The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3852

Chapter 3852 Retirement Homes

Venerable Joshua was pleasantly surprised.

Although he was young and eager to earn glory and wealth for himself and the clan, he did not have a death wish.

It was the opposite. Now that his relationship with Ketis had progressed to the point where they were expecting a child, Joshua felt a little less eager to risk his life when he had yet to hold his future baby in his arms.

Becoming a father could change any man, and Joshua was no exception. In fact, he developed an even greater urge to raise his own family due to his own quirks.

He had to make quite a drastic mental adjustment in order to get around the idea that he would be raising kids at this stage in his life. However, that did not stop him from looking forward to the years to come.

If he had a choice between raising his kid in the middle of an alien-infested conflict zone and a more peaceful region, Joshua would definitely choose the latter!

He did not want to put his child under any more distress than necessary. Just the thought that alien warships could come and attack the ship hosting his wife and kids made him feel uncomfortable!

Venerable Joshua smiled even as he made sure to pay enough attention to piloting his expert mech.

"Returning to Davute in order to settle down and grow sounds great. How many years will we stay put exactly?"

"Who knows." Ves shrugged before he thought about his main goals. "It will depend on many circumstances. Strictly speaking, we need to make numerous arrangements. First, we need to design and equip our mech legions with a complete set of exclusive mech models. Our old Bright Warriors and such need to make way for better options that are more adapted to the actual circumstances of the Red Ocean. Second, we need to acquire more carriers. Our mech capacity is too low at the moment. Third, we need to establish a thriving mech company that has at least obtained a foothold in Davute's mech market. Only after we have met these goals will we be better equipped to face the challenges of the new frontier."

"And that will take…?"

"Five years, I think. Any sooner than that and I don't think we will be able to acquire enough combat carriers. They're really difficult to get a hold of and they take time to build. Any later than that and I am afraid that a lot of our clansmen will become too comfortable with their more sedentary lives. I don't want everyone to forget the motto of our clan."

PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA.

Ves twitched a smile. "That's right, Everchanger. It's not just a fancy phrase. A motto succinctly encapsulates our identity, or at least it is supposed to do that. There are so many people trying to get ahead in society that normal means aren't enough to stand out and become successful. We need to get off the beaten path and find opportunities like the one we are attempting to grasp right now. Normal people would never think about taking the risk to head deeper into Purgatory, but that is exactly what makes us different. I don't want to wake up one day and find out that our clansmen have lost their ambition and their fighting spirit."

This was why Ves did not want his fleet to sit around for longer than five years.

In fact, settling down for five years was already a considerable risk. A lot of people would grow up and mature over this period of time. The patterns they developed during these quiet times would take up a significant chunk of their lives. Ves needed to make sure he could shake this complacency by throwing right back into the fire after the time for rearming and rebuilding was over!

A strong clan needed a strong army. Ves did not invest a huge amount of funding and resources into his mechs and mech pilots just so that they could function as glorified guards! They needed to retain their fighting spirit and be willing and able to fight all kinds of threats, no matter whether they were mechs, alien warships or giant exobeasts!

All of this was for the purpose of getting ahead.

He did not want to give up on massive discoveries like Purgatory. If there was one phase whale enclave in the Krakatoa Middle Zone, then there were doubtless other ones in the region!

Since phase whales were arguably the most powerful alien race in the Red Ocean, their space pockets should never be too shabby! Perhaps the giant aliens stashed the majority of their wealth in these hidden areas!

Although Ves wasn't sure what means he could use to track down and open these phase whale enclaves, he had several years to come up with possible solutions.

If he failed to find a good way to plunder these lucrative pocket spaces, then he could always adjust his goals afterwards.

As for finding the hidden areas, Ves could just leave that job to the Black Cats. In any case, Calabast had taken a lot of MTA credits from him in the name of building up a regional intelligence network. It would only be right for him to expect a return on his investment!

As Ves and Joshua talked about how they would spend the following years if the Larkinson Clan took a five year break, the Everchanger suddenly joined their conversation.

EARLIER, YOU SAID YOU INTEND TO REPLACE OUR OLDER MECHS WITH NEWER ONES BASED ON BETTER DESIGNS. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE MECHS THAT HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE?

The Everchanger applied a bit more pressure to the cockpit, signaling that this matter was of considerable importance to the expert mech!

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