But what David was unaware of was that the moment he said the word ' oldman ' the group of interns momentarily drew in a muffled gasp of cold air. Muffled because they had quickly suppressed their mouths with their hands.
They glanced at each other, while trying to hide their astonishment. It was a well known fact in the institute that the professor dislike people calling him an old man.
The old man's eyebrows furrowed when he heard the words too. He gazed at the now smiling david who was currently about to leave though the entrance.
It appeared as if he really didn't like being called an old man. And by a junior at that. It wasn't that he doesn't like called an old man, in fact, it had nothing to do with it. The problem was that, he really wasn't an old man.
Extreme power comes together with an extreme price. After passing through the stage of 'Spryh' the higher one's amount of blood revolutions are, the more possibilities one has in Incorporating with a powerful gene. Although, it also has something to do with how long one could persist in the Adrenaline state, but that isn't the main ground for advancement.
The white haired man was a four star talented individual back when he was still a student of the institute. He had advance from the 'Spryh' state at the 299th blood revolutions. He was undefeated by his peers and was also the most talented students among his peers. His confidence came from the fact that he could remain in the state of Adrenaline twice the amount of his peers
Because of his confidence, he had chosen to develop and incorporate with a powerful gene that had the requirements of a 300th blood revolution Spryher.
Because if his decision, he had been admonished and counseled by the head of the institutes And also the instructors tried desuading him, because the consequences of merging with a powerful gene when ones body is clearly not prepared for it nor strong enough to control it, one might just lose control. He was aware of this fact, but he remained firm in his decision.
According to his calculations back then, he had a 10 percent chances of dying, 30 percent chances of transforming into a mutant, and a 60 percent chance of survival.
In the end, he successfully developed and also successfully merged with the gene but not without an extreme side effect.
Although he merged with the gene successfully, it still took a toll on his body, with a considerable side effect hence his white hair and eyebrow.
He almost failed though at the critical moment as the duration of his Adrenaline was a second and a half late than his calculations due to him merging with the gene.
The powerful gene sucked a bit of his life energy as fuel since his body had no energy to provide. Making his face look slightly wrinkled and rough. So at first glance, he appeared to be an old man.
Although he was like an old man, he was one of the strongest professors of the institute. One could infer from that fact that it was worth it to gain the power he currently had. If he was asked to make the decision again, he would still choose to merge with the Gene.
But if one looked closely, one would see his true appearance clearly. It was just that his face was a bit rough.
The professor's flash back was interrupted when one of the interns by his side quickly spoke out before david had the opportunity to step out..
"Wait, You haven't paid for occupying an Energy Tank yet!"
Upon hearing this, David's smiling expression dropped slightly. He tilted his head to the side slightly.
"Are you referring to me?" David asked while pointing at himself.
The intern who spoke up was a young man who looked to be 19 years of age. He had a light brown hair with a buzz cut as his hairstyle. A very handsome face with a slightly wide smile on it. But instead of making David comfortable, the smile hid a malicious intent which david had sensed since the moment the voice sounded out.
David's body currently appeared to be relaxed, while his muscles hardened, akin to that of a tempered steel.
But before his body could complete the transformation, he quicky put a stop to it, because at this moment, he was completely filled with absolute confidence. He believed that with his current strength, he could handle any of his peers at the moment.
If it was before, he wouldn't be able to stop his natural instincts towards a strong being because he had tried previously but it was to no avail.
But now, he had grown slight stronger and it appears his contract over his body appears to be more refined.
The young man smile dropped as his face hardened when he heard David's reply. He stride towards David with slow but heavy steps. "Yes, I was referring to you." he said, while stopping a meter away from him, glaring at David, face to face.
"Oh, is that so? But how can I pay for something i know nothing about?"
"I don't know what energy tank you are talking about. And I sure as hell do not remember coming into this place."
"So, who so ever has brought me here is the one to pay." David retorted with a wide smile and an innocent face before taking his leave. He was happy about his rapid increase in strength already, so he wasn't about to let a random nobody ruin his good mood.
The blond boy was stunned slightly as he had never heard anyone speak such shameless words with an air of righteousness.
You clearly gained a lot from the energy tank judging by your laugh of happiness but, you are refusing to pay. As he thought of this, his face twisted in anger and as the blond boy was to speak out, he sensed the old man gazing at him with the corner of his eyes, so he quickly kept his mouth shut, went back to standing respectfully by the professor's side but not without shooting a glare at the shameless David.
Laughing softly, David turned around to leave through the exit for the second time before he was stopped again to pay for the whatever tank.
But, reality was cruel as a slightly raspy voice rang out of the hall.
As he was about to exit of the hall, he heard the same familiar raspy voice that had spoken out earlier.
