Chapter 196: The Price of Becoming Stronger
Strange has always felt like he's smart, in a variety of ways. Because as a world-class neurosurgeon, the amount of knowledge he needs to master is almost as vast as a sea for ordinary people.
Probably the knowledge that many ordinary people have learned from the books they have read in their lifetime is not as good as the results of his self-study during the two-year internship period. He has an excellent memory, and he can have a vivid memory of some of the knowledge in books.
But memorization is one thing, understanding digestion is another. Because the application of knowledge is not an exam, the words of the predecessors in the books need to be digested and absorbed by oneself and converted into [one's own words], so that you can better understand and express yourself.
A perfect score on the exam doesn't mean that you have actually learned the knowledge, it just means that you have memorized it. But when it comes to practical application, it is not uncommon for people who have obviously learned this knowledge to be blind.
And magic is a very esoteric thing, in addition to Strange itself has a certain foundation in biology, chemistry and other disciplines. Others include the flow of magic and the foundations of magic, which Strange falls under the category of the occult.
And this kind of category is something he has not been exposed to, and he needs to understand it thoroughly, which means that it takes more time. If he did, Strange assured that he could only say that he had finished reading the books.
It may be possible to forcibly remember a lot of things, but it doesn't make any sense. Remembering doesn't mean you understand, Arashi grew up in Kamataki. A lot of things are in the ears and eyes.
This gives her a natural advantage when it comes to learning the basics, because she already knows what she wants to do and what she needs to achieve in the end. Coupled with Lan's natural reading habit, this allowed her to achieve twice the result with half the effort in her studies, and her progress far exceeded that of all mages in the same period.
In Kamataiki, it is not an exaggeration to say that Arashi is called a genius magical girl.
But Strange definitely can't, he really doesn't think he can do it at Arashi's learning speed. So Lan could only come up with a [foolish teaching method].
"Open page twenty-one of the basic spells. I'll teach you the basics of flotation first. Arashi waved her hand, and she placed the Basic Spells on the table, which was almost three times the thickness of the Oxford Dictionary.
"You've learned basic meditation, I don't think I need to teach you that. Now I'll teach you how to use some of the most basic spells. What I do, you do. Then memorize the steps and learn before you think. Arashi came up with his own [idiot teaching method].
"Knowing the results and then appealing to the principles is the most effective way to learn. It's just that you need to think about the "why" while you study. I don't think it's too difficult for you to learn this way, right?" Arashi used a questioning sentence, but there was an affirmation in her eyes.
This look seems to say: [If you dare to say difficult things, then I can only give up on you as a student, and finally teach you the teaching method of the mentally handicapped.] Seriously, Arashi did prepare a set of teaching methods for the mentally handicapped that she felt.
That is, the theoretical foundation is first explained, then the practical operation rehearsal, and finally the magic operation. This step-by-step approach to learning is the slowest in Arashi's opinion.
"Even an old scalper can learn to teach like this, okay?" Lan once said in a heartfelt voice. And in the kitchen, a certain cook who makes tomato brisket silently chops the yellow beef. As a result, I didn't eat tomato brisket that day, but ate beef meatballs.
At Arashi's request, Strange began his magical studies. And the first magic he needs to master is [Levitation].
"These books are so heavy that if you hold them in your hand like a fool, your arms will hurt over time. Levitation allows you to keep your hands free, and you can automatically flip through the books and try to practice the spells on them. I think that's the first magic you need to learn. Arashi explained it this way.
Strange began his own journey of learning magic and self-taught. Arashi did teach him a lot of things carefully, but you shouldn't expect to be able to understand what she was saying all the time.
Her thinking transformation is so fast that many principles Lan is only willing to say once, and occasionally twice. If you're going to ask her to repeat it a third time?
Hehe, she'll look at Strange with a look of "Are you retarded?"
Strange was furious! Lao Tzu was also a top student! When I was studying in England, who in the whole department was better at self-study than me, and who could study faster than me?
You look down on me like this! Scholar has the dignity of a scholar, okay! Strange has been practicing almost without sleep or food, and he has extraordinary perseverance, which allows him to quickly meet Arashi's requirements.
In this way, Lan looked at him a little more normally, and felt that this guy was not so stupid. However, his indulging in learning and unable to extricate himself made Li Jie a little worried.
