The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2779

Chapter 2779 - Guard Master

The day of the design duel drew closer.

An air of excitement had dawned over the Prosperous Hill System.

What should have been a private design duel between two Journeyman Mech Designers suddenly took on a greater meaning!

For several weeks, unknown agitators fanned the flames throughout the Life Research Association.

[Whose living mechs are stronger?]

[Has the LRA gone astray all this time by designing the wrong living mechs?]

[The great test has come! Let the ultimate clash between biomechs and classical mechs begin!]

Through a combination of word of mouth and untraceable posts on the galactic net, a lot of Lifers began to pay attention to this event.

As more and more Lifers began to pay attention, their odd behavior caused more people to pay attention as well. A positive feedback loop formed until billions of people connected to the biomech industry and beyond began to pay special attention to what appeared to be a direct challenge against the current regime!

The Larkinsons immediately noticed the consequences of all of the eyes pointed in their direction. Ves didn’t even dare to take a step outside Gentle Lotus Base. Anyone who wanted to eliminate any risk of Dr. Navarro losing would have a lot of incentives to assassinate the challenger!

Although the chance was unlikely that some sort of sniper secretly squatted a distance away, Ves did not dare to show himself in the open at all in order to minimize the risk.

That didn’t stop attackers from bombarding the base with a mech-grade weapon, but the Larkinson Clan quickly solved that problem by shipping and setting up a couple of starship-grade shield generators.

The authorities did not prohibit guests from bringing in defensive equipment as long as they controlled their usage. Unlike mechs, shield generators and the like did not have the potential to inflict mass casualties.

Even though these shield generators were expensive to operate on a constant basis due to their high energy consumption, Ves and the other Larkinsons didn’t mind the cost.

Once several opaque bubbles formed over Gentle Lotus Base, its occupants felt much more secure. While the large shields could be overwhelmed by mass attacks, it could easily buy valuable time for help to arrive.

The Larkinsons even brought in a lot of underground detection equipment in order to guard against tunneling actions.

Naturally, they weren’t alone in this. The Glory Seekers and the Cross Clan also occupied the expansive base compound. They did not hesitate to erect their own defensive measures in order to decrease the chance they might get affected as well!

Yet this wasn’t enough.

If the occupants of the base truly wanted to deter attackers from launching an attack on them, then they had to show some teeth.

It was too difficult for the Larkinsons to truly guard their patriarch if they weren’t allowed to field their own mechs. Ves had personally applied for an exemption from the local administration, but he had been rebuffed at every point.

The Infinity Guards achieved a bit more success. Through their local connections, they managed to obtain permission to dispatch two more mechs to the ground, thereby increasing the amount of escort mechs they could field to four machines in total!

Suffice to say, Ves was very underwhelmed by this concession.

Fortunately, the Planetary Guard of Prosperous Hill VI didn’t sit around. The local authorities evidently wanted to take care of security themselves.

An entire mech company of aerial biomechs showed up in the vicinity of Gentle Lotus Base one day. All of them were covered biomechs whose bone-like plating was coated in reassuring green colors. The mech company boasted a mix of mech types in order to be able to respond to any situation.

Since it wasn’t suitable for Ves to step out and greet the guard detachment, General Verle walked up to the main entrance of Gentle Lotus Base while wearing his new uniform.

A mech officer exited from one of the formidable-looking lancer biomechs. The officer wore some sort of biosuit that contained an organic antigrav module, allowing him to descend to the ground with ease.

"I am General Verle of the Larkinson Clan. I speak on behalf of Patriarch Larkinson."

The man standing opposite to the general did not display any additional respect. The local mech officer merely nodded.

"Captain Jin Saron. Another colleague and I have been assigned to lead the guard detachment tasked with guarding your patriarch. We will ensure there will always be forty mechs on patrol around your leader. My assistant will dispatch some doc.u.ments to you that will outline a number of important details that you must take into account."

"Forty mechs to protect a mech designer who is responsible for leading a mech company that spans the entire star cl.u.s.ter sounds rather... insufficient." General Verle carefully stated. "We have thousands of trustworthy and reliable mech pilots at our disposal. It would be optimal if we can draw on our own forces to bolster our security detail."

"Unacceptable." Captain Saron immediately shook his head. "Security is our responsibility on this planet. We do not allow any outside influence to bring in any elements that pose a substantial risk to our population."

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