All three of them agreed to do what Chi-Woo had asked, but on the condition that he helped them form a contract with Shahnaz. Since this was the advance payment that Chi-Woo had already agreed upon, he immediately headed to Shahnaz temple with the three. There were many people in the temple as usual. It wasn’t as crowded as the first day the growth system was activated, but there were many heroes who still hadn’t given up the chance to awaken.

Although Shadia followed Chi-Woo to the temple, she wasn’t feeling optimistic. She recalled how she had been rejected when trying to form the contract she had desperately wanted. She gave all she had to grasp the opportunity and convince the goddess, but Shahnaz didn’t listen; the goddess had given her a one-sided rejection and cut off the communication. That severely bruised Shadia’s pride as a hero, and she wondered if Chi-Woo would be able to convince such a self-serving god. She looked at Chi-Woo doubtfully as he bowed before Shahnaz’s statue.

—Hm…

Having conversed with Chi-Woo, Shahnaz groaned. She didn’t mind him asking her to form contracts, and his request wasn’t unprecedented. The problem was he was asking her to form contracts with heroes she had already rejected before—and three such heroes at that. In a way, it could be considered a rude request, yet Shahnaz didn’t shoot him down or get angry, but instead considered it seriously.

Shahnaz had nothing to lose forming contracts with...