"Mentor Atbolde, if whether the knowledge learned is completely mastered can affect the quality of Talent, doesn't that mean the more knowledge learned, the poorer the quality of Talent cultivated when one advances to be an Official Wizard?"
"That's not the case," Atbolde shook his head, denying his guess.
"To answer this question, first, you need to understand a concept—purity."
"Purity?" Colin asked in confusion, seeking answers from Atbolde.
"Yes, purity. If we regard the part of the knowledge learned that is not completely mastered as the impure part, then the concept of purity arises."
"The more knowledge that is not completely mastered, the more impurities there are, which means a lower level of purity."
Thoughts flashing like lightning, Colin suddenly realized and hurriedly speculated:
"I understand, Mentor. The lower the purity, the more it affects the quality of Talent.
But in fact, purity doesn't have much to do with how much knowledge is learned."
"The more knowledge learned doesn't mean lower purity... Purity only relates to the degree of complete mastery. No matter how much knowledge is learned, as long as it is mastered thoroughly, the purity will be high, and it will not overly affect the quality of Talent."
Atbolde nodded in agreement:
"You've understood correctly; it is indeed so."
"What affects the quality of Talent is not how much of the knowledge learned is not completely mastered, but the ratio."
"No matter how much knowledge is learned, as long as the ratio of the unmastered part remains unchanged, the impact on Talent will also stay the same."
Colin nodded repeatedly, feeling fortunate countless times for having joined the School.
Every time he came to ask Atbolde questions, he felt as though hearing the Mentor's words was better than reading books for ten years...
"Then, Mentor Atbolde, will the types of knowledge one masters affect the types of Talent obtained after advancing?"
He gathered his thoughts and continued to ask.
"That will not be the case either," Atbolde shook his head, briefly explaining:
"Talent refers to innate abilities."
"The quality of Talent may weaken due to later influences, but in terms of type and effect, it won't be too affected by later influences."
Saying this, Atbolde paused and then added:
"The only thing that might slightly affect the type and effect of Talent is the Meditation Method used at the breakthrough... The Advanced Meditation Method opens the Spirit Sea and strengthens the soul."
"And if the soul changes, then nature Talent will also change... Other things like witchcraft, as long as they don't involve the soul, generally won't have much impact on the types of Talent later on."
"However, it's worth noting that the soul is a very difficult thing to change, even the Advanced Meditation Method only slightly changes the surface."
After finishing, Atbolde gave a vivid analogy.
"You can understand it like this, if Talent is a fruit, then there are countless reasons it could become rotten, but it's very hard to change it from an apple to a pear... So, affecting the quality of Talent is possible, but influencing its type and effect is extremely difficult."
"I understand," Colin nodded, clearing the doubts in his mind.
"Thank you, Mentor Atbolde."
He looked at Atbolde's aged visage with increasing respect in his heart.