The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3371

Chapter 3371: Greater Design Network

The time to realize the long-awaited expert mech upgrade to the Shield of Samar had come.

After simulations had confirmed that the latest round of tweaks did not produce any negative impact worth noting, Gloriana finally chose to complete the expert mech design project.

Everyone in the Design Department felt enormously relieved now that they had finally put this cumbersome project past them. Out of all of the design projects, the Bulwark Project definitely ranked at the top in terms of work. Its greater volume along with its large amount of parts made it a pain to make any adjustments.

Since the Larkinsons had already made sufficient preparations to fabricate the mech, the Journeymen could start performing the upgrade process straight away.

The four Journeymen of the Design Department had gathered at Gloriana's workshop after resting for an entire day.

The expert pilots had come as well, of course.

"Your wait is finally over." Venerable Joshua said. "I'm so jealous of you, you know. From what the mech designers have told me, I have to wait for at least several more weeks before I get my turn."

Jannzi crossed her arms. "You don't have to feel so bad. I've heard that the Patriarch went all-out when it came to designing your expert mech. You're his golden boy, after all. The Chimera Project will likely set a new standard for living mechs."

Joshua couldn't help but grin like a kid. Since the Chimera Project was designed especially for him, he was regularly apprised of its progress. The expert mech design was incredibly ambitious and fit his talents incredibly well.

His only complaint was that he had waited way too long to get his hands on it! Venerable Tusa and the other early Larkinson expert pilots had gained such an enormous head start that it was unlikely for him to catch up to their progress. He would probably remain the runt among the current crop of expert pilots for a long time!

"You should follow Joshua's example and take some sword lessons from us." Venerable Dise spoke as she observed the projection of the completed Bulwark Project. "Even though your Shield of Samar is too slow and cumbersome to perform any sophisticated sword moves, that makes it even more important that you thoroughly master the basics. The Heavensworders have mastered several basic sword styles that can thoroughly strengthen your fundamentals and increase the coordination between your sword and shield."

Venerable Jannzi shook her head. "I've already considered it before. The Heavensworder sword styles are interesting, but that is all. None of them are a complete match to my inclinations. I prefer to develop my own fighting style."

This was the conventional choice of many expert pilots. At their level of skill and strength, they were more than qualified to develop their own styles based on their strengths and the strengths of their expert mechs.

Since every expert pilot and expert mech was different, it was generally recommended for every powerful individual to branch out from established methods in order to develop a unique approach that could be improved over time.

Although the power and effectiveness of self-developed fighting styles were not that impressive at first, the expert pilots that developed them completely mastered them. Their compatibility with their creators was also high.

Once people like Venerable Jannzi became a high-tier expert pilot, their combat effectiveness would shoot up enormously as they became capable of empowering each and every move with their domain attributes!

Dise understood what Jannzi attempted to accomplish and respected the younger expert pilot's decision.

"You don't have to adopt any existing sword styles. You can follow my example and reference them instead in order to help you develop your own techniques. You've seen the power of our offensive techniques. With a slow and heavy expert mech like yours, you urgently need to increase your lethality. Even Joshua has received lessons from Swordmaster Ketis."

Jannzi did not look as hesitant as before. "I'm open to exchanges. I'm not a swordswoman and I can never dedicate my life to the sword as much as you, but I don't mind receiving some tips with regards to my own fighting style."

The sword was just a tool to her and the Shield of Samar was no different.

If Jannzi ever advanced to ace pilot, she would definitely be able to increase her attack capabilities by an enormous margin. That would take a long time, though.

She didn't really mind. Her main purpose in battle was to stall, threaten and deter enemy expert mechs. Killing them was the job of other friendly expert mechs. She threw a respectful look at Venerable Stark.

"They say that we will cooperate much more closely with each other once your Shield of Samar is brought up to standard." The older woman said. "We will have to train often together in order to develop a greater accord in battle."

The Amaranto was the ultimate offensive mech while the Shield of Samar was the ultimate defensive mech. Teaming them up made a lot of sense, especially when they were specifically designed to mate together!

Gloriana approached the expert pilots a few minutes later. She proudly and openly carried Alexandria on her shoulder. Clixie followed after her footsteps but the trailing cat hardly drew any eyeballs.

Every expert pilot could sense the special nature of Alexandria. She would have attracted a lot more attention if she was the only spiritual cat of her kind. Joshua and the rest were already familiar with other spiritual entities aligned to Ves and the Larkinson Clan. An incorporeal red cat hardly looked strange.

Maow.

"We're about to start, Jannzi. This is a complex, difficult and time-consuming upgrade session so we will likely remain occupied for 9 whole days."

"I am already aware that it will take longer to upgrade my mech. I still have enough patience to wait this long."

"You're not sitting on the sidelines this time." Gloriana said. "We need you to become an active participant in the process. We're trying out a new method that will likely yield better results."

All of the expert pilots looked surprised. What did the mech designers have in store?

"How?"

"You'll see. We're not demanding much from you, Jannzi. Come with me. We have already prepared a place for you. The more you cooperate, the more we can improve the final product."

When Gloriana brought Jannzi back to the other three Journeymen, they were close to starting.

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