"Follow-up?" Emin put down his cup of hot water and stared at Garon with bright eyes. "Kid, how long has it been and you're already thinking about learning? It's not that I'm looking down on you, but if being a Luminarist was so easy, who knows how many Luminarists there would be in this world! Would there still be a need to go around picking disciples? "
He stood up with his hands behind his back.
"Don't be too ambitious, just train your basics properly, that's better than anything else. This is the truest advice from an old man. "
He sighed.
"Back then, I was like that too. Before I had a solid foundation, I wanted to learn and research tactics and create my own totems. Back then, my teacher gave me a hard time. He could draw two symbols in a second, and I was stunned. "He looked up at the skylight, as if reminiscing about his past.
Back then, he took in Garon, who was full of nonsense, because he was similar to himself when he was an apprentice. Plus, he was indebted to him for saving his life, so everything was logical.
Garon looked at Emin, who was sighing to the sky, with a helpless expression on his face.
"Teacher, actually I …"
"Actually … You don't have to be too discouraged. Precision blueprints don't need to be Master-level, that's the high threshold I purposely set for you. In fact, mastery level is enough. " Emin interrupted him, saying seriously, "Usually, as long as you're talented, it's not rare to reach mastery level in half a year, as long as you work hard enough."
He looked up, and once again entered his memory state.
"Back then, I used half a year to reach mastery level, and my teacher even praised me as a once-in-a-century genius." He looked proud, "So my request for you is the same. In half a year, reach mastery level, then I can directly teach you basic tactics."
"Teacher, actually I …" Garon opened his mouth helplessly.
"Say no more!" Emin raised his hand and said seriously, "Just answer me, yes! Or no! I don't need any excuses! Any reason! I only look at the results! It won't be long before you know what a strict person I am! "
Garon was speechless. He looked at Emin innocently, not knowing where to start.
"I …"
"Yes! Still can't! "Emin interrupted him again.
"…" Garon was completely speechless. From beginning to end, he didn't even have the chance to say a complete sentence. "Yes …" he replied helplessly.
"Good! That's my student, Emin. "Emin patted Garon's shoulder in satisfaction. "Mastering isn't that easy. What you need is a lot of perseverance, willpower, and perseverance. Every year, over a hundred thousand apprentices are eliminated from this category alone. With your talent, you should be able to reach this level in about half a year. Don't give up just because you haven't made any progress. "
"Teacher … I haven't made no progress …"
"Don't be arrogant. When you reach the final stage, you'll encounter the biggest threshold to enter the Commander-level. That was a huge threshold that only talented people would encounter, and that was how to break through the speed limit! But I've also heard of people with even higher talents. They have no barriers to enter the Mastery Level at all, and it's only a matter of time before they reach the Master Level. Such geniuses are really enviable … "
“.....”
"The speed limit is the biggest obstacle to entering the Master Level. Back then, I went through a lot of hardships, spent a lot of time and effort, and after receiving the advice of many Luminarists of the same generation, only then did I enter the Master Level of Precision Blueprint. You can't imagine the difficulties and obstacles involved … Even a genius like me had to train myself like that … "He shook his head again, his eyes filled with disappointment, and entered into a state of reminiscence.
Garon felt his balls ache. When this teacher was injured, he was recuperating every day, so he didn't notice. Now that they met again, he finally showed his true colors. He looked at Emin who was in a state of reminiscence, and said softly.
"Teacher … Actually, I'm already at the Master Level …"
Emin came back to his senses.
"That's your weakness. You're always full of lies and boasting. When will you learn to be more honest? The respect of others isn't earned by boasting, but by your own results and abilities … "
Swoosh! Swoosh swoosh!!
Within a second, Garon's ten fingers made three different gestures. They were extremely precise, without a trace of trembling or instability.
Then, there was complete silence.
“.....”
“.....”
It was complete silence. The two of them looked at each other, neither of them knowing what to say …
Emin's raised hand hung in the air, unable to put it down. His mouth was half open, and he couldn't finish his sentence.
Garon gulped, looking at his teacher's blank eyes. Even the most precise mathematical formula couldn't calculate the complex emotions in them.
Smack!
Emin's hand slapped his forehead.
"Ugh … No, I guess I slept too late last night, and my brain isn't fully awake yet. I have to go back and get some sleep." Emin covered his head and turned to leave. "Why am I hallucinating so early in the morning? That's weird … "
He mumbled as he walked up the stairs quickly, ignoring Garon who was standing there.
