Chapter 48: Post-Game Analysis

Chapter 48: Post-Game Analysis

Harmon immediately recalled Suye’s words from earlier and felt his legs go weak. He said, "Lord Kelton, I was just joking. How could I be willing to give him 200 gold eagles?"

"Tell the truth!" Kelton barked.

Harmon had no choice but to say, "Then don’t get angry."

"I won’t get angry."

Harmon answered honestly, "At first, I did want to teach him a lesson, but later I realized he is far more mature than his peers, so I wanted to build a closer relationship. One reason was to help Hutton, and the other was to establish connections with future mages of Plato’s Academy. Two hundred gold eagles isn’t much at all. Unfortunately, my son is too stupid to agree to an equal friendship with Suye, so I had to make Suye feel a bit slighted. As you can see, someone as excellent as Mage Suye would never bow down before someone like me."

"So, you owe Suye two hundred gold eagles?" Kelton asked.

Harmon stared in disbelief. What kind of logic is this?

But in the next moment, he showed a pleased expression and said, "No, no, it’s not that I owe him two hundred gold eagles; it’s that Lord Kelton wants to add another two hundred gold eagles to the investment. I’ll deliver it to him tomorrow."

Kelton sneered, "Do you think I need your money?"

Harmon immediately wilted and said, "I misunderstood."

Kelton gently stroked the snake-head ring on his right hand and after a while, said, "I can’t let Suye think I’m inferior to you. In that case, I’ll add one hundred gold eagles. You can deliver it together tomorrow."

Harmon was stunned for a moment, cursing inwardly. Kelton really wasn’t a good person. No wonder he’s a Silver Warrior with power and influence, while I can only be bullied by nobles.

"Rest assured, I’ll deliver three hundred gold eagles to Suye’s house tomorrow."

Senet, who was standing nearby, suddenly felt a bit sorry for his old friend. A single meal had cost him a house in the workshop district.

"What about you?" Hake suddenly looked at Senet.

Senet was taken aback and said with a worried face, "I’m just a Bronze Warrior. My expenses for training are high, and I lack both Lord Kelton’s wisdom and Master Hake’s strength. I simply can’t afford to invest in a future great mage like Suye."

"Send him your dagger," Hake said, feeling refreshed for some reason.

"But—"

"Hmm?" Hake interrupted Senet with a light hum.

"Rest assured, I’ll personally deliver the magic dagger to Master Suye tomorrow!" Senet said through gritted teeth.

Kelton was somewhat puzzled. Was Suye that charming? Why were his two capable subordinates so inclined towards him? Should he keep his subordinates away from him?

After getting off the carriage, Suye returned home.

After a few steps, Suye suddenly felt uncomfortable.

It took him a while to realize that this house was empty except for himself.

In the past, there were at least slave servants.

"I don’t have time for household chores. If I have the time, I should hire a servant."

Suye thought to himself, went to wash up, and then found some wine to perform a simple daily offering to Zeus, Athena, and Vulcan in the living room.

Afterward, Suye left the living room and entered his bedroom to meditate on magic.

After absorbing enough divine light, Suye felt energized and listed his evening tasks, starting with writing his diary to briefly record the day’s events.

After finishing his diary, Suye crossed off the item and added new tasks to his list. Looking at the unfinished items, he repeatedly questioned himself about the Lajin problem, examining his next actions from a macro and panoramic perspective.

In the end, Suye discovered that something was more important than studying and doing homework.

Reviewing the battle with the three-headed leopards, which involved using the correct method to recall the detailed combat process, summarizing phenomena, extracting patterns, and finding principles.

On a mind map, Suye first divided the entire process into three main categories: self-combat, leopard combat, and other considerations.

He further subdivided self-combat into secondary categories, including mental state, combat style, learning methods, spell usage, and magic formation.

He also subdivided the leopard combat style into joint attack methods, frontal attack methods, rear attack methods, and evasion methods.

The other considerations included suggestions made by Teacher Niedern.

Based on these secondary categories, Suye further subdivided them into tertiary categories, making them more specific. By the fourth level, they were already detailed to actual actions.

Through careful categorization, Suye almost recreated the entire morning battle.

Next, Suye used different frameworks to explain and study each specific action and behavior, formulating concrete methods to address his shortcomings and placing them on the deliberate practice plan page. He also developed new judgment schemes for the leopards’ attacks and evasions, adding them to the deliberate practice page.

Following his habitual framework, Suye went through the six steps of recording, categorizing, analyzing, reflecting, planning actions, and listing items for practice, thus completing the battle summary.

Afterward, Suye recorded the time and planned to review four times on the following day, seven days later, one month later, and six months later, to combat the forgetting curve and convert it into long-term memory.

Suye had a more comprehensive review method, but considering time and efficiency, he chose completion over perfection.

After finishing, Suye rechecked everything and began thinking.

After a long period of contemplation, he wrote a bolded line at the bottom of the page.

"When fighting against high-speed beast-form enemies, what mindset should I use to guide specific combat methods?"

Even if he forgot everything else, Suye didn’t care, focusing solely on the last line.

Suye stared at the question for a long time without an answer, realizing it exceeded his current knowledge. He decided to leave it for now and analyze it in writing in half a month. If he still couldn’t figure it out after a month, he would consult Teacher Niedern.

Afterward, Suye started his homework.

During this time, Jimmy sent another magic letter asking how to interpret choosing animals, and Suye replied, "Guess."

Whenever he felt tired, Suye would engage in magical meditation to restore his energy before continuing his studies.

It wasn't until midnight that Suye closed his book and prepared for bed.

Suye didn't know if magical meditation could eventually replace sleep, but for now, he believed he should get at least six hours of sleep, as it was crucial for his brain's nighttime functions, memory processing, and the core of learning.

Before sleeping, Suye once again placed the open magic book by the door and projected Plato's image.

Afterward, he repeatedly whispered to himself: "Wake up at six, wake up at six, wake up at six; I can't be late again, I need to buy a magic alarm clock..."

In the deep of night, a shadow in the courtyard suddenly began to wriggle, but just a few seconds later, it dissipated, and everything returned to calm.

At dawn, Suye slowly opened his eyes and glanced outside the door; the sky seemed darker than when he had woken up in the past few days.