The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4705

Several major developments took place that affected the Larkinson Clan!

For one, the colonial government had finally released a detailed agenda of the founding ceremony!

The information released by the authorities not only exposed how the historical occasion would proceed, but also contained plenty of additional details about all of the celebratory events that would ensue.

The Davute Alliance that would soon become the rulers of the new state spent lavishly in order to foster an optimistic mood and generate an increased sense of belonging to all of the upcoming citizens of the colonial state.

As such, Davute VII was about to host a large number of parties, performances, exhibitions and tournaments in the 7 days following the crucial day of founding!

Naturally, every Larkinson wanted to take part in the celebrations. The clan leaders hastily adjusted everyone's schedules so that most of them would be able to enjoy at least three days of shore leave.

Due to the sensitive nature of founding a new state, Ves and many other leaders of the clan did not want to hollow out the expeditionary fleet too much at this time. The Larkinsons needed to have enough forces on standby in order to respond to any possible terrorist attacks or other crises.

Of course, the highest-ranking personnel such as Ves and his fellow mech designers had nothing to worry about. They had all of the time in the Red Ocean to attend as many events as they wanted over this time period.

Ves decided to summon all of the lead designers of the Design Department to a meeting at the Genesis Lab in the Cat Nest.

With the temporary absence of the Spirit of Bentheim, the entire Design Department had temporarily moved its operations back to the design lab and workshop facility on Davute VII where they previously worked for 5 straight years.

To some of the mech designers who had joined the Larkinson Clan after its arrival in the Red Ocean, the Genesis Lab felt much more like home to them than the Spirit of Bentheim.

Once Ketis arrived from the training ground where she had just ended her swordsmanship practice, Ves nodded towards the people seated around the conference table.

"Alright, everyone is here. You all know what this is about, but just to make it clear, this is the schedule of events that Davute is planning to organize in the days following the founding ceremony."

The conference table projected a large and elaborate timetable. As Davute had grown into a large and bustling colony that also happened to host many additional guests, the colonial government had to organize thousands of large-scale events to give everyone a chance to bond with each other.

Many events happened in the same time slot but at different locations. It was impossible for any single person to attend all of them, so it was vitally important to make a careful selection.

The eyes of many mech designers lit up. Even if they did not possess much of an attachment to Davute, nobody disliked a fun and joyous festival. The parties alone were to die for, and an unprecedented amount of excellent people came within reach!

"Now, I am sure that you have already formed your own plans for the upcoming festival." Ves continued. "What I want to do today is to coordinate our registration for the upcoming mech design tournaments. There are not that many contests that can be held over the span of 7 days. Any of us can only participate in two at the most. My requirement for you is simple. As long as you are strong and flexible enough to compete, I want you to compete in at least one tournament. My goal is to show the strength of our Design Department and prove that while we may be young, we are more than capable of taking on a challenge."

Silence spread after his announcement. Although a few mech designers already made plans to sign up for a few of the contests, it was still a bit annoying to be given an order to compete.

However, Ves was in charge, so he had the final say.

"Gloriana, Miles, Merrill and Cormaunt. The four of you can sit this one out. I won't object if you decide to register for a contest anyway, but I would prefer it if you wait until you have reached a state where you can at least attain a decent ranking. I don't want you to embarrass our clan."

Each of the mech designers mentioned by Ves had no objections to that. They understood their circumstances well enough that they would only perform shamefully in front of the public.

"What are your own plans, Ves?" Gloriana asked.

"I am planning to apply to two different mech design tournaments. The first is the Strange Lands Tournament that is held in the first 3 days of the festival. It's a solo contest that is centered around fighting in exotic and eventful terrain environments."

Not every mech design tournament followed the standard formula. That would get boring really fast and lose the interest of paying viewers and sponsors. This was why a lot of tournaments tried to play around with the variables in order to provide more entertainment and variety.

Ves was interested in this challenge because he felt that the weird conditions might stimulate him into designing an unusual competition mech.

"Once I am done with this solo game, I will proceed straight to the Twin Weapons Tournament that will take place in the following 4 days. For those of you who don't already know, it is a duo mech design tournament where pairs of Journeymen must design two mechs in unison, a melee mech and a ranged mech. Both will be deployed together in 2-on-2 matches. I will need a teammate in order to participate."

That was one of the goals of calling everyone together today. Ves needed to make a strategic choice in order to maximize his chances of earning a higher ranking.

The better he performed, the more renown and reputation he gained!

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