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Lake wasn't just a top student; he also had considerable magical talent. Coming to Plato Academy didn't cost him a penny—in fact, he earned money.

What Suye envied most was Lake's photographic memory, the most powerful talent among memory-type abilities. Mages usually only barely acquired such a skill upon reaching the Legendary tier, combining various powers.

As Suye was thinking this, Lake closed his book and stood up. "I'm heading off. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Suye didn't need to guess—he knew Lake would first go to the cafeteria to get food, half of it for his younger sister, just like at noon.

Before coming to Plato Academy, Lake had made one request: he could bring an extra portion home.

Suye figured he could chat more with Lake in the future, since out of the seven people at the Fifth Table, only the two of them seemed normal.

Plato Academy had plenty of perks, one being that students could eat dinner there before heading home.

Suye saw Pallas still studying and was about to remind her, but thought better of it—once was enough; too many reminders might give the wrong impression. So he went to the cafeteria alone.

After dinner, Suye went to check on the arena.

Hote had been beaten into a giant Pig Goblin and was loving it. Suye couldn't bear to watch.

Jimmy was doing long-distance running, already half a lap ahead of the Third Year students running with him.

After wandering a bit, Suye headed home with his Magic Book.

On the way, Suye didn't waste time; he practiced walking meditation, also known as walking zen.

While walking, Suye nearly shut off his perception of the outside world and stopped thinking, focusing all his attention on his steps and legs, feeling the act of walking, feeling his body.

Suye didn't enter deep meditation, since the streets were busy with people and carts. He'd only done walking meditation in a car-free park before.

By the time he got home, the sky was completely dark.

After the walking meditation, Suye's energy was restored, and his spirit felt fuller.

The first thing he did upon entering was apologize to the Three Divine Statues, move them back to their original positions, and then stay away from the Living Room.

Suye returned to his bedroom, opened his Magic Book, and began writing on White Paper.

Evening Checklist:

1. Recall and extract the meditation content Teacher Niedern taught, make a simple Mind Map.

2. Read through the meditation textbook once, find important keywords, get a basic understanding.

3. Meditate, and rationally choose your own Divine Light.

4. Preview tomorrow's lessons.

5. Review the Mathematics Knowledge Point Mind Map.

Suye wanted to briefly review last year's other subjects, but during today's single class, the teacher had skimmed through several courses from the previous year. He couldn't understand a thing the teacher said and had to self-study on the spot. Only tomorrow could he formally attend class.

Suye looked over the checklist again, reviewing it.

A little trick for making checklists was to start with verbs—that way you could act directly, boosting execution. It was a basic time management technique.

While making the Mind Map for Meditation Class, Suye didn't flip through his daytime meditation notes. Instead, he used the recall extraction method, continuously bringing back the lesson's knowledge and jotting it down on the Mind Map.

Only when he couldn't recall any new Knowledge Points did he go back to the keyword notes he'd taken earlier, filling in the Mind Map.

The recall extraction method was actually a dual approach to memory and learning. It was tiring, but effective.

The reason he only noted a few keywords and left out much of the content—aside from speed—was mainly to train his brain. Paired with the post-class recall extraction method, the results were better.

Noting keywords was just to avoid forgetting the key points.

A few points he didn't understand, so Suye sent a Magic Letter directly to Teacher Niedern to ask, then worked on the Meditation Class Mind Map.

After finishing the Mind Map, Suye read Niedern's reply. Going through it once, he found all his questions resolved. He sent a thank-you letter, adding three takeaways of his own.

Suye flipped back to the evening checklist page, swiped his finger over the first line, and the text blacked out, marking the first task complete.

Next, Suye quickly skimmed the meditation textbook, extracting a large number of unfamiliar keywords until his head spun.

After extracting the keywords and explaining them in his own words, Suye wanted to make a Mind Map but found his energy lacking. He thought it over, decided not to push himself, and began meditating.

Meditation was a great tool for restoring energy. When Suye came home from work, to muster the spirit to study, he'd find a way to do a light meditation for twenty or thirty minutes. Afterward, his energy would recover significantly, ensuring his evening study sessions were effective.

If he was especially exhausted, Suye would skip meditation, because being too tired wasn't suitable for it—better to just rest or sleep.

Thinking of the danger he faced, thinking of his goals, thinking of that nightmare "55," Suye decided to cut back on rest and start meditating to regain energy.

But before meditating, Suye opened his Magic Book, deftly selected Master Plato's three-dimensional Magic Image, and placed it by the door.

