Chapter 696 696 And Surprises
?Wolfe stopped near a vendor selling falafel wraps when he noticed a group of well-dressed humans looking his way. The locals preferred to dress simply, and there weren't all that many humans here who weren't mutated, so he assumed that they should be foreign envoys of some sort. New novel chapters are published on
Of what nation, he could only guess, but once they noticed him placing his order, they all came over to say hello.
"Greetings, Patriarch Noxus, or should we call you Continental Representative Wolfe?" One of the men asked.
"Patriarch is fine. For now, I'm not officially the representative anyhow. How might I help you?"
The men looked at each other, and then all but one stepped back, allowing a man in a military uniform that Wolfe found strangely familiar to be their representative.
"I am General Ko of Hiziros, appointed to Forest Grove to be our national representative. Even if you haven't gotten an official notice, it's quite obvious that you will be the choice. When the Fae and Demons started to spread, there was only one local option, and that was you.
But that's not exactly why we came to say hello today. We heard that you had developed a number of new spells that would help with the evolution of the Witches, and we were hoping to get them to place in our Capital City. We're an almost entirely human nation, you see, and we are hoping to recruit at least a few of the best and brightest to come help us with the shortages.
The vendor handed him his falafel wrap, a vegetarian snack that was both savoury and slightly spicy, then Wolfe was surrounded by bunnies welcoming him home with a round of hugs and cheering.
"Thanks, I needed that. Are you all excited about the afternoon shows? I've been told that they're spectacular this year." Wolfe asked.
"We are, we are. The Bunny Dancers are doing another show tonight as well, but with Fairies using their magic for the special effects. It's going to be amazing." One of the girls informed him.
"Then, the wrath Demons are having a big fight. It's scary, but fun to watch, and they're always in a better mood afterwards." Another one added.
That sounded like a combat tournament. From what he understood, those were an essential part of Wrath Demon culture, as they allowed them to vent their pent-up rage in a somewhat healthy manner and not kill each other.
For the people of the Frozen Wastes, the magic infused spectacle would be the peak of entertainment, and even Wolfe was looking forward to it, despite being able to use most of the spells himself.
Then, he saw the strangest sight of the day. One of the feline locals actually cast a spell to activate the grill in his stall.
It looked like he had used a mana stone to draw from, but he had actually activated the spell remotely, not by touching the stone to the device and pressing the button. That required some level of mana control, and would normally be the sign of a witch, if it wasn't a man doing it.
He didn't feel like a Magi to Wolfe, and he didn't have a mana core at all, so Wolfe spent a few seconds trying to decipher how he did it. The mutants had always absorbed mana from the Wastes and some could use it to cast the occasional spell, but controlled and complex magic like this was definitely a new phenomenon.
Was he seeing the start, or return, of a magic using species?