The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4376

There were a lot of effective ways to make use of the previous two gems.

Though their properties limited the range of mechs that they could be utilized to an effective degree, Ves still had a lot of freedom and choice in the specific mechs he could choose to impart with additional effects.

Ves did not have the impression that he possessed the same freedom of choice with the third gem.

[Shield of Sacrifice]

The dying wish of a powerful soul is contained within this gem. Increases the damage resistance of a mech up to 100 percent in proportion to the damage it has incurred.

It was already obvious from the start that there was only one possible mech that was destined to bear the Shield of Sacrifice gem.

"I can't justify the decision to put it in any other mech than the Dullahan Project." He sighed.

The Dullahan Project was not only Venerable Jannzi's next machine, but was also a living mech that would either become a descendant or a continuation of the late Shield of Samar.

No matter what, much of the spiritual foundation of the upcoming expert space knight would be based on the Shield of Samar.

If Ves added a gem that was undoubtedly related to the same living gem to the new Dullahan Project, then an unexpected event might take place!

The uncertainty of what would happen if he combined these two elements did not make him feel apprehensive.

Instead, he became excited at the idea!

Every gem that he utilized before were derived from existences that Ves had never encountered in person. He suspected that many of them were powerful alien personalities that had died long before he was even born.

This was different. It was a lovely coincidence that he had just started a design project that was centered around designing a direct successor of the Shield of Samar while also obtaining a gem that shared the same origin.

It would be unreasonable if the completed Dullahan Project did not produce a special reaction once it integrated this gem!

Ves happily put away the last gem. If nothing went wrong, he would probably be able to witness this event in a year or so. Even if it did not produce any dramatic results, the effect of the gem alone was quite powerful under the right circumstances!

"If I am interpreting its description correctly, then the more the mech incurs damage, the harder it is to destroy the remainder!"

This was a rather troublesome effect because mechs like the old Shield of Samar performed at their best when they were in their most complete and undamaged state.

Once an enemy pressed them to the point of breaching their armor, the damaged machines risked getting crippled or destroyed after every subsequent attack because their internals got exposed.

"What is the use of amplifying the defense of a mech by 30, 50 or even 80 percent if the Dullahan Project is already full of holes?" Ves wondered.

Even if the Dullahan Project received a lot of internal strengthening, there was only so much that these measures could stop a serious attack from affecting crucial mech parts that were essential to the functioning of a machine.

"Still, it is better than nothing, I suppose. If the Dullahan Project is able to redirect incoming attacks from its exposed internals to its remaining armor plating, then that would vastly increase its longevity in battle."

Ves suddenly thought back on the recent Maiden of Adversity that had become a popular mech model among the Hexers.

Its iconic Battle Skirt System was an amazingly effective modular external armor system. It allowed the new hero mech model to always have access to additional armor plating that it could position where they were needed the most. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"There's no reason to leave this option off the table."

Adapting a higher-end version of the Battle Skirt System to the Dullahan Project added a lot of complexity and additional cost, but Ves thought it was worth the price.

He already intended to make the Dullahan Project lighter, slimmer and more offense-oriented than the last iteration of the Shield of Samar.

Adding the Battle Skirt System to the upcoming expert space knight was a way to maximize the value of the new gem.

This was because if the Dullahan Project ended up in a difficult battle against a powerful enemy, it would constantly be able to take hits without succumbing entirely with the help of the Battle Skirt System.

Even if the condition of the Dullahan Project deteriorated to an awful level, as long as enough of the modular armor plating of the Battle Skirt System remained intact, then the improved defense power of these movable plates would become increasingly more effective at blocking attacks!

Of course, it was extremely unlikely that the Dullahan Project would be able to remain operational when it was 70, 80 or 90 percent damaged.

That was usually the point where a mech turned into a powerless and lifeless wreck!

This was why Ves felt a bit ambivalent towards the effect of the Shield of Sacrifice gem. That part about 'increasing the damage resistance of a mech up to 100 percent' was a bit of a bait because there was no way the Dullahan Project would ever come close to reaching the upper limit of this effect.

If Ves had a choice, he would rather obtain another gem like the Lament of Exod that increased the defenses of a mech against physical damage by 50 percent.

In fact, Ves originally reserved the Lament of Exod gem for the Dullahan Project shortly after he came up with the design project, but that was no longer the case now that he obtained the Shield of Sacrifice gem.

"Oh well. At least I can save up the Lament of Exod gem for another defensive mech."

It was about time for the Larkinson Clan to add another powerful defensive mech to its lineup.

Venerable Jannzi shouldn't be shouldering the burden of defending against powerful attacks alone.

Maybe Ves should pay more attention to the training and guidance of defense-oriented expert candidates.

Now that the expeditionary fleet was heading into dangerous regions, the demand for additional defensive assets would only grow higher.

"I'll think about this later."

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