Emergency Adjustment Slow Break-in, Variable Confrontation Steadily Accumulates Value

As dawn light just brushed the windowsill, Tang San was woken by the reflection of light from the pages of the "Multi-Scenario Soul Power Emergency Manual" beside his pillow. He opened his eyes, his fingertip holding a hand-drawn diagram by Master Yu Xiaogang tucked within the book. The "Smoke - Stake Dual Variable Response Line" marked on it still bore ink smudges. Wang Hu and the other two were gathered around a table, organizing emergency protective gear. Zhao Yu saw he was awake and tossed him a warm chestnut cake, "Eat up! Morning training is about multi-scenario emergency adjustments. Teacher Zhang said they'll suddenly switch variables, and if you're late, you won't even get a spot near the slide rails."

Tang San closed the book, took the chestnut cake, but didn't rush to bite into it. He first stretched his wrists, "What's the rush? There's still an incense stick's worth of time until assembly. I'll wash up. You guys go ahead and grab positions near the trigger devices, so you can see the variable switching clearly." After the three left with their pastries, he slowly nibbled on the cake. While washing up, he deliberately spent an extra half-incense stick's time exercising his fingers – feigning warm-up for emergency responses was a way to stall for time and make his later, slower adjustments seem reasonable. By the time he reached the morning training grounds, some people were already adjusting smoke generators and temporary stakes.

[Proactively Delay Morning Training Departure, avoiding excessive early high-intensity consumption, Slacking Value + 1, current total 37 points]

On the training grounds, Teacher Zhang held up an emergency trigger button, the record sheet spread out behind him. "Today, we're practicing emergency adjustments! When moving along the slide rail, I'll suddenly release smoke or add stakes – for smoke, dodge with 30% Soul Power, initiate with 10%; for stakes, dodge with 20%, initiate with 20%. Three successful attempts pass!" With that, he pressed the button, and pale white smoke instantly enveloped the slide rail. The students in front immediately adjusted their Soul Power, their movements crisp.

When it was Tang San's turn, he summoned his Blue Silver Grass, deliberately making his emergency response a beat slow. As the smoke rose, he still dodged with 20% Soul Power, stumbling and nearly crashing into the slide rail. When the temporary stake popped out, he didn't raise his initiating Soul Power in time. The Blue Silver Grass swayed before barely entangling the stake; his performance didn't meet the required proportions throughout.

"Tang San! Why is your emergency response so slow? Did you forget the principles we taught yesterday?" Teacher Zhang walked over, the curve on his record sheet looking crooked.

"Teacher, emergencies aren't about rigidly applying ratios. I'm slow to adapt to smoke; 30% Soul Power actually makes me flustered. If I initiate too quickly with stakes, it conflicts with dodging. I need to find the optimal point for 'variable - reaction - allocation.' Acting too fast actually leads to mistakes." As Tang San spoke, he ran the slide rail again, adjusting his smoke dodge to 25% and his stake initiation to 15%, just barely scraping by the passing line.

[Adjusted ratios under the guise of "adapting emergency reaction tempo," avoiding excessive consumption, Slacking Value + 1, current total 38 points]

Teacher Zhang didn't say anything more, only telling him to practice three more sets. Tang San practiced slowly, staying at the edge of passing each set, thus avoiding extra punishment.

After morning training ended, Xiao Wu handed him a bottle of warm water, "You clearly could have adjusted the ratios correctly, why deliberately stay at the edge?"

"Slow adaptation saves Soul Power," Tang San unscrewed the bottle cap. "Let's go to the mess hall, or the congee will be gone if we're late."

They had only walked a few steps when Master Yu Xiaogang approached with a cloth bag, "Come to the office after training this afternoon. I'll teach you dual variable emergency priority. In actual combat, variables won't appear individually. Don't make excuses; I've prepared simplified scenarios that won't drain your energy."

Tang San nodded in agreement, but his mind was already calculating how to minimize consumption.

The extra class in the morning involved sudden variable confrontations. Six people formed a group, practicing coordination in smoke and stake scenarios. Wang Hu wanted Tang San to handle the emergency adjustments, but Tang San shook his head, "I just finished practicing emergencies, my rhythm isn't stable yet. I'll play support and fill in gaps. You guys handle the core judgment."

During the confrontation, Tang San deliberately slowed his support speed. Wang Hu's emergency adjustment didn't keep up. Just as the dummy was about to slip out of control, he gently nudged it with his Blue Silver Grass, just enough to push it back into his teammate's control range.

"Can you speed up your support?" Wang Hu urged anxiously.

"When variables are overlaid, supporting too quickly can block your dodging path. I'll support after you dodge the smoke, so I don't cause more trouble," Tang San said with a smile, not adding any extra force to his movements.

[Reduced speed under the guise of "adapting support timing during variable overlay," avoiding excessive consumption, Slacking Value + 1, current total 39 points]

After the extra class ended, the six went to the mess hall. Wang Hu was still praising Tang San's precise support timing. Tang San just smiled and slowly drank his congee – the Soul Power saved was just enough to handle the afternoon review and Master's guidance.

The extra class in the afternoon was a review of multi-variable confrontations. Teacher Zhang showed bamboo scroll recordings, asking students to identify problems. Other students quickly pointed out two or three errors. Tang San, however, watched slowly. After everyone else had spoken, he pointed to a frame on the screen, "He dealt with the stake first, then dodged the smoke. As a result, the smoke blocked his vision, and dodging the stake later consumed more Soul Power, leaving him with insufficient output – this is a chain error from variable overlay."

"Why are you taking so long to watch?" Teacher Zhang frowned.

"Chain errors have a greater impact than surface errors. If I don't sort them out, I'll make them again next time," Tang San explained.

Teacher Zhang nodded, "Then you'll practice finding chain errors first."

[Reduced speed under the guise of "finding chain errors from variable overlay," avoiding excessive consumption, Slacking Value + 1, current total 40 points]

When the extra class ended, Tang San went to Master Yu Xiaogang's office. A smoke generator and a small stake were placed on the desk. Master Yu pressed the button, triggering dual variables simultaneously. "Determine the priority, which one do you deal with first?"

Tang San deliberately paused for half a beat before replying, "Dodge the smoke first, otherwise I won't be able to see the stake's position."

"Why did it take you so long to react?" Master Yu Xiaogang asked.

"Variable overlays take time to sort out; acting too fast makes it easy to get confused," Tang San said. He tried again, but his judgment speed didn't increase.

Master Yu Xiaogang didn't demand more, only having him practice five sets. Tang San stayed at the passing line for each set, avoiding additional practice.

Leaving the office, the sunset had already dyed the sky red. Xiao Wu was waiting for him at the entrance, and they walked towards the mess hall.

"Master didn't keep you for extra practice?" Xiao Wu asked.

"He helped me sort out the variable effects, so practicing didn't feel strenuous," Tang San stretched lazily, but his mind was doing calculations – he had gained 4 Slacking Value points today, bringing him closer to his next Soul Power increase.

The mess hall was brightly lit. Tang San looked at the food in front of him and ate slowly. He knew that as long as he continued to use new excuses like "scenario adaptation" and "emergency calibration," no matter how complex the training, he could steadily accumulate Slacking Value and steadily grow stronger on his path of slacking.