Chapter 10 Planet Elmanar (2)
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This chapter contains a lot of information about the history of Elmanar. Basically, this chapter is an info dump.
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After a short nap, I woke up feeling pretty good mentally. Physically... well, sleeping on a desk isn't the most comfortable, but whatever.
Looking at the time, it seemed like the teacher was about to come. I adjusted my clothes and sat properly, waiting for the teacher to enter the class.
The theory teacher was a rather pleasant person, the complete opposite of Aveline. He was a teacher with many years of teaching experience. Even though he only taught dry theory subjects, his teaching method was not boring. The scores his students achieved were almost all very good.
His name was Herm-
*Swoosh* the sound of the door being pulled open echoed.
'Here he is'
A distinguished elderly gentleman entered the room. His silver hair was impeccably groomed, and his amber eyes held a depth of wisdom. Dressed in a comfortable yet sophisticated manner, he was the epitome of elegance.
Stepping up to the podium, he spoke softly.
"Greetings class, my name is Herman Revaz. I will be teaching you world history for the upcoming period. I hope you will cooperate."
As he spoke, a warm smile appeared on his lips, a smile that no one could resist.
After the introduction, he began his teaching process. His lecture only consisted of basic knowledge about history. It was extremely boring. But under his teaching style, that boredom turned into charm.
Perhaps others would not know, but Herman used his skills in his lessons. His skill allowed him to attract attention and convey information in a way that was easy to understand for the audience. It was only a low-level skill, but he used it very precisely. It helped the students absorb the dry lessons more easily.
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"Now, let's talk about The First Great Catastrophe. Does anyone here know about it?"
'The First Great Catastrophe...' I thought to myself.
Glancing around, Herman's eyes suddenly stopped on me. He smiled, and I felt that something bad was about to happen.
'Don't-' the corner of my eye couldn't help but twitch.
"Danz Grayson, right? Can you tell me what you know about the First Great Catastrophe?" He glanced at the class list and called my name.
'Ugh...' I sighed inwardly. I stood up very reluctantly.
I didn't know much about that great disaster, the novel didn't mention it much. Hopefully my answer won't have too many mistakes.
I pretended to be thinking and slowly replied to Herman.
"The First Great Catastrophe marked a turning point for the entire world. It was the era when the Elves and Dwarves first appeared on our planet. Simultaneously, our planet's volume expanded dramatically, leading to numerous natural disasters for an extended period. Hence, it was named the Great Catastrophe."
The original novel didn't give any detailed information about that cataclysm, what I said was just the most basic information that everyone should know.
Herman looked at me for a while and smiled.
"Alright, you can sit down."
'Phew'. I sighed in relief.
Then, Herman's voice continued to speak.
"As our classmate Grayson said, the First Great Catastrophe was a huge milestone that marked the complete change of the world."
"Going deeper into the cause of that event, we have to mention the Elves and Dwarves. They are the core cause of the change of the world."
Oh? This is new. From what the original novel tells, I only know that the Elves and Dwarves appeared at the same time as the great disaster. I didn't know they were the cause.
"This is not really a secret, because when those two races appeared, it caused quite a stir."
"According to historical documents, the Elves and Dwarves joined hands to experiment with creating a long-distance teleportation gate. The gate can teleport between planets regardless of distance by paying a large amount of resources. The reason why they created the gate has not been revealed. Both races always kept their mouths shut when we humans asked them about it. According to scholars, their planet experienced some kind of disaster that caused them to create the gate and migrate to another place to live."
Whatever the reason is, it must not be good, I guarantee it. No one would leave their mother planet to go somewhere else unless that planet is no longer habitable. Maybe those hypotheses are partly correct.
"According to their stories, the appearance of these two races on our planet was a mistake. An unforeseen anomaly caused their world to collide with ours during the activation sequence, resulting in a planetary merger."
I see, I see.
"As you know, our planet was previously a normal planet, without mana. Humans did not have any Status Board or awakening. Thanks to the fusion with the mana-filled planet of the Elves and Dwarves, mana began to slowly enter our planet from the universe"
"The fusion led to volumetric amplification and geological changes on this planet. That caused many natural disasters, which continued for a long time before stabilizing"
"The entering of mana also led to many species of creatures mutating. Animals became more aggressive and dangerous. Plants became larger and stronger, and some species even produced new toxins. Humans also mutated, which we call awakening. The rate of awakening people also increased over time as the amount of mana in the air became thicker"
"After the natural disasters subsided, the geology stopped changing. The world was divided into four continents that have remained to this day."
Herman then projected the image of the current world map.
On the projection is an image of four large continents separated by a vast ocean.
In the upper left corner of the map is the continent of Vedast, the continent where humanity lives. This is a large continent formed after the fusion of the continents in the world before the great catastrophe. Simply put, it is the entire land of the previous world combined together plus some lands rising from the sea.
In the upper right corner of the map is the continent of Athene, the territory of the Elves. This continent was formed after the fusion of two worlds. The Elves decided to choose it as the settlement of the entire race.
