In the dawn of the next day, Emery and his pack were ready to leave the Ouroboros Palace and go to the blood gene facility to check out the place. The reason the others tagged along was because it was a good opportunity to check and find out more about everyone's genes. After all, the Ouroboros had one of the best facilities for bloodline gene research.
Everyone went to gather in the palace grounds and Annara was there ready to take them there. Yet Silva was nowhere to be seen, which prompted Emery to ask.
"She is occupied with something at the moment. She will meet up with you all later," the red-haired girl said.
They took a flying vehicle and made their way straight to the special facility located in the middle of the dense forest. As they were about to land, Emery and the others noticed a group of people dressed in white cloaks seemed to be waiting for them.
"Welcome to the Ouroboros Royal Research Facility. Princess Silva has told us to assist you in any matter you require."
It was apparent this bunch of experts had already been informed on what to do. Tatyana, Andrei and Morgana were right away taken to perform the tests they were required to do. However, Emery was unable to find the particular hybrid figure he was looking for here.
Seeing that the man really wasn't here, Emery decided to ask directly instead of feeling confused himself.
"Where is Bob? Why isn't he here?"
The one who led the group explained that Bob was away at the moment. The man apparently was traveling in search of some ingredients. He then told Emery he was more than capable of helping with whatever he needed.
Not wanting to waste time, Emery immediately asked for details on Silva's recovery.
The answer Emery received turned out to be details about what had happened regarding the [Ancient Wolf Blood] they received from him through Annara two months ago. To his surprise, it took quite a bit of time and effort for even a group of experts to experiment on such a powerful Tier 7 ingredient.
Fortunately, after about a month of numerous attempts, they managed to concoct a serum that managed to provide enough vitality for Silva to finally wake up from her coma.
"She is currently still recovering." The man ended his explanation.
Emery was quite surprised when he was taken into the same room where Silva was treated before and found her body lying inside the medical tube wearing some kind of medical suit.
This time, however, when he came into the room, the girl opened her eyes and beamed a smile at him. With a slight gesture from her, the liquid inside the tube was drained. A moment later, the medical tube opened and her figure casually walked out and approached him. Knowing what he was thinking, she spoke with a smile.
"Now you have seen my real condition. This will be my life for a while, spending half of my day, every day, inside this medical tube."
Although at first glance it seemed a very pitiful situation, Emery felt relieved. In his eyes, no matter how slow the progress was, as long as she was recovering, he would take it, counting it as fortunate.
That said, Emery then took out the other [Ancient Wolf Blood] he obtained from winning the Royal Hunt and gave it to the Ouroboros experts in hopes it would be able to speed up her recovery.
However, the serpent girl looked at him and said something that made the expert freeze in his tracks. "You act as if you haven't done enough already… My recovery may not be fast, but I'm still recovering. Just keep that to yourself, you might need it one day."
Emery however insisted. "My current apothecary skills are far from being able to do anything with it. It will have more of a good impact if you keep it, just accept it. I don't need it." Seeing Emery's determination, Silva shook her head with a soft smile before telling the expert to accept the item.
"Alright, I accepted it. Are you happy now?" She said with a teasing smile. "Now let me see your new famous Rank 9 gene!"
When Emery went to where the others were tested with Silva, he couldn't help but glance at some of their results.
[Andrei]
[Battle power 155]
[Spirit force 788]
[Realm: Rank 9 - 6 pillars formed]
[Bloodline gene - Winged Wolf]
[Gene classification: legendary Bloodline]
[Bloodline limit: Rank 5]
[Current rank: Rank 4]
[Winged wolf gene essence - 77%]
[Element Affinity: Wind]
[Spirit Aptitude: B]
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[Tatyana]
[Battle power 171]
[Spirit force: 922]
[Realm: Rank 9 - 8 pillars formed]
[Bloodline gene - Six Tail Fox]
[Gene classification: legendary Bloodline]
[Bloodline limit: Rank 6]
[Current rank: Rank 5]
[Six tails gene essence - 69%]
[Element Affinity: Water, Light]
[Spirit Aptitude: B]
Emery nodded his head slightly as the two displayed the results he expected of them. On the other hand, when his eyes looked upon Morgana's results, the girl managed to surprise him again with her extraordinary progress.
[Morgana]
[Battle power 258]
[Soul force 177]
[Magus realm - Crescent Moon]
[Bloodline Gene - Night Wolf]
[Gene Classification - Mythical Bloodline]
[Bloodline Limit: Rank 7]
[Current Rank - Rank 6 - The Night Demon]
[Night wolf gene essence - 58%]
[Law of Darkness - 14%]
[Law of Fire - 3%]
[Law Comprehension - 17%]
[Spirit Aptitude: A]
[Spirit power - Half Moon Magus - low stage]
[Spirit control - Crescent Moon Magus - mid stage]
[Spirit pool - Crescent Moon Magus - peak stage]
Unbeknownst to him, Morgana had achieved a breakthrough to the next rank of her blood gene. It was quite a drastic improvement in such a short amount of time, which could only be explained by the fact she was also inside the blood cocoon together with him at that time.
Even though not as much as a mutation, with the might she possessed, the girl arguably qualified to be considered as one of the strongest young half-bloods of the Wolf bloodline.
After that, it was finally Emery's turn to be tested. When he entered the testing room, he could feel the changes in the expressions of some of the experts present. It seemed his examination was highly anticipated.
[Emery Ambrose]
[Battle power 302]
[Soul force 131]
[Magus realm - Crescent Moon]
[Bloodline Gene - Royal Twilight Fey]
[Gene Classification - Mythical Bloodline]
[Bloodline Limit: Rank 9]
[Current Rank - Rank 7 - Fey Paragon]
[Royal Fey wolf gene essence - 33%]
[Law of Nature - 11%]
[Law of Light - 2%]
[Law Comprehension - 13%]
[Spirit Aptitude: S]
[Spirit power - Crescent Moon Magus - peak stage]
[Spirit control - Crescent Moon Magus - low stage]
[Spirit pool - Crescent Moon Magus - mid stage]
Looking at the results, Emery had a pondering expression on his face. While his bloodline had made a huge improvement, his spirit stats had not changed at all. Even Morgana had much better stats than him now.
Such a result made him want to visit the Wood Elves as soon as possible in order to regain the strength he had lost.
The test they had undergone did not only show the status that could be read from their own bracelets. Instead, its main purpose was to take a sample of their blood and check their characteristics, which would then enable these experts to find a way to make a suitable serum booster for them. The other things were to prepare a clone body for each one of them.
A lengthy process no doubt, as there were many stages that must be passed.
"We will have more definitive data tomorrow," the lead expert said.
Emery was certainly grateful with what the facility was planning to do to him and his wolf pack.
After they were done, Silva then stepped up to ask Emery. "So what is your plan next?"
Emery once again had a look of contemplation on his face. Now that Silva's situation had somewhat been resolved, he had two paths ahead of him. One was going to the Wood Elves planet to restore his soul, the other was to return to the Magus Academy – or what was left of it – to search for Zenonia's Khaos Gate.
Of course, to recover himself before heading to the Magus Academy would be the wiser choice. However, Emery was hesitating because he was not sure how much time he would need to recover his soul. Moreover, he was not sure how long his facade could fool the Dark Elves' Khaos Champions.
After some time of contemplation, it seemed Emery had made his decision. However, he still needed one confirmation. Hence, he looked at Annara and said, "I'll be heading to the Magus Academy. Will you be able to join me?
Instead of answering, Annara looked toward Silva saying, "Only if the faction permits me to go."
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