I Died and Became a Noble's Heir-Chapter 321: Barrage of Notifications

Jack’s eyes snapped open.

He knelt on cold stone, his body exactly where he’d left it at Draven’s shrine. The afternoon sun had shifted slightly, casting longer shadows across the marble columns. His knees ached from the prolonged position, but that discomfort barely registered against the frustration churning in his gut.

’Sarin,’ Jack thought, pushing himself to his feet with more force than necessary. ’They exploded at just hearing the name. Draven looked like I’d threatened his entire existence. Death went completely serious. And neither of them would tell me a damn thing.’

He brushed dust from his trousers, scowling at the empty shrine. The peaceful atmosphere that had surrounded him during communion now felt hollow, tainted by unanswered questions and divine secrets.

’Trust us,’ Jack mocked internally, his boots clicking against marble as he walked toward the entrance. ’We’re on your side. Just ignore all the things we refuse to explain. Ignore the forces gathering in shadows we won’t name.’

The afternoon sun felt warm against his face as he emerged from the shrine, but it did nothing to cool the irritation simmering beneath his skin.

’I’m done asking nicely,’ Jack decided, his jaw set. ’They want to play games with information? Fine. I’ll get strong enough that they can’t afford to keep secrets. Strong enough that refusing to answer becomes more dangerous than telling the truth.’

A notification materialized in his vision, with blue text appearing in an unusual and urgent manner.

[Divine Communion Complete]

[Prince of Thunder - MYTHICAL CLASS]

[Requirements: Lightning’s Anchor skill, 250 Magic, 200 in all other stats]

[Current Status: Requirements NOT met]

Jack stopped walking, his frustration momentarily forgotten as he stared at the notification.

’Mythical class?’ His mind raced through implications. ’That’s a tier above Legendary. And they’re offering it to me now?’

[Correction: Not "offering." The class exists. You must meet requirements to unlock it.]

’Show me my current stats.’

His status screen materialized:

[Strength: 100 (+100)]

[Stamina: 91 (+45)]

[Agility: 110 (+45)]

[Vitality: 110 (+25)]

[Endurance: 110 (+30)]

[Magic: 140 (+90)]

[Skill Points: 750]

[Stat Points: 0]

Jack’s eyes narrowed as he studied the numbers. ’I’m nowhere near the requirements. My base stats are too low.’

[Correct. Your base stats are significantly below requirements.]

’What’s Lightning’s Anchor?’

[Lightning’s Anchor: Passive utility skill. Enhances lightning channeling efficiency. Improves control over electrical currents.]

[Cost: 100 Skill Points]

’And I need all my base stats at 200, Magic at 250,’ Jack calculated quickly. ’That’s going to take a lot of stat points I don’t have.’

[You can convert monster cores to stat points. Would you like to see the conversion rates?]

Jack nodded internally. ’Show me the conversion rates.’

A new window appeared, displaying information in neat columns:

[MONSTER CORE CONVERSION RATES]

[Rank 10 — TYRANT: 1,000,000 EXP / 50,000 Skill Points / 1,000 Stat Points]

[Rank 9 — EMPEROR: 500,000 EXP / 25,000 Skill Points / 500 Stat Points]

[Rank 8 — SOVEREIGN: 25,000 EXP / 250 Skill Points / 250 Stat Points]

[Rank 7 — DISASTER: 10,000 EXP / 100 Skill Points / 100 Stat Points]

[Rank 6 — NIGHTMARE: 1,500 EXP / 9 Skill Points / 9 Stat Points]

[Rank 5 — DREAD: 700 EXP / 4 Skill Points / 4 Stat Points]

[Rank 4 — TERROR: 200 EXP / 2 Skill Points / 2 Stat Points]

[Rank 3 — VILE: 30 EXP / 0.5 Skill Points / 0.1 Stat Points]

[Rank 2 — WRETCH: 8 EXP / 0.25 Skill Points / 0.05 Stat Points]

[Rank 1 — PEST: 2 EXP / 0.10 Skill Points / 0.01 Stat Points]

Jack studied the numbers, his mind immediately jumping to the dread cores he’d been hoarding. Over 2,500 of them, gathered from endless combat in Tartarus Spire and stored for precisely this kind of situation.

