At the same time he obtained the Succubus bloodline, Charles also received more bloodline inheritances.
The spell-like arts inherited through bloodlines were, for most demons, merely combat abilities they could unleash with the power of their bloodline.
But things were different for Charles.
As a wizard, Charles began studying and analyzing these inherited spell-like arts.
To demons, these abilities were simple to cast, yet the inheritances behind them contained an enormous amount of knowledge.
Demons had no interest in such knowledge and would forget it before long.
But Charles would not. He began studying and researching these materials.
Every advancement of a wizard required an assessment of the knowledge they had mastered.
It could be any kind of knowledge, which meant that a wizard with more knowledge was bound to be stronger.
That was why so many wizards remained forever on the road of learning, research, and experimentation.
As for planar conquest wars, they were also fought to acquire more resources, helping wizards travel farther down the road of learning new knowledge.
Female Succubi were common in the Abyss.
But male Succubi were rare even in the Abyss, let alone other planes.
The knowledge of male Succubi was practically a treasure vault. Charles could research enough within it to support his advancement.
And in the intervals between cultivation and research, he moved through the twenty-four districts of Isata's middle and lower levels.
There, he found several local snakes to search for Molly.
The cost of finding someone was an expense an apprentice-level Charles could scarcely bear.
But for Charles, a first-ring Shadow Spy Wizard, it was merely a small expense.
Inside the cultivation room.
Charles was studying the inherited spell-like arts of the Succubi.
This knowledge held him spellbound. Every round of research gave him a deeper understanding of