The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2122

Chapter 2122 Relinquish

It took quite some time for Gloriana to regain a semblance of her composure. While she still exhibited a desire to pamper her 'Little Angel', Ves managed to drag her away from their new masterwork mech and push her into an office.

Ves, Gloriana and Calabast all sat down.

Gloriana still looked a bit vacant. She constantly turned her head in the direction of the Little Angel while she idly stroked Clixie's fur. Normally, she treated her pet more affectionately, but right now her furry companion hardly registered in her mind!

"Miaow? Miaow miaow!"

"Oh, I almost forgot about you, Clixie. Sorry!"

Lucky, who was perched on Ves' shoulder, looked sympathetic at his organic counterpart.

"Meow."

Ves reached up and stroked Lucky's back. "Gloriana will snap out of it.. eventually. This is your fault, you know."

His cat angrily raised his metal tail!

"Meow!"

If Lucky wanted to avoid blame, then he shouldn't be producing more pointless Hexer-inspired gems!

"Alright." Calabast spoke up. "Let us get this discussion out of the way. First, congratulations to the two of you for creating another masterwork mech. While I do not recognize much what makes your latest success so compelling, I am quite aware of the repercussions of this result. Let's discuss the good ones first."

"The.. 'Little Angel'.. is much more significant than the Quint." Ves began. "The latter is a bridge mech, and we can't take full credit of its creation due to the involvement of outside help. The former is a legitimate second-class mech designed by two of us. Hardly anyone else contributed to its design." _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}

Ves and Gloriana deserved full credit for designing the Blessed Squire!

Both of them were already responsible for making the Little Angel!

Even if they didn't say anything, any mech designer familiar with their work could tell that the pair had truly relied on themselves!

This made this achievement much more amazing. Though the novelty factor had subsided a bit, the significance of this success was much greater.

How many collaborations between Journeymen took place in the mech industry? Ves did not even dare to utter a number.

Out of all of those partnerships, which one resulted in not one, but two masterwork mechs? Very little!

With a second collaborative masterwork mech under their belt, a third one was not out of the question. Even if it took a few years or decades to produce another one, their titles as masterwork mech designers no longer came attached with an asterisk. Both of them proved they had become fully capable of reaching the masterwork threshold at their early ages!

Calabast concurred with his assessment. "According to my understanding of the mech industry, your fame will no longer be contained to this star sector. While there are many prominent Journeymen in the Yeina Star Cluster, the two of you will likely rank close to the top after your achievement is publicized."

The way she emphasized that last word triggered something in Ves. He looked at her carefully.

"You're implying that won't happen."

"At least not immediately." She spoke. "As happy as I am for your accomplishment, don't forget about your original purpose. DIVA commissioned you to design a male Hexer mech that carries one of your characteristic glows. You fulfilled this demand with the help of Hexer technology, Hexer components, Hexer design standard and Hexer criteria. According to the terms of this commission, the design and every mech derived from it is legally theirs."

Though Ves hated it, she was right. He was not so stupid to think the Larkinson Clan could continue to own a piece of Hexer military hardware.

That did not sit well with his girlfriend, though. While she had been distracted throughout this meeting, it turned out that she still paid at least some attention!

"Unacceptable! The Little Angel is mine! He's my baby! I created him! DIVA has nothing to do with that!"

Both Ves and Calabast shared an exasperated glance.

"Gloriana, you know what DIVA will demand. In fact, if the Hex Army is involved, you will have even less rights to the Little Angel! I hate to pop your bubble, but when you work on behalf of the state, your product also belongs to the state."

This was a generally-accepted concept in the mech industry, and Gloriana should know better. It was just that her irrational affection towards the first masterwork mech she truly brought into existence was scrambling her common sense.

Though Calabast stated the truth, masterwork mechs were not treated in the same way as regular mechs!

"If I recall, DIVA's commission came with a fairly standard-looking contract, right?" Ves noted.

Calabast noted. "Model contracts exist for every type of client-mech designer relationship. DIVA has opted to make use of one of them, only modifying the terms that make it possible for a boy like you to be recognized as a lead designer."

Ves activated his comm and projected the confidential contract into view. "When I signed all of the paperwork, I specifically inspected the terms related to the production of any possible masterwork mechs."

He had already created two masterwork mechs. In the event of a third, he wanted to be ready to defend his rights.

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