The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5432

Chapter 5432 Consolation Prizes

A grand work.

It had only been a short time ago that Ves had begun to dream about fabricating a product that exceeded the scope of a masterwork.

That did not mean that Ves actually thought he had a chance of making anything close to a grand work this soon!

It was incredibly unrealistic to think that a relatively young and inexperienced Senior Mech Designer like himself could match the works that could only be attained by the most brilliant Master Mech Designers and Star Designers!

Yet today, he had somehow defied conventional wisdom again.

He should have felt proud for breaking such an astonishing record.

It should not matter too much that his attempt to create a grand work had crashed and burned in a spectacular manner.

Just the fact that he managed to come into contact with the third rung of the Craftsmanship Ladder was enough to surpass almost every mech designer at his age!

Perhaps not even the Polymath had managed to touch the threshold of a grand work when she was as old as his current self.

The implications were enormous, both to Ves and the Red Association.

Yet why couldn't Ves summon any joy or pride at this near-legendary feat?

It was because the bitter taste of defeat overshadowed everything else. How could Ves possibly be in the mood to take joy in the death of one of his most promising creations?

He had developed a close emotional attachment to the Elemental Lord since he initially came up with the idea to create a five elements mech.

He poured so much of his heart into this amazing living mech that its complete and utter annihilation wounded him on an emotional level!

Every masterwork carried a piece of himself.

It was conceivable that a grand work likely carried a greater piece of his soul!

Perhaps this may be the reason why Ves felt so... hollow.

His entire reality grew bleak as he could not bring himself to feel any joy about his other accomplishments.

The only outcome that mattered to him was that his Elemental Lord lost its struggle for survival and suffered a complete death as a consequence!

Ves experienced this trauma similar to a parent who had lost a child shortly after birth.

This was one of the most painful and devastating suffering a father or a mother could go through!

Before today, Ves could never imagine what it would be like for Aurelia, Andraste or Marvaine to die in his arms.

He would probably go crazy with grief!

Though Ves would always prioritize his own children over a grand work, that did not lessen the impact of one of his greatest failures as a mech designer!

Jovy did not rush to resume the conversation. He calmly sipped his drink while constantly observing his friend's depressed state.

"Lightning tribulations are strange phenomena." The mecher eventually continued. "I cannot explain much about them. I am not authorized to come in touch with secrets of this nature. I can only supply you with the small amount of details that the Xenotechnician and the Polymath have seen fit to share."

Though Ves could hardly muster any interest to pay attention to anything else aside from his incredibly painful loss, he harbored a special kind of resentment towards the lightning tribulation that denied his magnificent work a chance to live.

Everytime his thoughts strayed towards the lightning tribulation, Ves grew pissed at how it showed so much malice towards the Elemental Lord's existence.

It was as if its existence personally offended the powerful authority from Messier 87!

The Elemental Lord was a completely innocent existence as far as Ves was concerned. It did not deserve to die because of factors outside of its control.

Only the most passionate and obsessive mech designers could understand his current sentiment! _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

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