Chapter 475: Darc Demon’s Mundane Presence (4k)
The elemental egg sent by Mayor Montiel Farley was discovered in a temple dedicated to the Sun God and the Moon Goddess, making it a rare find.
According to Mayor Montiel Farley’s analysis, it should have originally been a Fire Elemental Egg that absorbed a trace of divine power from the Sun God in ancient times. After thousands of years, it transformed into this Flame Sun Elemental Egg.
Similar to this, there is also the Ice Moon Elemental, which should be a variant of the Ice Elemental.
Darc carefully placed the Flame Sun Elemental Egg on the table and took a deep breath.
There were two conditions for hatching an elemental egg: one was a sufficiently precious attribute treasure, and the other was so-called destiny.
Darc originally had a gemstone that sealed the blood of a fire attribute monster, but unfortunately, the Flame Sun Elemental Egg had an additional “Sun” attribute, making it less suitable.
Thus, he naturally thought of “Pride,” which perfectly complements the “Sun” attribute!
Currently, he had accumulated 17 points of Pride, and adding another 13 points would allow him to attempt the creation of Pride IV.
Even though he didn’t have much insight into the specific method of creating Pride IV, he still needed to accumulate more points.
However, even if he were to use some of these points now, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
For now, Darc didn’t need the 17 points of Pride to activate the elemental egg.
He still had three stems left from the Pride Fruits!
Mixing the three stems together and turning them into juice could work as a substitute.
Darc took out the three stems from their sealed bags and picked out the one with a bit of the madness factor. He cut the other two into small pieces and put them into a small bowl.
“Huhu, come over here.”
After handling everything, Darc called Huhu over.
Although the stems weren’t fruits, if he didn’t seek any additional effects and just made them into juice, he could ask Huhu to do it.
“Barzi—”
Huhu happily let Darc put the stem pieces into its hole, quickly producing the juice.
Darc collected the juice into a small beaker and then thought for a moment before placing the Flame Sun Elemental Egg into the beaker filled with juice.
“Now we’ll see if it likes it!”
Darc slightly squinted his eyes, closely observing the reaction of the Flame Sun Elemental Egg.
After a while, the egg started moving, and the juice in the beaker began to visibly decrease.
Darc felt a slight joy.
“It seems the juice suits it well.”
Indeed, not long after, the beaker reached the bottom, and the fibrous juice was completely absorbed.
Inside the egg, a faint light glowed, seemingly conveying a sense of joy.
But after watching for a long time, Darc noticed no further movements.
“Is the juice not enough?”
The stems from the Pride Fruits were after all remnants; even two couldn’t be considered much.
But the remaining stem…
One Lion Beast was enough; Darc didn’t want to introduce another uncertain factor.
“Should I use a bit of ‘Pride’?”
After much consideration, Darc finally picked up the Mana Dropper, inserted the tip into the membrane of the Thought Bottle, and precisely drew out 1 point of mana.
Then he squeezed the “Mana” from the Mana Dropper onto the elemental egg in the beaker.
“Ji—”
With a sharp sound, the Mana Dropper released the “Pride.”
As this purer “Pride” dripped down, the elemental egg jumped upward, catching it on its own.
That drop of “Pride” touched the surface of the egg and was rapidly absorbed.
Almost instantly, the egg’s surface cracked, and a tiny elemental emerged!
Darc blinked, caught off guard by the sudden hatching of the Flame Sun Elemental.
But he didn’t hesitate; he immediately stretched out his hand and pressed the opening of the Thought Bottle.
The Flame Sun Elemental collided with his hand and bounced back.
“You little rascal.”
Darc couldn’t help but smile.
Clearly, the Flame Sun Elemental tasted the flavor of “Pride” and couldn’t resist hatching.
But every drop of “Pride” was his hard-earned effort; it couldn’t be stolen so easily.
…
As he pondered, a subtle feeling stirred in his heart, and his right hand rose, palm facing upward.
The Flame Sun Elemental wobbled and flew into his palm, emitting a gentle warmth.
He stared at the Elemental rolling in his hand and faintly heard some voices in his mind, like pleading and begging.
…
Darc glanced at the Thought Bottle; it contained only 0.5 points of “Pride,” thinly covering the bottom.
So he extended his hand to the bottle, tilted it slightly, and let the Flame Sun Elemental roll inside.
“Sip—”
It was as if a tongue licked, and the thin layer of “Pride” in the Thought Bottle was completely absorbed.
At the same moment,
Darc suddenly felt a tingling sensation at his forehead and turned to look at the mirror on the table.
A sun-like pattern seemed to emerge through his skin!
“This is…”
Darc touched his forehead with his hand, revealing a strange expression.
Even though he hadn’t seen it specifically,
he could tell at a glance that this was clearly a “contract.”
Because it involved receiving blessings without giving anything in return.
Thus, elemental users usually call such a “contract” a “favor.”
Darc never imagined that merely 1.5 points of “Pride” would successfully win over the Flame Sun Elemental—it was too cheap, wasn’t it?
As the saying goes, “Cheap things aren’t good,” and it shouldn’t be a low-quality product, right?
With some unavoidable doubt, Darc poured the lingering Flame Sun Elemental from the Thought Bottle into his hand. It rubbed affectionately against his palm and then wobbled as it flew up, like a toddler, to hover above his head before diving into his hair.
Just when Darc thought the Flame Sun Elemental would settle in his hair, the “Wind Elemental Blessing” from Professor Shylph, which had been hiding in his hair, was suddenly driven out!
Though not an elemental itself, the “Wind Elemental Blessing” still had a hint of spirit, understanding how to fly in front of Darc and complain.
Darc remained silent for a moment, trying to say, “How about moving somewhere else?”
