Time flew by, and Yuan Shikai had already lived in the Wandering Sea for eight months.
The teachings of the five Gates were dull and tedious, but that did not stop him from diligently studying Age of Gods Magecraft.
After a period of systematic study, Yuan Shikai had learned most of the Wandering Sea's Age of Gods Magecraft in just eight short months.
At a pace that astonished the five Gates, he successfully achieved graduation.
Of course, that only meant he had graduated in the subject of Age of Gods Magecraft.
Before this, Yuan Shikai had never systematically studied Age of Gods Magecraft.
But he had seen far too much of it, and had even experienced it firsthand.
Among the Servants he had summoned were Servants from countless different eras.
From the common Norse, Greek, and Mesopotamian systems to Chinese Dao Arts and Japanese mythology, he had even encountered Aztec Mythology and the Cthulhu branch of the Outer Gods.
Take Rune Magecraft, for example. Though he had never systematically studied it, he had seen it no fewer than a hundred times, and some spells had long since been engraved in his memory.
Manaka Sajyou had even controlled his body before and used a great deal of Age of Gods Magecraft, so Yuan Shikai only needed a little practice to master it completely.
As for China's Dao Arts and immortal techniques, the Thought Key Crest contained an entire encyclopedia of them, surpassing even the Wandering Sea in sheer quantity.
As for magecraft from other systems, although he had not come into contact with much of it, countless paths led to the same destination. With a little time spent on systematic study, he learned them quickly.
In short, after only eight months, Yuan Shikai had become the undisputed number one in the