The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4935

Not everyone possessed spiritual potential.

The occurrence of spiritual activation in the vast majority of people was far too low.

Since companion spirits were born from the spiritualities of humans, their initial states were proportionate to the strength of their principals.

It went without saying that normal people had no possibility of gaining powerful spiritualities right away.

They were much weaker than his three children when they were still growing in their mother's wombs.

In order to give them the possibility of growing their own companion spirits, Ves had to turn himself into a spiritual surgeon again and perform a few exceedingly delicate operations.

He had always theorized that he could do this in the past, but he never had much confidence that he could pull it off without causing his patient's head to explode.

Much of that changed due to his fairly recent gains. His sublimation and his increased understanding of spiritual manipulation opened up many new possibilities that were previously unattainable.

Nowadays, as long as Blinky took his time and worked extremely carefully, he was able to implant a tiny companion spirit seed inside the miniscule spirits of ordinary individuals.

After Ves had finally gotten around to rewarding Melkor for his loyal service by turning him into his first subject, he succeeded in transforming his cousin's life, if only to a small extent!

Melkor's spiritual potential had never been developed in any meaningful way despite exposing himself to a lot of living mechs over the years.

This heavily limited the initial strength of the companion spirit that Ves could make for Melkor.

"It's like adding a plant to a garden." Ves explained to a nervous-looking Melkor as the legion commander lay on an operating table. "Many houses feature gardens of varying sizes. The back garden of my Royal Mansion can accommodate a large and towering tree without problem. A tiny room aboard a starship can only fit a single flower in a humble plant pot. Do you understand the difference?"

Melkor tentatively nodded. "I believe so. The expert pilots who have been showing off their powerful new companion spirits are all blessed with humongous gardens. Mine on the other hand is closer to a plant pot that you can place in the corner of a desk."

"Just so. The reason why I am explaining this to you is to stop you from holding any unrealistic expectations about receiving an immediate power-up. If this is a game, then a powerful expert pilot such as Uncle Ark is able to obtain a companion spirit that immediately starts out at level 70 or something. Your companion on the other hand has no choice but to begin at the lowest possible starting point at level 0."

Melkor made an ugly face. "Level 0? Why not level 1? You can at least put more effort into softening the blow, Ves."

The mech designer shrugged his shoulders. "I can't help it. The truth cannot be denied. You are so weak and pathetic that I can only start you off with the weakest boon."

Though this was the first time he performed this procedure on an individual this weak, Blinky skillfully completed the operation without any serious complications.

Melkor eventually managed to get away from it with an awful headache and the sensation that a seed had been planted in his head.

"Ugh…" The man pressed against his visor. "You weren't kidding about the pain, Ves. Is there any way I can relieve this with medicine?"

"I'm afraid not. Only sleep can help you escape the pain. Your spirit has undergone a huge change, which is why you feel as if the insides of your head are splitting apart. Only time can heal these wounds. I suggest you take it easy and delegate more tasks to your subordinates."

"So how long will it take for this 'seed' to blood into a fancy companion spirit like your cat?"

Ves threw up his shoulders. "I really don't know. As I have said, this is the first time I did this to a weaker human like you. A level 0 companion spirit seed has to start from scratch and slowly grow as you go about your life. You can theoretically speed up its development by living a more active life and participating in battles. I estimate that it will take at least several years for your seed to metamorphose into a kitten or something."

"That hardly sounds impressive."

"Well, it's not as if your companion spirit can leap from level 0 to level 10 all of a sudden. At level 1, your companion spirit will become as strong as the ones my children had when they had just been born. You need to nurture your young spirit over many years. You can't really speed it up outside of unusual circumstances. Just think of it as raising an extra child."

"Will my companion spirit always remain behind the others?" The Avatar Commander asked.

"Nothing is absolute, Melkor. If you do anything amazing in the future, then I am sure your companion spirit will jump in strength. Undergoing apotheosis is a surefire way to power up your buddy. Levels do not denote your ceiling. Every companion spirit possesses limitless potential. Just because yours starts at level 0 doesn't mean that it always has to stay behind Noah all of the time. If Uncle Ark somehow stagnates in his career, you can exceed him as long as you are able to sustain your own growth."

"There is zero chance of that ever happening."

Ves chuckled. "Never say never. There is always a chance, though honestly speaking Ark is so much better than you in every way that he has to suffer a huge accident in order to give you a chance to overtake him. Outside of that, don't bother comparing yourself to him. You should grow at your own pace. Maybe it will take a century for your companion spirit to maybe grow as strong as Noah in his current state."

It was not pleasant to hear that Melkor would have to wait many years for his companion spirit to become strong enough to serve a meaningful purpose.

After all, Ves had Blinky while the Larkinson expert pilots received all kinds of powerful new companion spirits.

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