Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 135

Kyle wanted to throw a side-eye at Theodor, but Theodor was inside his brain.

In order to throw a side-eye at him, he would need to turn his eyes by 180 degrees, which wasn't really feasible.

So, he was stuck looking at the floor with annoyance.

'Theodor fucked my Affinities,' he thought.

Then, he sighed.

'But he gave me an Aristocrat's Body. I guess that's better than some Affinities.'

'Well, good and bad stuff, as always.'

Theodor hadn't said anything ever since Mandrake had appeared.

"My guy," Mandrake said. "I think Earth Smash is not the right technique for you. It works with Earth and Metal Affinities, but it doesn't work as well with other Affinities."

Then, Mandrake broke out into laughter again. "I should have known that you don't have a Metal or Earth Affinity just by looking at your hammer."

"Why?" Kyle asked.

"Have you seen that huge thing?" Mandrake asked. "This does not look like controlled destruction at all. Your huge hammer just screams reckless destruction. It perfectly fits someone with a Fire Affinity."

"People with Metal Affinities mostly use swords. They are very disciplined and only pull out their swords when they want to kill someone."

Kyle looked at Mandrake's rapier. "And rapiers are normal for Fighters with Earth Affinities?"

Mandrake was taken aback.

Then, he laughed even louder.

"Okay, you got me there," he said. "Yes, my choice of weapon is also very atypical. People with Earth Affinities walk around with shields most of the time."

The Mandrake winked. "But that's why I got into the royal army, while they have to make do with random jobs."

"You have to craft your identity. There are strengths and weaknesses to every Affinity. By wearing heavy armor and using a shield, you are making use of your strengths as a Fighter with an Earth Affinity, but that makes your weaknesses even more pronounced."

"They are slow, inflexible, and cumbersome."

"Meanwhile, I can summon walls of earth to defend myself, while I can attack with fast speeds."

"I have an Earth Affinity, but I also focus on Metal Affinities."

Kyle nodded.

That made a lot of sense.

"Is it hard to get into the royal army?" he asked.

"Oh, yeah," Mandrake answered. "The royal army has the best benefits, and they can choose anyone from anywhere. Everyone wants to get in, but there are only so many open spaces."

"Took me four tries to get in."

Kyle nodded before sighing again.

'Well, there goes Earth Smash.'

Mandrake looked at Kyle for a bit.

Then, he rolled his eyes before shrugging.

"How about another technique?" he asked.

Kyle perked up when he heard that. "You're willing to teach me another one?"

"Yep," Mandrake said. "This one is a bit more valuable than Earth Smash, but not by a lot. It shouldn't be an issue to teach you."

"I'm sorry, and thank you," Kyle said.

Mandrake didn't need to teach Kyle anything, but he was still willing to do so.

Kyle respected that.

"Your hammer is quite slow, right? Probably difficult to hit enemies with it," Mandrake said.