As a Sage, Farlow had also met the Spirit Queen in the past, but he had still not gained enough of her favour for him to gain the honor of becoming a Spirit Arts user! Becoming a Sage was already difficult enough, but Gina had somehow managed to achieve even more than that!
Farlow immediately spoke up while bowing towards Ulyn.
"I greet the Great Spirit of Wind."
Farlow was the only person other than Gina who could see the Spirit floating beside Gina’s head at that moment, so all of the guards who were standing behind Farlow were shocked to see him bowing towards the empty air. But even though they didn’t know why Farlow was bowing, the guards couldn’t allow their king to bow his head while they remained standing, and they all fell to one knee and put their hands on their chests before bowing their heads towards Ulyn and Gina!
"We greet the Great Spirit of Wind!!"
Gina’s eyes widened in surprise as she looked over the soldiers bowing to her, and she turned to look at Ulyn in a completely new light! Gina already knew that Ulyn was a special creature since she was the daughter of the Spirit Queen, but Gina never knew that she was this special! Ulyn, meanwhile, had a smug grin on her face as she folded her arms and laughed like a typical villainess.
’Huhuhu, your paltry greetings are of no use to me, but I suppose they make me slightly happy. Here, receive the blessings of the wind. At least someone here knows how to treat Spirit Royalty – unlike this brutish contractor of mine.’
Gina had been listening curiously as Ulyn praised the elves, and she was surprised when Ulyn spread her hands out and sent out a stream of power that covered all the guards in a green aura! Gina immediately noticed that the elf guards gained an increase in their mana, and the guards all gasped in shock from the power that they suddenly felt inside them! Was that the blessing of the wind!? All the guards were now stronger than earlier, and Gina could only wonder how powerful Ulyn was for her to be able to give out something like this just for a greeting! It was almost like all the guards had been given magical artefacts that increased their magical strength! Gina turned to Ulyn, and she was about to praise Ulyn for her power, but then Ulyn called Gina a brute, and Gina felt a tick mark pop out on her forehead!
Flick!
Gina immediately flicked Ulyn on the head, and the tiny fairy let out a cute cry in pain as a red throbbing mark appeared on her head!
’Ouch! You brute! What do you think you’re doing!?’
’I’m not a brute!’
’Says the woman who goes around flicking people! I’m going to go tell my mother on you! You’re a brute! In fact, you’re worse than a brute! You’re a barbarian!’
’And you’re nothing but a little spoiled brat! I’m trying to be nice to you, but you just keep pissing me off!’
’I never asked you to be nice to me! Hmph!’
Ulyn turned away from Gina and folded her arms with a huff, and Gina scowled before she also turned away in annoyance! Opposite the two women, Farlow could only watch as they had their silent argument. Even though Farlow could see Ulyn, he couldn’t hear anything being said between Gina and Ulyn, but Farlow could tell that there was some disagreement going on, and he was smart enough not to interfere in the quarrel between a Spirit and their contractor. All the guards behind Farlow were still in shock as they felt the surge in power from the Spirit blessing that they had just received! The guards didn’t know what had just happened, but Farlow understood that this was just one of the benefits of being blessed by a Spirit! Spirit Fairies were very prideful beings, but they were immensely powerful, and they could boost your affinity for any element just by granting you their blessing once! That is why all Elemental Sages are known to be very respectful to their Spirit Fairies! If you gain the favour of a fairy, then you could literally change your destiny!
’You can do whatever you want, but don’t involve me in anything pointless! I’m leaving now! Don’t bother me unless it’s important!’
Ulyn suddenly spoke up angrily as she vanished into blue dust, and Gina felt her eye twitch before she let out an annoyed sigh! Gina realised in that moment that it would take a long time for her to get along with that spirit! Gina finally turned back to Farlow, and she smiled as he spoke with a proud look on his face.
"I’m happy to see that you’ve completed the task so splendidly. In truth, I did not expect you to complete it this soon, but I suppose underestimating you was an oversight on my part. I greet my fellow Sage."
Farlow gave Gina a respectful nod of the head, and Gina’s smile almost split her face in two as she bowed her head to greet Farlow in return! There was a feeling of happiness in her heart that threatened to almost drown Gina in its intensity! Gina just wished that she could talk to Jason right now! Gina knew that Jason would be aware of her progress since he was the one who sent the upgrade points for her to enter the new ranks, but Gina still wanted to tell Jason all about it herself! For now, Gina had no choice but to remain calm! When Gina meets Jason again, she will have so many stories to tell him then!
"Your Highness!"
A loud voice suddenly echoed from the side, and Gina turned around to see Stella running into the garden with an anxious look on her face! Stella had been in the middle of her training when she heard about what happened here, and she had flown over as quickly as possible to make sure that nothing was wrong with Gina! Stella stopped right in front of Gina and looked her over like a concerned mother, and Stella let out a heavy breath once she saw that Gina was fine.
"I heard there was a twister growing in the garden, your highness. I feared someone was trying to attack you."
Gina just smiled and told Stella that everything was fine, but Stella didn’t seem completely convinced! Stella was about to suggest that Gina return to the castle for a proper checkup, but Stella suddenly stopped as she noticed something strange about Gina. Stella’s eyes widened slightly, and she took a step back as she regarded Gina in a new light.
"Y-Your highness... what happened to your magic?"
Stella didn’t even know how to explain what she was sensing now! Stella knew that Gina had been weaker than her only this morning! Not only did Stella have more mana than Gina, but she was also more powerful! But at this moment, Stella could sense that Gina had completely changed! Not only did Gina have more mana than her, but Gina’s power had grown to a level where Stella couldn’t even match her anymore! Gina was a TITAN Rank I!
’No, not just a Rank I! She’s almost at Rank II! What in the world happened to the princess!?’
Stella was in complete shock. Stella already knew that Jason’s ability to grow stronger was something she couldn’t fully understand, but Stella had grown to accept Jason’s abnormality, and she didn’t even question it. But Stella had no idea that Gina could also grow stronger in the same way! Stella had so many questions that she wanted to ask Gina about what happened, but Gina had to stop her as she turned to Farlow.
"Before anything else, there is something I must tell you, King Farlow. Something very important."