Elemental Affinity
"Cough, cough... Lord Ren, your constitution is unusual, so you may absorb magical elements a little more slowly! But you are still very strong, Lord Ren. Sooner or later, you will become a powerful mage!"
Hogue Baruk wore a fawning expression. There was some fear in the way he looked at Ren, but mixed with that fear was gratitude.
Ever since Laxien, one of Brain's Six Generals, had appeared, Hogue had realized that this seemingly minor mission involved far too many things! With Hogue's intelligence, it was not difficult for him to guess that once this mission was complete, he would definitely be silenced!
But he had never expected to encounter Ren on this mission, much less watch Ren utterly crush Laxien in an instant!
Especially after seeing Laxien's miserable torture, Hogue knew what choice to make! He chose to pledge his loyalty to Ren without reservation, because he knew that if he did not, he would certainly die! After all, Ren would never let him go! Of course, even if Ren did spare him, Brain would kill him once he returned to the Magic Council!
Death awaited him either way, so naturally, he chose loyalty!
Thus, as he watched Ren cultivate, flattering words spilled from his mouth one after another!
In contrast, Laxien, whose wounds had already been bandaged, wore an exhausted expression. Yet he still looked at Ren in fear and said, "My lord... your constitution truly is rather unusual! Normally, children born on this continent are surrounded by magical elements from infancy. As time passes and they grow, they naturally develop an affinity for magical elements! The higher their affinity, the easier it will be for them to gather magical elements in the future!
"Especially for some geniuses, whose affinity with the magical elements of