Jasmine gazed at Aria who had clumsily tied the two ends of the seat belt.
"Not like that!" She spoke in annoyance and stood up from her seat to help him. She gently bent her back in front of him and took hold of the two ends of the seat belt, inserting one end in the other.
-Click-
The seat belt clicked in place and the light above Aria's head switched off.
"See, that's how it's don---" She raised her head and her gaze locked immediately with Aria's. After a moment of awkward silence, she hurriedly took her seat and fastened her seat belt. But embarrassment was visible on her face.
[Host has elevated heart rate]
'Not now, Athenaeum.'
-Zuum-
The maglev capsule launched itself within the tube as the scenery zoomed past the duo. From within the transparent hull of the capsule and the tube, Aria was able to observe the outside world. The maglev capsule was traveling at a certain height from the ground.
Aria's eyes captured green all around, with the birds moving around freely in the air and tall trees covering the land, their thick canopy providing shade to the flora and fauna beneath them. At a certain distance he saw a huge lake and the gigantic beasts that stood tall on their pillar-like legs as their long necks pierced the sky. Some of these beasts were drinking water while some of them could be seen chewing on the canopy of the tall trees. He could even observe certain beasts with thick shield-like structure on their face with two horns protruding from them.
Jasmine too was entranced by this scene as the embarrassment on her face vanished.
"History states that the continent was created by the three progenitors during the golden age of humanity. Due to its unique nature of detachment, this continent is the only one that houses those dinosaurs. Although the people on the planet say that they went extinct due to an asteroid crash, that's just half truth. In fact the dinosaurs fought bravely, side by side with our ancestors, some legends say that the enemy took advantage of the opportunity when the progenitors were busy and hurled their damaged spaceship into one of those asteroids, changing the geography of the planet. But that is just an assumption by those maniacs from the Science and Research department." Jasmine muttered a gossip to which Aria attentively listened.
Then he remembered something and decided to ask.
'Athenaeum, since you have all the knowledge that exists in the Universe, do you have any knowledge about it?'
The voice of Athenaeum immediately replied as if its credibility was being challenged.
[Due to the merging of Athenaeum with Host's soul the database of Athenaeum has not been updated]
[Along with Host's weak strength, Athenaeum cannot operate with 100% efficiency]
'Then can you just get the data regarding this planet and their history?'
[In order to accomplish such task, Athenaeum would require a massive amount of energy]
[Requesting Host to get stronger]
'Sheesh!'
Aria sighed in his mind and then focused on the scenery. As for him everything here was new, despite having no knowledge of his previous life, the scene before him was something that he had never witnessed before.
'This is the most beautiful thing that I have seen.'
Something seemed to be changing within him as he observed the surroundings.
Just as the duo was engrossed in the beautiful view, their capsule neared the huge mountain in the center. It was only now that they witnessed the sheer grandiosity and majesty of the mountain. The huge ring that surrounded the mountain as they levitated, invigorated the sense of courage and subconsciously boosted everyone's morale.
Slowly their maglev capsule came to a halt and the doors slid open. Aria clumsily alighted from the capsule, but Jasmine still had her gaze glued to the rings surrounding the mountain.
"Hey, aren't you coming?" Aria's voice distracted her as she hurriedly unbuckled her seatbelt and alighted from the capsule. Still, curiosity could be seen within her eyes.
Aria on the other hand was only slightly surprised by the structure as his eyes were totally calm.
"Where to now?" Aria turned his face towards the excited Jasmine who was swinging her head all around swallowing the view around them.
Unlike the place where they lived before, the station had many people, some dressed in different uniforms based on their division. There were even some who had the same uniform as the duo.
Jasmine swung her wrist and a 2D map hovered in the air being projected from the bracelet-like device on her wrist which was called the 'Tactical Watch'.
"Let's see, this is the Academy station for the new recruits. According to the map, the Academy is located around 500 meters north-east from our location." She said, pointing at the direction of the Academy.
The duo then proceeded towards the Academy. All around the way they could see that there were many shops that sold various things like accessories, entertainment devices, clothes and luxurious products. Jasmine's gaze was immediately attracted to the luxurious things as seen on the display windows of the shops.
There were stalls that sold snacks with people dressed in uniform enjoying them. There were even some cafes that had people dressed in a luxurious manner drinking beverages or enjoying themselves by chatting and gossiping.
"This is the Entertainment lane, located beyond the entrance of the Academy. When cadets get bored or tired they can visit them to get energized again. But alas you need a lot of credits to enjoy those things." Jasmine explained briefly as she looked at the people in the cafes enviously.
"Credits? As in credits from the battle?" Aria asked in a puzzled manner.
"Yeah you can gain from actual battles too. But there are other ways of gaining credits, like scoring good grades or making an achievement, creating new records in the simulation battles. There are also many kids with rich parents who send a part of their credits to their kids as allowances." Jasmine protested, but her face turned ugly all of a sudden.
Aria too noticed her change in expression and his gaze followed her eyes, landing on a person who was moving towards them.
His retina surged with texts all of a sudden.
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[Detected Malicious Energy signature]
[Activating Advanced Detection Mode]
[Malicious Energy categorized as Negative Karma]
[Warning: Getting tainted with Negative Karma can influence user]
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