"Master, bless me."

With that, Suye returned to his chair and smoothly entered meditation.

As before, Suye's spirit turned into a small being of light, flying endlessly beneath the deep blue Realm Barrier.

In the world of the spirit, time was completely imperceptible.

Suye focused solely on finding the farthest beam of Divine Light.

After browsing the meditation textbook, he now knew that the divine realm had layers.

The place where meditation first entered was the lowest layer of the divine realm, closest to the human world.

The deeper one goes, the closer to the source of the Divine Light, and the stronger the power gained.

Most importantly, each person can only choose one beam of Divine Light in their lifetime, and it cannot be changed—not even by a god.

Though the achievements of those exceptionally powerful mages are not entirely determined by the Divine Light, choosing a beam from a deeper region noticeably accelerates their growth in power.

In Suye's mind, the status and reputation of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and others were no less than those of gods. Thus, Suye concluded that even if these men didn't know advanced meditation techniques, they must have chosen the deepest beams of Divine Light.

Suye completely forgot that this meditation was meant for rest, and flew with all his might toward the distance.

"Others start learning magic or Combat Skills at six or seven. I'm nearly a decade behind, so the Path of Magic will be a hundred times harder. From now on, I must seize every opportunity and repeatedly solidify every foundation that can help me grow. This first beam of Divine Light, though not decisive, will have a major impact on my entire life."

"Even if my first beam of Divine Light can't match the Three Sages of Greece, it must not fall too far behind!"

After an unknown amount of time, Suye suddenly spotted a white beam and hurriedly flew toward it.

Ordinary beams of Divine Light were thick, with a diameter at least a thousand times the height of Suye's Spirit Body.

But this beam was very thin—its diameter only ten times Suye's current size, thinner than any beam he had seen before.

This beam was also more dazzling than all the others.

Even without touching it, just by looking, Suye could feel an indescribable power within.

Suye hesitated for a few seconds, gritted his teeth, bypassed this beam, and continued deeper.

Time passed slowly, but Suye completely lost track of it, flying ever deeper.

After an unknown duration, Suye suddenly paused, then accelerated again, stopping before a pillar of light.

λυμπο = Olympos = Mount Olympus = the dwelling place of the ancient Greek gods.

Ολυμπα = Olympia = note the pronunciation of O and i.

1. In terms of pronunciation, when referring to the mountain, "Mount Olympus" is more accurate.

2. The original site of the Olympic Games is in the city of Olympia, and the two can be considered one entity. Mount Olympus is far away, with no geographical connection between them.

3. "Olympic," "Olympia," and "Olympus" all share the common meaning of involving the Greek gods.

4. Mount Olympus came first, followed by Olympia city and the Olympic Games.

5. I'm just afraid people might think "Mount Olympus" and the Olympic Games venue are in the same place, so I switched to "Mount Olympus." After all, writing a Greek story, these two locations are especially important and must not be confused.

6. Some historians speculate that the Dorians from the north—those who worshipped Mount Olympus—moved south, conquered Mycenae, and then Greece had Olympia city. Hence the Greeks... I can't say more, or it might spoil the plot.

7. When a mountain name becomes a place name, the pronunciation naturally changes.

8. Most place-name suffixes like "-ia" or "-stan" mean "land of," "place of," "realm of," "city of," or "region of," though there are exceptions.

9. In summary, "Mount Olympus" is not a mistake on my part. Key point! Key point! Key point!

10. Greece's largest port, Piraeus, was destroyed, leading later generations to not know its name. Seeing stone lions at the port, they called it Lion Harbor, only later recovering its true name. Anyone with a basic knowledge of Greek history should know this.

So before saying things like "How can Athens have a Lion Harbor? This book is nonsense," even if you can't find relevant books, you can Baidu it.

I was afraid readers wouldn't remember long names like Piraeus, so I painstakingly switched to Lion Harbor, which refers to the same place—fewer characters and easier to remember—only to have people insist it's wrong.

Working hard without thanks and getting mocked—Lao Huo feels very aggrieved! No, Xiao Huo feels aggrieved!

11. Where I'm wrong, I'll correct it. Where I'm not wrong, I really don't know how to fix it.

12. The books I've read on ancient Greece are certainly far less than those of Big Shots specializing in Greek History. But I do know the basics.

13. Even so, I still hope everyone speaks up and expresses themselves—discussing the plot, pointing out typos, or noting imperfections. If you're kind and amiable, each person can claim a Talent Spirit newbie gift pack after meditating to the Magic Tower.