"Elements are the laws. You still can’t control your own power; how can you possibly touch the Realm of Elements? Simply put, you at least need to be a formal Travel Mage to continue on this path. To be honest, I’ve always been curious, Brand, you’ve been using nothing but someone else’s deck, at most you’re an apprentice. How could you achieve the level of Elemental Manifestation?" Lord Saint Ausor looked at him with doubt.
A possibility flashed in Brand’s mind — perhaps it was because of his dual souls. One half inherited the Travel Mage’s legacy as Sophie, while the other half inherited the Dark Dragon’s bloodline as Brand. The more he thought about it, the more he felt this could be the reason, his thick eyebrows couldn’t help but lift up.
"So, what should I do?" he asked, "Lord Saint Ausor."
"How would I know, I’m not a Travel Mage," the Elf Lady snapped, spreading her hands and glaring at Brand: "But you, as an apprentice to a Travel Mage, why do you always act like such a half-baked one? Are all Travel Mages this careless in teaching their apprentices? No wonder the heirs to this legacy are getting fewer and fewer."
Brand was caught between laughter and tears. When he first opened his Element Pool, Tu Men only told him about the origin of this legacy and the history of how the Matatanians used this ability. Thinking back now, the timing was urgent. Perhaps the Elemental Emperor only taught him some entry-level techniques to deal with Viscount Test’s pursuit.
After all, you have to be alive to learn more in the future.
Later in Trisman’s tomb, the Deer Demon taught him advanced combat skills, and although she mentioned the importance of seeking one’s own strength, it wasn’t in great detail. In the end, it seemed like what the Wind Queen said wasn’t entirely wrong; on the path of the Travel Mage, he really did seem like a half-baked one.
However, Brand thought for a moment and said, "Well, actually it’s not completely without hints..."
"Hm."
"Tu Men once told me, ’The rules of a perfect world all start from constructing your own Basic Card Deck.’ He said, ’From the moment you touch your first Destiny Card, you have already revealed your own Fate Card Deck.’ My deck is called ’All Professions Dominance’..." Brand said this term a bit awkwardly, but fortunately, the Wind Queen did not notice it at all. She merely glanced at Brand with a deep gaze: "So your legacy comes from that guy—"
Brand nodded: "It seems I misunderstood his meaning. I started on the path of the Knight but didn’t continue down this path afterward and blindly filled up the ’World’."
"You’ve realized that now?" The Wind Queen slightly raised an eyebrow: "Seems like after that shameless woman talked to you, you should have known, right?"
Brand broke out in cold sweat; he knew that the shameless woman Lord Saint Ausor mentioned was Deer Demon Yi Lian. He coughed and said, "More or less, so I kind of understand how to become a formal Travel Mage."
"What do you intend to do?" Lord Saint Ausor asked.
Brand was silent for a moment.
Though it was a decision made during the battle in Ambeser, when faced with the moment, it was still a bit difficult. After all, giving up the power one already has is a painful thing.
But one path can lead to the supreme peak, while another has already reached its limit. Brand knew what choice he had to make: "I think I need to go back to my original path now. To become an apprentice again, and then build my own laws."
"I see," The Wind Queen showed a slightly appreciative look: "Seems like you’re still the Brand I know, not blinded by power."
She paused and asked, "So, are you planning to start now?"
"Of course, Frey is still waiting for me up there," Brand replied. Then he waved his hand, and at that moment, it seemed a cosmic-deep world formed behind him. This scene mirrored when Brand first met Tu Men, except his world was far less stable and vast than that of the Elemental Emperor, seemingly able to encompass the entire world.
Countless colorful lights shot out from this world.
Silver Card: Unicorn Knight — Medisha.
Highland Mage, Char.
Holy Great Angel.