The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7158

Chapter 7158: Lucky Break

When Ves used up his golden lottery tickets, he completely did not aspire to get his hands on the valuable design files of a modern Cyber first-class multipurpose mech design.

Yet he obtained them anyway.

All three mech designers quickly understood the strategic value of knowing how the design of the Herzog RED-115 B Edition was put together.

It was a versatile machine that could fulfill a variety of functions better than the mechs fielded by the other top powers such as the Red Association, the Terran Alliance and the Rubarthan Pact!

When Ves estimated the Herzog’s performance with the Dracoloid and the Omega Thresher that had become a mainstay of the Premier Fleet, the former offered such superior all-round performance that he saw little point in fielding the latter two.

Sure, the Dracoloid had its powerful flamethrower gimmick that enabled it to get an edge at close range. The Omega Thresher’s long-ranged damage output and precision still exceeded that of the Cyber mech.

Yet the Herzog performed well enough in both close range and long range that the gaps with the more biased mech models had no longer become decisive enough to pick the latter over the former.

The Premier Fleet could make its mech units more versatile and vastly simplify logistics by fielding one technologically superior first-class multipurpose mech model rather than two ‘outdated’ models!

The technological superiority of the Cybernetic Empire was simply too great. The Polymath and many different scientists and engineers had worked hard to push the boundaries of hard science and technology.

The design files easily exposed hundreds if not thousands of small innovations that could have only been attained through one or two mech generations of focused research!

This was the reason why the Cybernetic Empire guarded its tech so much. The Polymath clearly understood how much further she was ahead compared to the other human powers, and she also knew how easy it was to lose this massive technological lead if the wrong tech or designs got leaked.

This was why the Cybers had taken great care in isolating Bridgehead One from the rest of red humanity.

They even went as far as maintaining their own separate galactic net, though they called it by a different name!

What Ves just obtained through a random golden lottery draw essentially shattered the Cybernetic Empire’s painstaking effort.

Although the design files did not go in depth enough in the science and proof that delivered specific design applications, it should be easy enough for researchers to reverse engineer the theoretical backing that could produce consistently superior solutions.

“This mech design is wasted in our hands.” Gloriana mentioned. “As interesting as it is to get our hands on a mech design that looks as if it should be published two mech generations in the future, we lack the expertise and personnel to reverse engineer it by ourselves. It is best to leave this job to the professionals, and I can think of no better party than the Red Association. Perhaps we should approach the Mech Supremacist Faction in particular given that it should hold the greatest interest in what we have obtained. Offering the design files to the Mech Supremacists first can also be considered a reward for all of the help and goodwill that they have extended to us. If we do this quickly enough, we can exchange for valuable goods or tech that you can use to upgrade your dueling gear even further.”

Her suggestion sounded compelling. It felt a bit of a shame to give up this technological advantage, but it was not as if the Larkinsons could start producing Herzog without generating a lot of questions from the Cybers and all of the other parties.

Besides, Ves knew extremely well that the information security of the Larkinson Clan was pathetic in the face of a Star Designer who specialized in networks.

As soon as the Larkinsons started to fabricate the Herzog on an industrial scale, the major players would soon get their hands on the copies of the design files.

Rather than let all of these groups obtain a cutting-edge mech design for free, it was better for the Larkinson Clan to share it in a private trade for guaranteed concessions.

“What do you think, Ketis?”

“People will still wonder how we managed to get our hands on these sensitive design files.” She said with a frown. “The Cybernetic Empire may mistakenly believe that we are spying on them and that we happened to be successful in stealing sensitive data from them. What if they assume that what we ‘reveal’ is only a fraction of what we managed to smuggle out of their isolated star system?”

The swordmaster was right to worry about the reactions from different parties. The Larkinsons already violated a rule by possessing these design files.

They would violate even more CE laws if they proliferated the design files in exchange for profit!

After all, the Herzog was a Cyber mech design. It did not belong to the Larkinsons. The Cybernetic Empire would definitely accuse the Larkinsons of fencing stolen goods or whatever!

It was better to shove this problem to the Red Association and let the mechers figure out how to solve this mess.

Of course, Ves also thought about obediently handing over the information to the Cybernetic Empire, but he and the Larkinsons had little reasons to do so. The Cybers would not appreciate this gesture. They would likely react with hostility and grow enormously suspicious towards the Larkinsons.

The relationship between Ves and the Polymath was complicated to say the least. They were not enemies, but they were not friends either.

He knew that the Polymath sought to enter into secret negotiations with the Oblivion Gate Consortium in order to become a member of the first true trans-galactic organization.

The problem was that it was difficult to believe that this honorless and extremely rational woman had any pure motives in mind.

If Ves could come up with the suspicion that the Polymath wanted to steal the designs of the Oblivion Gates and erect her own transportation network between the old galaxy and new frontier, then his mother would most definitely develop the same suspicion as well!

Whether the Polymath would become an ally of convenience or not depended on whether the Oblivion Gate Consortium would still be able to earn a hefty profit regardless if the Star Designer betrayed the organization at a later date.

All of this was way too complicated to Ves. He fully wished Cynthia and the Evolution Witch luck in their attempts to wrangle with the Polymath.

“We should refrain from disturbing the Cybernetic Empire.” Ves advised. “Working with the mechers is safer and more convenient. We can trust them to honor their commitments and they will not harbor any hard feelings towards us by trading goods acquired through irregular means.”

That was not quite true either. It depended on which group or faction of mechers the Larkinsons approached.

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