Chapter 656 Limited Time Offers
"Problems? Let me guess, it turned into an ego battle with the Fae and now there are thousands of powerful creatures wandering around the countryside causing chaos wherever they go?" Wolfe asked the Wrath Demons' Queen.
"Close. One of your people, a cat named Stephanie, suggested that the whole continent could use some help with the increasingly powerful monsters caused by the increasing mana density, and that led to them deciding that the whole world could use some help, which led to contests over territory and disputes about who should be responsible for what.
Only, they can't decide because the other Continental Leaders are missing, and they won't decide anything without them, while the leader of the beasts nominated you, as did the people of your territory, which the Fae recognize as the leaders of your continent."
Wolfe sighed as he imagined how broadly the Fae could have interpreted Stephanie's words. They would likely appoint themselves as the guardians or monarchs of various territories, and then start changing everything to make it [Better] in their opinion. How that would relate to the people who already lived there was likely not their concern, depending on how the request was phrased.
They were good about keeping agreements, but their interpretations of what had been agreed upon were usually not what anyone else expected.
"If it's bad enough that we don't have time to visit everywhere, I should likely get a hold of the people back home as well. Or do you still have enough people there that things are somewhat stable in Forest Grove?" Wolfe asked.
"There are still plenty of Demons there, as well as Fae. But it's sort of the epicentre of the problem. You see, they're all very fond of the spells that you've cast, and you didn't lock them, so the town has become somewhat of an epicentre of the issues your world is facing." King Memo explained.
"How is that?"
The King sighed and shook his head. "When they determined that too high of a mana level would cause issues for the lower ranked residents, they decided that increasing the level of the spell was not the answer, so they increased the radius of the spell.
You see, none of the others there could cast it as well as you did, and they didn't want to carry inferior ones with them."
Queen Victoria cut him off with a roll of her eyes. "So they increased the diameter to encompass the continent. The whole continent has had their mana level doubled, or more, in the spots which already had mana gathering arrays.
The witches are breaking through ranks left and right, and they say it's because of something that you did, but that's led to them calling for you to be made the Continental Leader, but you're not there.
On a related note, I think that your Witches are going to break through to Rank Four very soon. As in, sometime later this week."
Wolfe frowned. "It sounds like I'm the one getting behind. I still have a ways to go to Rank Six, and if I can't keep the gap up, it really hurts the level of credibility that I'll have when I try to get everyone in order."
The Parrot sitting on the table next to Prince John of Nephrite transformed into a massive feathered Demon as the King of Magic shed his disguise and took his seat.
"I can fix that. I have a single time magic spell to trade you, in exchange for spells of your own." He offered in a raspy tone, as if his vocal cords hadn't fully transformed yet.
"That sounds promising. Time magic is supposed to be ridiculously powerful, and in a way that none of the other Elements could compare to." Wolfe agreed.
"The one spell that I have is [Rapid Maturity] which will take anyone to their maximum natural potential instantly. Now, for most of us that is worthless, we're already grown, and it would kill a child from the overwhelming influx of power unless they were weak in potential.
But for you, who is fully grown and still developing to your potential, it is perfect. Even for the Princess, it will be a valuable addition. She is far from her potential, even after you helped her break through three times in one day.
That was quite impressive, by the way.
So, if you want to make the trade, we can get you at least through your breakthrough, and then I think that the others will have an offer for you that also relates to your progress." The feathered Demon suggested.
Wolfe looked around to see if the others were willing to be forthcoming, but the subtle glances around told him that they weren't going to discuss it in public.
"How about we retire to a sitting room in the Palace, where it is nice and soundproof?" He suggested.
King David of Nephrite made a gesture to Prince John, who suddenly darted down the stairs, and the other Royals got to their feet. "That is a wonderful idea. Half of us will be accompanying you to the Wrath Kingdom tonight anyhow, so we might as well gather in one spot."
Getting to the Palace actually proved to be much easier than anticipated. The crowd was following behind the parade, hoping for leftover coins, and chasing the food vendors, so by the time that the Royals got to the main floor, the road was nearly abandoned. The guards opened the gates to let them through, and the group headed for the visitors' wing before Rail stopped them and pointed down another hallway.
"There is a better spot. The old Royal Harem quarters. They're unused right now, fully soundproof and not a long walk." She suggested.
She was leading them to the same Rosefinch sitting room where the meeting to deal with the corruption had taken place, which was both large enough and equipped for the various sizes of their party. It looked like the others knew it as well, because when they got there, a small group of Demons was approaching from the halls that led to the visitor wing.
"Good, everyone is here on time. Who brought snacks?" Queen Victoria asked with a smirk that said she had something unexpected planned for her proposal.
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