Chapter 8: High Risk Extremely High Reward
Raelis paused, staring at the device, then turned his gaze toward the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I’m sure a device created through the cooperation of the greatest blacksmith and the greatest runesmith won’t produce a faulty result."
"Be that as it may, it costs me nothing to have someone use it," Emperor Kaelith replied flatly, narrowing his eyes. "Do it, or I’ll be forced to do it for you."
"Very well..." Raelis muttered, holding back his unwillingness.
He had a feeling the emperor would re-check his bloodline. He’d already done it twice before. And now, he was doing it again.
But unlike last time, I’ve improved, Raelis thought with a determined look as he approached the bloodline testing device.
He pricked his finger, letting the blood drip onto the marble orb. In the very next moment, a familiar flash of light enveloped the room.
Raelis closed his eyes this time, and when he reopened them, he was met with the emperor holding the bloodline testing device up to his eye, almost as if he were deeply inspecting something.
Then, he glanced back at Raelis and flashed a conflicted look.
"Your bloodline purity has reached 9%. It’s a giant leap," Emperor Kaelith remarked quietly. "I’m sure you can reach the Ember-Blooded rank. But whether you can go higher... that’s beyond me."
"I’m aware," Raelis replied calmly. "Everyone has limits. But the higher you start, the less they matter."
A faint smile tugged at Emperor Kaelith’s lips. "Well said. It seems like I’ve treated you a bit too harshly. You have some potential. Have you decided on what kind of flame you want to absorb?"