The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4350

Once the Larkinson Journeymen had gone over all of the standard mechs of the Larkinson Army, they proceeded to shift their discussion to the most powerful and exciting mechs in their possession.

It was difficult for both the older and newer Journeymen to remain impassive at this time. The Larkinson expert mechs not only represented the best of what they had offer, but also displayed much of their strengths and weaknesses during the Battle of Pima Prime.

The Sundered Phalanx's own collection of expert mechs presented enough of a challenge to force many heroes of the Larkinson Clan to fight at their best.

Each of their battles provided the Design Department with a wealth of empirical data that the Larkinson mech designers barely had time to study in detail.

Even so, a brief look at the footage and most important pieces of data granted them plenty of insights.

"Let's address the matter of phasewater technology first." Ves began. "The Gauge Dynasty equipped each of its expert mechs with transphasic parts and systems. Though none of those machines barring the Skorpion Kommando received an excessive amount of phasewater, what we have seen so far should be the minimum standard going forward. The Sundered Phalanx and other well-funded mech organizations will probably continue to equip their expert mechs with stronger and more phase water-saturated technology over time."

"What is your point, Ves?" Gloriana asked.

"The development of our expert mechs can't fall behind. We need to think about what kind of phasewater technology we should incorporate in their designs in the future. This especially applies to our older expert mechs which are still counting on Unending alloy armor systems to protect them from damage."

"Wait. Are you changing your stance on trying to extend the use of Unending alloy as long as possible? What about your past arguments? Didn't you tell us that prime mechs can be more powerful than transphasic mechs?"

He let out a tired breath. "I don't believe my argument is wrong, Gloriana, but what happened to the Shield of Samar has been a wakeup call for me. Living mechs and prime mechs should be absolutely powerful enough to contend against modern transphasic mechs, but the problem is that it takes years if not decades of growth to reach that point. Our enemies won't give our expert mechs to grow to that extent. I have neglected the time factor in my calculations. It takes more than two decades for a human baby to grow into a qualified mech pilot. Mechs aren't the same as us, but they should take at least just as long to develop a lot of inherent power."

The Shield of Samar possessed plenty of advantages in this area when it was still intact.

It was among the oldest living mechs in active service, which meant that it had accumulated many years of growth.

Being paired with strong individuals such as Venerable Jannzi and Qilanxo had further boosted its spiritual growth by providing the living mech with rich spiritual feedback.

Along with the advantages granted by its Ardent Wish gem that increased its spiritual feedback by a whopping 40 percent, the Shield of Samar was definitely the machine that best encapsulated Ves' design philosophy!

Yet despite all of these spiritual boosts, the Shield of Samar ultimately proved itself to be a bit too young and immature to defend against the horrible lethality of the Skorpion Kommando!

"Sara." Ves turned to one of the Voiken siblings. "You've studied what has happened to the Shield of Samar, right? Please explain to us whether Venerable Jannzi's expert mech could have survived the final attack of the Skorpion Kommando if it was outfitted with a high-quality transphasic armor system."

Sara Voiken pressed her lips. "I can't give you a solid answer. It depends heavily on the quality and specs of the transphasic armor system. In general, I still think it would have been unlikely for the expert space knight to resist the flood of phasewater-enriched corrosive substances from the Skorpion Kommando. The concentration of phasewater was simply too high. At least a quarter of the Shield of Samar probably would have dissolved, but I am mildly hopeful that this will be the extent of the damage. The expert mech has a lot of mass, and transphasic armor plating is excellent at neutralizing phasewater attacks."

That was what Ves thought as well.

"Transphasic weapons will only become more prevalent in the future. Perhaps rare cases like the Skorpion Kommando's extremely powerful venom formulas might not happen too often, but the chances that our expert mechs will encounter a similar threat will only grow in the future. Since I don't want us to fall behind the trends, we should proactively begin to consider how to replace the armor systems of our old expert mechs with more modern transphasic armor systems in advance."

That was a surprise even to Gloriana.

"Are you sure about this, Ves?"

"I am sure. I love Unending alloy, but we lack the expertise to reverse engineer its production method or make it transphasic. We also lack the ability to develop a substitute material that possesses similar properties. Given this reality, I have judged that it is best to phase out Unending alloy over time."

No one offered strong objections to this change. Nobody aside from Ves cared too much about Unending alloy anyway.

"What is the timeframe of this upgrade round?" Sara Voiken curiously inquired. "We are currently in the process of servicing and repairing the expert mechs that have survived the battle. We can overhaul their armor systems once we return to Davute and gain access to the services of the local development companies."

"Let's not be too hasty. Our expert mechs are still doing more than fine even if they are still stuck with Unending alloy. We should look into replacing the armor systems while also incorporating other powerful technologies to our older expert mechs in five to ten years."

"So they will still remain vulnerable to the same sort of attacks that have felled the Shield of Samar during the Trailblazer Expedition."

Ves helplessly shrugged. "Let's just hope we don't encounter an opponent that has access to exceptionally powerful transphasic weapons."

As much as Ves became attracted by the idea of equipping every expert mech with a transphasic grenade, he wasn't certain whether the clan could afford the consumption of phasewater. _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}

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