Someone immediately crowded around.
"Lord Visenfels!" A young Warlock in a White Cliff Academy uniform strode up, his tone full of obvious respect. "How did you do on the exam? Could you share it with us?"
Adrian tilted his head slightly and glanced at him.
"Not bad," he said, his tone casual.
"Not bad?" The Warlock was clearly not satisfied. "Please don't be modest, everyone's guessing how many you managed to absorb."
A few more people squeezed over, chiming in from all directions.
Adrian stopped walking. His gray-blue eyes swept over the expectant faces around him, and the corner of his lips lifted slightly.
"Six," he said.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
"Six?!" someone cried out in shock. "You absorbed six?"
"Three Water, three Fire." Adrian's tone was still flat, as if he were commenting on the weather.
The crowd exploded.
"Six… and it's three of each element…"
"Maintaining absorption of two Elements at the same time? What kind of Spiritual Power does that take…"
