The Mech Touch novel Chapter 1776

Two minds intertwined with each other as Ves and Gloriana blissfully enjoyed each other’s company.

After so many weeks of separation, the joy they felt when they finally got back together was indescribable!

Both of them put down all of their concerns and simply basked in each other’s presence.

Touching each other, kissing each other and cuddling with each other cured the sickness that gnawed at their hearts.

All of these weeks of spending their time alone taught them both a very serious lesson.

It was a curse to remain alone, and a blessing to enjoy the company of their earnest lover!

The love they held for each other hadn’t diminished in the slightest. Neither of them had ’woken up’ or found any reason to reconsider their relationship.

Instead, like junkies, they yearned for each other’s company even more!

Now that Gloriana returned to his side, she dropped all of her airs and turned into a happy girl who did not hold back in her delight!

"I missed you, Ves." She sighed as she pressed her head on his chest. "I missed you too as well, Lucky!"

"Meow..."

Lucky contently purred while he rested on her lap. Staying stuck with Ves all the time was not his idea of fun!

At least Gloriana didn’t kick him around or threw him in the air for no reason!

For her part, Clixie purred while basking in Ves’ warmth. As someone who made her owner happy, Ves had long earned her approval!

The fact that he understood her at a deeper level also helped. Sometimes, it was hard being a cat!

"How has it been back home?" Ves idly asked, his finger rolling one of Gloriana’s locks of hair.

"The LMC and your other organizations are doing fine. The Bright Republic hasn’t touched the Mech Nursery or any of your property. Both the LMC’s tangible and intangible assets are still intact. In fact, with how much you matter these days, your home state has an even greater reason to make sure your rights are respected."

"Hahaha!" Ves released a cynical laugh. "That’s rich, coming from the government that allowed one of their generals to trade me away like I’m nothing more than livestock!"

"If we didn’t design such a pivotal mech like the Deliverer, the Bright Republic probably wouldn’t have reversed its stance so quickly." Gloriana shared his opinion.

"How is the Deliverer faring?"

"It’s doing as well as you expected. The Eye of Ylvaine that the Protectorate has formed some time ago is making a name for itself throughout the region. Every Hunter of Ylvaine has become a welcome presence on the battlefield due to their ability to channel the will of Ylvaine. While every Ylvainan piloting a Deliverer is able to do so to an extent, their prophet is slowly concentrating his power onto the Eye of Ylvaine."

This development came as a surprise to Ves. He hadn’t given Ylvaine’s spiritual fragment any instructions to restrict his powers to this small, elite group of Kronon mech pilots.

It made sense for the sentient fragment to restrict the bestowal of its favor. If the Deliverer kept excelling with its supernatural abilities, soon millions of Ylvainans would adopt the mech!

What happened if all of those millions of devout Ylvainan mech pilots requested supernatural aid?

The fragment would quickly exhaust itself!

In order to keep the Deliverer relevant without running a spiritual energy deficit, Ylvaine’s spiritual fragment evidently decided to make its blessing exclusive to this small group of chosen Kronon mech pilots.

"How many mech pilots have joined Eye of Ylvaine?"

"There are about five-thousand Hunters of Ylvaine at the moment. It’s quite a rapid expansion for the Ylvainans, as they don’t have many Kronons who specialize in piloting spaceborn marksman mechs. It’s not that easy to recruit more because those who aren’t as good in marksmanship will largely waste Ylvaine’s blessing."

Ves already understood this. Though five-thousand chosen mech pilots didn’t sound like a great figure, it was enough to cover many important star systems in the region!

"The Ylvainans should have lent their Hunters of Ylvaine to other states by now, right?"

Gloriana nodded. "That’s right. Every other state has tried to make use of the Deliverer model, to no avail. Only true Ylvainans are able to make adequate use of our mech model, which is exactly what you intended! The Protectorate knows this as well, and has made great use of this advantage. Over the last month, they have been both smart and generous about their terms for assistance."

"Tell me what they have done."

"The Protectorate negotiated deals with the Bright Republic, Vesia Kingdom, Reinald Republic and every other state pressed by the sandmen. The contents of the deals are secret, but the press has done a decent job at guessing the concessions the latter states have made to the Protectorate."

"Did they bleed themselves?"

"Almost certainly, but not as much as you expect. The Protectorate is being farsighted by all accounts. They aren’t demanding the Brighters and Vesians to give up their territories or empty their entire treasury. Aside from some direct transfers of wealth and resources, the Ylvainans mainly want to improve diplomatic ties, open up trade, and receive a guaranteed right to proselytize their faith abroad without any hindrance."