A single day that felt like an eternity finally ended.
After coming to the residence of the Divine Butterfly tribe, Alex treated his broken arm. He could now sleep in a bed without pain. He entered the interdimensional farm to sleep that day.
Throwing away his clothes, he washed himself to rub off the filth that covered him. Then he jumped right onto a bed.
Time went by quickly.
Alex woke up from sleep after many hours. He didn't know how long it had been since he began to sleep.
With a refreshed mind, he checked the interdimensional farm. He felt it had been too long since he cared about the farm.
The lush green vegetation that existed on the farm looked beautiful. Alex felt his face was being washed over by cool and gentle air. His mind gained clarity and calm.
'It seems like the exercise that I had yesterday was great. I had a great sleep today.'
'What should I do today? My broken arm is almost fixed. I have no problem using it for light tasks.'
'Oh! That's right. I should check on Chitra first. I don't want a corpse on my farm.'
Alex hurried away to another corner of the farm. There, he could still see the cocoon made out of spatial energy. Inside that, Chitra was sleeping peacefully like a baby. It was not easy to see what was happening inside the cocoon. Still, he could see the wounds on her body had closed.
'She looks pickled. Should I change her name to pickle warrior or something?' Great ideas, one by one, flowed into his mind.
'She is healing fine. The body is already fixed. It might take a little more time to completely heal her.'
"Farm, explain the status of Chitra," Alex called out to the farm AI. He wanted to know in depth what was happening to her body.
[Survival rate has risen to seventy per cent. The majority of the flesh wounds are healed. Regenerating and strengthening the bones, ligaments, and tendons needs to be completed.]
[Gene serum is slowly being integrated into her body. With time, the survival rate of the pet would increase.]
"Can you explain in depth? I want to know what effect the mutant cells had on her. I also want to know if they can be completely removed once her condition improves."
Previously, the mutant cell was grafted into the Chitra. Alex ordered this crazy procedure to increase the chance of her survival. He knew that it was a crazy idea. So, he wanted to know if his action would create harmful side effects.
The second-generation mutant cells were known to be very intrusive. Once it latches onto its host, it will slowly change the genetic composition of the host and develop inside them. And finally, it will transform the host into a maddened second-generation mutant.
Alex didn't want the same to happen to Chitra. So, he was extremely curious to know.
[The farm took a creative approach of grafting second-generation mutant cells. Instead of grafting it like another organ into the host's body, the farm split the flesh lump into more minor parts. These smaller parts were then redistributed in the area with the most wound to immediately heal the fresh wounds. Or else the life of the pet would have been at risk.]
'Hm. That makes sense.'
[Simultaneously, the gene serum that enhances regeneration and the gene serum that resists mutant cells were supplied to the pet's body.]
[While the mutant cells healed the host to preserve its life, the host cells slowly gained the ability to resist the mutant cells. This ensured the survivability of Chitra till now.]
"What will happen to the mutant cells still inside the body. As far as I know, the cells have yet to be eliminated. Wouldn't it create problems in the future?"
[Currently, Chitra cannot completely regenerate the entire area near the wound. It would approximately take one month before all the mutant cells can be removed from the body.]
"Okay, that's good." The promise that the mutant cells could be removed calmed Alex down. If not, Chitra would turn into an uncontrollable monster. He didn't want that to happen on his watch. The monster Chitra would be a pain in the ass to defeat.
Alex relaxed after hearing the reassurance of the farm AI. Although it would take some time for Chitra to heal, he was willing to bear with it and wait.
Suddenly, Alex remembered something and decided to ask the farm.
"Farm, can you still sense the pets 1, 2 and 3?"
Pet 1 was the street vendor's son. 2 and 3 were orphans. To save them, Alex used the gene serum that resists mutant cells.
Yesterday, he left them in the care of the street vendor and the Divine Butterfly tribe. So, he wanted to know how they were doing.
[General direction in which they exist and the physical state can be sensed with the pet function. A guiding arrow icon can be created in the vision to assist the user in finding the pets. Would you like that?]
Farm AI completely changed the way Alex interacted with the farm. It could now suggest options and create helpful tools for Alex. It was much better than what he had previously.
"A way-pointing feature like a compass. Great! You are becoming more and more valuable. Good work, farm. Now create the way pointer thing."
[Creating waypoint function.]
Suddenly, an arrow lit up in Alex's vision. According to which pet he thought about, the waypoint turned.
"Nice." Alex thought before quickly putting on some fresh clothes. Still, he had to dress up like a psycho in white robes and a mask. That was the only problem Alex faced as he exited the interdimensional farm.
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Some were waiting outside Alex's room to invite him to have breakfast. Alex decided to first check up on the children that he had saved before going to eat breakfast.
Looking at the guiding arrow in his vision, Alex walked around the building to find where the children and the street vendor lived.
"This place looks fantastic. The complex wooden architecture and the amazing view of the garden. You treat your guest well." Alex said as he appreciated the view outside. The beautiful garden and a simple pond in the middle of it were calming. The architecture seemed to have some slight influence on the eastern region.
His room was in a large villa inside the core of Pushpam city. This area was entirely for the use of the Divine Butterfly tribe.
Just like the ice phoenix tribe had their palace and inner city region, the divine Butterfly tribe had something similar. The entire area in the core of the city was for their use. It was the residence of the whole tribe.
Alex curiously looked through the area while praising the architecture and serene beauty of the environment.
The guide who was following was pleased to hear. So, the guide explained to Alex everything he was curious about. Soo, they reached the place Alex wanted to go to.
Although this building that the children resided in was comparatively worse, it was by one means terrible. They were treated well and with respect.
Alex came across the street vendor as soon as he reached the room. He was sitting near the bed peacefully. And his eyes were fixed on the body of his son.
"The children have yet to wake up?" The sudden voice from his side startled the street vendor. But, once he realised that it was Alex, he quickly greeted him with a bow.
"Yes, sir." The street vendor replied.
'Farm, give me a status report on their condition.'
[Showing visual representation of the status of the pets.]
Suddenly, graphs and charts materialised in Alex's vision. Each denotes some related status of the pets. And just by focusing his attention on a pet, he could view their stats now.
'The graph shows the heart rate with indicator show if they were within the threshold. Charts are showing MP, HP, and stamina? That's something new. Nonetheless, they are useful information.'
'It looks like there is nothing wrong with the children. They might wake up once the gene serum's effect wears off.'
"They are looking good. You don't have to worry about their health. They will wake up once they are fully healed."
"Yes sir, Thank you for saving them." The street vendor politely said. He was thankful to the white-robed man. And he expressed without holding back.
However, Alex didn't want the old guy with the kid calling him a sir anymore. He felt uncomfortable by it. So, after checking the kid's condition, he decided to do one thing before leaving.
'Farm, unbind them from the pet function.' Alex suddenly said while looking at the kids.
[The pet slots would be permanently lost once the pet is unbound. Do you wish to relinquish control over pets 1, 2, and 3?]
The farm asked for confirmation.
'Yes.' Alex confirmed without hesitation. His decision was final. The farm realised this and unbound the children from the pet feature.
Although he lost three slots for pets, Alex left with a smile.
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