The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5027

5027 Look Who's Back!

Benjamin Larkinson was back!

To the utter surprise of the Larkinson Clan, the grandfather of the patriarch had made a surprising comeback!

Although most clansmen did not possess much of a familiarity with this figure, the trueblood Larkinsons all knew Benjamin a lot better.

Benjamin was one of the most prominent Larkinsons of the old family!

Not only did he serve with honor in the military before he had been forced to retire, but he continued to serve the Larkinson Family as an elder and a leader.

If that wasn't enough, he produced a number of remarkable direct descendants.

Ark Larkinson was his proudest son. Nothing further needed to be said about Ves.

Many old men wished they accomplished as much as Benjamin!

Nobody expected for this old Larkinson hero to regain his ability to pilot a mech. He had been bedridden for months. People like that did not simply rise up and return to the cockpit all of a sudden!

What was even more odd to the Larkinsons was how Benjamin was able to pilot a mech in the first place.

His brain injured state was a matter of public record. If Benjamin retained the ability to pilot a mech, he wouldn't have hung up his cape and spent all of his days watching over the children and the grandchildren of his fellow Larkinsons!

It was difficult to explain how Benjamin Larkinson suddenly regained his vitality and the ability to pilot a mech.

Ves decided to issue a brief statement about how he made a lot of concessions to the MTA in order to pay for an experimental treatment program for his grandfather.

The story might not hold up to people who possessed a lot of knowledge of the actual situation, but there weren't too many of them to begin with. Ves knew he could count on the trueblood Larkinsons to avoid kicking up a fuss.

After all, these people respected Benjamin Larkinson the most! Each of them had more reasons to be happy about the elder's return to power!

Ves still had to deal with the other aftermath of his successful attempt to restore his grandfather's health.

For example, he had to deal with a rather annoyed MTA security expert that Master Vayro Goldstein assigned to his flagship!

"Your actions and decisions are making it much more difficult to maintain the secrecy of your Carmine System and its implications." Specialist Amanda Colchester neatly explained to Ves in a secure office. "My mission is to assist you with minimizing any leaks and exposure of sensitive information, but I cannot effectively do so if you actively undermine our priorities."

Ves stood his ground on this matter. "I never really agreed with this in the first place, you know. It was Master Goldstein who imposed all of this on me. Look, I get it. I understand the importance of keeping the full capabilities of the Carmine System under wraps. That does not mean I am going to stop the only possible means for me to save my grandfather's life!"

"Patriarch Larkinson, I am not objecting to the actions that you have taken to restore your grandfather's ability to pilot a mech, but it is not wise for you to reveal this in public, let alone allow him to pilot his new mech in the open! There are proven records about his infirmity. It is highly improbable that any medical treatments have regenerated his brain just enough to interface with a mech once again. Your fellow Larkinsons may not have any reason to question what has happened, but the same cannot be said for outside groups. It will become more and more difficult to hide the true scope of your work over time."

"It doesn't matter." Ves defiantly crossed his arms. "The rules have changed. We have transitioned to a new age where exotic radiation has created many new possibilities. It should be easy to spin a narrative where a happy accident involving E energy radiation has restored the piloting capabilities of an old and disabled man. Exotic radiation can make a lot of amazing stuff happen. The news about Benjamin Larkinson's return to form is just one of the many events that characterize the Age of Dawn."

Amanda Colchester grew frustrated. "I will need to consult with my superiors about this, but I am requesting you to prevent your grandfather and his special mech from deploying in the open for the foreseeable time. Our shipbuilders have constructed a secure barracks and testing compartment in the Spirit of Bentheim for the sole purpose of upholding the secrecy of any research related to your invention."

"I WILL NOT CONFINE MY GRANDFATHER IN A PRISON!" Ves burst out! "His continued life is dependent on his ability to fight and serve as a mech pilot. Locking him up in those secret compartments will only cause him to regress and lose the lifespan that he has just regained. If Master Goldstein doesn't like it, then he can say so himself, but I will not compromise when it comes to the life of my family!"

Ves knew it was not entirely conducive to his relationship with Master Goldstein and the Survivalists to defy them in such an open manner, but he hoped that they would let it slide on account of his value.

After all, red humanity was no longer in a comfortable position. Cut off from the Milky Way and left with only a fraction of human civilization's total military might, the Survivalists must be working frantically to ensure the continuation of their isolated civilization!

Besides, the value and the importance of the Carmine System had changed now that red humanity entered the Age of Dawn.

The effects of exotic radiation became increasingly more obvious over time. Though it undoubtedly produced negative effects, its benefits to mech pilots and mech designers had also become more prominent!

All of these changes were enough to occupy much of the Red MTA's attention!

In any case, Ves did not immediately receive a reprimand from Master Goldstein or any other mecher, so he knew that he had managed to get away with his latest stunt.

Emma had fortunately used her brief presence in the workshop to disable all of the hidden spying methods that the mechers had left behind during the extensive refitting of the Spirit of Bentheim.

Their methods were both clever and advanced, but they had no chance of escaping the notice of one of the most powerful god pilots in the Red Ocean!

Thinking about Emma put Ves into a complex mood.

He was happy that he managed to make contact with Irene again, but he did not want their reunion to happen so soon and in a way that caused him to owe a favor to the god pilot.

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