Chapter 51: Contract
“Wish—Resurgence!”
The crisp voice of Alna became ethereal and sacred.
Suddenly, her body felt heavy, and she sensed that the magic power flowing within her was rapidly depleting. In the blink of an eye, her MP had dropped to zero, and the extracted magic solidified into a deep blue mirror, covering the lifeless goblin on the ground.
At that moment, the lifeless corpse showed a faint change.
The originally cold body began to regain warmth.
The covered area trembled imperceptibly.
“What is this…” Youyoufen looked incredulously at the scene before her.
“Unbelievable, you can actually do something like this… that’s too powerful.” Endless Sea also exclaimed.
This process was extremely slow, lasting a full five minutes.
“Crack.”
The mirror shattered.
And the sleeping Lord Xisi opened his eyes.
“…”
Then, their gaze met.
“Great! You really came back to life!” She said joyfully from the bottom of her heart.
“Is… that you?” Lord Xisi’s gaze shifted from dazed to focused.
“No, I already—!! Tell me what happened. Please!” Lord Xisi sat up, looking down.
Seeing this, Zane quietly commanded Starry to put away the Qiu Yue Sword.
Out of curiosity, he wondered if players could capture boss-level monsters as pets.
If Lord Xisi got angry, it would be just like fighting a boss again to capture him, though he was unsure if any equipment would drop.
Fortunately, this boss still seemed rational.
Youyoufen briefly explained the situation.
“What about my kin…? Where did they all go?” Lord Xisi asked in a deep voice.
“They… do you know about the swift beasts?”
“…” Of course, Lord Xisi knew; he had encountered a few when he first arrived here. However, with him around, those swift beasts naturally didn’t dare to approach them.
Unexpectedly…
“Damn it! It’s my fault they…!” His palms were so tense they nearly drew blood.
“Little… no, Wishcaster, why did you resurrect me?” Lord Xisi struggled to understand.
He had heard of the title Wishcaster, capable of completely reviving the dead. Even because of this ability, disasters had struck, and she had disappeared six months ago. Many speculated she must have died, and Lord Xisi held that view too.
He never would have imagined that the person involved had even fought alongside him and had revived him.
“Actually, it’s because she wanted to bring you back to life.” Zane decisively shifted the blame; he couldn’t say it was so she could kill you again, could he?
“Ah?” Youyoufen looked confused.
“It’s you!? Don’t you hate me? You were almost sent to those people!”
What if Zane and Starry hadn’t pushed forward so quickly?
There were two possibilities: one was that Youyoufen could persuade Lord Xisi to return to the tribe and slowly develop in a neutral state.
The other was that she could enter the Dark Faction and be treated as a sacrifice.
Although she would be a sacrifice, with this game’s degree of freedom, perhaps she might obtain a hidden class of the Dark Faction.
Moreover, it was obvious that this plot couldn’t only exist in Yunshui City.
If that’s the case… many players must have switched to the Dark Faction.
No wonder when obtaining the title of Wishcaster, the system notification was the second one; someone must have gained it first.
“That… I don’t mind.” Youyoufen said softly.
“…” He seemed unable to understand how there could be such a foolish human.
“Alright, alright, enough chit-chat. Are you willing to follow her to strengthen your goblin clan?” Zane eagerly said.
“What!?” Both exclaimed in unison.
“As you can see, she is an excellent Summoner. As long as you agree to sign a contract with her, you can gain endless life, and that way, you can freely pursue what you want to do.”
“Endless life…” His gaze showed a hint of wavering; it wasn’t fear of death but realization of how weak he was after being instant-killed by the shadow arrow. Although he already knew the absolute gap between them, experiencing the truly despairing power firsthand left no room for resistance.
However,
She is human; that point would not change. The relationship between goblins and humans has always been poor, with mutual slaughter commonplace.
Moreover, he was the clan leader… no, the Greenstone Goblins had already… been completely wiped out.
He looked up at her.
He found this girl watching him with a worried expression.
If it were her…
“I understand, let’s begin.” Lord Xisi nodded.
“Eh? Begin what?” Youyoufen asked in confusion.
…
The contract ritual was very simple; just activate the contract skill, and a purple-red mysterious pattern formation would appear beneath the target’s feet.
Generally, it would have a higher success rate when the target was completely unable to resist, such as when life was low.
However, there were exceptions, like Lord Xisi, who had self-awareness. Cooperating with the contract procedure would also greatly increase the success rate.
As the formation shrank, Lord Xisi transformed into a ray of light and flew into Youyoufen’s palm.
“How did it go?” Zane hurriedly asked.
“Success!” She exclaimed excitedly, then shared Lord Xisi’s attributes within the team.
Lord Xisi:
Rarity: Silver Grade
Level: 15
Health: 3150
Attack Power: 85-95
Physical Defense: 37
Magical Defense: 12
Skills: Heavy Strike, Fivefold Throw, Swift Steps
Strength: ★★★★
Agility: ★★★★☆
Intelligence: ★☆
Spirit: ★☆
Stamina: ★★★☆
It seemed that due to becoming a pet, he was constrained by the owner’s level, and his attributes had also dropped significantly, lacking the terrifying panel he had as a boss.
However, these attributes could still easily overpower most players, and with Lord Xisi’s strong combat abilities, he would surely be a great help to their team.
Endless Sea was nearly drooling, “Why didn’t I think of switching to summoning… this boss is even stronger than me!”
“The system says I’m the first to acquire a leader-level pet… and it gave me something,” Youyoufen said weakly.
Contract Staff:
Rarity: Silver Tier
Required Level: 20
Magical Attack Power: 80-100
Intelligence: 40
Spirit: 35
Special Effect: Magic recovery speed increased by 100%.
Special Effect: Heart of Contract, all attributes +10% to pet, contract pet effects doubled.
Description: Those who treat their pets kindly will eventually be rewarded.
“Wow…” The attack power had already surpassed the Qiu Yue Sword!
And the intelligence and spirit had skyrocketed! For a Summoner, maintaining the presence of a contracted pet requires mana, which means MP would continuously decrease, and this 100% magic recovery doubled the restoration effect.
Even more outrageous was the Heart of Contract; a pet with 1.1 times all attributes and a contracted pet with 1.2 times. What kind of concept is that?
It was equivalent to reaffirming a boss-level pet that wasn’t weaker than a player!
As long as she reached level 20, Youyoufen might just become the strongest Summoner!
Of course, looking at her awareness, there was still a long way to go…
“Contract Summon—Lord Xisi!”
The familiar formation appeared again, and Lord Xisi came out once more!
“It seems you didn’t deceive me…” Lord Xisi could feel endless vitality; even in death, the soul and body would reunite within the pet space.
“Wasn’t it your choice?” Endless Sea said.
“Hmph, if I hadn’t agreed, you all probably would have acted sooner, right?” Lord Xisi sneered.
“Ahem…” Zane felt a bit embarrassed.
