The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4927

The optimization process of the two expert mechs proceeded with difficulty.

It was hard to simulate the performance of a mech that incorporated such a dazzling combination of resonating exotics, high-grade exotics and spiritual applications.

The best that Ves and Gloriana could do was devote a small amount of precious raw resources to fabricate scale models of specific parts of their future works.

Even then, these practical tests only explained a fraction of the expert mech's actual performance in the field.

"It would be great if I can just upload a design to the MSTS and have it simulate our work to an accurate enough degree." Ves sighed as he sat next to Gloriana during a scale model test.

The two mech designers continually observed the data panels as well as the miniature arm of the Ghost Project that they had installed in the testing chamber.

After activating a command, the arm began to disappear from view. All of the sensor and scanning systems pointed at it suddenly found themselves unable to detect anything unusual.

The impressive Seferath AQ-3M was doing its job. Even as Gloriana slowly dialed up the detection power of the various different sensor systems, the arm remained remarkably unnoticeable to most of them! The only sensors that managed to sense anything amiss were those that made use of physical particles or had been specifically designed to detect stealthed units.

None of this fell outside of the expectations of the couple. They already understood that there were too many ways to defeat active stealth systems at closer ranges. It was already impressive for the Seferath AQ-3M to be able to hide itself completely when it was not being actively searched upon.

"I think the MSTS can already be used to test a large range of standard mechs." Gloriana shared her own views even as she adjusted the settings of the sensor systems. "It already has a fairly realistic ability to simulate ordinary physics. The greater the similarities between mech designs, the lower the chance the simulation results will deviate from reality. It is the abnormal designs that incorporate a large range of new exotic materials and unusual applications that throw off the calculations. This applies to both the MSTS and more conventional virtual simulation programs."

The Design Department was slowly expanding its output rate. The recent recruitment of Miss Beatrice Hendrix opened up numerous new opportunities to design mechs with improved modular configurations.

Ves had also been looking to recruit a Journeyman who specialized in artillery mechs or explosive weapon systems, but all of the good ones had already been picked up by other employers.

A part of him regretted that he had listened to his wife and let Jocasta Clive go. The Design Department was lacking in ranged weapon specialists.

Though the Larkinson Clan had grown so popular that the recruiters received applications from dozens of eager and ambitious Journeyman Mech Designers a month, none of them were worth a damn.

Ves even rejected a few names proposed by Gloriana because the applicants did not possess the spark of brilliance that he sought in his future subordinates and collaboration partners. _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

As far as he was concerned, the only Journeymen worth his consideration were those who had the guts and confidence to measure themselves up against their peers in mech design tournaments.

It was easy for mech designers to score easy successes by competing in a regulated mech market or receive favorable commissions from a compromised party.

Ves vastly preferred to evaluate potential candidates when they needed to compete directly against other peers.

Working for the Larkinson Clan was not safe. If his mech designers could not handle the pressure of publicly showcasing their work in mech design competitions, then they had no business participating in dangerous expeditions!

Of course, his wife was an exception to this rule. She was a special mech designer.

Once Ves and Gloriana concluded the expensive scale model test, they studied the data and took note of any discrepancies.

Even with the unique little quirks and modifications they applied to the Seferath AQ-3M active stealth system, its real performance did not significantly deviate from their expectations.

That was good news. The Ghost Project came one step closer to reaching its finalized state.

Gloriana looked satisfied. "We have been making such good progress that we should probably complete the second iteration of the Ghost Project over the next week."

"I think it's time to prepare for the fabrication of this expert mech." Ves declared.

His wife immediately frowned. "Isn't that premature? The Ghost Project is extremely complex. It is packed with advanced technologies and new innovations. The Geist System alone is a mystery box due to how little of it is based on conventional physics. We should thoroughly verify our design over several more months so that it will become as flawless as possible when we finally bring it into reality."

Ves couldn't wait that long anymore.

"No. Enough is enough. Our ability to test our expert mechs is too limited at this point. Any improvements we can make at this junction are marginal at best and counterproductive at worst. Don't forget that this is just the starting point of our first expert stealth mech. We can always fix any shortcomings that become obvious after we have fabricated our work."

His wife did not look pleased after hearing this. She clearly wanted to maximize the probability of gaining another masterwork certificate.

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