The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3603

Chapter 3603 The Beginning of the Creation Association

By the end of Denner's creative overdrive session, he ended up creating a scale model of a new mech.

Its design wasn't all that impressive to Ves. It was just an Apprentice-level work. Any of his assistant mech designers could come up with a comparable design.

Still, as far as mech designs went, it still possessed a number of refinements that weren't easy to implement. It was a respectable accomplishment for a mech designer who had never achieved success and was out of practice.

"Is this a mech that you always dreamt about designing?" Ves asked as he held the mech figurine.

The scale model was based on a landbound hybrid mech design. It possessed a notable amount of ranged firepower and defensive capabilities. However, the mech's mobility was not as good and it was unsuited to wield melee weapons.

Overall, the mech figurine depicted a rather specialized firing platform that could be employed as a lighter and less extravagant version of an artillery mech. If the Larkinson Clan took over this concept, Ves could easily imagine designing another promising commercial mech!

Of course, he wouldn't do something like that. He disdained stealing other people's design concepts. Only his own ideas were able to arouse his full passion.

Though the design of the figurine was fairly basic in his eyes, its craftsmanship was impressive. Chief Fabricator Denner may have ceased his attempt to improve his design skills, his new job required him to regularly exercise his fabrication and assembly skills!

There was a realistic possibility that Denner might be able to become a masterwork fabricator one day. Though the chances of achieving this coveted status was slim, as long as the man kept getting inspired by the totem of Vulcan a few more times, his craftsmanship and ingenuity might very well bring him within reach of this threshold!

The wheels already started to turn in Denner's mind. Ves gave the man enough time and space to process the implications of what he had experienced just earlier.

The first time was always the most drastic. Every mech designer or creator always generated a lot of different ideas, many of which sounded promising but weren't always workable.

Ves certainly was no stranger to this phenomenon. He regularly came up with brilliant ideas himself, but he was forced to shelve most of them due to various reasons.

"Patriarch Larkinson…" Denner finally spoke as he became lucid again. "This totem of yours has managed to do what nothing else had managed to do before. It revived my drive to design mechs. Thank you for giving me this unforgettable experience. If I was able to access this totem three decades ago, I might have been able to speak to you as a colleague rather than a fabricator for Zachren Bilitsa."

The chief fabricator looked wistfully at the mech figurine he had managed to make. The work incorporated numerous solutions and design elements that he would not have been able to execute in a design a day before.

A part of him wanted to walk up to his employer and submit his resignation. He wanted to go back to designing mechs and pursue the passion that he had long set aside because he lacked the capabilities to go any further.

With the totem… the chief fabricator saw hope of reviving his long-cherished dreams!

However, his common sense quickly reasserted itself.

He was out of the industry for several decades. If he started up again, he would start horribly behind compared to his peers.

Denner also knew that most of his design techniques and methods were relatively outdated. Though he kept up with most new developments in the mech industry, that didn't mean he was able to implement them in a mech design!

In addition, if he wanted to get back to designing mechs, he needed funding. Lots of funding. Since he never accumulated a fortune, he would have to attract outside investment.

Yet who wanted to invest in a loser like him? Even if he felt that he could instantly revive his mech design prospects, no one would be willing to bet on an aging Apprentice Mech Designer who was out of practice.

Finally, Denner already signed a long-term contract with Zachren Bilitsa. The only way for him to escape its shackles was to convince the company to let him go or pay an exorbitant penalty fee. Neither of these options were doable.

Given all of these factors, Denner no longer entertained the unrealistic notion that he could turn back into a mech designer. That part of his life was already behind him. He was older, calmer and more steady now. Though becoming a fabricator was not his desired career trajectory, it was still a steady and highly-respectable vocation. There was nothing wrong with producing mechs.

"Although my totems work best for mech designers and other creative professions, it should provide substantial improvements to anyone involved in production." Ves explained. "The effect you've experienced will only work on one person at a time, and a middle totem like this one can only activate it once a month. However, there are fewer restrictions when it comes to its full-powered glow. As long as you pay 1 MTA credit or more, my totem can still provide your workers with a productivity boost."

Denner began to frown. The limitations were quite onerous.

"You specifically call it a middle totem. Are there any other variations?"

"There are. Right now, the Creation Association offers three different totems. There is a mini totem that is small enough to fit in your hand and easy to carry around. As you can imagine, the strength and range of its glow are much more modest. You can still activate them by donating the same sum of money, but the effect on you will not be as strong."

The mini totem was only suitable for individual users. Its glow was just too paltry to affect an entire group. Ves deliberately designed it to be small enough for people to carry in order to make sure it would always be close at hand for its owners.

Until he solved this fundamental problem, Ves had little choice but to limit the spread of his totems. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}

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