The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2715

Chapter 2715: The New Standard

Ves leaned back on his chair and waved his hand. The projection showing Lanie's latest results and performance indicators in her classes disappeared.

The comparison between her old self and her new self revealed a lot of remarkable differences.

"She's gotten better. A lot better."

Lanie's performance improved in almost every aspect compared to before. In some cases, the difference was only slight, but in other cases, it was as if she had become a different person.

While she didn't instantly turn into a mech pilot who was as good as Imon Ingvar, the gap between the two had narrowed by a significant margin.

What Ves was particularly impressed with was that her scores in sparring sessions and simulated battles shot up drastically. She could never have improved so much if she merely gained a lot of knowledge.

"Whatever carried over after the experiment has integrated deeply into her mind." Ves concluded.

Why was this the case? Ves came up with various explanations.

Perhaps a piece of Imon was left behind.

Perhaps the brief connection caused Imon to make a strong imprint in Lanie's mind.

Perhaps Lanie's mind unconsciously sought to return to its highest state.

No matter which possibility was accurate, the results did not lie.

That didn't mean he considered his experiment to be a solid success. Far from it. Aside from the practicality problems that he had already identified, he also grew concerned about another consequence.

"How much contamination did she receive?"

Even though Ves and Goldie tried their best to limit the spiritual transmission to signals related to mech piloting, who knew what actually went through.

What Imon transferred to Lanie back then was not pure piloting theory. Instead, he conveyed his own piloting style, his own interpretation of mech combat and his self-developed arsenal of techniques.

A high degree of bias was inevitable. There was no standard approach to mech piloting. Different schools of thought all advocated different philosophies and outlooks on how to pilot a mech, and individual mech pilots all developed their own interpretations from the lessons they learned.

Ves wasn't able to judge whether Lanie had been affected by these personal interpretations and to what extent she leaned towards Imon's style of fighting.

"It's fine as long as it doesn't happen too often."

Indoctrination was inevitable. Every mech cadet received their learning from a given source. This source was inevitably biased one way or another.

Even without the experiment, Lanie and the other young Larkinson cadets would have been subject to the opinions, interpretations and other forms of subjective knowledge from their mech instructors.

From what Ves picked up from one of the reports he read, the Larkinson Mech Academy was already split up in different factions divided by their origin state. Each group of mech instructors wanted to push a different set of mech doctrines and piloting styles.

For example, the former Brighters showed a preference for asymmetrical warfare. They disliked straightforward clashes and preferred to fight more conservatively if they didn't enjoy a solid advantage.

The former citizens of the Sentinel Kingdom adopted a more aggressive approach. Their long history of fighting against Nyxian pirates called for a more proactive and aggressive approach.

The Sentinel instructors disliked delays and showed a high preference for taking the initiative and abiding by the principles of momentum-based warfare.

Which approach was right? Which approach was wrong? The mech pilot community couldn't come to a consensus. Everyone had already picked their favorite horse and couldn't be persuaded to change their minds.

Ves knew that it wasn't good for the Larkinson Mech Academy to remain split and divided in its teaching direction.

"It's not my problem." He shook his head.

He eagerly left this headache to Principal Ronsel Larkinson. One way or another, the mech instructors had to come together and figure out a specific teaching direction that fit the Larkinson Clan best.

Ves turned his thoughts back on his experiment.

"If Lanie gets contaminated by anyone, then it's not bad to get contaminated by Imon."

One of the reasons why he picked Imon Ingvar out of all of the alternatives was because he was the best and most solid option.

Even though Imon possessed a brash personality, his piloting foundation was extremely solid.

These were distinct traits of his that were both recognizable.

Since Lanie was not a reckless mech cadet by nature, Ves would easily be able to spot whether his test subject underwent an extensive personality change.

For now, the results were too early to tell. Lanie's first day back in the academy didn't reveal too much when it came to her personality. She was too confused about her changes to feel confident and good about herself.

That might change in the following week, but Ves had a feeling that the contamination wasn't too severe. Lanie would have acted more proactively in her classes if that was the case.

This was a good sign, though Ves wondered whether he'd be able to 'control' the degree of contamination.

"The strength of the source and the mental resilience of the recipient probably affects this as well, but I should be able to raise or lower it by changing some settings."

Usually, Ves was adverse to mental contamination because it posed a threat to him or the people he cared about. Yet he could think of several scenarios where he might actually wish to make use of contamination.

He grinned. "For example, if I quickly need to set up a uniform group of mech pilots in order to establish a new battle network or something, I can make use of contamination to get everyone on the same page."

"It sounds crazy, though. This solution is too drastic. The side effects and unintended consequences will likely be severe." _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

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