He Yun paused for a moment and said:
"Mercury asked me if I was uncertain and afraid to proceed with the next step. At that time, I was already filled with regret and self-doubt, and I told him I was indeed hesitating."
"Then Mercury presented an agreement, more precisely, a contract. He said he borrowed the ability from the god of commerce in mythology to add special clauses to the contract to deceive the Desire Stele and buy me time."
"The content of the contract was to authorize Mercury to develop and use Underground Shelter No. 88, with the reward being that Mercury would restore everything to its original state after the contract ended."
Wu Chang frowned, unable to immediately understand what He Yun meant.
"You mean the time loop in the Underground Shelter was due to the restoration clause in the contract?"
He Yun shook her head:
