The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3231

Chapter 3231: Calling Dibs

Unlike the unlucky expert pilots who still hadn't received their long-anticipated expert mechs, Tusa, Stark, Orfan and Dise each received powerful new expert mechs.

They were all immensely grateful that they were able to participate in the upcoming battle with mechs befitting their capabilities, but that also meant they had to shoulder a heavier responsibility.

After all, the Larkinson Clan didn't have any mech pilot who was stronger on an individual basis than the foursome.

Out of the four 'lucky' Larkinson expert pilots, Venerable Stark shouldered the greatest burden of them all. The Amaranto was unquestionably the strongest expert mech of the four existing ones in the clan. It also had the benefit of being a ranged mech, allowing it to project its power at extremely long distances.

Now, the expert pilots had to figure out how to best use the power that they had recently gained to the best effect.

"If Patriarch Reginald Cross didn't call dibs on Venerable Orthox, I would have wanted to try my spear against the Gatecrasher." Venerable Orfan grumbled.

"Are you crazy?" Tusa directed an odd glance at the woman. "Venerable Orthox is a high-tier expert pilot! He's in an entirely different league from us! His expert mech is also superior to ours!"

Venerable Orfan snorted. "I can still take him! Look, I admit I might not be able to beat this old dwarf, but I can sure as hell keep dancing with him. That's what my Riot is designed for. It has multiple defensive systems and it is also clad with an inner layer of Unending alloy. Maybe I'll have to worry about my survival if I'm locked in battle against an expert offensive mech, but the Gatecrasher is a space knight."

"An offensive space knight." Venerable Dise reminded her colleague.

"My point still stands! I'm not a mech designer, but I can see that most of the design resources put into this fancy machine is spent on making it as tough and resilient as possible. Sure, its defenses might reach the level of a high-tier expert mech, but what about its attack power? There are bound to be limitations there."

Tusa shook his head. "A high-tier expert mech does not have as many weaknesses as you think. You're dreaming if you think an expert called the Gatecrasher isn't able to hit back hard."

"Look, you may be right, but I'm confident I can handle Orthox. If I'm losing, then I'll do my best to prolong my defeat as long as possible so that you and everyone else can take advantage of my stalling action." Venerable Orfan stubbornly claimed. "It makes a lot of strategic sense for me to do this. I'll readily admit that I'm not as strong or valuable as Reginald Cross. Doesn't it sound great that we can free him up and sic his Bolvar Rage against weaker enemy expert mechs?"

The logic was surprisingly good, but Tusa recognized that the viability of this suggested rested on Venerable Orfan's ability to stop the unstoppable expert mech. The Gatecrasher was a famed expert mech in the Ferril Province and admired by a lot of Vulcanites for good reasons.

There was also another flaw that was sure to doom Venerable Orfan's intentions.

"You don't need to convince us, Orfan. If you want to tussle against the Gatecrasher, you first have to convince the Cross Patriarch that you're calling dibs on his dibs. Are you confident enough that you will get your way?"

Venerable Orfan glared at Tusa. His argument instantly popped her bubble. As much as she hated to acknowledge it, there was no way she would be able to get her way. Patriarch Reginald Cross was not only the most powerful expert pilot of the Golden Skull Alliance, but he was also a clan leader in his own right. He held much more say than anyone else.

"Patriarch Reginald is determined to challenge himself." Venerable Dise said, providing more support to Tusa's argument. "At his level, it is hard for him to make any further progress towards ace pilot. If we can free him up so that he can bully weaker dwarven expert pilots, we can quickly whittle down the enemy's advantage in numbers. However, fighting against weaker expert pilots and expert mechs won't push him past his limits. If he prioritizes his own advancement over every other priority, then he must seek out the strongest champion of the opposing force."

That pretty much ended this line of argument. As expert pilots, they were already aware of the allure of advancing to ace pilot. So many expert pilots had tried and failed to take the next step in their evolution. That didn't stop them from resorting to the most desperate measures in order to grasp their chance. As strong-willed individuals, they never gave up fighting!

"If I'm not going to fight against the Gatecrasher, then which dwarven mech can I fight against instead?"

Part of the reason why Venerable Orfan was so eager to fight against Venerable Orthox was because his expert mech was easy to confront.

As for the other two notable dwarven expert mechs…

"You can forget about dueling against Venerable Leiva's Gauss Baron." Tusa stated. "You'll just get beaten to a pulp long before you are able to get close. As for Venerable Merek's Paravad, I don't think it will be in a mood to tango with you. This avian expert mech is a lot faster and maneuverable than your weighted-down Riot. As soon as Venerable Merek finds out that you're a tough customer, he'll just sidestep your expert mech and find an easier target."

"Just get ready to fight against other expert mechs." Dise told her. "There are bound to be more attractive targets among the dwarven mech force. Even if they're not as famed and celebrated as the three dwarven heroes, you will still be able to get the fight you crave."

Venerable Orfan grunted in frustration. "There's not enough glory in defeating a nobody!"

"This isn't the time to worry about glory. We need to ensure our survival before we can think about building up our fame. Look, just focus on beating the weaker dwarven expert mechs at first. As long as you can mop them up first, you can always reinforce Patriarch Reginald and work together to take down Venerable Orthox. It won't be a fair fight at that point, but you'll still be able to claim victory against a celebrated hero."

This was the best that Orfan could hope for in her position.

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