To master the Basic Rhetoric First Layer, one had to train four fundamental skills: "Say, Learn, Joke, Sing"... Ahem, that was wrong... Though not too far off, really. It was basically just like that.
The four words "listen, speak, read, write" essentially encompassed every aspect of cultivating Basic Rhetoric.
The Auxiliary Cultivation Manuals for Rhetoric were very different from Mathematics. There was no need to grind through problem books one after another. There were only so many Chinese characters; as long as one remembered their pronunciations, character forms, and meanings, that was enough. The key was still personal practice. Thus, Shi Tiexin spent the entire morning cultivating with two Auxiliary Cultivation Manuals in his arms. One was the Chinese Pinyin Literacy Card, while the other was the "Wang Xingshun Hard-Pen Regular Script calligraphy practice copybook."
Speaking of this calligraphy practice copybook, after comparing them all, Shi Tiexin found that this was the best Auxiliary Cultivation Manual in his possession.
Supreme grade. This was a supreme-grade Auxiliary Cultivation Manual!
Before seeing this Auxiliary Cultivation Manual's attributes, he had not even known that a supreme grade existed!
``` Auxiliary Cultivation Manual: Basic Rhetoric First Layer
Quality: Supreme Grade
Attribute 1: Everyone's Style. The character structure in this supplementary copybook was rigorous and upright, its strokes smooth and flowing, its noble character unmistakable. Its subtleties formed a school of their own, carrying quite the air of a great calligrapher. Using this copybook to practice characters increased cultivation speed by 30% at Excellent grade or above, with a chance to learn refined regular-script handwriting at Mastery grade or above.
Attribute 2: Easy to Learn, Easy to Practice. This copybook was easy to learn and practice, exceptionally friendly to beginners. It reduced practice difficulty by 20% and increased cultivation speed by 20%.
Attribute 3: Reusable.