The day after receiving the guild reward and having my rank raised I met Hilda she met me when I was leaving the cafeteria we went to an empty training ground to talk privately.
"Are you okay Hilda?"
"Yes, why the question."
"I spoke to Ingredi yesterday and she didn't know where you were ward she thought we were still doing the extermination mission in the woods."
"I was at home solving some problems like I'm the oldest daughter I have some more responsibilities since I awakened my core I've been forced to attend meetings about politics, economics and family growth planning and a bag, more like Ingredi not used to this sort of thing I have to spend a lot of time on it. "
Even though I'm practicing the free time I have, I'm still far from it, my body's talent is really low and I have to find a way to improve it or speed up my cultivation without harming my base.
"Well I hope it's ok, yesterday I went to the guild and received my share of the quest, but the monetary reward was given in crystals by talking to Ingredi I decided to use a part of them as material for my new set of weapons, but now I need to find crystals elementals of the Fire and Wind element and what do you intend to do with mana crystals?"
"I don't know how to sell them and they're useless and I already have a good weapon. I thought I'd make a mature one, but it doesn't match, although they increase the durability of a ripeness. There are materials that are more compatible with my style, you and I depend on mobility to defend us, our maturity doesn't it might just be tough she has to help our movement ability so using mana crystals is not a good option like seira for Torris he will probably use mana crystals in mature and shield him I will probably give mana crystals month to Ingredi she wants make a staff and they are very expensive because there is a lot of material in them, maybe you even have to buy more mana crystals to make a staff."
"Hey I've never seen a mage using a staff and the only thing I know about them and what I've learned from watching Ingredi plan his staff so I just know they're very expensive and complicated to make, but I don't know what the power boost level is. do they provide for wizards?"
"As far as I know a wand helps control the element and mana of nature and decreases the mage's mana waste and lastly they can slightly increase the mage's offensive power, and even legendary wands can only add a strange effect to the mage magic, a staff can do all of this and on a much larger and complex scale for mages like Ingredi who have two elements a wand will never be an equipment that fits it because it is very difficult to make a wand that harmonizes more than one element, only staffs can have this characteristic since as they are bigger you can use more materials than a small wand."
"I think the closest thing to comparing with a warrior would be like having your first set of custom gear and when I say custom I mean all materials, shape and runes warriors like those with more than one element suffer a lot to have gear that matches completely with our body the ready-made equipment always has some deficiency or incompatibility with agent even my spear doesn't fit one hundred percent with me I think having a staff for a wizard and having a tool one hundred percent compatible."
"Today you're in a good mood and I'm happy for you, but now I'm sad because just thinking about how difficult and expensive it will be to have a custom equipment will make me content with a quality set and preferably elementary."
"You're being exaggerating Ulric you do not is poor in fact you have a lot of money for a warrior without even support as well as being a minor noble, speaking on money got a little present for you."
Hilda takes a bag of coins from her backpack and I'm surprised at how small she is I thought Hilda would give me my share of the sale of the Mountain Heart fragment we sell at auction, but this bag at most must have a little bit more than one hundred gold coins.
I look at her with my sad, confused eyes and Hilda starts laughing at me like some evil, playful fox I met a few months ago.
"Here 's your share of the sale."
Receiving a bag of coins I feel the weight of it is consistent with a hundred coins.
"I think you gave me the wrong bag as far as I remember my share should be ten times what's in that bag Hilda where is the rest of my money?"
"Your share is in the bag and I just opened it Ulric ."
"Okay I'll open it.
Upon opening the bag I notice two golden cards plus the hundred gold coins as I take the cards I see a half gold coin symbol on the other side a few runes I must admit I don't understand the runes but I must admit that one card well worked and beautiful.
"I believe these rune cards should be worth five hundred gold coins am I right Hilda?"
Hilda's smile died.
"Yes, it is worth five hundred coins for obvious and irrational reasons and carrying a high number of gold coins so there are these gold cards , each coin on the back of such a card is worth a thousand gold coins as you can see, the coin can be fractioned as in cards you have now."
