556 I Love Studying (2/2)
”Have another bottle of it,” the big-nosed old man said gently. ”I'm the private medical officer of the six generation knights. I'll be responsible for your health in the following period of time.
”Musicians of the Master's level barely need any sleep. The maximum dose of the Dream of Emerald one can take is six bottles in a row. Considering your aether tolerance, I think you can take ten bottles without a problem.
”So, don't worry, and enjoy your learning time.”
”…” Almost petrified, Ye Qingxuan said to Shi Dong, who was the last one to step up, ”What about you then?”
”Everything related to war.” Shi Dong smiled. ”But don't worry. I won't take much time as I have only three hours a day when I'm fully energetic.”
”Then I should be thankful.” Ye Qingxuan said coldly, ”You leave me one hour to eat my meals, shower, and use the toilet.”
”No. The last hour is also occupied.” Shi Dong took out a full schedule. ”That is our discussion time.”
”…” Ye Qingxuan felt like he was being choked and wanted to pass out.
”You sure that I can be the most powerful Grand Inquisitor in just a few days?” Ye Qingxuan asked. ”Excluding other things, learning the techniques to command a war alone would take a man's whole life, right?”
”Actually, it's our job to study wars, the government's job to prepare for wars, the general's job to command wars, and the soldiers' job to fight wars. You need only to watch.”
”Then why should I learn it?”
”You need to understand it, at least.” Shi Dong answered, ”You need to know what can be done, what is forbidden, and what must be done. You don't want to be the kind of guy who knows nothing at all but always pokes his nose into everything, do you? It's the virtue of an officer not to make trouble for his subordinates at a critical moment. And it's the duty of a senior official to eliminate a trouble-making subordinate through suicide squads. I'll teach you everything about it.”
”Are those the right things to teach me?” Ye Qingxuan was shocked again.
”Don't worry. You are the most talented young man I've seen.” Shi Dong said with a smile, ”You will be a Grand Inquisitor. What's more, besides the compilation of war records, we've also prepared many textbooks…” While saying that, he pointed at the corner. Drawing the curtain up, a huge pile of moldy files appeared around Shi Dong's wheelchair.
These were the summaries and files produced by the old men when they were simulating wars. The old men got delighted when talking about their fruits of ”gameplay.”
”We have been playing the game of war simulation for more than 80 years, about 40,000 times in total. From the past until modern times, from the East to the West, all the wars we simulated were carefully documented. Sometimes we play the Immortal Army, sometimes the Asgardian squares, sometimes the Knights Templar, and more often, we play ourselves. Annihilation, fortress besieging, fortress attacking, surprise attack, retreat…
”In the boring days, we fought against all the possible imagined enemies throughout history and all over the world. We racked our brains to fight against them.
”Now, the 40,000 war strategies are all here. No matter who your enemies are, there is always one strategy against him.”
In the dead silence, Ye Qingxuan looked at the old men who were all smiling oddly and the file, piled as high as a grave, feeling the temptation to kill himself.
Shi Dong smiled heartedly and put the first file in front of him, declaring the coming of a hard time. ”So, please show us the legendary learning abilities you claimed to have,” he said confidently. ”I assure you, you will have a period of time which will be 'extremely fruitful'.”