The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3526

Chapter 3526: Two Tails

Ves, Gloriana, Ketis and Juliet all discussed the merits of hiring either Pellier and Coslone or the Voiken siblings.

Both duos had the potential to add a lot of benefits to the Larkinson Clan. _{ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com}

Pellier and Coslone both possessed the same specialty, but were also the direct disciples of a notable Master Mech Designer. That provided them with a thorough foundation and a clear trajectory towards success. If the two women joined the Larkinson Clan, then they could immediately start with increasing the offensive strength of every melee mech design!

Sara and Dulo Voiken were also interesting prospects.

Sara was the real treasure as she possessed a specialty that could amplify the defenses of any mech, but particularly those with greater mass and thicker armor. Her physical negation specialty might not offer that much solutions against energy weapons, but it was still useful in certain contexts such as conventional melee combat and fighting against forces that had taken a liking for kinetic weapons.

As for Dulo Voiken, the man would probably get overshadowed by Ketis most of the time. That did not mean he was useless, though. The Larkinson Clan already fielded a prominent spear-wielding mech model and Ves already planned to design at least one lancer mech for the Larkinson Army. Obtaining the services of a mech designer who was passionate about mechs that fought with long polearms would doubtlessly bring those mechs to the next level!

"The question is which pair should we recruit first?" He asked himself.

He had brought in his fellow Larkinson mech designers into the decision making process so that he could gain a clearer answer, but the problem was that the three women couldn't make up their minds either!

The applicants were all attractive in their own way. Sure, they also brought along their own baggage, but none of it sounded particularly concerning to them. What mattered more was how the new Journeymen could expand the repertoire of the Design Department and shoulder a greater burden.

As the Larkinson mech designers continued to swap arguments, Gloriana turned around in her seat and checked up on her happy little baby.

"You're so cute, hihi!" She giggled.

"Gaaa…gaagaawuuu…"

Aurelia wiggled her body around a bit as both Lucky and Clixie played with the baby. The playful cats teasingly dangled their tails above the girl's head.

"Wuuu…"

The baby tried to use her tiny little arms to reach out to one tail, but then the other. Poor Aurelia couldn't make up her mind which one she wanted to grab first.

"Ooaaa!"

At a certain point, she decided to eschew choices entirely and grabbed onto both tails!

"Meow!"

"Miaow!"

Though Aurelia soon lost her grip due to the lack of strength and coordination of her limbs, her mother became inspired by the silly sight.

Gloriana turned back to the other Larkinson mech designers and cleared her throat.

"Why don't we hire all four Journeymen at once?" She proposed.

That caused the discussion to come to an abrupt halt. Gloriana smirked now that she managed to grab everyone's attention.

"Each of the applicants that we have interviewed today are young, talented, competent and willing to become a part of us. Why must we force ourselves to limit our recruitment to just two of them? Wouldn't recruiting four be even better in this case?"

"It's not that simple, Gloriana." Ves gently replied. "You know how important the Design Department is to us. Right now, everything is operating well because we're all Larkinsons who have been with the clan for a long time. Each of us trusts each other and I have no qualms entrusting crucial mech design projects to the three of you. This is a great arrangement that should be maintained as much as possible."

"What does this have to do with recruiting the newcomers?"

"I was getting to that. Imagine what will happen should we add outsiders into the mix. Remember that these aren't mech designers who used to be Apprentices in our clan but found a way to advance to Journeymen. They are already high-ranking mech designers who have solidified much of their own views and all come from other influences. They currently possess no existing ties to the Larkinson Clan, but once we bring them into the fold, we have to open up to them and reveal a lot of secrets in order to make sure they can do their jobs. Do you think that everything will go fine and that they will smoothly integrate into our clan?"

"They're all sincere about joining the clan as far as I'm aware." Ketis mentioned.

"That is my judgment as well, but people's minds can change. I have seen that happen more times than I can count. The reality of becoming a part of our clan might not fully sink into their minds until they start living on a completely new ship and become surrounded by a completely different culture. What if they fail to integrate into our clan? What if they gain buyer's remorse? What if they can't tolerate the dangers that we typically encounter during our travels?"

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