"Iz, what do you think is the most important type of magic?"
"Hmm... That's a good question. What do you think?"
"I think it's Arcane magic?"
"Arcane magic... It is indeed profound. A lot of magic requires Arcane knowledge to calculate, but it isn't the most important."
"There are so many types of magic, Iz. Just tell me."
Izpalut rested a hand on his chin and gave it some thought. "Hmm... I think the elements are the most important."
"The elements?"
"Right. Space magic, time magic, Mind Magic, and even summoning, creation, projection, and branches like Arcane magic, which people consider the very foundation of magic—none of them are as important as the elements."
"Are they really that important?"
A ball of flame appeared in Lu Cang's hand, illuminating the snowy night in Knoroya.
"Elements are just powerful, aren't they? And there are their corresponding elemental properties... They're the most basic kind of magic."
"Why are they the most important?"
Elemental magic was indeed the most basic kind of magic.
All mages began learning elemental magic at Level 1. They used it for both offense and defense.
It was simply too basic.
It wasn't as complex as space or time magic, or as unpredictable as Mind Magic.
Izpalut touched the flame in Lu Cang's hand, and it solidified.
"It's precisely because they're basic that they form the foundation of everything."
"You can afford to slack off in your study of Arcane magic. Even if there are Arcane tools you don't use, they may not affect your path as a mage."
"But the elements..."
"No matter what stage of a mage's journey you're at, you must never stop improving your mastery of them."
"The elements are the root of magic."
Whoosh!
Light and darkness exploded around Lu Cang!
As he looked