The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7102

Chapter 7102: Superdimensional Craftsmanship

Though Alexa Streon asked a lot of troublesome questions, Ves did not mind her behavior.

She did not blindly accept his judgment and showed enough spine to question his decisions.

That was a good trait in a mech designer. Obedient drones never progressed that far in the mech industry. Only those who were inquisitive and brave enough to question the assumptions of other mech designers possessed the qualities of a high-ranking mech designer.

Ves was more than willing to tolerate her doubts so long as it kept her inquisitive and skeptical.

Of course, there was a limit to everything. A mech designer that constantly questioned everything and never believed in the facts would not be able to make it. Their progress would stall because they rejected far too much existing teachings.

The mech industry grew by relying on constant technological accumulation. This enabled latecomers to skip the process of researching old solutions and gave them the time to innovate newer and better design applications.

Ves would have never been able to design his living mechs so easily during his lifetime if not for the four centuries of mech development that took place in the previous age.

Every mech designer stood on the shoulders of giants.

The earliest mech designers who plied their trade during the tail end of the Age of Conquest were no exception. They based their works from the progress made by humanity’s existing scientific process and blended it with the mysticism of the Metal Shrine.

From what Ves had learned about the secret history of the Five Scrolls Compact, mechs themselves arose out of a rejection of the prevailing order.

Neural interface technology had matured to the point where it became possible to pilot war machines directly with the human mind, but people remained reluctant to embrace this application for a long time.

It was not until a number of brave pioneers and innovators fought against the status quo and dared to believe that they could do better that mechs finally earned a place in society.

What Ves and his assistant were working on today did not have any direct relations to mechs, yet there was enough common ground.

Ves moved over and picked up the Flower Parasol. "This artifact is a copy. It is not the original, only a pale memory of one. Our goal for today is to fix that and bestow it with its own identity. You have studied its design. You familiarized yourself with the updated technologies that I have managed to obtain from the Cybernetic Empire. You understand the materials that will be used to elevate the performance of this object. Do you have any further questions or doubts about our current project? This is the last opportunity that I am giving you. If you do not think there is anything worth discussing anymore, we shall proceed according to our current plan."

Alexa frowned but did not voice any further doubts. "I do not agree with all of your decisions, but your plan is cohesive. I think that you are doing the best with what you have managed to obtain. The only thing is... why did you bring over a mechanical cat?"

She gestured towards a cat that was lounging right next to Lucky.

The new construct looked similar to Lucky at first glance, but anyone who took a good look would soon learn that they were very different creations.

The black-plated masterwork noticed her attention and raised a friendly paw. "Nyow."

"That is Ferrum." He said. "It’s a cat avatar that I recently built for infiltration and sabotage missions. My companion spirit is already possessing it. While I originally designed it for field missions, it can also be used to assist my work. It will be like having an extra body operate production machines and handle compatible tools. If I don’t make use of Ferrum, we will be here all night. If we are met with unexpected failures and complications, we may not be able to complete our work in time for Aurelia’s birthday. There is no way that my wife will agree to reschedule the big party, especially when we have already sent so many invitations."

While Ves had been working on preparing his daughter’s birthday gift, his wife had become completely obsessed with organizing the upcoming birthday party. She contracted services, she commissioned custom furniture, she hired highly renowned entertainers and she made sure the venue was fully secured with the cooperation of the Red Association.

Word about the birthday party circulated more and more throughout high society. It was looking more and more that it would turn into an elite gathering of representatives from the groups that truly mattered.

Invitations had become extremely desirable. Nobody who received them was willing to trade them away, not that this was possible as they were all tied to specific names. Gloriana refused to open the doors to people who did not come with invitations and hadn’t been fully vetted.

Ves was more than happy to let his wife organize the perfect birthday party. He was not that obsessed with ceremonies and did not think that Aurelia needed so much flair and pomp just to mark the day she became 10 years old.

However, he recognized that the party was a great opportunity to increase the visibility of the Larkinson Clan and forge newer and stronger connections with the dominant powers of red humanity.

Even the Cyber delegation had accepted the invitation to attend the birthday party!

This alone had fueled the hype surrounding this event. Too many people wanted to get a glimpse of the cybernetic people and try to strike up a lucrative business deal with the folk who possessed technology that was generations ahead.

Ves shook his head and shoved aside his concerns about the scope of the birthday party.

He had a more important job to do, and that was to craft an unforgettable gift for his girl.

"Shall we begin?" Alexa asked.

"Yes. Let’s get to work."

They began to do so. Blinky, who was currently possessing the body of Ferrum, began to extend a spiritual connection to Alexa.

This brought Ves and his discipline into a familiar design network. The latter immediately had a better impression of what the former was trying to make.

As Ves began to process the weapon-grade superdimensional matter that he had reserved for this project, Alexa began to unravel the imperial banner of the New Rubarth Empire.

She did not hold any special sentiments towards this historic object, but she still felt reluctant about unmaking it. Though its existence was tied to a controversial ruler, it still held a lot of significance as a relic of humanity’s past.

Even a former Terran like herself did not like to dismantle a physical mark of history.

However, Ves needed its threads more than the object as a whole.

Alexa had questioned earlier whether he would lose more than he would gain if they unmade the imperial banner.

His response was succinct.

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