Chapter 39 Pontiac Academy [Part4]



In a small room, seven people sat in their chairs.

The small room had several tables and chairs placed in elevated positions. The walls are lined with windows that have many panes, letting in natural light from outside. In the center of the room hangs a beautiful chandelier. On one side of the room, there is a bookcase full of books.

These seven people were Fiona, Celestia, Daphne, Goren, the twins Chloe and Zoh, and the last one was a young man who seemed mysterious and arrogant named Noah.

In the entire academy, there was no such thing as status. They were all equal, but those with talent were privileged.

There was a figure standing on a pedestal in front of the room. This is Hawkin, the professor who was in charge of the earlier A building test. He was currently explaining how the academy works and what they should start doing.

While he was explaining, Daphne raised her hand and asked a question. "Professor, I have a question." Hawkin gave her the go sign to go ahead and asked her question. To which she said, "Why was I placed in A class? My evaluations were probably bad, as I did not even do anything," with confusion in her tone.

Hawkin stated, "I am not the one in charge of assigning your classes. This was all decided by the three elders of the academy." After hearing his answer, she sat back down angrily. Celestia, who was sitting beside her and was leaning on her hand, turned her gaze towards Daphne and said, "You were deliberately sabotaging your test, weren't you."

Daphne did not respond to her and just let out a 'Hmph'.

Celestia ignored her response, and she moved her gaze towards a young man who seemed to be full of mystery and arrogance. She momentarily scrutinized him. She was quite intrigued by the aura this young man, who was sitting at the back, gave.

The seven students had sat scattered, one was at the back, one was at the center, the twins were together, and the other three girls were sitting together.

Fiona, who was also next to the two girls, spoke with a mocking tone, "Serves you right!" Daphne glared and was about to speak but was interrupted by Celestia.

She knew when she heard what Fiona said that another cat and dog fight was going to happen. So she quickly acted and tried to change the subject. She scratched her head in annoyance, not knowing what to do with these two friends of hers.

In fact, she knew that Fiona always acted maturely, but now she seems as childish as Daphne. Celestia immediately speculated that this change probably had something to do with Zen.

Celestia spoke "You guys see that young man sitting in the back acting all mysterious?" She pointed her index finger skillfully so as not to be noticed.

They turned their gaze and looked at the man. The young man noticed this and showed an indifferent expression. Daphne stated, "What about him? He is just a weird guy. Trying to act all cool."

Fiona was about to speak too when the professor suddenly yelled at them to stop talking.

Once they all became quiet, Prof. Hawkin started to talk again.

He got to the part where, when they got used to how the academy worked, they would then be sent to the Twilight Zone in two months. A place where they will be training to hunt beasts and gain battle experience. The number of beasts they hunt will then be used for their rankings in the academy. Other than getting their rankings, they will also earn academy points.

The academy had multiple gravitational training areas. It was used to train and enhance their bone structures. The ranking will determine how long you will be able to use that training area.

After that, Hawkin sent them the list of fields of study. The list contained all types of studies they could choose from. Such as aviation, where they could learn about ships, technology, alchemy, weaponry, medicine, etc…

They were able to study these things that they chose by themselves. They would only need to report to their respected classrooms once in a while and when their professors call for them.

Magic and Swords were the main curriculum, so obviously they would not be wasting much of the academy's resources. To teach students such simple things that they could learn and teach by themselves.

Once the professor had finished talking about everything he needed to say. He asked if anyone else had any questions.

The young man that sat at the back raised his hand and asked, "Professor, is there any other way to earn points? and how are the points used."

Hawkin replied, "Ah, about that! Thank you for reminding me. I almost forgot to tell you all about it." He then proceeded to explain, "So other than hunting beasts, The academy will often post missions in the academy forum. You can all take the missions requested there. After completing a certain mission, you can go to the front counter of the academy to have it confirmed. Where you will then be given points for completing it."

He put his hand on his chin and thought for a bit before saying, "As for how the points are used. You can use it to exchange for more time in the gravitational training area, exchange it for artifacts or weapons, or exchange it for ships that were developed by the academy itself. The most important use is that you could use those points and go to the third floor of the library area where you could study the academy experts skills."

He explained the various uses of the points. After he finished explaining, he told them that the class would end early today. Today was just an orientation, so the class was short and simple.

All the first year students got out of their classrooms. The hallways and walkways instantly became crowded with all the students getting out of their classrooms.

Fiona, Daphne, and Celestia stayed in the classroom for a while. Waiting for the crowd to lessen. They did not like walking into crowds because they would end up bumping into people. The students in A class also did the same.