Popularizing Physics, Training a Legion of Archmages?
Chapter 67

Could This Second Disciple Turn Out to Be a Dud?

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Lein looked away, his thoughts turning to another problem.

How should he train his second disciple?

After spending a long time together, he could now get a fairly clear look at his eldest disciple Downs's attributes through the [Untiring in Teaching] system.

Downs's six-dimensional radar chart showed, without the slightest exaggeration, that he was a true "Hexagon Mage."

His supposedly frail body had to be judged in context. Compared with his Knight Apprentice buddies, his strength and constitution really were unimpressive. But by mage standards, his constitution was absolutely top-notch.

As for magic, he was proficient in almost every school except necromancy. He had no so-called weaknesses.

With stats and attributes like those, if he were on Earth, it would be an absolute travesty not to give him the title of [Kingdom's Destroyer Dragon].

The only problem was that Downs's [Intelligence] attribute was a little skewed. The system described it with a perfectly straight face: [His thought patterns are unconventional. He is not a traditional magic research talent.]

Sometimes, Lein couldn't help admiring the system's ability to use such artful phrasing. Put into plain English, it meant Downs was the magic world's husky: not unintelligent, but his thoughts had wandered off in strange directions.

Compared with Downs, Harry's base attributes still weren't available as specific numbers, so Lein could only estimate them from the radar chart. Well, he was "very mage-like": strength, dexterity, and constitution were dismal; intelligence, wisdom, and charisma were maxed out.

This was reflected in their builds, too. Downs had grown taller again lately, and looked lanky. He'd probably reach at least 190 centimeters as an adult. Harry, meanwhile, was visibly short and skinny.

As for his potential in the eight schools of magic, the other seven were all mediocre. Only one school's potential had broken through

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