The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3135

Chapter 3135: Difficult Explanation

Though Ves was not that happy about being unable to spread his luminar crystal weapons outside of his clan, he at least understood why the MTA maintained this stance.

The galaxy was old and plenty of other powerful alien civilizations had risen up in the past. During the Age of Conquest, humanity had even beaten a bunch of them. One of the ways the human race managed to get ahead was by stealing alien technology and reverse-engineering the hell out of it. This was the fastest and most convenient way to narrow the technological gap between the races.

Yet just because others came up with better technology didn't mean that humanity should blindly adopt alien paradigms. The only tech that humans could truly rely on was tech that they fully mastered. As long as alien tech remained inscrutable, it was never safe to rely too much on it. Who knew if some alien empire was able to exploit humanity's blind reliance on alien devices one day.

The best way to prevent this situation from backfiring was to avoid the proliferation of alien technology from the start.

Many humans were already aware that humanity always discouraged the adoption of alien ideas, culture and other aspects. A lot of space in human society used to be occupied by many other alien civilizations, but the conquerors wiped out every trace of them in order to avoid any human developing any mistaken sympathy for their enemies.

This attitude also extended to the use of alien technology. From a certain perspective, Ves and the Larkinson Clan violated the prevailing consensus. Not only did they move out of lockstep with the rest of humanity, their growing reliance on luminar crystal technology also left them open to any future attacks that used their own luminar crystals as attack vectors!

Ves had to admit that the MTA was quite justified in restricting the spread of luminar crystal technology. Even though the weapons that he developed were unquestionably more powerful than their equivalents on the market, there was no denying that much of that power was based on alien internal circuitry patterns, whose principles and production methods were too obscure.

Thinking about the knowledge on luminar crystal technology that he had redeemed from the system, he understood a lot better why the MTA research teams approached the alien tech from a materials science perspective.

This was the MTA's best way to expand its understanding of luminar crystal technology through human paradigms.

Unlike Ves who simply wanted to equip his mechs with the strongest weapons regardless of how he achieved his objective, the MTA research teams were trying to advance human technology by using alien tech as a reference.

The MTA never intended to fully reconstruct luminar crystal technology. The MTA researchers instead aimed to develop 'human crystal technology' that humanity could fully comprehend and master!

Understanding this perspective was extremely important to Ves. The only way he could get ahead was by working within the framework of rules set by the MTA and the rest of human civilization.

Of course, if he saw an opportunity to cheat, he would definitely do so without hesitation!

Right now, Ves first had to solve a potentially serious problem. He could not properly explain how he managed to obtain knowledge that was clearly derived from classified research that Master Willix had definitely withheld from him. The current versions of the luminar crystal rifle made so much use of the MTA's research that there was no way that Ves could deny the connection.

If Ves claimed that he obtained the research from another source, then Master Willix would definitely follow up on that. She would not be satisfied until she knew who broke the rules of the MTA and supplied him with forbidden knowledge!

If he claimed that he came up with the formulas that resulted in stronger luminar crystals, then he would have to supply the full research logs and notes that proved he performed independent research. Of course, all of these logs and files didn't exist because Ves never performed this research in the first place!

In the end, Ves decided to lean on a familiar tactic.

He innocently shrugged. "Who do you think supplied me with the classified research documents? Not every mech designer agrees with humanity's strict approach towards alien technology."

Master Willix fell very quiet at this moment. A lot of wheels started to turn in her mind.

Ves inwardly grew nervous. He had just attempted a massive bluff. It was now up to his target to develop the right conclusions from his deliberate choice of words.

The MTA Master eventually frowned. "I understand. I was afraid of this. It is highly regrettable that Mr. S. has sided with the cosmopolitans. We live in a competitive galaxy rather than a cooperative galaxy. The cosmopolitan ideals are much more appropriate if the alien empires that once ruled the space around us were friendly and generous towards other races, but history has not played out in this fashion. It is far too late for mankind to change its stance and seek coexistence and unity with the alien civilizations that still remain. The feuds that we have started during the Age of Conquest will never end until only one civilization is left."

Ves tried very hard not to comment on what she was saying or show his ignorance. He never heard about these so-called cosmopolitans before. The fact that Master Willix apparently grouped Mr. S. in this category according to the clues she pieced together was a complete coincidence!

After Master Willix came up with a conclusion that made logical sense to her, her eyes turned sharp.

"Are you an adherent of the Cosmopolitan Movement, Mr. Larkinson?"

While Ves tried his best to defend himself, Gloriana had turned into a complete bystander. She merely stood and listened to them both without doing anything to help Ves out of his predicament.

To be fair, it wasn't as if she could save him anyway.

"Uhm, I'm here, right? I'm nowhere near any of the members of the Cosmopolitan Movement. I'm just a mech designer. All of these political and ideological struggles are way over my head."

"Yet you consciously put effort into developing luminar crystal technology in its original direction." She pointed out. "I also recall that you host a religious cult with cosmopolitan leanings. There is a reason why the Ylvainan Faith has failed to maintain their presence in their origin star sector."

The implications of those last words were quite terrifying. However, Ves had to take care of himself first.

"I didn't seek out the Ylvainans. They just fell in with me after going through some difficult ordeals. I needed all of the help I can get and I don't pay much attention to their kooky beliefs. I'm still a secularist. As for my focus on this particular tech, it is nothing more than an attempt to strengthen my clan given the resources that I have at my disposal. If you ask me, I would rather equip the Sentry Project with a first-class rifle, but that is not possible, so I can only choose the next-best option. I just need power. It doesn't matter to me if it comes in a human or alien package."

It seemed that he conveyed enough sincerity for Master Willix to lessen her suspicion.

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