The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7277

The meeting finally came to an end.

Saint Isobel Kotin left the lab with a container floating behind her back.

It was best that she started to acclimate herself to the Artificial Fire Heart as soon as possible. Doing so would hopefully reduce any potential accidents once the implantation occurred.

Ves meanwhile made his own preparations. He notified Vector Loban of his plans and requested their assistance in modifying Saint Isobel's cybernetic body in order to accommodate the powerful new device.

The Transhumanist liaison had a mixed reaction to the plan.

"As a mech designer, I have many concerns about the safety and reliability of your plan.” The mecher said. "As a Transhumanist, I applaud your audacity and eagerly look forward to your success."

“Will you guys help us out or not?" Ves pressed the man.

"We shall." He said. "As a tier 2 galactic citizen, you have greater permissions than most. As long as Saint Isobel Kotin has made an informed decision without duress, we shall facilitate the operation in exchange for gaining access to her data when she recovers and returns to the fight. However, our aid is limited. You are responsible for your own successes and failures.”

In other words, the Transhumanist Faction wanted to take a hands-off approach. They would help the Larkinsons out with the easy stuff such as technical support, but they would leave them to their own devices when it came to other problems.

That sounded fine by Ves. He did not want people to take ownership of this experiment and meddle with affairs they did not fully understand.

“You have a deal." Ves said as she shook Vectors head. "We welcome your input."

He did not expect the Transhumanists to put up too much of a fight. Their faction had always been more enthusiastic to pursue more extreme transformations since the Evolution Witch took over.

Ves knew the value of his plan. If it could be proven that implanting a powerful artifact inside the body of an saint could subsequently raise her qualifications to survive the dreaded Mech Body Merger Process, then the Red Association would earn an insane amount of profit!

The only potential loss was the death of an ace pilot. While the price was not light, it was nothing on the galactic scale. Other ace pilots would emerge and continue to fight for red humanity.

When Ves went back to Gloriana and informed her of the changes, she did not look too surprised, though she did not bother to hide her irritation.

“I can see how this may be useful in the far future.” She conceded. "However, the price that Saint Isobel must pay is particularly serious. She will never be able to enjoy a day of rest. That Artificial Fire Heart may be her salvation, but it can also serve as her doom. Its maximum output is too great. If she loses control a single time, then she will burn herself out from the inside. I wouldn't be surprised if she ends up repeating her own history."

“It won't happen so easily, Gloriana. Her cybernetic body is already made to resist heat and fire energy. Once she has improved her control over fire energy and once we have developed safer and more stable high-grade superdimensional alloys, we can implement a massive upgrade that will massively boost her tolerance towards higher concentrations of fire energy."

His wife slowly nodded. “I hope that she will last long enough to receive this upgrade.”

A day went by as Ves took care of a lot of work. He had very little time to spare for his children, but the three knew that their parents were busy with important stuff.

Andraste and Marvaine spent more time on virtual schooling. Though they were no longer able to interact with kids their age in person anymore, the Tarrasque's Hyper Chamber offered enough of a realistic experience that they had no complaints.

Aurelia on the other hand had begun to make preparations to attend a naval academy. Enough time had passed for her to consider her own future and confirm whether she wanted to go forward with her decision.

Her parents and her siblings asked her multiple times whether she wanted to study to become a naval officer and commander, and each time she replied with the same answer.

Ves and Gloriana's oldest daughter had made up her mind.

She did not regret her decision, nor had any intentions of going back on it. She already accepted that she would spend time among the fleeters in the next decade and maybe longer.

Due to her imminent departure, her parents organized a small party in order to celebrate her new chapter in life.

"Waaah! I don't want you to go, big sis!" Marvaine cried as he latched onto Aurelia's legs. "Why can't you stay?"

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