Taweret and the Tales of Heroes

Chapter 17: The California Kingdom Part 2

"This here is the hydroponics farm," Fumi said, pointing through a small window. "This here is where we grow the food needed to help maintain this place."

The elephant goddess peered through the small window to see a vast farming area. Inside the enormous room was a single individual Yuki that was working on a large farm field. The well-lit lights showed several overhead sprinklers and shower drains that connected to the vast array of troughs with various crops growing from them.

"You manage to grow enough food for yourselves?" Ryujin asked.

"Actually, we don't really need the food," Fumi replied. "I don't know if you mythics have this problem, but we noticed that humans eat way more than we ever do. What we grow here is more than suitable to help maintain ourselves and the adopted humans and mates that live here.

"It is true," Vinayaki commented. "Us deities never really needed food, to begin with. I suppose it would be the same with the Yuki as well."

"It is a blessing for us. It helps make things easier when it comes to food like this. Thankfully it allows us to take care of humans more easily. We grow everything from corn, wheat, vegetables, potatoes, even rice, and fruits. The one thing that we do have an issue is protein. We do grow vegetables for protein, but since we lack facilities to harvest meat, it becomes an issue when it comes to feeding humans. Thankfully our research department is on the ball when it comes to these issues."

The elephant goddess continued to take note of the area. She looked at the Yuki that was inside. She seemed to be focused hard on the tomato plant in front of her. Her fur had a varied color and hair on her as she wrote things down wearing a lab coat. She then walked over to dig and look at the potatoes that grew near the tomato plant.

"Christina Yuki is our best at these plants," Fumi noted. "She always had a level head when it came to plants. The wives and husbands of the human mortals are responsible for getting the freshly grown food here to bring back and cook for their mates. Essentially we have our own farmer's market where the food is free. Well-fed mates equal plentiful pups," she said jokingly.

"Hmmm...." The elephant goddess nodded. "Interesting and self-sufficient."

"This alone helps reduce the number of things that need to be shipped into the den."

"So we have seen your farm and school," the elephant goddess continued. "I think we should check in on the research lab. You got me curious about it when you mentioned it."

"Of course," Fumi said, pointing to the direction of where they needed to walk. The hallway splintered into multiple directions. The purple carpet in the distance was the direction they needed to walk.

"Did you see anybody else?" Gary asked the elephant goddess as they proceeded to walk in the direction they needed to go.

"We did have a couple of the Yuki come and talk to us," Vinayaki replied.

"I am quite impressed with the population here," Taweret told them. "Your family isn't too shocked at our presence."

"I wouldn't be too surprised," Fumi told them. "My husband and I traveled from this location, and they know a little bit about you. The Yuki are fully aware that there are other non human species out there. You will see that for yourselves."

"You weren't born here?"

"Yes, but my mother took me and moved to the surface when I was just a baby. My poor husband," she said, looking at him. "I lied to him originally on that when we first met, but that was until I could fully trust him with the knowledge about me. I told him the truth a little bit later after he learned who I truly was."