The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7433

Chapter 7433: Preliminary Invasion

The Larkinson ace pilots had fought long enough to come up with a lot of demands for upgrades and improvements.

Ves entertained the personal requests but did not substantially go into them. This should be Gloriana’s responsibility. They had too little time on their hands to satisfy every whim, so they had to be careful about picking and choosing which demands to meet.

He soon ended his talks with the ace pilots after catching up with them. As much as he wanted to learn more about their experiences, he still had to meet with a lot of other people.

Half an hour went by as Ves continued to chat with one dignitary after another.

Of course, not everyone possessed the qualifications to chat him up. He was a tier 2 galactic citizen, after all. A combined staff of both Terran attendants as well as his own assistants stationed around him and gently sorted out the people who deserved a moment of his time.

Gavin knew his preferences well enough to pick a variety of interesting individuals to converse with. Many of them consisted of mech designers, scientists, engineers, business magnates and a few oddballs in between.

Ves particularly enjoyed his conversations with various cultivation scientists. They possessed strong perspectives on relevant subjects such as hyper materials and E-Technology.

"I am one of the founders of a research institution that is sponsored by the Red Collective." The bookish-looking fellow stated. "You probably have not heard of us, but I believe our work is important nonetheless. We are tasked with studying and exploring possible connections between the Red Ocean and Messier 87."

Ves slightly raised his eyebrows. "What sort of connections?"

"Not regular ones, to be certain." The lead researcher responded. "We believe, though without sufficient proof, that there is much about M87’s exotic radiation that we do not understand. We have only just begun to explore the tip of the iceberg. Our central assumption is that there exists a means for the inhabitants of both galaxies to interact with each other beyond the limitations of distance, the speed of light and other physical constraints. Either E energy radiation or the much more obscure R particle radiation can serve as a potential bridge for one side to make contact with the other, either in real-time or with a delay."

That sounded incredibly serious.

Most people would have dismissed this notion out of hand. Without extraordinary measures such as constructing greater beyonder gates, it was inconceivable to imagine that anyone could reach out across hundreds of thousands of light-years of distance.

However, Ves knew better.

He had never forgotten about the time that the mighty Subjugation King managed to hijack a tribulation event and forcefully tried to crush the evolving Dominion of Man!

Even now, the alien God King managed to plant a soul mark of sorts onto Ves.

Though Ves had little evidence that it influenced his thoughts or debilitated him in any way, its mere existence practically ensured that the Subjuguation King would always be able to track him down no matter the distance!

Its existence alone not only confirmed the research institution’s central assumptions, but also proved the native aliens of Messier 87 mastered the ability to extend their influence across intergalactic distances!

Of course, Ves felt incredibly reluctant to share the details. He believed that the founder as well as other related people may have already gathered enough clues to justify their research activities.

"Our civilization has a shallow understanding of the forces that are intrinsic to Messier 87." Ves spoke. "Is there no danger in trying to explore these supposed connections? We are like babies in front of adults. What if we inadvertently reveal more about ourselves to our distant alien enemies?"

The researcher smiled back. "Those possibilities exist, but that is not a reason for us to remain blind, deaf and ignorant. If you are correct about the enormous disparity between civilizations, then those distant aliens may be observing us right now through the rivers of exotic radiation that is coursing through our dwarf galaxy. Will they spy and manipulate us less if we willingly turn away from these powers? I do not think so. I am a firm proponent that we must be dauntless and explore the unknown despite the fact that we are stepping on the homeground of our enemies."

The man sounded a bit reckless, but his intentions sounded noble enough. Ves agreed with the overall sentiment, though he also had to take into account that the research could easily take a very wrong turn.

However, if the Red Association sponsored the research institution, then it should have been placed under adequate supervision. No one sane would allow these overly curious scientists to peek at Messier 87 without putting enough safeguards into place.

"Have you and your colleagues produced any actionable results?"

"Not per se, but we have developed numerous theories and hypotheses that have kept us busy. I am personally involved with researching the intangible apparitions that spontaneously emerge at the sites of large battles. They are fascinating... creatures. Despite their resemblance to the human and alien lives that have been lost at those locations, they exhibit none of the memories or behavior of their former selves. I theorize that they may be derived from unknown parasites that lurk inside exotic radiation and latch onto any dead or dying sapient organisms when the right conditions are met."

Ves had heard about that, though he had not interacted with any of these so-called apparitions in person.

"You are referring to the deathborn phenomenon."

"Correct. We have been able to deal with them with relative ease, but there is no guarantee that will remain the case. You see, we have ascertained that the deathborn are at their weakest in their initial stages, but are able to grow continuously over time, presumably by harvesting the abundant energies released after the demise of many humans and aliens. There are enough battlefields where neither side is able to establish strong control. The deathborn that emerge in these gaps are able to feed to their heart’s content, thereby becoming larger, stronger and more intelligent in the process."

Growing larger and stronger did not necessarily sound concerning. That just turned them into intangible versions of mutated beasts.

What did concern Ves was the possibility that they could grow smarter and more rational in the process.

"Do you have proof of the latter?"

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