1413: The Essential Skill Every Leader Must Master: The Art of Painting a Pretty Picture

After giving Wanda a thorough pep talk and seeing her off, Hao Shuai finally had time to call in Strange.

Compared to the Strange of two years ago, with his unkempt beard, lifeless eyes, and dejected air, he was now positively radiant and full of confidence.

Hao Shuai was pleased with Strange's mental state, and he also commended his dedication to studying over the past two years.

In the words of Mordo, who was responsible for teaching him, Strange was incredibly diligent.

According to Mordo, Strange spent three or four hours each day on his fixed meditation practice. The rest of his time was either spent in the library studying all kinds of magic or in the training grounds sparring and practicing martial arts.

Even crazier, to make more time for studying, he had cut out sleep altogether. Every night, once his body fell asleep, he would leave it behind and keep reading as a spirit.

This mad behavior left the other sorcerers at Kamar-Taj utterly dumbfounded.

Before long, they were all forced to start pushing themselves harder.

They had no choice. They couldn't afford to slack off.

The new sorcerer was working so hard. They couldn't just sit around and wait to be surpassed!

Unfortunately, they soon realized that even when they worked just as hard, Strange still overtook them in no time.

After all, when it came down to it, learning magic was all about talent.

Take leaving one's body as a spirit, for example. It wasn't something just anyone could do.

It put one's Mental Power to the test.

Someone with weak Mental Power who dared to leave their body behind too often would soon find their spirit weakened or even scattered.

That was further proof that Strange truly had exceptional talent.

They couldn't outwork Strange, and