Could a person who had only learned basic arithmetic reach the level of calculating differential geometry in one go?
Obviously not. Forget one go, one could beat a hundred drums and still not get the hang of it.
Angor's "last effort" only ended up with Mosquito Eye lying unconscious on the ground.
Using spirit power to perform the third slash, which meant creating the third plane in his mind space, was much more difficult than he expected.
The first slash could be performed by most talents, and the second slash could be performed after a certain amount of training. From the third slash onward, however, it depended on one's talent, understanding, and accumulated knowledge. Even if he had all three, he still needed time to settle down.
Anyway, at Angor's current level, it would take him a long time to perform the third slash.
Days passed like this. Every day, Angor would go through an endless cycle of overexerting his brain, passing out, overexerting his brain, and passing out again.
Sometimes, he would look at the dispirited person in the mirror and wonder if it was him. One day, Toby even pecked a white hair from the back of his head. That was the consequence of using his brain too much without restraint.
However, Angor did not dare to stop his dark life. He could see himself progressing every day. If he stopped, he was afraid that his laziness would lead to the destruction of the great wall.
Although the disadvantages of such an unhealthy lifestyle were great, there were also benefits. Not to mention the progress, Angor's logical thinking and mental arithmetic had reached an incredible level. In the past, he would need to delve deeper to understand the details, but now, he only needed to glance at them to quickly find the answer in his mind.
His supercomputing ability was almost at the level of a natural talent! If Jon was here, he would probably be surprised by Angor's great improvement.
The first day of the second half of the Month of Looming Frost …
The calendar flipped again, and the first half of the Month of Freezing Earth arrived.
When the window opened at the end of the Month of Freezing Earth, Angor received news from Sailum that he could now control spirit power! Nausica also sensed that her spirit power had reached the second step before transcendence.
Angor congratulated his friend on the good news, and he also worked harder.
Half a month ago, Angor could only stay in the "supercomputing" state for five minutes before fainting. Now, it had been half an hour, and Angor could still stay in the peak state.
The third plane had to meet the first and second planes at the same time, so it required a lot of calculations. Angor also had to think carefully about the three coordinates he chose.
On the tenth day of the Month of Freezing Earth, Angor finally determined the first coordinate. As for the specific value of the coordinate, he still needed more calculations.
The Month of Freezing Earth passed, and the Month of Frost arrived.
After Orlando, Sailum was the second person to generate a mana pool in his body, which allowed him to become a supernatural and officially become a level-3 apprentice.
Not long after that, Nausica also became a level-1 apprentice in a dominating manner. On the day she became an apprentice, she and Sailum both came to Apprentice Town. When they were reporting the good news, they had a reunion.
When Sailum heard that Angor had not become an apprentice yet, he felt a little anxious.
After leaving Angor's house, Sailum whispered to Angor, "I ran into Mister Ness by accident when I was learning Slow from my professor. I heard Mister Ness talking to Professor Kaylal. He seemed to be very satisfied with Hookdick's progress and even wanted to take him to 'Soul Soil' for baptism. I think Hookdick is an apprentice now."
"With Hookdick's personality, if he knows Angor hasn't become an apprentice yet, he might … do something." Sailum was very worried. Because of Sunders, Hookdick might not dare to do anything to Angor, but he could send someone else to do it! Besides, Angor was still a mortal without mana protection or spells. Common warriors could easily deal with him.
Nausica quietly put her hand on the flexible sword hanging on her waist. "I'll come to patrol from time to time. I can go to the questing hall to accept quests and protect Angor while earning merit points. Also … I need to practice in real battles. "
After Sailum and Nausica left, Balba was leaning against a tree not far away. He was holding Circular Cut Channeling in his hand, but he did not read it. Instead, his eyes flickered. After a while, Balba did not return to the Cave Field. Instead, he headed toward the apprentice town.
Angor did not know what was going on outside. All his attention was on determining the first coordinate.
After nearly two months of hard work, the first coordinate of the third plane was about to appear.
On a dark and windy night, someone suddenly cheered in Angor's soundproof room. Beside the brook outside the yard, a figure holding an oil lamp quietly looked up and quickly immersed himself in his book again.
It was Angor who was cheering.
