Chapter 75 Towards Destras magic academy 4 (1/2)
Mars was sleeping, after some time he once again found himself in the pure white room floating as memories passed by
”I wonder what's going to happen today...”
Mars emptied his head for useless thoughts and focused on the flashing memories that passed by in the form of images and gradually one of the pictures cleared up and showed a stern looking old man
”is that grandfather...? my grandfather...”
the stern looking old man was clad in a military uniform, he looked to be in peak physical form with firm muscles his uniform failed to hide all over his body, giving the impression he was a bodybuilder and not a high ranking officer in the Unified Terran Army or UTA for short
”didn't I have a dream about visiting grandfather... now I remember... the contract”
large amount of information flowed into Mars's head, most of it was about a contract his father had signed before he married his mother
”now I see... genetic engineering over multiple generations....”
the UTA had collected genetic samples from soldiers for over 100 years before they 'made' the perfect soldiers called Alphas in hundreds and over 500 years later Mars's family was one of the most pure Alpha family left, that is until his dad fell in love with offworlder
”and then the contract insured that I joined the UTA when I was 15...”
Mars suddenly felt a whole lot of things made sense when he knew he had been in the military form when he was 15...
”well whatever...”
Mars looked around the pure white space and found it dimming slightly as he passed out and fell asleep...
”Mars wake up”
”hmm... give me a second”
Mars woke up and sat up and looked around
”good morning Mars”
”...good morning Hanna”
Mars looked at Hanna that had come to wake him up, she was crouching down and wearing a sundress with a mantel over it
”...isn't that the same mantel as Ivan's?”
”it's the uniform for the academy”
”I see... it looks good on you”
Hanna gave a smile and stood up before she gave a spin
”you think so?”
”yeah...”
”well in that case what do you think about my---”
”Hanna, Mars we need to go!”
”oh, well you heard Ivan get up Mars”
”yeah yeah, give me a second”
Mars crawled out of his bedroll and put on his boots before he picked up his sheath and strapped it to his belt and stretched before he walked over to the carriage and got on after greeting the coachman
”sorry for keeping you all waiting and good morning to you all”
”good morning Mars”
after Mars greeted the people in the carriage and sat down next to Elsa the carriage shock slightly as it set off down the dirt road, around midday the 2 carriage convoy reached the gates of academy city where all 5 people got of the carriage for an inspection by the city's guards
”next”
a queue of all sorts of people was lined up outside of the gate, at the gate stood 3 guards that checked the people that wanted to enter the city
”sure is a lot better security than Malrton”
Ivan that was right behind Mars in line quickly explained
”that's because the only thing bordering Malrton is the Mother forest, besides the academy houses important researches and grimoires”
”I see”
”next”
quickly Mars's turn came and he stepped up to the guards
”state your name”
”Mars”
”.... and the name of your pet?”
”that's Victoria”
”is it tame?”
”...yes she is”
”what's your purpose for visiting?”
”I'm here to sign up at the academy”
the guard paused slightly before he asked the next question
”are you a member of a guild?”
”yes”
Mars pulled out his steel tag and showed it the guard
”hoo~ steel, that's pretty good for your age”
”thanks”
”what's in the bag?”
”armor, money, magic beast cores and a bedroll”
”...do you mind if I take a look?”
”no I don't but...”
Mars gave a look behind him at the long queue of slightly dissatisfied and impatient people
”...yeah your right, you can pass... next!”
Mars passed the guard and walked through the gate into the city, the ground was paved with cobblestone and the most of the building was made of stone bricks and had some clear looking glass for windows, of in the distance Mars saw what looked like a clock tower