The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5257

Chapter 5257 Hot Commodity

Given all of the changes that happened while Ves attended the Survivalist conference, the members of the Golden Skull Alliance quickly agreed that it was not suitable for them to linger in the Corellix System any longer.

The fleet had begun to journey back to the Bortele System, leaving behind a lot of valuable and partially processed alien warships and assorted debris.

Fortunately, a mercenary fleet was already on the way to guard all of the remaining spoils. A modest but still fairly sizable squadron of vessels opted to remain behind in order to keep an eye on everything.

Ves meanwhile spent the night while surrounded by the love of his wife and children once again.

As soon as morning arrived, he felt both refreshed and fulfilled in a way that no amount of gains in the conference could equal.

With Aurelia cuddled in his arms and his older pajama-clad kids resting within reach, Ves deeply became reminded why he adored his family so much and why he fought so hard to give them a better life.

While Ves most certainly understood the importance of working on behalf of society as a whole, this goal was too abstract and distant to evoke a lot of emotions in himself.

It was only when he thought about how his works benefited those he loved and those he cared about that his heart truly became stirred.

"Mew..."

Though Aurelia blissfully kept her eyes closed, Mana curiously popped out. The growing white kitten made a cute little yawn before she floated over to Ves1 face and playfully patted him with her intangible paw.

"Mrow---"

Blinky jumped out of Ves1 head and pounced on Mana before he adoringly began to lick her fur. The activity and noises they made slowly roused the others from their peaceful rest as well.

"Papaaaaaa... you still didn't tell me how you met the Destroyer of Worlds." Andraste pouted as she poked her father's back.

Ves coughed. "It's complicated, little pumpkin."

He chatted and cuddled with his children for an indulging amount of time. Though he had a busy schedule ahead of him, he really missed this. Spending so much time with the Survivalist had caused him to think more rationally instead of emotionally, and that was anathema to a passionate mech designer like himself.

Though he did not consider the Survivalists to be a bad crowd, their mission and responsibilities constantly drove them to make difficult tradeoffs that only cold-hearted leaders could make.

There was no way that anyone who possessed an inkling of true empathy would think that the Unity Plan could ever work!

As Ves basked in the giggles of his two daughters, he already began to adjust the tentative plans he drafted in his mind.

He set aside the cold and calculated decisions that he initially wanted to push through and replaced them with more compassionate alternatives.

While there was no way he could satisfy everyone's wishes with the resources he had at hand, his recent rise in status had given him a lot of power and leverage.

As the inventor of amazing and powerful applications such as companion spirits, the transcendence glow and so on, Ves had become a hot commodity nowadays!

He could think of many ways to exploit his new advantages for further gain. He just had to make sure he abided by the rules and restrictions imposed by the Survivalist Faction.

The clan played a key role in his new plans.

He couldn't believe that he considered it to be a burden shortly after getting promoted to a tier 3 galactic citizen.

As Ves thought about how he could fulfill various goals while doing right by his clansmen, he began to construct an ambitious new blueprint that should be able to kill multiple birds with a single stone!

The only issue was that this blueprint was on the radical side. Ves needed to persuade his subordinates that changes were necessary in order to adapt to their new circumstances.

He had no idea how well they would react to his proposal. They hadn't been a fan of his earlier idea to dive straight into alien space and beat up a bunch of alien raiding fleets that never expected to get ambushed in turn!

Hopefully he could make a better case this time.

Gloriana snapped her fingers in front of his wife. "Many people are waiting to talk with you. It is time to wake up and face reality, Ves."

He let out a sigh before planting one final kiss onto Aurelia's adorable head. "You're right. Let's get on to business."

"Mrow mrow." Blinky agreed.

"Meewwww "

"Maaawww..."

Mana and Yaika both begged for this moment to last, but the children needed to get out of bed so that they could attend their intensive morning classes.

Just over an hour later, Ves had dressed himself in his familiar patriarch uniform and entered his main office after a long period of absence.

His personal assistant stood poised by his desk and already prepared a stack of virtual reports for Ves to go through.

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