Chapter 757 The Price of Becoming Stronger

Strange always thought he was smart, in every way. Because as a top neurosurgeon in the world, the amount of knowledge he needs to master is almost vast for ordinary people.

Probably the knowledge that many ordinary people have read and learned in their lifetimes is not as good as the results of his self-study during the two-year internship. His memory is excellent, allowing him to have an unforgettable memory of some knowledge in books.

But remembering is one thing, understanding digestion is another. Because the use of knowledge is not an exam, the words of predecessors in the books need to be digested and absorbed by themselves and then converted into [your own words] so that you can better understand and express them.

A full score in the exam does not mean that you really learned the knowledge, it just means that you memorized it. But when it comes to actual application, it is not uncommon for people who have learned this knowledge to be blind in both eyes.

And magic is a very esoteric thing, apart from Strange himself having a certain foundation in biology and chemistry. Others include the flow of magic and the foundations of magic, which Strange classifies as the occult.

And this kind of category is something he has never been in contact with. He needs to understand the meaning of this and it will take more time. Read those books that Lan gave in a month? If he did, Strange promised that he could only say that he had read the books.

Maybe you can forcefully remember a lot of things, but it doesn't make any sense. Remembering doesn't mean understanding. Lan grew up in Kamateki. Many things are subtle.

This gives her a natural advantage when learning the basics, because she already knows what she is going to do and what she needs to achieve in the end. Coupled with Lan Tian's natural reading addiction, this makes her study more effective with less effort, and her progress far exceeds that of all mages in the same period.

In Kamateki, it is no exaggeration for Arashi to be called a genius magical girl.

But Strange definitely couldn't do it, he felt that he really couldn't learn at Lan's speed. So Lan could only come up with a [teaching method for idiots].

"Open the twenty-one pages of basic spells. I'll teach you the most basic levitation technique first." Lan waved her hand, and she put the "Complete Book of Basic Spells", which was almost three times as thick as the Oxford Dictionary, on the table.

"You have already learned the basics of meditation. I don't think I need to teach you this. Now I will teach you the use of some of the most basic mantras. As I do, you follow. Then remember the steps, learn first and then think .” Lan proposed his own [teaching method for idiots].

"Appeal to the principle after mastering the results. This is the most effective learning method. It's just that you need to think about [why] while studying. I think this learning method should not be difficult for you, right?" Lan Although she used interrogative sentences, there was a kind of affirmation projected in her eyes.

This look seems to be saying: [If you dare to say difficult things, then I can only give up on you as a student, and finally teach you the mentally handicapped teaching method. 】To be honest, Lan has indeed prepared a set of teaching methods that she thinks are mentally handicapped.

That is to talk about the theoretical basis first, then conduct a preview of the actual operation, and finally the magic operation. In Lan's opinion, this step-by-step learning method is the slowest.

"This way of teaching, even the old scalpers can learn it!" Lan once said plausibly. In the kitchen, a cook who was making tomato beef brisket silently chopped the yellow beef into fine pieces. As a result, instead of eating tomato sirloin that day, I ate beef balls.

So under Lan's request, Strange started his magic learning career. And the magic he needs to master first is [Levitation].

"These books are too heavy. If you hold them in your hands and read them like a fool, your arms will ache after a long time. Levitation can free your hands. You can automatically flip through these books, and you can also try to practice them. The spell. I think this is the first magic you need to learn." Lan explained.

So Strange started his journey of learning magic and self-study. Lan really taught him a lot of things very carefully, but you don't expect to be able to understand what she is saying once.

Her thoughts changed too quickly, many principles Lan only wanted to say once, and occasionally said twice. If you're going to make her repeat it a third time?

Hehe, she will use a [Are you mentally handicapped? ] looked at Strange with eyes.

Strange is furious! After all, I am also a top student! When I was studying in the UK, who in the whole department was better at self-study than me, and who could study faster than me?

You look down on me when you look at me like this! A bully has the dignity of a bully, okay? From then on, Strange began to practice almost without sleep and food. He has extraordinary perseverance, which made his progress quickly meet Lan's requirements.

In this way, Lan looked at him more normally, and felt that this guy was not so stupid. However, Li Jie was a little worried about his indulging in learning and unable to extricate himself.

He once reminded Lan in a low voice: "Is it really okay for Strange to be so obsessed with studying? He only sleeps about six hours a day, and sometimes even less. And he doesn't eat much food."