The “Wind Elemental Blessing” twisted a few times in front of him, finally understanding his meaning, and circled around his head twice before diving into his right ear.
Darc felt momentarily uncomfortable.
But upon realizing that the “Wind Elemental Blessing” was only staying in his earlobe, he relaxed.
“This is fine; it can keep dust out.”
Then, he suddenly pretended to pull out a toothpick from his ear, laughing to himself.
…
Obtaining the favor of the Flame Sun Elemental with just a bit of resources was an unexpected surprise.
Yet, once the Flame Sun Elemental entered his hair, it suddenly became still, seemingly falling back asleep.
Darc wasn’t worried.
The path of becoming an elemental user wasn’t easy, and becoming like Professor Shylph required a long journey.
…
After calming down, Darc spent some time organizing the课题 left by the academy, then went to bed with anticipation for the next day.
“It’s starting!”
…
June 11th.
Monday…
The heavy rain from yesterday made the morning dew more abundant, with crystal droplets reflecting the Duke’s Mansion.
Before the magus elemental classes began, Darc got up early.
He changed into pure white training clothes, gently breathing in the air at five in the morning, recalling the feeling of going to school, and then stepped out.
When he arrived at Aurora’s door, she was just coming out.
The girl in pink training clothes tied her long hair into a ponytail, her face slightly flushed, exuding a special ethereal quality.
“Good morning.”
They greeted each other and walked towards the training ground together.
Waiting for them there were Alvaraite, who had risen even earlier, and Sona Montiel Farley, who claimed to leave but actually stayed.
These old comrades-in-arms met again in the same training ground, but their competitive spirits had faded.
Mayor Montiel Farley, with half-blood of the Sun Giant, wore deep red training clothes rarely seen, her larger frame giving her a unique rugged beauty.
Next to her, Alvaraite, unadorned, was slightly shorter but equally broad-minded. Her golden hair, tied into a ponytail, casually fell, showing both sensitivity and freedom.
“Sona, have you taught Aurora how to use aura?” Alvaraite asked knowingly.
Sona’s eyes flashed with pride. “Not yet. She was born with nine pulse wheels, besides the crown wheel, third eye wheel, throat wheel, heart wheel, navel wheel, root wheel, and brahma wheel. She also has the great sun wheel and condensed moon wheel.
And she opened six pulse wheels from birth, making her a rare talent even among giants.
I originally planned to teach her aura usage when she was fourteen, closer to maturity. Now, I worry she might open all nine wheels prematurely and affect her development.”
“As expected of cousins.” Alvaraite said enviously, “Looks like Aurora and Diana are both born with divine strength. That child I watched closely also has nine pulse wheels, six of which are open. One of the extra two is the condensed moon wheel.”
“They indeed have strong bloodlines,” Sona nodded. “I believe Diana’s last wheel should be the Great Bear Wheel inherited from the Gretbail Family.”
“That makes sense,” Alvaraite said.
Sona curiously asked, “What about your son? Does he have any of these talents?”
Alvaraite couldn’t help but sigh. “Just average.”
“That’s surprising.” Sona showed confusion. “He is your son after all.”
Alvaraite shook her head slightly. “I only gained these talents after awakening my divine bloodline and becoming a saint. Originally, I took a gold apple to pass on the saint bloodline, but it didn’t seem to work.”
“Gold apple?” Sona was surprised. “Were you trying to conceive a divine-born child?”
Alvaraite nodded. “My initial goal was to create another saint for the family. But those were past thoughts. From the moment he was born, I knew he was the most precious treasure in my life, whether he was a saint or not.”
Sona empathized. “When Aurora was born, I felt the same.”
Alvaraite suddenly looked moved and said, “Let’s talk about these things later. They’re here.”
…
When Darc entered the indoor training ground, he saw Alvaraite and Sona standing together.
He couldn’t help but smile and quickened his pace.
Seeing his mother, Aurora widened her eyes slightly.
Once the four gathered,
Alvaraite said, “Very good, none of you are late. Do you know what I’m going to teach you starting today?”
Darc raised his head. “Aura usage.”
“Exactly,” Alvaraite said. “Although you two are highly talented future maguses, maguses still struggle when they run out of mana or don’t have usable mana cards. True battles aren’t duels; they’re fights where every enemy uses every possible means. Comprehensive strength is true strength.”
Darc nodded in agreement.
Saint Maryan, the Mana Academia, only offered martial arts courses as electives and didn’t place much emphasis on them.
To master these skills, relying solely on the academy wasn’t enough.
Alvaraite became a Valkyrie, of course, not just because of her high-intensity armed cards.
Without foundational strength and techniques, even with an armed transformation, she could only fight blindly.
In fact, even without armed transformation, she was undoubtedly a Valkyrie!
Being personally tutored by a Valkyrie was a dream for every kingdom warrior.
However, Darc had repeatedly declined…
Alvaraite continued, “After you learn how to use aura, I’ll teach you the complete method of creating armed cards.”
Darc asked curiously, “The 99th Conjure Array?”
Alvaraite shook her head. “No, it’s still the Trinity Armored Conjure Array. The 99th Conjure Array isn’t something you can handle now. First, let’s warm up.”
…
When it came to warming up, it meant running laps.
Stretching legs before running wasn’t within Alvaraite’s concept.
Fortunately, Darc had always exercised in the morning, so he didn’t fail in the initial warm-up phase.
But after running ten full laps around the training ground, he was drenched in sweat and out of breath.
While Aurora, who walked as if she were taking a leisurely stroll, used a wet wipe to carefully dry his sweat and handed him a cup of water.
Darc took a sip of the water, and a sharp taste hit his throat, turning his face green.
