The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4735

Since Ylvaine could apparently glean whether certain individuals were still alive after a certain date, Ves and Calabast took advantage of this capability to glean the fates of other attendants.

"Ylvaine can't predict anything from the people assigned to Block A." Ves frowned as he held the glowing totem of the Great Prophet. "Those are all bigshots that are also regularly shielded by ace mechs. It is impossible for Ylvaine to overcome the excessive interference."

Calabast shrugged her shoulders. "At least we tried. Let us take a look at the status of the people assigned to the other blocks."

The answers they received were rather mixed and not entirely satisfactory.

Ylvaine had to strain a lot in order to foresee the futures of so many different people that got mixed up in so many different variables.

The design spirit expended a serious amount of energy in order to provide the answers that Ves and Calabast sought.

The most troublesome factor was that the movements of all of the high-ranking mechs during the founding ceremony adversely impacted the ability for Ylvaine to foresee anything that crossed their paths.

"Ylvaine can't say much about Block L where our clan has been assigned." Ves said.

"Block L should be positioned well away from any possible outbreaks." Calabast concluded after a few seconds of thought. "I don't need a cheat machine like your pet prophet to deduce that Davute will not want you to come to harm. Your death does not benefit the colonial government. You are much more valuable to them when you are alive. Not only have you agreed to accept their mech design commissions, but you are also a tier 6 galactic citizen that is backed by the MTA. The conspirators may be bold enough to plot against their own stakeholders, but they cannot withstand the scrutiny from both the Survivalist Faction and the Transhumanist Faction."

This was one of the few moments where his galactic citizenship actually played a positive role for once. Ves was not accustomed to such a situation.

"I think you are right." He said. "That said, battles rarely if ever go according to plan. Who knows if collateral damage will cause attacks to splash onto our seating block. We need to be prepared for every eventuality."

Ves now understood why he felt driven to invest his time into upgrading his Unending Regalia. Perhaps a part of him became so sensitive to a possible future threat that he felt compelled to bolster his own protection.

They tried to check up on the fates of the people assigned to the other seating blocks.

It turned out that it was much harder for Ylvaine to get a solid read on them. The eruption of violence and the sheer amount of chaos that ensued from that caused many seating blocks to come under varying degrees of risk.

"It makes sense." The spymaster commented. "Unlike Block E, the other blocks probably aren't supposed to be targeted. That does not mean they are safe. Depending on the nature of the danger that will emerge during the founding ceremony, a threat can go out of control and destroy a number of other blocks before it is finally taken down. Ylvaine is struggling to cope with this cloud of uncertainty."

All of this meant that Ves and Calabast only possessed a vague understanding of how a possible incident might unfold and affect the VIP sections.

Ylvaine only managed to make more solid predictions about the futures of those assigned to Block M and Block Y.

Just like Block E, it appeared that Block M and Block Y were similarly targeted from the beginning!

"Block Y will be hosting the leaders of Yovo Processing." Calabast explained. "This is an ore refiner and alloy producer that plays an outsized role in supplying companies such as the LMC with high-quality metal alloys that are used in the construction of mechs, starships and military infrastructure. Decapitating the leaders of this company will allow Davute to place more supportive executives in the top positions, thereby allowing the state to exert more control over its strategically important foundries."

While that sounded interesting, Ves paid no attention to the circumstances of Yovo Processing.

He instead fixated his attention on the mass casualties of the other block that was marked for death!

"What are the conspirators thinking?! Why are they plotting to kill off everyone assigned to Block M?! That is where the representatives of the Cross Clan are seated!"

"Think about it from the eyes of Davute." Calabast said. "Do these Crossers matter to the colonial state? Not necessarily. The Crossers still have many mech pilots that are nowhere near the danger zone. Is Master Benedict Cortez valuable? No. Davute already enjoys the services of many Master Mech Designers who are older, more capable and more experienced. Instead, it will benefit the colonial state more if a purported attack from Karlach inflicts severe harm onto the Cross Clan."

Ves widened his eyes. The story made a lot of sense.

What was the most valuable part about the Cross Clan?

Its ace pilot!

What Davute sought from the Crossers was the loyalty and commitment from Patriarch Reginald Cross.

Right now, the cooperation between the two sides should be rather decent but not reliable enough.

However, if the Karlachs succeeded in pulling off a ploy that killed a lot of important Crossers at once, Ves could easily foresee how the temperamental and volatile Cross Patriarch would react against this terrible affront.

"Reginald will go berserk! He will only have red in his eyes when he is facing the Karlachs in battle. He won't stop until he has wrecked his way to the Karlach System!"

The fury of a Saint was limitless, and it could be of great value as long as it was directed towards the enemy!

"Damnit! These are the people I talked to and cooperated with for years. I can't just let them all die because a secret group of masterminds want to drive Reginald mad!"

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