Dynamic Allocation Slow Adjustment, Scenario Confrontation Steadily Accumulates Value

As the first light of dawn painted the dormitory windowsill a pale gold, Tang San was woken by the faint glow of the soul power crystal ball by his pillow. He opened his eyes to see the crystal ball still in the "low-intensity meditation" state from last night—only a faint blue light was on, perfectly matching the "effortless effort" rhythm of slacking. Wang Hu and the other two were gathered around a table, organizing the practical combat records they'd use today. Li Qing saw him wake up and handed him a mung bean cake wrapped in oiled paper. "Tang San, eat up. Today's morning training is 'dynamic soul power allocation adjustment.' Teacher Zhang said we'll be adjusting soul power allocation ratios in moving scenarios, so we need to get used to the scenario variables early."

Tang San turned off the soul power input to the crystal ball. He took the mung bean cake but didn't eat it immediately. Instead, he stretched his ankles. "What's the rush? There's still an incense stick's worth of time before morning training. I'll wash up first. You guys go ahead and grab a spot near the moving slide rail so you can see the scenario changes clearly." After the three left with their mung bean cakes, he slowly nibbled on the cake. While washing up, he deliberately took half an incense stick's time to soak his feet in warm water—"pretending to relieve yesterday's training fatigue" would both delay him and make his subsequent "slow-paced dynamic adjustment" seem more reasonable. By the time he walked towards the morning training grounds, many people were already adjusting the moving slide rails and scenario props.

[Proactively delayed morning training departure, avoiding excessive consumption from early high-intensity dynamic allocation training. Slacking Value +1, current total 33 points]

In the morning training area, more simulated tree stumps and rocks had been added next to the moving slide rail. Teacher Zhang held a scenario control stick, with a dynamic allocation record sheet beside him. "Today we're practicing dynamic soul power allocation adjustment. You'll walk on the moving slide rail while dodging stumps and rocks, and adjust your soul power allocation based on scenario changes—when passing narrow paths, use 20% for dodging and 10% for initiating attacks; when passing wide paths, use 10% for dodging and 20% for initiating attacks. Each person must complete three scenario switches with qualified allocation to pass!" After he finished speaking, he pushed the control stick, and the stumps on the slide rail began to move slowly, simulating a "narrow forest path" scenario.

Tang San stood at the back of the line, watching his classmates quickly switch scenarios and adjust allocation ratios. He pondered—dynamic allocation training was draining, he needed a new excuse to reduce consumption. When it was his turn, he summoned his Blue Silver Grass, deliberately making the scenario adaptation half a beat slower. When passing narrow paths, he still allocated "10% for dodging," his movements appearing somewhat stiff, nearly hitting a stump. When passing wide paths, he failed to adjust his initial attack soul power to 20% in time, and the phantom of his Blue Silver Grass flickered before stabilizing. Throughout the entire process, he didn't achieve the "qualified allocation ratio."

"Tang San, why is your scenario switching so slow? You need to allocate more soul power for dodging on narrow paths and more for initiating attacks on wide paths. Didn't I teach you about scenario variables yesterday?" Teacher Zhang walked over, his record sheet still charting allocation curves. "One more mistake and you'll have extra training!"

"Teacher, dynamic allocation isn't about rigidly changing ratios based on the scenario; it needs to adapt to my own movement rhythm. My walking speed on the slide rail is slow. If I use 20% soul power for dodging on narrow paths, I might stop for too long and block others. When passing wide paths, if I initiate too quickly, I'll get out of sync with the slide rail's movement, wasting soul power. I need to slowly find the adaptation point for 'scenario - rhythm - allocation.' Rushing leads to neglecting one aspect for another." Tang San pretended to adjust his steps carefully. When he walked the slide rail again, he still only adjusted the narrow path dodging soul power to 15% and the wide path initiating attack soul power to 15%. "See, I've just found a sense of adaptation. I need to practice a bit longer to switch precisely."

[Used "scenario - rhythm - allocation triple adaptation" as an excuse to adjust ratios, avoiding excessive consumption. Slacking Value +1, current total 34 points]

Teacher Zhang didn't say anything more, only telling him to "practice three more sets." Tang San practiced slowly, adjusting the allocation ratio to the "edge of the passing line" in each set, just barely achieving "adapting to the scenario but not meeting the standard," thus avoiding additional punishment.