"Who makes them Hilda?"
"The same person who makes Ulric gold coins the church of the goddess of wealth controls everything that has to do with money."
"It makes sense I didn't think much before asking."
"Normal you're not very smart Ulric you're just a pretty face anyway."
When I look at Hilda I can see that she is holding back with all her strength not to laugh at my face until her face reddens a little.
"Very nice of you to tell me the truth about my capabilities Hilda."
Hilda does not warm up anymore and starts laughing like crazy she continues to laugh for a long time.
It took her a few minutes to compose herself.
"Are you feeling better Hilda?"
"I haven't laughed like that for a long time, thank you Ulric yesterday it was really boring dealing with the family council and very stressful, even with my grandmother being the family matriarch and my mother on the council the other family elders always tease me I know it is to test me, but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with all the shit they do."
"Well if you want to talk about a problem you can talk to me Hilda."
"Thank you, but family matters have to stay within the family, I can't tell you anything."
"But if you need help and just ask."
"OK."
"What are you going to do today Hilda?"
"Apart from classes and the meeting I have today, I'm going to train the rest of the time, what about you?"
"I'm going after a blacksmith to see what subjects I will need to forge a sword and dagger with elemental subjects compatible with me then I must go to the library and train, but what class and meeting do you have? I thought the new round of courses starts the day after tomorrow."
"The class I have is not here at school and with my aunt at my house and the meeting and the eagles club here at the institute, but he and only at night I only came this morning to distribute the money we won at the auction. "
"What the eagles club?"
"A group for young nobles you won't like and a social group I have to represent the noble faction of my family so I'm obligated to participate in this type of group."
"Doesn't look like fun."
"It's not the only good part and the food is just that the rest and make friends with nobles who want to use you or stab you in the back. My friends are not part of the group as neither one of them is the oldest of their generation only and allowed one member of each noble family in the eagles group so Ingredi can't be part of them and as I don't have a great friendship with even one of the nobles that are part of the group this happens because most of them are older than me there I didn't have many chances to interact with them before entering the institute."
"What suffering, but going to a more fun subject your aunt and your teacher?"
"Yes she taught me how to fight in reality she is a combination of aunt, teacher and older sister for me."
"Different combination for her age and close to ours?"
"Not at all she and my mother's generation."
"Then why is she an older sister for you?"
"And because of her looks and her behavior she looks and acts like she was twenty for a good part of my childhood I thought she was my sister only after I found out she was my aunt."
"Because she looked like your sister and not your aunt?"
"When I was a child I saw my mother always correcting my aunt and the way she did it was identical to how she corrected me and Ingredi when we made up or broke a porcelain void, there were many of them scattered around the house."
"That sounds funny, but your aunt must be pretty strong as far as I know to maintain a youthful appearance not only is it necessary to have a high-level core but to move quickly toward it."
"You're right but there's another reason she looks young she is a warrior with two elements they are the Wind and Life element because of the Life element she looks younger than she should she really looks like my older sister. "
"I didn't know warriors with the Life element look younger ."
"Well anyway I have to go hand over the rest of the money to the rest of our group and go train otherwise my aunt will get really hard in training."
"Goodbye Hilda."
"Goodbye Ulric."
Watching Hilda walk away I realize it's been months since I've seen Anna and Luke they must have already finished basic temple and guard training when Hilda told me about her aunt's elements I remembered how my mother feared that Luke would awaken the Life element.
I wonder how they are doing I had plans to visit them but I ended up focusing so much on my training that I forgot to visit them maybe when I go to look for a blacksmith I will stop by the temple of the twin goddesses to visit Anna since I'm going to be in town, but before going to look for a blacksmith I should ask Professor Balder if he has any indication he must know good blacksmiths who live here in the city since it must be a nightmare to make equipment for him or even a low blacksmith quality can do.
If I don't find him, I'll go after Raziel and Torris they must have some referral for me.
Now I must go to Professor Balder's office .