The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7430

Chapter 7430: The Orbiting Tree Station

The big day had arrived.

The Terrans organized a grand gala to announce their latest accomplishments to the public. They sent out a large amount of invitations to both small and large players.

Given the large number of starships that had arrived in the star system as of late, it became evident that many groups had accepted the invitations.

Even the Rubarthans and the Cybers had sent out their representatives despite the distance and the location’s relatively close proximity to the frontlines.

Of course, they did not send any of their true bigshots, but they had already shown enough sincerity by sending out respectable envoys on short notice.

The Terrans still dominated the venue. All of the clans and ancient clans had sent out their leaders or their future successors. Many directors and senior executives struggled to enter the core halls that could only accommodate so many individuals.

Amidst all of the growing hype and limited access, the Larkinsons remained a lot more relaxed.

As the most important collaborator of the Arboreal Project, the Larkinson Clan did not lack for invitations.

The clansmen stationed in the Premier Fleet, the Bluejay Fleet and elsewhere received ample invitations to the point where plenty of them declined to attend.

This did not surprise Ves all that much. Most of his clansmen did not feel comfortable with standing alongside such powerful people. Not many of them were accustomed to such treatment. They would rather confront the native aliens on the battlefield or go back to their labs to complete their projects.

Nonetheless, enough Larkinsons chose to attend despite having little to do with the core project. They made an effort to get outfitted with suitable garments from the tailors working for the clan or one of the many eager Terran fashion outfits.

Ves and his immediate family were no exception.

He himself donned a shiny velvet burgundy and black suit with understated silver embellishments. A bright yellow pocket square added a surprising dash of color that increased the depth of his overall outfit.

His wife opted to wear a midnight blue dress that glittered with moving bright dots that resembled moving stars. She resembled a blue and humanoid version of Blinky, though she also opted to wear an extravagant silvery tiara of her own creation.

She made it out of armor-grade superdimensional alloy and embedded it with expertly cut gems grown from the few rare exobeasts that produced them in their bodies.

The slender but eye-catching headdress exuded a sense of exquisiteness that masterfully straddled the line between sophistication and extravagance.

Gloriana clearly tried to enhance her stature without going overboard and ended up claiming credit that she did not deserve.

As a fairly young and ambitious Senior Mech Designer, she possessed too much pride to claim any credit for advancing the Arboreal Project.

Nonetheless, she did not intend to miss this valuable opportunity to network with high-ranking Terran socialites and lay the groundwork of her own rise.

Their children also wore adorable outfits.

Andraste twirled around in a cute lavender dress that not only featured a lot of frills, but also possessed a dynamic tail that whimsically moved around as if it possessed a life of its own.

This caused the girl to resemble an energetic cat, though Ves got reminded of the original Devil Tiger.

As for his son, Marvaine wore a relatively simple black tuxedo sized for his adorable frame. A playful red bowtie vaguely marked his allegiance to the Larkinson Clan without outright carrying a label.

Their cats got dressed up as well. Andraste and Marvaine giggled as they took charge of this responsibility.

They adorned Lucky with a cute blue necktie while attaching a colorful array of blooming flowers onto Clixie’s tail.

"Meow!"

"Miaow~"

Their nanny, Shannon Maris, gently ushered the children and cats into the ornamental shuttle that had been chosen to bring them to a stellar space station orbiting the main planet.

The Terrans had spent a significant amount of resources on overhauling a fairly standard orbital structure into a giant floating tree.

They imported special woods and other forms of biomass in order to expand and reshape the orbital facility.

Both the interior and exterior received complete makeovers that caused all signs of high technology to disappear.

Carved and patterned planks had taken the place of alloy decks and bulkheads.

Floating fireflies and puffy dandelions replaced clinical light sources.

Giant leaves and specially shaped flowers served as benches and chairs.

The Terrans had made a lot of effort to create a special ambiance, they succeeded.

The guests, both Terran and foreign, looked impressed or enamoured by the green ambience. They felt as if they had entered a different universe, one dominated by nature and life as opposed to metal and order.

Those that possessed extraordinary senses experienced a deeper level of bioengineering.

The Terrans did not just bring together a lot of biomass and call it a day. They employed the finest architects, landscape architects and qi cultivators to shape a living ecosystem inside a gigantic tree structure.

Ves could practically breathe the life energy saturated throughout the entire space station.

The entire area had been stuffed with so much life and positive energy that he would have felt unwelcome if not due to his high affinity for the life attribute.

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