First Legendary Dragon: Starting With The Limitless System novel Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Paths

In the following days, Orion familiarized himself with the layout of the mansion as well as all the staff. The butlers and maids treated him very well, showing the same respect they showed to Eldric and Selene.

After a week, Orion went to find Eldric in his study.

Knock Knock

He knocked on the door, waiting.

"Come in." Eldric's authoritative voice came from the other side.

Orion opened the gate slowly. "Grandpa," he greeted in a soft voice.

"Ah, my boy Orion, why did you knock? You can just come in." Eldric's entire personality changed as he dotingly looked at Orion.

Orion smiled gently, "You will spoil me rotten at this rate."

"Haha, what nonsense, if I won't spoil my grandson then who will?" Eldric waved his hand and stood up from his chair.

"Come sit," he motioned for him to sit in front of him. "Why did you decide to visit this old man today?"

Orion sat down in front of the old man, taking a second to gather his thoughts, "I want to learn about the professions of this world. How do people use this...mana here?"

Eldric smiled in understanding, having already expected this question from the curious lad, "That's a good question, and about time I explain this stuff to you." _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

"Well then," Eldric sat back down with a relaxed expression, stroking his beard. "Let's start with the basics. There are three main paths humans can walk in this world: Mage, Warrior, and Hybrid. Each has its own sub-path and specializations."

He raised one finger, "Mages wield mana through spells. They imprint the spell runes in their Sea of Consciousness and manipulate the elements—or concepts—through incantations—"

He paused, seeing Orion raising a hand, asking for a question. Eldric nodded his head.

"How many spells can a human have?" he asked, despite having the Dragon Inheritance; he hadn't unlocked all of it due to his young age. The Dragon Gods had placed this restriction due to Young Dragons being naive. They don't want the young ones to give out the Classified information of dragons to other species.

Orion's eyes flashed with interest; if he had to choose a path from the given options, he would definitely choose the hybrid path. After all, his body was strong enough to handle reinforcement.

"But," Eldric continued, his tone turning serious, "there are other paths too. More obscure ones. Beast Tamers, Runesmiths, Alchemists, Artificers, Spirit Contractors, Necromancers, and even Soulsmith. Most of these are taught in major academies or families in Empires, while some are unique enough that only a few inheritors of their legacy will appear in a generation."

He leaned forward, his eyes flashing with barely concealed excitement, "And then, there are the...monsters. The ones who follow no path, break all conventions, and forge their own. Usually born with great providence and shoulder a heavy fate."

Orion's eyes turned confused; he quickly scanned through the legacy and found no such beings. He asked, "What are these...monsters? And how many are there?"

Eldric suddenly laughed, "Haha, it's just a legend here. There is no solid proof they exist. This legend has existed since an old era here, and people have integrated it into their folklore. But from what I have heard, the monsters are greedy beyond compare. They want to learn all the paths and merge them all into a single ultimate path towards the apex. But none have succeeded yet."

Orion thoughtfully nodded his head. The path seemed absurd—impossible even—as most humans had a limited lifespan. How much can they learn in a single life?

'Maybe...' He began to have thoughts about this path. But he was not sure, as he needed to learn more about the world and its politics. Will he even have enough time to learn this stuff?

But something else came to his mind; he met Eldric's gaze and curiously asked, "What path did you follow, Grandpa?"