The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3837

Chapter 3837 Kindred Spirits

When Ves announced his intention to lead the first contact team and spearhead the talks with the powerful king fish, everyone around him thought he had gone mad!

The reaction against his proposed role was almost uniformly negative!

To them, it made no sense why a powerful and dignified clan leader had to put himself in extreme danger by venturing inside a dangerous pocket space and initiate contact in person with an intelligent alien creature that possessed the size and firepower of a warship!

Perhaps letting him step forward was excusable in the early days of his career and the Larkinson Clan, but that period in his life had passed a long time ago. He no longer needed to put himself in a highly vulnerable position to get things done.

Ves had his own considerations, though. He did not change his mind despite the immense pushback he received from the likes of Calabast, General Verle, Commander Casella and even Venerable Jannzi!

Only a few individuals did not try to dissuade him from going ahead with this hare-brained scheme.

"I haven't heard you say anything about my intention to talk with the king fish. Do you disapprove as well, Nitaa?"

His tall and stoic bodyguard remained impassive and unreadable in her massive custom combat armor.

"It is not my place to dictate your actions, sir." Her filtered voice said behind her closed helmet. "While I do have an obligation to protect your life and will not hesitate to escort you away from high-risk zones, there must always be a balance between opposing obligations. You may not always make the safest decisions, but you always act with purpose while being aware of the risks you incur. You must bear the ultimate responsibility for your decisions."

She sounded as if she had long accepted the antics that Ves got up to. Her basic response was to throw up her hands and do her best to bail him out if he ended up in a predicament.

Ves smirked.

If Lucky was here, he would probably respond in a blasé manner as well. It was too bad that the gem cat was currently exploring the Gate Continent for valuable minerals and other hidden goodies.

Once he made his decision, he needed to prepare for his upcoming assignment. Speaking to a big alien fish that had never encountered a human before or ventured into a greater galactic society was anything but a straightforward process!

He spent the next few hours consulting with Calabast and Minister Shederin Purnesse on how to develop an accord with such a powerful and bizarre creature.

While they believed that the king fish and the rest of its race were too sheltered and underdeveloped to catch on to many diplomatic traps, Ves did not set out to screw over the Evolvers.

He vastly preferred to establish mutually-beneficial agreements with other parties. Whether they were human or alien, benefits were universal and it was hard for entities to break a deal if they clearly put themselves in a worse position than before!

Of course, not everyone acted in a manner that was beneficial to their interests all the time. Emotions was a major wildcard and Ves could never be certain whether the king fish was rational enough to make sober decisions.

The only way that Ves could know for certain was to head over to the Lab Continent and get in touch with the king fish.

Having interacted with many different entities, Ves had honed his ability to read and understand different life forms. Whether they were exobeasts, design spirits or even weirder existences, he only needed to observe their spiritual state for an instant to get a good glimpse of their personality and emotions.

Only a few entities were capable of hiding their true thoughts and emotions from him. Calabast was highly observant and had long figured out what Ves was capable of. Even without this awareness, her DIVA training had instilled her with drills and mantras that forcibly obfuscated her mental activity.

There was no way an indigenous alien fish-whale would go this far to deceive someone like Ves. Diplomacy in an isolated backwater like Purgatory probably amounted to nothing more than taking breaks between attacks or something!

As Ves was in the process of constructing different spiritual masks that he could don in order to project different personas towards the biggest fish of the Evolution Kingdom, his comm chirped as he received a high-priority call.

"Ves!" Gloriana's projection appeared in front of him. "What do you think you are doing?!"

"Uhmm… preparing to go on an excursion?"

His dearest wife looked as if she was about to explode!

"PREPARING TO DIVE INTO THE JAWS OF A FISH MONSTER, MORE LIKE! Have you put any thought about how tremendously stupid and idiotic you are for even considering this monumental reckless course of action?! You are the patriarch of the Larkinson Clan! Over 200,000 clansmen are looking up to you! What do you think will happen to them if you perish?"

Ves shrugged. "They'll be fine. The clan may rely heavily on me, but there are plenty of talents among us that can take over where I left off. The chief ministers are already presiding over most of the affairs of our clan to begin with. They just need to do their jobs as usual."

"If the fate of your clan doesn't worry you, then what about your family? What about me? I need you, Ves. We are partners! We promised to support each other's work and reach the rank of Master Mech Designer together. I do not want you to ruin this golden opportunity because you made the wrong gamble at the wrong time!"

"I told you over and over, Gloriana. I don't gamble! I take calculated risks. There's a difference!"

"Your math when it comes to risks is so bad that you probably think it is safe to jump into a black hole!"

"Hey, I'm not that stupid!" ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴇʙ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ. ᴄᴏᴍ

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