Chapter 56: World Tree Rino (1/2)

The only true way to evolve a servant was to give them names. A servant bound by a magical contract to their master will share their master's growth, but servants who were named by their masters were given a larger percentage of power boost. The larger the sacrifice in the contract, the greater the power a servant has. After all, when the master dies, the servant may perish alongside the master they pledged their lives to.

For this wisp, it was all or nothing. Ever since its miserable birth to this world, nobody gave it an opportunity to become something more. The first person to give him that chance was the Monarch of Solitude. Even if it was a chance encounter, the little pixie was thankful for the opportunity. For her, it was better to die knowing the sweet taste of success than live a life of unanswered questions without knowing how success felt like.

”Are you sure?” Tree Rino asked when he saw who that first brave volunteer was.

The other fairies and wisps had different levels of shock when they found out who this pixie was. Just a few hours ago, she was an unnamed wisp. Some fairies thought that she was overly confident of her abilities and labelled her as a greedy fae. Other kinder faes worried for this pixie's well-being and even tried to stop her.

However, the pixie was resolved. Even if she died, she would die trying to climb to the top. It was better than living a meaningless life for the next hundred years and missing the opportunity to be part of this new era.

Even if she did not know who the Monarch of Solitude was, she was willing to bet that the lich would bring about a huge wave of change to their world. Humans have been bullying other species, and it was time they learned their place. If the new magic tree could give them his word that the lich would not side with humans and would protect the weaker residents of the forest, she would lay her life down without regret.

Born from the growing fear and anger of creatures in the forest, this wisp turned into a fire pixie. She would never forget how families and clans of weaker animals were decimated and turned into coats and ground rugs. Those filthy human feet stepped all over the skin of dead comrades, and the fire pixie could not forget the rage these animals felt after their death.

”You've already evolved once,” Rino informed the fore pixie. ”You might die from this if you try it the second time.”

Instead of backing off, the fire pixie became more resolute. ”I am not afraid of death. If I have to be tested again to prove my worth, I will gladly undergo another evolution even if my soul becomes ripped to shreds.”

Impressed, Rino decided that he would offer this bold little one a contract. It was a soul-binding contract that offered great benefits at the cost of one's existence, but he had a feeling there would be no objections.

Hearing that there was a way to become part of the monarch's subordinates, the fire pixie did not hesitate.