Arselan System: AI Controller
Chapter 073: The Arena Begins
"We're already walking in the right direction, right?" Ats driving while glancing at the old version of the digital compass inside the jeep. Arselan, who always gave it to him, replied, "You're on the right fastest track, sir."
"Oh, there it is!" Ats saw a giant bunker he was aiming at. The bunker looked empty and dusty as if it had long been abandoned. There's a digital locked gate on one side.
"Arselan," call Ats followed by a command in the heart.
In an instant, Arselan harassed the security system on this bunker. The rule is, Ats must first find the key to be able to get in there. Well, after all, this was only for observation of race preparation.
"Oh, we really can't see a book from the cover alone," Ats muttered as soon as he reached the bunker. The interior of the defense building is not simple, even arguably sophisticated for technology hundreds of years ago. It seems, this bunker can also be used as a command post around the headquarters.
Ats checked all the contents of the bunker carefully. There are items that can indeed be touched as items, there are also those that are just ornaments. The developers of the virtual world must have worked hard to build it. However, keep in mind that the virtual world is still just a mere imitation printed based on the creation of God Almighty. Such a world would definitely run into bugs and various other problems. In other words, the creature can never be perfect.
Ats instantly left from the virtual world after being satisfied exploring the contents of the bunker. After all, the time would not be enough to get to the other defensive bunkers. The world around him became dark. A moment later, he felt his body again. As soon as his eyes opened, he found Dervish who was just about to wake him up.
"Let's get going" said the most active young man in the Scientific Research Class. Ats also check the clock on the device. Ah, it's time to get ready.
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Day by day passed. Ats can't do a secret inspection every day like that day. He only does it occasionally while free to collect data. The long exam period was completed without feeling. Shortly after, the Academy Festival was held.
The festival contains several events. There are related to business, academia, military, culture, and so forth. Because of the many agendas there, the festival lasted quite a long time. The visitors were not only the residents of the academy, but also the people from all over the empire. They were excited to witness the new talents that would later be influential throughout the entire Zarah Clan.
"Excite, Friends," cried Solar in front of all his old friends, "Let's show you how great first-year children are. Yildirim!"
"Now!" reply first year children. It was the yel-yel that they had agreed to show their identity. Yildirim means lightning. Lightning is the fastest particle in the world. They want to show that first-year children have unexpected growth and performance.
The children spread all over. They are heading to their respective positions. There are running competitions, some are encouraging and supporting. There are those who arrange sales, there are those who take a walk to enjoy market conditions. They all perform their respective roles as festival participants.
"Mech will be implemented from today" Solar told his team. They consist of three platoons. Each platoon consisted of ten people. Thus, the total was equal to the number of students of one class in Altair Academy. "Remember to carry out their respective roles. Understood?"
Ats are responsible for general strategy and territorial defense. He and four others will be operators at the command base. The role may seem easy, but it's actually not as simple as one might think.
Arjuna is in charge of the reconnaissance and sniper units. He commanded seven others. The unit is divided into four teams. Each team consists of two people. They will be deployed to existing strategic spots.
The rest are protective units, attackers, and backers. The attack unit is led directly by Solar. The protective unit is led by a skilled particle practitioner for people of the same level–yah, although not as great as Solar and Ats. The support unit is led by a student who is a genius in particle medicine.
The three units were combined in three balanced teams with five or six people in them. Each unit should be shoulder to shoulder. In this mech, cooperation goes into one of the major assessments.
"Who's our first opponent?" ats asked Solar who was the leader of the entire squad.
"Second-year-old boy," replied Solar briefly.
Last semester, they were battered by that elder brother even when the mechs started. In fact, their combat power was not much different. Merely, different experiences had made a deep hole between them.
"Regu Yildirim and Squad Zehin are welcome to enter the room" exclaimed the host directing.
Ats and his friends entered a special room. There are dozens of capsules in the room. It is the capsule that will transfer consciousness to the virtual world of–yah, although Ats can do it himself with the help of Arselan.
"Remember, guys," said Solar before they got into their respective capsules, "We mustn't lose this time. Show me the results of our training all this time. Yildirim!!!"
"Basch!!!" answer the squad's children. The event also began. Mech will be running in less than a minute.
"Performs the system synchronization," Arselan said as soon as Ats turned on the capsule. Actually, he felt bad about his enemy squad. Arguably, he had committed fraud by bringing an external system with him. However, Professor Han said that it was not a problem. After all, in the new rules it has been stated that each participant may bring preparations from outside.
"Arena," exclaimed the host, "Start!"