Below the continent of Athene is the continent of Romulus, the land of the Dwarves. Similar to the Elves, this continent also appeared after the two planets merged.
And the last, most mysterious, and unexplored continent, also the largest, is Uvis. No one has ever returned from there alive. All explorers sent there have disappeared without a trace, except for one who came back severely wounded both physically and mentally, and died shortly after. Since then, Uvis has been called the Land of the Dead, or simply the Forbidden Continent, Forbidden Land.
All 4 continents are separated by the ocean. The only way to move from one continent to another is by the Teleportation Gate. Currently, the territories of Humans, Elves, and Dwarves are connected by teleportation gates. Only the Forbidden Land does not have one. The only way to enter the Forbidden Land is to cross the ocean.
Well, there is another way, but I will definitely never use it, and I can't use it either, so I don't need to mention it.
"I'm sure everyone here knows about these four continents, so I won't go into it further". Herman continued.
"Back to the First Great Catastrophe. After stabilizing the economy, politics, and society, the three races held a meeting together. Through that meeting, the races decided on their own territories, and the planet was renamed Elmanar, thus starting the first year of the Elmanar calendar."
"After the meeting, the Elves and Dwarves returned to their territories, and humanity also started a new life. That was the end of the First Great Catastrophe."
'And that's the end of class'. I looked at the time on my BracePhone and thought to myself.
"It seems like the class is over for today. Let's end the lesson here, see you next time". Herman said and smiled warmly, he closed the thick history book in his hand and walked out of the classroom.
'A useful lesson'
That's my honest thought. I lack a lot of basic knowledge of this world. Thanks to Professor Herman's lesson today, I learned a lot about Elmanar that the novel didn't mention.
Well, I probably won't use this knowledge much, but I have the right to be curious and learn, right?
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Author here. This chapter contains too much information. I had to think a lot to avoid the information being disjointed when explaining. And it's pretty hard for me to exactly explain it in English...If there's anything you don't understand, just comment and ask and I'll try to explain it more clearly.
Chapter 11 Dormitory
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Back to my room, I lay down on the bed and thought about today.
To sum up my first day of school, I learned some basic swordsmanship moves and got a good workout. Thanks to my efforts, Aveline doesn't hold a grudge against me anymore. I feel so relieved.
Other than that, I also learned quite a bit about Elmanar's history. It wasn't very useful for my life, but it satisfied my curiosity. It was quite good.
After thinking about it for a while, I decided to leave the dormitory and practice a bit.
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[Evening]
"Sigh, that was refreshing tho." I walked out of the bathroom, exhaling a satisfied sigh. The steam from the bathroom billowed out like a paradise.
Sit on the chair, drying my damp hair and making plans for the next day.
'Looks like I should move into the dorms'
Hollis' dormitory was a building built by the academy for both students and teachers. It was naturally divided into two different areas. The facilities of the teacher area were definitely more advanced than the student ones. However, the student dorms are also tiered, with each student assigned to a specific dorm based on their rank.
The student dormitory consisted of four buildings: Bronze - Silver - Gold - Diamond.
Students ranked 1000-501 will be assigned to the Bronze building. Those ranked 500-201 will be in the Silver building. For those ranked 200-21, they'll be in the Gold building. And finally, the Diamond building is reserved exclusively for the top 20 students each year.
Um, and I was assigned to the Bronze building. I was ranked 672.
It's true that the Bronze building doesn't have as good facilities as the other buildings, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Hollis would never treat its students poorly. The rooms there are still fully furnished and quite sturdy, definitely better than the room I'm currently renting. Plus, it's located on campus, which is very convenient for getting around.
As for the three higher-class buildings, the facilities will be gradually upgraded and more resources and tools will be added for students to practice. The dormitory is also one of the reasons why the competitive spirit of students in Hollis is so fierce and intense. Everyone wants to raise their rank to compete for resources. Well, of course, not including me. The Bronze building is enough for a background character like me.
Without a second thought, I got up and started packing my belongings. Tomorrow, I'm moving into the Hollis dormitory.
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It is currently the morning of September 3rd, I am checking my luggage before starting to move into the dormitory.
Glancing at the sky outside the window, a dark sky.
"Well, it's still early, it's only 5am. There's still more than 3 hours until class starts. It should be enough for me to move into the dormitory." I thought and couldn't help but nod at my own calculations.
It was still very early, the sun hadn't risen yet. Normally, places like dormitories wouldn't open at this hour. But I knew Hollis was different. Their staff always took turns on duty, especially the dormitory, where the continent's top talents resided. It wasn't unusual for them to have people starting to move in this early in the morning.
"Okay, let's go." I said, opened the door and dragged my luggage out of the dormitory.
I had already contacted the landlord that I would be leaving this morning, so I didn't need to inform them anymore, I just needed to bring my things and leave.
On the way to the dormitory, I slowly dragged my suitcase and thought about random things. Memories from the first day I came to this world flashed through my mind. I couldn't help but close my eyes in emotion. The cold morning breeze brushed against my skin, making my mind clearer.
Opening my eyes with determination, I turned towards Hollis.
'New life in the dormitory, here I come!'
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[In front of the gate of Area 8 - student dormitory]
It was already dawn, and I could see my surroundings somewhat clearly without relying on the street lights. Stopping in front of the gate of Area 8, I looked up at the buildings behind it.
"Wow, they're so big." I continued to exclaim as I saw the massive buildings before my eyes.
Even though I knew it would be huge, I was still impressed by the buildings that Hollis built.
"Okay. I didn't come here to look." I told myself with determination, regaining my composure.
I quickly dragged my luggage to the security room and showed my student ID card. I said that I was here to move in.
The security guard looked at me and my student ID for a moment and then nodded. He opened the gate and let me in.
I walked inside, nodded slightly to the security guard, and headed towards the Bronze building.
The Bronze building was very close to the dormitory gate, so it didn't take me long to find it. Standing in front of the building, I realized how big it was.
Well, that's right, this building is where the most students are. At least this building must have a capacity of 1,500 people. 500 people per school year.
I quickly entered the building, met the caretaker of the Bronze building and showed my ID. After being approved, I headed straight to my room.
"Let's see, room A205..." I muttered while looking at the map provided on my BracePhone.
After a while of searching, I was now standing in front of my room door. I unlocked the room with my student card and walked inside.
Entering, what caught my eye was a narrow passageway with a built-in wardrobe on the right and a bathroom door on the left. Going deeper inside, I saw a simple bed with a white mattress, a large table with a small bookshelf opposite. Nestled in the corner was a small refrigerator. There was also a large glass door with curtains and behind it was a balcony. The room was not too large but fully furnished. It even had an air conditioning system.
"Damn. Like a hotel room..." I couldn't help but exclaim once again.
I knew that Hollis wouldn't treat its students badly, so the facilities of the Bronze building wouldn't be bad. But I thought it would only be a little better than my previous room, I didn't expect it to be this much.
"Ha... You get what you pay for." I couldn't help but twitch the corners of my lips and let out a sigh.
It was true that the tuition fees were ridiculously high. But compared to what students achieved at Hollis, those tuition fees were really not as expensive as one would think. It was truly worthy of being the continent's top talent training facility.
"If the Bronze building is like this, what must the other buildings be like?"
I couldn't help but think curiously. . A small sense of longing grew inside me. I wanted to be there too.
"No, no, don't think like that. That place doesn't belong to me. I should be content with what I have if I don't want to get into trouble." I slapped my cheek and tried to calm down.
"Ha..." I took a deep breath and quickly started unpacking my suitcase into my new room. I had to hurry to make it to class on time.
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After a bit of a struggle, I finally got all my things organized. Looking around my room, I smiled contentedly.
"Hmmm, there's still an hour and a half left until class." I looked at the time and muttered.
Looks like I should take a walk around the academy while I wait.
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'What a big school...'
As I walked, I looked around with a curious gaze. I kept walking aimlessly until I stopped at Area 3, the training area.
"If I remember correctly, Area 3 has a free practice area."
That thought flashed through my mind, I was a bit curious. Without hesitating for too long, I headed towards that area and strode forward. After all, there was still a while until class started.
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I was walking down the hallway of the free practice area, which was divided into many rooms for students to freely practice their skills. As I walked and observed, I suddenly heard some clear sounds like the sound of metal colliding with each other. Curiosity urged me to walk towards the source of the sound.
I stopped in front of a room at the end of the hallway, the sound was coming from here.
I slowly poked my head in. A tall, toned back with half of his upper body exposed caught my eye.
He had a skin full of vitality. Firm muscles and a well-proportioned body, his clenched fists continuously attacking the mannequin, his back looked extremely majestic like a solid mountain. His long black hair was tied up high with a long white cloth. He wore a pair of long black pants with the waist tightly wrapped with cloth. He looked like a warrior from a Chinese novel.
"Ugh...don't tell me". My face distorted as I finally recognized the person in front of me.
"Who's there?!". Suddenly he turned around, our eyes met.
His piercing black eyes bore into me, sending a chill down my spine. It was as if a venomous serpent were locked in my gaze.
I just stood there, not knowing how to handle this situation.
"I asked, who are you?". His eyes were like arrows piercing through me, extremely sharp. It made me a little scared.
"I...I'm a student of class 1-A. I just happened to pass by here. I didn't mean to peek at your practice". I answered him with a slightly trembling voice. I hoped he would forgive me.
Staring at me for a while, it seemed like he realized I was telling the truth, so he waved his hand to chase me away. I thanked him and quickly left that place. I'm not stupid enough to make a bad impression on him, if he pins me down, I'll die. No joke.
'But I admit he's really handsome. Not inferior to Briar at all'. I'm afraid, but I admit what's right.
Who is he? One of the main characters in Karen's group - Zheng Kai.
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