After morning training, Xiao Wu handed him a bottle of warm water. "Tang San, you could have switched your ratios in time just now. Why did you deliberately adjust them to the edge? Teacher Zhang didn't even have the nerve to mark you as unqualified."

"Dynamic allocation emphasizes triple adaptation, not rigid changes based on the scenario. Slow adaptation is key to wasting less soul power." Tang San unscrewed the cap and drank slowly. "Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch. There's definitely meat porridge today. If we go late, it'll be gone."

As the two walked towards the cafeteria, they ran into Yu Xiaogang, who was holding a cloth bag containing a sand table model of complex scenarios. "Tang San, after training this afternoon, come to my office. I'll teach you 'soul power allocation priority in complex scenarios.' In actual combat, there are even more scenario variables. You need to know whether to adapt to the scenario first or maintain your rhythm, otherwise, you won't even know how you died."

Just as Tang San was about to make an excuse, Yu Xiaogang spoke first, "Don't tell me you're still adapting to the rhythm. I've prepared simplified sand table scenarios. We'll start with two variables, and it won't consume too much energy."

With no other choice, Tang San nodded. "Understood, Master."

The morning's extra class was "complex scenario simulation combat." Students were divided into groups of five and engaged in low-intensity combat within simulated scenarios featuring stumps and rocks, focusing on practicing comprehensive abilities like "scenario adaptation + soul power allocation + team cooperation." Wang Hu and the other two were naturally in the same team as Tang San. When assigning roles, Wang Hu wanted Tang San to be responsible for scenario adaptation, but Tang San shook his head. "I just finished practicing dynamic allocation, and my scenario adaptation rhythm isn't stable yet. I'll be responsible for auxiliary support and filling in allocation gaps. You three will be responsible for core scenario judgment and allocation. This way, our cooperation will be more stable."

Auxiliary support didn't require active scenario judgment; it only involved lightly filling in gaps when a teammate's soul power allocation was insufficient. During combat, Tang San deliberately slowed down his support speed, always "just in time" to lightly tap the enemy (dummy) with his Blue Silver Grass as his teammate's allocation gap was about to end. This neither disrupted his teammate's rhythm nor used much strength, thus avoiding excessive soul power consumption.

"Tang San, can you speed up your support a bit? Just now, my soul power allocation wasn't enough, and the dummy was almost out of control!" Wang Hu was a little anxious, his simulated weapon still fending off the dummy's attacks.

"In complex scenarios, support can't be fast; it depends on the scenario variables. You were in a narrow path just now. If I supported too quickly, I might hit the stumps. When you move to a wide path, I can support without blocking the way. This 'scenario - support' adaptation point needs to be found slowly. Rushing will only cause trouble." Tang San said with a smile, gently pushing the dummy towards the wide path with his Blue Silver Grass. "See, I've just found the right timing for support. It didn't cause trouble and saved soul power."

[Reduced support speed based on "scenario - support adaptation," avoiding excessive consumption. Slacking Value +1, current total 35 points]

After the extra class, Tang San walked towards the cafeteria. As soon as he reached the entrance, he smelled the aroma of meat porridge. Wang Hu and the other two had already gotten their porridge and were waiting for him. "Tang San, you were so good at finding the right timing for support just now, supporting right in the wide path and not causing any trouble in the narrow path."

"Cooperation in complex scenarios relies on scenario adaptation, not speed." Tang San took the porridge bowl and drank slowly. "We still have Master's guidance this afternoon, so I need to conserve my energy. Hurry up and drink yours before it gets cold."

The afternoon's extra class was "multi-scenario combat review." Teacher Zhang had students watch the combat recordings from the morning (using bamboo slips to record key moments) and analyze "where the scenario adaptation was wrong and where the allocation priority was messed up," focusing on the ability to "identify comprehensive errors." Other students could quickly point out two or three comprehensive problems, but Tang San deliberately watched slowly. Each time, he waited for others to finish discussing a problem before slowly pointing out a "scenario - allocation chain error," such as "allocating too much initial attack soul power on a narrow path, leading to hitting a stump during dodging, which disrupted subsequent allocation."

