The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2025

Chapter 2025 Hot Commodity

When the so-called Larkinson Fleet arrived in orbit of Cinach VI, the entire planet seemed to prostrate before its arrival.

The household troops of House Evenson formed an honor guard to welcome the fleet's arrival. Forming a corridor which flanked the group of Larkinson Clan vessels from all sides, every other ship or vehicle in the vicinity had been chased away!

The grand display composed of almost a thousand mechs attracted a lot of publicity and amplified the interest in the Larkinson Clan even more! If Ves ever wanted his entry into the Cinach System to be low-key, then those chances were completely shot with the excessive display from the local nobles!

"What are the Sentinels doing?" Ves frowned as he observed the proceedings from the luxurious bridge of the Scarlet Rose.

"House Evenson wants to commission a mech from Gloriana and you." Gavin responded. "Your mechs have made quite a name, to say the least, and with Lady Miralix of House Laterna as a successful example, a lot of ambitious noble mech pilots think their careers will receive an enormous boost if they pilot one of your mechs!"

Though annoying, Ves also felt flattered. His professional reputation had finally reached a level where he no longer had to seek out customers.

Now, the customers were knocking on his doors!

"You know my stance on this matter." Ves dismissively replied.

"We've rejected their requests time and time again, but their envoys keep trying." Gavin sighed. "House Evenson seems to think that you're driving a hard bargain. Their negotiators continually raised their offers. They even found out that we're in dire need of high-quality ships and began to offer combat carriers if we complete their commissions!"

Did he really hear that right?! Ves sat upright in his chair. Combat carriers were far more valuable than light carriers, especially when Ves possibly sought to go on an excursion to the Nyxian Gap!

"Are you sure?! What do they want in exchange for some combat carriers?!"

His assistant looked hesitant all of a sudden. "Well.. they're only willing to remunerate you in full if you provide them with a masterwork mech. If that doesn't happen, then their offer becomes a lot less attractive."

"Oh." Ves dropped her excitement. "Forget about it. House Evenson is dreaming if I will expend so much effort on a possibility that is too miniscule to bother. Even if I luck out and create another masterwork mech, I would rather submit it to the MTA to earn some merits or something."

Some of the interest in him was due to the powerful glows he was able to imbue in his mechs. However, much of the frenzy surrounding him was due to his proven ability to create a masterwork mech!

Though his chances of replicating this feat was still microscopic even if his mech affinity improved twice, that didn't faze the nobles at all. They already had a lot of money and resources at their disposal.

To them, commissioning a mech from him and Gloriana was like buying a lottery ticket. They might hit the jackpot, and all it cost were some ships and money that they already possessed in abundance!

Even if combat carriers were worth their weight in exotics these days, the noble houses could always order more from the shipyards at any time! In contrast, a masterwork mech, especially one tailored to a specific mech pilot, was something that could only be sought but never found!

Such a mech could propel the career of a noble mech pilot to meteoric heights!

As an entrepreneur, Ves keenly recognized the value he could potentially provide. He did not intend to be taken advantage of so easily!

Fortunately, his assistant already knew what to do and what to look out for. If someone offered something truly compelling, then Gavin would surely bring it up to Ves. Until then, there was no reason to disturb his thoughts.

As the pomp and circumstance in orbit finally died down, the Larkinson Clan began to make landfall with at least a third of its ships. Light carriers may not be able to take much of a hit, but they were still light and maneuverable enough to make landfall on any standard terrestrial planet.

One of the more significant problems affecting the clan members was their abrupt flight into space. As Captain Silvestra warned him some time ago, humans simply weren't adjusted to space travel. It took a lot of effort over multiple generations in order to breed a group of true spaceborn humans!

Until then, humans who were born on land and grew up on land always yearned to have solid ground beneath their feet. His clan members all yearned to experience the vast open spaces and the fresh air from the atmosphere of a livable planet!

So far, his family and his workers had been holding back their urges with a remarkable amount of success. They all knew that it was unwise to halt their journey and take a break in some star system while the Friday Coalition was always looming over their backs.

Now that they finally reached their destination, the clansmen couldn't hold it in any longer! They were crowding the hatches and exit ports in order to escape the cramped corridors of their ships!

The clan couldn't afford to ground every vessel in its fleet, though. In order to guard against accidents, the Executive Council formed a rotation schedule that would give everyone in the fleet enough time to recover their sanity.

The vessels all landed in an empty base the clan rented from House Evenson. The facilities might not be as good as everyone hoped, but it provided Ves with a secure base of operations to spend the next two months.

"We'll stay in Cinach until our two ongoing mech design projects are complete." Ves reminded everyone. "Let us take the opportunity to rest and see to our battle readiness. I'm not sure what we'll do next, but there is a decent chance we'll encounter a lot of excitement. In order to rise up in the galaxy, we will have to take some risks!"

Ves emphasized the possible dangers they might encounter. Though Ves did not intend to drag the entire fleet through the Nyxian Gap, he still had to bring a sufficient amount of forces. If the clansmen believed they could leech off his success without risking their lives, they had another thing coming!

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