Chapter 40: Training Under The Elf Princess
Meanwhile, far away from the camp, in the forest near the massive tree that seemed to touch the sky, stood a house grown out of a living tree. Inside it, Princess Aersith spoke in a calm voice, "Mr. Alexander, do you know the basics of elemental power from the human world?"
Alex simply shook his head.
Princess Aersith frowned in disgust. "Humans are truly a waste of nature's energy."
Alex didn't respond. He kept staring at her silently.
Coming back to her senses, Princess Aersith continued in a haughty tone, "It can't be helped. Humans are really the lowest species. I don't know much about them, but I'll impart to you some of our knowledge under the Mother Tree's orders. We have cores in our bodies where our elemental power resides. Higher-rank monsters like A-rank and above form their cores around their hearts.
"The wood element in humans is different from that of elves. Human wood element is inferior; it can only perform healing. Healing also depends on how much elemental power one has. To heal, humans must learn spells—spells originally from elves, which they stole from us. Without those spells, they can't heal using raw wood elemental power."
Alex raised his hand, confused. "But Ms. Princess, I don't perform any spells, yet I can close most wounds with the wood element. I'm only at two circles."
Princess Aersith remained composed, gesturing her hand said"Can you show me, Mr. Alexander?"
"Sure," Alex replied, making a small cut on his finger with a shadow dagger and healing it instantly using his wood element.