Lord Evolution: Starting With SS-rank Skills

It was morning, and a few of the farmers were tending to the crops, watering them with the aid of the windmill.

Elara wasn't at the farm at that moment, as she stayed with her unconscious friend to find out what was wrong with her. Nevertheless, the other representatives and supervisors were present, tending to the farmlands.

They were working when, all of a sudden, the air around them became extremely imbalanced, causing them to worry if the dry season was over and the dreaded rainy and cold season was about to begin.

Some of them stopped working and stared at the sky, but the sky was as calm and stable as it had ever been.

Those looking at the sky were still gazing upward when two of the farmers suddenly drew their attention to Dragun and Vishirk, who appeared out of nowhere.

They all looked in the direction of the two newcomers with amazement.

Dragun felt the gazes of the farmers on him and immediately waved at them with a smile on his face. However, only a few of them waved back.

"This much is better than getting zero response," Dragun muttered.

He turned to Vishirk, who was observing the gigantic windmill in amazement. He had seen it before, but even now, the windmill was still as amazing as the first time he set his eyes on it.

"Let's go into the village," Dragun said, tapping him on the back.

"Okay, senior," Vishirk replied and strolled with Dragun as they went into the habitable area.

As they strolled through the village, Dragun couldn't help but notice the chaotic footprint trails on the ground.

"What happened?" he asked himself.

"Could there have been some sort of war in the village while I was away?" Dragun wondered, the footprints were just too many to be ignored.

"Did the soldiers go for some routine marching exercise?" he continued while observing the foot trails.

He looked around and saw the villagers going on with their lives as though nothing extra had happened, so he calmed his mind and assumed that the soldiers went out on a routine marching exercise.

Apart from the footprints, Dragun noticed that most of the villagers had started treating him with less hate and anger than usual.

Although none of them approached him to greet or speak with him, a few nodded their heads when they saw him, and about ten villagers waved at him.

Dragun couldn't help but wonder why the people had suddenly started treating him better.

"Senior, what element do you think Rowan's wife would awaken?" Vishirk asked, dragging Dragun out of his deep thoughts.

"Her name is Riela. Also, do not disrespect the name of my son, and add 'Lord' every time you address him, alright?"

Vishirk nodded and quickly apologized. Then he repeated the same question.

Dragun sighed and thought to himself for a few seconds.

"Judging by her personality and talent, she might awaken either the wind or water element. If she is blessed by heaven, she might awaken the light element, and based on her caring personality, she might even be a beast tamer," Dragun replied.

He had been around so many mages in the past, and this was his method of determining their element affinity before even confirming with the Aether crystals. At least 80% of his predictions had been right, and another fifteen percent were close, so he believed his analysis was correct.

"Light element affinity? Are you really certain about that, senior? The light element is one of the divine elements, and only one out of ten million people can awaken it," Vishirk reacted immediately.

"And beast taming is really difficult and rare to awaken. It is one of the complex affinities. I only have three superior instructors in my school who actually possess beast-taming ability," Vishirk continued.

Dragun nodded, he knew just how rare those elements were and how difficult they were to awaken. But he had high hopes for Riela, he had been with her and observed her mana so much to understand that she was really talented and blessed.

After thirty minutes of strolling, they finally made it to Rowan's place and knocked on the door, but there was no response.

"It seems both of them have left already," Dragun muttered.

Just then, two young ladies began rushing towards a certain destination while discussing.

"I thought you said you don't want to be a tailor?" one of them asked the other.

"Who said I don't want to be a tailor? I love sewing, but using a needle and thread is very slow and annoying. We now have sewing machines that make it fast and enjoyable, so I want to start. Also, I will get to experience Riela performing her wonderful magic spells! I heard she is getting better at maintaining it now, I want to experience it for myself," the other replied with a pretty excited voice.

Dragun and Vishirk had improved hearing, thus, even when the ladies were too far away to be heard, they were able to hear their discussion clearly.

Both of them turned to each other at once when they heard that.

"Senior, did you teach Lady Riela any spell before leaving the village?" Vishirk asked, pretty confused.

"I don't recall doing anything of the sort. If what those young ladies are saying is true, then we need to hurry! Performing spells without proper practice might cause her head to explode!" Dragun said worriedly.

Both of them began following the two young ladies carefully.

They followed them past the village square and saw them approaching one of the big houses close to it.

They saw a lot of women gathered and immediately knew they were in the right location.

"Wow, Lady Riela! This is amazing!"

"Look, the light ball is floating higher above her hands and looks more stable than before. She is indeed improving!"

"This is so excellent and majestic. Lady Riela looks like a goddess on earth!"

They could hear the voices of the women praising Riela. When they heard a few of them talk about a light ball, their eyes widened immediately.

They immediately ran towards the place.

"Please excuse us," they said.

Dragun and Vishirk pushed their way through the crowd of women gathered outside. Most of them weren't tailors like the ones inside, they only came to witness Riela use her magical powers—she had become a celebrity across the village after her awakening!

When both of them arrived in front, they were first greeted by the small light ball floating above Riela's hands, and then by the sewing machines.

Both sights drew their attention so much that they found it difficult to decide which to focus on.

When Riela saw Dragun, she called off her magic and strolled towards him to greet. She also greeted Vishirk.

"Riela, who taught you the spell you are using? How were you able to even activate it?" Dragun asked, bombarding her with questions.

"It is a long story, but it is nothing to be worried about. How was your journey, Sir Dragun?" Riela smiled and responded to his numerous questions.

She could not tell him about Laverena. Only Rowan was trusted enough to know about the existence of Laverena, and even Rowan had warned her beforehand not to reveal it to anyone.

Her simple response made it even more difficult for Dragun and Vishirk to think straight.

"Riela, this is a serious matter. You are lucky you are still alive now. Most people who tried such in the past have either died of a head explosion or severe headache," Dragun reprimanded.

Riela couldn't help but smile as she could tell he was really worried about her.

She thanked him for it and once again told him not to worry.

"Were you able to get the Aether crystal you talked about?" Riela asked.

Dragun nodded.

Vishirk was standing beside him, observing the sewing machines and the young ladies in the room with extreme fascination.

"Can we wait till Rowan is present before testing it?" she asked.

"We can wait. But even without the Aether crystal, we are already aware that you've awakened one of the divine elements—the light element. Simply having this element affinity, even if it is the tiniest compatibility, you will be able to enter any magic academy of your choice!" Dragun began.

He explained just how precious her newly awakened element was.

The more he narrated and explained, the more fascinated Riela became.

Hearing this made her recall when Laverena told her she was special after her awakening. Back then, she thought Laverena was only being nice to her as usual, but now she realized she actually meant those words.

Dragun finished explaining to her and told her a few extra details about the element. He then left with Vishirk.

While both of them walked down the lane, Dragun had a deep frown on his face.

Possessing one of the divine elements makes her a special target for the cult, he thought. If any of them discovers her, they will try to take her away from me, and I won't let that happen! I will protect her with my life!