’I need Skill Points first,’ Jack thought, calculating quickly. ’Lightning’s Anchor costs 100. But I also need the Second Class skill to equip Prince of Thunder alongside my current classes.’

[The Second Class skill costs 1,000 Skill Points and allows three classes to be equipped simultaneously. You currently have 750 Skill Points.]

’How many dread cores for 2,000 Skill Points?’

[500 cores.]

’Convert 500 dread cores to Skill Points.’

[Conversion requested: 500 Dread Cores → 2,000 Skill Points]

[Current Skill Points: 750]

[New Total: 2,750 Skill Points]

[Confirm conversion?]

[YES] or [NO]

’Yes.’

The notification flashed, and he felt a subtle shift in his inventory as 500 cores vanished.

[Conversion complete. Current Skill Points: 2,750]

’Purchase Lightning’s Anchor.’

[Lightning’s Anchor - Cost: 100 Skill Points]

[Confirm purchase?]

[YES] or [NO]

’Yes.’

[Purchase confirmed. Skill acquired: Lightning’s Anchor]

[Current Skill Points: 2,650]

Jack felt the skill integrate immediately, not a rush of power, but a subtle shift in how he perceived electrical currents.

Focusing his will, Jack could feel the mana around him for the first time.

’Thus is strange, but pleasant.’

’Now the Second Class skill.’

[Second Class Enhancement - Cost: 1,000 Skill Points]

[Allows simultaneous equipping of three classes instead of two]

[Confirm purchase?]

[YES] or [NO]

’Yes.’

[Purchase confirmed. Second Class acquired]

[Current Skill Points: 1,650]

[Available class slots: 3]

[Current equipped: Demonbound, Arc Mage]

[Available slot: 1]

’Good,’ Jack thought with satisfaction. ’Now for the stat points. How many points do I need?’

He did the mental math quickly.

’I need 589 stat points. How many dread cores for 600 stat points?’

[150 cores will give you exactly 600 stat points.]

’Convert 150 dread cores to stat points.’

[Conversion requested: 150 Dread Cores → 600 Stat Points] 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

[Current Stat Points: 0]

[New Total: 600 Stat Points]

[Confirm conversion?]

[YES] or [NO]

’Yes.’

[Conversion complete. Current Stat Points: 600]

The ring of stats did not proc its ability. For some reason, converting cores didn’t give him double the stat points.

Jack took a breath, centering himself.

’Allocate stat points. Strength to 200.’

’Stamina to 200.’

’Agility to 200.’

’Vitality to 200.’

’Endurance to 200.’

’Magic to 250.’

[Stat allocation complete]

[Current Stat Points: 11]

[Milestone achieved!]

[All stats have reached 100!]

[Reward: Vitality per pij t has increased from 25 to 50]

Jack smiled. ’Thats awesome! I have a lot of health not compared to before. But I didn’t get a reward for having all stats at 200. They reqrad must be everything at 250 or higher.’

Jack pondered for a moment. ’I guess I should save my cores and use them on my souls.’

Jack grinned, feeling power thrumming through every cell in his body. Then a thought occurred to him.

’I have 11 points left. Add them to Magic.’

[Request denied]

[Stats locked at current maximum of 250 until a God’s Blessing reaches Level 3]

[Current blessing level: Level 2, Level 1]

Jack’s grin faded into a scowl. ’You’re telling me I can’t increase my stats further?’

[Correct. Divine limitations apply. A current blessing must evolve before stat caps increase.]

’That’s...’ Jack paused, forcing himself to let go of the irritation. ’Fine. Doesn’t matter. I have what I need for Prince of Thunder.’

[Correct. All requirements met. Would you like to proceed with class unlock?]

Jack took a breath, centering himself. A Mythical class. Higher tier than anything he currently possessed. Power that would put him on a completely different level.

’Unlock Prince of Thunder.’

[Prince of Thunder - MYTHICAL CLASS]

[Requirements met: Lightning’s Anchor (acquired), 250 Magic (confirmed), 200 all stats (confirmed)]

[WARNING: Class integration will cause significant physical transformation]

[WARNING: Pain levels may exceed previous divine channeling experiences]

[Estimated duration: 10 minutes]

[Proceed with unlock?]

[YES] or [NO]

Jack’s jaw tightened. ’Yes.’

The world exploded into agony.