The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7137

Chapter 7137: Degrees of Betrayal

Ves managed to recover his mood after assisting his wife.

The Riot Mark III Project was nearing its ultimate conclusion. The initial combination of high-grade superdimensional matter and archetech was anything but perfect or elegant, but Gloriana had already conducted enough experiments to verify that the new solutions worked.

The Resonance Smith did not shortchange her in this regard.

Though Ves did not possess enough of an understanding of archetech to help his wife redesign the more difficult aspects of the Riot Mark III, he was still able to help her design the easiest sections.

It helped that his understanding of superdimensional theory was better than her own. There were not many aspects that he liked about his phase lord cultivation, but he had to admit that it was an enormous boon to his handling of phasewater technology and superdimensional technology.

"The Riot Mark III will be a machine without peer once he has taken on this form." Gloriana crowed. "For all of its problems and complications, archetech is still a superior tech base in terms of performance, resilience and damage control. Combining these strengths with the exceptional resistance of armor-grade superdimensional matter will result in the most powerful first-class expert mech in both the old galaxy and the new frontier. I dare say that no other expert mech will be able to match the extravagance of our design for years. Only the Larkinson Clan can afford to pamper its expert pilots to this degree."

"It is still just an expert mech, though." Ves said in a more tempered mood. "According to Ketis’ theory, once Venerable Rosa Orfan takes possession of this machine, her Earth score should shoot up so much that her breakthrough is practically guaranteed. Yet... nothing is absolute. If she fails to trigger her second apotheosis, then this project will become known as the biggest and most expensive blunder in the mech industry."

Ves and Gloriana were essentially gambling on Venerable Orfan’s breakthrough. This was a dangerous and risky decision that may very well bite them back.

"Is that why you insist on applying your ’special treatment’ onto our work?" Gloriana quietly asked. "Just look at our work. Do you think with a mech this powerful, Rosa Orfan will fail to live up to the Riot Mark III’s potential? I question the necessity of amplifying its performance even further, especially through questionable and dubious means."

"You know that this has always been the plan." He responded coolly to her, making it clear that he did not accept refusal on this issue "The Riot Mark III is meant to become the epitome of chaos on the battlefield. In order to exemplify this trait, he has to be cruel to his enemies as well as his own pilot. The friction produced between the pilot and machine will become the fuel that allows the combination’s performance to reach the next level. Out of all of the high-ranking mech pilots in our mech roster, Venerable Orfan is by far the most suitable candidate to receive this special treatment."

Ves did not want to wait any longer. He had access to Demoncasting for a long time, yet did not utilize it often enough to justify its selection.

That had to change.

In truth, Ves wanted to push for the creation of the very first D-mech because he continually questioned whether he had chosen the right upgrade track.

He could not possibly forget that he could have chosen Upgrade Track #3: Superdimensional Transformation during the latest System upgrade.

At the time, Ves had no special feelings about this ’superdimensional’ business.

It was only after Ketis did her research and opened up a portal to the Blue Dimension on her first attempt that Ves along with everyone else in the Red Ocean became introduced to the wonders of superdimensional matter!

If he understood the enormous strategic value of superdimensional matter at that earlier junction, then he may not have chosen to invest in Upgrade Track #2: Demoncasting!

Alas, the timing was horrible. If he had waited a couple of months after upgrading the System, he may have made another decision.

That did not mean he was dissatisfied with the choice he ended up with. Although he did not spend too much time on it, Ves had already confirmed multiple times that Demoncasting could yield powerful upgrades without needing to introduce another scarce wonder material.

D-mechs had enormous potential. Ves just had to ensure that he was prepared and ready to perform the secret process onto the Riot Mark III.

As the pair continued to work, the conversation inevitably strayed to the conversation between Ves and the human phase lords.

Thankfully, Gloriana fully recognized and agreed that Ves had been right to turn away from the Red Collective’s nonsense.

"Hmph. No matter whether it is the estranged Phase Lord Department or the supposedly prim and proper Astral Octagon, they are both staffed by ideologues and extremists. None of them are on your side. They all want something from you. If you ask me, you need to put more effort into standing up for yourself. You are the head of the Upper Council, Ves. You preside over a gathering that brings together almost all of the major human powers of the Red Ocean. That should convey a considerable amount of weight to your name."

Ves sighed. "You are probably right, but it is not that easy for me to assert myself among all of those big players. Perhaps it is not worthwhile for me to retain my seat in the Upper Council. There is no point in keeping the position if I can’t throw my weight around. Sure, it is nice to receive regular intelligence reports, and I can procure a large variety of exclusive goods from the internal exchange, but I can already get much of this through external trades."

Although Ves would always feel proud for playing a pivotal role in bringing the Red Collective to life, it had already evolved into its own beast.

The superorganization had become unrecognizable to him. It had its own leaders, culture and interest groups.

Ves did not really feel like much of an insider. He was not cut out for politics. Perhaps it was best to repeat the same move he did in the Larkinson Clan and resign from his position.

After Ves and Gloriana finished their work for the day, both of them grew satisfied with how the mech design was shaping up. They had not encountered any troublesome complications that could cause the completion of the mech design project to be delayed.

"You can pass on the good news to Venerable Orfan." Ves told his wife. "If the remaining design sessions are just as smooth, then we should be able to begin the upgrade process very soon. Everything else is already in place."

Gloriana formed a tired grin. "I am already looking forward to it. I am confident that the Riot Mark III will turn into an excellent masterwork... at least before you apply your special treatment. What comes out after that is anyone’s guess, but I am afraid the end result will be far from matching my ideals."

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