Chapter 20: The Growth Phase Training Effect is Better
“So, there are gains and losses, huh?”
Airael sighed inwardly after hearing this.
But three hundred years is a bit too long, isn’t it?
“Hela, do I have to reach adulthood first?”
“Not necessarily. As I mentioned earlier, every being is different. However, generally speaking, most beings enter their bottleneck stage upon reaching adulthood. If they don’t break through during their subsequent youth phase, their achievements for life will be limited to that.”
Airael nodded in realization at these words.
It’s not hard to understand.
Using her knowledge of the Human Race as an analogy, the growth phase before adulthood allows for greater plasticity, making it easier to become stronger during that period.
Once an adult, a person’s body is generally set, making it difficult to achieve significant improvements through training afterward.
That must be what they call a bottleneck.
Therefore, it seems that starting training from a young age is the best!
Thinking this, Airael furrowed her brows.
If that’s the case, practicing martial arts three hundred years later would mean she would be an adult by then.
Although she would still make progress, it would surely not be as effective as practicing in her childhood.
“Wouldn’t it just delay things if I waited until after adulthood to practice martial arts?”
Airael voiced her inner confusion.
“Your Majesty, practice after adulthood may not be as effective as before, but as long as you have the talent, it will still yield good results. Our Elven Race remains in their youth phase until the end of their lives, so there’s no need for your Majesty to worry too much. Just focus on mastering magic, and you can allocate some time afterward to learn martial arts. Also, your Majesty is primarily focused on magic; having a certain level of martial skills is sufficient without needing to pursue it excessively.”
“Well, in that case, I can relax a bit.”
Hearing Hela say this, Airael felt a sense of relief in her heart.
If that’s the case, the Elven Race truly has exceptional advantages.
Though their growth phase lasts a long five hundred years, once they reach adulthood, they remain in their youth phase, completely avoiding issues like old age.
Still, it’s better to get in touch with martial arts as early as possible; there’s no need to wait until adulthood, after all, as practice before adulthood yields better results.
Although she doesn’t need to be overly proficient in martial arts, having a few stronger skills wouldn’t hurt.
What’s that saying again? “The more skills, the better!”
With ample time and energy, learning more is never a bad thing.
Especially since these skills might just save her life in critical moments.
This world is anything but peaceful.
Seeing that Your Majesty understood her point, Hela couldn’t help but marvel at Airael’s intelligence; no wonder she had established a solid foundation in magic so quickly.
Next, the group fell silent as they continued on their journey.
Meanwhile, a massive troop marched out of the Elven Royal City in perfect unity under Krul’s command.
They would soon merge with the army provided by the Elven Lords and, led by Admiral Krul, would block the Human Race’s forces at sea to protect the Avalon homeland of the Elven Kingdom.
The troop marched with great momentum, but Krul, the leader, wore a frown.
There was no way around it; the battle wouldn’t be easy!
This time, the Elven Race had gathered thirty thousand troops, plus his own ten thousand navy, totaling forty thousand.
While this number was enough to give him confidence against the Human Race’s one hundred thousand soldiers, the most important point must not be forgotten.
That is, if a protracted war breaks out, the Elven Race couldn’t match the Human Race.
Every soldier from the Elven Race was incredibly precious.
Even if they managed to defeat the Human Race’s one hundred thousand with these forty thousand, suffering heavy losses would not be worth it.
So, what Krul had to do next was not just win against the Human Race’s one hundred thousand, but to claim a resounding victory.
Achieve the greatest success with the least cost.
Inside the Elven Royal City, in the Life Temple, within Linis’s office.
Domiya, who temporarily didn’t need to teach Airael magic, came here as a guest.
“Domiya, what brings you here today?”
Linis frowned as she looked at the sudden visitor.
Domiya smiled, “I came to see if there’s anything I can help with. Our lovely Queen is not in the palace right now, and I’m just bored to death.”
As she said this, her expression quickly shifted, displaying her utter lack of interest.
Linis continued to frown, “Teaching Her Majesty magic is not just a way to pass the time.”
“I know that!”
Domiya affirmed earnestly, “I’m very serious about teaching Her Majesty magic! Hela and those two maids you assigned to Her Majesty can vouch for me.”
Saying this, Domiya’s expression relaxed, a smile appearing on her face, “It’s just that with Her Majesty not around, I have nothing to do, so I’m bored.”
“Alright, I believe you, but can you tell me why you’re really here today?”
“I just mentioned it! I came to find something for myself to do. Linis, you must be short of hands right now, right?”
“My task for you is to teach Her Majesty magic.”
“I’ve already said it! Her Majesty isn’t in the Royal City. She has been sent on a mission by you.”
Seeing Linis being so stubborn, Domiya expressed her boredom.
“Domiya, I ask you—do you genuinely want to find something to do, or are you just trying to alleviate your boredom?”
“Of course, I genuinely want to find something to do.”
Domiya replied seriously.
“Fine! Then help gather the Mages from the Mage Association. We’ll need their assistance soon.”
“Leave it to me! With this great Mage on the case, it will be a piece of cake!”
Domiya, having found a task to do, cheerfully took her leave.
Linis couldn’t help but rub her head, feeling a headache coming on.
With Domiya, she genuinely felt she couldn’t get a read on what was going on in that head of hers.
Usually, she would come up with all sorts of excuses to avoid work, claiming she was busy with magic research. Now, however, she actively sought her out for tasks.
After much thought, Linis could only come up with one answer.
Could it be because of Her Majesty?
Linis furrowed her brows again.
After a long while, she shook her head, deciding not to think so much.
For now, she indeed needed more helping hands.
Having Domiya step in to help her was a good thing.
