The Mech Touch novel Chapter 1447

Once Ves finished his morning routine, he was ready to depart from the planet. Gavin already booked transit to Cinach VIII.

He mainly intended to go there to gain entry to the temporary marketplace set up by the Circle of Mota.

However, it would be rather inconspicuous if he traveled all the way to Cinach VIII only to spend his time in a hotel all the time.

For this reason, he added another goal to his trip. He intended to visit one of the Sentinel Kingdom’s renowned mech universities and see if he could fish some benefits.

\"Benny.\" He spoke as he got ready by donning the Pride of Dusk’s overcoat over his casual business attire. There was no need for him to try too hard in dressing himself up for a simple interplanetary transit ride. \"Have any of the mech design universities responded to our request to visit their premises as a guest?\"

\"The responses have been quite good, boss. A number of them are even willing to host you and show you some of their research in exchange for giving a guest lecture.\"

Ves frowned as he placed his soft, fluffy decorative cat ears over his head. Because why not?

\"Guest lecture?\"

\"Yeah. The professors want you to speak in front of a class of mech design students for at least two hours.\"

\"What do they want me to talk about?\"

\"As far as I know, they want you to impart some of your experiences to the students. In particular, they want the students to get a more practical impression of the life of a mech designer who leads their own business. Personally, I think you’d do great. You should consider the offers. I think they are really sincere since they value you for your rapid advancement to Journeyman. You’re an example to all of the students.\"

Though Ves felt flattered by the praise, he knew that the only reason he shot up so quickly was due to his hidden advantages. There was no way he could set himself up as a responsible role role model to the impressionable mech design students.

He shook his head. \"I’m thankful for the offers, but I respectfully decline. I don’t think I’m suitable to lecture about my career trajectory to the students.\"

\"Why not?\" Gavin frowned. \"You’re a great mech designer! Sure, your life is anything but normal, but that’s what makes it so exciting! In addition, guest lecturing will do wonders for your personal and professional brands. By accepting you as a guest lecturer for a day, the university in question essentially lends some of their credibility to you. That’s vital in painting your reputation in a better light and rub away some of the stains it acquired!\"

That put Ves to pause. He and his company did suffer quite a bit from the accusations that their products brainwashed their customers.

Giving a guest lecture or two did not do anything to lessen the spread of rumors, but it would doubtlessly help in blunting the negativity.

Building up his credibility as a mech designer essentially granted him an invisible suit of armor that was exceptionally suitable to deflect these kinds of attacks.

\"Give me a list of offers.\" Ves stretched out his hand. \"I want to see which institutions value me to such an extent that they’re willing to put me in front of a class of promising students.\"

Cinach VIII hosted a lot of universities and educational institutions. Not all of them taught mech design. Only four universities sent him an offer to give a guest lecture, and only a single one of them was highly acclaimed.

\"The Rawlings University is one of the best mech design universities in the Sentinel Kingdom, right?\"

\"They’re in the top ten. How they rank within the top ten is a matter of intense debate. None of the noble houses who sponsor their universities are willing to give ground.\" Gavin shrugged. \"Rawlings is definitely the best on Cinach VIII, so I highly recommend you accept their offer. All the other mech design universities aren’t worth your time.\"

Ves briefly frowned at Gavin’s dismissive words towards the other universities. He personally attended one of the ’lesser universities’, and he had nothing to complain about.

Sure, if he had a choice, he would have rather attended a more prestigious institution such as the Ansel University of Mech Design, but his alma mater was not that bad.

Still, in terms of reputation and credibility, Rawlings beat out all the other local institutions. If Ves wanted to maximize his benefits, then he really had no other alternative.

Ves sighed. \"Okay then, Benny. Reach out to Rawlings and tell them that I’m willing to give a guest lecture. Please ask if I can give my guest lecture on short notice, preferably within the week. I don’t want to linger in the Cinach System any longer.\"

\"Great! I’ll get on it right away! You made the right choice, boss!\"

As the enthused Gavin went on to hammer out the arrangements, Nitaa suddenly arrived in front of him with a deeply concerned expression.

\"Sir, I’ve just received some alarming news! We need to speak in private!\"

Ves dropped all joviality and led her to the hotel bathroom. Once he activated his jammer, she began to reveal what she learned.

\"It’s about the mech you recently built. When you finished it, we packed it into a secure container and shifted it to an empty warehouse to await further transport. When the smugglers arrived at the warehouse to bring the container off-planet, they reported that they haven’t found any cargo containers inside!\"

\"What?!\" Ves became alarmed. \"It’s missing?!\"

\"Yes! The smugglers weren’t able to fulfill the commission because there is nothing for them to sneak past customs!\"

\"Did they lie to us?!\"

Nitaa shook her head. \"No, that’s not the case. I’ve arranged some monitoring and nothing suggests that the smugglers have lied to us. They genuinely arrived this morning without encountering any cargo containers!\"

\"Then how can the container that stores my Devil Tiger be missing?!\"

\"The smugglers haven’t found any containers, but they did find something strange in its place. I.. I think we should visit the warehouse in person.\"