?Chapter 6472 Finish What You Started The disappointing meeting with the Evolution Witch concluded shortly after Ves gained a better understanding of what she was like. The only good outcome of their brief talk was that the god pilot had no immediate use for him at this time. Aside from telling him to grow his foundation in the Red Collective and make sure he did not do anything scandalous enough to get kicked off the Upper Council, he was free to do what he wanted. "You should spend your time on designing the Milky Way-compatible Carmine mechs requested by your mother and my old friends." The Evolution Witch dismissively said as she turned around to visually inspect the secure containers shipped over from the old galaxy." Hehehe... Ves was weak, huh? His mother, the Beast of Fear and the Evolution Witch were not necessarily wrong. He readily acknowledged that he was weak compared to these powerful True Gods. Yet that did not mean that weaklings such as himself were harmless. He could still pose a threat to those who were much more powerful, weather or commanded more troops than himself! His many innovations proved that he was able to make far greater contributions to society than many Master Mech Designers and maybe even Star Designers! This alone proved that their theories were not entirely correct. Ves grew resentful at the dismissive and callous attitudes of the conspirators of the Oblivion Plan. They hatched all of these ambitious and enormously destructive plans just so that they could fuel their cultivation and attempt to evolve into God Kings somehow! While Ves did not necessarily object to their goals, what he did have a problem with was their complete disregard for the lives of all of the space peasants that they were supposed to protect! Since the strong were so obsessed with the adage that might makes right to spare even the slightest sympathy for the weak, then Ves took it upon himself to stand up for the little guys! When Ves concluded his meeting with the Evolution Witch, he already came up with the perfect answer to the Oblivion Plan. ambitions of the conspirators. The more he thought about it, the more he knew this was a response that he could fully get behind. It satisfied the demands of the conspirators on the surface, but would also cause them to pay for underestimating the 'weak' like himself. Ves became certain that his mother and all of the other conspirators in the Milky Way would get way more than they bargained for once his own devious little plan had enough time to unfold! "Hehehe.... just you wait." He sneered. As Ves and Lucky finally returned to the Tarrasque and settled down, Veronica finally got to meet with Master Willix. Now that the Master Mech Designer had exposed her participation in the Oblivion Gate Project and proven the viability of her research, she had become an 'honored guest' of the Oblivion Empire. Naturally, the Oblivion Empress gave a wide variety of rights and privileges to her. Now that it became inconvenient for Master Willix to return to the embrace of the MTA and make use of its many facilities, she had decided to set up shop in the Throne of Light. The heavy cruiser possessed better than average mech facilities. After all, the Devil Tiger required a lot of high-quality infrastructural support now that it had become an ace smart metal mech. The current facilities inside the Throne of Light did not meet Master Willix's exacting requirements. She was partially able to compensate for that by bringing over the high-quality instruments and production equipment that she owned in her own name. However, she was not able to do the same for the property that directly belonged to the MTA. She needed to rely on the Beast of Fear and other contacts in order to acquire the specialized machines that she needed to further her research and design projects. When Master Willix's dropped by the design lab that Veronica had claimed for herself, the latter eagerly welcomed the arrival of an old friend and teacher. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂 Now that both mech designers managed to get out under the thumb of two scary True Gods, Veronica and Willix were able to speak a lot more freely with each other this time. "Ves, or is it Veronica? It is good to meet you again. Your mother has described your unique... condition to me. It is interesting to see that you have developed a unique solution that allows you to maintain a physical presence in both galaxies at the same time. I am eager to study your body and construction to help me understand how you have been able to do that, but I fear my insights into E-technology and biotechnology are not up to standard." The silvery cat floated in front of Master Willix. "Call me Veronica when I am in this form. It makes it easier for me to distinguish between my incarnations. It is good to see you again as well. I never expected for us to reunite again, especially in this context. As for how I am able to do this, I am afraid that it has more to do with cultivation science than mech design. I don't even know how this works. I just copied and bastardized an alien ritual while employing special means to raise my success rate. I highly recommend you to never think about replicating what I have done. Creating a true incarnation cannot be done without splitting up your spirituality, which my mother and other cultivators refer to as a soul. That is not the kind of stuff that people should be messing with. You are liable to turn yourself braindead if your spirit gets damaged." The Master Mech Designer did not show any sign that she doubted Ves' explanations and theorics. "I shall keep that in mind. I have my own specializations, and I am currently highly occupied with advancing my current research direction" The two mech designers chatted with each other for another minute before Veronica finally couldn't hold in her curiosity any