Chapter 6381 Split Spoils

Chapter 6381 Split Spoils

After Ves concluded his talk with Saint Tusa, he thought that the ace pilot was being too indecisive.

What was wrong with accepting the title of Phase Bane? This was an awesome moniker that would definitely turn him into one of the foremost rising heroes of the Red War. If Ves was in his cousin's place, he would have embraced without any hesitation!

The alternative was not too bad either. Inheriting the title and position of the Arena Lord of Ya'gwasa from the previous holder sounded like this was part of an epic saga. A title like this not only emphasized Tusa's martial prowess, but also legitimized his ownership of an alien arena planet!

It didn't matter that Ya'gwasa was a completely alien institution from beginning to end. Tusa's ascension to the position of arena lord would definitely serve as a point of pride to red humanity.

The native aliens on the other hand would suffer intense humiliation for surrendering such a significant position to their human adversaries.

Ves loved it! He would definitely want to parade this title in front of the aliens to provoke them into madness. The more unhinged they became, the better!

Alas, Saint Tusa was a very different kind of individual. Although the ace pilot did not outright reject the proposed titles, he did not accept them either, thereby leaving this issue in limbo.

It would be great for the Larkinson Clan if Saint Tusa started to distinguish himself by embracing one of the titles, but Ves did not dare to voice this argument.

Mech pilots took matters like this personally. Only the pilots themselves should make the decision on how they wanted to define their public personas in the future. A title that had attained enough momentum could not be changed so easily. Ves knew this personally as he never managed to get rid of his Devil Tongue moniker.

Once Ves reunited with Jovy Armalon, the two discussed the aftermath of the Battle of Mazepan.

Jovy brought good news to Ves. "Now that we have received hard proof that the cosmopolitans and native aliens have severely violated our boundaries, more reserves are being called to explore the surrounding regions of space and track the greater phase lords that have penetrated far too deeply into human-occupied space. One of the immediate consequences of this is that the remainder of our journey should be much safer. What used to be a speculative possibility has now become a hard fact. Many higher ups were especially alarmed when we reported that the native aliens are able to generate a weak spacetime bubble without investing as much effort. This is a strategic weapon that they can use to isolate and destroy many of our defensive strongholds." Ves crossed his arms. "It would have been great if they took this threat more seriously and sent more forces to begin with. While I am glad that we managed to win this battle, it was quite close, you know."

"There are not many reserves to begin with, Ves. The Red Association and any other organization must allocate their forces to the places based on necessity. The priority of this incident has only risen a short time ago because of the proof that we have delivered. Besides... bait only works when it is small enough to be enticing. Traveling with a much larger fleet may have prevented this ambush from happening, but would continue to leave our enemies in the dark."

That was another source that provided confirmation that the mechers arranged this entire setup in advance.

Ves did not look amused. "I am really tired of getting set up like this. I thought that becoming a high-tier galactic citizen was supposed to make you guys work hard to preserve my life. Instead, I ended up having to enter the battlefield and take part in the fighting myself! You mechers just can't help yourselves."

Jovy at least had the honesty to look remorseful. "I am on your side, but not everyone holds the same ideas. People far more powerful than us have devised plots that go deeper than you can imagine. You have caught the attention of many different parties. Your decisions and performance are being closely monitored. The better your results, the more you have earned the respect of others. The victory that we have attained on this battlefield today has definitely met or exceeded the expectations that those leaders have placed in you. I can promise you that you will reap the rewards of that over the course of your visit to Yernstall."

Although Jovy sounded far too vague about the compensation that Ves deserved, it was better than nothing.

"Speaking of rewards, what is the loot division? Our clan has definitely earned the right to claim the Arena Lord's phasewater production system. I will not accept it if others attempt to steal the treasure that Saint Tusa has risked his life to secure."

Many humans and assets contributed to today's victory. The Larkinsons did not do all of the work, so they did not deserve full credit either. The interests of the other parties who participated in the battle could not be ignored, so they each deserved to earn a share of the loot.

"Good. Will we enjoy elevated levels of security while the gathering takes place?"

"I do not possess the details on that, but it is not justifiable to keep you ill prepared to face the next assassination attempts."

That sounded pretty good. Relying on the Dark Zephyr alone to sweep aside enemy phase lords was too precarious.

Ves chatted a bit more with Jovy, but there was not that much they could exchange while they were still waiting for the harvesting process to complete.

"The Battle of Mazepan is not only a military victory for us. It can also serve as a propaganda victory. Expect to become more famous than before. We decided it was necessary to remove most footage related to weapons of mass destruction before editing and broadcasting any acceptable recordings."

That was very good overall. Saint Tusa's reputation and renown was about to enjoy a massive boost as everyone would be able to see how he managed to prevail where many others would have fallen.

"Try and keep Tusa's titles out of the edited footage." Ves warned. "As much as we

appreciate the idea behind calling Tusa the Phase Bane, my cousin s not comfortable with it. He may end up embracing another title. He is still young, so he has the luxury to

wait."

"I disagree, Ves. We do not have enough time. If Saint Tusa can embrace the title of Phase Bane so soon in his career, he should be able to improve his combat effectiveness much faster. We are all racing against time to promote the evolution of the next

generation of god pilot candidates."

The mechers were aware of how little time they had until the Red Ocean welcomed its

visitor from Messier 87. This left very little time to nurture a new batch of ace pilots and have one or two of them advance to the rank of god pilot fast enough.

Saint Tusa Billingsley-Larkinson had definitely put himself on the map of all of those

bigshots today.

By defeating a greater phase lord and experiencing such a large growth boost, Saint Tusa proved he possessed the qualifications for greatness.

He still had a long journey ahead of himself, but at least he successfully proved his

mettle! "Take good care of the Dark Zephyr." Jovy advised Ves. "Your ace pilot and ace mech have put themselves on the map. The worst thing they can do is to make fools of themselves and lose the respect of their observers. As long as Saint Tusa and the Dark Zephyr continue to make accomplishments, the higher ups will not be stingy with awarding them greater rewards."

While Ves appreciated this sentiment, why did Jovy make it sound as if Saint Tusa and his battle partner were working for the Red Association instead of the Larkinson Clan?