The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4048

Chapter 4048 Pacifier Project

Much had changed over the past years. The Living Mech Corporation had gone from an obscure mech company that was indistinguishable from other ones to a rising market player that intimidated many market competitors!

Leveraging Patriarch Ves Larkinson's unorthodox design philosophy and unique glows that provided tons of utility, the living mech models that the LMC published with increasing frequency quickly became famous — or infamous in various circles — for their ability to affect the minds of people!

Whether it was their supportive glows that lifted the morale of soldiers or suppressive morale that ruined the concentration of enemy mech pilots, the glows associated with LMC products quickly became one of the more famous features of the products of the Red Ocean!

Though paranoid critics and disgruntled competitors often brought up accusations that the Larkinsons exploited illegal brainwashing technology, such news only gained a moderate amount of traction.

One of the key reasons why these legitimate-sounding concerns did not completely tarnish the LMC's brand and reputation was because the Mech Trade Association never issued any statement regarding the controversy!

The MTA merely reminded every inquirer that it had already issued proclamations regarding glows in the past. The mechers saw no need to provide any additional guidance to the mech community.

In the end, regulatory action or inaction did not become a factor in people's purchase decisions.

While there were plenty of mech buyers who turned away from the LMC's product catalog, there were also others who swore by them and made great use of the unique range of mech models.

The owners of living mechs often possessed a competitive advantage over their rivals and enemies, causing them to win more battles than they should, especially when their opposition had not made any preparations to fight against this new phenomenon!

In addition, more and more customers had begun to discover the more profound benefits of living mechs.

Their glows may have caught their attention from the beginning, but many mech pilots who had piloted their living mechs for months or years refused to part with their battle partners due to all of the growth they experienced together!

Due to all of these reasons, the Living Mech Corporation became the only mech company led by a Journeyman to break into the consciousness of the mech market and become a known brand!

p-n0vel、com The start of the LMC's major success in the Red Ocean began with the design of the Pacifier Project.

As a collaborative project between the Living Mech Corporation and Voiken Industries, its development trajectory was different from ordinary projects.

Ves and his fellow Larkinson mech designers were already accustomed to collaborating among themselves. They also accrued a decent amount of experience working together with external consultants such as Master Moira Willix and Professor Benedict Cortez on powerful expert mech design projects.

This was a different form of collaboration, though.

During the very first virtual meeting between the two principal mech designers, Professor Taigen Herman Voiken made it clear who was in charge of the Pacifier Project.

"I believe that you and I already possess a clear understanding of each other's competences." He spoke. "Your strengths lie in designing living mechs and adding useful glows to them. My strengths are based on my extensive exploration and mastery of different types of non-lethal mechs."

Professor Taigen Voiken was over a century older than Ves. If not for the fact that he and his family held high expectations for the unique design solutions of the Larkinson Patriarch, he would not have bothered to address him as an equal!

The large generation, rank and experience gap made their initial moments of cooperation rather awkward. Ves was quite aware of how much a powerful and experienced Senior had to alter his behavior in order to maintain a harmonious atmosphere during their collaboration period.

Ves casually waved his hand and made his stance clear. "I have no objections to allowing you to take the lead. You are the authority on law enforcement mechs here and I agreed to cooperate with you exactly because I do not need to provide any input on how to put such a machine together. I will not pretend to possess any expertise on law enforcement mechs, so I do not intend to get in your way."

The Voiken Senior responded with a genuine smile. He had been afraid that someone who shot up as rapidly as Ves might have developed an arrogant or conceited personality, but it appeared those fears were unfounded.

In truth, Ves didn't want to fight with Professor Taigen on this issue because he was short on time!

How could he possibly have the hours to spare on trying to push his own vision onto a Senior who started designing law enforcement mechs long before he was born?

Ves might be confident, but he wasn't a fool!

"That is reassuring for me to hear." Professor Taigen smiled as the tension between the two had dropped. "As long as we develop clear rules and make our division of responsibilities clear from the beginning, we will be able to avoid many problems. What aspects of the Pacifier Project do you wish to provide your input?"

"Hmm." Ves paused for a moment in order to think about exactly how he wanted to contribute. "I can leave the basic configuration and most of the technical design to you, but I would like to make my mark on the piloting experience, the external design of our mech as well as the marketing, branding and presentation of the product. The Pacifier Project may primarily be your work, but it is my contribution that makes all of the difference. It is important to me that our collaborative work possesses the flair and imagery that is expected from my mech company."

Professor Taigen had developed many first responder mechs beforehand, so this was nothing new to him. He already thought about and drafted several different configurations that all possessed their own individual strengths and weaknesses. _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}

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