Nero was supposed to serve six months in Fordham, some of which was spent in and around Perilith. The remaining time he actually did spend in Fordham, finding it to be extremely fruitful.
Although Nero wasn't able to learn about all the classified research being conducted in the base since his clearance was low, he did befriend many of the soldiers and researchers on the base. Through them, he was able to learn about a special privilege reserved for those soldiers serving at the base!
Among the various researches being conducted, new card recipes comprised a major chunk of them. Some new recipes which were considered property of the army, and would normally only be issued under the appropriate circumstances, such as sufficient army rank or specific situations, could directly be ordered in the base. Since the original research artisans were here, they could directly make the card!
