When accumulating knowledge past a certain point, it became harder to learn more stuff, especially when you refused to stick to one branch and instead studied a variety of them all for the sake of power.

Which was why you asked for another fixer in your division to help you out with your current research.

"Do you understand it now?" Hong Lu asked, his body practically leaning against yours as his breath tickled your ear, "Or would you like for me to explain it to you again?"

The corners of his lips quirked up the slightest amount as he took your dominant hand in his and started guiding it to a certain section of the book in front of you, "Don't worry if you don't understand, I'll be here for as long as you need me to~"