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OPI Chapter 180: Longinus' Resolve
🕑 Added 2024-06-18 04:20:54 +0000 UTCStarfish World, Mary Geoise.
Today is the first day of vacation for the Celestial Palace students so they were allowed to return home.
This also caused the Celestial Dragons in the Domain of the Gods to gather in front of the Celestial Dragon Gate waiting for the return of their children.
"They've finally arrived!"
"I wonder how my little Irene is doing. Will those people bully her?"
The great iron gates that separated the Domain of the Gods began to slowly rise, causing some impatient Celestial Dragons to want to rush out to greet their children.
"What are you doing?" An old man grabbed his son's arm tightly.
"Father, I saw my son, let me go!"
"Fool, have you forgotten the ban of the Five Elders? Once you run out, you will never be able to come in again!" The Old Man shouted.
"Ah" The Celestial Dragon froze, and immediately, a look of fear appeared on his face. He almost forgot that very important rule!
The old man's shout also served as a reminder to the other Celestial Dragons who wanted to run.
"Mother!"
"I miss you so much!"
In the midst of the strange atmosphere, the Celestial Dragon children ran excitedly towards their families, shouting with joy.
The adults put aside their worries and, after receiving their children, hugged them and returned to their mansions.
...
The old man Celestial Dragon arrived at his mansion and said to his ten-year-old grandson with a smile: "Let's go eat, everything is already prepared, there is plenty of your favorite food!"
"Okay, I'll go change my clothes first."
With that, Violet headed to his room, and it was at that moment that his grandfather as well as his parents noticed that he was no longer wearing the traditional attire of the Celestial Dragons.
Instead, he was wearing a smart suit.
A white tuxedo, with a gold vest, a white shirt and black oxford shoes, with the gold Hoof of the Flying Dragon printed on the chest.
"Is this their school uniform?"
The old man frowned as he looked at his grandson's back and muttered: "What is he wearing? What's the difference between him and those low-level nobles from the lower world?"
However, the Celestial Dragon boy's parents, although they didn't say anything, thought that their son looked much more elegant.
Moreover, his way of walking radiated a genuine aristocratic grace.
Soon, the family sat down at a table full of delicious delicacies. But as soon as they started eating, the three adults became fascinated by the way Violet handled the cutlery.
"Violet, how did it go there? What did you learn? Can you tell us?" His father could not contain his curiosity.
"It's been going well, although the first two weeks were difficult. Once I got used to it, it became more comfortable."
Violet put down his cutlery and began to explain.
"We get up at seven, make the bed, wash, take care of our needs and have a specially prepared hot drink. Then, at eight, we begin physical training."
"At first, I thought it was the hardest part. We followed the instructor through grueling exercises. Even though it only lasted fifty minutes, we ended up drenched in sweat."
"But then there were ten minutes of muscle massages, carried out by specialists to improve our recovery. At nine we began the theoretical classes: English, literature, mathematics, navigation, history..."
...
In the Cassius family mansion, a dozen maids and butlers stared in amazement at the young man on the lawn.
Beads of sweat ran down his face. Every time he raised his body with his arms, drops fell onto the grass.
His entire body was covered in steam, and he seemed to be trembling slightly. His expression was one of exhaustion, but he continued to strive with determination.
"Three hundred and twenty, three hundred and twenty-one, three hundred and twenty-two..."
A labored murmur escaped from his lips with increasingly slow movements, until finally, after counting to four hundred and four, he collapsed exhausted to the ground.
"Saint Longinus!"
"Quick, bring the isotonic drinks!"
The butler, nervous, ran with a towel in his hand and urged the maids.
"Huh..." The young man breathed heavily as he sat down. He accepted the towel without expression and murmured a thank you.
And in his mind, he repeated: 'Appreciating the contributions of one's inferiors is a basic etiquette that reflects the quality and courtesy of the nobles of the world.'
That was something he had been taught in etiquette class.
However, his behavior caused the butler to quickly shake his head, saying that he was just doing his duty.
"That's right, it's your duty. But it's also my duty to thank you." Longinus said in a cold voice.
The butler did not dare to say anything more.
...
From afar, on the spacious second-floor terrace of a luxurious villa, Longinus' parents watched with concern as their son sat on the grass, meditating.
"What happened to my son? How did he become like this?"
