<h4>Chapter 401 Wood Spirit</h4>
In a certain location in the Spirit World, one that was close to the coordinates of Saratoga Castle in the material world, there existed a vast mushroom forest.
The air here was thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming wildflowers. The canopy overhead was a kaleidoscope of myriad colors.
There was no sunlight in this ce; the entire forest was illuminated by the luminescent glow radiating from the mushroom caps.
This enchanted forest had other types of strange trees growing as well, but it was mostly dominated by mushrooms.
Some were as tall as trees with stems as thick as ancient oaks, while others were tiny, clustering together in groups on the forest floor.
The ground was covered in a thickyer of moss that appeared to be clouds. Among the moss, smaller mushrooms sprouted in vibrant colors—mostly blue and purple.
Delicate ferns and vines slithered between them, further adding to the enchanted forest''s beauty.
This forest was not devoid of living creatures, however. Amidst the gentle rustling of leaves and the soft sound of streams, the murmurs of tiny creatures could be heard.
"Fefefe, those stupid humans areing here too often these days."
"Yes, the Matriarch did mention about them, did she not?"
"Those humans are so silly! It''s so easy to fool them, kekeke!"
"I wonder who the next one toe here will be, heehee~"
"They have so many shiny objects with them. I want some!"
These spirits resembled tiny elves, their sizes no bigger than the palm of an average human. They had silvery, almost transparent, moth-like wings and wore brightly colored clothes.
Wood Spirits!
These gentle creatures of the Spirit World greatly enjoyed ying pranks on people. They were a race that specialized in growing and caring for nt life.
Moreover, they were born with innate healing magic. Their healing abilities were so exceptional that they were sought out by many Magi.
They could be trusted allies on the battlefield. However, that was only if a Magus managed to establish a summoning contract with them.
Wood spirits were said to be excellent judges of characters and abhorred humans who were inherently evil in nature.
But if they took a liking to a human, they would go great distances to provide aid.
This particr mushroom forest in the Spirit World was home to a vige of wood spirits. The leader of this vige, whom these tiny creatures called the Matriarch, had signed a summoning contract with Professor Whitaker a long time ago.
Moreover, Professor Whitaker had also requested the Matriarch to allow her students to sign summoning contracts with the other wood spirits in the vige, something which the Matriarch happily agreed.
This was a beneficial transaction for both parties involved. The wood spirits would aid the Magi in the material world whenever they were summoned.
On the other hand, the Magi would give them resources that would allow their vige to thrive in the harsh environment of the Spirit World.
Since then, the graduate students, who entered Saratoga Castle and chose to major in the School of Summoning, were allowed by Professor Whitaker to sign summoning contracts with the wood spirits residing in this vige.
The group of wood spirits cheerfully pped their wings and flew around the mushroom forest. They wore excited expressions, wondering when the next portal to the material world would open.
They had heard from their fellow vigers that upon signing a contract with the humans, they were able to receive a lot of shiny objects from them.
Although these shiny objects held no value in their vige, the wood spirits loved to hoard them for some reason.
Suddenly, the space before them started to rumble. Initially, it was low but gradually picked up in intensity. Before long, a small area of space started to ripple outward.
"Ohhh, yes! Look! Look!"
"The portal is opening!"
"Someone on the other side is contacting us!"
"Haha, my brothers and sisters, we''re rich!"
The group of wood spirits had wide grins on their faces as they hurriedly drew back, patiently waiting for the portal to the material world to open.
When the portal materialized, one of them would go in and sign a summoning contract with the human. If the agreement didn''t go through, then another one would enter the portal.
Regardless of who went inside, their goal was to trick the caster into giving them a lot of shiny objects.
But the next moment, the smiles on their faces froze when they realized that the space before them was trembling at great intensity.
Something like this shouldn''t have happened. The vibrations should have been very minimal, allowing for the creation of a portal big enough for them to enter.
However, the vibrations in the space were anything but minimal.
Soon, the space in front of them was viciously torn open and a portal countless times bigger than what the wood spirits had imagined materialized.
"W-What is this?!"
"Such a big portal?!"
Then, under the stupefied expressions of the wood spirits, a gargantuan humanoid, several times bigger than a regr-
sized human, emerged from the portal.
Thankfully, the wood spirits were agile little creatures. Before this enormous humanoidnded upon them, they had already pped their wings and shot to the depths of the mushroom forest, all the while screaming in panic.
"Hurry, inform the Matriarch!"
"A giant has appeared!"
"The vige is in danger! Run!"
As therge portal behind him closed, Adam got to his feet, spitting a mouthful of dirt and grass. He looked around curiously, wondering where he had justnded.
Seeing the mushroom trees around him, his eyes lit up. "A mushroom forest?"
Thest time he had been to such a forest was inside the Soaring River Secret ne. However, the mushroom forest he was currently in had a far stronger mystical vibe.
But soon, he thought something was amiss and couldn''t help but mutter in confusion, "Why is everything so… small?"
Then, he lowered his head and nced at himself. It was then that he realized that it wasn''t the surroundings that were small in size.
Instead, it was he who had grown to titanic proportions!