The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5579

Chapter 5579 No Distinction

Referring to the Destroyer of Worlds as Irene rather than her cumbersome and intimidating title did much to dispel the awkwardness in the air.

The illusionary observation compartment provided a soothing and calming environment. Though Ves could still feel the power of Irene's god kingdom, her control over her power was pretty good.

He figured that this compartment was probably one of her favorite places to relax and decompress.

"You must be really busy all of the time. Everyone must be clamoring for your help and protection. I am sure you are capable of fulfilling your duties, but it must be tiring for you to work and fight all of the time without spending time on other activities. Is it difficult for you to cling to your humanity?"

This was a rather invasive question, but Irene had done much to convince him that he could treat her as an equal.

Even though both of them knew that it was impossible for Ves to speak with her on the same level, he had improved considerably compared to how he was before.

Irene continued to sit beside the window and stared out into the distant view of the Red Ocean from above.

The galaxy appeared small and unthreatening from this distance. Its red nebulas and its many twinkling stars made it look picturesque.

It was only when people actually resided among these stars that they experienced the many dangers of living in this divided and contentious dwarf galaxy!

"I am not able to give you a straightforward answer." Irene replied in a softer and more controlled tone than before. "No one aside from my fellow god pilots understands what we have become. On one hand, we are more human than ever, far surpassing those Star Designers that have turned their knowledge into the core of their existences. I cannot share too much about this, but I consider myself to be more human than ever. My willpower is human from its root. That hasn't changed after I have strengthened and amplified it to an enormous extent. Out of all the humans that have reached this stage, I believe that god pilots have become the most ideal form of human."

That meant that Irene considered Star Designers and the True Gods of the Five Scrolls Compact to be a lot more inhuman.

This was a valuable insight. Irene might not be as smart as the Star Designers, but she possessed her own profound perspectives on various subjects. Her understanding and views could shed a lot of light on topics that Ves had always wondered about!

"What about your god mech? Is it... alive, and does it consider itself to be a human?"

Irene smirked and glanced in his direction. "I knew you couldn't resist. It is not surprising for you to wonder about this considering the kind of mechs that you have designed. The answer is... complex and touches upon one of the core secrets of god pilots. All I can say is that every god mech initially starts as a collaborative work between 5 top mech designers who are usually Star Designers. Each of them are brilliant in their own right, but when all of them join forces to create a single machine that surpasses all of their individual efforts, a miracle may be born."

The Ragnarok was a powerful machine beyond comparison. Its ranged offensive power was unmatched among all god mechs. None of the other too known god mechs possessed the capability to unleash so much planet-wide destruction after launching just a single fully-powered shot!

"So every god mech has developed an independent life because that is part of the characteristics of a grand work?" Ves guessed.

"You can understand it as such. It varies from mech or mech. I have seen many ace mechs that have possessed a stronger spark of life, but never really amounted to anything more because their ace pilots are unable to make the jump. Each machine of this level will become shaped by the willpower of their pilots. If any of them consciously wants to strengthen the life of their mechs, then they can do so. It is just that few ever held this desire. Living mechs did not really exist as a separate concept before you came along."

Ves nodded in understanding. The only notable pilot that matched this description was General Axelar Streon, and he was clearly an outlier.

"You haven't answered my question. When you merged with your god mech, did the two of you fuse into a single composite entity, or maintained your separate personalities while occupying the same 'body'?"

Irene shook her head. Of all of the questions an eager mech designer could ask of her, Ves fixated on this topic the most.

"What is the fourth step of the Mech Body Merger Process?"

"Total union. The mech and mech pilot have already reached an advanced stage of fusion at this point. The mech pilot only needs to shed the remaining vestiges of his mortality, whatever that actually means, in order to fuse the remaining parts of himself with his machine."

"The fourth phase is called total union for good reasons. Everything must become one. Body, mind, spirit and will must all be formed into a single pool that signifies the existence of a god pilot who is also a god mech. Do you understand now, Ves?"

Her answer caused Ves to frown. She was undoubtedly right about this step, but it sounded very disconcerting to him. It was not the ideal outcome that he imagined when he became serious about living mechs.

"I... understand. If I am getting this right, the line that separates you from the Ragnarok has disappeared entirely. It is not possible anymore to distinguish where the pilot ends and the mech begins. It is meaningless to make this distinction as the pilot is also the mech and vice versa."

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