The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4675

Ves barely had time to start on making the necessary changes to the current state of the Ghost Project before the expeditionary fleet finally returned to the Davute System once again!

He set his design work aside so that he could witness the moment of arrival on the bridge of his flagship. Ketis decided to join him for whatever reason.

"We're back." He whispered.

"Yup." Ketis echoed.

"Meow..." Lucky echoed as the cat rested in her embrace.

As the swordmaster cradled the cat like a baby, she took note of the substantially increased traffic and activity within the star system.

"Is it me, or has Davute become at least three times busier than before?" She wondered. "We've only been away for a couple of months, but the amount of traffic is much greater than before. The proportion of inbound traffic is also a lot higher than before!"

That meant a lot more starships were moving towards Davute VII than getting back out again.

This was highly unusual as a healthy trading hub normally matched its inbound traffic to outbound traffic.

Ves already knew what was going on due to the daily briefings he received. "The reason why so many people want to get inside is because the date of the founding ceremony is approaching."

The swordmaster raised her eyebrows. "You mean the powers that be who built Davute are finally prepared to found a colonial state?"

"Yep. It's all over the news. It's going to be a massive historical occasion. The bigger and grander the ceremony, the more momentum the state will gain in its early years."

"Do you know how they will name the state?"

Ves shrugged as he leisurely adjusted his posture on his observer's chair. "Beats me. The power bloc wants to keep it all a surprise in order to increase the hype for the ceremony. Everything will be revealed at that time. We don't even know what sort of political system and government structure they will adopt. All we can do is formulate guesses. Personally, I think the founding parties will permanently try to concentrate a decent amount of power on themselves. If the common citizens get any say, it will be minor at best. The new state needs to keep just enough appearances to avoid generating too much discontent among its large and mostly disunited population."

A contemptuous expression appeared on Ketis' face. "That sounds like a feudal kingdom. Will Davute turn into a playground for royals and nobles who can take whatever they want from their subjects?"

"Meow.." Lucky hissed in a low tone as not even a cat approved of too much concentration of power!

"They probably won't go that far." Ves speculated as he tried to analyze Davute from the perspective of its original investors. "The colonial state will probably encompass at least hundreds of different colonies in the surrounding regions, but there is no doubt that this port system will play a central role. It is essential to ensure that it remains a free, open and inviting trading destination. If Davute becomes too unattractive, a lot of trade and revenue will flow to rival colonial states instead, which in this case means Karlach. The existence of a powerful direct competitor means that the rulers of Davute won't dare to go too far."

As far as property rights were concerned, most founders who invested a lot of capital and took a lot of risks to develop a successful colony wanted to treat it as if it was their personal possession.

ραпdα Й?νê|(сòm) This sometimes worked, but too much pushing would breed resentment among the vast number of commoners who served as the backbones of the state.

Tyranny became a lot more viable in a fairly closed society that was largely self-sufficient, but that didn't apply to the current situation.

Trade was a powerful engine of growth and had already been responsible for accelerating the development of the Davute System!

With neighboring rivals like Karlach nipping at its heels, Davute needed to surrender enough benefits to other stakeholders to expand its strength as quickly as possible!

Ves waved his hand at the projection showing all of the ships and fleets moving in the star system.

"Look at how many different pioneers and other people are eager to attend the founding ceremony. The colonial state will definitely become home to a lot of players and organizations. They believe in its future potential and are willing to commit to it in order to be a part of its founding generation. Everyone knows that the people who are involved in a state from the beginning will often become its new aristocrats, no matter whether they explicitly use this term or not. It's similar to what happened with all of the families who founded the Bright Republic."

Ketis nodded in understanding as she rocked Lucky in her arms. "So how does our clan fit into the picture? As far as I recall, we have set up a large branch in the Davute."

He frowned at this mention. "I have always maintained the stance that the Larkinson Clan must retain its sovereignty. We should never become beholden to any other state or organization."

"I don't think that will work for the people we left behind on Davute VII. Lots of side branch members have completely settled in the capital city of this planet and they completely love it over there. I think many of them have already developed a growing sense of belonging for the upcoming state."

"You don't need to remind me of that." Ves grumbled. "I am still trying to figure out what I should do about this. I can't dissolve the branch because that would cause us to lose our foundation here, but I don't want a large portion of my people to maintain double loyalties."

This was a serious risk and one that would definitely create a lot of tension within the clan!

Although the LMC's commercial products had not been optimized for total warfare, Ves believed that popular models such as the Buzzy Bee and the Ferocious Piranha Mark II would prove themselves adequate enough to keep up with high-intensity use and abuse. _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

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