Very few recognized the man in the image.
And that in and of itself was a problem.
The Esoterist raised an eyebrow. "That's the guy leading the Kandrian team to analyze the alien aircraft and the captured entity. He's definitely intelligent and a polyscholar in multiple disciplines, but…"
The Esoterist shrugged. "I don't think he's worthy of sagehood."
The Beggar Sage stroked his long flowing beard. "Julian Quarrier. A foster brother of the Dawnbringer. Displayed prodigious growth with very early signs of genius-level intellect. His talent is not lacking, but…"
The Beggar Sage shook his head.
"He's all over the place."
Immortal sages were not generalists; they focused their efforts on one field, no matter how broad and vast it was.
It was even fine if one focused one's attention across several closely related fields like the Beggar Sage had with epistemology, statistics, data science, and information science to become a master of knowledge and information.
