Career Path

“...Composite runes are one of three types of identification runes... If there is at most one high-frequency Aether in the input, then the output is low-frequency Aether. In other words...”

In the Demon King's City's library, Caelan was holding a book, a headache brewing.

Ever since he reached an agreement with Tina and formed a gang... a team, it indeed freed up most of his time, finally allowing him to properly research his own affairs.

The most important of these, naturally, was the issue of basic attributes.

【Caelan · Demon King】

【Race: Demon King】

【Level: 4】

【Strength: 58+10】

【Agility: 56+10】

【Stamina: 55+10】

【Endurance: 51+10】

【Magic: 73+10】

【Talents: Demon King, Chaos Adaptation, Dark Aura, Poison Resistance.】

He didn't know when, but the bonus value after the attribute numbers had increased by ten points.

Caelan still didn't understand what those bonus values meant, guessing they might be rewards after leveling up... but these things weren't visible on the attributes of Stone and the others.

However, getting attributes was a good thing, so he wouldn't mind it for now.

After a period of training, all of Caelan's attributes finally broke through 50 points, reaching the level a normal person should have, and his basic Magic value even surpassed 70 points.

This fully demonstrated that Caelan had more talent in the magical aspect.

Since that was the case, Caelan decided to focus his efforts on magic.

Then he quickly discovered that this was not an easy path to take.

The conversions between various runes, spells, and Aether had a very complex logical relationship, with a difficulty no less than the mathematics he learned in his previous life—just like mathematics, these spells also had a rigorous learning path from simple to profound, from the simplest cantrips to the most difficult tenth-circle spells and even transcendent spells. The logic was interconnected, with no shortcuts; one could only learn them step by step.

Caelan had just tried to read a brief explanation of fourth-circle spell runes, which immediately reminded him of his advanced mathematics classes, and he almost fell asleep.

No wonder there were so many magic books in the library, yet not a single one had been taken... For most people, they wouldn't understand even if they read them, and for those who did understand, they no longer needed these books.

The cultivation of an orthodox spellcaster not only required the student to be willing to learn, but also required the teacher to be able to teach, followed by strict education from a young age, laying a solid foundation, step by step, before finally being called a “Mage.”

The Previous Demon King was such a Mage, but his talent was not particularly strong; he only reached a level close to the sixth circle before he died.

He had started learning spells from a young age, which meant that for Caelan, who started halfway, he probably wouldn't even reach half of the Previous Demon King's level in his entire life.

However, Caelan was not without other options; there was more than just the Mage profession related to spells.

The so-called Professions were actually more like validated ability cultivation paths, “great paths” forged by countless predecessors through their blood and sweat.

It wasn't that one absolutely had to follow their paths of training, but if one wanted to be unconventional and forge one's own unique path, one had to be prepared to always be a step behind others for a lifetime.

After all, the “founding masters” who created these Professions were all once-in-a-century geniuses.

Caelan felt that his talent was mediocre, so it would be better to choose from existing Professions.

Warlock, Sage, Monk, Priest, Magic Fighter, Paladin... there were many types. There were more than ten official Professions recorded in magic books alone, not to mention spellcasters like Druids and Shamans who were not recognized by the academic faction.

However, different paths had different requirements. For example, the Warlock was purely based on bloodline, completely relying on inherited bloodline to cast spells—Dragons were typical Warlocks.

Caelan's Demon King bloodline... how to put it, according to records, it could indeed be cultivated as a Warlock, and he could naturally cast a large number of surprisingly powerful spells without any study.

But there was a prerequisite for all of this—

Hero.

Only a powerful Hero could activate the Demon King's bloodline, and only then could he benefit from it.

There was no sign of a Hero yet, so this option was not considered.

The Sage, on the other hand, required an extremely high knowledge reserve; in terms of learning difficulty alone, it was even higher than that of a Mage.

Monk, Priest, Paladin, etc., were all professions of completely Order races, incompatible with Caelan.

After sifting through a large number of Professions, Caelan finally selected three that were relatively suitable for him.

Magic Fighter, a warrior who cultivated both magic and martial arts, integrating spells into martial arts, strengthening himself through runes inscribed on his body to unleash powerful strength.

Caelan's talent in physical fitness was also decent, making this a relatively stable choice.

Abyssal Warlock, a Warlock who gains power by fusing his own bloodline with an Abyssal Monster, a type of destiny-defying profession, but of course, also very dangerous—first, one needs to be able to go to the Abyss, then to survive in the Abyss, and finally, to fuse oneself with an Abyssal Monster.

Not recommended unless one is extremely desperate for power but limited by talent.

Finally, there was the one Caelan was most inclined towards.

Summoner, a spellcaster who communicates with souls and Aether to summon Element Spirits, yet is not just a spellcaster.

Because they could have the power of Element Spirits possess their bodies, transforming themselves into Element Avatars.

This profession also relied heavily on talent, requiring the ability to communicate with Element Spirits.

And when Caelan was checking the information, he meditated according to the method in the book.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw a fireball dancing in front of him.

It seemed there was no need to choose.