There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
But paper lumen didn't care about any of that.
The simple act of having it would launch anyone high in their status.
To put it simply, Tesla made everyone understand about it with only one line.
"If Zane got hold of it he would ascend from his status of a Gutterborn in that very second."
Xavier stopped talking.
He understood.
The hype of a paper lumen wasn't its amount but the value it holds. It was like a receipt to show that you belong in the high tier of society.
And that also meant that people would go to any lengths to get hold of it.
But as mentioned in the newspaper, people would get one paper Lumen if they shared the location of Zane and his friends so they would try their best to make sure they get to know about Zane. Because the reward was much greater than the risk.