longer. The Cyborg Cat took a deep breath, "Master, I have been meaning to ask you... why are you here? Why have you chosen to cooperate with my mother to enact the incredibly destructive Oblivion Plan?" The atmosphere in the design lab grew tenser now that Veronica finally touched upon a sensitive topic. Master Willix's amiability faded away. She had clearly fallen back to a more rational attitude. "I will not lie to you, Ves. Your mother is highly persuasive. We met each other by coincidence, and when she saw hope of creating her wondrous Oblivion Gates with the help of the wormholes that can be partially generated through technological means, she enlisted my expertise to the Oblivion Gate Project. At that time, she made no mention of her much more ambitious Oblivion Plan. I merely believed that I could do both original humanity and red humanity much good by reviving the possibility of material trade." Veronica had a pretty good idea what happened after hearing this. "So my mother lied by omission to you. She only talked about creating the Oblivion Gates, but she never told you what she intended to do with the advantages gained from controlling them. By the time she unveiled the Oblivion Plan to you, it was already too late for you to back out, is that correct?" "That is an accurate characterization of what has taken place." Master Willix said. decided to continue your work on the project despite knowing that it will encourage my mother and her dangerous allies to trigger a massive wave of violence and unrest throughout human civilization?" "I cannot stop half-way. I have greater confidence than before that my work on the Oblivion Gate Project will fuel my ultimate advancement." Willix declared with greater fervor, "Humanity already has many Star Designers, but one more is always helpful. What is more important is that I will still be the only individual who can effectively create mature versions of these small but fairly cost-effective Oblivion Gates. They can never match the performance of the greater beyonder gates, but I should still be able to make it profitable for them to be activated on a quarterly or monthly basis. I believe that many shortcomings can be solved as long as we lower the difficulty of transporting goods and eventually people between the two galaxies. Once original humanity and red humanity are able to link up to each other again, it is not impossible for both branches of our race to give each other what they need." That... was a fairly optimistic outlook of the future. Ves knew that Master Willix had chosen to cling to it because it was a good justification for her to continue her work. Ves was too cynical to believe in this hope. "There are only two Oblivion Gates, and they are both controlled by the Oblivion Empress and the Evolution Witch. The Oblivion Gate Consortium is clearly meant to function as a tool to exploit trade. As long as it maintains a monopoly on intergalactic material exchanges, the consortium will never allow goods and individuals to transit freely. By limiting the frequency of trade and other exchanges between the Milky Way and the Red Ocean, both sides will still have to solve most of their problems by themselves." The Red Ocean desperately needed more god pilots and other powerful champions to defend its frontlines. The Milky Way had an extremely high demand for phasewater and high-quality hyper materials. Both types of materials could be used to develop and apply all sorts of new and powerful upgrades to the senior ace mechs and god mechs of original humanity! The god pilots of the new frontier had already managed to develop their strength by leaps and bounds. This was not entirely due to their frequent fighting in the border regions. Tech and materials also played a large role. Original humanity still managed to collect a lot of phasewater keep it in reserve, but the finite supply would deplete eventually. Hyper materials were even more troublesome to find. Anomalous regions such as the Nyxian Gap did not produce them on occasion, but their quantity and quality were usually not particularly good. any other force that was capable of fielding ace mechs and god mechs! This was clearly the outcome that Moira Willix was aiming for, but it was likely that the Oblivion Empress would block such trades. While Master Willix hoped that her Oblivion Gates would create a circumstance that would make both branches of humanity stronger, her plan could only come true if the gates were controlled by a benevolent organization. That was clearly not the case. Was she hoping to leak the design schematics of the Oblivion Gate Project? Her mother would never permit that to happen. Even if the MTA managed to get its hands on the design of an Oblivion Gate, the mechers would still face an uphill battle when they attempted to develop their own version of this tech! The current Oblivion Gates were especially designed to function with the powers and abilities commanded by the Oblivion Empress and the Evolution Witch. Trying to make the Oblivion Gates function without the active participation of these True Gods was different! Veronica shook her head. It was foolish for Master Willix to rely on this to redeem herself. She should have other motivations to persist in her work. "Let me ask you this. Do you believe in plunging all of original humanity into a galaxy-wide test of the Societal Revival Theory? Do you agree with the masterminds of the Oblivion Plan that human society over here has grown stagnant and weak? Do you think that all of them needs to go through an extensive period of hardship and suffering in order to get better in the end?" That was another difficult question to answer, but Veronica needed to know where Master Willix stood. The Master Mech Designer's answer would determine whether Veronica would invite Willix to collaborate on her ambitious and subversive Carmine mech project!