Blake did not want anyone to see him like that,although he sure had taken some liking towards Clara but that did not mean she could ridiculous him. Zoravec pater his back once more after Blake wiped off his tears and informed about the changes and psyche of Clara.
"It's not your fault Blake. We just failed to see that she was a proper bitch and just used us for her own benefit."
Blake widened his eyes upon the whole thing Zoravec informed him and took a few moments as he processed his words. He finally understood that Clara was not trustworthy let alone someone he could love or date. Nonetheless, Zoravec glanced at his broken wrist and realised that he needed some kind of treatment which could fix his bones.
"Let's go. I'm sure the mentirs must have some sort of medical facility nearby. It was expected we could potentially get invited, they must have prepared something to give us the aid."
Zoravec concluded as they both headed outside the room. Although they both were slightly injured as he said, and only Clara was the one who remained unscathed. Well, obviously because she did not visibly participated.
As soon as they headed outside the room they found themselves in the most of another huge hall. It resembled like a reception with multiple doors on each side, and a dice in the middle which was right underneath a giant globe made of gold. The walls were painted white which gave the whole hall appear even more bigger than its actual measurements.
'ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N(ov)elBin',
Clara stood in front of the desk whereas all of the jury who was clad on black gowns formed a horizontal line. Zoravec immediately looked around for first aid kit or anything similar bit found nothing. Blake looked miserable when his facial expressions changed with the pain which continued to increase. Zoravec supported his broken arm as Blake handled his wrist, they both had to wait for the supposedly speech to end first.
"Thank you!"
Blake could not fathom how he got such a good friend like him, he was about to tear up once again upon seeing Zoravec's smile. But his emotions got interrupted when one of the jury members started to speak. Zoravec got to know from his words that the applicants were split into the groups of 10 people. And every group was allotted different types of sessions, which meant that Zoravec, Blake and Clara were not the only winners.
Everything started to make sense now that there was no way only 10 people from Zoravec's group were the only survivors. Of course, there was an influx of applicants each time which indicated that there were more than 3 survivors this time too. Just at that time when Zoravec was contemplating about that particular thing, all of the doors opened simultaneously and a swarm of people appeared.
The hall was soon occupied by around 20-30 participants who had won the tasks. The person who stood in the midst of the jury line resumed his speech.
"Congratulations to all the qualified applicants. You all have proven to possess the potential to be a top tier soldier. A few of you must have received the systematic rewards. The ones who have gotten thise cam activate them by accessing the reward in their subconscious mind."
Zoravec carefully examined all those winning applicants who were ahead of him, most of them were highly injured and multiple bruises. A rew had scars too as if they had been bitten or scratched by some beasts. It gave Zoravec a vivid idea that the tasks differed from each other and every group possibly had different sessions. The jury was still not focusing on their healing or first aid which made Zoravec conclude that they must have been teaching them survival with pain.
'ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovelB(i)n. ᴄᴏᴍ',
"The systematic rewards can be used as you wish, these devices are not made by the vampires. It is an imported technology and the limitations are unknown. You are free to experiment and test the boundaries as you wish. Remember, sky is the only limit!"
The same person was still bickering about the system and the way it worked. Zoravec was still contemplating about his surroundings while his other ear was fixated over the conversation.
It was still an important decision for him to decide about the whole system reward. Zoravec was still suspicious about it and could not afford to let anyone peek into his brain or thoughts. It was possible that Clara had given him wrong information, she pretended and deceived both of them it was highly possible that she must have lied about that reward too. Zoravec had to confirm his hunch and the only way he had now was to ask jury about it.
Zoravec was still supporting Blake's arm but he lifted his other free hand and called out the jury member who was speaking earlier.
"Err, sir?"
He raised his hand high and snagged the attention, most people who stood ahead of him immediately turned their heads and saw the source of the voice. After Zoravec knew that now everyone was potentially hearing him, he resumed his words and asked what he wanted.
"Sir, if the system has no limitations or let's say they are unknown. Is it possible that there are some negative aspects associated to the activation? How much is the risk chart?"
Zoravec bluntly asked all those questions, however he deliberately kept his actual fear hidden. He could not risk giving out his potential weakness which could be used against him in the future. Since there were a lot of people in the hall which would be probably accompanying him in the near future.
Zoravec was fully aware that whatever he would say at that moment would leave an impression of his on everyone's mind. Because nobody else questioned anything and since Zoravec was the only one who asked something it was obvious that people were going to remember him.