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The Mech Touch by Exlor

The Mech Touch
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The Age of Mechs has arrived! Unfortunately, Ves Larkinson lacked the genetic aptitude to become a... Read more
The Age of Mechs has arrived! Unfortunately, Ves Larkinson lacked the genetic aptitude to become a famed mech pilot. Fighting against his fate, he studied mech design in order to express his love for mechs in a different way and make his father proud.

When Ves graduated from college, he returned to a new but empty boutique. His dad had disappeared. Left with a small, newly founded mech workshop… Collapse
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    Danialhaz
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    The mech designing in this novel is pretty good and the story had some pretty good moments. But the story often get sidetracked and chapter often filled with random fact or detail that not relevant to the story. For examples, you get to the part Ves designing some mech and the next moment you get Ves rambling a lot about politics. This will happen a lot and sometimes extend to multiple chapter.
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    markus1234m
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    Am I tripping or is there like no point at all to normal troops in this novel bcoz it seems like the whole Larkinson fleet wouldn’t be able to take out a single ace mech without their own ace mech at that point just have them duel and winner takes all. (I’m on chapter 4300)
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      ruwei
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      That's just how it is when you're faced off against higher levels of power. Normal troops still have their use to fight against weaker opponents as an ace pilot does not have infinite energy to spend. If normal troops were allowed to slightly wear down an enemy ace pilot, their own ace would gain an advantage during the duel. Another important thing about ordinary troops is that sending them in to fight could cause them to breakthrough which is how you'd get an expert and eventually an ace in the first place.
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    PrasantMehta
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    Waiting for latest(7k currently)... I don't even know how I am still reading.. Maybe I just want Ves to be the top character... Even though this novel has alot of plot holes and many other issues... But I am still reading it.... Ves has grown alot n also somewhat stayed the same
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    MB_1
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    For people searching for advanced chapters you can check out discord server "Buyers club for TMT" .pm me for link
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    Warry
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    Till ch50: this novel has a lot of practical details. The pace is very slow and it gets a bit boring. This novel is for those who need break from fast paced intense novels. The mc is avg and doesn’t have anything special apart from the system which his father left him. The translation quality is pretty good apart from a couple of missing words every now and then.
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      Warry
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      Ch51-100: there are still a lot of details but it’s pace has picked up and it’s so much more interesting than the previous set of chapters. There are a lot of mech duels as well as pirate attacks and conspiracies. Overall, a lot more enjoyable! satisfied
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        Warry
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        Dropping this at ch174. Although the world setting is good, mc isn’t upto the standard. He lacks worldly wisdom which is the most important characteristic in a mc for me. It’s readable but it stopped being enjoyable to me so I am dropping it. sigh
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          ruwei
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          Seems a bit unreasonable to expect worldy wisdom from someone that's basically a new graduate that's at the start of his career. This isn't a story about an OP genius protagonist. Admittedly this story requires quite of bit of patience since it's about someone starting from the bottom that slowly climbs up to the top over many thousands of chapters. Even after that I wouldn't call the MC wise either as he can often be chaotic and irrational which is often both a pro and a con.
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            Void Progenitor
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            No you don't understand, VES is just freaking dumb, and not Luffy or Goku dumb, he's deadass just willfully stupid.

            He's the perfect example of what we all imagine as an 'Average person' and having him as the MC just makes it unbearable.

            For how overpowered the mech system is, Ves underutilizes so bad it's not funny.
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              ruwei
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              I'm surprised you're still reading. There's also nothing 'average' about Ves. He's quite clearly a crazy person that's far from the ordinary person. I do agree he makes dumb decisions but the traits that make him who he is can make him good at navigating chaotic situations and flipping the board. I also agree with him underutilizing the system but I've always just accepted it as the author not wanting the system to so easily solve everything in his story.
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                Void Progenitor
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                Boy. Regardless of opinion, this story is too stretched out for no reason other than the other wanting to write 10k chaps.

                As for Ves, the dude is just downright annoying, the FMC ain't better either.

                Also, I dropped it a long time ago, Ves is a loser that I can't root for
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                  ruwei
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                  Eh I don't think it's too stretched out. There is a lot of filler and I do think there could be more time skips (especially the Red War feels quite slow) but the past 7k chapters covers less than 3 decades in a setting where people live for multiple centuries. I also can't think of which 1k chapters could be cut out since each one often marks a significant event. This novel is basically Ves' autobiography in a sense.

