As they talked, Steel Tiger realized something was amiss. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Lancelot, saying, "You think what I said is wrong?"
Lancelot took a deep breath and said, "I disagree with what Director Steel Tiger said."
He chose to refute directly.
Although Lancelot could agree on the surface but secretly do as he pleased, that was not his style.
Moreover, given Steel Tiger's personality, secretly following him might backfire.
It's better to confront them directly and talk things out. Even if it causes conflict, it's just a difference in values and won't lead to other negative emotions.
As expected, Steel Tiger wasn't angry. Instead, he calmly Earth Dao, "Tell me your thoughts!"
"The students felt that aiming for SSS-level Innovation Skill from the very beginning would delay the formation of combat capabilities and cause many things to be wasted in the process."
The correct approach is to progress gradually, from A-level to S-level, then to SS-level, and finally SSS-level.
In Lancelot's view, Steel Tiger's strategy can be summed up in four words: "Accumulate strength before unleashing it."
The early, middle, and even late stages are all about building up foundation.
Until the very late game, it directly developed into an SSS-level Innovation Skill, which was unleashed in one fell swoop.
But that's too "cunning".
Moreover, it would take too much time, which seriously conflicted with Lancelot's own ambitious, snowball-like development strategy.
If he were to follow the path of the Steel Tiger Department Head, he might as well just honestly practice as a martial artist.
With his past life experience, Lancelot was 99% confident he could break through to become Demigod.
The reason for pursuing the path of Ability Energy is to make rapid progress so as to catch up with the other two clones.
Should I change tracks?
You're kidding me!
After listening to Lancelot's words, Steel Tiger remained calm, nodded, and said, "That's right, you're absolutely right, this is indeed the correct route."
But as I said before, this is the path for ordinary people, even ordinary geniuses, and it's definitely not for you!
"You are a rare genius, a true prodigy among Innovation School. The path I'm describing is the right one you should take."
Steel Tiger, hands behind his back, paced back and forth, patiently continuing his explanation, "You should know that the human body has its limits. Our genetic code has a limited capacity, and it's impossible to awaken new Ability Energy Infinity."
"In this situation, the choice of each Ability Energy must be made with utmost care; one must never awaken it casually."
"To give an example, your gene chain can Containment 100 Ability Energy, but it takes 50 Ability Energy to form an SSS-level Innovation Skill. Without considering the reuse of Ability Energy, you can only master a maximum of 2 SSS-level Innovation Skill."
"However, if we adopt your proposed solution, there will inevitably be redundant Ability Energy."
"When an A-level Innovation Skill transitions to S-level, the basic Ability Energy that make up the A-level Innovation Skill are almost impossible to fully utilize; one or two will inevitably be missed."
"Those one or two missed may not seem like much, but this means your Ability Energy capacity is reduced to only 98."
"100 capacity, capable of simultaneously possessing two SSS-level Innovation Skill."
"98GB capacity, yet it can only support one SSS Innovation Skill."
"This is a difference of one step, yet a world of difference!"
"Moreover, the more Ability Energy one awakens, the higher the danger. Using the fewest Ability Energy to acquire the most powerful Innovation Skill is the right path!"
At this point, Steel Tiger's face turned melancholy, and his fists clenched unconsciously. Back then, he had taken the "gradual" route, but as a result, he was firmly blocked at the gates of Demigod.
What he lacked was only a tiny bit of gene chain capacity.
Steel Tiger had regretted more than once that if he had been able to calm down and choose an SSS-level Innovation Skill from the beginning, he would probably have already broken through to Demigod by now.
However, time cannot be reversed, and it's too late to regret it now; we can only think of other solutions.
However, it was precisely because of his own regret that Steel Tiger was unwilling to let Lancelot repeat the same mistake.
So when he learned that Lancelot had finished his reform course, he immediately contacted him to prevent this promising young man from going down a path of no return.
After saying this, Steel Tiger looked at Lancelot expectantly and said, "Now, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Lancelot nodded slightly.
A smile appeared on Steel Tiger's lips, but the next moment, he saw the boy's resolute eyes on the screen and the gesture of shaking his head.
However, the students still refused to take this route.
Click!
Steel Tiger clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead, and said in a tone of exasperation, "Why are you so stubborn, you brat! I'm your department head, would I harm you?"
"This isn't a matter of harm or not. The student's path of cultivation is their own decision, and they will have no regrets even if it means death." Lancelot smiled calmly. "Besides, there was something you said earlier that I disagreed with."
"What did you say?" Steel Tiger frowned.
"Transitioning from A-level Innovation Skill to S-level might not necessarily mean overlooking basic Ability Energy!"
"Impossible..." Steel Tiger instinctively retorted, but then he seemed to realize something and suddenly stopped, looking at the boy in front of him suspiciously, "You want to... create your own Innovation Skill?"
Lancelot nodded slightly.
Steel Tiger suddenly fell silent.
With a complex expression, Steel Tiger seemed to see his former self in Lancelot, giving the exact same answer.
That was the same answer he once gave to his teacher.
Can...
Creating an A-rank is easy, and an S-rank isn't difficult either, but creating an SS-rank, or even an SSS-rank, is as difficult as climbing to the sky!
There is only one Urta.
"Well..."
Steel Tiger sighed deeply, muttering to himself, "Teacher, is this what you felt back then?"
After a long silence, the middle-aged man spoke again, "I've given you the path. Since you didn't choose it, don't regret it later."
"The student will never regret it!"
"Heh, brat." Steel Tiger scoffed. "I hope you stay stubborn to the end."
After saying that, Steel Tiger waved his hand, "I've granted you extra access to the [Spirit Thought Secret Ground]. Make good use of this zone."
"Alright, hang up now. Just seeing you makes me furious."
The call ended, Lancelot picked up the communicator, finding a new message on it.
"Dear Lancelot, you have already obtained access to levels 4-6 of the [Domain of Spirit Thought]. For further details, please consult the person in charge of the training ground."
"The Domain of Spirit Thought..."