharge time.
These items would not be expensive if they just absorbed Yuan Force—probably only twenty to thirty thousand in total—but their actual value was extremely high.
Except for the contract document, which he was still handling, Tao Yu directly sealed the other items into the Sealing Scroll right in front of him.
"You wouldn’t die if you break the agreement, right? Break it and let’s see the exact situation, what was the content of your earlier conversation?"
Tao Yu’s tone was calm.
Seeing Pavas’s hesitation, he spoke up,
"As you said, once your family elders arrive, our village could be in trouble. If you can show sincerity and convince us, the matters you discuss with them might be something Sand Hidden Village could collaborate on as well. Ninjas are specifically hired to sort out troubles for their employers; surely, you must have heard about the Ninja’s reputation."
Tao Yu’s words indeed struck a chord with Pavas.
Because based on what he knew about these Ninjas, that was indeed the case!
They had come here to assist after being hired by the Harkonnen Family.
While the RDA wanted to invite them in return, they had professional ethics and would not even discuss the proposal.
As long as whatever he offered didn’t conflict with their current mission, it seemed entirely feasible!
"You’re right, we have no conflict of interest, and since you’ve released me, I can even promise a sizable ransom. You could take me back and exchange me for the ransom if you prefer; anything you want, just ask. We have many rare items that could be traded."
Pavas went on pleadingly.
"The value of a live capture, I’m well aware of that, so you actually don’t need to worry about your life. Or is it that you can’t bear to be hurt? Seems like you don’t have much sincerity after all. Were you deceiving me when you started to introduce the contract document? Is the cost actually very high?"
Tao Yu’s cold and hoarse voice gave Pavas that constipated feeling. He weighed his options and then sighed,
"Alright, I’ll tell you, just now..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly groaned.
Tao Yu felt the emergence of many chaotic and ominous contaminations, seemingly out of nowhere, pouring into his mind, creeping into his senses like a black fog!
His nose bled profusely, and his eyes seemed to darken.
His breath became very chaotic.
It took at least a quarter of an hour for him to stabilize slightly.
His blue hair had even sprouted a good deal of white.
The contract turned out to wield an idealistic power, somewhat unreasonable, and that spontaneously emerging contamination, along with the human skin-like material of the paper, looked anything but clean.
It must have been a heavily contaminated item that they had cleansed of its taint.
After recovering somewhat, Pavas continued in a distinctly more hoarse and bitter voice,
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"That’s the price; even with my status in our place, I will need a long time to recover. An ordinary person would undoubtedly die."
"Well, I believe in your sincerity now, so go on, there should be no more problems now," Tao Yu said with an approving tone.
"I plan to elaborate in more detail next, as it involves our family’s plans. So, I hope you will sign a secrecy agreement with me."
"Hm? Are you threatening me?" Tao Yu’s voice sharpened.
"It’s not a threat to you. All the resources on me are provided by my family, and I need to be responsible for my family. My violation of the agreement was to demonstrate sincerity, and now the matters I’m about to disclose are of great importance. Killing me would be pointless," Pavas replied, with a look of woeful helplessness.
Though young and inexperienced, after being captured he seemed pliable, but at this moment, he showed the elite family member’s loyalty to their family.
His words were soft, yet resolute.
Tao Yu could feel the other’s determination in his Unity of Heaven and Man senses, and was slightly surprised, reassessing the previously arrogant young man before him.