OLD-WORLD EXTRA

Chapter 254: Academy Tour

Chapter 254: Academy Tour

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With Amon leading them, the trio exited the sports arena and arrived at the main campus.

Many walkways heading to different buildings spanned the marbled ground while a network of glass walkways adorned the sky above them, connecting each building to the next.

Tens of students passed by them as they all rushed to the metro system that followed the glass network.

The train station wasn't a large one, and the only barrier to entry were tiny gates set on the entirety of its width.

The station was close to the stadiums, arenas, and student dorms behind the group.

'There it is...'

Emir's eyes spotted the train approaching from the main building and heading towards them.

The train was similarly small to the station, seemingly only capable of housing two hundred or so students at its fullest.

The future also seemed to have visited its design.

With a coat of blue and stripes of gold and green, the train floated above the tracks in what, at first glance, appeared to be a glass tube.

Yes, unlike the times before the old world, this train didn't have wheels but used 'Maglev' technology.

It was achieved through the use of an electrodynamic suspension system.

EDS, for short.

In Laymen's terms, this technology worked on the principle of magnetic repulsion between the cars and the track.

This meant that the train would levitate above the magnetic tracks that covered the many miles of campus.

Said train went through all the buildings that surrounded them, culminating in a loop that circled the main building of the academy.

"Alright everyone, we'll first start with getting you familiar with the train."

After saying that, Amon stopped in front of the station and quickly scanned his bracelet against a human-sized gate.

Emir, who was right behind, copied his earlier actions and entered another cubicle-like gate, hovering the bracelet on his right arm above the scanner...

Beep!

After the confirmation resounded, the gate's double doors opened with a hiss and welcomed Emir to the station.

Unexpectedly, it looked exactly like how he imagined it would.

A normal ordinary station with a Maglev track and a platform similar to what his memories experienced in the old world.

"Huh... I thought it would look a bit more..."

"Grand."

Emir finished Ragnar's words and stepped closer to Amon, nearing the tracks.

Only then did he notice that there was a large glass barrier separating them from jumping down and killing themselves.

And well, that wasn't its only purpose, as Emir could easily guess that it was to protect the students from the air currents caused by the train's speed.

Moments later, said current arrived and crashed against the barrier, but no sound was heard.

The train arrived right after, and with no delay, the barrier dropped.

Doors on each end and middle of the train opened as well.

"C'mon professors, this train is quick."

Amon urged them while getting onto the train.

Emir and the rest needed no prompting as they followed the crowd of students and took their seats inside.

"Shotgun!"

"That doesn't work on a train!"

"Then I call dibs!"

"Fuck you!"

Morgiana and Ragnar fought over who was going to sit in the rightmost seat, while Emir enjoyed the comfort of the window seat on the left.

Amon chose to stand instead, but the trio didn't care for him.

Seconds went by, and the train began to move.

[Doors closing.]

There weren't any announcements only a single robotic warning, as the need for such a thing was eliminated.

The Technomancers behind this masterpiece made it so that anyone inside would not experience the inertia of motion.

A reason for this was easily accessible, but Emir didn't think about it too much and chalked it up to Magitek.

Soon, they arrived and stopped at another building's second floor, waiting for more students to board.

During that time Amon explained what each building was for, but it could basically be summed up as buildings that housed theoretical majoring students...

Those who chose the second course, ones who were Aether-less, or at least the majority of them were.

This relatively quick cycle repeated itself a couple of times until they reached the main

building of the Academy.

It was a towering structure that rose into the sky, gleaming in the sunlight with its reflective

exterior.

They arrived on its second floor, and the doors opened once again.

The professors allowed the students to leave first, then they exited next.

Just as they followed the rest out, Amon turned around and spread his arms open while

saying:

"Welcome to the Tower!"

Emir, Ragnar, and Morgiana bowed slightly with their arms above their second hearts, finally

showing the old man some respect.

"Thanks for the warm welcome, Principal."

After a smiling nod, Amon continued on his way, leading them to the elevators.

"The tower has ten floors, and I'll show you most of them today."

Ting!

The flock of students made way as Amon and the rest entered an elevator similar to what Emir

had at home, only way bigger in size.

Those students didn't dare enter and waited outside for the next one to arrive.

This wasn't only out of respect, or rather fear, but also because the elevator they were in was

only for professors.

Amon nodded at the trio and neared the door's right, where a number pad from '10' to 'P' was

placed.

He pressed on '10,' and then the elevator closed shut.

It didn't take them more than a few seconds to reach the 10th floor.

"Here is where you'll spend most of your time..."

"The offices for every professor in this academy."

The principal proceeded to show them the rooms allocated to each of them.

Emir's office was presented first, as it was closest to the principal's.

After all, out of the trio, only he would teach the Elite.

Those with that 'privilege' had better rooms, ones that were placed together at the far end of

the floor.

Morgiana and Ragnar would teach green hunters, basically Initiate-ranked Celestials, so they

were placed nearer to the elevator with the rest of the 'common' folk.

They were all numbered with three different letters.

EX, SS, and S.

Emir's office was SS-3; Ragnar and Morgiana were S-8 and S-9, respectively.

EX was for the principal and those similar to him in standing.

A Few Minutes Later... Now that they were done with the office tour, they headed back to the elevator.

And the floor they explored wasn't anything they weren't used to.

It looked just like a fancy hotel with long white halls and rooms on each side.

As they arrived at the elevator, it scanned Amon's bracelet and opened its doors. "Alright, you three, we'll be going to check out the classes next."