Chapter 437 437 Knowledge
Chapter 437 437 Knowledge
Wolfe stood stunned as the influx of new spells entered his mind. The crystal had been intended to be a library of approved spells for a peaceful society, and they covered nearly every aspect of what Wolfe could want to do.
The variety that was available to him was incredible, but as it began to settle into his mind, Wolfe felt something else change inside of him. At first, he feared that it was a side effect of learning too much too fast, but as it took effect, he realized that it was something much different.
[Demonic Curse Isolated]
[Restrictions on Magi Bloodline Removed]
[Magi Bloodline Purity at 81 Percent]
[Magi Bloodline Ability Gained: Head of Household]
[Head of Household] The head of the Noxus Household enjoys certain privileges that are not available to the common member.
They may add members or dismiss members of the Family, regardless of bloodline. They may make deals on behalf of the Family that are binding on all members, and the Head of the Noxus Household may freely use the Noxus Family’s Ancestral Dominion over the Realm of the Dead to specifically target dead members of the Family for summoning as Demonic Servants within 24 hours of their death.
[Add Family Member now?]
Wolfe considered that for a moment, then recalled that Cassie didn’t get the Inheritance the same way that Ella had when she became his consort. That might have been due to bloodline, so it was the first thing that he did now that he had the ability to attempt to change the situation.
[Cassie Noxus added to the Noxus Family register. Three members recorded.]
Wolfe sensed the shock in her mind as the Inheritance spell formed and silently thanked Davos for the unintentional gift that he had received. The influx of new knowledge and power had purified his bloodline just a bit more and had put him past a breakpoint, allowing him to access the abilities of the head of the Family.
The last part of the ability seemed a bit sketchy, though. Summoned as a Demonic Servant? That sounded a lot like a Familiar Summoning but with a specific Demon as the target.
Was that a thing that the Noxus Family did? Granted the Witches their dead members as Familiars? Or was there something about that ability that he was missing?
Unfortunately, the answers to those questions weren’t included, so Wolfe had to just guess what he could do as the official head of the Noxus Magi Family.
[What did you do?] Cassie asked in his mind, pulling Wolfe from his reverie.
[I gained a new ability. I can officially add people to the Noxus Magi Family. So, I added you. Did you get the Inheritance spell? I hope you did.] Wolfe replied.
[I did, and it’s amazing. It’s mostly not for witches, but there is enough here to keep me busy forever. No wonder Ella is never in the library.]
Her frustration was evident in her thoughts, but Wolfe could tell that she was overjoyed at the improvement and her official induction into the Family whose name she had carried all her life.
The next question was, who else should he actually induct into the Family? All of the members of the Pentacles seemed like an obvious choice. Perhaps the other Magi, since it was a Magi Family. But beyond that was a much more questionable answer.
Fortunately, it wasn’t one that he would have to answer right away. He could buy himself a bit of time by simply not mentioning anything about it and letting the topic fade from thought until it became important again.
Wolfe was about to turn back to the river when suddenly a rush of dizziness overcame him, and an influx of mana poured into him. The cleansed Magi bloodline had improved his body’s ability to condense mana, and the flow, combined with the mental stress of all the new knowledge, had dropped him to the ground.
Wolfe never noticed when the world faded around him, but when he woke up, he was surrounded by Witches and lying in the bed inside the small shack at the boundary of the Fae Forest.
“Wolfe, you’re finally awake. What happened? Did the visitor attack you somehow?” Ella asked.
Everything was still a bit fuzzy, but a Lightning Spell came to his mind.
[Clarity] normalizes brain function.
Without hesitation, Wolfe cast the spell, and the fuzziness in his thoughts vanished instantly.
“Wow, that was a rush. No, he didn’t attack me. In fact, he did the opposite. He helped me learn the spells that were in the knowledge crystal, and it overloaded my brain a bit once it finally took effect.
I was good for a few seconds, but when I tried to move, it was too much, and I just collapsed.” Wolfe explained.
“Well, don’t scare us like that. We thought that there was something seriously wrong with you. You’ve been out for half a day already, and nothing we did could get a response from you. We even tried drawing a load of mana through you to see if you felt it.
Your mana has changed, too, we noticed. It’s more dense. When I pulled on it before, it flowed so easily. Now, it almost feels like it’s pressurized. If I don’t pay attention, it will decompress and flood me.” Ella chastised him.
Wolfe smirked at her. “You say that like it’s a bad thing. But I’m sure you will adapt quickly enough. There are ten of you who can easily pull through me from a distance now and an awful lot of servant bonds who can with permission, so either everyone will learn to deal with it, or their power level will adjust to the increased mana availability.”
Cassie giggled at that. “You say that like we’re all using your mana on a regular basis. Most of the group avoids it so that they don’t leave you short in an emergency, and with the power difference between us and the average witch, what we have is already way more mana than necessary for most of what we do outside of combat.”