Aetherios System [Slow Build OP MC, Isekai LitRPG/Cultivation] Chapter 20: Chapter 16: Attributes

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Chapter 16: Attributes Chapter 16: Attributes "I'm just that good," Garret said as he flexed his biceps at Alex. His normal wide grin plastered on his face in a mocking expression. "Sure you are. I'm pretty sure it's just luck," Alex repeated for the third time now. Garret had been trying to get a rise out of him that whole time. It was only working a little bit. How could it not? Alex was so certain of his element, just to be disappointed and then Garret comes out of his test having not just one element, but two! Once the stocky guy had declared he completed the exercise and began to jump about in the room it caused Celeste and Alex to rush over and see the results. Unlike Alex's own test, which showed one of the sigils to glow brightly, Garret's had shown two of the sigils. The sigils for earth and fire showed Garret's elements. So I'm not even the only one with fire. Damn, what a drag. It was a silly thought to have. Alex knew that with only six possible outcomes, there was a high chance one of his teammates would share an element with him, or each other. That fact it was a silly thing to complain about did not stop his mind from forming some irritation around the whole situation. "Knock it off already. Congratulations, okay, now can we continue on with actually learning some magic?" Alex sat at the table with Celeste who was already waiting for the two of them to finish their antics. "Alright, as long as you admit it. Good enough for me. You may now call me Jedi Master Garret,” he declared, sliding into the seat like he’d won a trophy. "Not a single chance in hell." "Enough," Celeste rapped her knuckles on the wooden table which shook rather aggressively for such a seemingly light touch. The woman really was stronger than she appeared. "Sorry," they both muttered simultaneously. "Let's move on then, eh?" The woman leaned back and sucked in a deep breath. Alex and Garret sat in silent anticipation. It was now time for them to start learning some magic. Actual spells. Something Alex had been looking forward to the moment he realized its potential in this new world. "As far as teaching you two your first spells..." Celeste began. "I can't do it." "What?" Alex blurted out and stood from his chair, knocking it over in the process. "But we are your padawans. Your school students. Your... I don't know but come on you can't just cut us off here." Garret began to protest as well. "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't," She replied evenly. The statement sounding as an utterance of fact as plain as gravity. "My element is water, as you two both plainly saw. I don't know any spells for your elements, so I can't teach you any. You would need to find someone who has your element and have them teach you what they know, or find a scroll, tome or other magical item that you can study to learn from." "Where can we find any of those then?" Alex asked. "Around the village are plenty of potential practitioners with your elements that would be able to teach you spells. Mind you, they are civilians, not military personnel so they wouldn't know combat magic, but utility magic instead." Celeste waved her hand in dismissal at the idea. "Asking them would probably out you as Worldstriders as well, since you don't know the customs of the land." "Well shit." Alex's mood dropped even further at that point. He didn't want to risk letting the entire village know what they are. People in his own world would certainly take advantage of that, so he didn't see any reason why people here would be any different. He didn't know the government structure of the place either but still assumed the Terraxum Kingdom had some kind of a black budget secret ops system that would love to get their hands on Worldstriders as well. This is going to be more dangerous than I first thought. We can't just be carefree and unguarded with our identities. At least not until we understand much more about this world. Alex gathered up his chair and collapsed into it. "What