Garon watched speechlessly as Emin turned and left. This guy thought he was hallucinating this morning.
"Teacher!"
He shouted out loud.
Emin's figure suddenly froze.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward.
After a long while, Emin turned around stiffly.
His face was as red as a monkey's buttocks.
"You … You've really reached … Master level?" His voice was shaking, as if he couldn't believe this fact.
Garon nodded slowly.
Emin took a deep breath …
"This world is too unfair! …" He lowered his head, remembering how much he had to go through to reach Master level. His heart felt like it was being trampled by thousands of mud horses.
Looking up, looking at this overly young face, the last trace of illusion in his heart was shattered by the cruel reality.
"I'll go up for a bit … I'll be back in a bit." He waved his hand. In an instant, he seemed to have aged a lot, a lot …
Amidst the heavy footsteps, Garon watched as his teacher slowly walked up the stairs.
Actually, he didn't expect this to be such a huge blow to his teacher. In fact, there had been cases of people in this world who had reached Master level in a short period of time. And there were quite a few of them. That was why he dared to show it so directly, hoping to get the qualifications to learn tactics as soon as possible.
But he didn't expect … this to be a heavy blow to his self-proclaimed genius teacher Emin's heart. It was like a heavy blow to the head.
Sitting on the sofa on the first floor, Garon didn't know what to do, and could only wait quietly where he was.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky outside started to darken. The sun gradually set, and the sunlight turned redder and redder.
Only then did the sound of footsteps come from the stairs. Emin walked down step by step.
His face regained its calmness, and he slowly walked to the opposite side of Garon, and sat down.
"I've thought it through … In this world, there are always some people who have extraordinary talent in a certain field. But this is just a starting point that's a little higher than the average person. To reach the end, talent is only a small part of it. It's more about perseverance, persistence, and the determination to never give up! "He said seriously." It's all thanks to you, Cia. "
"Call me Garon, teacher. I snuck out … "Garon quickly replied.
"That's fine, I'll call you Garon then." Emin nodded. "Your talent, at least in the field of Precision Blueprints, is something I've never seen before. Can you show me … what you did just now again? "
Garon nodded.
He raised both hands, and easily made more than ten practice gestures.
It only took a few seconds. An average of three per second.
Emin watched quietly. Although his face was calm, his eyes were constantly filled with amazement.
"Such talent … Garon, your talent in Precision Blueprints is terrifying … From the beginning of your learning until now, you've only spent less than two months …"
Garon nodded.
"Then, can I learn Tactics from you?"
"Of course." Emin nodded seriously. "You must be tired from the journey today. Rest here for a while. Tomorrow we'll officially start learning the true essence of Luminarists, Tactics!"
"Yes, teacher." Garon nodded.
"Your room is the master bedroom on the first floor. Wash up in the bathroom, and eat and drink in the kitchen and dining room. No problem, right? "
"No problem. Teacher, I'm not a spoiled young master. "Garon smiled.
"That's good. I'll go up and rest for a while." Emin nodded, and turned to walk towards the stairs.
He stood at the corner of the stairs, and heard Garon's footsteps walking towards the master bedroom. Only then did he go up to the second floor.
Walking into the study on the second floor, he locked the door tightly, and then walked to a mahogany bookshelf, and took out a white notebook on the far right.
Holding the notebook, he sat in front of the desk, and carefully lit the oil lamp with a match.
Picking up the quill, he dipped it in the ink bottle, and then gently wrote a line of words on the open notebook.
— 'Maybe it's fate that favors me. I didn't expect to meet a student with such terrifying talent when I'm almost ninety years old. This is my luck, and also your luck. Lasaia, I'll pass on all my knowledge to him. Maybe in my lifetime, there'll be hope to integrate my lineage … '
Emin thought for a while, and picked up the quill again to write.
— 'Remember when we were young, we practiced hand gestures under the grapevines, and you said that you had a dream? Out of the five of us, I'm the only one left now. Life is so beautiful, but time will eventually make us old. 'Writing until here, Emin's eyes showed a hint of complexity.
"Lasaia … If you were still here, what would you do?"
He picked up the quill, and wrote at the end of these two paragraphs.
— To: The one who once brought me happiness.
Closing the notebook, he looked out the window at the gradually darkening grassland scenery, and didn't move for a long time.
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