Besides the Divination Commission, life at the Seat of Divine Foresight was also stable—at least for now.
Although Yanqing was a genius in swordsmanship, he fell somewhat short in other areas of study.
In addition to practicing his sword skills, Yanqing had recently been following Qingque to learn other subjects.
According to Jing Yuan, it was best for a child to have interests, but they still needed to possess the necessary common sense.
As his adopted son, while he wasn’t required to be top-tier in everything, he couldn’t be too lacking either.
When he first started, Yanqing was full of confidence, and Keqing also felt that if Yanqing were to learn other knowledge, he would pick it up quickly.
However, reality dealt Yanqing a blow.
In subjects other than sword techniques, Yanqing’s learning speed was only slightly faster than that of an average Xianzhou resident, nowhere near as outrageous as his talent for the sword.
“Sister Keqing, I want to go practice my sword,” Yanqing said, slumped over the desk while holding a brush to practice his characters.
“Hmm?” Before Keqing could speak, Qingque’s inquisitive voice drifted over.
“Have you finished today’s calligraphy practice?” Qingque walked over to Yanqing and looked at the characters he had just written on the desk.
“Not yet…” Yanqing said in a low voice.
“The time you spend practicing the sword every day is already enough.
Look at your Sister Keqing; he only practices in the morning and evening,” Qingque said, using Keqing as an example for Yanqing.
“But besides calligraphy, there’s also these…
do I really have to finish all of them?” Yanqing looked at the stack of books to the side.
Art of War, Battlefield Field Command, Battlefield Wound Care…
and a whole host of other books.
“Tell me, what do you want to be by practicing the sword?
Don’t you want to become a Cloud Knight?
You can’t possibly want to be a Strategist like Keqing.” As soon as Qingque finished speaking, Yanqing glanced at Keqing.
He was already very familiar with Keqing’s daily life; he didn’t want to sit at a desk every day handling various affairs.
So, Yanqing hurriedly shook his head and said, “I want to be a Cloud Knight, a Cloud Knight who can stand by the General’s side.” “Exactly.
To stand by the General’s side, an ordinary Cloud Knight won’t do.
At the very least, you must be a Vanguard Guard.” “And these are things that most Vanguard Guards learn.” Saying this, Qingque pointed at the stack of books.
“Do Vanguard Guards really have to learn so much?” Yanqing said somewhat skeptically.
The only Vanguard Guard he knew was Zhixin, who had just returned and was about to be promoted.
Judging by Zhixin’s appearance, did he really learn all this…?
“The responsibilities a Vanguard Guard bears are very heavy,” Qingque said, patting Yanqing’s head.
“Ordinary Cloud Knights only need to follow orders and strike according to tactics; the rest depends on individual combat skills.” “A Vanguard Guard is responsible for the lives of the Cloud Knights he commands; a Vanguard Guard must be worthy of the trust of his soldiers.” “Strategists like us must quickly relay instructions to the Vanguard Guards based on the situation on the battlefield.
The rest depends on whether the Vanguard Guards can execute them.” “Everyone has their own duty.
The General is responsible for the overall situation, the Strategist for the strategy, the Vanguard Guards for field command and breakthroughs, and the Cloud Knight soldiers for following orders.” “Of course, the Logistics Treasury is also important.
All of these together make up the Cloud Knights of the Seat of Divine Foresight.” Qingque introduced the composition of the Cloud Knights to Yanqing.
These were all things one needed to know to become a Cloud Knight.
“Sister Qingque, if you tell him these things now, he won’t understand them easily.
It’ll be better when he grows up a bit more.” As Keqing spoke, he picked up a brush and wrote a character in the exercise book in front of Yanqing.
“The sword isn’t only practiced when it’s in your hand.
Treat practicing calligraphy as practicing the sword: the tip of the brush is the sword’s edge, and the strokes are the slashes.” ‘Of course, these are realms I’ve read about in ancient texts; I can’t even achieve them myself,’ Keqing added silently in his heart.
After speaking, the character for’Sword’ appeared on the exercise book.
While writing this character, Keqing specifically used some Qi, condensing it within the ink to write the word.
The resulting effect was that looking at the character made one feel as if electric arcs were flashing across it.
Once the Qi contained within the ink dissipated, it would return to being an ordinary character.
But Yanqing didn’t understand this yet; he only felt that Keqing would never lie to him!
If practicing calligraphy could also count as sword practice, then he would surely be able to practice very quickly!
Seeing Yanqing regain his motivation, Qingque took Keqing’s hand and led him to the side.
She asked in a low voice, “You actually know how to do that?” “It’s a fake.
I just controlled my Qi to write that character.
What’s written in the ancient texts is too mystical; how could it possibly be done?” Keqing replied.
“Anyway, let him focus on his studies for now.
Otherwise, if he keeps practicing, I feel like he’ll surpass me in swordsmanship, and I’ll have nothing left to teach him,” Keqing said, sounding a bit troubled.
“Even our little genius has moments of trouble,” Qingque said with a light laugh.
“Compared to him, I really don’t feel like a genius in swordsmanship,” Keqing said, glancing at Yanqing again.
“It can only be said that the General’s insight is beyond our comparison, to adopt a child with such talent.” “If the General went out for a stroll every day, would the Seat of Divine Foresight end up with many more geniuses?” Qingque mused with some emotion.
“But Keqing, are you ready?” Qingque looked at Keqing again and asked seriously.
“In what regard, Sister Qingque?” “The General suggested to me that you should go to the battlefield with him.” “Has the trail of the Abominations of Abundance been confirmed?” “According to the General, the Grand Diviner of the Jade Palace Starship has already calculated some trajectories and is speeding up the computations.
It won’t be long before they figure out where the Abominations of Abundance are gathering.” Qingque said in a heavy voice.
“If you don’t want to go to the battlefield, I’ll suggest to the General that I go instead, and you stay at the Seat of Divine Foresight to handle affairs.” “Forget it, Sister Qingque.
The General already said it’s better if I go.
At least Strategists don’t go near the main battlefield, right?” Keqing shook his head.
“If both the General and you leave the Seat of Divine Foresight, I won’t be able to handle all those affairs.
So, it’s better if Sister Qingque stays here.” “You’re still young; it’s not quite suitable for you to go to the battlefield,” Qingque started to say more.
“Sister Qingque, that’s not quite right.
The General’s purpose is likely to take me out to see the world.
The excuse of being too young doesn’t really apply to me anymore.” “If you go to the battlefield, what do you think Qingque and Yanqing will think?” “Sister Qingque, you’re the Chief Strategist.
If you favor me like this, what will the other Strategists think?
You’re being too indecisive.” Hearing Keqing’s words, Qingque was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
“You’re right, I am being a bit too indecisive.
Your swordsmanship is so strong that even if any Abominations of Abundance get close to you, they’ll only be defeated.” “That’s the spirit.
Have a little faith in me,” Keqing said, then turned and left.