"Mm...
...Though some details weren't quite accurate, your captain knew a fair bit overall.
After hearing He Xi's understanding of the different professions, Fivik nodded, acknowledging Hulk's knowledge.
"I'll start by answering your question about sorcerers.
"A sorcerer's power really is an innate talent.
"As for whether a sorcerer can learn a mage's spells...
"They can. Like any intelligent being, as long as their Wisdom attribute meets the learning requirements, they can theoretically master them. But—
"It's entirely unnecessary, and the two paths may even conflict. Sorcerers rely on instinct, while mages rely on knowledge and logic.
"It's like making a barbarian who believes in 'brute force' strictly follow a paladin's oaths. If he has to think about whether each swing of his axe upholds 'honor,' 'compassion,' and 'justice,' the primal fury within him will probably have fizzled out long before he strikes."
He Xi understood.
It seemed that equipping the [Weak Red Dragon Bloodline] trait really wouldn't do much for the mage's path he had already begun to build.
In that case, just as he'd planned, he'd give the trait to Bruce.
That silly dog was always imagining he could breathe fire.
"Teacher, how do sorcerers improve their abilities? Don't they need to learn any skills?"
"No." Fivik answered crisply. "As I see it, you can think of sorcerers as a special kind of magical creature. They become professionals as soon as they awaken their bloodline. Their power grows naturally over time as their bloodline becomes purer, just as dragons grow stronger with age."
Tsk...put that way, it did make sense.
Awakening alone made someone a professional. That heaven-sent good fortune was enough to make ordinary people, struggling outside the threshold, go mad with envy.
But that envy went no further.
Given the choice, He Xi would never hand