The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5116

Every ace pilot was an exceptional human without a doubt. Though only a miniscule fraction of them had what it took to advance to the rank of god pilot, that did not diminish their exceptional nature in the slightest! _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}

The Great Severing caused their value to rise even further. The introduction of exotic radiation may lead to the promotion of a lot of high-tier expert pilots that were currently hindered by their bottlenecks, but the ace pilots that already existed at this time enjoyed a considerable head start!

The population of red humanity was not as exaggerated as the populations of humans in the Milky Way. The amount of ace pilots in the Red Ocean was also a lot scarcer and less ubiquitous.

Each of them were incomparably precious to the humans that were cut off from their home galaxy.

Ves and many other people had heard rumors that the Red Two soon intended to publish a directive that would prohibit warfare between humans in its entirety!

With the native aliens breathing down red humanity's necks, humanity really couldn't afford to squander resources and manpower on fighting against each other anymore.

What was even more important was that the Red Association really did not want to risk the lives of the powerful ace pilots that fought on behalf of various colonial states.

While their current combat power might not be exaggerated enough to merit so much attention, it was their potential that the mechers prized the most.

Each ace pilot, no matter how messy or troubling their individual circumstances may be, was a precious god pilot seed!

Only 8 god mechs presented red humanity with absolute individual firepower. Aside from the CFA's greatest and most extravagant battleships, those 8 gods in the form of humans and mechs were the only champions who were strong enough to resist the greatest of phase whales!

No one knew how well a god mech was able to fare in a battle against an ancient phase whale.

Even if god mechs held an advantage, the problem was that the entire Red Ocean most definitely produced a much greater quantity of ancient phase whales over the history of this dwarf galaxy!

Once the ancient phase whales recovered from the massive exertion and resource depletion following their successful execution of their Ancient Refuge Plan, the 8 incomparably precious god mechs may not be enough to resist the true onslaught!

All of that was a bit too far away from Ves at the moment. He was far too weak to meddle in these high-level affairs. The galactic net also contained a lot of false and misleading rumors that served no other purpose except to muddle the public's perception.

What Ves found most important was that the importance of an ace pilot like Saintess Ulrika Vraken had risen in the Age of Dawn.

This was not just due to the scarcity of mech pilots that could fight against alien warships head-on, but also due to their potential to become exponentially more powerful by finding ways to properly leverage the power of E energy radiation!

The biggest issue at the moment was that no one appeared to know how exactly ace pilots could exert more power under the light of Messier 87.

As Ves asked a pointed question about this topic, Saintess Ulrika curtly shook her head.

"The Hex Federation and the Red Association is conducting extensive cooperative studies on this broad topic." She responded to Ves. "I have taken part in some of them, but I haven't been able to produce any useful results so far. I can feel the E energy radiation passing through everyone and everything, and I can even draw from it to an extent, but aside from making my resonance strength improve a little faster and making my mech a little stronger, it doesn't help that much."

Ves nodded in understanding when he heard about her lack of progress.

The Macharia Excelsia was a powerful ace mech that was highly tailored to her own individual strengths and preferred piloting style, but that did not change the fact that it was a product of the Age of Mechs.

The absence of hyper materials and other specific adaptations geared towards the Age of Dawn meant that the ace mech was unlikely to become a lot more powerful all of a sudden.

It was held back even further by the fact that it wasn't even alive. This meant that it could not proactively absorb or leverage E energy radiation in a more focused and conscious manner.

Ves already had plenty of ways to resolve these obvious shortcomings, but he was far too lacking in time and resources at the moment.

If he wanted to apply a quick adaptation that could measurably increase the combat power of the Macharia Excelsia, he needed to find a more inventive and creative solution.

As he continued to chat with Saintess Ulrika Vraken, he quietly studied her strong and indomitable willpower.

"How much is your resonance strength?"

"250 laveres." Ulrika replied. "It is not that much compared to the older and more experienced ace pilots of the Hex Federation. They can produce much greater results on the battlefield. Our senior ace pilots wouldn't be struggling so much to penetrate the transphasic energy shields of all of those alien warships."

He fully believed her claim. The resonance strengths of those senior ace pilots reached the thousands, which basically translated into a much more extensive ability to rewrite the rules of reality by relying on sheer willpower alone!

Of course, their stronger ace mechs also helped a lot. The Macharia Excelsia already looked incredibly powerful to Ves, but he knew that the Hex Federation likely developed ace mechs that incorporated the very best tech and materials within their reach!

Ves truly yearned to inspect the ace mechs of senior ace pilots, but the Hexers were extremely reluctant to transfer any of them outside of the borders of their colonial states.

Each of them played an essential role in guarding their most important and strategic star systems against hostile incursions, whether they be human or alien!

The Vraken Matriarchal Dynasty wasn't stupid. It readily sent out one of their most junior ace pilots to test the waters and limit any potential losses that might occur.

This also gave Ves a license to pull off nearly anything he liked. He could experiment on Saintess Ulrika Vraken and the Macharia Excelsia in any way he liked as long as his stunts did not negatively impact their combat effectiveness!

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