The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7248

"I expected to talk to Ves, not his evil personality. With respect, can you retreat and give Ves control so that we can talk about matters of serious importance?"

"Ves is currently taking a well-deserved vacation after completing the Riot Mark III and almost killing Rosa Orfan. I am not inclined to bring him back right away. Let him finish his rest. You can tell me all about what you have accomplished in the meantime. Both of us share the same memories more or less, so informing me is the same as informing him. You don't need to waste any time."

The projection of Swordmaster Ketis gave the Dark Apostle a flat stare. "How exactly are you different from Ves?" she questioned.

"To be honest, I can't come up with a proper answer. We are different but the same. Ves likes to pretend as if he has gained a second companion spirit in the form of myself, but I feel kind of insulted with this comparison. I much prefer to regard myself as the part of Ves that embraces violence and has fully embraced the legacy of his Larkinson lineage. I am a born warrior. I can fight much better than my human self despite possessing the exact same true body and fighting skills. Admittedly, I don't understand all of the complicated math and science in his head. I 'know' all of the theory, but I can't use it to design a mech, let alone a Mekanos."

"I... see. I think I understand the gist of your explanation." The projection of the swordmaster mildly relaxed. "The two of you possess different specializations. Ves is strongly connected to what he calls his 'design flame'. This is the metaphysical construct that empowers our mech designs and vastly increases the efficiency of our technical work. You lack this connection, hence your inability to leverage 'your' technical skills, but that absence is filled with a much deeper and more profound connection to your powerful true body."

She grew intrigued. She was not entirely familiar with splitting up specializations. Ketis herself was fundamentally a mech designer with a strong connection to her own design seed. While she also considered herself a fighter, she was not technically a swordmaster. It was only when Sharpie lent her sword intent that Ketis could make the leap from mundane to extraordinary. Of course, Ketis' relationship with her companion spirit was not as tense and segregated as that of Ves and the Dark Apostle. While the relationship between the latter two did not appear to be as dysfunctional as described in the earlier reports, Ketis could still detect a lot of antipathy from the Dark Apostle to his original self. The two may have found an equilibrium that they could live with for the time being, but this did not resolve the fundamental conflict of interest between themselves. Both of them wanted to claim total possession of the same true body.

Even Ketis could not come up with a clear-cut answer on who deserved to own it more. As a swordmaster, Ketis could already ascertain that the Dark Apostle clearly mastered his true body to a far greater degree than Ves could ever manage. The second personality was born from his flesh and possessed a connection that she had only ever seen from martial phase lords that truly loved fighting. On the other hand, Ves was the original owner of his true body. He did not deserve to get bodysnatched by an unwelcome side of himself. If Ketis was in his position, he would feel just as upset towards the Dark Apostle. What a mess. It was clearly not in Ketis' place to resolve this troublesome matter.

So long as Ves and the Dark Apostle maintained the current status quo, Ketis saw no reason to meddle into this affair. She gazed suspiciously at the Dark Apostle, but ultimately decided that it did not matter if she continued to discuss business with Ves' other self. They were technically the same person, right?

"I will postpone discussions on our next mech design projects until he is ready to speak directly to me again." The female Journeyman decided. "The only topic of discussion then is the results from the latest mining expedition to the Blue Dimension."

The Dark Apostle perked up when he heard this. "Oh nice. Both of us were looking forward to this. How big is your haul this time?"

"Big." Ketis answered. "As I have told you before, I have been able to make a larger and long-lasting portal. Extending its longevity from 24 hours to 120 hours is a godsent to all of red humanity. Our clan along with all of the other major powers such as the Red Three, the Terran Alliance, the Rubarthan Pact, the Hunting Association and most notably the Cybernetic Empire have all taken excellent advantage of this interval. While their yields steadily declined as their mining vessels had to travel further and further away from the entry site, they still managed to obtain much more superdimensional matter than before."

"I don't care about what the other groups have gained. I only care about what we have managed to bring in. Tell me the results."

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The Dark Apostle looked as if he was a stimulant junkie who just heard that his supplier managed to import a huge stash from another state. He couldn't help himself. He felt a great attraction towards superdimensional matter. Whether that was because the phase whales called them the bones of the Elder Gods, he wasn't sure. All he knew was that he could put up a much better fight if he was fully equipped with superdimensional gear!

Ketis proceeded to summarize the Larkinson Clan's haul. "We have managed to harvest a large but not excessive amount of structure-grade superdimensional matter. We have chosen to deprioritize the mining of this inferior matter because it is more cost-effective for our mining vessels to travel further and find as numerous deposits of common and high-grade matter. As it stands, we have harvested more than enough low-grade matter to construct a single superdimensional megafortress. We can also use it to supply tens of thousands of ranged mechs with cheap superdimensional projectiles for up to a year."

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