Possessing theoretical knowledge alone was not enough to become an outstanding warrior. Both Ye Ting and Yrel understood this well.
Like most skills based on physical labor, a warrior's abilities demanded far more practical experience than theory.
After undergoing Ye Ting's "skill transfer," Yrel had now theoretically mastered nearly every kind of long and short weapon, and understood how to use them against any possible attack. She knew how to use a spear's superior reach to defeat an opponent wielding a shorter weapon, and how to use a sword and shield against long weapons... She knew the tactics and techniques of every common weapon like the back of her hand.
Yet once she entered a real battle with live weapons, she would likely be unable to defeat even an ordinary veteran.
Because actual combat was ever-changing, while theory could not explain every variation.
No matter how much theory one had, it was only a reference for practice.
The simplest example was that someone unaccustomed to battle, no matter how much theory they had learned, would be unable to react when an enemy blade truly swung toward them. The tension in their heart and the blankness in their mind would leave them incapable of making the proper response. Even if they forced themselves to act, their movements would become distorted—despite knowing that very movement perfectly well in their mind.
Worse still, real combat happened in the blink of an eye. Many attacks could not be handled through the process of "the eyes see it—the brain identifies the move—the brain finds a response—the hands act." Most of the time, a warrior had to rely on instinct and muscle memory to block and evade, and muscle memory could only be built through extensive practice.
Now that Yrel had been filled with the knowledge