Jaina's Curiosity: Can Arcane and Holy Light Coexist?

"Mr. Rod, I clearly saw you use arcane magic just now, so why did you use the power of the Holy Light again moments later?" Jaina asked, her face full of confusion.

She had seen it clearly: this Mr. Rod had used the power of magic, yet now he had unleashed the power of the Holy Light as well.

"Oh, you mean my magical power? Like this?" Rod smiled as blue mana floated above his palm.

Then he fired a powerful Frostbolt, instantly piercing the large tree ahead and freezing half its trunk. Its power was no weaker than the spell the female mage had cast earlier!

"Th-this is incredible! This is... this is Frostbolt! Heavens, Mr. Rod!

How did you do it? How can you possess arcane magic and still wield the power of the Holy Light?" Jaina asked Rod excitedly.

"Consider it a personal talent of mine," Rod said with a smile.

He would eventually enter human society, and the fact that he could use both the Holy Light and spells was bound to be exposed sooner or later. Rather than conceal it, he might as well state it openly.

"This is unbelievable, do you know that?

This completely overturns everything I thought I knew!

By all logic, these two kinds of energy should not be able to coexist. Of course, that is only the theoretical view.

But now you have proven to me that these two powers can coexist. This is a groundbreaking academic discovery. I should write a major thesis on it!" Jaina waved her arms excitedly. This was an earthshaking discovery!

The mages of Dalaran would go mad over this, because everyone had demonstrated that the Holy Light and arcane power could not exist within the same person.

If someone learned the power of the Holy Light and then wished to cultivate arcane magic, they would have to abandon the Holy Light. Likewise, anyone who wanted to cultivate the Holy Light would have to give up arcane magic.

"Perhaps I'm a little different from other people," Rod said with a smile.

What was this? Once I learn druidic spells and warlock spells, I'll show you all six cosmic forces.

"Enough, Jaina. We are receiving a guest. Mr. Rod, I will hire you to take part in this mission for one thousand gold coins. Are you satisfied with this price?" Arthas said, stopping the wildly excited female mage as he looked at Rod.

In the prince's view, using the power of the Holy Light was certainly good, but there was nothing wrong with using arcane magic either.

What mattered now was quickly investigating the source of this plague, resolving the incident, and saving his people who had been cruelly harmed by the Cult of the Damned.

The price he offered to hire Rod had been carefully considered. One thousand gold coins was by no means a small amount; it was even equivalent to a minor lord's annual income.

"Your Highness Arthas, your offer is very fair. I would be delighted to serve you," Rod said.

If this were the level-sixty era, one thousand gold could buy an epic mount.

At this point, Azeroth's economy probably had not inflated to the point where every adventurer carried around hundreds of thousands of gold. This was no small sum!

And once he had money, he also wanted to see whether he could buy the high-level resources he needed in the royal city of Lordaeron.

There were gemstones in Azeroth, as well as mercury, sulfur, crystals, and many other materials in great variety.

"Then let us depart for Andorhal. According to the information I have gathered, the Cult of the Damned appears to be making major moves there," Arthas said.

Rod nodded and joined Arthas and Jaina's party.

"Mr. Rod, let me introduce you. This is Falric, captain of my royal guard," Arthas said, pointing to a tall, middle-aged man in an exquisite set of standard-issue armor.

The latter immediately rose and nodded to Rod. Rod returned the gesture politely.

And he called upon the Holy Light to fool you.

Falric! Another familiar face! The infamous first boss of the Halls of Reflection!

How many tanks had been slaughtered by him back then? How many healers had been scolded into silence because of this guy? The memories were nothing but tears!

Afterward, Arthas introduced the other Lordaeron soldiers in the party to Rod, and everyone set off together toward Andorhal.

Along the way, the female mage constantly pestered Rod with questions, especially about how he balanced the two powers, until Rod was thoroughly fed up.

There was no other reason!

Rod simply could not answer any of her questions. The reason he could learn both Holy Light spells and Frostbolt was because he had a spellbook. Those two spells were recorded in his spellbook right now.

As everyone knew, as long as something was copied into a spellbook, a hero could use it. There was no logic to it at all. It was just that simple and overbearing.

It was because he had Eagle Eye. As for casting principles and how to balance the two powers within the body?

Arcane structure and resonance with the Holy Light—Rod had absolutely no idea.

"Lord Rod! Please, guide me!

I truly want to know how you can cast spells while also using the power of the Holy Light. This is very important." The female mage even resorted to acting cute, hoping to learn something from Rod.

Rod rolled his eyes at her words. Daddy-seller Jaina, acting cute with me won't work.

Please! Go cling to your little prince instead. Stop clinging to me! I don't want to get dragged down by you!

As everyone knew, once you came to Azeroth, you absolutely had to stay away from a certain female mage. Any man who had a fairly good relationship with her basically never ended well.

She had ruined two princes in succession, a dragon with a combat power of only five, and even the Archmage of Dalaran.

Come to think of it, in all of Azeroth, the only one who could withstand Jaina's curse was the World Shaman!

Though he was an orc, the World Shaman was extremely clever. In the early days, he could run circles around that naïve sweetheart, sell her father, and still have her count the money for him!

"Lord Rod, do you know Kel'Thuzad, the leader of the Cult of the Damned?" Arthas came over to Rod and asked.

Seeing Jaina constantly clinging to Rod made the little prince feel quite unhappy. Originally, he had planned to wait until this mission was over

before taking Jaina back to the royal city of Lordaeron to meet his father, King Terenas.

Then he would formally confirm their relationship. He had hurt Jaina years ago, but this time, he intended to make up for it all.

And he wanted to personally tell Jaina one thing: their future child would have golden hair.

"Perhaps Lady Jaina is more qualified than I am to answer that question.

Kel'Thuzad was once one of the six members of the Kirin Tor Council in Dalaran, but he was later expelled from Dalaran for researching necromantic magic," Rod said.