The Eldrim Cards

The class was one of the most interesting ones Nero ever attended, even if they didn’t learn anything practical. As the title of the paper suggested, it was discussing the gradual attunement of humans to aether, and the environment of this world.

The paper itself only discussed how it was becoming more common for people to rise enough ranks to gain professions, and even studied that the children of those Card Masters with Professions were more likely to have better aether control than of those Card Masters with a lower rank.

It was not a certainty, merely a matter of chance, but it was still a significant finding. The author of the paper also suggested that a primary reason that the path of a Card Master ended at Sage was because ancient humans may have had insufficient aetheric control to progress to higher ranks.

Nero wasn’t sure why everyone was so certain that there were higher ranks, but it seemed to be a given. .

The majority of the paper merely discussed the phenomenon of Gradual Attunement to aether, but the last segment of the paper was reserved for speculations that could be true if Gradual Attunement was proven to be a fact.

The most important focus was on the fact that humans were not from this planet. Of that, the author was entirely sure. The reason this was the focus was because the author believed that humans were at or nearing the point of completely adjusting to the environment of the planet, eliminating any disadvantages they may suffer from.

There was also a lot of speculation of what the human’s origins could have been if they weren’t originally from Niere, and how they had arrived. Based on the cooperative relationship between the mysterious Eldrim race and humans, it was speculated that perhaps they played a role in bringing the humans here.

There were also a few other important theories put forward, such as that of natural elemental inclination. It suggested that some humans, or perhaps some bloodlines had a natural inclination towards certain elements, and spending more time in an environment full of that element would likely give birth to stronger innate abilities in the future. The Ayubi family of Dolziya was referenced in this case, which was famous for always giving birth to kids with abilities related to the Space element.

Then came the period for open discussion, where everyone shared their thoughts and opinions. Unlike the authors, who shied away from making grand statements in the absence of evidence, the cadets had nothing to stop them.