The Mech Touch novel Chapter 4968

Since Ves managed to obtain Master Termaneo Dervidian's referral letter with such ease, he thought he might as well complete his collection and contact the remaining MTA Master on his friend list.

His expression turned a bit emotional as he submitted a request to schedule a call with Master Willix.

She was one of the mech designers who pulled him into the orbit of the MTA in the earlier stages of his career.

Despite the huge gap in rank and status between the two, Ves never had the impression that Master Willix looked down on him. The generous mecher taught him, advised him and even bent the rules in his favor.

It made Ves feel as if he was being mothered by her. It was a profoundly odd experience to a man who had grown up without a female parental figure for much of his childhood.

Unfortunately for him, he had fallen out of touch with Master Willix after he departed for the Red Ocean.

They had ended their collaboration on the design of the first six Larkinson expert mechs years ago. On top of that, Master Willix also notified Ves that she was about to spend years on closing herself off in a secret MTA site in order to conduct vital research.

"Is it even possible to form a communication channel to her current location?" He wondered.

His concerns turned out to be overblown as Master Willix eventually became available.

The two mech designers situated on the opposite ends of human space came into contact once again!

The female Master curled her lips in a modest smile. "I did not misjudge you, Mr. Larkinson. The results that you have produced over the years have exceeded my expectations. You are a leader among your generation and a credit to our common profession."

Ves blinked. "Thank you for your praise. I still have a long way to go before I can become worthy of my status as an associate to your faction."

There was a sense of intimacy between the two that was lacking in Ves' interactions with Master Vayro Goldstein.

Master Willix was the first MTA Master that Ves opened up to. She had also collaborated with him on numerous projects, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that he felt closer to her than Master Goldstein.

Ves and Willix continued to chat with each other. Neither of them were in a hurry to address business.

"It is regrettable that your Shield of Samar has been destroyed in battle." Moira Willix said. "You have recently completed a replacement expert mech for young Venerable Jannzi Larkinson, correct?"

Ves smiled and nodded. "That is right. My new Dullahan Project shares numerous similarities with its predecessor, though I collaborated with Master Benedict Cortez instead of you this time. Our new expert space knight still relies on GT-535 as its key resonating exotic. This should help Venerable Jannzi control the immediate area around her new machine to a greater extent."

"I am curious to examine how you and your fellow mech designers have managed to integrate my work into your new expert defensive mech." Master Willix looked thoughtful. "I am afraid that it will not be enough without my personal intervention."

"I am aware of that, but Master Benedict brings his own specialties to the table. The Dullahan Project is able to last considerably longer on the battlefield and won't have to worry about raising its energy consumption too much."

"If you need my expertise to inspect your work, you only need to transmit its design. I should have enough time in my schedule to make a single pass."

"That will not be necessary, ma'am."

Even if the MTA already stole the design files of his Dullahan Project, Ves did not want them to spread around any further than necessary.

This was especially important when the Carmine System gained a lot more significance than before!

"Now that I have become a Senior, I have become a bit more aware of the true nature of resonating exotics." Ves eventually said. "I have always wondered what it takes to develop a new resonating alloy. What is it like to develop a product like GT-535?"

The distant Master shook her head. "Developing resonating alloys is not an activity to be taken lightly. You first need to ascertain whether it is necessary for you to spend your time and effort on it. You must first ascertain whether your needs are already met by natural exotics or alloys developed by your peers."

"What is the next step?"

"If your investigation has not revealed anything amiss, then you must choose whether to develop a resonating alloy yourself or outsource much of the work to a qualified specialist. You must have a deep understanding of materials science as well as the fields that are most relevant to the nature of the resonating alloy that you wish to form. This is anything but suitable for a beginner. You must study matter and the properties of exotic materials to an extensive degree. Even then, your chances of developing a viable new resonating alloy that can exceed the alternatives are slim."

That indeed sounded difficult. It looked like that it was unlikely that Ves would be able to develop his own resonating exotics anytime soon.

"Does that mean that most mech designers will have to depend on experts in materials in order to obtain what they need?"

"That is correct. High-ranking mech design is a branch of our profession that is constantly obsessed with pushing the limits of our technology. Resonating materials are the most powerful materials that you can add to an expert mech. There may come a time where you wish to empower your clients to the best of your ability, but cannot adequately do so because you lack the right material support. This will not happen to you for the time being, but once you become a Master Mech Designer and wish to elevate your work according to your design philosophy, then you may not have any better options."

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