Tajanae reached to her seat in the stadium, where her Competition of mages will be held.
*Now little mages competition will be held to determine whether you have enough talent, skills, wit to enter the academy and obtain the resources that you can't obtain anywhere else in our Kingdom city.*
*Now contestants number 1 and number 100 come to stage number 1*
*Contestants number 2 and 99 on stage 2*
*Contestants number 3 and 98 on stage 3*
*Contestants number 4 and 97 on stage 4*
Two teenage boys climber up the stage and faced each other.
"Now let's start the match" Refree standing on the small tower made of wood near stage said, using sound enhancement magic.
Two boys has their own features to attract the attention of crowd.
One was thin and another was fat.
The moment refree shouted to start the match.
Thin boy started waving his hands in air like dancing and air slashes are ejected to fat boy.
Fat boy kneeled and touched his palms on ground and a concrete wall came out of the ground shielding the boy from wind slashes.
Wind slashes sharpness was not less it made many deep slash marks on concrete wall.
Thin boy faced his fists aiming at ground and suddenly opened his fist and he ejected from ground by making a sand smoke flying on stage to hinder the sight of fat boy.
Fat boy concentrated on ground and tower started to rise from ground taking him up, it rised to the height enough to come out of smoke of sand.
When he came out of smoke, thin boy was waiting for him flying in air, and thin boy slashed few wind slashes on fat boy.
Fat boy used the concrete of his tower to make a wall in front of him.
Thin boy seeing that his attacks are ineffective he started to circle the fat boy and attacked with wind slashes anytime he thought it was opportunity.
Fat boy was in bad condition he conjured up many sharp concrete spikes to attack thin boy, but because of his agility he avoided the attacks.
Fat boy was in losing position, thin boy was becoming arrogant with each attack.
Fat found an opening so he used his remaining mana to conjure up a big sand hand and started the thin boy.
Thin boy wanted to avoid it but because of his arrogance and inertia in wrong direction he hasn't enough time to turn, so he conjured himself a wind shield the moment sand hand started him to ground.
Fat man thinking that he has won reduced tower back to ground level, when he came to ground he saw thin boy standing there waiting for him.
So but if them quickly waived their hands at each other.
Thin boy's hand waved a violent wind which spoiled the hairs on fat boy making him look like an hairy ape.
And fat boy's waive attacked a sand ball on the face of thin boy making him looking like from decent boy to beggar sleeping on ground.
"Looks like our contestants mana has been used and the match between contestant number 1 and 100 is draw."
Both of the fat and thin boy started at each other and turned to climb down the stage.
"Retarnao~" Refree waved his hand on stage and said a spell.
*Now contestant number...*
Like this few matches between many teenage boys and girls was held and finally it was turn of Tajanae.
She walked up the stage and saw a muscular teenage boy standing their looking at her.
"Hahaha I will defeat you and announce that you will be my future wife!" The moment the boy spoke everyone's head in stadium started to turn.
When Tajanae heard this she was furious so she looked at refree.
"Hey don't you want to start the competition." Tajanae yelled at refree seeing that he is still lost in his thoughts.
"Uhm Match starts now." Refree shouted loudly.
Muscular teenage boy clapped three times.
"Speed enhancement three times~" Muscular boy said and leaped toward Tajanae.
Tajanae was surprised by seeing that this muscle head has ability of enhancement enchanting.
But she didn't think of this matter further and waved her hand towards muscle boy.
A portal suddenly appeared in front of muscle boy and he fell in it before he can stop.
The portal disappeared and two portals appeared one on another, and muscle boy was seen falling.
He was falling out of one and falling in another.
Muscle boy was in loop, he was just falling and falling.
Muscle boy clapped five times and enchanted his defense five times.
Many people in stadium was curious whether muscle boy will admit defeat or not.
After half an hour muscle boy started to scream.
"Please wife, I admit defeat get me out of this loop, I can't endure the heat anymore." Muscle boy yelled loudly because of constant falling his body started to heat up.
Goddess ignored him and let him fall for another dozen minutes.
