The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2090

Chapter 2090 Self-Assessmen

Ves no longer needed to hole up in a bathroom in order to conduct his shady business.

There were several more places where he could ensure absolute privacy. After contemplating his options, he decided to enter the Scarlet Rose that was parked at the rented base and make his way to Compartment G-13.

After passing through numerous rigorous security checks, Ves, Lucky and Nitaa entered the site where all of the Larkinson Clan's Breyer alloy secretly appeared.

Ves took the time to inspect the automated production loop. Just like always, Cassandra Breyer's constantly-reappearing escape pod was being melted for salvage at an optimum rate.

None of the machines had broken down. Cassandra hadn't posed any problems either in the last couple of months. Ves firmly believed that she had expended most if not all of her disposable spiritual energy!

While that didn't ensure that the production loop remained intact in the future, at least for now Ves didn't have to worry about any impending disasters.

"Alright, everything looks good."

"Meow."

Lucky had been doing his job as well. He thoroughly inspected the entire compartment for any bugs or untowards elements.

"The compartment is clear." Nitaa finally added.

His silent bodyguard's only role at this moment was to use her extraordinary nose to sniff out any hidden elements that could trigger it. He wanted to cover as many bases as possible.

"Go stand guard while I do my business."

"Yes, sir."

Ves sat down on a random crate and began to materialize his System comm from his inventory.

He had mixed feelings when he looked at his comm. The last time he interacted with it was when he briefly used it to redeem a lot of attribute candies to upgrade the capabilities of the Larkinson seeds.

Aside from that, he never thought about using it. He could spend months without devoting a single thought towards the System!

This would have been unthinkable for him a few years ago! Back then, not a single day passed without spending at least some time on how to spend his Design Points!

"Ugh. I was very caught up by the System's reward mechanic." He grumbled.

Now that he thought about it, the Mech Designer System operated in a similar manner to all of the merit based systems that he encountered. Each time, their purpose was clear. The peons at the bottom had to work hard to gain some scraps while the people at the top harvested most of the profits!

That had changed somewhat since the System abruptly ended its newbie program. Now that Ves no longer earned any DP from selling his mechs, it became a lot harder to earn them. This made him care about the System even less!

As far as he was concerned, this was a good development. He was a mech designer, not a slave to the System. He had always harbored the fear of becoming too dependent on its conveniences.

Fortunately, he acted with restraint and tried his best to develop his own ways to get what he wanted without spending any Design Points.

Even so, just because Ves tried his best to forget about it didn't mean the System no longer mattered!

Its extraordinary origins and its immense value still meant that Ves was under threat! As the treasure passed on by his father, Ves did not dare to take it lightly!

Right now, Ves wasn't sure what the System thought about him. Did he do well by becoming a successful mech designer who could stand on his own? Was it resentful for being ignored all the time?

For some reason, Ves had a hunch the System didn't care all that much. It possessed its own goals, and so long it didn't say anything to him, he was probably heading in the right direction.

He surmised that both of their goals were aligned at this time. Ves wanted to progress further, which matched the System's intentions. What it got out of it was still a mystery, but as long as he moved forward, it didn't matter if he took the left path or the right path. They both led to the same destination!

"Well, my path isn't always smooth." Ves muttered. "Sometimes, it's best to take a couple of detours."

When Ves finally activated the System, he soon encountered something that he should have checked much earlier.

[Design Evaluation: Doom Guard DG-A-01]

Model name: Doom Guard DG-A-01

Original Manufacturer: Ves Larkinson, Gloriana Wodin

Weight Classification: Medium

Recommended Role: Marksman Mech

Armor: B+

Carrying Capacity: D

Aesthetics: A

Endurance: D+

Energy Efficiency: C

Flexibility: E+

Firepower: B

Integrity: B+

Mobility: D+

Spotting: C-

X-Factor: A-

Cost efficiency: C

Project involvement: 57%

Original component composition: 11%

Overall evaluation: The Doom Guard is a spaceborn striker mech that fulfills its deterrence purpose in an orthodox manner. It is an adequate mech in terms of armor and firepower, though it does not excel in those aspects. The lack of mobility along with the limited endurance are the Doom Guard's major shortcomings. However, the true value in this mech design lies in its glow. The value of this functional mech design has been elevated to a great degree by the inclusion of a complicated but effective glow.

[You have received 50,000 Design Points for completing an adequate original design that has no other equivalent.]

[You have received 50,000 Design Points for designing a mech with a high presence of X-Factor.]

"Damn. I hoped for more."

He felt a little disappointed at the grades he received. They were adequate, but far from the point of earning a compliment from the System.

Ves cared more for the X-Factor. His design philosophy was especially geared towards this criteria, so it was by far the most important grade to him! Scoring higher had always been his aim!

It was too bad the System didn't think his Doom Guard's glow reached another tier of performance.

The spiritual counterbalancing method he applied to the Doom Guard was something different, but not necessarily better. While Ves still believed he gained a lot by innovating this new method, it merely added one more tool to his toolbox.

In order to break through the bottleneck of an A- grade, Ves needed to find some way to impart a qualitatively superior glow to his mech design!

He still didn't know how he could accomplish that. He didn't think it was as simple as waiting for his design spirits to grow. If that was the case, then a powerful spiritual entity such as Qilanxo should have been able to impart more strength to his mech designs!

His eyes widened in realization. "It's not the design spirits that are holding me back. It's my implementation that is holding me back!"

Intelligence: 2.4 _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}

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