On the last day of the Month of Frigid Earth, Angor determined the first coordinate of the third plane. He checked it several times and confirmed that it was correct. This meant that he was one step closer to the final construction. Of course he would cheer!
That night, Angor finally had a good sleep.
His good mood lasted until the next day. Early in the morning, he heard the chirping of birds coming from the attic. It was a duet. Angor knew that Toby was playing with Echo Flowers again.
He thought about how he barely spent any time with Toby in the past two months and felt a little guilty. He had not fulfilled his promise to Toby to buy dried fish from the deep sea.
Since he finally finished a phase, Angor decided to give himself half a day off and take Toby to the market. He also wanted to buy some cooked food while he was there. He had been eating too much dry food for the past few days.
Of course, Angor did not go to the underground market. He spent merit points and magic crystals there. He did not have much left, so he did not want to spend them carelessly. He went to the market in the apprentice town, which was run by ordinary people.
Today, Toby was wearing a fisherman's outfit and a big bamboo hat. He looked both funny and cute.
Angor was in a good mood along the way. He still had a lot of gold coins on him. Dried fish from the deep sea was extremely expensive inland, but he did not mind. He waved his hand and took out two large cloth bags. Toby happily walked back and forth on Angor's shoulder, as if urging Angor to go back and have a good meal.
Angor spent another two copper coins to hire a young man to carry the dried fish back. Then he went to the Milky House and bought some milk and snacks for himself.
When he was almost done, Angor leisurely walked back home.
He saw the young man carrying the dried fish standing in front of the gate from afar. The fence in the yard was engraved with magic runes. Without the permission of the owner, no one could break in by force.
Angor did not want to keep the man waiting, so he quickly went to greet him.
The young man smiled brightly. Angor chatted with him while taking out the key to open the gate.
When Angor turned his back to the young man, the young man's expression suddenly changed. The smile on his face was no longer as bright as before. Instead, it was replaced by a cold sneer with complicated emotions.
When Angor was not paying attention, the young man curled his lips into a cruel, jealous smile. Talent? You'll die in my hands anyway.
Whoosh! The dagger hidden in the young man's waist was drawn.
The gleaming silver dagger was as clear as a water mirror, which showed how smooth and sharp it was.
Without hesitation, the young man stabbed the dagger into Angor's back.
As a monster, Toby was much more alert than Angor. The moment the young man pulled out the dagger, Toby sensed the friction between metal and the faint smell of blood on the blade. All of these warned Toby that danger was coming.
Toby turned around and saw a dagger going for Angor's back. Terrified, Toby quickly flew away. It was a critical moment, and Toby did not have time to warn Angor. Instead, he brandished his sharp claws and dashed out like an arrow.
Toby's speed was inhuman. He did not attack the young man's vital parts first because he was afraid that the dagger would not stop moving if he accidentally killed Angor. Therefore, Toby's target was the hand holding the dagger.
Toby's sharp claws scratched the young man's wrist like sharpened blades.
The young man cried out in pain. However, he did not stop because of the injury. Instead, he exerted more strength and stabbed at Angor's back. It seemed he had been trained to endure pain and focus the whole time.
Toby's eyes were bloodshot. If he did not stop the young man now, Angor would be seriously injured, if not killed!
However, Toby was not strong enough and did not know what to do at the moment.
Suddenly, a burly figure dashed between Angor and the young man and grabbed the dagger with one hand in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, fresh blood dripped from the palm that held the blade.
The young man realized that his attack had failed. He looked up to see who the troublemaker was. But before he could see the face, he was knocked away by a knee covered in leg hair.
The force sent the young man flying in a parabola and he fell on the ground three or four meters away. As the young man coughed up blood due to the pain in his chest and abdomen, a soft sword with a silver glint stabbed into his neck.
Angor, who was pushed aside, struggled to regain his balance. When he regained his balance and saw that the bag in his hand did not fall, he sighed in relief. He was about to ask what was going on when he turned around and saw two people standing behind him.
Balba was standing beside him with a cold expression. Blood dripped from his hand.
Nausica, who was wearing a soft armor, was holding her soft sword against the young man's neck. Her expression was cold.
Toby was circling in the air while flapping his wings. Blood was still dripping from his claws.
Huh? Angor was confused. What's going on? He only used the key to open the door. Why did it feel like the world changed so quickly?
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