Chapter 3811 Mother's Choice
"Uncle Butus…" A cute voice called.
"It's 'Brutus' with an R, young lady. Can you say Brutus?"
"Butus!"
"...You will get it right eventually."
A pink-suited figure ran towards the man who wore a dashing white piloting suit and hugged his leg.
Brutus bent down and lifted the tiny but energetic figure of Aurelia up. The little girl giggled as the expert pilot automatically retracted his helmet so he could plant a kiss on Aurelia's forehead and cheek.
"Hihihihi! Kiss back!"
Aurelia did not hesitate to lean forward so that she could plant kisses on her uncle's smooth and handsome face.
As uncle and niece showed their affection towards each other, Gloriana stepped inside Brutus' stateroom aboard the Indigo Tremor.
She approached and hugged his body before looking at him with an evaluating gaze.
"You look good, brother. You seem stronger than before."
"I made a few new insights and deepened my control over the Star Dancer Mark II. My resonance strength has grown." Brutus smiled as Aurelia's tiny hands curiously rubbed over his stubble.
"What is your current peak?"
"20.75 laveres."
Gloriana gasped with surprise and happiness! "You've already advanced to a mid-tier expert pilot! That's faster than I expected!"
There was no single uniform standard that defined the tiers of expert pilots. Different organizations maintained slightly different thresholds based on different combinations of factors such as resonance strength, actual combat strength, expert mech performance and actual battle records.
However, most people used certain measures of resonance strength as a shorthand indication of the overall tier of an expert pilot.
A demigod with a resonance strength that was approaching the upper limit was unlikely to be lacking in combat experience!
A low-tier expert pilot's resonance strength ranged between 1 to 20 laveres.
A mid-tier expert pilot's resonance strength ranged between 20 to 40 laveres.
A high-tier expert pilot's resonance strength ranged between 40 to 60 laveres.
A peak-tier expert pilot's resonance strength ranged between 60 to 67 laveres.
The latter happened to be extremely rare. These were basically old dogs who possessed many decades of combat experience and constantly worked hard to obtain their breakthrough chance.
Unfortunately for most of them, they missed the best time for them to achieve their breakthroughs and suffered from the many ailments brought by aging.
Of course, Brutus did not have to worry about this outcome as he was still in the prime of his life.
In the eyes of Gloriana, Brutus checked all of the boxes for him to qualify as a mid-tier expert pilot.
Though his combat experience was not too abundant, he had fought numerous pitched battles and never slacked off in his training.
His new Star Dancer Mark II was substantially more powerful than his previous expert mech in almost every parameter.
Now that his resonance strength had finally caught up, he had become an existence that could fight with a clear advantage against his weaker and less-developed peers!
This was enough for Gloriana to be happy for her older brother!
As the two sat down on one of the couches in the central compartment, they entered into a discussion about all of the progress that Brutus had made as of late.
The expert pilot had not only grown his resonance strength, but also polished his piloting skills and deepened his mastery of the Star Dancer Mark II.
As he became a stronger and more capable pilot, his expert mech no longer fit him as well as before. The Star Dancer Mark II was tweaked for a demigod who was weaker than his current self.
Part of the reason why Gloriana decided to pay a visit to the Indigo Tremor was to perform the necessary adjustments to her beloved brother's mech.
"Miaow miaow."
As Clixie rested on Brutus' lap and kept Aurelia company, Gloriana contemplated the tweaks she needed to make in order to increase her brother's combat efficiency.
"I think you are ready to assume a greater degree of manual control over your machine." She concluded. "The Star Dancer Mark II is one of the most agile and maneuverable mechs that I have been involved with. It is designed with quick and dexterous movements in mind, but we have locked part of it away because it requires too much fine control on your part in order to make the most out of this potential. If your familiarity, control and multi-tasking is not up to par, then you are liable to trip up your own expert mech."
"I understand that, but I am more than ready for the challenge, sister. You know exactly what I focus on with my fighting style."
Rifleman mech specialists generally excelled in two different directions.
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