"Using Illusion Card images to pass down a legacy?" Teacher Wen frowned in thought. "That was a custom from the Faction Era. Some factions back then were exceptionally skilled with low-level Illusion Cards and used that method to pass down their legacies. But it was only a supplementary measure, a safeguard against the oral transmission being interrupted by some accident. I haven't heard of anyone using that method nowadays."
"Yes, please go on."
Perhaps he had heard the urgency in Ru Qiu's voice, because Teacher Wen became even more animated. "Card Crafters back then weren't divided into ranks the way they are now. The ranking of Card Crafters was only established after the Vincent System was developed. The division of labor among Card Crafters also became increasingly clear. Since imaging technology falls under one-star and two-star Illusion Cards, those who specialize in it now are all low-level Card Crafters. And the way legacies are passed down now is completely different from before. Academy-based instruction has also given the transmission of techniques greater vitality and continuity."
After talking at length in one breath, Old Wen felt his throat growing dry and instinctively reached toward the table. What nearly made him cry, however, was that there was nothing on it besides those accursed four-star cards-especially not his favorite Zhongxi Tea.
The other teachers nodded. Teacher Wen's explanation had been very thorough. The students, however, were hearing all this for the first time. They might have been capable of making some outstanding high-level cards, but their knowledge of this history was far from extensive. This also revealed the gap between students of the Six Great Academies and those of ordinary academies. Highly skilled graduates of ordinary academies were like master craftsmen, while the outstanding talents of the Six Great Academies often included many