The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4902

The expansion of the Golden Skull Alliance was a major development in certain circles.

The colonial government expressed a lot of concern about the large amount of combat power at the alliance's disposal.

It was rather unbearable for Davute to look at over 30,000 mechs and 2 impressive ace mechs up close only to say goodbye to all of it a few months later!

Minister Shederin and several other people regularly told Ves that they had received persistent solicitations from the state to fight under its banner.

Davute did not hesitate to offer a lot of lucrative concessions, such as greater political power, a much greater share of territories and a luxurious lineup of fleet carriers!

Ves did not even know where the colonial government could pull out so many fleet carriers at once.

Even after all of this time, starships still functioned as a form of hard currency in the new frontier. With all of the shipyards working at full capacity, it was impossible for the Davutans to quickly increase the production of starships and especially capital ships any further.

"Davute is willing to pay a high price to import capital ships from other states." His assistant Gavin clarified to Ves. "The government is already paying at least five times above market price to get its hands on more second-hand fleet carriers, and the price of these strategic assets are already inflated as it is. What is even worse is that Davute can't buy fleet carriers with money alone. It also needs to make other concessions such as favorable trade terms, technology transfer and exchange of rare materials."

The Davutans were getting a lot more serious about preparing for the war. There was no point in accumulating cash and hoarding lots of goods. All of the wealth that the colonial state had earned in the past few years had to be converted into useful combat assets as soon as possible!

Ves snorted at the thought of fighting for Davute. "President Yenames Clive can try, but I will never fight someone else's war again."

"Are you sure about that? The offer from the colonial administration is becoming increasingly more attractive. The Davutans even promised to us that we can form a special mech corps that enjoys complete autonomy. You can pick and choose your own targets and don't have to be forced into battles that you don't want to fight. This is exceptionally rare treatment as the Davutan high command generally does not want to deal with any loose cannons."

"My answer remains the same, Benny. You can tell the representatives of the government that they can stop their useless attempts to sway my mind. I am leaving Krakatoa, possibly permanently. Torald is a much more exciting zone nowadays."

The frequency of alien encounters in the Krakatoa Middle Zone had dropped so much that it would take too much effort to find hidden alien hideouts.

While Ves had no doubt that he could leverage Ylvaine's predictive powers to lead him to abandoned pocket spaces or camouflaged alien fortresses, he did not think highly of these opportunities.

Sure, he may be able to stumble upon another Purgatory or a Palace of Shame, but most obscure alien hiding places tended to be filled with penniless alien refugees that barely managed to sustain their lives after evacuating from their home planets.

The closer he traveled to the center of the dwarf galaxy, the greater the likelihood of finding powerful alien relics or huge deposits of phasewater!

Of course, the risk of bumping into formidable alien warfleets was also a lot higher, but that was why the Golden Skull Alliance welcomed the Adelaides and the Boojays into the fold.

That reminded Ves that he had an appointment to bestow the two groups with their own exclusive kinship networks.

This was not the only appointment on his agenda.

"By the way, the colonial government also wants you to meet with one of its Master Mech Designers to discuss potential collaboration ideas for the first major mech design commission that you have accepted." Gavin told his superior. "The Davutans are quite insistent that you try and get along with one of their Masters so that the two of you can come up with a strong machine that can make a huge difference in the upcoming war."

Ves looked surprised. "Huh? Why didn't I hear about this before?"

"That is because the government only conveyed their demands to us yesterday."

"Didn't I tell Davute that I would seriously work on the commissions after I have completed my current batch of mech design projects? The Dullahan Project and the Ghost Project already consume all of my time when I am at work."

"The government is aware of that, boss. The representative I spoke to has told me that you don't need to start a new design project right away. It is more important for you to meet with the Master and explore a few ideas. The two of you can spend the following months on doing your research, inquiring about the demands of the Federal Military and considering alternative proposals. The Davutans are really keen on making sure that your first collaboration with one of their endorsed Masters goes well."

Though Ves didn't really want to add more distractions at this point of time, the Davutans had made a reasonable request.

"Very well. Just tell me when and where I need to go to meet with this Davutan Master."

It turned out that a meeting had been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. That barely left Ves with enough time to look up the record and the past mech designs of the Master in question.

When Ves initially learned who he might be working with in the future, he reacted with a considerable amount of surprise.

"What kind of mech design does Davute expect me to supply to them?! Why don't they start with a nice and friendly knight mech instead?!"

All sorts of ideas swelled in his mind as Ves boarded his armored shuttle and moved to the Academic District under escort.

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