The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7052

"Splat! I got you, big sis!" Andraste happily exclaimed as she held a colorful pistol which just sprayed a harmless beam of light at her sister.

Just as she was about to secure her victory, a certain mechanical cat jumped in her direction and stole away her toy gun!

"Meow!"

"Ooof! No fair, Lucky! Marvaine, help me out!"

"I don't want to." The little boy stubbornly shook her head and instead began to shoot his smaller toy gun in her direction. "I am paying you back for what you did!"

Andraste's barely managed to dodge the attack with the help of her reflexes. "You traitor! You little snot! Wait until I get back my weapon!"

As the kids continued to fool around in the stateroom, both Ves and Gloriana watched over them with smiles on their faces.

"They grow up so quickly." Ves sighed.

"Aurelia is about to turn 10 years old in around 2 weeks." The contented mother reminded her husband. "I would like for us to stay in Yernstall long enough to organize a proper birthday party for our eldest. There is nothing wrong with how we previously celebrated the birthdays of our kids, but reaching the age of 10 is a major turning point in a human's life. That is usually the date where children learn whether they satisfy the most important condition to pilot a mech. The results from the genetic aptitude test usually determines whether they attend a mech academy or a normal school. At least that was the case in the past."

There were many indications that this old tradition had crumbled, and Ves happened to be the primary person responsible for this change.

Unlike most changes, many people welcomed what Ves had done to them and their children.

His Carmine mechs had freed red humanity from the shackles of the genetic aptitude tyranny.

All children who became 10 years old now had an alternative option available to them. Even if they were limited to piloting just a single mech for their entire careers, this was still a far better option than the only other alternative available!

Aurelia had a chance to become a mech pilot. Technically speaking, she had two chances as both she and her companion spirit could theoretically take up this vocation at the same time.

However, Ves already knew that Aurelia lacked the passion and drive for piloting mechs.

That was largely because of the way he and Gloriana had raised their eldest daughter.

From her designer genes to the deliberate attempts to shape her into a leader, both Ves and Gloriana wanted their firstborn child to pursue a career that placed her far away from the battlefield.

Whether Aurelia would obediently follow the arrangements of her parents remained to be seen.

In any case, regardless of the results of the genetic aptitude test, she could still spend her time on learning how to pilot a mech on a part-time basis.

The only difference was whether she would be doing it with a regular mech or a Carmine mech.

Gloriana looked thoughtfully at Aurelia as she commanded her younger brother and the cats to gang up on Andraste. They all fell into a messy pile while giggling and laughing. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

"I wonder what her genetic aptitude will be. Aurelia ceased to be a normal designer baby for many years now. The geneticists and pediatricians of the Larkinson Biotech Institute frequently suffer headaches because of the many abnormalities that occur during the growth of our children. You called them primordial humans. I am not too certain whether they truly match the characteristics of supposed ancient humans who lived and breathed E energy like natural qi cultivators, but… everything they have demonstrated so far is so far beyond what other children conceived and born after the start of the Age of Dawn have shown."

The babies conceived after the Great Severing already deviated from the previous generation of children in many different ways.

These children were blessed — though some would say cursed — with E energy radiation coursing through their cells from the very beginning.

This had many consequences, one of which was that they were always spiritually stronger and a little more intelligent than what they should have been at their ages.

Another consequence was that they developed natural affinities for certain E energy attributes at a very early stage.

This could even lead to problems such as a child with an affinity for fire having a higher body temperature than normal.

So far, the deviations were relatively benign or harmless, but there were many medical professions that it might not stay that way in the future.

If normal red human children had to go through this experience, then the effects were much worse for Ves and Gloriana's own children!

The good news was that Ves had plenty of ways to address any problems as they might emerge.

If he could not fix a particular problem, then his mother or his design spirits might have an answer.

"I genuinely have no idea what kind of genetic aptitude they will develop." Ves said. "I am actually afraid that the changes brought by E energy radiation may prove detrimental to them. We still do not know all of the factors that determine whether you have the right genetic aptitude to pilot a mech, but there is an unknown chance that several of those factors will get messed up by the mutations brought by E energy radiation. What if the light from Messier 87 somehow changes our children as well as other people's children with a high sensitivity to E energy in a way that stops them from developing the right genetic aptitude?"

However, as soon as Ves made his status clear, a lot of objections no longer mattered anymore.

It was an honor for any venue to host a party organized by a tier 3 galactic citizen, and the Father of Carmine mechs in particular!

Ves also did not have to be afraid that not enough people would come and attend the party.

In fact, he was suffering from the opposite problem.

So many people wanted to become a part of this festive occasion that they were willing to pay quite a price in order to receive a coveted invitation!

Both Ves and Gloriana were not entirely happy about this. Both of them wanted this party to center around their daughter as opposed to themselves.

This was why they decided to be a little more sparing when sending out invitations. They also encouraged the others to bring their children or other kids that they found promising. Aurelia could always use more friends, and her birthday party was an excellent occasion for her to expand her network.

"What are you thinking about, Ves?" Gloriana asked when Ves remained still for a few minutes.

"I was thinking about doing something special to mark this occasion." He said. "If I want to turn this birthday party into a memorable occasion for everyone, then we can put in a bit of extra effort."

His wife narrowed her eyes in suspicion. "What are you thinking about, Ves?"

"I have been thinking about the birthday present I wanted to give her. Remember the Flower Parasol that I obtained from 'somewhere'?"

"I do…"

"Well, I have always intended to gift it to Aurelia, but I don't want to give it to her in its current form. The artifact is quite powerful and has quite a personality, but… I feel like I should be able to do more."

"Are you intending to upgrade it? Do you even know how? What if you accidentally break a vital component?"

"Don't underestimate me. One of my incarnations is an excellent crafter. Together, I am sure we can figure out how to meaningfully upgrade the Flower Parasol. By the time I am ready to hand it over to our eldest daughter, it will definitely be the centerpiece of her birthday!"