The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4372

The four new expert mech design projects represented a new chapter to the Larkinson Clan.

Ves was proud and happy with the direction of each of these four crucial projects.

The Dullahan Project and the Ghost Project that he had taken charge of were both a lot more radical and ambitious in scope.

This was because he attempted to invent new solutions that would have a profound impact on the progression of his design philosophy and provide his clan with wonderful new sources of strength.

From a conceptual perspective, Ves considered the Dullahan Project as a highly ambitious attempt to breathe new life into a living mech that had perished in battle.

On the surface, it sounded like an attempt to recycle the growth of a sentient mech.

What Ves actually saw in this ambitious experimental project was the possibility to exploit death as a means to further the evolution of life.

This was related to a theory that he had developed over the course of his research on mech pilot breakthroughs and the transcendence glow.

A lot of living entities tended to accumulate a lot of garbage over the course of their lives.

Though it was arguable whether undesirable elements added character and touches of humanity to humans or other living beings, Ves had already noticed that the processes of transcendence were at least indirectly related to the amount of baggage and how badly they affected people.

Certain traumas and personality flaws weighed down people so much that they were unable to advance their ranks despite possessing enough talent and diligence.

This was also why Lufa and his numerous variations of glows were so effective at stimulating breakthroughs.

Depending on how Lufa expressed his glow, he was able to selectively dampen the influence of unhelpful baggage, allowing previously burdened people to gain much-needed relief and break through with greater ease!

This was how a seemingly ordinary design spirit made from unremarkable spiritual ingredients was able to produce an impact that was greater than that of the likes of the Superior Mother and maybe even Gaia!

After all, which design spirit was able to reduce the difficulty of breaking through by as much as 50, 60 or even 80 percent?

However, Ves knew from his secret research and periodic exchanges with Master Dervidian that fulfilling the ultimate dream of universal transcendence was easier said than done.

He recalled one particular discussion in the past that taught him that inducing breakthroughs without showing much restraint may not be a good idea.

"Almost everyone in our field agrees that mech pilots break through far less frequently than the mech community desires." Master Derividian said over the comm. "Too many brave and heroic soldiers have fought all their lives for a chance of becoming more than mortal, only for them to be denied their chances due to factors outside of their control."

Ves smirked. "We can change that once we can popularize our new method of fostering transcendence."

"You think too simply, Mr. Larkinson. The reason why we have held back from expanding our scale of testing is not just because we are trying to maintain secrecy or because we do not think human civilization is too unprepared. We have an even greater concern that has become increasingly more acute now that we have monitored batches of expert pilots that have reached their ranks through artificial means."

That did not sound reassuring to Ves.

"What do you mean by that, Master?"

"Let us consider the current situation regarding breakthroughs. The threshold and requirements for breaking through are high. The drawback of circumstance is that few mech pilots are able to succeed. The advantage is that those who are able to succeed against all odds are always the best, most driven, most earnest and most disciplined of their peers. They may possess personality traits that deviate from what galactic human society deems normal, but among the total population of mech pilots, the ones that have risen above the masses generally represent the best of this warrior class."

Ves recalled every expert pilot that he knew in person. People like Venerable Tusa, Venerable Dise, Venerable Jannzi, Venerable Jannzi and Commander Casella Ingvar had all turned into heroes of the Larkinson Clan.

The Glory Seekers had Venerable Brutus and the Handmaidens of Death while the Cross Clan practically revered Patriarch Reginald Cross as a god.

Other groups also nurtured their own share of strong and exceptional personalities. A few of the names that immediately stood out in his memory were Venerable Orthox De Massie and Saint Yila Mayorka.

None of them gave him the impression that they were cruel, lazy or corrupt. Lowlives and punks simply didn't have what it took to break through their limitations and burst out with far greater strength than what mortals ought to possess.

The only ones that came close was someone like Venerable Vincent Ricklin. Ves considered the former Brighter as the most unworthy expert pilot in human space.

When Ves remembered that Vincent Ricklin ultimately experienced apotheosis after the Everchanger began to channel the transcendence glow at a large scale during the Purgatory Campaign, he suddenly understood Master Dervidian's underlying message.

"If we make it so that mech pilots don't have to work as hard to break through, then a lot more people will turn into expert pilots." Ves concluded. "Not all of them represent the best and brightest of every mech pilot. When impure, corrupt and possibly even criminal expert pilots begin to emerge with the help of a solution like the transcendence glow, our entire society will welcome a lot more violence and suffering!"

Master Termenao Dervidian's projection nodded in a grave manner. "That is indeed the scenario that our analysts have predicted. What your ground-breaking invention is able to accomplish amounts to lowering the threshold of breakthroughs. This is certainly a method to solve the shortage of high-ranking mech pilots, but it is not the desired solution of our Transcendence Faction. Do you know what we actually prefer?"

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