The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3471

Chapter 3471: Company Man

The final winner of the tournament turned out to be another familiar name to Ves.

[And the first place winner is… Mr. Ereben Seinlin! Despite a reluctant first win against the Pontifical Lance, the Dominant has ultimately proven its name right by utterly crushing its next two opponents!]

The entire audience cheered the loudest after they pretty much already knew who would win after revealing the second place winner.

There was only one missing name left, after all. Despite this little detail, the crowd still conveyed their great appreciation towards the mech designer that justifiably took first place!

Ves already had a feeling that Seinlin would take the top spot. Even if the Pontifical Lance had made the Dominant's life difficult during the first round of the fighting phase, this slightly embarrassing win ultimately didn't matter to the other Journeyman.

The Dominant achieved excelled scores by leveraging its defenses and mobility to such a degree that the subsequent two opponents simply stood no chance of winning. The ease in which the offensive knight mech demolished its opposition did wonders in maximizing its scores.

In comparison, the Pontifical Lance was a bit worse off in scoring terms.

The lancer mech achieved its most one-sided victory against the Lighthouse Keeper, which was a middling performer in the tournament.

Though the quick and easy victory undoubtedly showcased the Pontifical Lance's strength, the mediocre strength of its opponent did not provide a significant score bonus.

The Pontifical Lance's match against the Phazeon was a different matter. The Phazeon was a much more powerful opponent, and winning against it awarded a much greater score bonus.

The fact that a lancer mech managed to vanquish a light mech also played in the former's favor. Everyone expected the Pontifical Lance was expected to lose against its natural counter, but the mech somehow pulled through and defied everyone's expectations.

This was probably the single biggest contributor to propelling Ves all the way to third place.

The main reason why he hadn't climbed higher was because the Pontifical Lance clearly struggled to win its third bout. It had to perform extremely well to the point of relying on several 'miracles' in order to defeat its opponent!

While the scoring system did take into account that the Pontifical Lance was at a disadvantage, ultimately this point was also a significant part of the scoring formula.

In the end, Ereben Seinlin received the ultimate honor of winning the High Tide Tournament. His Dominant showed a great amount of excellence in its two best matches and no one disputed that he deserved to stand on top of the others.

Though Ves felt as if he missed an opportunity, he should be glad he managed to climb over 90 different Journeymen including several impressive figures from the galactic center to claim third place!

He did not waste his time here. Even though a part of him found it pathetic that all of the efforts only yielded a single second-class combat carrier, the worth of this ship was much greater in the Red Ocean than back at home.

"The combat carriers built in this region are also considerably better than the ones I'm used to back home." Ves reminded himself.

This was not a cheap vessel produced by a dinky private shipyard in a backwater state. It was an ultramodern starship that was produced in one of the early but hypermodern shipyards that had already set up shop in the Red Ocean!

Since everyone in the venue already stayed up for almost an entire day, no one was in the mood for drawn-out award ceremonies.

Nothing much happened after unveiling the ultimate winner. Ereben Seinlin briefly addressed the crowd before he accepted his impressive trophy.

As for Ves, he had to make due with receiving a small bronze cup that commemorated his third-place finish in the High Tide Tournament.

"What a crappy product."

Hysphalin Industries didn't even bother to put any effort into fabricating this trophy. Ves knew enough about craftsmanship to know that this was just a cheap, 3D-printed product that incorporated a number of randomized and completely uncoordinated design elements in order to avoid making it identical to other trophies.

Still, Ves didn't set out to sacrifice an entire day and display his design abilities to the public just to win a generic cup.

Winning third place provided him with two important gains.

Ves already experienced a substantial increase in reputation. Though few knew about his status as a clan patriarch, he had already made a name for himself as a Journeyman.

Sure, not a lot of people in the Red Ocean paid attention to short, generic competitions like the High Tide Tournament, but introducing himself properly to the audience was a good start.

All of the people in the stands would come away with an excellent impression of Ves and his work. They might talk about what they witnessed to others, which would further spread his name to Red Ocean mech community.

The explosive and dramatic performance of the Pontifical Lance might have already created Ves his first customers in the dwarf galaxy!

"It's too bad I didn't get first place." Ves sighed again as his mood temporarily dropped.

Winning the bronze cup was good, but his reputation didn't even come close to that of Ereben Seinlin!

Out of every participant, only one person managed to beat them all, and it was a given that Mr. Seinlin gained a massive reputation boost! He was the champion of a legitimate tournament and that counted for something in the new frontier.

With this title alone, Mr. Seinlin could easily gain the attention of powerful people and organizations and convert his status into actual benefits.

"He also won 5 combat carriers!"

The prize pool of the one-day tournament was quite top-heavy compared to other competitions. Fourth place and lower basically received trinkets compared to what the top 3 obtained.

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