The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3214

Chapter 3214: Hogging All The Good Stuff

"Well, that happened." Ves flatly said as the show had finally ended and the Journeymen retreated to the backstage. "We met our goal… or not. It depends."

An hour had passed since the mech arena had turned into a cacophony of celebration and exaltation. Among the tens of thousands of Heavensworders who especially returned to the venue at the final day and the final hour, witnessing the birth of a masterwork sword was one of the greatest events that they have ever experienced!

Even now, the enthused Heavensworders spread word of this amazing feat of craftsmanship to the rest of the clan. In fact, they even relayed their news to their former home, causing the distant sword fanatics all the way back in the Heavensword Association to celebrate this occasion as well despite all of the light-years of separation! _{ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm}

If not for the fact that the clan forbid any footage from leaking out, the distant state would have blown up even more!

Even so, the immensity of Ketis' accomplishment could not be overstated. Very few master swordsmiths of the Heavensword Association had managed to equal her already-legendary feat, and most of them only managed to make their magnus opuses in the last decades of their illustrious careers.

The fact that Ketis managed to forge a masterwork mech sword when she was still in her early thirties signified a lot of promise!

It was for this reason that interest from the Heavensword Association had intensified. Ves even had to order Minister Shederin Purnesse to watch over Ketis and speak on behalf of the Larkinson Clan. The young swordmaster may be many things, but she was not a professional diplomat.

Ves threw a brief glance at her. Shederin Purnesse looked to be in his element as his projection hovered next to Ketis. The two calmly engaged in a conversation with the projected forms of an entire delegation of Heavensworders.

From their uniforms, markings and body language, Ves tentatively managed to distinguish a couple of swordmasters, mech designers, swordsmiths and other officials.

It seemed that the significance of creating a masterwork sword was a lot more exciting than any other masterwork!

"We made more progress than any Journeyman should have accomplished. Any step forward should be celebrated." Juliet opined.

Gloriana did not look pleased at all. She frowned as she hugged Clixie against her chest.

"Ketis could have at least shared the bounty with us! We all worked on the Decapitator Project. Why is she the only one who can receive credit for this accomplishment?!"

Ves placed his hand on her shoulder to shush her. "Don't be too upset, Gloriana. Didn't you manage to study and glean a couple of new insights from seeing a masterwork mech sword take shape? It is still a product on the second rung of the ladder. Each chance for us to glimpse upwards is a precious learning opportunity."

"I know that, Ves, but how many insights did you manage to obtain this time?!"

"Uhmmm…"

Gloriana snorted. "I thought so. Despite working together on the same expert mech, only Ketis gained anything useful this time. We were hardly different from bystanders this time!"

The cat she embraced reacted as well.

"Miaow."

Ves couldn't help but stand up for his former student. "I think you know quite well that it's not her fault that we failed to make any substantial gains. We only have ourselves to blame for not caring as much about the Decapitator Project as Ketis. She was the only one of us who treated it as a passion project. She poured so much work into designing a new mech sword and figuring out how to reforge an existing one into a new one that her contribution to this project is a multitude higher than ours."

"That's because she hogged all of the good stuff to herself!"

"And why is that wrong?" Ves puzzlingly frowned. "You may be excellent at technical design, but you can't surpass Ketis when it comes to designing a swordsman mech even if it is a custom one. The extra work she put into the Decapitator Project neatly compensates for her lack of contribution on other projects such as the Amaranto."

"Back when we fabricated the Amaranto, Ketis managed to ride on our coattails! We've generously carried her along when we created our latest masterwork mech! Why can't she repay the favor when she had the opportunity to do so this time?"

Ves sighed. "None of us can exert any control over that. I seriously doubt that Ketis has held back in any way. Just look at the finished expert mech of ours. Does it look as if it is a masterwork mech or close to it? No! The expert mech frame correctly reflects our skill and effort into making it. From what I can see, we haven't contributed anything noteworthy. Do you disagree?"

His wife grunted in frustration. She couldn't argue against his logic but that didn't help with soothing her frustrations. She looked enviously at the mech sword that had been placed on the side. The large and inspirational work of art was a different kind of masterwork than what she and her husband typically made.

Even masterworks came in different flavors. It was hard for Ves and Gloriana to distinguish them at their current level but they could already sense that the mech sword was remarkable in a different manner.

"Our results are already far above expectations." Juliet said in an attempt to shift the subject. "No matter who deserves credit, our clan will become a lot more notable in the mech industry because of this. We have tentatively proven that the Amaranto is not a fluke. Although the mech frame of the Decapitator Project is not a masterwork, we were still able to showcase that we are anything but average Journeymen. In the right circumstances, we create wonders."

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