The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4336

"So this is what other people call a living sword, huh?"

Ves did not look impressed at all. He was bewildered more than anything.

As Ves and Master Benedict Cortez studied the scanning data of the plasma sword, they found it was a well-designed product of high technology.

Though the principles of plasma technology were rather clear, it was not that easy to weaponize it in a way to make it functional in mech combat.

Plasma was hot. It could melt through all kinds of alloys if it was applied to a target long enough, but no mech pilot was stupid enough to allow a plasma blade to melt through his mech with impunity.

Therefore, plasma blades needed to possess a high degree of output, but that introduced all kinds of technical challenges.

How to maximize output, how to prevent the internals from frying, how to manage the extreme heat generation and how to stuff it all in a package that was small enough to be usable in mech combat were all requirements that had to be met in order to make a plasma weapon viable in a combat setting.

The high thresholds of military plasma technology ultimately meant that it was mostly common in first-class mechs.

Though it was definitely possible to equip second-class mechs with plasma weapons if the client was willing to commit more funding and resources, it simply didn't make sense most of the time.

The Neo Amadeus was different. As an ace mech, its design budget was so high that previously unattainable technology became a lot more viable all of a sudden.

Ves was not surprised at all that the Gauge Dynasty was willing to invest in a plasma sword as well as other weapons such as an anti-resonance sword and a transphasic sword for a new ace mech.

Saint Jeremiah Gauge definitely possessed the strength to make good use of these armaments!

The leadership of the dynasty must feel extremely pained right now. Not only did they lose a relatively young ace pilot that could have gone on to guard the Gaugers for at least a century, but they also lost all of the investment they poured into the development of an ace mech that only participated in one actual battle.

The estimated production cost of the Neo Amadeus and all of its armaments definitely amounted to millions of MTA credits!

Ves wouldn't be surprised if the total cost, which included the amount of hours that Master Mech Designers and other personnel worked on the design project, exceeded 10 million MTA credits!

No other kind of second-class mech could come close to this extravagance. Spending at this level was mostly associated with first-class mechs more than anything.

Now, all of this value had fallen into the hands of the Cross Clan. Master Benedict would probably be able to derive an enormous amount of gains from studying the frame of the Neo Amadeus.

Even though he was largely responsible for designing the initial version of the Mars and upgrading it to ace mech standards, it was undeniable that he wasn't exactly the most qualified person to fulfill these responsibilities.

The former Skull Architect only realized his design philosophy a few years ago and could still be considered a baby among Master Mech Designers.

This meant that there were huge and profound differences between the Mars and the Neo Amadeus.

Though the former actually possessed more phasewater and high-grade exotics than the latter, Ves actually found that the Neo Amadeus possessed a clear and decisive edge in technological sophistication.

This should not be a surprise.

Several Masters contributed to its design, and the famed Multi-Armed Designer himself led the design project.

Not only that, but the Gauge Dynasty was able to mobilize its best and most accomplished R&D institutions to develop all kinds of custom high-end mech parts and mech systems for the ace mech, making it so that nothing about its design consisted of stock components.

Though Ves hadn't been able to study the frame of the Neo Amadeus in detail as of yet, its plasma sword ought to be a good representation of the entire package.

Master Benedict grew curious at what the younger mech designer could pick up from the plasma sword.

"Leaving aside the abnormally hidden deep within the structure of this weapon, what is your impression of the overall design style and direction of the plasma sword?"

Ves understood that this was probably a teaching moment. He did not mind being patronized because his experience with design work at this level was severely deficient.

A former Fridayman mech designer and newly-advanced Master most certainly knew more how works like the Neo Amadeus and its luxurious equipment came about!

Since Ves did not want to sound too incompetent, he took his time to evaluable the plasma sword and formulate a proper answer.

"The sword is… a collaborative work." Ves spoke as he drew from his own experiences. "I can tell that someone with a good understanding of swords and swordsman mechs took charge of the design of this weapon. Every aspect about the design lines up with a single and coherent design concept. Though its performance is incredibly high, it is not extreme to the point of compromising its robustness and structural integrity. It is truly a powerful and reliable plasma sword that won't easily malfunction during ace mech combat, and that is the most important requirement."

Ves furrowed his eyebrows. "Too much meddling from leaders rarely leads to good results. Don't those Gaugers know their actions are counterproductive?" _{freewёbnoνel.com}

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