The Mech Touch novel Chapter 6395

?Chapter 6395 The Reality of Piloting Mechs

The noise levels finally started to subside after people gained a few minutes to process their emotions.

The reaction to the claims made by Ves and the proof provided by the Red Association subverted one of the most important pillars of the mech community and maybe even human civilization as a whole!

People continually struggled to believe that a hard rule that had remained invincible for over 400 years had suddenly collapsed because a Senior Mech Designer accidentally invented an alternate control system!

Although Ves had laid out his story and case in a clear and straight fashion, people had become so invested in the prior status quo that they couldn't overcome the inertia of their old beliefs!

The optimism among the people did not fade, but the cheers were steadily being overtaken by doubts and skepticism. Many individuals refused to believe that solving the problem posed by genetic aptitude could be this easy. There had to be a trick or caveat that made the reality less than stellar.

Ves finally raised his palm, causing most people in the massive exhibition hall to gradually stop their chatter.

No matter what, Ves had amply earned the right to speak today.

"I am aware that my delivery of the facts so far has failed to fully satisfy you all. Before I proceed with introducing the commercial mechs that incorporate the groundbreaking Carmine System, I am open to answering certain questions about my design application. Those of you who are attending this product reveal in person should have just gained access to a special submission portal in your comms or cranial implants. Once you have submitted your questions, the mechers who manage this system will select the most relevant and appropriate of them. If they have selected your question, you will be given the opportunity to stand up and voice your question to me in person."

A short pause ensued before a lot of people began to visit the virtual portal in question! Millions of people activated their comms or directly accessed the portal through their cranial implants.

They were not necessarily motivated by the need to have their questions answered. Many people already recognized that this event would become an integral part of red humanity's historical record.

Many children born in the future would probably see a full replay of this product reveal. Those lucky and astute enough to earn a chance to ask their questions to the inventor of the Carmine System would definitely be able to impart their names and faces onto all of those impressionable students!

This may even turn into a supreme glory that guaranteed the prosperity of a family or

clan for many generations to come!

Naturally, the portal instantly welcomed an influx of millions of eager people!

No matter whether they were mech designers, mech pilots, artists, students or even children, everyone had a chance to submit a question!

Unfortunately, the people who had heard the explosive news and tuned into the broadcast of the product reveal discovered to their disappointment that they did not have access to this submission portal!

"This is unfair!"

"We deserve to have our questions answered as well!"

Unfortunately for all of the people witnessing this historic announcement from afar, life wasn't fair.

Ves personally believed in the sanctity of person-to-person interaction. An event as important as this should not devolve into a remote exchange.

He patiently waited for the people to think up a good question and submit it. The RA already employed a bunch of Als to rapidly filter out all of the stupid and invalid questions. The ones that remained got passed on to a large team of human mech designers, who carefully weighed the value of the questions before composing a shortlist.

Ves silently received this list and immediately began to mark a few questions out that he did not wish to address.

That answer began to deflate the confidence and enthusiasm of a lot of people. The reality that Ves described with his words could very well take away their dream of

piloting mechs!

"That sounds as if piloting mechs will turn into a privilege that can only be enjoyed by a small majority. That is different from what we all imagined, professor." That was a valid complaint, but Ves merely crossed his arms.

"My Carmine System opens up new options, but I never claimed to create a utopia. We

are at war. The native aliens have overrun many star systems and killed a huge amount of soldiers. Our resources are becoming more strained and our mech pilots are dying off at a concerning rate. What I am able to do is give far more people a chance to become a mech pilot so that we are not overly reliant on the 3.5 percent of the population that possesses a suitable genetic aptitude. No matter what, everyone has a small chance to become a mech pilot, which is better than having no chance at all. It is up to the individuals to seek opportunities and work hard to prove that they have earned the right to pilot a precious machine."

That answer satisfied the Rubarthan colonel. "I agree with you, professor. Piloting mechs

should remain a privilege, not a right. No one is entitled to pilot a mech or Carmine mech. We do not have the resources to give everyone their own personal mechs." "Many states and star systems are currently under a state of martial law." Ves elaborated. "We cannot afford to allow Carmine mechs to be used for leisure and other frivolous activities. Every Carmine mech pilot that completed their training must be ready to ship out to the frontlines at any time. If you are not willing to use your newly obtained fighting and piloting skills to fight on behalf of red humanity, then you do not deserve to pilot a Carmine mech. Please consider carefully whether you are willing to abandon your peaceful lives and careers at the rear and subject yourself to the ravages of war. There is no shame in admitting your inability to cope with danger. There is a place for everyone in our society. We still need people to design our mechs, to transport our goods and to

operate our mining equipment."

This exchange successfully defused a lot of people's unrealistic fantasies of quitting their jobs so that they could pursue the life of a Carmine mech pilot.

Of course, it did not stop the true diehards from pursuing their obsessions, but at least the authorities had access to many solutions that would allow them to control this

situation!