The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4084

Chapter 4084 Industry Standard

Ves experienced a time of pure bliss as he readied himself for bed.

His cute little daughter snuggled in the middle of the queen-sized bed of his shared bedroom with Gloriana.

His wife was lying on the other side of the bed. She softly kissed and cooed Aurelia in order to help her fall asleep faster.

It was tiny moments like these that Ves felt more happy and satisfied than ever. Even though he couldn't direct as much attention to Aurelia as he wished, he still cherished every little moment of his offspring's childhood.

Fatherhood was both stressful and magical to him. He started to understand his own father Ryncol a lot more now that he had a kid of his own. There were times where Ves would literally wish to sacrifice everything in his life just to ensure Aurelia's happiness.

As Ves thought about taking his daughter on another excursion, his wife finally broke the pleasant silence.

"I interviewed a number of smart armor developers today."

Ves raised his eyebrow. "Oh? That quickly?"

"Their R&D projects are all promising but demand a high amount of investment." Gloriana explained. "There is a great need to stress test different iterations of smart metal implementations. This leads to a high rate of wear and tear. While most of the nanomachines are able to produce newer copies of themselves if any of them get worn out or destroyed, there is always a loss of materials with each renewal cycle. This raises the barrier to developing a successful new application of smart metal to a large degree. All of the developers that I have spoken to today are short on money or resources, sometimes both."

"The conditions to perform R&D in the new frontier are much more challenging than in the old galaxy. If these smart metal developers are all struggling to complete their projects, then maybe they shouldn't have moved to a difficult place like Davute. Almost everyone in Krakatoa is short on money and resources. I don't think that there is much interest in investing in an expensive and extremely cost-inefficient technological application like smart metal. These guys are better off conducting their research in a more prosperous and resource-rich region."

"That's the thing, Ves. The places you are talking about are already saturated with better competitors. There are those who can produce better results or enjoy better funding and connections. By moving to a brand-new hub like Davute, developers can start out fresh without needing to compete against regional powerhouses that have already cornered much of the market."

Ves adopted a skeptical expression. "It sounds as if they are losers who can't make it in the big city, so they opt to ply their trade in a rural backwater instead."

"That's not an entirely accurate description." Gloriana shook her head as she held her sleeping daughter closer. "While you are partially correct that these developers cannot stand out in their home regions, they are exploring new possibilities by researching methods to enhance existing technologies by making use of the new and unique exotics that are only available in the Red Ocean. We didn't notice it before, but the tech industry in Davute is booming. A lot of small-to-medium research institutions and development companies have emerged in recent times."

"Hmmm. That is interesting. I will look forward to their results, if they succeed that is. Now that I think about it, the Cross Clan has also begun to expand in the tech development industry. Professor Benedict's ambitions are not small."

The ambitious Senior Mech Designer already intended to branch out in this sector, but the immense spoils that the Golden Skull Alliance brought back from the Garimel System supercharged his plans!

It didn't matter if the Cross Clan did not have a strong foundation in this industry. With a large amount of MTA merits and phasewater in his pocket, Professor Benedict could buy out entire groups of development companies and recruit some of the most brilliant researchers and developers available for hire.

Although it took a huge amount of effort to integrate and harmonize all of these puzzle pieces, once they fit together, the Cross Clan had a high chance of becoming one of the stalwarts in the region's tech industry!

Ves briefly thought about using his clan's prosperity to start a large development company himself, but quickly threw this idea out of his head.

His clan already expanded in plenty of side businesses for now. The Larkinson Biotech Institute, The T Institute, the Open Consortium, the Creation Association and most recently the First Star Mech Academy already demanded a lot of resources and attention.

He was always a believer in the notion that people and organizations should stick with what they were good at and leave the rest to others.

While he was willing to make compromises in order to reduce his clan's dependency on unstable and exploitative suppliers, he had to make sure he did not get ahead of himself and stretch his clan thin across too many different businesses.

"I have already chosen a smart armor system for the C-Man Project." Gloriana announced.

"Oh? That quickly? Didn't you intend to spend more time on weighing the pros and cons of each offering before you decide which one to adopt?"

"That's not necessary. Many of the products that the developers have presented to me are not that attractive to me. They are either too early in development or do not perform as well as I hoped relative to how much investment they require. There is only one stand-out invention that offers everything I need and more."

That aroused Ves' interest. It was not easy to please a woman as demanding as Gloriana. Whatever caught her eye must be truly fantastic if she sounded so satisfied.

"What makes this smart armor different from the other ones?"

"For starters, it is an energized system that can be fed with additional power to strengthen its internal cohesion as well as its overall resistance against damage. The strengthening factor may reach as much as 1200 percent!"

"12 times!?" Ves softly gasped.

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