Chapter 725 - Vol V Chapter 85 (1/2)

Chapter 725: Vol V Chapter 85

The title of a pure native was a very interesting one. It referred to those who were born in the Republic of Northwest. It had only been established for thirty-odd years, and thus there weren’t many pure natives. Sid was one of them.

He was twenty this year and had just graduated from the Isuka School of Magic. As an outstanding druid, his magical skills and war skills were both above average. However, his greatest strength was in his innate senses towards mining veins. The teachers at his school had felt that in his blood, he had minerals and elements from the inner layer of the earth that stimulated him.

Although elemental creatures had no gender, magicians’ experiments had proven that many creatures with elemental blood had been born. This was especially so in the era of the wizards, where their spellcasters had transferred large amounts of the elements into their bodies or depended on elemental strength, causing blood changes and earning the desired strength. At that time, there were many elemental creatures, and some were possibly Sid’s ancestors.

Sid’s situation was not uncommon, and they were termed as spiritual demons. While the name seemed very lofty, it was the complete opposite — one could look at the genetic strength to see this. The overlapping of the gods and elves was mostly taken up by the elves. Thus, only a little bit of powers of the gods remained.

“Isn’t that a pity? The title sounds so prestigious!” Hopes said.

“Actually, being a spiritual demon is nothing much. The title refers to those who have inner or outer planes. For example, if I did not have elf blood, I’d be a directionless spiritual demon or an earth element. It sounds like a pretty cool title, but these people usually turn out to be socially awkward and often receive callings from their ancestors… These ancestors would not be clear, and they would be fanaticized by these calls and chase them back to the ancestral plane…”

“Would they succeed?” Hopes asked.

“It’s not that easy! Very few actually succeed, and the rest fade along with the light. Many only realize their foolish ways after they become old and regret wasting their youth, but many others don’t even reach this realization even when they’re about to die… On the other hand, half-elves are much more stable. Even if they wanted to return to their roots, they could just go back to the Ancient Forest.”

It was evident that he was not fond of his spiritual demon status but was rather neutral about it. At the very least, he was willing to become an exploration worker and utilize his natural element skills.

“Actually, I did not plan to come as I wanted to learn to farm. However, Uncle Clito convinced me. He said that I was still young and that half-elves live long lives. If I wanted to be a farmer, I could wait till I was over thirty and married with children to pursue it. At this age, I should take some risks and explore the world, improving myself while I still can.”

Hopes nodded and thought for a while before turning his attention to Ruby.

Ruby was pouring a cup of tea while learning from a textbook and did not notice Hopes’ gaze.

Young people should be adventurous, while middle-aged people should be stable. However, Sid’s “adventurous” stage was about the same as Ruby’s “stable” stage.

Thinking of this, Hopes couldn’t help but laugh.