                  I also appreciate how long it takes to advance up the ranks compared to most cultivation novels. Those protagonists level up so fast and go to new places so frequently that it makes everything in the past feel so worthless unlike Mech Touch where a lot of people and places introduced earlier in the story still pop up in the present.

                  The FMC goes without saying. People's opinions about her are well known to everyone.

                  But if you're not even reading this anymore why are you here???
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    Kellen Johnson
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    Quote: ruwei
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    boringdayy
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    should I read it ???. Does this novel voilate the logics author has written himself set or is this novel has a DRAFT or author just do what he likes????? .After reading some logical novels like LOTM , RI, RI(Er gen),Infinite bloodcore , Outside of Time(OK) My standards have risen so Please educate this junior ,seniors!!
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      006_faceless
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      it's a popcorn novel( novel you don't take seriously) just like Reincarnation of Sword God.
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        boringdayy
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        ok, thanks for replying
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        Tomy
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        Is this a weak to strong novel? Like maybe a cultivation novel, or a system novel or something that allows the MC to slowly become the strongest of his verse?
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          markus1234m
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          Slowly become strong is the word he’s not even mid level strength of his profession (senior) till chapter 5800
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          Void Progenitor
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          It would be best if you didn't start
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    Typhoeus
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    Someone give a update - incl spoilers.
    As in Anyone from larkinson family managed to become Ace pilots, mech related updates, or is ves any closer to becoming a master. peepo021
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      ruwei
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      Reader_Bro
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      The Larkinsons have couple Ace pilots now and Ves isn’t even close to becoming a master yet.
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    Chaos
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    It’s been 6883 chapters, and our mc still have not realised his design philosophy😂😅i am really looking forward to it 🫡
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    Zopeee
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    Currently at ch 408, one thing to note is that the author consistently makes most factions and characters logical-ish, yet he does everything possible to make his MC look like an idiot who is bullied by everyone and everything. For example, when the MC was betrayed and angry, instead of taking a strong stand, he essentially ended up crying in silence, even though he clearly intended to appear tough. He could have easily set a definitive statement. Now that he’s being drafted, he doesn’t even resist; not by fighting back, but by not considering any proactive action at all, which would be the most reasonable response given that he literally loses his cheat, money-maker, EXP gain, and protection for what he regards as mere chore work (this is exactly what he said shortly before actually being drafted).

    My biggest problem is that he never considers these options(like sure he is from a Family, which is supposed to be loyal to the faction, doesnt excuse it remotly). If he claimed it was bad for a specific reason, I might be annoyed, but this is something else entirely. To me, this is either the author’s incompetence in writing an organic story or a deliberate choice because he realizes he can’t steer the MC in the direction he wants. Either way, it isn’t good; personally, I lean toward the latter since it happens too often. That said, maybe it’s somewhere in between, the few good moments are far too rare for me to read more.
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      Zopeee
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      At chapter 480, I've decided to drop it. Honestly, there are some interesting moments, but the nonstop nonsense, where the story reaches an important point and the author chooses to ignore any alternative options in favor of his preferred direction, rarely even mentioning other possibilities, is the real problem. Judging by how strongly people complain later on, I'm convinced that it either never improves(meaningfully enough heard it does at like ch 1k)or only goes downhill; either way, it's trash for me. The first 200 to 300 chapters were decent (a 6.5 to 7 out of 10), the 300 to 400 chapters were pretty trash (a 3 out of 10), and the 400 to 480 chapters were a bit better but still very boring (a 4 to 5 out of 10). Moreover, considering that the female lead is apparently, as everyone who commented on her said, one of the most annoying characters, a real challenge in my opinion (how can someone be more annoying than the MC in this novel? He's nowhere near where he could be, yet already more than enough), I don't see any reason to continue. I'm giving it a 4.5 to 5.5 out of 10. Not recommended for anyone except the extreme end of mech fans who love long novels. Sure, you might be an outlier who likes it, but I think you'll be better off searching for something better. Regardless Read other reviews if you want more details on what works and what doesn't.
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        reign_333
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        RETARD Take.
        Too lazy to educate you since that's your problem.
        Also, You are among the 19.3% so called outlier Edgy cringe Logic-impaired kids who like easy-difficulty stories like Solo Leveling.
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        ruwei
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        I think trying to avoid the draft would have an uncountable amount of consequences associated with it. Not only would it leave a black mark on to his reputation labeling him as a coward, he'd also have to leave everything behind and start from scratch in an unfamiliar, more difficult and competitive environment just to probably end up stuck in another war anyways. Human civilization is not a peaceful place or else why would mechs be so popular.