Lan shook his head: "No, in fact, many mages learn this way. He is the one that Gu Yi likes! I have to put a little pressure on him. If he doesn't have the determination to learn, he is Those who are not qualified to inherit the position of Supreme Mage. It is better to let Doom be."

It turned out that Lan did everything for a purpose, and Li Jie could only agree with it. Naturally, it is impossible to become a supreme mage while eating hot pot and singing. How much suffering can be achieved. This sentence is not necessarily true, but it also makes sense from a certain point of view.

"By the way, this is the tonic I brought from Kamateki. The potion produced by the Hong Kong Temple can help Strange." Lan suddenly remembered this thing, and she took it out from her bedside table A few bottles of things in glass bottles were given to Li Jie: "This potion can be perfectly dissolved in water and has no peculiar smell. It can be added to Strange's drinking water for him to drink in the future."

"Sow milk injection? What the hell is this?!" Li Jie looked at the Chinese label on the glass bottle in shock.

Lan shrugged: "It's just a disguised packaging. Like the London Temple disguised as a museum, the New York Temple is a museum and art gallery. The Hong Kong Temple handles a lot of alchemical potions, so their disguise is Pharmaceutical companies and chemical companies. So it’s not surprising that they use this stuff as a cover.”

Li Jie opened his mouth slightly, and rubbed his upper teeth with his tongue: "Okay, I just want to confirm this... um... What exactly is sow injection liquid milk for? Is it harmful?" ?”

Lan answered this question: "It is mainly to help mages meditate, concentrate, improve sleep quality and speed up the flow of magic power. Generally speaking, it is a very good tonic that can be consumed for a long time. You can regard it as a mage They drink coffee or tea. Kamateki has been drinking this beverage for at least two hundred years, and Wang, for example, drinks this every day."

Li Jie looked at the trademark, and finally shook his head: "Well, because of the name of sow injection liquid milk, I will definitely not drink this as tea."

Lan stomped his feet: "That's a cover-up!"

Li Jie looked at the bottle and then at Lan, and asked cautiously, "Do you also drink this stuff every day?"

Lan shook his head: "No, actually female mages rarely drink this."

Li Jie is a little strange: "It sounds good, is it harmful to female mages?" Lan nodded slightly: "This potion has such small side effects that it doesn't affect male mages much, but it does affect female mages. Very troublesome."

Li Jie was a little curious: "What is it?"

Lan waved his hand: "It's just a slight hair loss. After all, there is a price for accelerating and becoming stronger."

Li Jie: ……………………

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Strange felt that his spirit was particularly good recently, unusually good! The learning speed and efficiency have improved very quickly. He feels that his state is enlightened, and he has found the trick to learning magic.

Or to put it in an Eastern way, he had an epiphany. That's why he's learning so fast now, he can learn all kinds of small spells in just a few hours. For example, bend a paper clip, turn coins into buttons, and so on.

Recently, that sorcerer named Lan didn't put a bad face on himself either. look! This is the dignity of a bully! Strange thought complacently, and he got a cup of tea for himself from the water bottle on the table.

The bottle contained cold-brewed black tea, specially provided by Li Jie, which could help him refresh himself and nourish his stomach. Strange likes to drink this kind of black tea, which tastes more mellow than the Ceylon black tea he drank before. He thought that perhaps he should ask Li Jie where he bought these black teas, and he could continue to brew them after returning home.

Drinking black tea and reading magic books, it was a leisurely time for Strange. The scalp was a little itchy, and Strange couldn't help scratching his temples.

Um? Something seems wrong? Strange scratched again, and he rubbed his temples vigorously. This special itching made him uncomfortable.

When Strange felt the itching lessen, he let go of his hands. Only at this time did he realize that he had grabbed all the hair in his hands. He looked in the mirror, looked at his temples in the mirror, and Strange yelled in horror: "Ah!!!!"

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Li Jie, who was upstairs talking to Peter about what should be announced at Tony's wedding, heard the voice. Under Thor's reminder, Li Jie ran downstairs and went to the basement.

He saw Strange falling helplessly on the ground and trembling, as well as the hair he had grabbed. Out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed Lan's figure flashing past him. Li Jie looked at Strange and mourned silently in his heart: "This is the price of becoming stronger."