This was how they solved five of the sides of the cube within twenty-three hours. But for Jake, more important than solving the cube was how much he learned about magic theory and magic symbols and circles.
Jake had never been the best at learning pure theory. He was the type of guy that needed to apply his knowledge practically to truly get it. That was why he didn’t get much out of simply reading a book on alchemy without also testing out what the book said. It wasn’t that he failed to understand the theory; it just didn’t “click” for him.
A cube puzzle such as this was a perfect opportunity for Jake to learn theory and immediately try to apply it in the real world. He could see how they potentially fit together and turn the cube and experiment all he wanted while even getting feedback
