The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5580

Chapter 5580 Divergent Paths

Ves did not feel so good at the moment.

Though Irene had not given him a clear answer, he was smart enough to read between the lines.

He essentially received confirmation that the Terrans and the Rubarthans definitely provided support to the Cosmopolitan Movement. They may have cooperated with each other in secret as well!

It made a lot of sense. The current hegemons of humanity was the mechers and the fleeters.

Since the Age of Mechs, the Big Two stripped the Greater Terran United Confederation and the New Rubarth Empire of much of their military power and sovereignty.

How could the first-rate superstates possibly bear the indignity of being reduced to this point?!

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

With this universal adage in mind, the first-rate superstates and the Cosmopolitan Movement had many reasons to cooperate with each other. None of them were strong enough to threaten the dominance of the Big Two in isolation, but together they might be able to make a more substantial difference!

Perhaps the covert support of the Terrans and the Rubarthans was one of the principal reasons why the Cosmopolitan Movement had never been eradicated during the Age of Mechs.

The cosmopolitans remained so strong and numerous that they indirectly triggered the Great Severing!

Ves wondered what the Terran and Rubarthan leaders thought about that outcome. Did they agree with this initiative, or did the cosmopolitans take them all by surprise, and not in a good way?

He turned his attention to the god pilot again. He picked up another clue that attracted his interest. His strategy in dealing with her might change substantially depending on her answer.

"What is your relationship with the Rubarthans, exactly?" He asked. "From what I have read from your biography, you were originally born as a citizen of the Quillim Principality. The Rubarthans eventually assimilated you into their ranks when you demonstrated your strength and talent. They must have given you a lot of help for you to agree to become their guardian. How is your relationship with the Rubarthans these days?"

The powerful woman let out a sigh. "Among the guardians of the New Rubarth Empire, I can be considered as one of the less committed ones. I am not a native of the first-rate superstate. While it has successfully earned my loyalty, I am not a die-hard supporter like the Spacelock. I originally wasn't supposed to be here. I originally ventured to the Red Ocean because I wanted to seek you out. I do not mind that I am trapped on this side of the greater beyonder gate. I am much more needed here than back in the Milky Way."

"Do you accept instructions from the Rubarthan Pact, or are you the one that is issuing the orders these days?"

"I had a contract with the New Rubarthan Empire." Irene responded. "I would fight for the Rubarthans in exchange for gaining access to the services of the Star Designers and other rewards. It's not important nowadays as I can get what I want from other places, but I am still grateful to the Rubarthans for supporting me for so long. I particularly have a great amount of respect towards the Star Emperor. He is... a visionary and a great leader. It is regrettable that he was born at the wrong time."

Ves constantly had to remind himself that Irene was a top figure of human civilization. It shouldn't be surprising that she was on friendly terms with the sovereign of the New Rubarth Empire!

"Times have changed, though." He said. "We are cut off from the old galaxy. Not even the Star Emperor can cross the divide between the galaxies. Now that the Rubarthan Pact must stand on its own, what is your relationship to the people under your protection?"

An open look of contempt appeared on her face. "I care little for the politicking that has erupted after the Great Severing. The Rubarthans have the potential to be great when they are led by the Star Emperor. They can also become terrible when this leadership has become absent. There is nobody among the people who are currently jockeying for power in the Rubarthan Pact that has earned my recognition. This is one of the Star Emperor's greatest flaws. None of his sons and daughters have ever come close to matching his qualities."

Ves was sure that a lot of Rubarthans would become devastated if they heard Irene's true opinion towards them! She did not exhibit any restraint at all in front of the man she considered to be her friend!

"Don't you have a good relationship with the Inferno Spear Prince? He is currently one of the strongest contestants in the struggle for power within the Pact."

Irene crossed her arms and snorted in a contemptuous manner. "Is that what you think? The Inferno Spear Prince is a decent Rubarthan. He is willing to work hard to transform himself and has not slackened off at all despite all of the temptations in his life. However, that does not change the reality that he is a pampered prince who has never experienced the true struggle of a mech pilot who was put in a much more helpless situation. His high birth is holding him back from embarking on the road of no return. If he had the conviction to stare death in the face, then he wouldn't have remained stuck at this junction."

Wow. That sounded really harsh.

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