Vol. 1 Chapter 9 - Uhtred of BebbanBurg

/After successfully gaining another consecutive victory, to add to his current 'winning-streak on 'Iron-Spirit', Uhtred was 'awarded the most valuable player award, for his 'debut platinum-ranked match, on the well-known, far and wide throughout the galaxy, mech-simulator, virtual-reality, massively-multiplayer, online-game, known as 'Iron-Spirit'./

/After Uhtred exited, his gaming-pod, to report to Ves, his thoughts and opinions on the 'LB-01./

/Location: Larkinson Residence and Mech-Workshop/

/PovMC/

"Ves, let me ask you a question, think about the question, before you answer. Do you believe mechs are living or breathing beings?" I asked Ves, the million-dollar question.

"What? Are you asking me if metal-machines are alive? Is that what you just asked me?" Ves asked, a couple questions, all while looking very confused and lost.

"Think about the question, and what I am asking you… to me, mechs are the 'very-embodiment, of 'life itself. They give us the 'power of life and death their very selves, think about it. I know it is easier for me to believe, because I've already started to go through 'apotheosis, I already know they are 'alive. This is all pertaining to what your system calls the 'X-factor, I am sure, you have had some thoughts or questions about this very subject." I asked Ves, what I needed to ask him, to 'jump-start his 'journey into creating 'living and breathing mechs. There is many options for us to explore, I have information if this entire universe, that comes directly from the 'Random-NEET', from '21st-century 'Merica… that along with 'Uhtred Ragnarsson's soul parasiticize and make-up my entire being and 'genetic-makeup. The 'NEET's memory contains 'Exlor's chapters about the 'Mech-Touch, 'Exlor is the god of this 'universe.

/Location: Larkinson Residence and Mech-Workshop/

/povMC/

"I want your first physical-fabricated mech, to be perfect brother, we need a better than 'E-, 'X-Factor. You have to envision the mech, you're designing and creating as a 'god-like being, with a god-like purpose and personality. If you can focus your energies looking and building mechs, from that sort of view-point, I am positive you will have a high 'X-factor mech built in no time." I told my brother, what I believe will help him, to really start creating mechs, like I already know he can.

"I believe you, I will try my best, my 'Designer-Points are coming in nice, with all the sales-boost I've been receiving from your mech-battles on 'Iron-Spirit'. I should be ready to build the 'Lu-Bu in real-life, very-soon." Ves told me.

"There's no need to hurry, let's get this annual-interest payment dealt with first. Once we have enough cash, we can build the 'LB-01. Let's get you some other customers first." I told Ves, there was no hurry for my personal-mech, for one I did not have the funds required for it, and I did not want my mech to be his first build.

I shall let him get some experience, fabricating in real-life first, then he can 'build mine.

"Sounds like a plan, I'm confident after these sales and after I start physically-manufacturing 'CA-1s, I will have the experience to win the first-place, at the designer-competition, on Bentheim." My brother told me, while waiting for the burgers and cheese-fries I was currently 'whipping-up, in the kitchen of the residence.

"We will need to find a mech-broker, to help sell your work, they take a commission but it is worth it. To make use of their connections and resources, will easily jump-start your mech-designing career." I told Ves.

"Yea you're right, if I get first-place, I'm sure I can find a broker willing to work with me." Ves said.

"I think I will take a trip into Freslin today, I plan to visit the local mech-gang, Walter's-Whalers I might find work there." I said to Ves, making him pause in thought for a second.

"Yea they're a small gang, with only a single squadron of 'lastgen-mechs, but they are still the lone mech-gang of 'Cloudy-Curtain. They receive much support and adoration from the younger members, of the populace, the ones more likely to support anything to do with mechs or warships. You could earn some extra cash before our trip to Bentheim, a couple of weeks from now." Ves told me, telling me about the 'local-gang, I would be visiting in hopes of finding a job, later today.

"That is what I have heard, among the peasantry, while we visited the 'gaming-parlors before. They seemed to have no end of praising, the gang and it's members, seemed like a good idea to visit them. I'll be taking my bow and halberd, Sleipnir will be with me as well, in case there be trouble, but there should not be any… Hopefully." I said to my brother, telling him my plan, to take a ride with Sleipnir, whilst carrying my weapons, to visit the mech-gang.

/After Uhtred left the residence, he decided before he would visit the mech-gang. Uhtred would visit a 'local-construction company, to find out what it would take, to build a farm, with enclosed-pasture, expansive enough to provide ample-room for the 'activities of Sleipnir and the brood-mares, Uhtred plans to purchase for his steed, to breed and produce excellent blood-lines, for horses fit for battle. Uhtred decided to add all the amenities, to raise different ranch-animals, such as different poultry, some pigs for that succulent pork, and different animals you would typically find on any farm. Sheep, Dairy-Cows, and other animals like that. Uhtred's plan is to use his knowledge of farm-life, and planet 'Cloudy-Curtain's natural-agriculture based inherent-advantages. 'Cloudy-Curtain is a well-known and famous, agriculture-based and driven planet, they are known for their 'Cloud-Rice, a breed of rice known for its exquisite taste, and its healthy-dietary properties./

/Walter's Whalers is a mech-gang that operates on planet 'Cloudy-Curtain. The gang is led by a man named Walter, who rules "through strength and restraint". Walter has previously been a member of the 'Blood-Claws, a much larger-gang operating out of the 'Bentheim-system. He split off from them to form Walter's Whalers, but they were defeated in their first engagement and forced to flee Bentheim. They ended up on Cloudy-Curtain, where they defeated the local-gang and claimed the planet as their own./