The Mech Touch

ent of Avatars and Sentinels are ready to confront the sandmen? ”

”We ’ll be fighting the sandmen regardless of whether we are deployed to the front or remain at home here.
No one here is exempt from fighting, sir. ”

The Sentinel Commander had a point.

As Ves and Commander Magdalena discussed the security arrangements, they strode forward until they reached the sparring ring where the Avatars demonstrated their martial prowess.

Ves sensed a lot of determination and fighting spirit from the Avatars.
Each of them heard of the arduous circumstances at the front.
Several Avatars had already lost their lives in the noble fight against the sandmen and plenty more would lay down their lives in the future.

Despite the risks, none of the Avatars showed any signs of shirking their responsibilities.

As soon as Ves made himself known, the Avatars paused and saluted their boss!

”Resume your training, Avatars. ”

Though none of the Avatars could dismiss his presence, they did their best to get back to their own activities.

Ves swept the entire crowd and spotted plenty of new faces.
Evidently, the Avatars welcomed a considerable amount of new recruits.

Fortunately, the cadre who had been with the Avatars for years maintained control over the rest.

After reassuring himself that the Avatars were firmly in his grip, he approached a specific Avatar resting at the side.

The young man immediately stood up.
”Mr.
Larkinson! ”

”Joshua King.
How are you doing? Are the Avatars of Myth to your liking? ”

”I love it here! Piloting your mechs all day has always been my dream! ”

”That ’s good to hear. ” Ves smiled, though inwardly he felt a little disturbed by Joshua ’s excessive enthusiasm.
”I recall that you wanted to pilot a custom mech, right? ”

Joshua nodded.
”I ’m familiar with all of your mech designs.
I ’ve even piloted all of the models the Avatars and Sentinels have on hand.
They all have their own unique strengths.
I became a fan of your glows before the LMC started calling it that.
In my heart, I ’ve always longed to pilot a mech that possesses a glow that belongs to me.
That ’s why I ’ve joined the Avatars without any hesitation! ”

”That ’s remarkably honest of you. ” Ves blinked.
He patted Joshua ’s shoulder.
”Keep up the good work.
As long as you perform well in the Sand War, your future with the Avatars will doubtlessly be bright.
I ’m more than willing to design a custom mech for you if you have the strength to make it worthwhile for me to do so.
I don ’t design custom mechs without a reason. ”

”I ’ll definitely prove myself worthy, sir! ”

”Haha! You ’re good, kid. ”

He sensed the strong and vibrant spiritual potential within Joshua.
While it was still in an undeveloped state, it could bloom at any moment if he received enough stimulation.

With how the Sand War was intensifying, Ves was very confident that Joshua would unearth his potential.
As one of the few mech pilots with spiritual potential in his crew, Ves depended on this young Avatar to shoulder greater responsibilities in the future.

After checking up with some other promising Avatars, Ves parted ways with Commander Magdalena and left the training facility.

He tilted his head upwards and beheld the clouds covering the entire planet.
”The weather will grow worse in the future. ”

According to the information he obtained about the war situation, the Bright Republic ’s situation had deteriorated a lot with the fall of Sydney Superior.

While the military planners always expected the border systems to succumb, they hadn ’t anticipated that the sandmen would have evolved so quickly.

Fortunately, it wasn ’t all bad news.
The Starfighter Corps recently announced the release of the second generation of starfighters.
Tougher and more resilient than before, the starfighters were designed to last much longer against the deadly shower of lasers the sandmen deployed increasingly more against their opposition.

The Sandbreaker rifle which has fared well against the aliens had also been adopted at a very wide scale.
The extra firepower and other optimizations eased the disparity in numbers somewhat.

When Ves returned to his office, Gavin walked up and updated him on the latest developments.

”Remember the charity you founded? It ’s doing better than expected.
I don ’t know, but Director Clinton Larkinson managed to hire some excellent doctors and specialists from the refugees.
The Ves Larkinson Foundation for Wounded Veterans has already begun to treat hundreds of patients at a time! ”

Ves grimaced when he heard that.
”That ’s way too fast.
What is Clinton thinking? ”

”Your Foundation has even attracted some positive media attention.
The press think you are being generous on account of your prior service. ”

”Whatever. ” Ves waved his hand in dismissal.
”As long as Clinton doesn ’t bite off more than he can chew, he can do what he wants as long as it is within his budget.
Is there anything else going on that I should know? ”

”Well, the Vesia Kingdom and the Reinald Republic are both faring increasingly poorly against the sandmen.
We only had to deal with the collapse of Sydney Superior, while the Vesians and Reinaldans are both trying to plug multiple gaps in their defensive lines. ”

”What do you think about their chances? ”

”The Vesians are strong. ” Gavin immediately replied.
”I don ’t think they showed their full strength yet.
We know they are capable of more since we ’ve fought them so much in the past.
It ’s the Reinaldans that is really concerning.
They haven ’t been battle-hardened at all, and much of their internal situation has become a mess from all of the leaders and business magnates that have abandoned their responsibilities and fled. ”

”Are you saying.. ”

”I don ’t see much hope that the Reinald Republic will last.
Everyone believes it ’s only a matter of time before this state will succumb.
Once that happens, the Vesia Kingdom will have to fight on two fronts.
If the Vesians can ’t handle the pressure… ”

”The Bright Republic will doubtlessly be next. ” Ves finished the sentence.

Both of them looked grim at this possibility.

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