Hearing the teacher ntioning the South randomly, Evin's ears perked up.
"Griffins are definitely the pri examples of Manipulators, as they're arguably the strongest users of the World of Emotions, Ferlour. I'm sure many of you haven't yet heard of the World, so let clarify things a bit for you," Alvert said.
"The World of Emotions allows a mage to affect or even change soone's emotions. As with most Worlds, one can achieve many other things using it, such as relieving one's trauma, altering one's mindset to a more optimistic one, and even blocking off an undesired emotion once and for all."
the voice murmured,
"But... considering the war that's been happening, very rarely these things are used for good things. I know most of you wouldn't want anything to do with the war with the South, but let's take the battle example once more. Let's say you're about to face an army of Griffins. If you're feeling fearful of this prospect beforehand, then during the fight, you're going to be so terrified that you're not even going to be able to properly function due to the Griffin's spells. If you're fighting a stronger griffin, then you would be feeling fearful even if you're feeling fine."
"But of course, the kingdom knows about the dangers of the Griffins and so it makes sure that its soldiers in a battle against griffins wears the proper precautions against these spells and that there are proper Manipulators in a battle, to fight against the Griffins' ntal warfare. So as long as the troops aren't caught off guard, it's nothing too terrible."
Evin saw the youths around making relieved face, but he was more concerned about what the voice said. Its words made him listen to the teacher's speech much more carefully, as it could possibly contain a thod to cure Evin from the voice.
"So, the South found a new thod to make use of these masters of emotions. To have them help the Myrmis overco their biggest disadvantage as a species. Now, who here knows about the Myrmis?" Alvert asked.
"They're the Ant-people, right? Giant, human-sized ants! With six legs and giant eyes!" one of the teens said.
"Not quite. Their bodies are practically the sa as humans, but they have carapaces similar to insects instead of skins like we do. These carapaces can be many colors, depending on how the Myrmi Queen decides to make them, but mostly they're red or black," Alvert said as he pinched at his hand, "That makes them very durable compared to us, but at the sa ti, very… hmm, brittle as well. Since their bodies are so hard and dense, it's really easy for them to lose a limb because of an accident.
"How does the Myrmi Queen create the Myrmis?" Arza asked suddenly.
"We don't know for sure, but if we assu they work similarly to real ants, the Queen must lay eggs and eventually, they grow into the Myrmis. And these eggs must grow into adults terribly fast, as with each battle against the South, they're used almost exclusively as cannon fodder to wear our troops down," Alvert said, "Every fight, it's the sa thing. A wave of red n charging at our soldiers and then dying."
"But why would the Myrmi allow themselves to just… die like that?" Kona asked weakly.
"Well, there cos the use for Manipulators. You see, Myrmis as a species are quite the cowardly bunch. When faced with a threat, they often preferred to run away, instead of trying to fight back. But the Griffins solve this problem by emboldening these armies of Myrmis to beco fearless soldiers willing to do anything for their country. Even throw their lives away in a suicidal charge."
Evin looked sideways and found a teardrop materializing in Kona's eyes. She seed so genuinely concerned for the fate of these Myrmis, that even Evin felt emotional.
"Why can't we just mount an attack on these Southerners, and remove them from the face of Alvox once and for all? We've won against them before, right? We've pushed them back all the way to the barren South, so why can't we eradicate them now?" one boy asked.
"Truly, I'm not soone who's well-versed in these subjects. But if you take the classes of Society and History, maybe you'll be able to find the answers to these questions yourself," Alvert sighed. "And on that note, I should probably stop talking about these topics as well."
Alvert loudly clapped his hands twice all of a sudden to dispel the class of the weirdly depressing mood.
"Alright. I know I'm the one who started all this, but let's get back to our original topic: Mage Specializations. The purpose of this class is for you all to pick one combat class and one non-combat class to study in. I know so of you already picked the classes for Runes and Illusions, so for those students, you don't have to pick a non-combat one."
"Conversely, you can pick all the classes, as long as you're confident you won't die of over-exhaustion. But rember, to properly graduate from this Academy and receive a Mage Seal, you must beco a respectable expert at least one Specialization class, alright? As for what the requirents to be considered an expert at the field, it will depend mostly on the class itself," Alvert reminded.
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