"Humph, he found me right after he got up in the morning and said he wanted to find a guard from Cipher Pol to practice with him, and he also claimed that he wanted to become stronger. It's just nonsense!" The father's face was full of anger.
"Then you refused?"
"Of course!"
"Why would we Celestial Dragons want to be strong? Who would dare to harm us in this world? If some madman dared, the Navy and the God's Knights would take care of it."
"But, looking at our son, it seems that they are teaching them these things in the Celestial Palace." The mother said worriedly.
"It's all nonsense!"
On the other side, Longinus, feeling that he had regained enough breath, stood up to continue his training.
He asked for a wooden sword and began to adjust his breathing rhythm.
"Sun Breathing: Dance."
"Sun Breathing: Clear Blue Sky."
In the next instant, Longinus accurately executed each of the Sun Breathing techniques.
Although because he had not yet mastered the breathing style, no flames would appear on his sword.
Longinus at first just enjoyed the feeling of his body growing stronger and more powerful.
But then, he discovered the truth.
Because he was fifteen years old, his grade was the highest grade in the academy, so he could access more advanced information.
For example, things about dimensional gates and other worlds.
In addition, he learned about the graduation rules.
At eighteen, they would have a graduation exam, and those who passed it would receive the title of 'elite' and a valuable reward.
After graduation.
They will be assigned to various departments for two years of training.
Those who excelled in those two years would have the opportunity to be sent to other worlds, where they could rule and develop freely, as long as they obeyed the World Government.
But if they failed the exam, they could choose to stay in school for another year and then they would be given a second chance to take the exam. And if they failed again, they would be sent back to the Domain of the Gods, and if there were no special circumstances, they would stay there for the rest of their lives, waiting for death.
This filled Longinus with an intense sense of urgency.
"I have to get out of here!"
"There are countless wonderful worlds outside, and I can't be trapped in this place for my whole life!"
"If only elites can have freedom and power, then I, Longinus, must become the best among the Celestial Dragons!"
Longinus spent his seven vacation days training.
That day, Longinus stood in the ground floor lobby, staring blankly at his parents, who were there to see him off.
"Father, mother, this is my first time to come home for vacation, and it will be the last time before graduation."
"In the next three years, I will devote all my energy to learning and practicing, making myself better and stronger every day."
Paying no attention to his mother's sadness or his father's angry screams, he walked out of the mansion without looking back.
...
Starfish World, the Moon.
Imu was using the new star map feature to quickly examine each underground space on the moon.
According to the Planetary Dominance feature, the moon belongs to the Starfish World, so it meets the requirements of the new feature.
Now, Imu seemed to be manipulating a holographic projection model of the moon, changing perspective, zooming in and out at will, even showing the inner layers.
With this function, Imu could remotely monitor every corner of the Starfish World and the moon, with real-time images and sound.
"I found it!"
In one of the underground areas, numerous stone buildings appeared.
As the projection zoomed in, Imu saw white robots dressed in robes, about a meter tall, with wings on their backs, spears in hand, and yellow helmets.
Surrounding them were metal pipes, all in a mechanical punk style.
Imu immediately gave the order through the Den-Den Mushi. "Stussy, give the order for everyone to return to the Ark and then steer the Ark west 125 kilometers."
"Yes, Saint Nerona!"
After ending the call, Imu began to reflect.
"We can no longer ignore the moon as we used to, we must send people to colonize it, so that we are not surprised by aliens one day."
...
Punk Hazard, Academy of Sciences building.
Since the World Government resolved the problems of his home island, Vegapunk's anger towards the World Government had completely dissipated.
Now he just wanted to use the technology he had developed to help the World Government continually grow stronger.
This benefits him too, after all, the stronger the World Government is, the more technologies and materials from other worlds they could get for him.
[Polu-porupuru, Polu-porupuru]
"What's wrong?"
"Director, the World Government has sent a message. They have discovered an underground city of an ancient civilization on the moon, with thousands of robots with self-awareness and emotions. They have ordered us to immediately organize an investigation team and await the arrival of a flying warship."
The Den-Den Mushi shouted excitedly, which also made Vegapunk raise his eyebrows.
"I understand, this time I will go personally. Then I will inform Dr. Tsukimi to join."
It's impossible for him not to be curious about the ancient technology of the moon people.
