The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4853

Ves was aware that a lot of people were talking behind his back.

It came with the territory. He had chosen to become a high-profile mech designer. It should not be surprising for lots of people to question his design skills or whether he was cheating.

The power of fame was a double-edged sword. It magnified all of his successes and enabled him to use it as leverage to make other parties agree to requests that they would normally not fulfill.

However, the other side of fame was notoriety, which he also happened to possess in spades. An increasing number of people thought he was an upstart, a disruptor or even a mass murderer!

Ves knew that he could ignore the negative responses as long as he possessed enough strength and backing. He had enough successes along with support from the MTA to ignore low-level concerns that would have bothered him a lot in the past.

Still, he didn't feel entirely comfortable with living a high-profile life. The downside to relying on fame and reputation to shield him from harm was that he needed to maintain his performance. The moment he stumbled was the moment where he lost a lot of protection. The knives would come out at that time.

He inwardly shook his head. There was no point in thinking about these matters. His greatest priority was to design his competition mechs and ensure they possessed the strength and capabilities of making it all the way to the end!

As a mech designer who already participated in numerous different mech design tournaments, he understood quite well what he needed to do in order to increase his chances of making it to the finals.

There were 71 teams in contention. In a single elimination bracket, that meant that his competition mechs had to win 6 matches in a row to win the entire contest.

A pair of well-designed mechs designed for the tournament shouldn't encounter too much challenge in winning a single match. The odds of making it through was quite high as most of the competitors were probably not as good as Ves.

The problem was trying to keep a winning record again and again without failing in between.

If Ves wasn't lucky enough, then his competition mechs would be randomly matched against the other favorites of the Twin Weapons Tournament.

With the added variable of adding obvious weak points to the frontal armor of every mech, it only took one significant mistake for the mechs designed by Ves and Juliet to stumble!

"This damn single elimination bracket is truly brutal." He muttered under his breath.

The lack of second chances meant that prudent mech designers couldn't afford to take too many chances. Every contestant had to make sure to shore up the weaknesses of their works, leaving them with less room to experiment and pursue more radical mech designs than in other circumstances.

Ves did not agree with this mindset. Taking the safe and steady approach was not his style. He willingly made it a lot more difficult for himself because it aligned with his heart and because he knew he needed to go beyond the confines of what was safe in order to make it all the way to the end.

The hybrid mech design that he had begun to shape reflected his stubborn and crazy mindset.

He could feel from the increased stares directly towards his body that his performance dazzled the more knowledgeable members of the crowd once again!

The skills he displayed along with the speed in which he filled up the draft design with concrete details did not match the standard of an ordinary Journeyman!

In fact, even the older and more experienced Journeymen who had been in the business for many decades could not hope to match his speed!

The panel of Seniors who served as the commentators for the Twin Weapons Tournament frequently emphasized how much better Ves performed in this regard.

[I have heard many praises about the design prowess of Patriarch Ves Larkinson. I do admit that he possesses a certain flair in his design style and work ethic when I studied his performance in past competitions. It has been around six years since he last took part in a series of mech design tournaments in Chance Bay. Despite the fact that he was a Journeyman back then as well, the difference between his past self and his present self is enormous! I cannot believe that any other industry expert has predicted that Patriarch Larkinson has progressed to this extent!]

[Oh?] The female host, who happened to know little about technical matters, raised her eyebrow in curiosity. [Six years is a decent amount of time. It is more than long enough for high school graduates to complete an education in biotechnology and mech design. Is it not plausible that a famous mech designer such as Patriarch Larkinson has made a massive leap in progress?]

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