A Scholar Is Good for Nothing
"Magnus! Come out here!"
A minute later, Magnus still hadn't responded.
"Heh, you've really gone mad from reading too much. Since that's the case, I'll show you what's what."
Han Mingxuan casually waved his hand, and a Psychic Power flame appeared in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, the bookshelf closest to him caught fire and began to burn.
The moment the flames appeared, a powerful force tried to suppress the fire.
But soon, the situation changed.
Snap!!
A resounding slap echoed throughout the Library, followed by the dull thud of something hitting the floor.
Upon closer inspection, everyone noticed that Han Mingxuan was enveloped in a faint blue-gold halo, especially his right hand, where the radiance was even more pronounced.
Just now, he swung his right hand.
In the Attic of the Library.
Magnus, fighting off the dizziness that was making him see stars, got up from the ground.
Just now, Han Mingxuan slapped him remotely with his Psychic Power, sending him flying through the air and spinning two and a half times before landing on the ground.
"Magnus, come out!"
Buzz!
A powerful surge of psionic Psychic Power rushed in once more.
But.
Snap!!
Magnus did a double and a half somersault in the air.
"You really are a coward, preferring to hide in the Attic and fight me with Legion Sorcery rather than come out and see me?"
"Just as I suspected, you're exactly like your father; when faced with unsolvable problems, you only know how to run away."
"Uncle, you should go now. I want to be alone for a while."
Snap!
Magnus did a double and a half somersault in the air.
"You and your Dad are really alike. You only know how to run away from difficult problems. In your eyes, running away is shameful but useful, so you keep doing it."
"You coward! Have you wasted all your education?!"
"Which book taught you to shut yourself off when you're indecisive? Answer me!"
"Uncle, you don't understand, my situation is not optimistic."
Snap!
Magnus did a double and a half somersault in the air.
"You bastard! The knowledge of all the outstanding figures of the past has entered your brain, ultimately creating an arrogant, conceited, and fragile coward like you. I think we should just burn this place down to the ground!"
Magnus could sense that Han Mingxuan was genuinely burning those books.
He wasn't joking.
"Stop! You're destroying everything Prospero has built."
"You're the coward who ruined this place, always running away from problems! Keeping these things in your Library will only tarnish their reputation!"
"Scholars are useless in every way, and you're the most useless one of them!"
"I'm not!"
"Then face me, stop being so girly!"
Two minutes later, Magnus emerged with a swollen face.
His eyes held a complex expression.
Because he never imagined that his Uncle possessed Psychic Powers, and that his Psychic Powers were so strong!
Are you hiding your abilities?
"I just awakened it recently, and I find it very easy to use." Han Mingxuan shook his slightly numb hands.
The first time I used the Psychic Power shield, I used too much force.
"Uncle..."
"Shut up, you coward."
"..."
"You're really going to shut up? Looks like you really are a coward."
"Uncle, are you being unreasonable?"
Han Mingxuan raised his hand.
Magnus instinctively used his Psychic Powers to protect his face.
We can't fight anymore. If we keep going, he'll be too ashamed to face anyone.
However, Han Mingxuan did not make a move, but instead took out a book and handed it to him.
"Take this book. Starting today, I'll teach you. Study hard."
"Uncle, I am not lacking in knowledge."
"Knowledge is a curse; I will teach you wisdom."
Hearing those words again, Magnus felt as if he had been transported to another world.
Curze said the same thing back in Nostramo.
"You've learned a lot, that's true, but it's all become a burden, making you arrogant and conceited."
"But your heart is empty; you lack any sense of responsibility."
"It's not that I'm irresponsible, Uncle!"
"You unified this place, you took on the responsibility of governing it, that's true."
"But you're irresponsible towards yourself. You can handle other people's problems, but you only run away from your own."
"You are not only irresponsible to yourself, but also to your brothers, Scions, and even relatives who care about you."
I won't teach you anything else, I'll only teach you one thing.
"What is it, Uncle?"
"Be a man."
That same phrase again.
Magnus disliked this statement.
"Come over."
"Oh."
Magnus walked over, Han Mingxuan took out a pen and wrote a large "forbidden" character on his forehead.
"I have temporarily weakened your Psychic Power. Feel it carefully."
Magnus didn't need to feel it; he understood that it was real.
As the brother with the highest Psychic Power and Psychic Power, he could sense it.
"Uncle, I..."
"If you dare show weakness, I'll make you fly!"
Han Mingxuan knew that Magnus's over-reliance on Psychic Power was not a good thing.
He needs to quit.
Make him understand.
He was a Psychic Power Primarch most outstanding psionic talent, but first and foremost, he was a Primarch.
People always mock him for his extraordinary wisdom. He may not be exceptionally wise, but his strength is certainly extraordinary.
What Han Mingxuan needs to do is first enable him to master and use his extraordinary power!
What's with all this talk about Psychic Powers? Come and test your skills in the Realspace first!
"From today onwards, you are not allowed to enter any of Prospero's Libraries. You will only study with me, understand?"
"What do you want to learn, Uncle?"
"First, take away your Scholar's Robes and put on your Power Armour."
Power Armour?
"Uncle, why use Psychic Power instead of psychic powers?"
Snap!
It rotated two and a half times in the air.
That's the reason.
"You're using Psychic Power."
Snap!
It rotated two and a half times in the air.
"Psychic Power is also a form of force, kid. Your Psychic Power talent is undeniable, but relying on it too much has made you forget something."
"What?"
"Even without Psychic Powers, you're still Physical Laws Ripper, so use the power you already possess to train yourself."
What should I do?
"Open the book."
Magnus opened the book and saw this sentence.
"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening."
"If he knows the other person's address during the day, he can send them to their death at night, understand?"
Is that how it's explained?
Snap!
It rotates two and a half times.
Do you understand?
"I seem to understand, but I don't quite."
Do you understand but not quite?
That means you understand.
"Very good, you understand the principle now. Next, I'll give you a goal: to put this principle into practice."
"Ah?"
Han Mingxuan raised his hand.
"Alright, alright, Uncle, you go ahead and say it."
"Soul-Devouring Bee Elder, go and kill it."
What?!
Ahriman couldn't sit still any longer.
Soul-Devouring Bee Elder, that's no joke.
"Mr. Han, please forgive my bluntness, Soul-Devouring Bee Elder Bees have very high Psychic Power resistance, and they feed on Psychic Power, making them very dangerous."
"Magnus, do you know what to do?"
Magnus looked at the contents of the book and then thought about what his Uncle had said.
"I understand, Uncle."