Professor Rockin took a look at everyone and suddenly chuckled.
The class looked startled. One of them nervously asked, "Professor, were you joking?"
Rockin shook his head with a smile.
"I just found it cute seeing you all downcast. I'll tell you about the Anomaly which was classified under Spectral rank in Containment class, it is the same anomaly which was categorized under Tremor rank in Disruption class.
"We termed it Dread Cloud. It is a semi-translucent cloud shaped anomaly of pink color.
"As the name suggests, its ability is related to Fear. And not normally, it feeds on fear against anomalies.
"It was the great scientist Dr. Kirchoff who was able to deduce the conditions of its growth.
"The more people know about anomalies, the greater number of people will fear it.
"Let's be realistic. Would a common man be fearless if he faces one of those weird monsters? Some might be, but a greater percentage would feel fear.
"As long as even one person exists who feels fear against anomalies then the Cloud of Fear will exist."
Professor Rockin spread his hands in a helpless manner.
"Don't you find it strange that no one knew about anomalies up till two months ago? Dread Cloud was the reason we put a blockade on the information.
As I thought
Eryndor mentally patted himself on the back for being able to partially guess the reason for the blockade of truth.
Professor Rockin continued speaking as Eryndor refocused his attention.
"The most we can do is imprison it, but once more and more people begin to fear the Anomalies, the stronger it will grow, eventually enough to break free from the imprisonment."
The professor heaved a sigh as he concluded.
"It's a relief in a way that its actual ability which is capable of damage puts it under Tremor rank of Disruption class, with its Risk class being of Caution rank.
"Else it would've been a lot more dangerous."
Eryndor asked a doubt which had been brewing in his mind.
"Professor, what is its current status?"
The man simply smiled.
"Not even I am authorized to know such information. This was simply common knowledge in The Human Federation so I shared it with you guys.
"Due to the nature of anomalies, authority to view certain documents is highly restricted, needing several layers of verification before you are deemed eligible."
Professor Rockin then brought out two big boxes from the corner of the class.
He had a big smile on his face, as if excited about something.
He opened the first box. It contained a cage with plenty of mice, loitering around in the cage.
The second case consisted of an old fashioned watch.
He pointed to the watch and announced with a grin.
"This anomaly is of an Unstable rank under Risk class."
Instantly, all of the front benchers stood up and retreated, bringing out a soft laughter from Professor Rockin.
"This is why you should have the full information. It comes under Dormant and Anchor rank for the other two classes.
"Even among Dormant rank it's one of the most reclusive Anomaly."
Professor Rockin put on a thick pair of gloves and took out one mouse from the cage.
He trapped it in a different small hand sized cage and placed it near the watch.
Taking out a large torch, one the size of a human's torso, he held it up facing the watch and mouse.
The class watched with bated breath as the mouse was erased out of existence as soon as the light from the torch fell upon it.
"Can anyone tell me what happened?"
Eryndor narrowed his eyes and spoke, his gaze fixed on the torch.
"Is it perhaps that the Anomaly can annihilate any living being around if both are exposed to high brightness of light?"
Professor Rockin was a bit surprised. The newcomer was quick at picking up new concepts.
He smiled, "Correct."
He then took out another mouse, but this time exposed both to the flashlight of his phone.
"See? Nothing happened, the brightness of the phone's flashlight isn't enough to satisfy its condition."
Professor Rockin packed the items back into several boxes and continued with the class.
Eryndor updated himself with the history, downloading all the notes into the tablet provided by the Academy.
It went on for a while before everyone was dismissed.
There was only a single lecture per day, so Eryndor was free to explore the rest of the building.
But he hadn't lost sight of his original goal.
He wanted to quickly get started on a power system to verify something he had on his mind for quite a while now.
On his way back to the villa, he met up with Paulina.
It may be that he was lost in thought or he didn't pay attention, but he hadn't sensed her coming at all.
He flashed her a smile, and asked. "Are you done with your class too?"
The brunette was shorter compared to his height of 6'1, standing at around 5'7 he guesses.
Her facial structure leaned on the cuter side, with a small nose and baby fat still visible on her cheeks. Her small hair swung sideways as she shook her head.
"No, I left the class. I already knew everything about the topic the professor was teaching."
Eryndor recollected that Paulina had chosen to go down the path of a mage.
The magic power system was heavily dependent on the knowledge of the user to form a spell model.
Apparently her class was about a theory which she was already well aware of. No wonder she chose to leave.
As they walked towards their villa, Eryndor asked about her plans.
"Do you intend to form a spell model now?"
He didn't know how the magic power system worked, but he figured it might be related to making a spell model.
"Nope, not now. I want my innate spell model to be the best I can aim for. There is a spell model in the academy I am aiming for.
"I'll gather enough credits to exchange for the spell model, which I'll then modify according to what I have in mind.
"It might take a bit of time."
By the time she finished, they had already reached the villa.
Eryndor wished her good luck and retreated to his room.
It was time to take the first step into a power system.
He hoped the cultivation was as easy to get started with as they made out to be.