The Mech Touch novel Chapter 1581

Chapter 1581 Approved User

Sales of the Desolate Soldiers shot higher and higher. As did the sales for the Holy Soldier.

The introduction of the Prideful Soldier opened up a third meteoric sales run. Many outfits and organizations who found the Desolate Soldiers to be uncomfortable finally received a viable alternative.

The lower price point along with the aggressive, prideful aura became an instant hit among gangs and underground organizations!

The Soldier product line was on track to become the defining mechs of the Sand War. Due to the product line's cost efficiency, auras, proliferation in the media and the Stripes of Humanity, the LMC heavily overperformed to the point that the industry started to compare them to companies run by Seniors!

The LMC contracted an unprecedented number of third-party manufacturers to meet the astronomic demand of the local mech markets. Pretty much every state under threat and even the states not under threat began to harken for the Desolate Soldier model or its variants.

With the Militant Soldier and the Peaceful Soldier halfway to completion, Ves anticipated an even greater boost of sales!

In the second month of the Desolate Soldier's release, the LMC and its partners already shipped almost 200,000 mechs!

200,000 mechs! That was an immense figure that completely blew the sales figures of the LMC's older mech models out of the water!

Though there were already signs that the sales for the Desolate Soldier had reached a high point, it stood to reason that the LMC earned an immense amount of money!

"Sadly, inflation keeps getting worse." He muttered.

In the first month since the Desolate Soldier's release, inflation averaged at around 10 percent.

In the second month, inflation had already approached 20 percent, which meant that everyone's savings and cash accumulations were worth that much less!

The consequences of inflation reached far and wide, disrupting nearly every aspect of the regional economy. Both mech manufacturers such as the LMC and average people felt the pain of rising prices and decreasing discretionary incomes.

When the Desolate Soldier model first went on sale, a bronze label edition could be bought for 20 million bright credits.

Now, the same mech sold for 26.4 million credits. Inflation grew so significantly each day that the LMC was forced to correct its list prices every day!

Even though the LMC's monthly earnings surpassed 100 billion credits due to high sales volumes and rich license fees, the actual value of these piles as cash was not as immense as everyone hoped!

"The rate of inflation tracks the growth of prices from a huge and diverse basket of goods and services." Ves reminded himself. "Some products have outpaced the rate of inflation, and they just happen to be the ones that we need the most!"

He could outright forget about buying a starship unless he promised to fork over ten times the price. Even a second-hand rust bucket built in the time when his grandfather was born suddenly became as expensive as a light carrier!

If not for the immense scale of the mech industry, the prices of mechs would have outpaced the rate of inflation as well!

While inflation brought plenty of bad news, Ves recognized an unanticipated benefit from this recent development.

Didn't the rise in prices mean that the System awarded him with even more DP than before?

His eyes widened! He shot out from his bed in his mansion, grabbed Lucky who was staring at him creepily and raced towards his bathroom!

Once he sat down at his toilet and activated the necessary security precautions, he activated the System.

"Come on, come on, gimme more DP!" He hollered excitingly.

The System took an unusually long time to boot up. It was as if it was prolonging its user's anticipation!

After a minute, the System finally booted up. A notification instantly popped up but Ves swiped it aside.

"Status!"

All he cared about right now was ascertaining how much DP he earned in the last few months!

[Status]

Name: Ves Larkinson

Profession: Journeyman Mech Designer

Specializations: Spiritual Man-Machine Symbiosis

Design Points: 1,183,622

Attributes

Strength: 1.6

Dexterity: 1.6

Endurance: 2.0

Intelligence: 2.2

Creativity: 2.1

Concentration: 2.1

Spirituality: 1.8

Neural Aptitude: F

Skills

[Assembly]: Journeyman - [3D Printer Proficiency IV] - [Assembler Proficiency IV] - [Masterwork Mech Assembly I]

[Battle Mechatronics]: Apprentice - [Knight Mech Mastery I] - [Rifleman Mech Mastery I] - [Space Knight Mastery I] - [Hero Mech Mastery I] - [Custom Mech Design II]

[Business]: Apprentice

[Computer Science]: Journeyman - [Mech Hacking II]

[Electrical Engineering]: Journeyman - [Structural Pathway Configuration IV] - [Energy Storage IV] - [Conductors III] - [Ultracompact Energy Storage I]

[Materials Science]: Journeyman - [Crystallography III] - [Crystal Laser Propagation II] - [Lithic Materials I]

[Mathematics]: Journeyman - [Simulations IV]

[Mechanics]: Senior - [Jury Rigging IV] - [Speed Tuning IV] - [Mechanical Fault Detection I] - [Fine Motion Control I]

[Metallurgy]: Senior - [Alloy Compression III] - [Fixed Armor Specialization III] - [Flexible Armor Specialization I] - [Smart Metal IV] - [ASMAS III] - [Internal Structure Specialization I]

[Metaphysics]: Apprentice - [X-Factor IV] - [Spiritual Senses II] - [Spiritual Exploration I] - [Spiritual Manipulation II] - [Spiritual Engineering II]

[Interfacing]: Novice

[Physics]: Senior - [Directed Energy Weapon Optimization III] - [Gamma Laser Weapons I] [Lightweight Armor Optimization II] - [Mediumweight Armor Optimization IV] - [Melee Weapon Optimization IV] - [Polarizing Shielding II] - [Rapid-Fire Laser Weapon Operation II] - [Optics III] - [Ballistic Weapon Optimization IV]

[Propulsion]: Journeyman - [Flight Systems IV]

[Salvaging]: Apprentice - [Field Repairs III]

[Signals and Communications]: Journeyman - [Anti-Stealth Detection II]

[Stealth and Cloaking]: Novice

Abilities

[Superpublish]: Available. Can be activated once a year.

[Inventorize]: Unavailable.

Evaluation: A qualified Journeyman Mech Designer with developing spiritual abilities.

"Over 1 million DP! Hahahaha! I'm rich!"

Ves practically went into an ecstasy when he saw how much his DP he earned since he lasted activated the System!