The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5272

This unassuming meeting was one of the most impactful events of the Larkinson Clan.

It did not look like it, but the gathering of the patriarch along with the leading figures of the Larkinson Army would determine the future direction of the clan in its entirety! _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

What was at stake was the Larkinson Clan's entry into first-class society. Many clansmen wanted to fulfill their lifelong ambition to become first-raters, and now they finally had an actual chance to become one of the foremost humans in their society!

Yet the requirements to become a first-class citizen were so harsh that Ves could only bring along a limited number of people.

This created a lot of tension as only a tiny proportion of Larkinsons would be fortunate enough to grasp this opportunity in advance.

Everyone else either had to wait their turn or forgo this opportunity entirely, dooming themselves to remaining as second-raters for the rest of their lives!

No one wanted to be the ones to decide who got to accompany Ves to the upper zones. There were so many possible candidates that it was inevitable for them to disappoint plenty more.

Ves did not like this either, but as the leader of his own clan, he had a duty and a responsibility to make this determination in a manner that was as fair as possible for the Larkinsons.

Perhaps sensing the growing tension over the dilemmas posed by this issue, The Golden Cat decided to make an appearance in person.

"Nyaaaaaa!"

Stationed a short distance behind the position where Ves was seated, Nitaa remained unmoved as the Larkinson Mandate attached to her armor began to glow bright and warm.

The tension in the conference room quickly faded as the Golden Cat playfully soared above everyone's heads before landing in the middle of the table.

The cat laid down as if she was relaxing and started to lick her own intangible fur.

"Nyaa- nyaa- nyaa-"

Ves and several other people couldn't help but smile at the sight. The ancestral spirit of the Larkinson Clan seemed to convey that there was no reason for them to tie themselves into knots over this issue.

They should just follow their heart and make the decisions that they thought was necessary to bring the Larkinson Clan to a greater height.

Venerable Joshua twitched his lips into a smile. "1 don't think that any other clan in human space can keep its members sane by bathing us in the presence of a cute cat."

"That's the Larkinson Clan for you. Sometimes I wonder if our clan is actually run by cats."

"I don't think your guess is too far off the mark."

Ves coughed. "Stop joking around, please. Let's get back to business. 1 have put a bit of thought on this issue, but before 1 lay them out, 1 would like to add a few additional circumstances that will complicate this decision. First of, the EdNet is an accelerated learning simulation program, which means that it is an extreme application of conventional technology. However, no matter how realistic the mechers have made their simulations, it is ultimately limited by the same constraints that afflict all virtual reality simulation programs. The degree of realism is never completely perfect. It lacks all of the novel and unique features that make our MSTS so much better."

That disappointed a lot of mech pilots. They had grown so accustomed to training with the MSTS that they had eschewed conventional virtual reality simulation training programs entirely.

It was still necessary to dip into the latter once in a while in order to set up fights against mechs that weren't programmed in the MSTS and so on, but otherwise the Larkinsons completely disdained the inferior tech of virtual reality!

Ves already predicted this reaction from his clansmen. "I do not consider the EdNet to be a full-fledged training device that can replace live training sessions and actual combat entirely. Far from it. However, the single greatest advance that the Neuromancer created and the Polymath improved upon is the accelerated learning system. That is a capability that the MSTS cannot match. Therefore, when it comes to training and educating people to the standards of a first-rater, the EdNet is by far superior because it simply provides its users with lots of time to learn all of the complicated sciences, theories and basic skills if applicable."

The people around the conference table nodded in understanding. This was easy to understand now that Ves pointed out this defining advantage.

"When it comes to mech pilots in particular, the EdNet is good at shoring up their theoretical knowledge and their basic piloting skills. They can train as much as the virtual reality simulation scenarios are able to accommodate, and no more. What is important to note is that it cannot accommodate true resonance of any kind."

"What does that mean for expert pilots such as ourselves?" Venerable Jannzi asked with concern.

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