Profound family heritage and extraordinary knowledge do not necessarily translate into a competitive edge in real-world practices.
"Your analysis is quite commendable. It seems that your days in the Capital were not wasted, and you have picked up some wisdom from those old foxes.
As a major noble, our situation is different from that of lesser nobles.
They are limited in resources and have no choice but to continually strive, fight, and venture.
Even if they have succeeded countless times before, as long as their foundation is shaky, a single failure can revert everything they have gained back to zero.
You are well-read in history, countless geniuses throughout ages have fallen midway, while some less intelligent ones managed to make it until the end.
The main reason is that they are too clever.
What's gained through calculations too easily will gradually lead one to lose oneself, with the misconception of being able to calculate everything.
