Chapter 988 988 Is Mortal Realm History

Chapter 988 988 Is Mortal Realm History

When Petros opened a small portal to contact Wolfe a few hours later, the first thing that Wolfe requested was a full copy of the books that the excerpts had been taken from, or the originals, so the Witches could copy them with magic.

"I suspected that you might want that, as your own world's historical archives have been destroyed. I have already had them copied, along with a few other reference books whose excerpts didn't make it into the missive.

If you would kindly open a full-sized portal, I will bring them over to you now, and we can have a talk about my request." King Petros asked. NewW novels updates at novelhall.com

Wolfe considered telling King Petros that the portal would be much easier to open if he just routed it through the already open portal to the trial grounds, but decided that it was better if he didn't go spreading that trick, in case someone with bad intentions learned it.

It wasn't easy to get around the spells surrounding the valley, but it might be possible with a large enough group of mages, or assistance from the Lowest Planes.

Not that those things would need it. More than once, Wolfe had sensed their magic surveillance over the city.

Petros stepped into the Library with two spectacled young women behind him, each carrying an armload of leather-bound books that still smelled like fresh ink.

"These are the tomes you requested. They are freshly inked, so be careful not to smudge them with finger oils. But they should give you a better idea of what our people remember from our interactions with the Magi.

There is a lot in there about the Demons as well, because they are history books, and the two topics tend to overlap. We have been at war with the Demons since we had reliable record keeping, so they are in every aspect of our history.

They could only use Unholy Magic, and it was tied to the Lowest Planes. As a group for the Pentacles, they weren't actually a good choice. Their magic was too limited, and even if they could advance to become Saints, they still wouldn't have the level of versatility that the Witches did for solving the problems of the people they were sent to work with.

If it was an artificer, that might make sense, as they got around their limitations with magical devices, but otherwise, it was not appealing.

King Petros smiled. "I actually had a different idea. Yes, to sending you craftsmen and artificers, but not existing Nobles from my world for the Pentacle. What I was thinking was to send them young, right as they are about to awaken their powers.

So, they won't awaken only to the powers of the Divine One, but they will learn the ways of the human mages at the same time. If they can learn our magic, and the magic of the other world, along with Artificing and the magical trade skills, they would be able to fill nearly any role as advisor and ambassador."

"Interesting. You would like me to train an entire team of incredibly versatile troubleshooters, who could work as negotiators and problem solvers? What's in it for you?" Wolfe asked.

Nobody made a request like that without having a particular plan in mind. Even considering that there were no ulterior motives would be ridiculous.

"Loyalty, and children eventually. I want to send you five young ladies who have strong ties to the Fallen Empire, who can be trained to use the widest variety of magics, and whose children will come home to their families.

Not all of them, of course. It would be customary for a travelling dignitary to keep their heir close at hand for security reasons. But the others would come home with a solid chance of passing on the Magi gene, which would allow generations of young men to use much more potent magic, with Mana Cores like a Demon." King Petros answered honestly.

A shouted voice from the ceiling interrupted their talk.

"I called it. You heard it here first, and you all owe me a honey pop. King Petros wants Wolfe to knock up a bunch of cute girls." A Faerie was shouting, drawing the attention of other Fae and creatures with sensitive hearing outside the meeting room.