The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5189

Ves had unintentionally triggered a highly contentious and acrimonious debate on the utilization of companion spirits.

Inventing it was one thing. Deciding on how to make use of it was another thing!

Although Ves did not mind it if he had to wade into this discussion under normal circumstances, what complicated it was that it also came with enormous political implications.

The Fist of Defiance and the Polymath were completely different people, but they were also powerful visionaries who possessed extremely strong opinions on how to lead red humanity in the new age.

To be fair, Ves thought that both of their arguments made a lot of sense.

On the one hand, much of red humanity actually consisted of third-raters who were largely useless in the current conflict.

From a strategic perspective, their main purpose was to provide a lot of low-level labor and resources. They could occasionally spawn superior talents for second-rate powers, but the vast majority of them remained almost entirely irrelevant in relation to the war that had engulfed the entire Red Ocean Dwarf Galaxy.

Turning each of them into cultivators could completely transform their usefulness to society!

In a time where red humanity did not have the luxury to wait for better solutions, this might be the best way to slow down the increasingly more serious alien onslaught.

On the other hand, Ves found himself resonating with the vision espoused by the Fist of Defiance.

Ves had always taken a lot of risks and ventured into the less explored regions of space for riches and rewards. He made a lot of gains in his expeditions, but there were many times where he felt that those who did not take the same risks were somehow inferior to him and his clan.

The differences between his people and the general public became more and more obvious over time.

The civilians who lived in an ordinary settlement did not have the slightest clue about what true hardship looked like. Their lives were placid as they behaved like drones that never thought about moving outside of their highly structured places in society.

It was easy for the Larklnsons to look at these ordinary people with contempt. The Red Ocean offered so much wealth and opportunities, but all these colonists had done since they came here was to repeat the old routines of their original lives in a different environment!

Ves inwardly shook his head whenever his thoughts strayed in this dark direction. This was not a healthy or proper mindset. Not everyone was cut out to be a soldier or a risk taker. Even ordinary civilians had a place in society as they worked on new scientific developments and kept the factories running.

He spent so much effort climbing up the ladder that he was starting to forget his humble roots. This was a natural development brought about by a widening perspective and increasingly greater isolation from the grassroots, but it was a depressing change nonetheless.

Ves glanced at Master Henry Urbeck and Master Tolarian Cerny. Their opinions were not their own. They put voice to the thoughts and the ideals of their powerful leaders and their large base of followers.

Neither of them were entirely right or wrong. They just preferred to solve a problem in different ways.

When Ves was asked for his personal input on this issue, he found it difficult to pick a side.

He could choose not to voice an opinion, but that was a cowardly decision. Ves could not avoid politics now that he had climbed up to this height.

He took a deep breath before he issued his response.

"Exotic radiation is changing all life in the Red Ocean no matter what we decide. Our race is transforming into something completely different over time. Decades from now, red humanity may have diverged so much from original humanity that we can hardly recognize each other anymore."

"What are you trying to convey, Professor Larkinson?"

"Power will come to people for as long as Messier 87 floods the surrounding space with exotic radiation. A lot of third-raters will experience certain degrees of mutations and additional powers. Their ability to cope with them is not good. They can easily harm themselves and the people around them if they do not know what to do. Companion spirits can provide a lot of help with learning how to handle E energy radiation in a safer and more effective manner. As energy-based life forms, they are much better suited to operate in an environment with greater energy density than before."

Master Henry Urbeck frowned at those words. "So you are of the opinion that companion spirits must be given to the masses regardless of whether they are deserving of them or not. I can understand the noble sentiment behind this approach. You care about their health and wellbeing. However, your compassion will not avail us anything if our soft and benevolent policies ultimately fail to stave off total defeat."

Though the powerful Master exerted a considerable amount of pressure, Ves maintained a straight posture as he continued to voice his own opinions.

"I do not accept the premise that a single invention, no matter how life-changing it may be, can decide the life and death of red humanity. There are so many brilliant and amazing innovators among us that it is our collective efforts that will help us turn the war around. Don't get me wrong, Master Urbeck. I do not oppose the strategy that you have espoused. I do not mind cooperating with it if the Survivalists end up voting for it. I just think that with all of the changes happening around us, we should endeavor to cling to the remaining pieces of our humanity."

Those words caused the three Masters to fall silent for a number of seconds. Ves had offered a gracious response. He stuck to his own stances without fear and without nakedly sucking up to anyone.

The sincerity struck a tone in the hearts of the older mech designers.

The only female Master in the chamber broke the silence.

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