The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2761

Chapter 2761 - Joshua's Exploration

What did expert pilots do when they weren’t performing their duties?

Venerable Joshua Larkinson didn’t really have a clue. He supposed that dedicated warriors spent all of their remaining time on one productive activity or another, but he didn’t really feel as if he counted among their number.

He asked his fellow expert pilots what they spent their off-hours on. The answers weren’t encouraging.

"I keep my Shield of Samar company." Venerable Jannzi responded to her ex-boyfriend. "My life is tied to my mech, so it’s foolish to neglect it. Don’t you feel the same?"

The hangar where the Shield of Samar currently resided was closed off and empty. Ever since it had been converted into a prime mech, the pressure exerted by the mech was too much to bear to the maintenance crews.

Only expert pilots such as Joshua and Jannzi were able to remain at ease while in close proximity to the huge and massive space knight.

"Uhm.. I get why you do that, but mechs are tougher than you think. They know their purpose. Outside of combat, they are perfectly fine with sleeping. Our mechs aren’t babies. They don’t need any pampering. At least, I’m pretty sure the patriarch intended it to be that way."

"Don’t let Ves make decisions on your behalf!" Jannzi burst out! Her force of will pressed against his own as she stepped closer and pressed her finger against his c.h.e.s.t. "Ves may have made all of our mechs, but it is us who spend the most time with them! Our mechs are what we make of them. Treat them well, and they shall return the favor!"

"That’s easy for you to say. You’re committed to a single mech for your entire life. I’m not sure if that’s the right path for me. There are too many mechs I want to pilot to limit myself to a single choice. I don’t even have my expert mech yet to do what you are talking about."

He understood Jannzi’s viewpoint. Every expert pilot formed a different opinion about the mechs designed by Ves. The obsessions they formed and the principles they held dear colored how they perceived LMC mechs.

Jannzi saw them as partners charged with protecting the Larkinson Clan. At the same time, the mechs needed to be taken care of as well.

As for Joshua, he felt as if he possessed the greatest understanding of the nature of LMC mechs out of everyone aside from Ves. His instincts were highly attuned to the intrinsic life that was locked inside the machines. By interfacing with them, his greater sensitivity allowed him to synergize with his mechs to a high degree!

He already noticed that he was far beyond other Larkinson mech pilots in this regard. Only special cases such as Jannzi and her Shield of Samar were able to exceed him on this front.

This also explained their divergent approaches.

Venerable Joshua didn’t need to expend any effort to form an extremely high fit with a living mech.

Venerable Jannzi’s ability to attune with a mech was worse, so the only way for her to develop a deeper bond with her mech was to work hard and invest lots of time with the Shield of Samar.

Even though this sounded like a heavy commitment, Jannzi never uttered a complaint. The hard work she put into bonding with the Shield of Samar would definitely pay off in battle.

Of course, that was assuming that the Design Department upgraded the space knight to an expert mech. As a prime mech, much of the Shield of Samar’s potential was locked behind the physical constraints of the mech.

Neither Joshua nor Jannzi knew when they would receive their long-awaited expert mechs, but the time was drawing closer and closer. With the completion of the current round of projects, it was only a matter of time before the development of their expert mechs commenced.

The coming period would definitely play a crucial role in their futures!

In the end, Joshua didn’t get much help out of Jannzi. She had become so driven that she no longer spent any time on relaxation. She either spent lots of time with her mech or busied herself with keeping up with clan politics of all things.

She expressed disbelief at his disinterest in the latter.

"Are you blind, Joshua? We are figureheads in a clan that already counts more than 50,000 members. From what it looks like, we’ll definitely be breaking the 100,000 barrier during our stay here. It becomes more important than ever to ensure that everyone is being treated fairly. If warmongers like Ves remain unchecked, we’ll end up in some other devastating battle where we lose at least half of our mech pilots!"

"I don’t think our patriarch is as bad as you say."

"You blind fool! You worship Ves so much, but you never look at his downsides. Just look at the facts. In the short history of our clan, we have gone through numerous painful crises. The Battle of Kesseling VIII, the Battle of Ulimo Citadel, the Battle against the Abyss and the Battle of Reckoning are all engagements that our clansmen should have never gone through if Ves hadn’t fooled them into joining his venture!"

Joshua blinked. "We all knew the risks, Jannzi. We managed to become second-raters in record time because of the patriarch’s hard work. Besides, aren’t you one of us? I guess that makes you a fool as well."

Smack!

"I don’t have time for your nonsense! Get out!"

His continued presence only reminded her why she broke up with him. Joshua didn’t enjoy her company either when she brought up her pet causes. In hindsight, he should have ended his relationship with her much sooner.

"I’m glad I have Ketis now." He smiled as he exited the hangar.

It was too bad that his current girlfriend had gone on an excursion together with other Swordmaidens. Joshua was sad to see her go. He could have spent a lot of time with her in Veoline if she was still with the rest of the clan.

Still, she needed to go on this trip. Joshua had no choice but to support her decision and wished her luck. _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

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