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The original professions were indeed very powerful; the two brothers from the Sayer family fought with formidable strength, which made Malin lament and also feel sorrow for them.
The original professions are so powerful, yet there are very few who can ascend to become original professionals. For instance, to become a specialized mage, at least one of the spell formations needs to have an affinity of eight, and such mages cannot even learn other types of spell formations. Only those with affinities of eight in all six systems can become generalist mages, which are extremely rare. Any apprentice like this would receive special protection from the Mage Tower—as long as they could grow up, they would invariably become a Tower Master.
Malin couldn't become a generalist mage, but of course, he was much better than a specialized mage. With affinities over eight in three systems, and one over seven, Malin was more than qualified to be a battle mage.
