After augmenting the Valkyrie Prime, the Bright Sword Prime and the Piranha Prime with some remarkable gems, only two more prime mechs awaited their prizes.
As Ves entered the cockpit of the Bright Beam Prime, he brought out another Unstable Chaos Essence gem.
Yet before he installed it into the mech, he paused and directed his gaze back to his pouch.
The contents of his pouch had dwindled. Aside from the Maiden's Affection and a small amount of Unstable Chaos Essence gems, it also contained Lucky's latest products.
Ves slowly put back the gem he had originally brought out and pulled out a different gem instead.
It immediately stood out for its round shape with sharp spikes sticking out from the surface. Ves happened to possess two of these unusual gems.
"Meow!" Lucky hissed as he flew back at the sight of a spiky gem!
Ves chuckled. "Your guts must have gotten quite a workout to produce these abnormal gems!"
"Meeeeeow!"
He recalled that Lucky originally 'produced' a couple of Antithesis Essence gems after he attempted to cure his pet's indigestion problem.
The Nyxian Gap, Unending alloy and B-stone all combined to generate a pair of spiky gems with an ambiguous description.
[Antithesis Essence]
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If not even the System was capable of deciphering their effects, then they must definitely be on a higher tier than his other gems!
The problem was that all of this potency was shrouded behind a veil. What if they brought harm to the mech pilot? What if their effects were conditional to specific circumstances?
At the very least, the Unstable Chaos Essence gems appeared to be a little more straightforward.
The few clues he had hinted to Ves that the Antithesis gems might have a surprising effect against spiritual entities and maybe expert mechs.
"The Nyxian Gap. Unending Alloy. B-stone. Antithesis. All of these put together will definitely not result in something weak!"
His first thought was that he should employ these gems into mechs that could be used to repel expert mechs.
"The Fridaymen, Praetors and Planats brought 11 expert mechs. Even if the Glory Seekers and Crossers do their best, they can't guarantee they'll be able to contain every enemy expert mech."
If just one of them managed to break through the blockade, the Larkinson mech forces would definitely experience much greater pressure!
Therefore, the Larkinson Clan needed to prepare a response against expert mechs.
While expert mechs could not be beaten so easily, it was still possible to hinder them by bombarding them from a distance.
"This Bright Beam Prime is already very suited for this purpose. I'm not sure whether its firepower is truly capable of inflicting damage to an expert mech, but it doesn't hurt to strengthen this capability."
The only downside was that the Bright Beam Prime was only capable of firing a total of three prime resonance-empowered shots in a single go. Ves essentially had to gamble whether an Antithesis gem brought enough power to make it worthwhile to expend such a precious but mysterious resource.
"Ahh, let's just do it!" He shouted in the cockpit! "I have a good feeling about this, and that is enough!"
When faced with inexplicable and uncertain circumstances, Ves usually defaulted to his intuition. Even though it did not send any positive or negative signals at the moment, it did not suppress his bold streak.
As soon as he installed one of his two Antithesis gems into the Bright Beam Prime, the mech seemed to experience a profound change. Ves carefully observed the mech with his regular and spiritual vision, but he failed to glean any clues.
"I'll just have to wait until the battle starts to see the results of my decisions." He muttered.
For the final mech, Ves briefly contemplated using his second Antithesis gem before shaking his head.
The Bright Spear Prime stood no chance against an expert mech at close range. He could make much better use of the Antithesis gem by embedding it into another ranged mech.
"I guess I'll use one of my remaining Unstable Chaos Essence gems, then. I hope Venerable Orfan is able to cope with this addition."
Every prime mech possessed a gem now. In order to prevent Venerable Jannzi from feeling left out, Ves entered the Shield of Samar's cockpit and pretended to do something. Once he emerged from the final mech, Ves told the expert pilots that he was done with the prime mechs.
"I can't tell you how your mechs have changed. While they have definitely become more potent in battle, I cannot determine the exact outcomes. What's worse, my actions may have introduced some side effects to your machines. Just bear with them. The power bestowed to your mechs is very much worth it. Our overarching priority is to defeat the enemies that intend to crush our clan and kill all of our comrades." freēwebnovel.com
"We can bear any pain so long as we gain greater power." Venerable Dise stated in an indomitable tone. "We appreciate all of the help that you have given to us. The Fridaymen will taste our wrath on the battlefield!"
Ves smiled. "Well said!"
Now that he handled the prime mechs, Ves quickly moved to another section of the Spirit of Bentheim. In order to waste as little time as possible, he utilized the flight system of his Unending Regalia and rapidly flew through the hallways.
He eventually reached the mech stables where a number of Transcender Punishers were being readied for the upcoming engagement.
Ves happened to meet two familiar Ylvainans next to the Prophet's Fist.
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