The Mech Touch novel Chapter 5566

Chapter 5566 Molecular Disintegration Technology

Ves sensed an odd vibe from Master Xieliq Quan.

From his odd choice of clothing to name dropping the Polymath, it became clear that this old and respected Master Mech Designer came with a different purpose in mind.

Master Quan did not share his goal right away. He seemed content to take his time and keep Ves guessing.

Suffice to say, Ves found this game to be tiresome. He had many thoughts and ideas in his mind. He did not look forward to adding another complication to his life.

It did not look like he could avoid another messy entanglement, though. Master Quan was not the sort of person that Ves could dismiss so easily.

Even though the man was 'only' a tier 5 galactic citizen, the man had many many contributions over the centuries. The research he completed might not be instant game changers, but he was part of the backbone that allowed mechs to prosper at a steady and persistent rate since the start of the Age of Mechs.

There were times where Ves felt as if he was a fraud who did not deserve all of the praise and recognition bestowed by others. He knew quite well that he did not entirely develop his design solutions by relying on his own efforts. The Mech Designer System played an indispensable role in helping him complete feats that were unattainable through other means.

The mechers didn't seem to care about all that. The Polymath had been able to climb her way to the top of the Association in record time by making use of her own fragment of the Metal Scroll.

This reflected the focus on results among the people of the Mech Trade Association and later the Red Association.

No matter what sort of means had been used to produce a research result, it held value so long as it was useful!

While that made Ves feel less guilty about himself, he always held the thought that he was inherently inferior to mech designers who earned their status through more honest means.

Master Quan's research contributions along with his more advanced age made Ves adopt a humble and respectful attitude in front of the man.

The old man in question clearly sensed this shift in attitude.

Xieliq Quan did not come here to speak with a meek and subservient mech designer. He raised his hand in a casual gesture.

"Come now, Professor Larkinson. There is no need for you to show so much deference to me. Let me give you a lesson. I may be a Master, but society divides people by strength and contributions. You have managed to work your way to a much higher position by relying on both. There is more to human civilization than mechs. Once you become accustomed to your new station in life, you will find that simple Master Mech Designers such as myself are not always deserving of greater respect."

Though Ves found it hard to treat Master Quan as an ordinary individual, he relaxed a bit after receiving this well-meaning advice.

"I guess you are right. It is just that it is still customary for a more junior mech designer to show deference to a more senior one. You have contributed to the mech community for many years. You paved the way for younger generations such as myself to enter a prosperous sector. I am also impressed by your design philosophy. I do not have the pleasure to study or make use of your design applications myself, but I have heard good stories about your work."

When Ves looked up Master Quan on the galactic net the day before, he found out that the older man specialized in an unusual and highly exotic weapon system.

According to his record, he possessed a Class II design philosophy that was simply labeled as Molecular Disintegration.

This was a scary word.

It evoked images of people and objects disintegrating into dust or elemental particles.

This was because any device that could induce molecular disintegration had the power to break even the hardest and toughest armor system!

What surprised Ves the most was that a design philosophy like Molecular Disintegration should have been so high-end that it should only be present in first-class mechs.

However, the reality was that Master Xieliq Quan remained a second-class mech designer who never sought to implement his work in more sophisticated products.

There was one strong reason why the first-raters weren't so eager to adopt his work.

Molecular disintegration was derived from alien technology.

Though Master Quan had managed to reverse engineer many weird alien principles, only 80 percent of molecular disintegration technology could be reproduced through conventional human means.

The remaining 20 percent was still reliant on alien scientific principles and production methods, which not only made it harder to construct and repair this kind of tech, but also prevented too many people from trusting the strange devices.

It did not help that molecular disintegration weapons had a reputation for being just as dangerous to their wielders as their targets!

Though most accidents happened during the first century of Master Quan's career, the stigma surrounding his exceedingly dangerous tech never faded.

The most common molecular disintegration weapons equipped by his mechs were short-range burst weapons that could instantly disintegrate a large chunk of solid matter in a small cone in front.

It was perfect for breaching fortifications and drilling through exceedingly hard ground!

Any mech that happened to be in range of a molecular disintegrator could collapse in an instant if the exotic weapon was activated at full power!

Unfortunately, the cumbersome weapon system came with plenty of downsides. It was relatively large, heavy and inefficient. A molecular disintegrator also happened to be completely ineffective against energy shields.

All of these demerits were not enough to hold this tech back. There were always ways to mitigate or circumvent these issues.

The real reason why molecular disintegrators never caught on was because the more powerful they became, the greater the chance of a backlash!

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