The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7148

Chapter 7148: Shared Goals

There was not enough time for Ves to dedicate his time towards designing and fabricating 4 sets of equipment.

As much as he wanted to do everything in person, it was unrealistic to do so when the leadership challenge was scheduled to take place in a matter of days.

Ves therefore talked it over with the Dark Apostle and the Patient Builder.

The latter agreed to mobilize the RC’s vast resources and manpower to develop and construct 4 sets of raiments that complied with the rules set by both sides.

Demetrius Sol Klavia felt honored by the trust he received.

"We shall endeavor to fulfill your expectations. Winning the leadership challenge is paramount to stabilizing this source of uncertainty and converting the human phase lords into a helpful addition to our armed forces. As we speak, the defenses of dozens of star systems in the Rubarthan Pact have succumbed against the voribug onslaught. We urgently need you to encourage the Phase Lord Department to mobilize against one of the war fronts so that we can free up more forces to slow down the new threat."

The mention of the mutated voribug elicited a disgusted reaction from the Dark Apostle.

"These space insects are foul and unnatural." Ves’ alter ego snarled. "They are a plague upon the dwarf galaxy. They have no redeeming quality that can convince Ascended Giants that they have a place among the stars. They worship no god aside from their mysterious queen, who prefers to lead her battles from behind rather than the front. Honor is completely alien to this menace. That reason alone is enough to condemn this detestable race to extinction."

If that was how all phase leaders thought about the mutated voribug threat, then that would hopefully lead to the native aliens redirecting more forces to the new warfront.

...Who was he kidding. Ves did not think that the Red Cabal could let go of their hatred against red humanity long enough to tackle the greater threat first.

While many people got distracted by the voribugs assailing the Rubarthan flank, the native aliens had quietly increased their troop buildup and tempo at the Terran front.

With all of the changes that took place inside human space, the native aliens correctly recognized that the entire Terran Alliance was only protected by a single god pilot!

As fast as the Light of Sol may be, even he could not cover all of the border systems by himself!

Amidst all of the crises assailing red humanity, it became utterly ridiculous that the most powerful troops of the Red Collective had been sitting on their thumbs for so many months!

Other than an early showing, the Oscillating Fist had commanded many of his underlings to spread out and hide in all kinds of hidey holes.

This showed that the Ascended Giants already started to treat red humanity as an enemy rather than their brothers and sisters.

The lack of action from the Phase Lord Department had caused incalculable damage to the Red Collective.

Their other cultivator troops were quite special and interesting in their own way, but they were sorely lacking in hard power.

In contrast, the 361 human lesser phase lords represented a significant force, especially if they were deployed in larger groups!

The RC invested so much phasewater and other resources in them that could have been spent on building up lots of other forces.

If Ves and the Dark Apostle were able to gain control over the Ascended Giants, then neither of them intended to keep them idle.

Ves was motivated by the need to save red humanity. There were too many disasters unfolding at the same time. If he could help his civilization deal with one of them, then that would go a long way into turning everyone’s fortunes around.

The Dark Apostle wanted to earn glory and turn his Ascended Giants into a force to be feared and respected across the Red Ocean. While his attachment to red humanity was not as strong, he had no interest in letting the mutated voribugs devour every planet of life, thereby ultimately turning the dwarf galaxy completely barren!

"Everything hinges on this upcoming leadership challenge." Ves spoke while continuing to possess Blinky. "To that end, I will personally design and fabricate four sets of melee weapons. I may not be as good as Ketis, but I have my own tricks. Just give me access to your workshops and strategic materials reserve."

The department head of the Enforcement Department paused for a few seconds. "I shall make sure you will get most of what you want. Unfortunately, our strategic materials reserve is strictly guarded. Not only that, but many of the resources stored inside are already claimed or reserved by other members of the Red Collective. Furthermore, there are several classes of special exotics and hypers that are so rare and exceptional that even I am not authorized to withdraw them. Our reserve is a collective pool that many different parties have contributed to. That also grants them all a measure of control over it. The rules are especially formulated to deny any single individual or party sole access."

That was unfortunately right. Ves once again got screwed by his own layout. The Red Collective was too fractured and divided.

"I need to get to work." He said through Blinky. "While I appreciate that I have been able to talk to you, Dark Apostle, I need to regain control over my body in order to design the new weapons that will hopefully deliver enough victories in a few days."

"Fine. I shall relinquish control over this divine body for now. Do not forget our agreement, and do not attempt to challenge the Ascended Giants by yourself. From today onwards, there is no need for you to fumble around during combat. I am the superior warrior. I shall fight your enemies on your behalf, because I do not trust you to keep this shared body safe against the foes that you always seem to provoke."

"Gee. Thanks."

"You are welcome, weakling."

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