He once whispered to Arashi, "Is it really okay for Strange to be so obsessed with studying? He only sleeps about six hours a day, sometimes even less." And the food is not too much. ”
Lan shook his head: "No, in fact, many mages learn this way. I have to put a little pressure on him, if he doesn't have the determination to die, he won't be qualified to inherit the position of Supreme Master. Then it might as well let Doom do it. ”
It turned out that Lan did everything for a purpose, and Li Jie could only agree with this. If you want to become a supreme mage, it is naturally impossible to become a supreme mage while eating hot pot and singing songs. How much suffering you suffer, how much you can achieve. This is not necessarily true, but there is some truth in some perspective.
"By the way, this is the tonic I brought from Kamataiki. Potions produced by the Hong Kong Temple can help Strange. Lan suddenly remembered this thing, and she took out a few bottles of things in glass bottles from her bedside table and handed them to Li Jie: "This potion can be perfectly dissolved in water, and there is no peculiar smell, and you can participate in Strange's drinking water for him to drink in the future." ”
"Sow injection milk?What is this?!" Li Jie looked at the Chinese label on the glass bottle in shock.
Arashi shrugged, "It's just a disguised package. Just as the London Temple is disguised as a museum, the New York Temple is a museum and an art gallery. The Hong Kong Temple deals with large quantities of alchemy potions, so they pretend to be medicinal herb companies and chemical companies. So it's not surprising that they use this kind of stuff as a cover-up. ”
Li Jie opened his mouth slightly, and grinded his upper teeth with his tongue: "Okay, I just want to confirm this...... Well...... What exactly is the sow injected milk for, and is it harmful?"
Arashi answered this question: "The main thing is to help the mage meditate, concentrate, improve the quality of sleep and speed up the flow of mana. Overall a very good tonic that can be consumed for a long time, and you can think of it as a cup of coffee or tea for the mages. Kamataki has been drinking this drink for at least two hundred years, and the king, for example, drinks it every day. ”
Li Jie looked at the trademark, and finally shook his head: "Okay, with the name of sow injection milk, I will never drink this as tea." ”
Lan stomped his foot: "That's a cover-up!"
Li Jie looked at the bottle and then at Lan, and he asked carefully, "Do you drink this stuff every day?"
Lan shook his head: "No, in fact, female mages rarely drink this. ”
Li Jie was a little strange: "It sounds like this thing is good, is it harmful to female mages?" Lan nodded slightly: "This potion has such a small side effect, it has little effect on male mages, but it is very troublesome for female mages." ”
Li Jie was a little curious: "What is it?"
Lan waved his hand: "It's just a slight hair loss." After all, accelerating to become stronger comes at a cost. ”
Li Jie: ..............................
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Strange felt that his spirit had been very good lately, unusually good! his learning speed and efficiency had increased very quickly, and he felt that he had found a way to learn magic in this state.
Or to put it in the Eastern way, he had an epiphany. That's why he's learning so fast now, and he can learn all kinds of small spells in almost a few hours. For example, bend a paper clip, turn a coin into a button, or something.
Recently, the mage named Arashi didn't put on a bad face for himself. Look! This is the dignity of a scholar! Strange thought triumphantly, and he got a cup of tea from the water bottle on the table for himself.
In the bottle is cold-brewed black tea, which Li Jie specially provided for him, which can help him refresh and nourish his stomach. Strange was fond of drinking this black tea, which was more mellow than the Ceylon black tea he had drunk before. He thought maybe he should ask Li Jie where he bought all these black teas, and he could continue to brew them when he got home.
Sipping black tea and reading the magic book, it was a leisurely time for Strange. His scalp was a little itchy, and Strange couldn't help but scratch his sideburns.
Something seemed wrong? Strange scratched again, rubbing his sideburns vigorously, the peculiar itching sensation that made him feel uncomfortable.
When Strange felt the itching lessen, he let go of his hands. It was only then that he realized that he had actually grabbed his hands full of hair. He looked in the mirror and looked at his temples in the mirror, and Strange shouted in horror, "Ah!!!hhhhh
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Li Jie, who was upstairs talking to Peter about what Tony's wedding should say, heard the voice, and under Thor's reminder, Li Jie ran downstairs and went to the basement.
He saw Strange lying helplessly on the ground trembling, and his hair grabbing off. Out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed Arashi's figure flashing past him. Li Jie looked at Strange and mourned in silence: "This is the price of becoming stronger." ”
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