Time spent studying always passed quickly and productively—at least for those who enjoyed learning this way. For those who did not, it was practically a life in hell.
Fortunately, everyone in Noah's Sanctum was eager to learn, so Noah did not need to worry about the youngsters slacking off.
As for Wong, Dennis, and Ms. Heifen, the mages who had followed Noah to the Sanctum from the very beginning, Noah had even less reason to worry about them.
They approached this kind of study conscientiously. Wong even complained that Noah had not brought it out sooner; otherwise, he would have been far ahead of the youngsters by now.
Noah could only spread his hands helplessly. It was not that he had been unwilling—he had actually been quite willing. He had simply forgotten about it.
Of course, Noah was not about to explain all that. His reason for Wong was simple: he wanted to see whether Wong's learning ability was stronger than that of the younger mages.
Although Wong knew Noah was making excuses, it still stirred up his competitive spirit.
"Humph. I know you're making excuses, but I'll show you that those little brats' foundation is still far inferior to mine." Wong sneered disdainfully. "Since you want me to compete with them, I'll give it a try. By the way, did you look at it beforehand?"
"I did." Noah nodded. "And I found someone fairly familiar with this magical knowledge and had a thorough discussion with them, so..."
"Damn it, I was going to compete with you, but you cheated!"
"Ahem. Even if I hadn't had that discussion with that mage, you still wouldn't have beaten me."
There was simply no way Wong could compare. Leaving aside everything else, the ten-to-one time ratio in Noah's System Space alone gave him