"What's your name boy?" Sighing softly to himself, be had to contain his rising anger 'I just want to leave this place to test my strength, is that too much to ask?' David thought while turning around.
He didn't want to appear disrespectful so he answer the old man patiently.
"I'm David, you can also call me Dav. Can I leave now?" he was already getting impatient with these people.
The old man behind the desk, leaned backwards in his chair, he scanned David from head to toe. Ignoring his question. The man spoke up after a while.
"Alright Dav, it has been a very long time since someone dared to call me 'Old Man'. You must be a new student right?." The old man spoke up indifferently.
Before waiting for David's reply, the Prof spoke out once more.
"The tank you jumped out from Is called an Energy Tank. And to use an Energy tank, there have to be a payment of 50 Gyno points for each usage." After saying all this, the prof went back to viewing the holographic report he was previously inspecting, ignoring the stunned David.
Normally, to use the Energy Tank, one has to pay 50 Gyno points to utilize a low grade Energy Tank.
Energy tanks are graded by the amount of purity included in them. A low grade Energy Tank contains a high amount of impurities in them almost taking up a 50 percent of the energy tank which are harmful to ones body and progress , but they also contain 50 percent of energy in them.
Too much impurities could shorten the time for one to lose control. It means it could lead to one losing control at a more faster speed.
David's smiling expression had long since turned blank In that moment.
Although he might seem as if he doesn't care much about things, he still knew what 50 Gyno points are worth and he knew they were worth a lot. Since the school gave he only 100 Gyno Points. Now, the old man was telling him he had to pay half of the Gyno points given to him by the institute for something he doesn't know about.
Find, he gained a lot from soaking in the energy tank, but the main theme here is, he didn't want to soak in there himself, and neither did he implore anyone to place him there, so it technicality wasn't his fault.
Thinking up to here, he turned around slowly to face the old man's desk. His formally confident attitude had home through a 360 degree change.
"Sir, Since I didn't come here my self, I clearly didn't ask to be out here. So technically, it isn't my price to pay, I'm I right sir?." David said while smiling politely at the old man.
Upon seeing the clear changes in David's attitude, the interns couldn't help but blink their eyes rapidly in surprise.
The blond haired guy wasn't even surprised at the change, he had already expected something like that from the shameless young man.
He only wanted David to quickly step out of the hall. Once outside the hall, he couldn't wait to see what David's expression would be.
The reason was that, the institute has a type of rule, if David came out of the Lab without paying for the energy tank he had used, he would be forced to pay twice the amount of Gyno points the moment he set his foot outside the Lab. It would still be automatically deducted from his Account.
And if he doesn't have the necessary amount of Gyno points to Exchange, he would be automatically assigned forcefully to a specific task for a specific amount of time by the institute.
That was the Moment the blond boy was waiting for, he could imagine how the other boy's expression would be, and that got him excited. That was the reason he instigated David, to make him leave the lab in anger without paying, so he could finally teach the boy a lesson on behalf of the professor to gain the professor's approval and favor.
Upon seeing the change of David's attitude, the prof raised his eyebrow in slight surprise. After a moment, the corner of his mouth tilted upwards lightly.
"Hmm, your explanation was slightly convincing, go ahead if you think you don't have to pay." the professor's smile widened as he rested his chin with his hands resting on the antique table.
David heaved a soft sigh of relief when he heard this. He put on the brightest smile he could possibly muster and smiled towards the old man.
"Really? Then I will have to thank you sir then. I will take my leave now." David thanked the old man and turned to leave.
The old man's smile widened when he saw David leaving.
Although David doesn't like thinking too deeply into things, his brain soon found that something was wrong with the old man's words and also the atmosphere, he chose to ignore it, but his body was soon reacting to something as his eyes appeared to droop slightly.
He couldn't possibly ignore it this time. He turned around again to face the old man.
"Do I really not have to pay?" David asked again.
The man's smirked and said "Of course, you could chose not to pay if you so wish."
When he heard the words, David's smiling expression had turned expressionless. The man's words clearly meant that he could chose not to pay, but he clearly didn't explain what would happen later and from the old man's smiling expression, he was smiling as if wanting to watch a show. Even all of the interns especially that blond hair bastard had the same face, his expectant expression is more than disturbing.
'An old man like you being so petty, how shameless could you possibly be?' As David thought of this, he put on a disdainful expression while he tapped on his imprint.
And to the disappointment if the crowds, he spoke out the words they weren't expecting him to say.
"Hazel, settle the account from the Energy hall."
A voice rang out
"Done! In 25 minutes, the science class would commence, It's advisable to leave at this moment." looking at the dissatisfied expression of the crowds. David left.
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