The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5223

After the secret session on the viability of human phase lords had concluded, Master Xena Wintress held Ves and Jovy back so that they could speak in private.

"Congratulations." The female RA Master spoke with a smile. "Our evaluation of your contributions are still ongoing, but our preliminary judgment is optimistic enough that we do not expect to invalidate your claims."

Considering that the mechers had been wasting so much time, effort and manpower on research projects that turned out to be completely off the mark, there was probably no greater authority in this particular field than Ves!

The notion that anyone else could come and disprove the assertions he had made during this presentation was absurd.

He believed that not even the Xenotechnician or the Polymath knew any better when it came to this subject!

Ves already had an expectation of what was about to happen.

"The Red Association has taken note of all of your contributions during this conference." Master Wintress spoke in a more formal and officious tone. "Compared to the vast majority of mechers and associates that we have invited to share their best works, it is difficult to identify who has given more than you. Make no mistake. Your input will save many lives and increase the chance that red humanity will remain standing in the coming decades. Your selflessness and magnanimity deserves far greater recognition than our Association has given to you up to this point. Professor Ves Larkison!"

"Yes, Master?" Ves straightened his back as if he was an obedient little school boy who just earned a good grade.

"It is my honor to inform you that we, the representatives of the three faction leaders, have formally applied to promote your galactic citizenship from tier 6 to tier 3. It will take several hours for the central administration of the Red Association to process and approve of our application. This is an enormous leap in status that has happened infrequently in the past."

It happened!

Ves and Jovy couldn't help but smile now that they had finally received a formal notification of this change.

The only point of concern was that the promotion was not set in stone.

"What is the likelihood that this application will get stalled for whatever reason?" Ves cautiously asked.

"The probability that the application will be rejected is low, but not zero. If the latter occurs, the Xenotechnician and the Polymath have pledged to intervene in person to ensure that there will be no further complications."

That was a big promise. Ves supposed that he should feel more thankful to the two Star Designers for their pledge of assistance. They probably hoped that he would take a more serious look at their plans now that he had gained actual voting power.

This was his new reality now. Becoming a tier 3 galactic citizen put him leagues ahead of almost every other member of red humanity.

He had truly entered the big leagues now, and he did so far in advance of other galactic citizens at the same tier!

He could already imagine the enormous storm that would erupt throughout human space once word got out that he had managed to exceed a huge number of first-raters who were still languishing at the lower tiers of galactic citizenship.

The more he thought about this contrast, the more it looked that it was truly inappropriate for Ves to remain stuck as a second-rater.

From the moment he became qualified to negotiate deals with Star Designers and god pilots, Ves had shed all of the vestiges of his identity as a space peasant.

Ves did not belong in that crowd anymore. His days of gallivanting across the stars as 'one of the common folk' was truly a relic of the past.

A part of him felt sad for letting go of this free and idyllic phase of his life. He had spent far too little time operating as an independent who did not have to answer directly to anyone.

Becoming a tier 3 galactic citizen meant that he would be coming home as a completely different man.

The sizable RA escort fleet that stuck to him like a barnacle alone would make it clear that he was no longer just an average mech designer anymore!

After Master Wintress had given him a bit of time to adjust, she continued with her announcement.

"We have planned many arrangements to facilitate your transition into becoming one of the leading contributors of our civilization. Becoming an honorary member of the Red Association has many implications. Professor Armalon here shall soon be invested with the right to requisition a force of warships and mechs from our own ranks. In addition to that, we would like to discuss an action plan to uplift you as well as your confidantes to first-raters. More detailed arrangements will have to wait until the voting on the seventh day has concluded. Once our faction has determined a blueprint for the future, we can determine how you will fit in our changing society."

Both Ves and Jovy nodded in understanding. Big changes were in store.

Reality had not fully set in for Ves.

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