The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3017

Chapter 3017: Kinship Networks

Both Ariadne Wodin and Reginald Cross were taken aback at the antics of the cats.

They two visitors already knew that the Larkinsons loved their pets. They had already crossed paths with numerous cats, dogs, birds, lizards and other animals.

Ves was also famed for his love of cats. Lucky was practically a permanent fixture by his side.

What was different this time was that another pet had entered the stage.

Compared to the solid, mechanical form of Lucky, Blinky appeared to be a very different kind of cat.

He was obviously not organic. Not with the way his body was slightly translucent and how his entire form glowed and shimmered in front of everyone's eyes.

The bright purple exterior did not have the consistency of fur, nor the solidity of metal. The strange light points trailing across Blinky's body made it appear even more mysterious.

The closest guess that the visitors could come up with was that Blinky was an electronic cat.

In other words, he looked like a projection.

Yet neither the Hexer leader nor the Crosser leader thought it was as simple as that.

As a spiritual entity with considerable strength, Blinky actually possessed a fairly strong presence. This presence that could not be fully described with words was actually the source of the phenomenon known as glows.

Though Blinky's glow was currently mixed and nuanced, Patriarch Reginald was able to perceive more.

As a strong expert pilot, he developed a greater sensitivity towards unusual phenomena, especially when it was related to the strengths that expert pilots employed in battle.

Blinky had become a much greater existence to him as he instinctively perceived the energy and other traits locked inside the purple cat.

Unfortunately, his Hexer counterpart wasn't able to perceive as much. She was still a normal person and did not possess the senses of an expert pilot.

Both guests sat at the two chairs on the opposite side of an oval conference table. Ves stood at the far end as he finished admonishing his two cats.

"Meow!"

Lucky flipped his tail and floated to an empty chair in order to take a nap or something.

Mrow.

Blinky dishearteningly returned to Ves' mind in order to figure out a better way to beat Lucky next time.

The two visitors did not miss the fact that Blinky literally disappeared into the head of a human!

Ves smirked as he saw how he successfully managed to surprise his fellow leaders. He deliberately exposed Blinky to them in order to showcase what he was capable of. Since they were on the cusp of ordering spiritual networks from him, they needed to know what they were dealing with. Introducing a spiritual entity like Blinky to them would allow them to know that the Larkinson Patriarch possessed unusual talents.

This was a deliberate choice on his part. Ves knew that he couldn't keep everything hidden forever and he was willing to take a risk and reveal a portion of his capabilities to his allies.

"Welcome to the Spirit of Bentheim. I hope you have gotten a good glimpse of how her crew operates." Ves began.

"Is it like this aboard every Larkinson ship?" The Hexer woman asked.

"Not quite. The newcomers all possess different cultures and we are still in the process of integrating them. Our clan is large and diverse, and many ships are dominated by specific sub-organizations under our umbrella. For example, the mood aboard a combat carrier of the Flagrant Vandals is a lot looser and more informal than the norm. The Swordmaiden and Heavensworders are far more serious and constantly engaged in one form of training or another."

"That sounds like a state."

Ves pressed his lips. "Somewhat."

"It's quite impressive how your clan can bring all of these different people together without suffering many of the problems associated with doing so." Patriarch Reginald spoke up. "No organization that operates as a clan would recruit as freely as you Larkinsons. Yet you show no hesitation in breaking this convention."

"That is because we have the capital to accelerate our recruitment efforts. We don't have to be as thorough in rooting out traitors and people with impure intentions towards our clan. I believe that this is why the two of you have come here today. Both of you want to enjoy the same benefits "

Ves boasted a bit more about the benefits of the Larkinson Clan's spiritual network. He touted the inherent trust it fostered among the clansmen, the monitoring of treacherous thoughts and the easy identification of traitors who were committed to harming the clan.

"I believe that both of you have learned that not even the most committed and long-standing members of your organizations can be fully trusted." Ves smirked. "The Crown Uprising has revealed that everyone has traitors in their ranks. Whether these sleeper agents are unwitting victims who have undergone deep psycho-programming or hardened radicals who have deeply disguised themselves, the fact of the matter is that both the Glory Seekers and the Cross Clan are compromised."

This was a heavy declaration and one that did not reflect well on his fellow leaders.

It wasn't their fault that crown terrorists lurked within their ranks. The Larkinson Clan could have easily ended up in the same position as well if not for the existence of its network!

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