"What do you know about arrays?" She asked, making the others look at her, startled.
The aborigines seemed surprised at the question, as very few people actually know or care about arrays beyond their name.
It was just something that was ingrained to them growing up.
However, after thinking about it, this was likely because the woman was curious about the teleportation arrays, which they’d encounter during wars as well as in the Village Center.
It was Oslo who answered her. "Arrays are special aether paths designed to make certain effects," Oslo said, "Of course, this is a very simplified explanation and it’s much more complex in reality."
The others nodded. Although their knowledge of the subject was limited, they still knew much more about it than other non-array masters.
"If something has an array, it would definitely have some special feature," Olga said, "This is what we’ve learned from our teachers, but we haven’t exactly received a thorough understanding of it yet."
As nobles, they naturally went to special schools with people of their stature. Basic knowledge about various things was taught here, but the specialized knowledge was still tightly held by the experts.
Of course, as people of high society, they still had much, much higher chances of getting apprenticeships.
"Hm, thank you. I was just curious," Althea said, and raised one of the gifts, "The Toolmakers are they also array masters, correct?"
The aborigines were surprised by the insight, nodding. "Yes."
"Can you tell me more about the toolmakers and the magic tools themselves?"
"It’s a very very special occupation. These people have the ability to control the aether to function as something else entirely."
Although there were separate occupations, basically, as long as one mastered a few arrays, they could be considered as array masters. If they were applied to tools, then they’d be Toolmakers.
"Magic Tools are highly specialized equipment made from combining several arrays together into a single item."
"Are they very rare?"
"Most magic tools could be found in cities, with a bit leaking to towns." That was enough to show how high-level this resource was.
"Because of the complexity of each tool, basically a Magic Tool Maker is limited to a few types, probably only one. A toolmaker could only create multiple types of tools if the arrays they mastered could be applied to another type of tool."
That was to say, knowledge of specific array sets was also limited.
She understood this. Even she had trouble with the concept, with most of the arrays causing her headaches. How many can a person master in a lifetime?
"Is there a skill that could be activated to read arrays?"
At this point, how could the sharp Otto not notice an oddness? However, he didn’t point anything out and simply answered her questions.
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