Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 218: When Nature Meets Technology

"As beings of less patience, their urge to stay active may overshadow the will to stay put. So I designed these glass chambers to drastically cut down the time consumption, without any side effects. And about the mechanisms I have installed, see them for yourselves.

And I hope Lee wouldn't mind using some of his Essence."

D extended his right hand, and his index finger pointed at the chambers. Lee and Hudson turned to look at the glass constructs, and saw the three chambers in distinct three colours. The chamber in which Lesser Fire Wyvern laid, had a red tint on its glass. The one in which Snow Wyvern was, had a blue tint. The third one which contained the Lesser Wind Wyvern had a pale grey tint. Despite the colouration, the inside of the chamber was clearly visible.

A few seconds later, several geometrical shapes began to appear on the glass walls. They had such faint outlines that it was difficult for Hudson to see it clearly. As he moved forward towards the chambers, he could see the vast array of two dimensional shapes on the glasses. After inspecting them closely, Lee deduced that they are the multiple mechanisms D spoke about.

The geometrical outlines suddenly illuminated and the walls were filled with aesthetic beauty. As Lee and Hudson took a few steps forward in confusion and anxiety, several bizarre mechanical arms popped out of those geometrical shapes. Simultaneously, the bodies of the three wyverns rose up, as if they were in zero gravity.

"Wyverns sleep for decades because they have to let their bodies naturally assimilate with the elemental energy. The reconstruction of their entire being must be done carefully. It is slow and is the way it is supposed to be. The effectiveness of an external help is questionable, because no wyvern had one.

What you see inside these glass constructs are the mechanism that can bypass the slow and tedious process of decades, flawlessly. There are high precision mechanical arms which regulate the process while amplifying the reconstruction rate to at least 1,000 times."

By the time the narration was halfway, the mechanical arms began to move and executed the commands fed by D. In front of Lee and Hudson, the wyverns were literally skinned, dissected and were being reconstructed artificially. Both of them witnessed the mechanical arms creating solid holograms to perform minute and delicate tasks, with amazement.

Within a minute, the beasts were in pieces. The meat and bones of the beasts were drained of blood, and the zero gravity inside the chambers helped the solid holograms to take the shape of vessels, so as to contain the freely floating blood.

Then, the actual process began. The bones and flesh remained stationary in the air, while the mechanisms run around it to perform precise alteration from subcellular level. It was not some ordinary alteration as each element could be seen raging inside respective chambers.

The fire inside the Lesser Fire Wyvern's glass box was equivalent to hells undying flames. The purity of the heat was beyond describing, and every inch of the beast was soaked in it, while going through modifications. The same was the case of Snow Wyvern, where the beast was frozen beyond comprehension, and it looked so brittle that a flick of a finger could shatter it to pieces!

The Lesser Wind Wyvern's chamber was not visibly chaotic, but the assumption that was deduced from the first two boxes proved right. The invisible Wind element was rampaging inside and restlessly saturating each cell of the wyvern with its energy.

The most important part of this apparatus was the continuing function of the internal organs. The wyverns' hearts, which were in the shape of a large noble cut diamond, did not cease its function. The expansion and contraction of the lungs were as if the beasts were actually breathing. The peculiar shape of the brain and the constitution of the spine were disclosed to the eyes of Lee and Hudson.

As time went by, the reconstruction picked up speed and the actions turned nearly impossible to witness by naked eyes. The agile and nonlinear movements of the hands were beyond Hudson's comprehension, and even Lee found it difficult to follow the solid hologram constructs accurately.

"You both can stop staring at the glass boxes for now. It is not like they would be reassembled in a few minutes. The least to which I could decrease the time consumption is a little more than 10 days. Until then, the process would go on."

Lee turned around and walked to the table, as D spoke. But Hudson was hesitant to move. This was a chance which he never had when alive. To see the inner structure and anatomy of a wyvern, that too alive, was something he observed with utmost devotion. When his sight skimmed over the three chambers periodically, his mind registered the findings and evaluations of keen observations.

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8 PM.

11,500 Essence harvested.

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The hourly notification came up and let Lee know that it is 8 PM. Glancing around, he felt that somebody was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is Ruella?" (Lee)

Hudson was busy with his observations, so D gave the answer.

"She has been sitting beneath a tree for almost two days. She had not eaten anything, but she is not exhibiting any signs of exhaustion." (D)

D expressed his evaluation, as he could not find what she was doing. Hudson heard this comment and looked over his shoulder to answer-

"She is simply sitting. She is upgrading herself." (Hudson)

D frowned at this revelation, and placed the teacup in his hand back on the table. Lee glanced at D with confusion and expressed his lack of knowledge about what Hudson had spoken.

"Hudson, can you elaborate?" (D)

Hudson clasped his hands behind his back and spoke, as he keenly observed the artificial reconstruction process inside the chambers.

"Ruella has some rituals to go through, in order to become a full-fledged Dryad. Her posture may look simple, but she is on her way to become a True Nature Spirit."