The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5244

Chapter 5244 Mass Influencing Campaign

As Ves talked with the Xenotechnician about the details of the Deep Strike Plan, he found it odd that the much older mech designer sang a very different tune these days.

The adaptability of the Survivalists was impressive. Even its oldest and most authoritative figures were skilled at turning around in a matter of seconds!

It made a lot of sense for the Xenotechnician to drop any further ambitions to promote greater cooperation between red humanity and the native alien races.

The Xenotechnician may have been the primary proponent of the Diplomacy Plan, but he had his chance. _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}

The Survivalists ultimately made a different choice that did not go in his favor. In order to avoid sowing any further division, the Xenotechnician had to take the lead in cooperating with the winning side.

So far, it appeared that the wiley old Star Designer sincerely abided by his promise and did his best to support the implementation of the Deep Strike Plan.

As the two addressed the topic on how to make use of kinship networks to support the deep strike operations, they were faced with many possible choices.

"I think the first question that I should ask is what your intended target audience will be." Ves spoke. "Will you solely limit the use of kinship networks to the new class of warlords and warfighters, or does the Deep Strike Plan also call for expanding it to other groups of people?"

The Star Designer sitting on the other side of the desk tapped his finger. "There are talks of such, but any additional plans will not be finalized in the short term. We will open up another dialogue with you if we demand another kinship network for a specialized purpose, but that is a matter for later. For now, we should limit our consideration to the individuals who qualify as warfighters and especially warlords. Their growth and development are of utmost importance. One of our most persistent fears about transferring more power and authority to potentially traumatized soldiers is that they will become much more prone to make erratic decisions."

The man looked pointedly at Ves as he spoke those last words.

The mechers were right to be worried about this dynamic.

Although Ves had grown to despise the schemers and cowards that tried to pull all of the strings while remaining in complete safety at the rear, he had to admit that these incredibly clever statesmen and politicians were good at administration and all of the other boring but necessary stuff.

Ves already had a real example of what would happen to a society if strong mech pilots began to take over. It would be like the Garlen Empire but on a much greater scale!

The mechers weren't stupid. If Ves could foresee this outcome, so could they. This was why the Deep Strike Plan had to include enough measures to prevent warlords from causing human civilization to degenerate in a collection of tribes that diverged increasingly more from each other with each passing generation!

"You intend to use a kinship network to impose greater unity and understanding between all of the warlords and warfighters?"

The Xenotechnician nodded. "Indeed. We have studied your Larkinson Clan as well as the Hex Federation carefully. Both are marvelous examples of how kinship networks can benefit large groups of people that should otherwise be struggling. You clan shows a remarkable capacity to assimilate disparate population groups and establish genuine camaraderie among wildly different cultures. The Hexers are much more homogenous, but they have suffered great trauma after losing their sector-wide war with their chief rivals. Such a devastating loss would have broken the backs of many losing groups, but a highly suitable kinship network has allowed them to preserve their morale and maintain solidarity with each other."

These clear and obvious results was exactly one of the reasons why the Survivalists brought up the topic of kinship networks when Ves originally did not intend to showcase them in the first place.

If he had managed to produce these impressive results at a smaller scale, what would happen if he applied his kinship networks on a much larger and more important group of humans?

Ves couldn't help but smile in pride. "The operation of my kinship networks is not that complicated. I think the greatest sticking point is to select the nexus. Each kinship network is centered around an energy-based life form of my own creation. You probably know a lot about them already, so I won't say much. Does the Deep Strike Plan demand that I create a new kinship network based around an entirely new 'spirit' or make use of one of my existing spirits instead?"

The answer to this question had enormous implications about the future of red humanity. Given how much influence a kinship network could exert on large populations, it was literally a way to brainwash people into behaving in a specific manner!

Although this description alone was enough to raise a lot of red flags, the mechers had already indicated that they were willing to ignore all of the warning signs in the name of expediency.

If Ves was willing to make use of kinship networks himself and the people he cared about the most, then they had to be alright... hopefully.

The mixed expression on the Xenotechnician's face betrayed how much contention this topic had generated behind closed doors.

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