        You should know that Ves is not some mindless robot that always chooses the most optimal choice. (he rarely does really, he's often not very rational which is both a pro and a con) Nothing is more important to him than mechs and family. Becoming a disgrace and leaving the Larkinsons would not be a choice he'd willingly make. Besides that he also has some feelings of affection, duty and patriotism towards his home, the Bright Republic, which is pretty typical for anyone really.

        While the war arc is widely considered to be the worst of them, it's also an incredibly important part of the story as you meet so many characters that are still relevant thousands of chapters later. The war is also what shapes the MC's personality into the paranoid, mad scientist anti-hero that he is today.

        While he does have a master, Ves is just a nominable disciple which Master Olsen quite likely has dozens if not hundreds of. It's unknown whether she'd even help in the first place or scorn the fact that her student would shirk responsibility.

        Well that's all my thoughts about this what-if. I'll end this post with a caveat that the author hates the system and was likely forced to write one in because many novels have one on Webnovel. The system can lose relevance for thousands of chapters until he sort of does a rework of it later on.
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          Zopeee
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          (skip down if you want to read a less cluster version of this)

          I can see a number of reasons like this for why the mc had to have gone the route, but the problem is if it just isnt even remotly adressed, when most other things are in detail, also being labeled a coward etc isnt realy a strong reason to not even consider it(like any of the reasons i gave are way stronger out of a logical perspective(like his cheat is still there, so why exactly shouldnt he be able to thrive elsewhere(outside of him being pretty terrible at minmaxing)?), the mc doesnt have to be purely logical(even if i dont care about any of his Patriotism), but again this was maybe atmost 'indicated', not realy but maybe you could say that that was the reason for him not even considering it), considering how little it benefits him and sure wars apperantly happen alot, but again none of that was explored etc(at that time), the author could have given a mhh reason even in a side Paragraph to make this part clear, yet he didnt(for quite a few things this was the case and naturaly there are other problems to me)(btw i specificaly looked for it, but didnt saw it anywhere even remotly), but doing this on such a big descion, is not optimal to say the least.
          All in all i dont think this is a 100% out for everyone, but that ontop of other problems i have with it, or that it just didnt realy capture my interrest past that part, makes me see no reason to continue.(Btw since i didnt realy write a rev i just labeled it as offtop/because of that) Tbh i am a bit sad not having read this when i was new to novels, wouldve probably been great(maybe worse, depending on how strong i wouldve seen some problems)now that i think of it(mostly)/was thrown of by some bad revs, yet i am pretty much incapable of not seeing the flaws and there is a limit i can take if i know there is like 6k ch more, if the novel had like 1-2k ch i may have read it fully/further, but this just makes that wasted time for me.
          Also i am naturaly a bit harsher at some points, but that came from the frustrating parts.(Maybe a part is because the last 5 novels before this i also dropped)

          (Yes it is done by AI, but its just there incase my text above was to trash)


          I can see several reasons why the protagonist *had* to take the route they did, but the core issue is that none of these potential justifications are even remotely addressed in the narrative—especially when most other elements receive meticulous attention. For instance, being labeled a "coward" feels flimsy as a primary motivator (especially when stronger logical arguments exist, like the persistence of his cheat ability or his failure to minmax effectively, which could’ve allowed him to thrive elsewhere). While the MC doesn’t need to act purely rationally (his patriotism, for example, never resonated with me), even emotional or thematic reasoning here feels underdeveloped. At best, these motivations are vaguely *implied*, but the text never engages with them directly.

          The lack of exploration into key stakes—like the frequency of wars or the tangible downsides of his choices—leaves the decision feeling unanchored. A single paragraph of introspection, worldbuilding, or dialogue could’ve clarified his reasoning without disrupting the pacing. Instead, the omission creates a glaring narrative gap, especially for a pivotal character moment. This pattern of under-explained choices (coupled with other unresolved issues) ultimately eroded my investment.

