The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7300

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Chapter 7300: Giant’s First Mission

“Thank you for your willingness to commit your men to this operation, Ves. The entire Rubarthan Pact is grateful that your Ascended Giants are rising up to the challenge. Their bravery and sense of duty are to be commended. No matter whether they are able to fulfill the objectives of their upcoming mission, we will award them with medals and other rewards. We will not let you and your men risk their lives and suffer without gain.”

Lord Richard Brownstone spoke sincerely while making a deep bow.

The other Rubarthans in the command center followed suit. They all knew that their own assets could not complete the scouting mission. Only by relying on the capabilities of outside guests would they be able to lift the veil that shrouded the secrets of the Voribug Organic Battle Moon.

Now that Ves had made up his mind, the ball got rolling quickly.

Ves barely had enough time to inform the 30 Ascended Giants stationed on the Armitage of their new assignment before they all transferred to the pre-prepared scout vessels.

Of course, these ships looked deceptively simple.

Most scout ships tended to possess weak and fragile hulls. The ships assigned to this mission did not appear any different from the outside, but possessed a lot of advanced features.

The additional tech made the ships tougher, faster and more intelligent.

The crews were also completely different. Most of the naval personnel assigned to scout vessels tended to be young and inexperienced, but this time was completely different. Every single spacer on the scout ships possessed elite qualifications. Their experience was abundant and possessed much more extensive skillsets than normal.

All of this meant that the scout vessels provided much more safety to their crew and passengers than usual.

Of course, this was just a relative statement. There was only so much high technology that the Rubarthans could stuff inside such small hulls.

In preparation for this big operation, the Rubarthans had already sent out dozens of scout ships and many more scout mechs to the vicinity of the new battle moon.

The Rubarthans made a persistent effort to bring their assets close in the hopes of gathering detailed data.

It was rather understandable that the humans possessed a strong desire to understand the details of the unprecedented new organic megaconstruct as soon as possible.

The mutated voribugs did not intend to let the humans get what they wanted. The patrols surrounding the new VOBM continued to grow in numbers. The globe gradually became host to more and more roaming bugs.

All of these alien flies possessed very little combat power, but they were cheap and easy to mass produce en masse.

Bug after bug emerged from various corners of the outer system. Their behavior consistently proved that the Goliath Hive greatly valued its battle moon.

“You did not have to accompany us, my lord.” The Divine Harpoon quietly spoke to Ves.

“You are right, but I am coming with you guys anyway. Don’t worry. I do not intend to enter the field myself. I just want to be close at hand. By the way, how are the men?”

Both Ves and his strategos maintained their human bodies while they were riding aboard the small and cramped RA starships.

The lack of space, the tension in the air and the sudden assignment all put the Ascended Giants on edge.

Due to their loyalty to the new polemarchos, none of the Ascended Giants refused to take part in the mission.

Ves was glad that they could be relied upon to follow orders. However, just because the giants promised to fulfill their duties did not mean they had to like what they were doing.

“The Ascended Giants assigned to the Bluejay Fleet are not happy.” The Divine Harpoon plainly stated. “They are soldiers and warriors with great egos. They had all been looking forward to entering the battlefield all at once during the decisive battle. Each of them possesses formidable strength and wishes to display their might to everyone. The grander the fight, the greater the glory. The Ascended Giants all think that performing scouting missions is beneath them. They do not fully understand the necessity for us to take action when the Rubarthans still have many assets in this star system.”

“Divine Harpoon.” Ves addressed the older officer. “Do you harbor the same kind of doubts?”

“No.” The strategos of the Faceless Giants immediately responded. “I am an old man. I have lived through enough wars and conflicts to understand the necessity of gathering first-hand data. While I question the need to deploy all 30 of us at once, I am not dissatisfied with this task.”

“I take it that the others are not the same.”

“They feel as if they are being used as errand boys. You know how soldiers gossip with each other. They talk as if they are being reduced to slaves of red humanity. While there are enough sober-minded giants that understand the greater truth such as myself, we are still in the minority. There are still many giants who believe that cooperating with red humanity is a waste of time.”

Ves scowled. This was a completely nonsensical stance. Without the shield of red humanity, the human phase lords would get overwhelmed in short order. They lacked the numbers to resist entire enemy civilizations and also lacked the individual strength to carve out their own territories in space.

It was a complete fantasy for the Ascended Giants to defect from red humanity and found their own civilization in this hostile dwarf galaxy!

Even if the native aliens under the Red Cabal decided to treat human phase lords as their kin, the mutated voribugs would definitely not let them off! Peace was an illusion in the Age of Dawn!

“Will the men stay obedient?”

“They will, at least for the time being.” The strategos reassured Ves. “This is just the start. The men are still hopeful that they can participate in the main battle after they have completed this ordeal. If you deny them the chance to earn honor and glory in the next few weeks, then you will start to have a problem. I highly advise you not to deprive them of the opportunity to test their might against a worthy adversary. If there is one advantage that we possess, it is that none of us are cowards.”