Olympia is a marvel even by contemporary standards. The conveyors that litter the island alone shows how much experience the engineers of the Gracian Empire has when it comes to city planning. Even beyond that, the campus itself has various other functionalities that really show how advanced this empire is - from a sophisticated AI service that acts just like a human in every way, the self-sweeping streets, the automated disposals, and many others. One wouldn’t wonder as to how the Gracian Empire reached the size it now enjoy.

Louis would’ve marveled at the sight the conveyor took him had his mind not already been filled by something else. Namely, his mind has been filled with the thought of a girl he met aboard the ship that brought him here. The white-haired girl who he barely knew. Her ruby eyes and her calming smile. Her soft but firm voice and her quiet and contagious laugh. Most above all, however, is her image that reminds him of a stranger from the days that passed. The image of an innocent young girl etched deep in his mind. The image of the one he swore he will find.

But even though his thoughts placed his body in stasis, the world around him kept moving. Soon, the conveyor that bears his person arrived at its destination and he is pulled back into the reality that is Earth.

Louis, along with the other students that boarded with him, was quickly led into the rooms that they will be calling home. Clean and pristine as if newly built just for him, the rooms offered by the management of Olympia exceeds even the most luxurious of the hotels in the European Federation, his country of origin. The space inside could easily house three people comfortably, and yet this is dedicated only for one.

Tired and battered by the journey to this wonderful place, Louis placed his bag on the floor, resolving to unpack tomorrow morning. Instead, he decided to walk towards the balcony to gaze at the city. Towering buildings, not unlike the one he occupies, littered the streets. Various stores and entertainment buildings, too. But the most prominent thing that can be seen from this view is what might as well be a castle that can be seen overlooking the city.

***

Only an hour have passed after they arrived on the island and yet Venus not only arrived at her dorm, she has already unpacked her bags. Yet, even after unloading all the essentials one would need to live and more, the room in which she will stay is still not half as spacious as it used to be. In fact, it can still probably hold more than five people’s essential needs before the space is reduced by half. It may probably be because of the fact that the dorms here is composed of 3 floors each, one for every one of the Top 10 students, and being ranked first means that her room is at the very top of the building.

Indeed it is more room than any one person would need, but it’s no trouble at all - this is not the first time she had a house all to herself and it is, in fact, relatively tiny.

Having finished settling down on her new nest, Venus took a sigh of relief as she walked towards the window overlooking the entirety of the island. Down below are students both on foot or aboard the conveyors, though to one who observes from the top can only see ants crawling through the busy campus. But one building stands out to draw the eyes of those who looked and, while for those at the bottom it will be this castle of a tower, for those at the top it will be the dome at the very center.

The dome of Olympia, the Academy for the best. A final test for those who seek to become leaders in their fields, regardless of what it is. The very heart of this new world.

As she stared at it, she couldn’t help herself but smile a delightful smile. A smile that grows wider and wider until it turned into a laugh. An uncontrollable laugh that echoed across her soundproof room.