The Mech Touch novel Chapter 899

Ves took the turn to completely internalize Adeseus Longhorn’s record. Some of it appeared to be based on his own identity, while other parts incorporated Mr. Longhorn’s past experiences. A final portion sounded completely fictitious.

Overall, timeline seemed completely implausible to Ves. As a member of the CFA and someone groomed to become a mech designer, Mr. Longhorn enjoyed some of the best education that human civilization could provide. Even then, it took him more than fifty years to get to his height. In the forged record, Mr. Longhorn somehow managed to accomplish all of his feats at less than thirty years old, which matched the age of Ves’ body!

"Such achievements are only possible if I’m some kind of hyper intelligent savant like the Polymath!"

He fell far short of the Polymath’s prolific improvement rate. The famed Star Designer managed to advance to the rank of Master before she reached fifty years old, and even Ves did not dare to hope he could match that breakneck speed even with the help of the System.

Some people were just born to be superhuman!

Still, for better or worse, Ves was stuck with this abnormal fictitious record. Perhaps the Starlight Megalodon’s virtual officers might treat him better if he was a genius instead of a dunce.

Ves still couldn’t get a grip on how Miss Calabast audaciously boasted on how she or her operatives managed to hack the Starlight Megalodon. What else did they do besides exchanging some biometric data? He didn’t believe they limited their hacking to just that little.

After Ves finished familiarizing with the fake record, Ves shut off the projection and turned to Miss Calabast. "I’m ready to undertake the recruitment test."

"Alright. Simply approach the battleship wait for a visual projection to engulf you. In two hours or less, we’ll know whether you succeed or not. I’ll be staying behind here to see whether you have what it takes to become a member of the CFA."

"What about me?" Ketis asked from the side.

All the talk about the CFA pretty much bored her. The history of the Starlight Megalodon and the infighting between the senior officers didn’t rouse her interest at all. As far as she was concerned, all of this was ancient history.

"Just wait here for a while. Since I’m applying for Mr. Longhorn’s old identity, I think I should be able to gain the right to recruit you or ease your way in as an old-style Apprentice Mech Designer."

The rank of lieutenant commander might be mostly for show when it came to mech designers, but Ves didn’t believe he’d be barred from recruiting others. This might even be a way to allow the other survivors of the Flagrant Swordmaidens entry!

After making sure that Ketis stayed put, Ves sucked in a deep breath and strode towards the humongous Starlight Megalodon with even steps.

As soon as he crossed an invisible line, a cube of darkness surrounded his form. Shortly after the logo of the CFA bloomed into view, the shape of a familiar virtual officer came into being.

[I am Virtual Lieutenant Junior Grade Baskanson. Please present credentials if you are an active serviceman or an affiliate of the Common Fleet Alliance.]

"I am Adeseus Longhorn, former lieutenant commander and mech designer of the CFA. Here are my credentials." Ves stated confidently while he transmitted his forged proof of identity in the direction of the virtual officer.

[Inspecting proof of identity. Matching identity. Please stand by.]

Ves suddenly felt extremely discombobulated as a variety of rays pierced through his body. The Starlight Megalodon’s scanners thoroughly recorded his biometrics and matched them to the data stored in the proof of identity and the battleship’s archival record of Mr. Longhorn in the databanks.

[Existing identity match found. Identity confirmed. Welcome back, Adeseus Longhorn.]

Their surroundings instantly changed from a black void into a luxurious lounge. The difference in treatment was massive. Lieutenant Baskanson even softened his robotic tone somewhat!

After Ves became accustomed to the change in scenery, Baskanson delivered almost the same spiel as before.

[Emergency Protocol Theta-Thirty-Seven is in effect. All humans up to moderate alien hybridization are allowed to undertake a simplified recruitment test to enlist in the CFA. Please state the profession or position which you wish to apply for. CFA-affiliated humans are authorized to ask a number of questions.]

While Ves wanted to ask some more questions in order to puzzle out some details and confirm Miss Calabast’s retelling, he knew that she was impatiently waiting for him to finish the test. This wasn’t the time to slack around, and the more he lingered, the greater the chance the virtual officers might realize that Mr. Longhorn wasn’t who he seemed!

"I wish to apply for the profession of mech designer."

[Please confirm your choice.]

"I confirm that I want to apply to serve as a mech designer for the CFA."

[Choice confirmed. Commencing recruitment test in ten seconds. Chosen profession: mech designer. Please stand by. Warning: cheating is not allowed. Violators will be barred from taking the recruitment tests!] _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}

The punishment for cheating only locked him out of the tests, which was a much better outcome that being hit by a disintegration ray. This was a further indication of the CFA’s favoritism when it came to their own people!

The physical projection of the lounge broke apart to make room for a projection of a familiar-looking workshop. This time, however, the workshop was even more extravagantly equipped! The amount of amenities provided to ’Mr. Longhorn’ boggled his mind!

[Please read the mission contents and complete the assigned task within the allotted time.]