Ethan watched eagerly as the handband slowly determined his ability level.
The hand band first showed zero, then it halted at 1, and it seemed like it wouldn't move again.
Ethan started panicking. He was about to hit the handband when it started moving again.
2...
3...
4....
5...
His ability level finally came to a halt at level 5.
He heaved a sigh of relief after seeing level 5 clearly shown on his watch.
"What just happened?" Ethan asked Rowena.
"'I think it was taking a long time to calculate your power level since you are not a human. The watch was made for humans and you're not fully one," Rowena explained.
"What do you mean? " Ethan asked in a confused manner. The latter just said he was not a full human, so does that mean he was half? He now had a headache from thinking about it
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"Earlier, I sensed both human and dragon DNA in you, but it was just for a brief moment, so I am not entirely sure."
Hearing him just worsened his headache
"As I said, it's just a theory," Rowena said, unsure.
Ethan was now in a dilemma. Although the ancient dragon said it was just a theory, Ethan was not buying it. He still had a subtle doubt that it was just a theory, and because the ancient dragon had enough experience and had lived longer, it just left him more confused.
"Oh, so you got a five," Helen said, peeking at Ethan's hand band. "Your level five is pretty good, right? At least you wouldn't be a target of bullies, "Helen said, looking at her handband, which was currently displayed at 2.
Ethan noticed how sad she sounded. He knew better not to pry into people's business, but still, he wanted to ask her about it.
The word "bullying" was not a foreign concept to him, because he went through it himself.
He knew the latter had had a similar experience, judging by her tone alone.
Sometime later, an announcement reverberated throughout the entire hall.
The announcement instructed all the students to follow the radar shown on their handband.
Ethan was the first person to take a step, following the direction shown on his handband.
Seeing him, all the other students also went their way.
Helen was a bit confused about the situation, but after a brief explanation by Ethan, she also moved along.
All the female students moved to the left, while the males went the opposite way.
Ethan soon reached a long hallway. "Male dormitory" was pasted just above the entrance.
Earlier, the instructors said the dormitory would be shared by 3 people in each room.
He followed his handband and navigated through the long hallway.
The handband also had the features of storing and the transaction of points.
Over the years, the use of physical cash became inconvenient, so humans adapted to electronic means of payment, which are accepted all over the planet. It was later named points. 1 point was equivalent to the old era's dollar.
And this morning, Ethan had converted all his gold to points. Of course, it was with the help of the system.
He finally came to a halt in front of a dorm room labeled "200."
He looked at his handband and saw that the radar had stopped moving.
He slowly twisted the door handle, but it was stagnant, and then a message soon appeared on his wristwatch. (Downloading... Fingerprint) He waited for a while, then it showed (download completed). (Fingerprint is now saved)
He proceeded and twisted the handle again, and this time, it opened.
When he stepped inside, he could see a blue-haired boy sitting casually on one of the bunks.
The boy soon noticed Ethan, and he stood up.
The blue-haired boy stood at 6 feet. The boy also had blue eyes matching his hair. He looked like a character straight out of an anime.
"Hey, I'm Noah. You must be our third man, "the blue-haired boy introduced.
"Nice to meet you. I am Ethan." He knew an ally was better than an enemy.
Looking at the latter's handband, he saw the bold level 7 displayed.
"Since we will be staying here for 2 years, I think we should get to know each other better," Noah proposed.
The last thing Ethan wanted was to tell another person about himself, so he quickly changed the topic. " You said I was the third person, so who is the second guy?"
"Oh, that guy, he is in the bathroom. He will be out any moment from now," Noah said, looking at the bathroom.
Ethan looked around the dorm room. He noticed two bunks stacked on top of each other.
There was another single bed Near the window. The whole interior of the academy was lacking because it was mostly grey. The dorm rooms were not an exception either. But. still, this is a military school, so it made sense.
The bathroom door opened, and Ethan saw a familiar figure working out.
"Ileus," Ethan said, surprised.
But come to think of it, he was also here for a similar mission as him, so it made sense for him to be here.
Ileus smiled. "Hey, nice to see you again."
"You two know each other," Noah asked.
"Yeah, it's a long story," Ileus said, sitting down.
After looking around for a while, Ethan finally chooses the bunk closer to the window.
The trio charted for a while before they all slept off.
During their conversation, Ethan noticed that Noah was talkative.
Ileus, on the other hand, didn't talk much. Ethan just listened because he didn't have anything to say.
The following day, a loud alarm resonated in all the dorm rooms. Most of the students were a bit confused, as this was their first day here. Soon, the announcement came, telling all the students to gather at the field, which was situated at the back of the academy.
A few minutes later, all the students lined up in the field.
They all stood with their stomachs sucked in. The reason for this I don't know, but I guess they did it out of instinct, and because this was a military school, they needed to stand upright.
Ethan was also present, just like the rest. Standing beside him were Noah and Ileus. The trio also stood upright.
Soon, there was a commotion. In one of the lines, a lean student who looked like he would faint at any moment suddenly fainted.
The lean student held his breath due to anxiety, which resulted in him fainting.
Soon, medics appeared, and they gave him a strange blue pill, and he came back to his feet almost immediately.
After the little commotion, a man in a military uniform walked to the front.
"I hope you all know what you signed up for." The instructor said, with a stoic expression, "Today is your first day, so we won't go through any hard training. Instead, we will be performing a series of tests to examine your potential, "the instructor said, looking at the students like he was examining them with his gaze.
"The test is as follows, but first, I need you lots to show me what you got! "
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