Vinard slowly closed the report.
"Your report…"
"Makes me need some time to... calibrate my thought model."
He waved his hand to signal the mechanical arms to put away the report.
The precise metal limbs, like handling a treasure, carefully dealt with those few pages of parchment.
"You can go back and rest first. Tomorrow morning, I will arrange formal work for you."
Ron could feel that his "beyond the scope" report had successfully changed Vinard's view of him.
From a "late apprentice," he was elevated to an "unconventional entity worthy of serious consideration."
This transformation earned him valuable initiative.
"Understood, Professor."
He bowed respectfully, but inwardly, he was quickly analyzing the subtle changes Vinard had just shown.
An idea that would make a Great Wizard "recalibrate his thought model."
This meant that his current line of thinking was correct, and possibly even touched upon a blind spot that Vinard had never deeply contemplated.
