The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5450

Chapter 5450 The Longevity of a Phase Lord

Ves had an undeniable connection to the possible rise of human phase lords.

He gave an insightful lecture about it during the Survivalist conference.

He provided follow-up feedback to the Transhumanist Faction over the span of multiple months after he had revealed his unique expertise on phase lord cultivation.

The Transhumanists oddly became a lot less interested in listening to his feedback after the conclusion of Operation Night Jazz.

This was understandable as the Evolution Witch and the other forces participating in this bold operation had managed to capture a huge amount of data as well as enormous amounts of phase leader remains.

By then, Ves had already provided most of the theories and insights that he could squeeze from his mind. His understanding of phase lords was ultimately limited to his shallow personal experiences. There was only so much information that he could provide to the Transhumanists.

His role by this time had been reduced to providing reference data. Jovy and the researchers assigned to the Bluejay Fleet could easily take care of this chore, so Ves had been unable to obtain any useful hints from any of the core researchers who were working on this massive project.

Regardless, Ves still felt that he had contributed enough to this effort to feel responsible for the spread of human phase lords in human society.

If they ended up causing damage to red humanity, then Ves would undoubtedly carry a lot of blame for their actions!

To be honest, Ves did not know what the mechers were thinking by focusing so much on turning humans into phase lords. Was it truly because they wanted to increase their connection to the Red Ocean, or did they have another purpose in mind?

The Transhumanists had always focused on mechs as the ideal means to achieve transcendence. Focusing too much on phase lord cultivation was not only a distraction, but also a huge drain on resources.

Perhaps the only compelling advantage was that all of these studies demystified the existence of phase whales and phase lords. They became a lot less inscrutable. Perhaps all of the gathered information may lead to the development of specific countermeasures that targeted the weaknesses of these powerful native gods.

"Let us get back to your personal performance." Jovy said as he summoned a projection that displayed a model of Ves' true body. "We have gathered a large amount of interesting data on your physique. It is still recognizably human, but it is also so much more. The overall state of your body has improved far beyond what is possible. The only exception is your left leg."

The projection zoomed in on Ves' left leg. It did not look different from the other leg at first, but Ves could see that the flesh was a little less dense and robust. The bones over there also looked wrong. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}

"Ah. That is due to my cybernetic leg." Ves spoke. "Part of the process that turned me into a phase lord has forced me to sacrifice a part of my body. I previously thought that this sacrifice was permanent, but after my most recent lightning baptism, my true body grew explosively in size while correcting a lot of flaws. The lower left leg of my true body has regrown for the most part, but there is still a bit of weakness that I can't make up for. It's a weird interaction that I cannot fully explain."

Jovy accepted this explanation. "The ritual that you have used has metaphysical components that impose greater consequences on yourself. It is hardly perfect, and it is still too dangerous to be put to use. I can be sure that we will devise our own method of transforming humans into phase lords. Any soldier we choose to undergo this treatment cannot afford to possess these vulnerabilities. They can become a deadly weakness in battle."

The orven ritual sacrifice altar was not that bad. Ves may have come away with a clear physical vulnerability, but he also gained Veronica in the process, which proved to be incredibly useful!

"If I have this weakness, then the orvens most certainly have it as well." Ves surmised. "That is unless they have switched to a different method."

"We shall investigate further. Anyway, we should talk about your future as a phase lord. I do not think I need to convince you that your combat effectiveness is terrible. You have so much power, but you have not developed it in the slightest. Any trained soldier or mech pilot who has gained your physical gifts can easily defeat at least four of you at the same time, and that is only a conservative estimate."

Ves' expression turned ugly as he became reminded by his awful performance once again.

"I know I am bad at this. Are you suggesting that I should undergo combat training?"

Jovy nodded. "Our trainers and mech instructors can assist you in training the basic combat skills of hand-to-hand combat. If it is possible for you to effectively wield transphasic weapons that are scaled to your true body, then that is even better. It may take 3 to 5 years of weekly training for you to turn into a somewhat competent fighter. As for your spatial abilities, we cannot assist you in this, but our biotech research teams can help you upgrade and develop your organic hardware further. You will probably be unable to defeat a typical alien phase lord in a duel after these improvements, but you can rest assured that you will no longer be a liability on the battlefield."

The mechers truly weren't mincing their words here. Though Jovy's judgment sounded harsh, Ves knew it was fair. There just wasn't any possibility for him to gain the combat consciousness of a professional commando or mech pilot in a short amount of time, especially when he was just a mech designer.

Vestriedto think whether it was worthwhile for him to devote a few hours every week on basic combat training.

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