The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3029

Chapter 3029: Limited Use

Had humanity successfully come up with attack methods that specifically harmed expert mechs?

The answer to this question was likely yes. These special weapons were not unheard of, but they were actually very rare because they were too high-end. Their cost was so prohibitive and their material requirements were so absurd that only special mech units of the Big Two and several first-rate states ever employed them in battle.

There was just something about expert mechs and expert pilots that produced results that couldn't be fully replicated through standard methods. True resonance, while difficult to accomplish, possessed potent extraordinary properties that served as a powerful amplifier.

Countering it was very difficult. In general, employing overwhelming firepower was the easiest but also the stupidest method. Resonance shields were specifically geared to resist a lot of ordinary attacks.

It was a lot better to deploy an expert mech against another expert mech. This was because resonance-empowered attacks dealt much greater damage to resonance shields. Since they shared a common root, it was logical for them to have this interaction.

Yet was it easy to acquire an additional expert mech? No! The Hexadric Hegemony wouldn't be in such a sorry position if it could pull out expert mechs and expert pilots out of its hat.

If the Hex Army was able to equip its ranged mechs with rifles that fired light beams like the one that Gloriana witnessed earlier, then this solution could effectively solve the biggest fundamental shortcoming of the Hegemony in the Komodo War!

Unfortunately, before her optimism soared any further, Ves rudely reminded her of the shortcoming of this tech.

"I know what you're thinking about. I entertained those thoughts as well." Ves softly spoke to her. "There is no way to mass produce these crystals, though. Perhaps the ancient luminars managed to develop a viable mass production method, but I don't have the know-how. I can only make these crystals one-by-one on an individual basis. It will take centuries for me to equip every ranged Hexer mech with the right luminar crystals!"

This was a huge letdown to Gloriana. Though she didn't know why it was so troublesome to produce this special crystal, she didn't think her husband was lying.

"How difficult is it for you to develop a viable mass production method?"

"I wouldn't know where to begin. I'm still scratching the surface when it comes to grasping and utilizing luminar technology. If I perform this research by myself, I will probably have to squander my entire life to achieve a result. The Komodo War will be long over by that time."

"Then why hand over the results you've gained so that others can set up a research group around this topic?"

"Didn't I tell you already? Other people won't be able to replicate my results. One of the critical discoveries I made about luminar technology is that it is dependent on a different power. A normal approach won't work."

In truth, the real reasons why Ves didn't want to share his results or propagate his new discovery were much simpler.

The first reason was because he didn't want to lose the crystal cube. It was an extremely crucial piece of alien tech that was essentially irreplaceable. Until he was able to decipher most of its functions and replicate them on his own, the crystal cube absolutely had to remain in his possession!

It would be a huge waste to hand it over to someone else. Ves was pretty certain that there was no other human in the galaxy who was adept at spiritual engineering while at the same time possessing an insider's look on luminar technology through the Illustrious One!

The second reason was because Ves was very mindful of the general policies of the MTA. The Association always worked hard to increase the emergence of more expert pilots and higher-ranking pilots.

Whether it was because they wanted humanity to gain more god pilots or because they wanted to harvest more ingredients, the fact of the matter was that the MTA took a very dim view on weapons that threatened or diminished the role of these transcendent pilots!

Even if Ves was able to solve the mass production problem, he wasn't stupid enough to violate the MTA's bottom line and promote a new weapon that could easily strip the defenses of expert mechs!

It should be fine if he kept it to himself. Every organization developed some trump cards and special solutions that served as the foundation of their strength. The overall impact of revolutionary technology was much less if it remained contained.

While Ves didn't say all of that to Gloriana, he already told her enough to set aside her unrealistic hopes.

"Let's move on with the demonstration." He said. "I've discovered several more weapon effects that I think are useful enough to be applied to our ranged expert mechs."

The fourth attack launched by the test rifle came in the form of a so-called physical beam.

The sheer oddity of an energy attack that didn't heat up the target that much but instead hit like a physical projectile instantly distracted Gloriana from her earlier musings.

She couldn't help it! The effect of the physical beam was too inexplicable!

"How does this work?! How can the rifle let out a beam that is pure energy when it shoots out of the muzzle but somehow transforms into a kinetic attack when it reaches the target? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!"

Gloriana obsessively poured over the charts and other data in order to figure out the working principles behind the physical beam. Yet try as she might, she found nothing that could give her a satisfying answer.

Ves just shook his head at the sight. He tried to figure out the theory as well, but from the vague impressions of the Illustrious One, the actual mechanisms behind this attack method were far from simple.

The only reason why it worked at all was because the crystal cube had already been programmed to form such an odd crystal. Without it, Ves wouldn't know what to do. This was a reminder that the tech he was able to employ right now was not actually reliable until he mastered it to the same degree as the ancient luminar race. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

Eventually, Gloriana made the same conclusions as Ves and reluctantly suspended her study. "I don't have the time to delve into this topic. It's incredibly fascinating, though. I agree with you. This crystal has massive implications to the expert mechs that we intend to arm with energy rifles."

She was already revising her own ideas about the Chimera Project and Sentry Project. She even thought about arming the other expert mechs with backup pistols that incorporated this tech on a smaller scale.

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