The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4022

Chapter 4022 Green Investment

"Hihihi! So green!"

"Yes, the Aduc Family sure loves their green motifs."

Despite spending so much time in the Larkinson fleet, Ves and Gloriana rarely brought their daughter to other ships.

Aside from bringing her to a pleasant ship like the Vivacious Wal for a rare weekend break, they mostly kept Aurelia close at hand, especially when she was still too young to appreciate the new sights.

However, before they knew it, their baby who used to spend most of her time asleep had grown up into a curious and energetic toddler.

Introducing her to a planet like Davute VII was the greatest eye-opening experience for the young lady so far, but bringing her to the Green Dream was not that far behind.

The Aducs actually didn't like living and working on starships. They only did so by necessity and because their jobs often compelled them to serve aboard them for long stretches of time.

In order to make themselves feel less alienated in space, the Aducs invested great effort into vivifying the interior of their vessels. There were small parks and trees in practically every corridor and compartment. Plants sometimes grew out of the bulkheads and the smell of nature was so strong that those who closed their eyes would think that they were standing on a planet instead of a starship!

As a group that always believed in the supremacy of Old Earth, the flora all consisted of authentic Earth-based trees and plants.

Of all of the plants that the Aducs used to bring life to their ship, Aurelia adored the flowers the most.

"Look, papa! Big flower! So big!"

"That's a sunflower, honey. Out of all of the natural flowers from Earth, it is among the bigger ones. There are even genetically-modified variants that make them as big as your body or even greater!"

Aurelia's eyes turned wide as she imagined such a huge sight.

As the group of Larkinsons continued to make their way to the Green Sanctum, the bundle of joy soon became attracted by other classic flowers, even if Aurelia already encountered them in one of the parks within the Spirit of Bentheim.

From roses to peonies, every flower captivated her youthful imagination and desires.

There was something different about the way the Larkinsons and the Aducs arranged the greenery inside their ships.

Ves hadn't paid attention to this difference in his previous visits, but Aurelia's enthusiastic reaction to the interior of the Green Dream prompted him to pay more attention to this detail.

Despite their diverging biological makeup, there shouldn't be any obvious differences between the plants. However, the fact that the Aducs stick with authentic original Earth plants whose genomes weren't tampered with somehow made their own greenery feel closer in tune with nature.

The arrangements of the plants, the subtle patterns of their positioning and the emphasis on smell were just a couple of areas where the Aducs proved to be superior!

Ves felt tempted to commission the Aducs to decorate the interior of his ships as well, but he quickly rejected this notion.

Even if it made the ships more livable, they wouldn't be Larkinson vessels anymore. He should leave this job for his subordinates so that he could make sure that the ships still reflected the values and culture of his clan.

"This one smells better! Papa, what is this flower?"

Ves stopped in front of her daughter and bent down to take a whiff of the small but numerous flowers. Fond memories passed through his mind as he partook in the delicious scent.

"This is chamomile. Did you know that it is my mother's favorite flower? That's right, your grandmother used to drink fresh chamomile as tea?"

"You can drink flowers?"

"Not directly. You take these flowers and put them in hot water so that they infuse it with their delicious flavors. This will produce light and delicious tea. Your grandmother loved it so much that she even grew her own chamomile in the garden of the house we used to live in. It was a pity that we never continued that habit after she… disappeared for a time."

Aurelia grinned at her father. "Grandma is back now! Drink tea together!"

Ves knew that the Superior Mother had already introduced herself and kept Aurelia company a few times.

However, Aurelia almost certainly did not comprehend the true state of her 'grandmothers'!

"Your grandma can't drink tea. She isn't in the right state to do so anymore." He gently said as he pulled her away from the chamomile flowers. "We can do plenty of things with her, but drinking tea is not one of the activities we can do together."

"Why not?"

"Because she… isn't here. She stayed behind in the Milky Way, the home we left behind."

Aurelia looked confused. "Grandma is here!"

"Er… not exactly."

Ves tried and failed to explain that their mothers were not actually physically present in the Red Ocean, but there were limits to Aurelia's accelerated cognitive development, so he quickly ceased the attempt.

When their group eventually arrived at the Green Sanctum, Ves had to leave most of his guards behind, though his insistence was enough to allow Aurelia, Clixie and Shannon Maris to proceed past the security gates.

Ves did not particularly care about leaving behind his guards because he already had access to a stronger one inside the Green Sanctum.

As soon as he and his diminished group reached the low hill at the center of the reinforced biome, a resplendent green-coated expert mech stood before a pair of Aduc mechs!

The mechs utilized by the Aduc family never impressed Ves. The pair before him were getting on in years and weren't particularly impressive when they were in their prime.

Whether it was the knight mech or the swordsman mech, neither of them possessed any notable strengths other than their economy, their low and easy maintenance requirements and their ease of use. The only reason why their hard performance metrics did not fall behind the Bright Warrior too much was because they were heartland-level products.

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