GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

contemporary romance

Soverick stood up and began walking towards the exit of the orientation hall.

"Truly informative," Litori said as she followed him.

"I am so pumped up. I want to break a record too." Ghaster tightened his fist.

If they broke a record too, their names and achievements will be added to the orientation video. It was eternal glory, something that young people wish for.

'What a bunch of kids.' Soverick shook his head and muttered. They were easily influenced by the video and began to see themselves assimilating into the environment. They didn't stand a chance against the double combo that is the director and eternal battle achievement. They felt more than their mother could tell them, that they too can achieve something great. He had much more important things on his mind.

'The 3-stage academic system of the plane will probably change in the future when the divine plane is destroyed. Transcendents and above will be able to undergo training here on the plane instead of on the ancient battlefield. Unlike the high elves, the battle sage race will take the change seriously.' He thought in anticipation.

The high elves could have removed the limit of their plane quite easily but they didn't bother. High elves are an innately peaceful race. Their genetic make-up and the life essence that they use to raise their young ensured that they have a very long lifespan. They aren't afraid of death either, because they return to the forest in the form of trees when they die. They are perfectly comfortable whiling away their time in peace or chasing pleasure.

Things would have continued like that if not for the war that ensued when people started to covet their ancestral trees. As thieves say, 'good things are meant to be shared.' People began to covet their lifestyle. It was only then that they removed the limit and pursued strength.

By the time the war ended the high elves had changed completely because of the effects of the royal bloodline. The ones that had become origin gods infected the race with power. The power exaggerated their already high mana affinity and made it very easy for them to become lords and kings of law even if they did nothing all day.

The battle sage on the other hand has reached this stage even with the limitations placed on their home plane. Soverick could only imagine the type of progress they will make without it.

They walked out of the hall and found the golem waiting for them. It held a tray with 3 orbs on it and what looked like a device worn on the wrist. Soverick guessed that the orbs are the memory crystals.

"These are for you. The memory crystals contain information about the rules and regulations. While the wrist loggers are used to inform you about your training schedule and any other important announcement. Just like you will learn from the memory crystals, the wrist loggers must be worn at all times. It is very important as it is used by the system to track your well-being and performance. Please one of both of them each." The Golem said.

Ghaster hurriedly picked one. He wanted the satisfaction of being the first. According to his plan, he needs to be the first to achieve everything. The first to do something is likely to gain an advantage or an edge that will snowball if they continue to acquire more. This will eventually lead to the creation of a gulf between his ability and that of his siblings. The next agenda of his plan is to cozy up to figures of authority. It is a great way to obtain preferential treatment according to his ancestral memories. The first step is to create a good impression which means he had to be polite and be well behaved at all times. The three keys to politeness are to always say "Please," "Sorry," and "Thank you," when appropriate.

Furthermore, they are probably being watched right now. It might seem like they are alone with just an insignificant golem but that might not be so. Many heroes gain advantages by being polite when they are being spied upon without their knowledge. Even if no person is currently watching them, the AI is, and that's good enough for him to put on a performance.

"Thank you, Wendy." He said innocently after taking his portion.

"You're welcome. Ghaster." The golem replied.

Soverick rolled his eyes when he saw Ghastorix rush to pick first. 'What did it matter who picks first?' He thought as he picked his leisurely. He didn't know that it was the start of an elaborate and intricate plane to usurp his position as the eldest.

He created a mental connection with his memory crystal and allowed the inflow of knowledge. There was a burst of knowledge that entered his mind but it was for an instant. He didn't feel any discomfort by it, his powerful mind sorted out the information quickly. The others also accepted the mind infusion but it was taking them a while to complete the process. After that, they also had to sort out the information and claim it. Doing this will prevent memory dissociation due to the influence of the burst of knowledge. It is a very important step because the management of the mind is very important. Our memories make us who we are, and accepting external memories can lead to the creation of an alternative personality in extreme cases.

Ghaster looked up to see if he was the first to finish accepting the knowledge but he was disappointed to realize he wasn't the first. He wasn't even the second. Litori's second affinity is to the soul, so she had an innate advantage in the aspects of the mind. She was also the second to awaken her soul.

Litori smirked at him, which only made him more determined to beat her up in the future. His advantage in picking first was gone now, but he was a long way from giving up. This wasn't the first time that she beat him in the use of memory crystals. She was faster than him when they were given the memory crystals containing their refinement techniques. It felt like he didn't have any stark advantage over her but he was sure this will only be temporary. He had the confidence of an origin god so it was not in his nature to back down.

Next, they wore their wrist loggers and connected their divine sense to them. The logger had been mentioned in the orientation video and the memory crystal. They are very important. So even though this was their first time in contact with one they knew how to operate it already. The logger became activated and it informed them of what they will do now. A line also appeared in their vision that informed them of the direction they should go in. For now, they will need to sort out their accommodations, so they followed the highlighted paths to do that.

The space within the orientation hall began to shrink in a bid to save energy after the orientation was over and everyone had left. Then the door of the orientation hall closed. The hall is just like most of the rooms within the academy. It is actually in an artificial space created by enchanting a door frame. The actual volume that the hall is occupying in the battle academy is just the door on the wall. Only when the rooms are needed will the space behind the wall be expanded to serve its process. The entire battle academy is made up of bubbles of space within a large encompassing bubble of space that is the shell of the academy. This shell is the building that is seen outside.

Only a few select rooms and structures are not enchanted. Like the accommodation for students. The enchantment is very safe if done well, it should be able to sustain any stress beneath the level of transcendent. As long as the enchantments are closely monitored and repaired, they should hold indefinitely. Hadrick has had years to perfect its craft.

But due to the lack of such scrutiny in the living quarters of students because of privacy issues, the school authorities decided it will be safer to house kids in a stable and natural space. There is no need to tempt fate. Some students have been found capable of tampering with the spatial enchantments used in their rooms. The artificial bubble of space became as fragile as a soap bubble because of such tampering. If this "soap bubble" is popped, it will disintegrate everything within it. Only the advanced warning system had prevented such an occurrence.

Yet, someone has succeeded in the past in destroying the school. Not a room, but the entire structure that is the battle academy. That person was only at the mana entity stage back then and has since gone on to destroy more things. That feat had been enough to make the administration decide to make the rooms of the accommodation with real space instead of enchanted space.

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