The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4645

As much as Ves liked the thought of building up his own colony and ruling over his own planet, it clashed against his original plan and goals.

His main purpose was to become a Star Designer. Every other ambition had to take a backseat. There was no way he wanted to get shackled to a planet where his enemies could force him to make a stand.

Staying mobile and basing the main element of his clan onto its many starships was the right way to go. If it worked for the Common Fleet Alliance and its vast network of associated spaceborn clans, it would work for the Larkinson Clan as well!

So far, none of Master Goldstein's suggestions sounded all that appealing to Ves. The Master possessed different goals and a different vision on matters. He probably had little understanding of how extensively Ves wanted to maintain a healthy distance from the MTA and other entanglements.

It was not as if Ves wanted to isolate himself from human society like the fleeters, but he had suffered betrayal at the hands of other parties far too many times.

Before Master Goldstein could offer any further suggestions that came with a lot of strings attached, Ves raised his hand.

"I prefer to spend my MTA merits on more straightforward improvements to myself and my clan. I am looking for more practical improvements that can give my people and I a short to medium-term boost. I would like to obtain goods or services that can enhance our security, increase our learning capabilities and boost our industrial capacity. I would also like to obtain anything that can deter enemies from attacking my fleet, no matter whether they are human or alien."

The bald MTA Master spent a few seconds evaluating the options that matched Ves' specifications.

"You are a demanding mech designer and clan patriarch, Mr. Larkinson." The Survivalist replied. "I can present you with many different options that you may be interested in, but you will have to be selective as not even hundreds of millions of MTA merits can solve all of your needs."

Ves responded with a rueful smile. "I am aware of this reality. Not even first-raters can get everything on their wishlist. However, this is exactly why I am so eager to spend my MTA merits. The more enhancements I receive, the sooner my people and I can close the gap."

"Well, if you are so eager to become a first-rater through your own efforts, then I suggest you spend at least 100 million MTA merits on a Hyper Chamber."

"A Hyper Chamber?" Ves raised his eyebrow.

"Remote communication is one of the most important binding elements of human civilization." Master Goldstein explained. "Our entire society as we know it would immediately collapse if the galactic net is taken away from us. It is because of our ability to transmit data to other people across many star systems and even entire galaxies that can unite so many groups and states into a single cohesive civilization."

"That… is true. I take it that this Hyper Chamber is some sort of super communication tool?"

"Oh, it is that and more, Mr. Larkinson. Remote communication has been enriched by two major advancements. First, we are able to accurately project and portray each other's bodies and any objects we wish to include in our exchange of data. Second, we are able to touch what we have projected through the use of physical projection technology. The latter has immensely reduced the downsides of remote communications and has reduced the need for personal meetings. However, the technology cannot replace face-to-face encounters entirely. Do you know why?"

That was an easy question to answer.

"It is because physical projections are weak. We only need to give a physical projection a moderate push before it breaks."

"Exactly." Master Goldstein nodded. "Try and break this projection."

The MTA Master waved his hand over the worktable, causing a simple alloy bar to appear into view.

Ves picked it up and tried to break it by snapping the bar.

Even though it looked and felt like a realistic alloy bar, it simply did not bend according to his will!

His genetic and biological augmentations had left him with way more physical strength than he ever needed as a mech designer, but even that wasn't enough for him to bend this illusionary alloy bar!

"Am I being fooled, or is this actually a projection?" Ves wondered.

Master Goldstein grinned and waved his hand, causing the alloy bar projection to pop and disappear.

"No, Mr. Larkinson. You are not being deceived. This is an example of state-of-the-art physical projection technology. We have constantly iterated and improved upon it for centuries, and the highest specifications of this tech can simulate physical objects so well that they can easily simulate complete mechs. In fact, you can even hold a half-virtual, half-real mech duel between two mechs!"

What?!

If Master Goldstein's claims were true, then the use of these superprojectors could enable mechs located in two different galaxies to duel against each other!

This was a possibility that transcended virtual reality. The inclusion of physical participants meant that mechs could interact with each other in whole new ways!

"Can this Hyper Chamber do all of that for our clan?" Ves eagerly asked.

"Do not get too excited, Mr. Larkinson. The most basic model that is as large as a small mech arena can be obtained for around 100 million MTA merits, but you will not be able to obtain the full experience. You will have to pay more MTA merits in order to upgrade your Hyper Chamber's physical projection capabilities. You can swap out the more basic physical and energy projectors with more premium models that possess higher specifications. If you are truly wealthy and accomplished, then you may also add materializers along with a large quantity of reserve materials. This will allow your side to materialize complete objects or mechs that are transmitted by other parties."

How extravagant! Ves had countless ideas in his mind on how he could take advantage of this tech!

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