"Ah, no I haven't." He scratched his head.
Blushing a little as he opened the system.
{--Status--
Title: Alpha Wolf
Forced Title: Lost Pup
Race: Werewolf
Profession: Weapons Master Initiate
Rank: 3 (Knight)
--Bloodline--
Beklaedning - Partially Unsealed: A ^@ wolf once assisted #&($&@(&#^&$(^!%#*& to seal @&$($. His powerful bloodline dwells in his descendants but due to @&$($ descendants are unable to use their full power. To unseal this bloodline requires assistance from the world or divine power.
Current Bloodline State: Level 1 Bloodline
Storage: [A comprehensive list of runic materials] written by Old Tobias, [Basics of runic language] Author unknown, an amulet made from spirit trees and herbs, Various foodstuffs and camping gear.
5 potions of stamina and spirit recovery, water-walking potion, water-breathing potion. 2 of each for use against trolls: weapon poison, acid poison, and internal organ poison mist
System points: 21
Messages: 0
--Attributes--
Physique: 12.0
Strength: 10.5
Endurance: 20.0
Agility: 15.3
Spirit: 9.0 (12)
Mind: 6.0
Soul: 10.0 (16)
--Methods--
Guardians Steel Breathing method, Fangbound Martial Arts, Divine Beast method, Memory Imprinting Enchanting method}
Everything was looking fine at first glance. He hadn't learned any new skills or gained any other innate abilities either.
He was struggling to find what was wrong, but Lyla looked over his status once and found the problem immediately.
"There used to be parentheses to show your sealed physique, right? They've disappeared."
Chronos looked again and realized she was right.
Originally there had been a (12) next to his Physique stat but now it was gone and his Physique was at 12. The same applied to his spirit and soul, both of them had significantly increased.
He just couldn't tell if it was because he had unlocked his bloodline or if it was a result of the white wolf's actions.
"My stats have increased and my body feels new? Was my body really rebuilt? It must have been." Chronos concluded.
"What do your instincts say? Is this change dangerous or not?" Gregory asked.
"Not dangerous for me, but I can clearly feel the difference in my strength now. I'm definitely stronger than I was last night. And not by a small amount."
"Well, having your physique increased by one third of your total strength would be a pretty massive jump." Lyla stated.
Sariah looked at them with exasperation.
"You guys really need to pay more attention to your status. It is super helpful."
Satisfied with what she considered the truth she took her leave.
"Now that we know what is going on I need to call the carpenter to repair the two doors that you broke, Young Master." Ronald said as he examined the crushed handle and splintered wood from where Chronos had nearly ripped the door off the hinges.
During his panic at the dream, he hadn't managed to control his strength and had caused the damage.
To his credit he did look somewhat ashamed.
Still Chronos felt that they hadn't discovered the full truth yet. It was more than just his strength that had increased, he could feel it, he just couldn't prove it.
Unable to find an answer he decided to head down to level four.
He needed to learn how to control his new level of strength before he accidentally hurt someone.
The fourth floor was still set up as a mountain pass, which was perfect for Chronos.
With his immense strength stat rock climbing with heavy weights would be one of the best ways to learn control and would let him work nearly every muscle in his body at once.
Three hours later he was informed that the earl was here to meet him.
He showered and cleaned himself up before returning to the ground floor. Where Head Butler Ronald guided him to the guest parlor where he found the Earl patiently waiting for him.
"Welcome Earl Malric. My apologies for keeping you waiting."
"Not at all, I was admiring how well your house has learned to bore your guests to death."
He wasn't exaggerating, the guest parlor had been designed to bore unwelcome guests with dull landscapes and little in the way of entertainment in the room, while still retaining just enough of Malark's polite decorations to satisfy the nobility.
"Ahahaha, well it certainly does a good job for most nobility." Chronos hollowly chuckled.
"A good job at what? Keeping them away? I have no doubt that you have secrets here you don't want others knowing about, so stop putting me in the room that subtly screams 'go away'. I know your family too well to not understand what's going on here."
"My apologies, I'll make sure the staff are better trained in the future." Chronos gave a small bow before sitting down. "Now I assume you had a reason for visiting today?"
"Yes, I want you to use that flying ship of yours to visit with a certain orc tribe. They are good friends of mine and help me keep an eye on the Ancient Caldrian Battlefield."
"You need help watching that?" Chronos asked in confusion.
The Ancient Caldrian Battlefield had been a dangerous place a few hundred years ago but nowadays it was just a strip of land without much danger. Unless he had been lied to.
"Yes, sometimes powerful undead rise up that we need to put down. Normally the orc tribes use them as a training target for their young then inform us once the battle is over and I send a few priests to cleanse it.
However, there are various places across the eastern plains that were never cleansed. Old keeps, horrific battle sites, and ancient necromantic rituals being amongst them. They're too powerful for the available priests to cleanse them. They dot the plains preventing my people from approaching. Which is why I have the nomadic orc tribes watch them for me." Earl Malric explained.
Chronos gave him a big smile.
Orc chieftains were famous not for their skill at wielding weapons but for the sheer strength compared to their relatively small size. This gave them an advantage against creatures of the same size and allowed them to fight much larger creatures without much difficulty.
Unfortunately, they also had a uniquely aggressive culture that made most people fear them even though most people had no reason to fear them.
As for Chronos, he had always wanted to challenge an orc chieftain to a duel but had never had the opportunity to do so.
Thanks to the Earl it looked like he would be able to satisfy that childhood dream shortly.