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Chapter 2 - Interstellar Era and black chips

" Interstellar, when one hear this term, they would manage to think of stars, outer space, black holes, wormholes, planets, solar systems, galaxies, space crafts, advanced technology and also the question that most mankind wished to know the answer to, the question about alien life.

Some of the most well-known scientists started to despair as they didn't get any response from the Outer space and asked themselves a question,

' It's empty out there, are we the only living beings left? '

Thousand of years have passed since, those who didn't lose hope continued to work as they stayed determined to keep moving forward to realise the wish.

Generations and generations went by, and new scientists rose up and proposed new theories and principles in order to open the gate into Interstellar Travel.

And as it was said, '' Reward is only for those who work hard."

After years and years of working through tears, sweat and blood,

mankind finally managed to develop a way to use fuse quantum energy and solar energy into one and baptized it the name of Solarium energy.

With the discovery of this new energy, mankind celebrated with tears in their eyes endlessly as the years of the hard work finally paid off.

In fear of countries fighting eachother to possess it themselves, the founding researchers decided to hold a conference where all the world leaders where present so that they could discuss about how to share this new energy and unfortunately as it was expected , they didn't succeed to reach an agreement.

Saliva and spit started to fly everywhere as the politicians shouted, pointed at each other and argued about which country was the most qualified to possess the new energy instead of others, without minding about the civilians who were watching the live stream with shocked and confused expressions on their faces.

This continued for while until the researchers who were silent since the beginning of the conference, stepped forward as if they all agreed beforehand and proposed for all countries to form an alliance or they would destroy this newborn energy that so many previous researchers and scientists sacrificed their life for.

Infront of the not so convincing proposal but a threat, the world leaders of the time had no other choice but to shut their mouths as they feigned smiles on their faces and agreed with the researchers.

The very day the conference was held became known as the day the world leaders decided to create the United Earth Federation.

After the alliance was formed, the research advanced by leaps and bounds, and by the end of the year 5050, mankind had already managed to conquer the solar system and was fortifying it as the bastion for mankind before heading outside.

And finally, In the year 6001 of the Interstellar Calendar, mankind stepped outside their home system and started to explore the beautiful and vast milky way galaxy..."

As the professor finished his history lesson, he switched off the holograms and ordered his AI companion to switch on the lights in the classroom, just as he was about to ask some questions to his students in the grand case study classroom, he noticed something that made him pause and then smile.

As his lessons were those of history, he demanded a grand classroom that could contain almost 200 hundred students, and since he was one of the best teachers in the Federal Academy, the administration gave in to his request.

The professor was happy with that, thinking that he could get the attention of all students if he had such a big and confortable classroom, he thought that with his beautiful, deep and masculine voice coupled together with the holograms and LEDs he prepared, today's lesson would have been a success but looking at the half sleeping , and drooling students in the room, the professor had an urge to bang his head against the table and kick the bucket in shame.

The thing that angered him the most was, half of the sleeping bast- euh students were male students, and the rest of them were female.

' look at those worthless bastard...' he thought with hatred as veins started to spread from his temples.

' I spent about 4 hours talking about history!! spitting my saliva all over my desk! moving my fuckin limbs everywhere so that you could understand!! and all i received in the end are some admiring gazes from little girls who haven't even matured yet!! I know this is jealousy but come on!! a little respect to my handsome face!!! '

Countless thoughts went back and forth within the young professor's mind as he tried his best to stay calm until his eyes spotted two individuals on the third row who were acting a little suspicious. He kept his smile and his eyes narrowed as he raised his voice to call them,

" Excuse me, you two students on the third row, could you please depict to me what is it that is stopping you from listening to my lecture? "

The other students who were silently watching the event unfold started to whispering to each other,

" Look, it's the two of them again." said student A in a small voice.

"Okay." replied student B

" I really don't understand, they're clearly among the most intelligent students if not the best, so why are they asking for trouble every time? "

" Kay..."

" In every lecture, subjects , especially the mecha training period, they always seem to be out of place."

"Ay...."

" Huh? what do you the fuck are you saying?!"

Student A asked in a small irritated voice as his neighbour replied him in a weird way,he turned his head to the side and he saw his comrade behaving strangely, his head was lowered, and his eyes seemed unfocused.

Student A was visibly irritated as he pinched his neighbour's thigh to wake him up, and it did work as student B woke up with a jump.

" what the fuck are you playing at!? " whispered Student B with an angry look.

" I should be asking you that question! you were in a drunken state while I was talking to you, it's not even lunchtime yet and you're already this high!!"

" What the- I'm not high! I was watching a live stream of League of Explorers! "

" What do you mean ? it's not midnight yet!! how can you be watching the live stream at this time?!"

" Hehe young lad you're knew to this class right? let me show you something." Replied Student B in a mysterious voice as he lifted his right hand to his temple and used his index finger to tap two times before a black chip magically appeared, it started wiggling and suddenly wires also started appearing as it moved like a spider but before it could go anywhere, it was caught between the index finger and thumb one.

Student A stared eyes wide at the sudden development, he asked with a questioning voice,

" This thing is...? "

" Thing? you call this beautiful babe a thing?! don't you know how valuable she is?!" Replied Student B with an excited voice.

" Man , all I see is a chip with wiggling wires around it, don't tell me you-you?!"

Said student A while point his finger at his neighbour,

" Your earlier expression was because this thing was inside your brain?!! you were being brain f*cked!!??! "

Student B looked at his new friend with a bewildered expression as he replied, " The f*ck are you saying?! I wasn't being brain f*cked damnit! I was watching a live stream! a fuckin livestream!! and do you know what kind of livestream was it-"

" A livestream where people f*ck."

Replied Student A with a deadpan face.

" You little prick..." Said Student B as veins where already invading his temples, and then he sighed as he gave up and looked at the professor who was busy interrogating the two students on the third row. He asked is friend about it,

" That was what I was trying to tell you, why do the two of them seem out of place every time?"

" Out of place? what do you mea- ohhh!! I now know what you're talking about." He beckoned his Friend to come closer as he smiled and said, " I will tell you what's happening but first, let me show you something fun."

" Something fun? what are you blabbering about? and what's with that perverted look on your face? "

Student A asked with a trembling voice but his friend just kept coming closer to him with a smile and then,

" hey!! don't touch me! what are you do- arghhhhh!!!"

He couldn't finish his words as he felt a finger tap on his right temple and something enter his head that went straight to his brain, after that he blacked out.

Student B looked at his fellow student while snickering.

" Hehe, let's see who will be brain f*cked now, mmhh... I should probably help him since it's his first time using the connector chip, who knows what will happen if he enters the forbidden areas?"

Student B whispered to himself before looking at the professor and the other students, seeing that they were focused on the drama that was still going , he looked at the young professor with scorn while thinking to himself,

' He's probably looking for someone to unleash his anger to, but unfortunately he chose the young Lord, he really never learns huh? '

The student then took something from his watch, it was a second black chip, the same model as the first one,

' Good thing i bought two of them just to be careful, let's start then.'

He thought as he put the chip on his right temple, he taped it three times before whispering,

" Connect me to the void."

As soon as he finished the phrase, something cold touched his neurotic mind and knocked him out cold, as he was prepared for this, his head was lowered down and it looked like he was reading the book on the table, the same was for his neighbour, and similarly, half of the class were reading using the same posture.