Chapter 1571: Send Off
Now that the sandmen had begun to attack the Bright Republic, a solemn mood had swept over the entire state.
Even as Ves, Ketis and Gloriana collaborated on the Prideful Soldier project, many Brighters began to deploy to the front.
The star systems facing the defunct Coman Federation were very clearly next. While a small number of sandman fleets might skip the star systems at the border in favor of going deeper, most sandmen admirals preferred to take more immediate hops.
As a result, the fighting at the border between the Bright Republic and the former Coman Federation had already begun to flare up! Hundreds of mechs and mech pilots already started to fall as the sandman race began to bleed the state of vital assets.
Losing a mech wasn't so bad. The government freely spent its money to encourage every mech manufacturer to produce as many mechs as possible!
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Exlor
Exlor Character Creation Event Update!
On May 31, I conducted a raffle and selected additional submissions at The Mech Touch's unofficial Discord server. Thanks to all of the fans that have attended my hour-long livestream!
The following two character submissions have won the raffle:
Lupo - by lyonnedas - crazy cook and exobiologist - submitted on Instagram.
Davia Stark - by ZeroiaSD - refugee and hidden expert pilot - submitted in comments of chapter 1526.
The following two character submissions have impressed me with their quality and rich backstory while also matching my intentions of what I want to introduce in subsequent chapters:
Ranya Wodin - by Raile21 - apprentice biotech expert - submitted in comments of chapter 1526.
Brutus Wodin - by BattleLord - expert mech pilot - submitted in comments of chapter 1526.
I will implement all four winning submissions into The Mech Touch, but not entirely at their current power levels. As all of the characters are a bit too powerful and exaggerated, I will inevitably make some adjustments to keep them in proportion.
Please keep in mind that it will take some time for these characters to appear in the story. I will probably be able to introduce all four characters within 100 chapters by my estimate.
For a full list of character submissions and how I've rated them, please visit the following webpage:
shorturl.at/dhrty
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