          The novel’s length exacerbates these frustrations. With 6,000 chapters ahead, the prospect of enduring unsatisfying arcs or unanswered questions feels like a gamble. Had it been shorter (1k-2k chapters), I might’ve pushed through, but the scale magnifies the risk of wasted time.

          Admittedly, my critique is colored by recent disappointments—the last five novels I picked up were also dropped—and I’m hyper-aware of flaws after years of reading. If I’d encountered this earlier in my journey, I might’ve overlooked its issues or found charm in its ambition. But hindsight sharpens scrutiny, and the compounding frustrations (including negative reviews I initially dismissed) made it impossible to ignore the cracks.

          Ultimately, this isn’t a blanket condemnation—some readers might overlook these gaps—but for me, the narrative’s uneven execution and my own diminishing tolerance for unaddressed flaws made continuing untenable.
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            ruwei
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            I was wondering why this was so long. It's just the same conversation written out twice. First time seeing someone using AI to polish up their own post. I have mixed feelings but this is neither here nor there.

            Anyways I think it's a shame you ended up dropping the story since I think it's a novel that rewards the reader the longer they go on as things just get bigger and bigger. I'll just try to briefly talk about a few points.

            I guess it is a shame that Ves doesn't really ruminate on such an important and life-defining decision in his life, especially when the book is to the brim with detail and filler. But you could also say it's completely normal for a Brighter to not even contemplate the mandatory conscription. His father went to war, his father's father also went to war, every generation of Larkinson all the way to the very first went to war. You should also consider that a large part of chapters 1-2000 is about Ves' disillusionment with faceless governing bodies and is still a theme 6000 chapters later.

            The biggest downside of going to war was the need to leave his system behind. I chalk this up to the author hating the system and really not wanting to write about it.
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              Zopeee
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              I still dislike this argument(i totaly got that the first time(loyalty etc)) since the novel is written (mostly) out of Omniscient third pov, even than it wasnt mentioned indirectly or atall, the author didnt even say something remotly in that direction, again i can totaly see how you can argue that its logical in-verse and char wise for what happened, but that doesnt mean its good or anywhere near optimal.
              (Trying to rationalize bad writting on importend descions, through things that are indirectly implied(in the past, it wasnt even clear how far the loyalty goes), isnt something i consider valid)
              But well in the end that was just the last big thing that was a bigger problem, there was alot of other stuff, i can see that the author hated the system considering he atleast 2 times redconned something from it and didnt want mc to use it fully, even tho he couldve done so organicaly like say make prices way to high, or make it limited/say can only go to that level/has flaws and so on (dunno if he later did) thats overall justbad writting. Alot of things might not be a dealbreaker or even remotly a problem if you can just brush over them with your own headcannon etc. Doesnt make them overall good.
              A bit repetitive, point being i dont think this was handelt in a good way even remotly by the author and honestly even if your argument was valid, i still consider that bad writting and likely wouldnt have liked it regardless. (Infact i might be even more annoyed(depending on how it wouldve been implemented), even if it wouldnt be as bad writting wise, i genuinly cant stand such mcs, who dont learn to think for hundreds of ch Independently(just my opinion tho)
              To the longer its going on the bigger and bigger it gets, this might be nice to an extent if the author improved his writting and inverse logic(which he mightve), but doing this for 6k ch likely makes alot more plot holes and minor problems that add up, i realy over time having read so much have the problem of forgetting such small things. They arent much of a problem if i was reading in intervalls and therefore not having all the info in my head, but i am a binge reader and you inevitably notice those things.

              Well probably the last message here. I dont think continuing helps since were already in circles.
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      FinnaDieBy25
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      At chapter 408, Ves was a tadpole in a big pond.

      Sure, he could've avoided the draft by leaving the bright republic like a coward and emigrated to the friday coalition, but then he'd have betrayed his family and olson would've disavowed him for his cowardice.

      Plus, he'd have restart his entire mech company, his mechs use bright republic native materials, you think Ves is a big boy at chapter 408? Nah, he can get curb stomped by anyone who wants to put him down and has the means to sneak a mech into a place.
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