The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3078

Chapter 3078: Tusa's Feedback

Shederin Purnesse's appointment as the chief diplomat of the Larkinson Clan did not result in immediate changes.

Ves understood it would take a lot of time for the Foreign Relations Department to produce noticeable changes when their role wasn't so big at the moment.

Most of their current work entailed facilitating the Living Mech Corporation in opening up new markets and forging important deals with local business partners.

The Foreign Relations Department was also tasked with cooperating with the military and logistical wings of the clan to help with procuring additional supplies and hardware.

Ves hoped that Shederin would be able to accelerate the long and torturous acquisition process of additional capital ships.

It was already difficult for private organizations to get their hands on brand-new capital ships. The strategic shipyards that were capable of constructing these huge and complex machines were obliged to meet the needs of governments and powerful stakeholders first.

Foreign customers had to join the end of the line, which happened to have lengthened considerably now that more people recognized the value of greater protection.

.

It was virtually impossible for the Larkinson to get their turn fast enough if they followed the normal process. The only way to skip the line and get their critical capital ships fast enough was to find a way to go through the back door.

This entailed a lot of persuasion and horse trading. Ves did not envy Shederin Purnesse for having to negotiate with lots of foreign shipyards and officials in order to place an order.

"At least I don't have to devote any time to this issue myself anymore." He muttered.

The integration of the Purnesse Family in the Larkinson Clan would hopefully reduce a lot of headaches for Ves. The rapid growth of the clan always produced more issues for him, so he truly needed a large influx of directors, executives, managers and other officials to lighten his own load.

Though Ves still held some concerns about entrusting newcomers with so much power and influence, he knew he could count on Goldie and Calabast to watch out for anything untoward.

In fact, either of the two should already be sufficient enough, but the two of them together should ensure that no one should be able to slip the net.

Ves made Gloriana happy again by returning to the design lab and placing his full attention on his work.

Time continued to pass. The Disruptor Project moved past the halfway mark and became more and more complete with every passing day.

The minor interruptions failed to stall their momentum. Gloriana had become more demanding than ever but the assistants and the other lead designers rarely failed her expectations.

Each of the Journeymen continued to deepen their influence in the expert mech design projects.

One of the more interesting moments during the design process was when Gloriana invited Venerable Tusa to the design lab. Since the Disruptor Project was so closely tied to a single pilot, it was essential for Tusa to make himself available for additional measurements and request his input on various influential design choices.

For example, should the Disruptor Project carry a spare pistol or carbine or no ranged weapon at all?

Should the expert light skirmisher add additional boosters or strive to maintain as much protection as possible?

These decisions and more were quite personal and every mech pilot had a different idea on what their ideal mechs should look like. While the mech designers constantly made a lot of smaller and less important decisions on Venerable Tusa's behalf, it was improper not to cut the expert pilot out of the loop entirely.

Hence why he became a frequent visitor of the design lab. He drew attention whenever he showed up and his force of will exerted a considerable influence on the assistants.

Fortunately, the design lab was big enough to lead Tusa to a separate room in order to discuss important matters without disrupting the work schedule. This was one of the many benefits of operating on a capital ship.

During one particular visit, Ves and Gloriana provided their client with an overall update on the Disruptor Project. The first iteration of the expert mech design was 75 percent complete. The projection already displayed a remarkably complete wireframe diagram that allowed laymen like Tusa a pretty good idea of what the end product looked like.

The pleased expression on his face already made it clear that he was optimistic about the outlook of this design project.

He never enjoyed such luxurious treatment in his mech piloting career!

"Do you have any questions about our work?" Gloriana sincerely asked.

"Yes." Tusa turned to Ves. "I still haven't heard anything solid yet about the abilities that I can expect to use when I am finally able to pilot this expert mech. All I've heard are vague promises and uncertain answers."

Ves helplessly shrugged. "I can't really help you with that because I truly don't know what I'll be able to accomplish until I integrate it all into an actual mech frame. I'll give you a proper explanation once we are ready to begin actual trials. I can reassure you that I have completed most of my preparations."

He already formulated the designs of the spiritual constructs that he had in mind. However, the more important step was to create the design spirits that would lend their unique strengths to the expert mech.

Ves intended the Inexorable One to become the main design spirit for the Disruptor Project. The former avian dark god should possess a high affinity for light mechs and speed-based machines. Though the Inexorable One also stood out for her wind-based abilities, perhaps this might add an extra surprise to the expert mech.

Arnold was also supposed to play a key role in empowering the Disruptor Project. The chubby little exobeast had been enjoying Calabast's affections for too long.

Verify captcha to read the contentVerify