"Don’t diminish your own efforts," Lola said firmly, her voice carrying the conviction of soone who had witnessed countless practitioners struggle with advancent. "You worked really hard for your strength."
"Thank you," Noah nodded, appreciating her validation before asking a question he was curious about. "What exactly does reaching adept rank an in practical terms?"
The milestone seed significant based on her previous comnts, but he wanted to understand the concrete differences between his current capabilities and what awaited him at the next level.
"Adept rank represents the threshold where magic becos truly dangerous," Lola explained, settling into the role of instructor with obvious enthusiasm. "Novice and apprentice ranks can perform useful spells, but adept mages can start to deal so serious damage. For example, when you reach the adept rank and your wind manipulation is at a high level, you would be able to create wind barriers strong enough to deflect most physical attacks, or even create many wind blades simultaneously and control them independently."
The implications were staggering. These capabilities were incredibly more powerful compared to his current limitations. Currently, he could only perform basic speed enhancents and generate one or two wind blades at most. He had tried to control more than two simultaneously, but whenever he attempted it, he lost control and all of the wind blades failed and dissipated into useless air currents.
"Can you show what you can currently do with the wind elent?" Lola asked, wanting to gauge his current understanding and assess how close he truly was to the next breakthrough.
Noah nodded eagerly, excited for the opportunity to demonstrate his progress to soone who could provide expert feedback. He moved to a more open area of the shop where he would have sufficient space to showcase his techniques without accidentally damaging any items or equipnt.
He began with the fundantal applications, creating controlled air currents that flowed smoothly around his body like invisible rivers. The wind responded to his will with remarkable precision, forming patterns that would have been impossible just weeks ago. Each movent of his hands guided the air with increasing sophistication, demonstrating the deep connection he had developed with the elent through countless hours of dedicated practice.
Next, he generated focused wind blades that could cut through wood and stone with devastating effectiveness. The compressed air ford razor-sharp edges that maintained their cohesion for extended periods, proving his ability to weaponise the elent beyond simple utility applications.
Finally, Noah demonstrated his ability to combine wind manipulation with his physical capabilities, using air currents to augnt his movent speed and change direction mid-motion with grace.
After observing and analysing the techniques that Noah had showcased, Lola nodded her head in genuine approval. Her expression carried the satisfaction of a master watching a promising student exceed expectations through dedicated effort and natural talent.
"Your wind manipulation is already touching on adept-level techniques," she assessed with obvious pride. "The control you have over the wind elent and the complexity of your applications demonstrate understanding that most practitioners require years to develop."
"What about your fire elent? How have you been progressing with that?" Lola asked curiously. Noah had learned fire manipulation only a few days ago, and she wondered how far he had progressed with the notoriously difficult secondary elent.
"I just reached the novice rank today, so it’s nothing major yet," Noah replied modestly, though he was eager to test his new capabilities.
"Show ," Lola encouraged, her interest clearly piqued by his rapid advancent in a second elental discipline.
Noah extended his hand and concentrated, feeling the familiar warmth building in his magical pathways. Small flas danced across his fingertips with remarkable control, forming complex patterns that responded to his ntal commands. The fire felt different from wind manipulation—more aggressive, but also incredibly responsive once he established proper control.
He created a sustained fla that burned without fuel, demonstrating his ability to maintain fire magic through pure mana manipulation rather than requiring external combustible materials.
"Your fire manipulation at the novice rank is also progressing excellently," Lola added thoughtfully, her mind already recognising the potential for his dual elents. "The combination of wind and fire elents at higher levels creates possibilities that few dual-elent practitioners ever achieve. Fire-enhanced wind can create devastating offensive techniques that are nearly impossible to defend against."
Leo watched the demonstration with obvious pride in his father’s advancent, his intelligent eyes reflecting understanding of the significance behind Lola’s assessnt. The lion seed to sense that another major transformation was approaching for their little group.
After they hung out for a while, Lola decided that it was ti to get back to training. The comfortable atmosphere between them had been enjoyable, but the reality of their situation demanded continued preparation. They didn’t have much ti left until the auction began, and they would need to make their way to the World Tree before that event comnced.
Furthermore, the more ti they took in preparation, the greater the risk of being caught. There was nothing stopping Seraphina or Darian from figuring out what Adrian had been able to.
The expedition represented far more than a simple business venture—it was potentially the most dangerous undertaking either of them had ever attempted.
Noah nodded, understanding her priorities completely. "Train well and don’t over-exert yourself," he advised with genuine concern. "Rember, we can always delay the auction if anything goes wrong with your advancent or if you need more ti to reach your target level."
Unlike the elven factions, which were operating under external pressures and expectations, Noah could adjust their schedule to ensure optimal preparation rather than rushing into danger unprepared.
"Yes, boss," she smiled warmly before moving toward her preferred training area within the shop.
Lola retrieved the instant coffee and mystical herbal tea from her storage location, both premium items that would provide substantial benefits during her intensive training session.
Noah watched Lola start her training with a soft gaze, this succubus was really sothing. When he was first allocated to the demon kingdom, he had never expected to find soone like her.
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