Database

The next thing that occurred nailed the coffin on the type of person that Orson and Peter had painted Jill to be in their heads, and this was, as the guard left, he gave a wink and a knowing look towards Jill, to which she chuckled and replied, "No is not that silly. "

All the father and son could do at that point was just give themselves a knowing look also.

Without wasting time, Jill started the cultivation level test and asked Orson to place his hand on a stone slab that had runic inscriptions on it. It was called a receiver.

"As you do that, also infuse your magic energy into the receiver, " She instructed.

Immediately, he placed his hand on the stone slab and infused some of his magic energy. A whirring sound manifested, and something that seemed to be a screen made of Mana crystals started glowing, starting dim and then increasing in brightness.

After about twenty seconds, the whirring sounds stopped, and Orson, thinking that the test was over took it as his cue to remove his hand from the stone slab, but Jill stopped him.

"Uhm, t-the test is not over, " Jill said.

"I thought cultivation level testing only lasts for less than a minute? " Peter asked.

In reply, Jill made a sound that didn't sound like a yes or no, leaving Peter confused as to what she was up to. A series of whirring, huffing, and sounds of equipment going off ensued, and it lasted for five minutes.

Seeing the visible signs of confusion and near irritation on Peter's face, Jill stopped what she was doing and spoke.

"I think the equipment is broken, "

"And why do you say that, " Orson and Peter asked.

"Well, it's because it keeps giving me readings that point out to Orson being in the myriad realms, Deacon realm level 1 to, be precise, " Jill replied.

She then invited them to see the information displayed on the crystal display.

Entered Information.

Name: Orson Grey.

Age: 13.

Height...

Cultivation Level: Level 1, Deacon Realm.

...

In the process of showing them the results, which she found hard to believe and was still of the opinion that the testing equipment was somehow broken, she noticed that the father and son duo calmly stared at the screen without a hint of emotion, and then it clicked.

'So that's why he was hinting at everything being hush-hush. I never even dreamed of seeing something like this, although I know it's possible, but the rarity makes it impossible. Usually, those who are tagged "Genius" would be nurtured strictly, with loads of resources used on them for them to reach this cultivation level at a young age.

One might think that because they cultivated too quickly, their foundations would be weak but it always turns out not to be the case as they embody that word in totality, "Genius".

And then they are the ones that don't even need resources to reach that realm, meaning if they had enough resources, they could reach a realm higher than the deacon realm at a young age, '

Jill had spaced out for almost thirty seconds before Peter pulled her back to their world with a question, 'Will you keep everything here a secret? "

"Uh? Oh, yes, I will, you have nothing to worry about, " Jill replied.

"Then why are my records saved on the device? If I had to guess, this device should be linked to a sort of database, or should I say a place where records are kept, "

"Doesn't this mean that my info is already known to the school authorities? " Orson asked.

"Normally, that would be the standard procedure, but I changed the setting to manual upload before I started the test, " Jill replied.

"In that case-"

"Yes, in that case, I'll be doing some editing to your profile before uploading it to the school's database, " Jill said after cutting Orson off.

"I have a question if you don't mind, " Jill said.

"We might mind, but ask away, " Orson said.

"Ok, the concept of a database is not something that is really known, even to members of the higher class of the society. Of course, everyone knows institutions like this keep records, but the statement you made tells me you have an idea of what form the records are stored and how they are stored, " Jill said.

After Jill said this, she immediately wanted to bang her head. 'Of course, he would know. No ordinary person without a powerful background can reach that cultivation level at a young age. But wait, why do they look like this, how was he beaten by the guard? Everything is just scattered, are they from a powerful family, are they not from a powerful family... '

While Jill was in her thoughts, Orson also delved into the realm of thinking. 'How can this world appear to be technologically developed and then undeveloped at the same time. I can't just put a finger on it. Crystal displays, communication artifacts, artifacts that can substitute for smart gadgets in my old world.

Is it the buildings, the power structure of this world? No, there seems to be a strict regulation on what is fed to the populace because from what I've observed in these few days only, the knowledge gap between the lower classes and the higher classes of this world is too great. The fact that... "

Peter saw the two deep in thought and murmured under his breath, "What the hell is a database? That word sounds strange. Well, from what they said, it's basically no different from a records room or building, but it still sounds strange. It sounds like a military base for records, "

Orson couldn't hear all that Peter had said, coupled with the fact that he was deep in thought, but the last thing Peter mentioned immediately broke him out of his thoughts as he never imagined Peter would ever say something like that.

"I thought I'd heard it all but a database being a military base for records tops the list. Hahaha!"