Chapter 5: Department of Research and Technology

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Students marveled in wonder and disbelief to the sight that laid before them. I was putting together a surveillance droid and it was only my second day of class. Thanks to the help of System Overworld, I far exceeded even the senior and newly graduated students. I effortlessly placed the battery pack into the slot of the droid, using the controls to the robotic arms to the station I was working at. I then updated the source code for my droid on my touch terminal, once completed I powered on my droid. It was spherical in shape with 360° degree type camera, which was protected with reinforced bulletproof glass, attached to it were legs that also acted as a propeller, for both flying and swimming. It lifted itself into the air as the students began applauding and cheering.

There were two types of classes on campus. The first class was dedicated to students who were of exceptional programming skills and designing skills, these students were usually from first and second districts, they were taught in a class with the use of touch terminals with tutorials and other bonus features with the luxury of an instructor to go in depth. Their passport IDs also granted them access to the actual department of Research and Technology, located on the opposite end of the campus. Aria, was a student of this class.

Then there was the second class, for students who did not have powerful families supporting them, the students of this class had no choice but to teach themselves using the touch terminals, they didn't have an instructor or bonus features they had to rely on the tutorials only. They didn't have access to the department of Research and Technology. I was one of these students.

"Keagan Price!" a voice from behind shouted at me.

"This is first class which means you are not allowed to use the equipment here!" He explained in a stern voice.

"Return to your class immediately!"

That was instructor Ramos, he thought the first class students along with three other instructors. Today I hacked into the classroom's security undetected and made myself welcome to it's equipment. They always had top model hardware with complemtary software unlike my class which only had excellent software only. It's great that System Oberon could update all software systems with it's evolutionary code, however this didn't help the hardware that much, that's probably how the department makes their money.

"He's from second class?"

"No way, he's better than me!"

"Doesn't he come to university with Aria Wellington?"

Those were some of the statements and remarks made by the first class students.

I had already mapped out the entire student campus and even made a shadow map of all the areas where the cameras couldn't see, not that I would really need it. I also hacked the security system and knew all the codes and protocols that could be used throughout the area. I wanted to hack the department's system, however if I was to do so, System Oberon would detect me and alert any outside forces to converge on me. If I was to hack the system I'd need some sort of cover.

Instructor Ramos escorted me back to my class.

"Yo Keagan, how'd it go?" Brandon asked gleefully.

Brandon was a student in my class, he often asked for assistance in understanding tutorials.

"I built a droid, those snobby first class students thought I was one of them, simpletons really," I replied.

He then laughed full of heart and joy.

"You're the only simpletons here!" Instructor Ramos roared.

"Now get to your terminals!"

He tapped us on our heads as we scurried to our terminals. He brought in someone in our university uniform, obviously a new student.

"FACIAL_RECOGNITION... ACTIVATED
NAME;:_DEVINA_REBECCA_MELDERS...AGE;:_19
STATUS;:_NON_THREAT"

"This is, Devina Melders, she's new like Price, only difference is Price is an asshole!" Ramos shouted.

"I'm a genius asshole!" I interrupted.

The entire class began laughing, even Devina laugh until she started snorting.

"Silence!" Ramos ordered.

"Like I said, Melders over here, like Price, is behind by a few days so help her or something,"

Instructor Ramos then left quickly to avoid the hassle of dealing with me or the other students.

The boys in class quickly bombarded her with questions, it was only natural since she was very beautiful and the boys of this class were hormonal, egotistical monkeys.

"ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS, PLEASE EVACUATE TO THE AUDIO VISUAL ROOM," the campus principal announced.

We then exited the class and into the halls making our way to the AV room.

"This should be good," Brandon muttered sarcastically.

"Oh, wait for me!," Devina chased behind us.

We united ourselves with the first class students and their instructions at the appointed location.

"Wow, this is a huge room!" Devina said with great enthusiasm as she marveled at the room.

I directed my attention to the principal who stood at the front of the room.

"TARGET_STRESS_LEVEL_INCREASING... 49%=>70%
ACCESSING_EVOLUTIONARY_CODE_DRIVES... ...
SIMULATING_ROUTES... ...
ROUTE_CHOSEN...ROUTE...250_OF_300
SEARCHING_FOR_HOSTILES... ACTIVATING_THERMAL_VISION"

My right eye then began to see a in thermal, I noticed that there were three armed people in the room who stood out, one was at the entrance and the other was at the exit and the third one was behind the principal with a gun pointed at his back. They used the Knights Of Round invisibility technology.

"SEARCH...SUCCESSFUL
MULTIPLE_HOSTILES_INBOUND
CREATING_HOSTILES_MAP... ...SUCCESSFUL"

The map that was within the top left corner of my line of sight, showed the invisible enemies.

The interactive display board was hacked and it came on bringing someone into the display.

"Julian Reed," I whispered in disbelief.

"Good day everyone, I would like everyone to stay within these walls, thank you very much," he said politely.

"If anyone tries to leave,you will end up like your principal,"

The invisible forces uncloaked. The principal was knocked over by the Round's soldier, he pointed the gun at the principal and riddled his body with bullets.

The gunshots reverberated of the walls as the students began to scream, some fell to their knees and held their heads in fear whereas the rest of students stared in disbelief. Only I remained calm.

"ROOM_STRESS_LEVEL_INCREASING...35%=>86%
SIMULATING_ROUTES...
ROUTE_CHOSEN... ROUTE_285,671_OF_1,000,095
ACCESSING_ANALOG_INTERFACE... ..."

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