The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7295

Chapter 7295: Projectile Buddies

Ves appreciated the tour.

While he had not been given permission to dig into the guts of the Sigma Drift, the close look increased his familiarity with the new machine.

The Red Association had made a serious effort to advance its technologies and close the gap with the Cybernetic Empire.

While the latter was undoubtedly ahead in terms of conventional technology, the mechers had made a sincere attempt to leverage its head-start in superdimensional technology to invent a couple of early applications.

Ves really wished he could take a closer look at the Spatial Disassociation Engine and the Sidney Particle Cannons.

He still did not understand how the SDE enabled the mech to momentarily 'drift' across dimensions.

He also did not understand how the strange particle cannons opened up energy tunnels to the higher dimensions.

He had so numerous questions that he could not even begin to ask them. There was no point in voicing them out loud, though.

While Jovy had clearly been briefed in advance, he was not in charge of the experimental design project nor participated in the development of the two experimental systems.

When Ves asked a number of probing questions, he quickly figured out that Jovy did not possess that much expertise in superdimensional technology.

This made it difficult for Ves to talk shop and develop new insights.

Superdimensional technology may be reserved for the rich and powerful, but it opened so many new possibilities that he could not wait to explore them in person!

Of course, Ves still needed to keep his priorities straight. While he was more than willing to become proficient in this field, he still considered hyper technology and E-technology as his roots.

"Is there any possibility to upgrade the Sigma Drift into a Carmine mech?" He asked. "We don't have to do it now. We can always wait for later."

Jovy shook his head. "This discussion has come up. There is no need to do so at the moment. A high-tolerance neural interface can partially replicate the benefits of a Carmine System. The added value of granting Major Jankowski access to a new control system will be lower than usual. Ultimately, we do not think it is beneficial for Major Jankowski to remain tied to a single mech for the rest of his life. We can revisit this discussion when he has reached his next bottleneck."

"Fine."

The mechers wanted to gather data on how mech pilots were able to develop when they turned into artificial champions.

Ves was sure that the RA planned to monitor the data of Carmine mech pilots that made use of the new Pilot Breakthrough Elixirs.

However, the mechers already placed the Major Jankowski in the group that only made use of high-capacity neural interfaces.

This was a sensible decision. The Sigma Drift already contained plenty of new and experimental technologies. Introducing a change as colossal as installing a Carmine System would severely complicate the analysis on the performance of the Spatial Disassociation Engine and the Sidney Particle Cannons.

Both mech designers moved on from this particular discussion.

"Are the SDE and the new particle particle cannons susceptible to space suppression?"

"Yes, but not as much as you think." Jovy responded. "It is not possible to suppress internal manifestations of superdimensional technology. You do not have to fear that an extremely powerful space suppression module can turn a superdimensional mech inside-out all of a sudden."

That would be extremely silly.

"What about external manifestations?" Ves asked.

"The answer is a little more complicated." Jovy vaguely answered. "Do not ask me about the specifics. I do not understand the science myself. I can only tell you that heavy space suppression will make it harder for the SDE to make the mech drift across dimensions. It will also make it harder for the Sidney Particle Cannons to channel higher-dimensional energies."

"Doesn't that make them vulnerable to catastrophic malfunctions?"

"Our developers have already taken those scenarios into account. They have implemented additional safety features to account for suppression."

Jovy did not sound too certain about that. Major Jankowski will just have to be more careful once he entered the field with his new machine.

"Where is Major Jankowski, by the way? Shouldn't he be down here to admire his new machine in person?"

"He is undergoing surgery at the moment." The RA mech designer replied. "In order to increase the success rate of the experiment, we are modernizing his augmentations and updating them to higher specifications. The differences will not be great, so he should make a quick recovery."

"I see. Will he recover in time to proficiently take control over his new mech?"

"He is an expert candidate. He will adapt." Jovy confidently spoke.

Expert candidates may be more than human, but not to a massive degree. Ves seriously doubted that Major Jankowski would be able to unlock the full potential of the Sigma Drift so easily.

However, the mechers were willing to toss the expert candidate to the deep end.

Perhaps the unfamiliarity along with all of the new pressures might produce a miraculous result.

After the tour came to an end, Jovy no longer kept Ves company.

"That's it?" Ves looked a little disappointed.

"There are more secrets for you to learn, but it is best not to overload you with unnecessary disclosures." His friend responded. "There are many more secrets for you to learn so long as you return to Yernstall or another stronghold of the Red Association. If not, you can wait for me to schedule another briefing to bring you up to date on relevant affairs."

The information that Jovy had shared today was already big enough to put Ves to thought for a long time.

More disclosures would only add to his bewilderment.

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