Chen looked at Elias deeply. He seemed to want to say something before he went quiet, and he opened the book to a page covered in intricate diagrams and dense text. Elias's perfect memory immediately began cataloging everything he was seeing.
This book might seem old, but Elias could feel and see countless tiny Lumina Scripts that were flowing through Chen's hand and into the book, almost as if he were unlocking the book. Perhaps if Elias had tried to open this book, either it would be impossible, or the book might just spontaneously combust.
"Before I tell you about joining the Guild, you need to understand what the Guild actually is," Chen said. "Most people think it's just a bunch of craftsmen with a union. They're wrong. The Guild is one of the oldest institutions in Trion, predating even some of the Great Houses. And at its heart are the Six Great Paths of Immortal Knowledge."