"Tang San, why are you watching so slowly? You haven't even pointed out such obvious comprehensive problems?" Teacher Zhang walked over, still holding the recording bamboo slips. "Others have pointed out three, and you've only mentioned one, and it's so detailed?"

"Teacher, finding errors isn't just about finding superficial problems. Scenario-allocation chain errors are the most impactful on combat. Look at this scene. He allocated too much initial attack soul power on the narrow path. It seems like just an allocation error, but it's actually a failure to adapt to the narrow path's 'priority on dodging' principle, leading to hitting a stump. To avoid the stump, he then allocated more dodging soul power, and by the time it came to output, he didn't have enough soul power. If you only look at the surface of these chain errors, you'll make them again next time." Tang San quickly pointed at the scene on the bamboo slip. "See, I've just clarified this chain error, and finding other errors will be more accurate."

Teacher Zhang thought for a moment and felt his reasoning made sense, so he nodded. "Alright, then you can focus on finding scenario-allocation chain errors first, and tomorrow we'll practice finding comprehensive problems."

[Reduced error-finding speed based on "finding scenario-allocation chain errors," avoiding excessive consumption. Slacking Value +1, current total 36 points]

After the extra class, Tang San walked directly to Yu Xiaogang's office. In the office, Yu Xiaogang had already set up the sand table model, which included three scenario variables: narrow path, wide path, and water area. "Today we're practicing soul power allocation priority in complex scenarios. I will switch two scenarios simultaneously. You need to determine whether to adapt to the scenario first or maintain your rhythm. Each correct judgment and allocation adjustment counts as passing."

Tang San leaned in, deliberately looking slowly. His finger moved slowly across the sand table. Each time, he first analyzed the scenario variables, then slowly stated the priority, occasionally "accidentally" stating the wrong priority, pretending to have "just figured out the scenario-rhythm correlation."

"Why are you still stating the wrong priority? Narrow paths are definitely prioritized for dodging, while water areas are prioritized for initiating attacks. Didn't I tell you about scenario characteristics yesterday?" Yu Xiaogang frowned and drew a priority line on the sand table with a pen. "You need to remember that scenario characteristics determine priority. You can't just look at your own rhythm, otherwise, you'll panic as soon as the scenario changes."

"The scenario-rhythm correlation is more complex than I thought. I need to slowly figure out the characteristics of each scenario. Rushing makes it easy to mix up priorities." Tang San quickly adjusted his thinking. When the scenario switched again, he finally stated the priority correctly. "See, I've just clarified the scenario characteristics. I'll be able to judge correctly next time."

Yu Xiaogang didn't say anything more, only telling him to "practice five more sets." Tang San practiced slowly, correctly judging only two scenario priorities in each set, just barely achieving the state of "figuring out scenario characteristics but not yet proficient," thus avoiding being asked to practice more.

As he walked out of the office, the sky was already dyed a pale purple by the sunset. Xiao Wu was waiting for him at the door. "Tang San, you came out quite early today. Did Master not keep you for extra practice?"

"Master helped me clarify the scenario characteristics and even drew priority lines. It's not as strenuous to practice now." Tang San stretched. "Let's go to the cafeteria for dinner. I'm starving."

As they walked towards the cafeteria, Tang San mused, Today I've accumulated 4 points of Slacking Value and practiced priority judgment in complex scenarios. Although Master was watching me, I didn't expend too much soul power or energy. It's a solid gain. From now on, as long as I keep finding new excuses like 'scenario-rhythm correlation' and 'scenario-allocation chain errors,' I'll definitely be able to accumulate Slacking Value faster, no matter how many complex scenario training sessions the academy adds or how meticulously Master refines his priority guidance. My 'peak slacking path' will continue steadily, and I'll get stronger step by step.

The cafeteria lights were on. Tang San looked at the food in front of him and ate slowly. He knew that as long as he persisted in using new reasons like "clarifying scenario characteristics" and "adapting through triple adaptation" to reduce consumption, even if the academy added more complex scenario training or Master provided more detailed priority guidance, he could still steadily walk his "peak slacking path" and steadily become stronger.