The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3948

Chapter 3948 Future Companions

"Companion spirits can change your life depending on what they can offer to you." Ves explained to Jovy. "They start off relatively weak but will quickly grow and adapt to your needs. It will take a lifetime for them to become formidable, but once you have reached this stage, you will find that you are much more individually capable than any of your peers!"

Ever since Ves arrived on the Simile Halifax, he had been waiting to present his friend and ally with dazzling possibilities.

Though Jovy's latest demand reduced the amount of choices that he could make, there were still a lot of ways that Ves could satisfy the MTA Journeyman!

The importance of providing this service could not be overstated. The more Ves interacted with the MTA, the more he valued the allies he made within this massive organization.

There was no way that Ves could navigate his relationship with the Association and its various factions smoothly if he did not have a trusted and reliable source of contact!

Ves may have managed to forge a good relationship with Master Willix, but the woman had not followed him to the Red Ocean. It was far too difficult to leverage this relationship now that they were separated by hundreds of thousands of light-years.

He wasn't that particularly close to the other mecher personalities that he had encountered since he entered the Red Ocean.

People like Master Dervidian may treat Ves nicely due to the value he provided, but their relationship was actually quite utilitarian.

Ves needed the help of an insider to actually convey what the MTA actually thought about him and what it was doing. There was no way he could easily obtain such valuable intelligence from acquaintances.

The existence of Jovy perfectly met his needs.

Jovy was younger than all of those older Masters who only had benefits and tradeoffs in their eyes.

He was also a Journeyman at the same level as Ves. Although their design philosophies differed, their journeys and struggles were roughly equivalent to each other.

That not only allowed them to understand and empathize with each other to a greater degree, but also presented them with the possibility of growing stronger together.

If both of them ever advanced to Master, their friendship would definitely be incredibly close due to all of the years they had known each other!

Due to this, Ves attached great importance to his gift to Jovy. A companion spirit could truly change one's life for the better, but the usefulness of a living spiritual construct was dependent on many factors.

Ves did not wish to botch this up by saddling Jovy with a relatively redundant companion spirit.

"I've created several different proposals based on the goals you wish to pursue and the problems you need help with solving." He continued to explain. "You can think of it as having access to a trusted and competent assistant that can keep up with your growth. This effectively allows you to overcome challenges by cooperating with yourself."

"I understand. Can you give me an example of what I can acquire?"

"Hmm, okay. Let's start with a relatively simple companion spirit." Ves waved his hand and activated a projection, which depicted the small form of an inspiring-looking flag.

He had based this 'companion spirit' on Rion Aaden's Banner of Vulcan.

Of course, Jovy's spiritual flag depicted the emblem of the MTA instead of any dwarven symbolism.

"I have tried my best to make it so that it conveys a touch of the design spirit it is based upon. Can you feel it, Jovy?"

The other man slowly nodded. "I do. The sensation resembles the glow of your bestselling Desolate Soldier model."

"Don't be deceived by its simple looks and effectiveness. It can inspire duty and loyalty in your fellow mechers and other people. It will be a lot easier for you to exercise your authority and get taken seriously by the masses. In the beginning, its effects will probably be little different from the glow of a Desolate Soldier. However, the more you use it for a particular purpose, the better it will be able to do its job. Perhaps you can one day use your companion spirit to obtain the allegiance of millions of your peers. You can also do it to convince your strongest opposition to work for the greater good of mankind."

Though Ves had no idea whether this proposed companion spirit could actually fulfill his exaggerated boasts, it was nice to dream!

Jovy didn't look impressed, though. He crossed his arms and shook his head.

"I am a mech designer, not a bureaucrat or politician. I don't need to rely on a companion spirit to inspire people to do their jobs. I can rely on the reputation, prestige and power of our Association for all of that! Besides, leading people is not my primary job. My main priority is to design mechs."

The MTA Journeyman made a good point. The Mech Trade Association's reputation was ironclad. Hardly anyone dared to defy the organization. It had built up a formidable amount of deterrence power through blood and thunder.

A duty-based companion spirit was largely redundant. It wasn't even all that useful against other mechers due to their strong mentality training.

Ves shrugged and moved on to his second proposal. He swiped his hand so that the projection switched from depicting a flag to a hammer.

"This is another possible companion spirit. This time, it is much more relevant to your primary responsibilities."

"What does it do? Must it always come in the form of a hammer?"

"You can specify the shape. If you don't want it to be an inanimate object, I can turn it into a cat or lizard. Even if you have already obtained a companion spirit, you can always encourage it to evolve it in another form if necessary."

"Ah. That is good, but how does this companion spirit add to my work?"

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