The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5020

5020 Tree Garden

Director Ranya Wodin obviously experienced a lot of stress lately.

The Great Severing brought too many changes to people's lives.

The Larkinson Biotech Institute had become inundated with a lot of new problems and responsibilities as a result.

From monitoring the health of every clansman to keeping an increasingly more dangerous population of mutated beasts and alien captives under control, life was no longer as easy for the biotech researchers working for the Larkinson Clan!

Nonetheless, neither Ves nor Ranya entertained any thoughts about reducing their operations!

"The Age of Dawn has recontextualized every industry." Director Ranya explained her views to Ves as they entered the lab where the latest version of the Carmine System was held. "Biotechnology has risen in importance. Not only is it important for our field to monitor people's health and control the effects of exotic radiation on their physiques, but we must also develop the potential of evolved organisms. Every crop, every livestock and every pet will gain exceptional properties. The possibilities are endless."

Ves smirked at that. "It is rather fortunate that we are one of the few organizations that has invested into a serious biotechnology research organization. Many other pioneering organizations don't even have a clue where to begin."

The Larklnson Biotechnology Institute may not have been as much of a burden to the Larklnson Clan as in the earlier years, but it had never fully justified its existence.

This time was different!

While every single industry and sector was about to undergo a lot of upheaval, the biotechnology industry had entered a golden age!

"It is a great blessing and opportunity for biotech researchers such as ourselves to be on the forefront of a technological explosion. Just as the Age of Mechs has enabled the first generations of mech designers to define the direction of human technological progression, we can all make our mark in history as long as we succeed in our new research projects."

Ranya even had the illusion that biotech researchers such as herself and the people that worked under her had become the new protagonists of the era!

Though Ves was happy for her, he did not want her to get too distracted by all of the shiny new research options.

"I have always given you and your department enough free rein to organize yourselves and do what you want, but do not forget about the needs of our clan." He reminded her. "We are all counting on you to safeguard our health and ensure that the alien creatures held on this ship continue to remain useful."

The director reined herself in. "Don't worry, Ves. I have always done my best to separate private interests from public interests. Every researcher working for the LBI knows the rules. They are free to pursue their own private research projects as long as they have taken care of their normal duties."

They continued to talk about management-related Issues until they entered the lab that held the most crucial component of the Dawn Star Project.

The large and extensive network of red flesh vaguely resembled the roots of a tree that had been extracting its nutrients from freshly spilled blood.

It made for a macabre sight. Even Ranya couldn't help but feel as if she was facing a monster rather than a thoughtless agglomeration of biological tissue.

She much preferred to work with plants.

"Your people started to grow this organic product shortly before the Great Severing, right?" Ves asked.

Ranya nodded. "That is correct. We cultivated the product according to our normal approach. However, once our dwarf galaxy teleported to the vicinity of Messier 87, the Carmine System grew and matured just as it was beginning to get exposed to exotic radiation. Luckily enough, we did not discover any significant changes."

"Oh?"

"The low specifications of the Carmine System is to blame.” Ranya ironically smiled. "Since you prioritized expedient growth over superior performance, the Carmine System is largely made up of human cells derived from your grandfather's DNA. Since your grandfather has never undergone any genetic treatments, the web of flesh before you is not all that different from the body tissue of an ordinary baseline human."

Ves smiled. "Ah, that's right. The Carmine System for my Dawn Star Project is only a fraction as complicated as the one implemented in Venerable Jannzi's Bastion. The latter took months to grow as its organic tissue is fortified by many powerful exotics."

He did not worry too much about the Bastion despite the fact that it integrated a problematic Carmine System.

Now that it had become a part of a powerful expert mech and also a third order living mech no less, Ves had a strong suspicion that it would not undergo any adverse physical mutations!

In any case, Ves did not want the key component of his Dawn Star Project to remain in this Isolated state for too long.

The more time it spent in a cultivation tank while being subjected to more and more exotic radiation, the greater the chance of unforeseen developments!

Ves and Ranya spent a bit of time inspecting the organic product. The last-minute checks did not reveal any new or overlooked problems.

He became satisfied that the rushed growth process and the effects of exotic radiation did not ruin the package.

"Please ship it over to the Spirit of Bentheim right away. Make sure to properly clean up this lab and ensure that the researchers who worked on it maintain their confidentiality."

"We know. We have been following all of the proper procedures from the beginning."

Now that Ves refreshed his understanding of the Larklnson Biotech Institute, he decided to pay a visit to the T Institute.

This secret research organization occupied a highly secured section of the Dragon's Den.

Different from the LBI, the main researchers of the T Institute mostly consisted of members of the Aduc Family rather than the Larklnson Clan.

This was a serious cause for concern, but Ves had chosen to put his trust in these foreign workers.

The Aducs worshiped Gala, and Ves had Inadvertently made this extremely powerful design spirit.

The only issue was that Ves had gone overboard at the time. He invested so many ingredients in her creation that Gaia somehow grew outside of his control!

Though Gaia no longer responded to Ves' inquiries, she possessed a special relationship with the Aducs. She originated from and continued to remain housed in an authentic Terran tree that had long been in the possession of their family.

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