The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3461

Chapter 3461: Pilot Matching

Back at the High Tide Tournament, Ves let out a deep breath as he neared the end of his productive fabrication session.

None of his fears came true in the last three hours. Despite operating a powerful superfab in reality for the first time, the preparations he made and the strategy he adopted ultimately minimized the risk of failure.

The assistance he obtained from Vulcan was greater than he expected. He did not expect his incarnation to help him gain a more intuitive understanding of the high-tech production machine he was using to fabricate his lancer mech.

With this unexpected boost, Ves did not grow arrogant and tried to push against the limits of the Korok Alpha. He stuck to his current strategy and made sure to keep his output stable and free from any undesirable variance.

As a result, the lancer mech that was being finalized inside the Korok Alpha was quite respectable in terms of quality. Despite the rushed and imperfect design, Ves could have hardly delivered a better result under the circumstances.

Overall, Ves was happy with the realization of this copy. Though it hadn't become anything as outrageous as a masterwork mech, he bet that the craftsmanship that he displayed probably ranked at the top among his competitors. If nothing else, that should be enough for him to stand out from the crowd.

A few more minutes passed before his work finally emerged from the superfab.

The people in the audience who had been paying attention to his work all gasped as they admired the surprisingly pretty lancer mech that Ves had managed to develop in 12 hours.

There was hardly anything unrefined about its aesthetics. Ves had deliberately invested a bit of time to decorate its exterior.

With its gleaming white exterior, the mech already sported a holy and pristine look. Instead of using gold, Ves opted to apply a subtle green shade to the decorative flourishes on the exterior.

Since it was technically an Ylvainan mech, Ves added abstract iconography that resembled Ylvainan symbolism to strengthen its identity. Those familiar with his other Ylvainan mechs such as the Holy Soldier and the Transcendent Punisher should instantly be able to recognize the connection.

The difference between his previous Ylvainan mechs and his current competition entry was that the latter was not as exclusionary.

With the cooperation of a design spirit that had already acquiesced to his demands before he even uttered them, the lancer mech turned into a rare religious-themed mech that was not exclusive towards worshippers.

The lancer mech was essentially the missionary version of an Ylvainan mech. It put on a friendly coat towards non-believers and welcomed any mech pilot in its cockpit.

The hope was that the mech pilot's direct exposure to Ylvaine's blessings might cause this person to grow closer to the Ylvainan Faith.

The lancer mech was not obligated to convert the beliefs of its mech pilot, but the two should at least develop a mutual understanding with each other.

The greater they aligned with each other, the more Ylvaine was able to provide guidance to the mech pilot!

This was key to achieving success in the mech arena. In the short period of time when the lancer mech charged towards its opponent, the decisions made by the pilot could make or break a victory!

As Ves inspected the mech with his own eyes, he became happier and happier with how it turned out. Sure, the design still had many imperfections and suboptimal design elements, but that was already a given considering how little time he spent on designing it. The rougher elements didn't matter. As long as the mech's physical construction was sound, it would hold its own in battle!

"I'm not sure whether it will last after a dozen bouts, but that's irrelevant. It only needs to show up three times in total before it has served its purpose."

Three opportunities to win. Three opportunities to bond with its mech pilots. Three opportunities to spread the Ylvainan gospel.

As the time limit of the design and build phase of the tournament came to an end, a loud buzzer rang throughout the entire competition stage.

[Time is up! All of your equipment is locked down at the moment. Please follow the projected guide to the side where we will proceed to match up your newly-produced mechs with our candidate mech pilots.]

Every participants moved away from the center while a large amount of heavy equipment was being moved.

All of the desk terminals along with the Korok Alpha superfabs simultaneously sunk underneath the floor.

Bots emerged from above in order to clean up any miscellaneous materials and other junk that some of the mech designers produced for whatever reason.

Meanwhile, all of the competition mechs began to hover in the air. They slowly gathered together until they were all placed in several rows before the main presentation stage.

At this time, numerous mech pilots stepped forward. One of the most important moments of the High Tide Tournament had come.

A mech was nothing without a mech pilot. It was essential to pair the newly-made competition mechs with the appropriate people.

Hysphalin Industries supplied all of the mech pilots for its own tournament. It employed a lot of mech pilots, so it was not that difficult to bring a couple of hundred of them to this event.

There were more mech pilots than mechs. This was because not every mech pilot was suitable for every machine. The tournament organizer had to bring in plenty of spares in order to prevent an unfortunate mismatch between piloting specializations and mech types.

Even then, not every mech pilot was the same. Even if Hysphalin Industries tried its best to select those of equal strength, their skills, their combat experience, their habits, their faults and other variables differed remarkably from person to person.

For this reason, the tournament adopted a matching process that accounted for this inherent inequality.

Every mech pilot was ranked by comprehensive strength. Those who ranked higher could make their selection first. Of course, if they didn't like any of the competition mechs, they were allowed to step back and let others pick a mech.

The crowd did not react with too much surprise at her choice. _{freēwebnovel.com}

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