The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7121

Chapter 7121: Forced by Circumstances

Given the importance of arranging Aurelia’s education in the next decade, Ves sought to meet with the RF delegation first.

They held the meeting at a garden courtyard built on the central continent but situated further away from the crystal pyramid.

Mechs and other security forces ensured that no one would be able to approach in order to spy on the occupants or threaten their lives.

After a moment of waiting, Lieutenant-Commander Astrid Jameson and her niece Athena Larkinson entered the courtyard.

They strode towards the center and greeted Ves and Aurelia before sitting down.

As they did so, the pair of fleeters could not hide their curiosity and fascination for the gifts that the birthday girl received.

As Aurelia calmly sat in her chair and petted Clixie who was lying comfortably on her lap, her medallion continued to exude a compelling golden glow.

Meanwhile, Marigold Larkinson stood behind her seat like a maidservant who was ready to meet any request.

No matter the medallion or the humanoid artifact, neither of them were trivial!

Even within the powerful Red Fleet, objects of this caliber could only be asked for. Perhaps the admirals of the Red Fleet might have a way to get their hands on tech that could produce similar results, but their costs were insane while their supply was far too limited.

Whenever such a precious item became available, mid-ranking officers such as Astrid could never afford the money and CFA merits needed to redeem such a treasure!

Astrid would be lying if she said she was not jealous of Aurelia.

As a member of a powerful spaceborn clan and a descendant of Fleet Admiral Amelie Jameson, her lineage was a veritable powerhouse among contemporary humanity. She enjoyed excellent conditions from birth and had managed to live up to her potential by reaching her current rank at her age.

Yet such conditions and success were only noteworthy among ’normal’ humans.

The Larkinsons... were not normal at all. Ves Larkinson was born a third-rater, but he had already managed to become a tier 3 galactic citizen while he was still a Senior Mech Designer.

And this was just one of many remarkable accomplishments!

Although learning that his mother used to be a high-ranking member of the forbidden Five Scrolls Compact partially explained how he was able to engineer his rapid rise to power, Astrid believed she could do just as well if not better if she enjoyed the same conditions.

She just never had a chance to prove her worth!

When the fleeter compared herself to Ves, she found that with every meeting, the gap in status between the two grew wider and wider.

This was intolerable!

If that was not enough, his daughter had all the makings of an extraordinary leader. Many parties with decent intelligence capabilities had kept track of the growth and performance of the scions of the Larkinson Clan.

Each of the three children of Ves and Gloriana Larkinson had proven to be much more extraordinary than their fellow peers of the same age or even a few years older!

They enjoyed too many advantages. They benefited from the secret cultivation heritage imparted by the mysterious Cynthia Larkinson. They also received companion spirits at the earliest possible moment, thereby activating their souls far in advance and enabling each of them to think with at least two minds at once.

Although the Larkinsons lacked the tech and heritage to match the augmentations mastered by the RF and the spaceborn clans, their own secret methods were much more suited for the current age!

A part of Astrid felt regretful that she was born in the Jameson Spaceborn Clan as opposed to the Larkinson Clan.

Alarms quickly rang in her mind.

She was a Jameson! She was a fleeter! So what if she was at a disadvantage at the moment? If there were any inadequacies, then there was no use complaining about it. Whining did not change anything.

There were only so many advantages that she could derive from her birth and upbringing.

One of the reasons why she managed to get to where she was today was because she worked harder and stood out among her fellow Jamesons!

Now, Astrid recognized that she needed to work harder if she wanted to stay ahead of the likes of Aurelia Larkinson.

They might not belong to the same generation, but if the latter managed to realize her much greater potential, then a day might come where the Larkinson scion might surpass her in status and power!

There was no way Astrid was willing to let a member of the younger generation outshine her in any way!

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