My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse - Chapter 201

Chapter 201: Chapter 201 Territory Space Exploration
Since Bell assured her it knew the way to the pond, Kisha no longer felt rushed. Instead, she enjoyed a leisurely walk around her territory with Duke by her side, hand in hand, almost like a date. It was their first time alone together, and Kisha couldn’t help but think of it as their first date as they strolled towards the ranch where the animals were kept.

The animals appeared healthy, not too fat nor too lean, a perfect balance evident in their shiny fur and hearty demeanor. As Kisha and Duke watched them calmly grazing in their pens, the thought of the spectacular quality of their meat crossed their minds.

Then they wandered through the orchard where the fruit trees were meticulously planted with ample spacing between them, already yielding plump and juicy fruits. Duke reached for an apple from the nearest tree. Its skin was shiny and bright red, without blemishes, perfectly shaped like those seen in commercials.

Duke walked over to the nearby stream, crouched down, and washed the apple clean. After drying it with the end of his shirt, he used his bare hands to slice it neatly in half, offering one portion to Kisha. The apple looked appetizing, its interior neither too dry nor too watery. Simultaneously, they each took a bite, savoring the sweetness that elevated their taste buds to a new level. The skin was crisp, and with each bite, they could hear the satisfying crunch. Before they knew it, they had devoured the apple entirely.

Usually, Kisha prioritized the vegetables and fruits stored in her inventory over those in her territory pack. However, now that she had tasted a product from her territory, she felt the others paled in comparison. To prove her point about the quality of her space, they walked a little farther from the first tree, picked another fruit, and tasted it. To their delight, it was equally delicious and of the same high quality.

They realized they wouldn’t be able to go back to eating the usual fruits they were accustomed to after tasting the ones from Kisha’s territory.

Having witnessed the difference between the animals and fruit trees, Kisha and Duke were convinced that farming within this space would yield a bountiful harvest, crucial for sustaining their base as their numbers grew.

“Where did you get this and how did this come along?” Duke blurted, he was getting so curious about the space that he didn’t manage to hold his own thoughts spilling in his mouth.

“Didn’t I tell you before that I found a solution to make both of the bases we’re choosing from self-sufficient? This is it—the territory pack. With this, our base in City A can be integrated with this space, or it can stand alone as a self-sustaining territory space, which is equally beneficial.”

“So, you mean you have something like your own portable island that you can take anywhere and set up wherever you want?” Duke said, trying to grasp the concept of the territory pack. “Doesn’t that make you a walking fortress of sorts?”

“That’s an interesting way to look at it, actually. I never thought about that,” Kisha giggled, amused by Duke’s perspective. He wasn’t entirely wrong—she could infiltrate a location and bring her team along to dismantle the enemy from within.

Thinking this, her lips slowly arc up with a mischievous glint in them and she looked up at Duke and the two of them stared at each other’s eyes with a knowing look. With just their crinkling eyes, they already knew what the others were thinking and were sharing an evil smile with themselves. Bell and the dog couldn’t watch them looking like that and so they turned away to save themselves from the nightmare.

Kisha and Duke, noticing Bell and the dog’s reaction, shifted their attention to them. “What should we name that bear-like dog?” Kisha asked Duke.

Hearing Kisha about to name the dog, the dog sat up straight, tongue out and panting, showing enthusiasm and eagerness for a name.

“What about Zeus? It sounds formidable,” Duke suggested, his expression serious yet tinged with happiness.

“Zeus it is!” Kisha affirmed. Zeus did a flip, similar to Bell’s joyful antics, already adopting some of Bell’s habits.

After naming the dog, the system interface appeared in front of her.

[Naming the new pet as Zeus]

[Confirm]or[Decline]

After confirming the name, Zeus’s status window also became available to her, now appearing under the Pet Panel in her system interface.

[Tibetan Mastiff: Zeus (Unique Grade)]

Level 1 (Exp: 0/300)

Strength: 29

Stamina: 29

Defense: 33

Agility: 38

Mental Capacity: 15

Charm: 9

Leadership: 10

Skills: Armor Skin, Sonic Wave, Stun

Description: A mutant animal from Earth a lower realm, it survived the mutation unscathed, breaking free from the virus’s control. Unlike corrupted mutants, its temperament and memories remained intact, retaining its intelligence and gaining formidable strength.

Seeing Zeus’s status window, Kisha exclaimed unintentionally, “It’s already at level 1?! It’s even stronger than me!”

“Can you tell it’s reached Level 1 and is strong?” Duke asked curiously.

Kisha rubbed the tip of her nose as she nodded, a little embarrassed. Deciding to confide in Duke since they were alone, she explained, “It’s my gift. If you’re familiar with a game character’s status window, it’s like that. I can see people and animals’ status windows and special items’ descriptions.”

Duke, well-versed in game mechanics including character status windows due to his oversight of numerous profitable gaming companies, contrasted sharply with Kisha’s unfamiliarity with such concepts. Upon hearing Kisha mention her ability to see people’s status windows, he realized how she could tell Sparrow and Vulture’s talents and gifts, previously discussed and seemingly familiar to her. Suddenly, everything clicked into place.

He then looked at Kisha again, a hint of envy in his gaze. “So, what’s my gift and talent?”

“Your gift is Tyrant, and your talent is Multi-Faceted. This means your Tyrant gift makes you stronger than others, potentially growing even more powerful over time, and you could either bring calamity or act as a savior. Your Multi-Faceted talent indicates that you have multiple awakened abilities,” Kisha explained in detail.

Only then did a blooming smile slowly appear on Duke’s face, casting aside his earlier envy of Kisha’s gift. “Then, doesn’t that make me amazing too?”

“Yes, you are super amazing.” Kisha looked at him playfully, a hint of teasing in her voice. “So amazing that your status window might be offensive to a mere mortal like me.”

If 008 could hear Kisha’s statement, it would surely roll its eyes a few times before commenting, ‘Host, you’re the offensive one. If a real normal human heard you, watch yourself get beat up.’

Since the two had things to envy about each other, they decided to call it quits and became content with what they possessed. They continued to stroll around the territory space, starting from the flower bed. Duke noticed several flower plants that Kisha had taken from their backyard garden at his family villa in City A. They then followed the scarlet bees as they returned to their hive inside the forest.

This would be Kisha’s first time seeing Bell’s colony. When they arrived at the center of the forest, they beheld a large hive resembling a cave, with numerous honeycomb openings each as large as an adult’s face.