Now, the Elders would've said that was partly true, had the young cadet actually asked.
But unbeknownst to Theo, these were all necessary steps to help him use his ability properly.
Because without going through this process, the level of frustration he'd feel when dealing with an ability that seemed to refuse to function properly could eventually kill his drive to continue.
So while it likely felt frustrating for the talented and hard-working lad to be doing something the technology of this era could superficially handle well enough, the Elders still had to step in for his own sake.
Knowing that such helpful devices would have limitations the moment he actually used his ability meant having to do all of this maddening groundwork.
In fact, didn't Elder Wei himself understand how stupid it felt when he was much, much—like, so much—younger?
Of course he did.