"Hey contestant now you can let him gi he has admitted defeat." Refree said to Tajanae.
Tajanae waves her hand and portals disappeared, muscle head fell on ground with accumulated falling energy so whole stage collapsed and turned into ruble.
Muscle boy was brink of unconsciousness, Tajanae stepped forward and looked at the muscle boy lying on ground yelling in pain.she raised her foot and stepped down on muscle head's head and said,
"If you dare to use word wife in front of me again, I will throw you to the land of abyss."
After saying this she kicked the muscle head on his back of head.
After doing this she stepped down the broken stage.
"More please next contestants." Refree called next contestants and used his magic to repair the stage.
Duels went on till evening, and tomorrow was the final matches.
Tajanae had already arrived at Dormitories.
...
At night when everyone was asleep.
*Knock
Madhav opened the door when he heard someone knocking it.
He found Petra standing outside.
"Hello teacher, can I?" Petra said hello.
Manav stepped aside and let Petra in.
Petra stepped in the room and manav closed the door and followed her.
"Well teacher I passed, I made an makeshift exoskeleton at competition and won the 30th place, means just one step ahead of failing, everyone thought it was unfeasible and just an decoration, but an old teacher gave me some points saying that, he will see how far my exoskeleton can go." Petra recalled what happened in competition.
"Don't worry you will definitely rise to be a engineering queen in future, but now you need knowledge, practice, okay, let's think what type of exoskeleton you want to make." Manav put the paper in front of Petra.
"Well teacher, I don't know anything about it can you suggest me few examples and their info." Petra said raising her hand up.
"There are many types of exoskeletons:
1. Basic Strength Exoskeleton
Purpose: Boosts physical strength.
Design: Simple steel frame powered by basic pulleys and springs.
Abilities: Increases lifting capacity and allows the user to carry heavier loads easily.
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2. Swift Step Exoskeleton
Purpose: Enhances speed and agility.
Design: Lightweight frame with reinforced joints and elastic bands for propulsion.
Abilities: Improves running speed and jump height, ideal for escaping or maneuvering.
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3. Ironhide Exoskeleton
Purpose: Increases defense.
Design: Thick, plated armor with a simple internal frame for support.
Abilities: Provides basic protection against physical attacks, reducing damage taken.
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4. Worker's Exoskeleton
Purpose: Assists with endurance and repetitive tasks.
Design: Durable framework with reinforced back and legs to reduce fatigue.
Abilities: Increases stamina during long tasks like mining or construction.
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5. Climber's Exoskeleton
Purpose: Enhances climbing ability.
Design: Includes clawed gauntlets and magnetic boots for grip.
Abilities: Makes climbing walls, trees, or cliffs effortless.
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6. Balanced Exoskeleton
Purpose: General enhancement for all abilities.
Design: Basic all-purpose frame with a mix of light armor and minor strength enhancement.
Abilities: Provides a small boost to strength, defense, and mobility, making it versatile.
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7. Stalker Exoskeleton
Purpose: Improves stealth.
Design: A thin, noise-dampening frame with soft material padding.
Abilities: Reduces noise when moving and allows for quieter movement.
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8. Archer's Exoskeleton
Purpose: Supports ranged combat.
Design: Lightweight, with an arm stabilizer and a wrist-mounted aiming assist.
Abilities: Increases accuracy and reduces strain when holding a bow or crossbow for long periods.
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9. Underwater Explorer Exoskeleton
Purpose: Assists underwater mobility.
Design: Basic watertight frame with fin-like extensions on arms and legs.
Abilities: Allows for faster swimming and basic water pressure resistance.
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10. Heavy Lifter Exoskeleton
Purpose: Focuses entirely on load capacity.
Design: Sturdy frame with reinforced hydraulics for lifting or carrying objects.
Abilities: Greatly increases lifting and carrying capacity but limits mobility."
"Now choose, which one you want to make or way to develop the exoskeleton in future mostly."
"I think Balanced Exoskeletons will be best for future development." Petra said.
Manav stood up and lifted the briefcase he bought tomorrow.