The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2777

Chapter 2777 - Pinnacle Research

Biotechnology opened up many new possibilities to humanity. The distinctive properties of biomechs, exotic beasts, biomachines and human augmentation conveyed advantages that classical technology couldn’t match.

Yet as with any tech, not everyone liked all of the new possibilities that became viable.

"Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should."

This phrase was bandied around a lot. There were lots of applications that people abhorred or thought went too far for their liking. Yet as long as options existed, there were always advocates who wished to embrace them. Different personalities became attracted to different possibilities. There were always supporters out there who invested in an idea no matter how crazy or harmful it sounded!

This meant that the LRA was home to a lot of obscure groups and organizations that supported anything from cultivating superhumans by growing them like biomechs to converting giant exobeasts into pilotable biomachines!

As Gavin shared plenty of examples, Ves became utterly bewildered by all of the nutcases in the LRA who supported these whacky ideas.

"Is common sense in short supply in this state?" Ves despairingly asked.

"We’re only talking about the outliers. Strictly speaking, most biotech experts are conservatives. They’re the most normal people of the bunch. While they are slow to change, you can always rely on them. The radicals are obviously a bit more impatient, but they are also known for their innovations. The rest are all marginalized and don’t really merit much attention."

"I see."

The mere fact that they were talking about these other groups meant that they received much more attention than they deserved. Their ideas were extreme but their following was too small to exert much influence.

Both educated and uneducated people supported these radical beliefs. Ves had encountered them plenty of times to know their cherished opinions never held up against sound logic.

Not that it mattered as fanatics never abided by any proper logic to begin with! Each fanatic possessed the magical ability to ignore all contrary evidence and overemphasize any unreliable hearsay that supported their stances!

Their groups were more like tribes or cults in that sense. The self-reinforcement mechanisms within these groups were so strong that there was no way to crack them from the outside.

This meant that they could develop any sort of plan with no one around to question them whether it was a good idea to begin with! Fanatics weren’t known for critical thinking!

Ves felt a lot less secure all of a sudden. Beneath the orderly facade of Prosperous Hill was a society that was rife with doctrinal and other kinds of conflicts.

Normally, the state was quite good at isolating their visitors from its domestic struggles. Yet all of that changed for Ves once he agreed to compete against Dr. Frederico Navarro in a design duel!

He lowered his head to his palm. "I should have swallowed my pride and refused to engage in a design duel. I don’t have to prove myself to others. My existing work already provides me with a sufficient degree of validation. There are also more ways to gain more privileges from a state than relying on Dr. Navarro’s support."

Design duels were sacred and meaningful to mech designers. This was why Ves was already inclined to accept a challenge even if he didn’t gain any solid benefits.

There was no way out now that he accepted the challenge. Ves had no choice but to go forward from this point and make the best out of the situation.

"Which faction does Dr. Navarro belong to?" Ves asked an important question. "He didn’t seem very political when we last talked with each other."

"According to the clues we’ve gathered from the galactic net, he’s an ordinary conservative." Gavin answered. "He’s one of those normal biomech designers who believe that biotechnology will eventually succeed. They just need to work on it step by step. A single small step won’t get you very far, but as long as there are thousands more steps, you can reach a lot of different places."

Ves narrowed his eyes. He felt something was off. When he initially meeted the Journeyman, he thought that Dr. Navarro merely challenged him for professional reasons.

They were two mech designers who each held different opinions on what form of living mechs were better, so the most straightforward way to settle this difference was to conduct a design duel!

Ves thought that the challenge merely revolved around this, but now he began to think that Dr. Navarro might have something else in mind.

The biomech designer was an experienced Journeyman in his forties. With his calm and stable mindset towards his work, Ves felt it was unlikely for Dr. Navarro missed the greater implications of his proposed duel.

Did this biomech designer deliberately aim to set up a duel that had the potential to blow up into something more?

This was quite a frightening thought! Dr. Navarro had transmitted a dueling challenge to Ves months ago. Ves had made a mistake by listening to his competitive urge rather than his caution towards foreign states.

If he had delved deeper into the divisions of the LRA, he could have anticipated this outcome!

Some time after he finished his conversation with Gavin, Calabast paid him a visit next.

"I have been apprised of the situation." She immediately said as she arrived with a guest. "There is much to unpack."

"Meow."

It didn’t seem very important for him to study the circ.u.mstances of the Life Research Association in detail. He wasn’t interested in how the Xona Stalkers were exiled in the first place. _{freēwēbnovel.com}

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