The Mech Touch novel Chapter 6615

Chapter 6615 Kickstarting High-Level Artifact Production

Ves possessed enough connections with the Red Collective to understand that the production of artifacts and especially high-level artifacts had become a rising priority.

The collies may be new to the scene, but they were led by plenty of far-sighted leaders, Ves included.

While Ves had remained mostly hands-off when it came to directing the policies of the latest member of the Red Three, he had a strong interest in promoting the rise of creation cultivators.

This was because he believed that the use of artifacts could help red humanity fight back against the native aliens.

Not only that, the use of powerful artifacts could also help red humanity's greatest heroes meet the threat posed by the aliens of Messier 87!

Artifacts had yet to become a phenomenon in human civilization, but it was only a matter of time before artifact production became the latest pillar of red humanity's industries.

Certain parts of red humanity embraced traditional craftsmanship a lot more enthusiastically than others.

Aside from the Red Collective, two notable groups also invested a considerable amount of resources into manpower into artifact production.

The Eternal Vulcan Empire embraced traditional craftsmanship for obvious reasons. The dwarves had come to worship Vulcan almost universally, and that gave them greater motivation than others to take up extraordinary crafts.

Becoming creation cultivators was not only an excellent way for them to embrace the new possibilities of the Age of Dawn, but also allowed them to get closer to their supposed god!

Another broad group of people that invested more in traditional craftsmanship was surprisingly third-raters.

Not all of them expressed interest in it, but there were proportionally more of them that saw value in becoming traditional craftsmen.

This was because this new and emerging industry offered a much better pathway to prosperity than other career choices.

Second-raters and third-raters might be able to attain better results by relying on their superior augmentations and easier access to more expensive materials, but craftsmanship was ultimately about being able to make products with heart and soul. As long as third-raters became good at creating high-quality artifacts, they would definitely earn the appreciation of big companies and investors!

If they were able to become good enough to create masterworks of their own, then even

first-class groups might take an interest in these emerging talents!

Whatever the case, the demand for artifacts would definitely grow in the future! "When you think about it, Demoncasting can be considered an attempt to produce a high-level artifact through the unorthodox means of embedding them with a relatively powerful demon." Ves explained. "However, that also means that there are regular methods that do not involve such a dangerous source of power. The problem is that most of them are fairly troublesome. For example, you have been trying to turn your Bloodsinger into an artifact by spending a disproportionate amount of time and attention on carrying it around and upgrading it on an incremental basis. Yet all you have to show for it is a sword that is still within the range of a minor artifact."

Ketis frowned, but did not refute his description. "That was true before, but now that I have turned it into my life sword, I think it will take less time for it to evolve into a major artifact."

"Oh really? Let's compare, then."

Ves decided to retrieve the Oceancaller from the Vault of Eternity. The remarkable flute appeared in his hand in an instant and already began to pulse with the anticipation of getting used.

Ketis took a deep look at the flute before she decided to pull out the Bloodsinger.

Compared to its earlier state, the Bloodsinger indeed appeared to be a little stronger and more alive after forming a pact with its wielder.

Yet when the Oceancaller and the Bloodsinger were placed next to each other, both mech designers could perceive a very clear difference in strength, sophistication and development.

"This is not a fair comparison. You obtained a ready-made high-level artifact from the System while I acquired and built up the Bloodsinger through my own efforts." Ketis complained. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}

Ves smiled. "You are right. I am not passing off the Oceancaller as my work. My purpose in making this comparison is to give you a clear indication of what actually constitutes a high-level artifact. My flute here is governed by a mature artifact spirit. As for your Bloodsinger, I think it has only recently obtained the prototype of one due to the Life Sword Pact. If not for this sacrifice, your greatsword would have remained only slightly more special than a regular manufactured product."

"Why is this important?"

"Because not everyone is willing or able to replicate your method to transform a sword or other object into a high-level artifact, Ketis. Traditional blacksmiths may be able to forge a hundred or so sword artifacts per year. You can't expect them to repeatedly pay the price to empower their creations. Unless they are so good that they can produce masterworks at will, they can only resort to using external sources to imbue their creations with artifact spirits."

Ketis began to understand his argument. "And you think that the spiritual foundations of living mechs are better suited for this than the alternatives?"

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Ves did not want this new resource to end up benefiting his own opponents! "How easy is it to create a high-level artifact by making use of a filled keystone?" Ketis wondered. "You have never created a high-level artifact like the Oceancaller before." "That is true, but Vulcan has accrued a huge amount of knowledge and experience in modern craftsmanship." Ves retorted. "He is also becoming more proficient in multiple forms of traditional craftsmanship, though his understanding of it is still rather spotty and incomplete. He should actually be capable of creating a basic high-level artifact if he is lucky enough to produce a masterwork, but the end result does not start off on a strong footing. It takes time and persistent usage for the masterwork to grow into the power of a high-level artifact, which s not much different from my living mechs. Outside of that, there are multiple different rituals and processes to convert external souls into artifact spirits. The simplest ones don't require a lot of time to learn."

Of course, the results usually weren't the best. It was a waste of a good spirit to crudely mash it into an artifact embryo, but Ves could not expect much from inexperienced craftsmen that did not have time to polish their new skills.

As far as he was concerned, any high-level artifact was better than any low-level artifact!

So long as Ves managed to design and sell a lot of seventh generation living mechs, he

was not afraid that the supply of filled hyper keystones would run out anytime soon, especially during times of war!

In this way, living mechs would play an indispensable role to human civilization. They

had the potential to birth an entirely new supply chain that could kickstart the artifact industry and put it on overdrive!

More and more mechs would subsequently be able to swap out their regular weapons

with powerful artifacts that could give them a much stronger edge against the native aliens! The longer the Red War dragged on, the more high-level artifacts became available. This

would cause the mech forces of red humanity to steadily become more powerful even if

their numbers steadily dwindled!

Quantity over quality!

Only by raising the average combat power of mechs would red humanity stand a chance of overcoming the hordes of native aliens!