The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4018

Chapter 4018 Second Heirloom

There was a reason why Ves not only drove a hard bargain but also resorted to foul play in his clan's negotiations with the Aduc Family.

The Aduc Family possessed a highly useful and relevant secret method that the Larkinson Clan did not possess.

Obviously, this was a grave state of injustice. As a valiant agent of truth and order, it was up to a hero like Ves to correct this travesty!

It was fortunate that despite their old and once-magnificent history, the Aducs had degenerated to the point where they became pushovers.

The Larkinsons used to be easy to bully around as well, but the recent successes of their clan had already given it the qualifications to act as a predator instead of a prey.

Ves grinned. Having tasted the benefits of becoming a carnivore, it felt good to sink his teeth into the flesh of a vulnerable prey. He understood much better why the bigger players liked to use this approach towards weaker parties. _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}

It was a lot easier to gain stuff he wanted through extorting weaklings than to rely on more honest means!

Was there anything wrong with this approach? Plenty! Ves was not blind to the ethical and legal violations of forcing others to hand over their stuff. He himself fell victim to this behavior plenty of times.

The fact that the Mech Trade Association engaged in this behavior as well was the biggest irony to Ves! He and many other citizens had to contribute their earnings, their trade secrets and more to the greedy and insatiable leaders of this massive trans-galactic organization.

Of course, since the MTA had effectively taken over the mandate of ruling human civilization, the mechers were able to exploit without relying on overly coercive means. They utilized a combination of favorable rules and a monopoly on exclusive benefits to milk their lessers, all the while maintaining a fair and just reputation!

Ves figured it all out. He did not complain too much about giving in to the MTA's demands. Why should he? He was the equivalent to the Aducs in front of the Larkinsons in this case!

No matter how much he resisted an unfair trade deal, he had no choice but to dance to the MTA's tune because he lacked the power and support to resist the pressure!

The only consolation was that the MTA did not go too far because it saw value in maintaining good relations with Ves.

The mechers also wanted to set up a sustainable farm where it created a culture that encouraged mech designers and other researchers to voluntarily pass on their research results in exchange for scraps.

What Ves did to the Aduc Family was nothing different in this regard.

Sure, he may have been a little bit more heavy-handed than the MTA in his attempt to 'persuade' the Aducs into cooperating with him, but he was looking after their interests as well!

Once the Aduc Family seriously cooperated with the Larkinson Clan and began to develop all kinds of miraculous new applications at the T Institute, Ves was convinced that Matriarch Erexi Aduc and her scions would taste the sugar that came with cooperating with a mech designer as amazing as himself.

Just like the MTA, Ves learned to wield the power of mutually beneficial agreements to form a network of dependable allies and helpers.

He had come quite far since his starting point. Before he knew it, he and his clan established profitable ties with the Survivalist Faction, the Transhumanist Faction, the Hexer people, the Glory Seekers, the Cross Clan, the Wild Fighter Association, the Heavensword Association, the Murphy Family, the Voiken Family and many other smaller individuals organizations through the Open Consortium and the Creation Association.

Naturally, there was also his large and expansive customer base, one he was keen on expanding even further!

The power of the market did not just lie in being able to earn a lot of money by selling products.

What Ves as well was the influence and power he gained from building up a large following. His clan and mech company were still not too far away from small fry in the new frontier. The easiest way for them to become unassailable was by establishing a strong and vast network of interconnected interests!

He still had a long way to go before his network reached this point, but he had come one step closer to becoming a bulwark in the Red Ocean by roping in the Aduc Family.

Flush with this recent success and having obtained a lot of inspiration from observing the Old Lady's injured state, Ves became engrossed by all of the new possibilities he could explore.

Just the fact that he gained access to two brand-new spiritual attributes substantially widened the range of spiritual products he could make!

As an original source of both low-grade wood and low-grade earth spiritual energy, Ves already regarded the Old Lady as his latest spiritual livestock!

However, compared to the value of a single special oak tree, the Aduc Family possessed an even greater treasure.

The best had yet to come!

Shortly after he concluded his second visit to the Green Sanctum, Matriarch Erexi was finally ready to lead him to another chamber where the Aduc Family stored its second great treasure.

"We have never hid the Old Lady from the public." The matriarch spoke. "Though she is valuable, she is just a tree in the eyes of other people. She served as an excellent decoy for our second and more obscure heirloom. What I am about to show you is one of our greatest secrets. It is both the instigator of our family's exile from the Terran Confederation and also the reason why our terraforming services have earned a decent amount of renown in our line of business."

Ves became more fascinated by her explanation as they left the Green Sanctum far behind them and headed towards the stern of the Aduc Family's flagship.

Along the way, they passed through numerous biolabs, analysis departments, training halls, machine shops and other interesting facilities.

Though the Aduc Family wasn't as large and strong as the Larkinson Clan, their ability to transform lifeless planets that were inhospitable to human life into globes filled with green and life was absolutely amazing!

Ves and every other Larkinson had no idea where to begin if they ever wanted to do the same!

As the minutes passed by, Ves eventually noticed that they were heading awfully far away from the protected center of the Green Dream.

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