Pure native-born Northwestern was an interesting term, referring to those born in the Northwest Republic. The Northwest Republic had only been established for a little over thirty years, so there were not many pure native-born Northwesterners.
Sid was one of them.
He was twenty this year and had only recently graduated from magic school. As an outstanding druid, he was excellent at both spellcasting and combat. But his greatest talent was his innate sensitivity to all kinds of mineral veins—the teachers at magic school believed this might be because his bloodline contained traces of earth elemental creatures from the Inner Planes, and that part had been awakened.
Although elemental creatures had no gender at all, mages' experiments had indeed produced quite a few beings with elemental bloodlines. Especially during the Age of Wizards, spellcasters of that era had been keen on transplanting powerful bloodlines into themselves, or using elemental power to suffuse themselves and alter their own bloodlines, thereby gaining the corresponding powers. Many people with elemental bloodlines had been born in those days. Sid probably had an ancestor like that, who had passed down the earth elemental bloodline.
Cases like Sid's were not uncommon. They were collectively known as descendants of Gods and Devils. The name sounded lofty and impressive, but in reality, it was nothing of the sort—just looking at the strength of inheritance made that clear. When the bloodline of a descendant of Gods and Devils overlapped with an elven bloodline, the elven bloodline would overwhelm it, leaving only a tiny bit of effect behind.
"Isn't that a pity?" Hops said. "Descendants of Gods and Devils sound much more imposing than half-elves!"
"But descendants of Gods and Devils are actually rather troublesome." Sid shook his head. "The term refers to people who possess bloodlines from the Inner