The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3459

Chapter 3459: Superfab Proficiency

Operating the Korok Alpha was much more impressive in reality than in a simulation.

Although the attempts to create a mech in a virtual setting allowed Ves to quickly get up to speed on how to operate a superfab, it simply wasn't physical enough for his liking.

To someone who designed and made mechs for a living, it was like playing a video game rather than doing the actual thing. Nothing could compare to harnessing the actual power of production!

It was only now that he truly felt he had become properly introduced to superfabs. The monstrous all-in-one machine was so much better than his old production lines that it was hard for him to imagine going back to them after today.

Initially, he became frightened at the powerful forces generated by the superfab.

That quickly made way for wonder and fascination. Possessing a superfab was such a game changer to mech designers that it was impossible for Ves to remain unmoved by its powerful capabilities.

The Korok Alpha KA-35 eased his adaptation to this powerful tech enormously as it was able to perform most tasks without any meaningful input from the mech designer. Hysphalin Industries might be bad at giving its customers the ability to operate its machines manually, but it excelled at developing AIs and automated production methods.

The best, confident and most skilled mech designers might opt to purchase a product from a different brand, but that didn't matter too much.

Hysphalin Industries had built up a respectable market share in the lower end of the superfab market, where its easy-to-use machines was particularly beloved among plant managers who could only rely on regular production personnel to produce mechs en masse.

Though Ves was not within the target segment of the Korok Alpha series, every superfab was powerful beyond anything he had worked with. The machine that was humming and buzzing right in front of him completed hours of work in a matter of minutes. He still couldn't quite wrap his mind around how much of a leap this represented!

The more he appreciated superfabs and the tech around it, the more enthused he became at using the Korok Alpha to shape his lancer mech.

He invested all of his focus and attention on doing justice to his recently-completed mech design.

Although he cut a lot of corners and left a lot of aspects unoptimized, the base of his lancer mech design should still be sound. He knew it was powerful enough to achieve victory in the next phase of the tournament. He just had to make sure that he did his best in translating his abstract design into a real and physical mech.

"I can't leave this device on autopilot. I need to take over control at some point, if only to impart my competition mech with my personal touch."

Once the production process reached a point where Ves saw an opportunity to do a better job, he cautiously interrupted an automated task and began to control the powerful and complicated internal production modules with deliberate intent.

Ves did not use his hands to manipulate any control devices. Instead, he placed his palm onto a special surface. This forged an electronic connection between the Korok Alpha and his implant.

This was the only way for him to take effective control over such a fast production machine. His prior practice sessions had taught him that he could only respond effectively to changing circumstances if he minimized his reaction time.

"If all goes well, I shouldn't have to rely on this measure to succeed."

Though Ves was eager to control every fine aspect by himself, he consciously reined himself in and stuck with his plan.

The Korok Alpha worked much faster when its automated systems were left to work by themselves. Humans were much slower, so everytime Ves took over manual control, he was taking at least ten times longer to complete a production task than before.

As for smaller tasks such as fabricating generating bolts or assembling ordinary fuel cells, there was little he could do that could measurably improve the performance of his finished mech. He just left most of it up to the Korok Alpha to do most of this tedious work.

"It's impractical for me to control everything from beginning to end. It will take days to finish a mech, thereby negating one of the biggest benefits of using superfabs."

The fact that he would exceed the time limit of the High Tide Tournament was also an important reason.

Ves had to choose his interventions carefully. He only took over when the production process had reached the truly important moments where he could make a difference.

"Heh, this is quite fun, actually!"

Sure, the Korok Alpha was stupendously powerful and could easily run out of control if he made a mistake, but he worked cautiously enough to minimize the risks.

In addition, Vulcan's influence on his mind was still strong enough for him to possess a considerably more intuitive grasp on craftsmanship.

Ves faintly suspected that Vulcan had improved a bit in this aspect after absorbing a tiny amount of high-end metal energy.

Although his incarnation clearly hadn't fully absorbed and mastered the prickly metal energy, just having it and getting exposed to it every day provided Vulcan with significant gains!

One of the consequences of this dynamic was that Ves actually gained a faint connection to the Korok Alpha, for a lack of a better word. He understood it a little bit better on an intuitive level and became a bit better at judging when he was pushing it to a dangerous level.

Ves couldn't fully explain it. The best way he could describe it was that this phenomenon reminded him of his ability to understand the ins and outs of mechs on an intuitive level.

The Korok Alpha was a giant machine that was predominantly made of metal, so it made sense that he was able to bond with it to a minor degree.

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