The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7141

Chapter 7141: Dueling Rules

Real power.

The temptation was too strong for Ves to ignore.

Ves knew that anyone who was able to command 361 human phase lords would become an individual to be feared.

No one could tread easily around such a leader. Even tier 1 galactic citizens had to treat Ves like a serious adult instead of an immature child.

How could Ves possibly resist the allure of taking command over the Phase Lord Department?

Sure, in order to achieve this outcome, he needed to put up such a good fight that he defeated at least a couple of Ascended Giants.

Then, he needed to persuade the Oscillating Fist and the rest of these brainwashed idiots that it was in their best interest to transfer leadership over him. That would definitely take a lot of convincing.

Although Ves still thought it was nearly hopeless for him to win a bout, the difference this time was that he strongly wanted it to happen.

How could he resist?

As long as the reward was extravagant enough, Ves was willing to go through a great deal of suffering in order to get the job done!

The fact that the Evolution Witch apparently cared so much about this development that she had taken the time to write a personal guarantee showed that this issue had become an even bigger matter.

Somehow, Ves taking over the Phase Lord Department advanced the goals of the Evolution Witch and subsequently the Oblivion Gate Consortium.

This reassured him a bit as he knew that his mother and her allies were watching over him. He might be able to call upon their help under certain circumstances.

That reassured him a lot.

After the head of the Enforcement Department conveyed his intentions to Ves, he worked wuickly.

Even before he arrived at the Tarrasque, he and his extensive staff had already formed a game plan for Ves.

Half a day went by. Ves patiently waited for the two sides to hash out the rules for the leadership challenges.

He had already shown a willingness to reject the effort if it asked too much from him, so that should give the RC negotiators a lot of leverage.

Once the two sides formed a consensus on the duels, Demetrius Sol Klavia directly visited Ves in his private office.

Zariel-775 and Eliza Mo Ragadan were present yet again.

This time, the Formation Master Andrea Vos of the Moloch Squadron attended the meeting as well.

When the head of the Department Head sat down, he presented a secure data pad to Ves.

"This is a summary of the rules of combat that both sides have agreed upon. We did our best to give you a fighting chance, but the human phase lords are not easy to deceive. Many of them are your fans and possess at least a passing knowledge of your demonstrated capabilities."

Ves maintained a neutral expression. "Let’s see what you managed to secure."

[Rules

-Ritualized combat between 2 human phase lords/’Ascended Giants’ in the form of a leadership challenge.

-The duelists will fight each other in the form of a phase lord scaled to 2 times the height of an average first-class multipurpose mech.

-Any change in size and scale past a moderate threshold will constitute an automatic forfeiture.

-Up to 4 duels will take place between Chief Councilor Ves Larkinson and the 4 highest-ranking members of the Phase Lord Department.

-Duels will end upon submission or surrender.

-Each duel has a time limit of 1 hour. When reached, the winner will be selected based on a points system applied by an AI.

-Fatalities are discouraged but not prohibited so long as the deceased has not admitted defeat.

-Subsequent duels will take place with no less and no more than 3 hours of recovery time in between.

-Third parties are prohibited from intervening during the duels, which explicitly includes god pilots, Star Designers, qi cultivators, smart AIs, AIs with access to an excess quantity of processing power, mechs, Carmine mechs, exoorganisms and intelligent alien species.

-Companion spirits belonging to the duelists are exempted from this rule.

-Equipment and weapons are allowed when carried by the duelists and operated by themselves, but must abide by a total mass limit of up to half of the mass of a human phase lord at the specified scale.

-No weapons of mass destruction.

-No smart metal other than an undersuit meant to preserve modesty.

-No products made with the direct assistance of a Star Designer or a god pilot.

-No use of equipment originally made for mechs.

-High-level artifacts and ’living equipment’ are allowed as long as the source of life is not external.

-Use of phasewater technology is allowed, but not extra stores of raw or semi-processed phasewater.

-Use of superdimensional technology and superdimensional matter is prohibited.

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