The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3352

Chapter 3352: Publicly Funded Research

Previously, Ves thought that this commission was a difficult and unpleasant challenge.

After all, who wanted to be forced to work with a gun pointed at his head? No mech designer or craftsman would feel good at being exploited for someone else's gain!

It was only now that his opinion began to turn around. Ves slowly swept his gaze across the entire workshop.

The first-class equipment not only consisted of production equipment that could easily process extremely strange and difficult materials, but also encompassed a couple of useful lab machines!

The latter was highly crucial to anyone who wanted to perform experiments or develop a new innovation. With all this lab equipment at his disposal, Ves would be able to investigate how different materials reacted to each other and find out which one of them possessed the qualities that turned them into suitable raw materials for luminar crystals.

Though Ves did not consider himself to be a true specialist in luminar technology, all of that knowledge dumped into his mind after he acquired the relevant Sub-Skills from the System came in really handy at this time.

The expertise he gained from them were so thorough and comprehensive that he reluctantly judged that he was capable of researching new luminar crystal formulas!

"There are constraints, though."

He tempered his expectations a little after he realized that he would have to work under three major constraints.

First, he lacked way too much time to explore this avenue at his leisure. With only a day at his disposal, there was no way he could devote a proper amount of time to develop any good formulas! At best, he would just have to settle for his first success and move on from that point.

Second, the quality of materials gathered by Rion and his organization was high, but their quantity and variety left much to be desired. First-class materials that even the Terrans and Rubarthans did not disdain were not cheap.

The only reason why the Iron Emperor was even able to amass this modest collection of expensive materials was because he only intended to obtain a first-class crown.

If Rion wanted to fund the development of a first-class mech, the sheer amount of materials he had to buy or redeem from the MTA would likely drain the Vulcan Empire's wealth to such an extent that its citizens would have definitely turned against the central authority!

Third, Ves did not forget that he was working for a client now. He could not blatantly embezzle other people's assets and resources to advance his own research gains! He had to make sure that his experimental results tied back to the emperor's crown. If not, Rion would surely have something to say about Vulcan's antics!

All of these factors dimmed Ves' enthusiasm a bit, but not enough to put out his passion.

He could still work with these restrictions. As long as he cut a few corners and worked as efficiently as possible, he could complete this commission in a way that allowed him to make his mark!

"If Rion can truly pull off his masterplan…"

Though Ves still thought that the revived dwarf was being way too ambitious, what if dwarvenkind truly managed to stand on their own stubby legs?

Wouldn't their highest and most respected leader be seen wearing an artifact crafted by Ves?

Mech designers did not yearn for immortality. That was impossible. What passionate people like Ves truly wanted was to leave a legacy behind. They wanted to make the most out of their lifespan and affect their society and the rest of the galaxy in a way that allowed them to be remembered throughout the ages!

This was true immortality to people. Few ambitious people wanted to live a mundane life and pass away without doing anything that had meaning.

Although Ves primarily wanted to base his legacy around the greatness of his mech designs and what mech pilots managed to accomplish with his machines, he did not reject the opportunity to build up a different legacy among the dwarves.

If the Iron Emperor truly became the father of a new independent dwarven empire, then a huge number of dwarves would be able to admire his crown!

Just the thought of it made him excited in a way that tugged at his craftsman's heart.

"I can't possibly settle for a boring design."

Ves decisively threw out his initial intention to design a safe and boring crown. Of course, that didn't mean he could go wild and design a product that did not sit well with Rion.

What he needed to do was to stick with the classical style, but put his spin on it. Ves began to think what kind of features he could impart on the crown that reflected his strengths.

"I should definitely incorporate luminar crystal in its design."

The only question was how much. He could add a few larger gemstones on the base or on the spiky protrusions. He could also form lines with lots of smaller gemstones. Furthermore, if he happened to need more extravagance, he could encrust the entire surface of the crown with sparkling gems!

"In fact, why not make the entire crown out of luminar crystals entirely? If it worked for my luminar crystal rifle, it should work for this crown as well!"

However, Ves quickly suppressed this ridiculous notion. He would have to develop several different formulas to create components of different properties and that was way too time and labor-intensive.

Also, a dainty and girly crown made of dazzling jewel-like materials did not fit a dour, gruff and imposing dwarven leader such as Rion.

When Ves glanced up at his 'employer' for a moment, he immediately gained an impression of a powerful sovereign who was solid, domineering, masculine and utterly confident in himself.

The crown that Ves intended to make needed to complement these traits. This would make the Iron Emperor appear larger than life, giving people the illusion that he stood on a greater height.

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