The Mech Touch novel Chapter 1775

In the next hour, Dr. Ranya subjected Ves to a comprehensive examination at the Stellar Chaser’s infirmary.

The compartment held a lot of sophisticated medical machines, many of which looked nearly identical to the ones aboard the Scarlet Rose.

Ranya demonstrated a high proficiency with the machines as she manipulated their settings with ease.

The machines went to work by scanning and injecting various chemicals in his body. Ves worried a bit about his impromptu treatment, but Gloriana was watching her cousin carefully.

"Your boyfriend’s body is remarkably tough, but his internal organs still show signs of recent damage." Ranya commented while her fingers danced over a control interface. "It seems he suffered from a very severe blow when he fought the Fridaymen and took over their ship. What is really ’impressive’ about your boyfriend is that while he is smart enough to subject himself to an automated treatment regime, he stupidly interrupted it and relied on his physique to heal his lingering wounds!"

"I couldn’t afford to lay low. I had to wake myself up to direct the Scarlet Rose through hostile territory!" Ves meekly defended himself while he lay on a treatment table.

"Shut up! You’ll only exacerbate your recovery if you talk while I’m in the process of remedying your lingering wounds! Many of them haven’t healed properly! I’ll have to examine you and treat you at least half-a-dozen times over the course of a month in order to undo the damage you’ve done to your own body! If you aren’t Gloriana’s latest boy toy, I would have passed you off to another doctor!"

"Don’t forget who’s paying you, Ranya." Gloriana sternly reminded her relative. "You’ll have plenty of funding to support your research on exoplants as long as you take good care of Ves. Haven’t you made some breakthroughs recently?"

"I did. If I’m fortunate enough, I’ll attract some investment or receive the attention of a professor."

Gloriana scoffed. "Don’t kid yourself. No one wants to play with plants while our state is locked in a war against the Friday Coalition! During the Komodo War and several years afterwards, only war-related research projects will receive funding."

Though Dr. Ranya resented Gloriana’s remark, she couldn’t exactly refute it. Unless her research projects were capable of affecting the Komodo War, the biotech industry didn’t have any reason to pay attention to her work!

For a young exobiologist who harbored ambitions of her own, this was an extremely unfortunate outcome!

If she happened to graduate and launch her career at any other time, then she probably would have been able to achieve some success by now. Yet because the Komodo War just broke out, the Hexadric Hegemony entered into a full war footing, which meant that the Hexers had to pour all of their resources into the Hex Army, the mech industry and other war-related endeavors.

"I’m doing well enough on my own so far." Ranya defended herself. "Some of my products have caught on. You’re not the only entrepreneurs among the Wodins."

"Don’t think I don’t know how you are earning a living these days. What will my mother say when I tell her that you’ve been supplying addicts with illicit stimulants?"

Ranya immediately looked distressed.

Cadence Wodin was the Minister of Security of Scimitar II. Part of her responsibilities encompassed policing duties, which meant that Ranya would definitely be at fault!

In fact, even if Gloriana’s mother wasn’t in charge of the police, Ranya would still be afraid of catching her attention!

"You wouldn’t dare."

Gloriana smiled in victory. "I won’t do anything to you as long as you treat Ves honestly. Don’t try and harm him in order to sabotage our relationship. I promise you that you’ll regret it if you lay a hand on my boyfriend!"

"Sheesh, Gloriana! Who do you think I am? I’m a professional! I have taken an oath! As long as Mr. Larkinson is my patient, I’ll treat him to the best of my abilities!"

"I just want to make sure. Too many people disapprove of my relationship with him. You can’t blame a girl for protecting what she wants."

Time continued to pass as Ves felt more and more uncomfortable. Various machines continued to prod and poke his body. He could practically feel his body changing from the inside as various sophisticated medicines and tools messed around with his insides.

Fortunately, none of the treatments brought him any pain. He only felt frustrated because he had no clue what was going. Ranya didn’t appear to be in the mood to explain her work, and Gloriana didn’t seem curious either.

Instead, Ves was forced to lie down and remain still while listening to the banter between the two Wodins.

Neither Gloriana nor Ranya bothered to shield their conversation from his ears. Both of them fell into the typical Hexer habit of neglecting the presence of boys.

Ves wasn’t complaining. He gathered a wealth of information about the second Wodin he came into contact with. As the doctor responsible for installing his implant in his head, it would be prudent to know her better!

"If you think my reaction to your odd choice of lover is bad, you should see the responses from the folks back at home."

"I don’t care about them." Gloriana dismissively said. "As long as I can convince my mother that Ves is meant for me, she’ll stand up for me. Not even Matriarch Xiaphna will rule against her!"

"You seem very sure of that."

"Once you realize what Ves is capable of, our Wodin Dynasty will definitely appreciate him! Just wait. In two years, both of us will blow your minds!"

"I’m not sure if any of us have the time to pay attention to your boyfriend at that time. The Komodo War will be in full swing by that time!"

"What do you mean, Ranya? Hasn’t the war already started?"