The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5270

Chapter 5270 Intent behind the Method

Veronica was still in shock!

The cyborg cat incarnation couldn't believe that her mother actually encouraged him to leverage the power of the crown!

That was the opposite of what Veronica wanted!

She came here in order to neutralize the threat posed by the crown. She was even willing to throw the crown in the direction of the nearest star if that was what it took to get rid of its nefarious influence!

Veronica's priority lay in protecting herself as much as possible. She was not particularly greedy for power because she had a poor understanding of the power that could be derived from the crown.

Even though she thought that her mother was right that he could potentially derive a lot of benefits from the crown, doing so was playing with fire! The risks were way too high for her to gamble that she could keep its influence under control!

Cynthia possessed a different perspective. Her own understanding of the crown prompted her to devise a way to harness the power of the crown in a reasonable fashion. Whether that was possible or not, it was definitely clear that she thought it was worthwhile to make the attempt!

After Veronica calmed down for a bit, the cyborg cat looked up at her mother in concern.

"You know, parents are supposed to protect their kids, you know? I don't think it is proper for them to encourage their offspring to play around with a radioactive toy."

The powerful True God snorted again. "The crown is not radioactive, physically or metaphysically. As I have mentioned to you before, you are severely mischaracterizing the true nature of the crown. It is not your fault. You do not know the truth. I do. I understand its dangers, and that is why I have devised a plan for you to harness its potential without succumbing to its dangers."

"I don't think your plan is doing anything to reduce the danger coefficient!" The cyborg cat complained! "Your suggestion only amounts to tricking the crown into latching on to my incarnation instead! I don't know if you have noticed, but Vulcan is another aspect of myself! Anything that harms Vulcan will affect me in turn!"

"That is not entirely true." Cynthia shook her head. "Your concerns are very much valid if you are talking about a more direct incarnation as Blinky, but Vulcan is different. There is a much clearer separation between you and your dwarven alter ego. Theoretically, any negative side effects produced by the crown will only affect Vulcan, with only a low chance at spilling over to you and Blinky. So long as you take the right precautions, you should be able to handle any spillovers without too much cause for alarm."

That sounded way too iffy to Veronica. Her mother was making an awful lot of assumptions about the workings of the crowns and Vulcan's ability to keep all of the contamination to himself.

What if her mother was wrong? Cynthia might be incredibly well-versed in all matters related to cultivation, but how much did she truly know about the so-called Iron Resonant Crucifix Crown?

"What is the point of letting Vulcan wear the crown?" Veronica asked with clear skepticism in her tone. "I mean, my incarnation is already doing pretty decently. He is receiving a lot of spiritual feedback from a growing number of dwarves and craftsmen. He has been working to adapt and modify the Heart of Steel Mantra to better suit his needs." _{freёwebnovel.com}

"It is not enough." Cynthia shook her head. "It has been amusing to observe your incarnation playing around with forces that he does not truly comprehend, but now that you have found yourself in the possession of a dangerous crown, playtime is over. It is time for you to get more serious about the cultivation of your dwarven incarnation."

"VULCAN IS NOT A DWARF! He just looks like that sometimes because far too many dwarves imagine him as a god that matches their own image!"

"Whatever you say, my child. What I wanted to bring up to you is the fact that the Heart of Steel Mantra is not a good fit for Vulcan. Think, my child. What form of cultivation is associated with this method?"

Veronica briefly recalled the System description of the mantra.

[Heart of Steel Mantra Fruit]

Imparts a complete understanding of a mantra that allows its practitioners to form a Heart of Steel. The Heart of Steel's primary advantage is that it can gradually increase its holder's compatibility and affinity towards metal and anything related to this element. The mantra is also capable of strengthening the willpower, mental fortitude and resistance against all attacks. However, the practitioners of this method are also prone to weakening their empathy and compassion.

Those who practice this mantra to the fullest will turn into gods that are able to transform, manipulate and clad themselves with the hardest and most powerful metals. The Heart of Steel Mantra can only be fully practiced by humans that possess specific genes, a specialized mechanical heart implant, an affinity towards metal and have not practiced any other cultivation techniques. This enlightenment fruit allows an individual to ignore these conditions.

When Veronica first obtained this reward after drawing a radiant lottery ticket, she had been ecstatic. She mainly focused on how much it emphasized metal, making it especially suitable for Vulcan.

Now that Veronica had learned a lot more about cultivation science, she interpreted the Heart of Steel Mantra a lot differently than before. It was remarkable how much context could completely change her understanding of a cultivation method.

"All of that sounds nice, but your only solution to mitigate the contamination of the crown is to rely on the emotion-dampening properties of the Heart of Steel to remain unmoved, is that right?"

The female True God nodded. "That is correct. We should preserve this quality as much as possible. It will be difficult to combine other forms of cultivation with the original Heart of Steel Mantra, but we must do it if we want to succeed in our effort to tame your new crown."

All of this sounded way too complicated for Veronica. Her own understanding of cultivation science was a lot more shallow. She was completely unable to conceive of a way to mash creation cultivation, deity cultivation, artifact cultivation and qi cultivation together into a specific package that could produce just the right effects!

While Cynthia had volunteered to do the heavy lifting this time, Veronica wasn't sure whether her work was reliable enough to make use of it. Was this plan worth all of the risks of playing with an ancient relic of unknown power?

Vulcan played an important role in her future plans. Veronica did not want her external incarnation to suffer any setbacks or get corrupted by a crown that not even a Star Designer could resist against!

Yet... when Ves thought back on the actions and decisions of the Xenotechnician, the Fist of Defiance and the Polymath, they all seemed unusually desperate for effective solutions.

Their urgency and desperation indicated that red humanity was under much greater threat than most people currently realized.

Coasting along didn't cut it anymore. People needed to grasp as much power as possible in a relatively short time frame. The only way to become strong enough to survive the tribulations of the future was to take a lot of risks!

Playing with the crown made a lot more sense in this context. Ves couldn't help but think that his mother might have a good point. Perhaps a time would come when he had a need for a powerful incarnation.

Veronica let out a sigh. "I am not too sure about this, but I am willing to explore the idea. Let's try and figure out an effective cultivation method first. I want to see it with my own eyes before I decide whether I should transfer the crown to Vulcan."

"You have made the right decision." Cynthia smiled with pride and satisfaction. "Let us begin. Do not expect instant results. This is a complicated task."

"I understand."