This book naturally cannot allow Duke to directly comprehend the rules, but it can give him a slightly more concrete impression of what the rules are.
Previously, he only knew that rules were something abstract, invisible and intangible, and only Level 3 Mages could touch them.
Now he knows that rules are not ethereal; they manifest and can be perceived under specific conditions and environments.
The Wizard named Ed captured traces of the rules' existence again and again in different planes and extreme environments.
Duke placed the book back on the shelf and stood silently for a moment.
Two months from now is the assessment task, and Cohen Gray said that's when the real results will be seen.
Compared to that, the course assessment is just an appetizer.
Since it is an assessment task, it's very likely to involve real combat.
And in real combat, he cannot expose too much, at least not in front of others.
