The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2936

Chapter 2936: Doctor Avalon Perris

After Ves discovered that the living gem was leading him to somewhere rather than trying to run off on its own, he had become a lot more wary of its motives.

It became clear to Ves that the intelligence driving the gem possessed enough awareness of its situation to perform navigation, recognize specific people and lead its current owner into the pinnacle lab in order to fulfill an unknown objective!

It was the latter part that really sent alarm bells ringing in his head.

Perhaps the gem had been observing Ves ever since he obtained it. Perhaps storing the Supreme Comprehension gem on his own person was a mistake!

Still, just because something was alive didn’t mean it was an enemy. If the gem was driven by some remnant portion of the Supreme Sage’s spirituality, which Ves highly suspected was the case, then it should be smart enough to make a deal.

Ves simply wanted to gain some valuable loot. As long as he could take away some of the most valuable high-level goods and research data from the pinnacle lab, he didn’t mind cooperating with a gem that sought to fulfill a specific goal.

Of course, the premise of their cooperation was that the precocious gem did not have any hostile intentions towards Ves and his clan!

During the preparation phase of their upcoming exploring run, Ves quietly drew out the gem in question in order to issue a stern warning.

"Listen, I know you can understand me. I’m only giving you this warning once. If you do anything that I regard as hostile or dangerous to me, I will pinch you until you crumble into pieces. You’re not indestructible. So if you want to keep your current form and gain my cooperation, you better show some sincerity. Have I made myself clear?"

The gem vibrated up and down as if it was nodding.

That was good enough for Ves. It was pointless for him to issue any further warnings. He believed the gem was smart enough to make the rational decision to cooperate and play along with Ves. As long as their goals didn’t clash against each other, they could both get what they wished!

Once he had and his team had made their preparations, they all entered the suspicious cargo container while fully kitted out for a dangerous mission.

His honor guard all wore formidable combat armor that had been loaded with extra equipment. Grenades, ammunition boxes, medical kits, workshop tools, hacking devices, flamethrowers and more all hung from their frames.

Though Ves did not expect that his honor guard needed to use all of this equipment, there was no harm in bringing it all along as long as the teleportation portal was not too picky.

Nitaa stood out from the rest by being the only person aside from Ves to wear a suit of combat armor plated with Unending alloy. This gave her a much greater chance at surviving any threats they might encounter from within.

Of the eight people that were ready to plunge into the portal, one of them clearly stood out. A woman wearing a slimmer suit of light combat armor awkwardly moved her limbs as if she was still trying to get used to wearing something different from a hazard suit

She was the only non-combatant in the team. Since they were about to explore a pinnacle lab, how could they not bring a biotech expert along?

Out of all of the possible choices, Ves settled for an Apprentice Mech Designer who recently joined the clan. Even though she was part of the later wave of refugees who fled from the city center, she adjusted fairly well to the clan. Ves did not feel that she possessed any complicated motives, unlike some of the older biomech designers that had joined the ranks of the Larkinson Clan.

"Doctor Avalon Perris, are you sure you wish to go through with this mission? The risks and dangers we might face inside this forbidden lab might exceed your imagination. This is a job for soldiers, not civilians. If not for your expertise, I wouldn’t have added you to the team in the first place."

The woman adjusted her pixie-cut blond hair before enclosing it with her integrated suit helmet. "I will try my best to stay out of the way of your soldiers, sir. I have no intentions of turning away. Do you know that everyone who grew up in this state admired the Supreme Sage? The chance to enter one of his main labs and witness the cutting-edge research he conducted is the opportunity of a lifetime! If I can retrieve just a single data chip’s worth of research data from the lab systems, I will be happy for the rest of my life!"

Even if she recently renounced her identity as a Lifer, it was hard to shake off a lifetime of indoctrination and hero worship! The Supreme Sage was a legendary figure in the Life Research Association and practically anyone who entered the biotech industry wanted to walk in his footsteps!

As Nitaa and her fellow honor guard were checking all of their gear for the final time, Ves briefly chatted with his biotech consultant in order to get to know her a little better.

"What did you do before you joined our clan, Dr. Perris?"

"I worked as an assistant mech designer for one of the biomech companies based on this planet. I did not design any biomechs by myself, but I assisted in the development of a dozen different designs."

"What is your specialty?"

"My aim is to specialize in rapid self-regeneration. I have studied this topic extensively in my spare time and I have already developed some methods that could improve the regeneration of soft organic tissue under field conditions."

Though Ves only possessed a limited understanding of biomechs, he could already tell that this was not an easy specialty to pursue. While all biomechs possessed some self-regeneration capabilities, their healing process was very slow without external aid. Just like human bodies, it could take weeks or months to restore moderate wounds!

If there weren’t any battles on the horizon, then this was completely fine. Allowing biomechs to heal by themselves and without much external aid might not be perfect, but it was a lot cheaper than the alternatives.

Trying to accelerate this self-healing process was doubtlessly possible, but all of that time savings had to come from somewhere. The burden of allowing mechs to heal their damaged tissue in a shorter timespan not only consumed more energy and resources, but also required the inclusion of additional modules in order to make it all possible.

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