The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3783

Chapter 3783 Invisible Struggle

Ves had never doubted his ability to rise above the masses and become a part of the upper echelon of whatever society he lived in. He enjoyed too many advantages and he had already started to get on the good side of the MTA Survivalist Faction.

Due to this certainty, Ves was not impatient about his own development. He would work his way to becoming a Senior and a Master and gradually increase the scope of his business activities corresponding to his rank.

This was how every other mech designer worked and for good reason. It was a bit overblown for Apprentices or Journeymen to compete directly against Masters due to the enormous disparity in design ability!

Calabast’s proposal forced Ves to break from this comfortable pattern and capture much more market share than he should!

The repercussions would be great and the Larkinson Clan would definitely get embroiled in different struggles.

However, the anticipated payout would be great as well. If he was bold enough with his ECM mech designs, he could easily imagine a scenario where it could become the leading product in the market for this mech type for generations to come!

Ves could not imagine the amount of money that would flow into the coffers of the LMC.

“What matters is not the millions of MTA credits that we stand to earn from this initiative, but how much we can convert it into actual strength.” Calabast explained to him as she sat next to him on the couch. “The Red Ocean isn’t safe. We don’t face too many threats right now because we are accompanied by an MTA frigate. Have you ever thought about what we would do once your buddy Jovy is gone? Our expeditionary fleet will turn into a legitimate target to all of the human predators in this dwarf galaxy. Have you ever thought about how we will survive those future challenges?”

“Our next design round was supposed to earn us the money needed to pay for all of the necessary upgrades.” He told her. “Even without this plan, we can still earn plenty of money as long as our other products achieve success.”

“How much income do you expect to earn in the first months, Ves? 10,000 MTA credits? 50,000 MTA credits? Whatever the case, I doubt whether they can become bestsellers even if their designs are good. Their sales potential simply cannot compare to wresting away a huge amount of market share from dominant market players. With all of the MTA credits that we stand to gain from a high-level competition, we can upgrade our ships and mechs so that our deterrence power against the majority of powers in Krakatoa will reach a peak.”

Money was power. More money meant more power. Calabast’s argument was simple, but that did not mean she was wrong.

Many problems could be solved with enough money!

If it took too much time for the Larkinson fleet to get up to strength, then the clan could simply hire enough mercenaries to cover its defensive needs!

As Ves imagined all of the ways that enormous sums of money could help his situation, he became a lot less reluctant about her proposal.

The plan was not about greed.

It was about survival.

Framing the matter of earning as much money as possible in terms of keeping the clan alive was an excellent way of winning him over.

The foundation of his success in the coming decades was his ability to navigate and survive the various threats in the Red Ocean.

More money made this arduous journey a lot easier.

Stronger ships. Better mechs. Greater connections.

It was never enough. There were always bigger threats on the horizon. Becoming stronger gave Ves and his clan the capital to resist a greater proportion of enemies!

Calabast continued to share her sentiments on this matter.

“In my many discussions with Novilon and Shederin Purnesse, we have developed a view that the Red Ocean is a competitive arena. I am sure you already heard the gist of it. The Big Two has attracted the best and most ambitious players from the old galaxy so that they can fight. The goal is to ensure that humanity is strong enough to confront its enemies in the future. To accomplish this, the new frontier is set up as a game where winning and losing comes with the highest stakes.”

The stakes were high because the Red Ocean’s power structure was still nascent. There were no states like the Greater Terran United Confederation or the New Rubarth Empire that had built up an iron grip on their territories. Every human was a newcomer in the new frontier and that gave many ambitious people the unprecedented opportunity to found states that would go on to become enduring fixtures in the future!

Ves previously sought to stay out of this rat race.

The actual circumstances made it difficult for him to maintain this cautious stance. It was highly tempting to topple down many of the barriers that prevented his clan from gaining access to greater goods and services.

He looked into her eyes and nodded. “Alright. You’ve convinced me to give this plan of yours a chance.”

“I knew you would make the right choice.” Calabast grinned as if she had already foreseen this ending.

Ves raised his hand. “Hold on for a moment. I am only conveying my intention to play along. That does not mean we will actually go through with it. The steps we need to take before we put an ECM mech on the market are huge. From organizing an enormous marketing campaign to convincing dozens of third-party manufacturers to fabricate our new products by the thousands, all of this requires a huge amount of politicking and preparation that I frankly cannot solve.”

“Then put others in charge of these matters.”

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