The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4956

The revelations made by Master Vayro Goldstein continually shocked Ves!

So improbable and fantastical answers resolved many of the questions and uncertainties that accumulated in his mind over the years!

What he had just heard from the MTA Master forced him to reconstruct his entire perspective and conception of mechs. The nature of his work had become a lot more comprehensive now that he had gained the context that had always been missing.

The Kingdom of Mechs was the most crucial and central missing link to his conceptual model of mechs.

It was the origin of the extraordinary and spiritual nature of mechs, mech pilots and mech designers.

Its existence was so powerful to humanity that it had single-handedly defined the current age of human history.

It was the primary reason why the Mech Trade Association came into existence and rose up to become one of the dominant organizations of human civilization!

Everything could be traced back to the existence of this super-powerful 'kingdom'!

As Ves processed all of these massive revelations, he generated more and more questions in his mind.

"You look confused." The Master that inducted the newly promoted Senior to this enormous secret said. "Feel free to ask your questions. I may not be able to answer all of them as you are not yet authorized to learn about secrets above a certain classification level."

That was natural. Ves was 'just' a Senior Mech Designer, after all. He would probably have to become a Star Designer before he could finally learn the full story.

"Tell me more about the nature of the Kingdom of Mechs." Ves said. "Is it an extraordinarily powerful physical location that exists in reality? Is it an intangible site that exists in a higher dimension? Is it a place where people like us can step foot in, or is it more of an abstract concept that does not have a concrete form? Why settle on this specific name and not anything else such as the Totem of Mechs or the Garden of Mechs?"

Master Goldstein chuckled. "Not many mech designers pay attention to this aspect of the Kingdom of Mechs. Let me go through your questions one by one. First, the Kingdom of Mechs is not a physical location. It is also not a more mystical location that exists in a dimension that is too high for us to normally reach. Mech designers such as ourselves cannot literally occupy and traverse it as if we live in an actual state, but we are constantly connected to it in a manner that I am not allowed to disclose. This connection works both ways. We contribute to it, and we draw power from it in turn. This is similar to a citizen's relationship with a state, so we felt it was apt to call it a kingdom."

"I see."

"The word kingdom has greater significance than that. You see, every feudal state is characterized by a strict stratification of noble titles. Just as a human kingdom is divided between commoners, barons, counts and so on, the Kingdom of Mechs provides different treatment to low-ranking mech designers and high-ranking mech designers. A similar scheme applies to mech pilots as well."

That sounded logical. Ordinary mech designers and mech pilots did not deserve to hold so much influence over such an important existence!

"What difference does it make to attain a higher rank in this kingdom?" Ves curiously asked.

"The answer can be long and different. Entire branches of secret studies have been devoted to this topic. Suffice to say, you can equate a higher rank to holding greater shares in a company. Anyone can buy a couple of shares of a publicly traded company, but that does not mean much. A miniscule amount of shares will not grant a person any significant voting power, and they will not earn much dividend either. It is only when they acquire more shares that their status will gradually change."

This was a simple analogy, and one that Ves could easily understand.

"I get it. The smaller shareholders are largely inconsequential. They are barely tied to the Kingdom of Mechs. It is only when mech designers advance to Journeyman and Senior that their relationships to it becomes more meaningful. The higher their ranks, the more they contributed to the company. At the same time, they also earn progressive more dividends due to their efforts."

Master Goldstein liked it when people comprehended his lessons. It saved a lot of time.

"If we continue with this analogy, then advancing to Master is similar to acquiring enough shares that you gain the power to materially influence the running of the company. For example, you can push the company to produce more household bots instead of industrial machines. They can primarily induce these changes upon the moment they realize their design philosophies. The first contribution is the most important. The greater your introductory gift, the more the Kingdom of Mechs will reward you in turn. This is of great importance to making further progress, so you must never take this matter lightly."

That explained why more talented and promising mech designers received so much attention from the mech industry!

"So mech designers who do not contribute that much when advancing to Master don't obtain as much help from the Kingdom of Mechs?"

"Simply put, yes."

"Is there a way to make up for this deficiency?"

"That is complicated. It is better to do well at the start than try to play catchup. If you have the ambition to become a Star Designer, then you must never slacken off. That is all I can say for the time being, Mr. Larkinson."

Ves wondered how this affected the future careers of different mech designers of his own clan. Would a number of them eventually hit a wall where it was difficult for them to make further progress due to the choices they made in the past?

One thing was for sure, though. Ves would definitely fall into the category of powerful Masters who made massive contributions to the Kingdom of Mechs upon his rise! His design philosophy and many applications were just too impactful!

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