"Tarzan, my ass. That's an 'exoskeleton.'" Mu Daxian narrowed his eyes, golden light flowing through the slits. "Since '99, a lot of factions have been developing exoskeletons powered by supernatural power..."
"But... why would the school let someone like that in? Was the screening lax... or was there some other purpose?"
Mao Feiyang mulled over the word "exoskeleton," then suddenly looked puzzled. "Brother Xian, this stuff... really exists?"
Mu Daxian gave Mao Feiyang a strange look. "Are you an alien? Are exoskeletons that rare?"
"When the Campus was first established, the authorities sent in plenty of elite soldiers wearing exoskeletons. They played a part in the Campus's early construction. But later, because of a bad decision, the authorities sent elite soldiers escorting some secret weapons to explore the Black... the Art Building. They were all lost."
"After that, no technological forces ever came in here again."
"Because inside a domain woven from supernatural power, technological weapons are a joke..."
"So those factions, led by the Company, started researching 'supernatural weapons'-using science to harness certain 'supernatural powers,' creating a combat approach where physically strong people wore exoskeletons carrying supernatural power."
"Called... 'enchanted' weapons for short."
"That person just now... was wearing something like that. But the technology still isn't mature. At least, it wasn't mature enough in '21, when I enrolled..."
"Hiss..." Mao Feiyang drew in a deep, sharp breath.
"What's wrong?" Mu Daxian looked at Mao Feiyang in confusion.
"Nothing..." Mao Feiyang shook his head, rubbing his little head as he muttered, "Before '21... there were companies focused on building exoskeletons? Am I losing my mind, or... have I lost my memory...?"
He looked strangely at Mu Daxian. After hesitating several times, he finally couldn't help asking, "Brother Xian... what did you do before enrolling?"
"Would you believe me if