The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7356

Chapter 7356: Dr. Zeron Khabeel

When it came to experiments, failure at the first attempt was a pretty normal occurrence.

Neither Ves nor the others felt too upset about the outcome.

The worst that could happen was nothing. The amount of data they could gather from such a depressing outcome would be minimal.

While the mass deaths of all of the SICs may seem catastrophic, Ves and the others did not necessarily think so. They obtained plenty of interesting readings and could derive a lot of conclusions by analyzing them all. This would bring them much closer to developing a qualified product in their subsequent attempts.

Of course, that was easier said than done.

As the Larkinson mech designers returned to their labs and began their investigation, they encountered far too many mysteries.

There was a lot of data, but not all of them led to solutions. The researchers kept studying the numbers, but without a solid theory, it was too difficult to determine what went wrong and what they missed.

This was why they had begun to talk about conducting a second trial.

They needed to make a second attempt because they needed more data, preferably yielding a different outcome than the last one.

Ves did not quite agree with this request. "It is troublesome to recreate the SICs and breathe life into them again. I don’t want to go through all of that trouble only to see them all die in the exact same manner as before. We need to change the variables in our original design. Have you figured out any improvements?"

"I have." His wife responded. "The central willpower chamber is clearly the culprit behind the dramatic result. I have added numerous restrictions and blocking components in an attempt to stifle any further outbursts that may cause serious harm to the SICs. If my latest additions work as intended, then the CWC will automatically activate a circuit breaker of sorts that should immediately close off its access to the SICs and deprive it of energy. However, my modifications will increase the volume of the CWC by at least 20 percent."

"That is a huge increase in size, Gloriana. The second iteration of our experimental device will become even more unwieldy than before. We are moving a step backwards from our aspiration to reduce the size of the CWC to the point where it can be used in mechs."

"Do you think I am not aware of that?! I hate this as much as you do, but we have no choice! In order to achieve success, we must eliminate the most egregious points of failure first! At the very least, adding in this safety feature will at least allow us to preserve the SICs and start another attempt without going through a wasteful rebuilding process."

She made a good point. Though Ves still felt very resistant towards making the CWC more bloated than before, they had no other choice.

It would have been great if they could obtain a Mentalist Crystal. The magic material provided so many conveniences. They could skip a lot of problems if they made use of such an ideal component.

However, the significance of producing a successful outcome without relying on such scarce and exceedingly rare material was much greater.

Relying on more conventional materials to reproduce stolen resonance proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that red humanity could harness this new phenomenon on a massive scale!

The desire to attain this accomplishment fueled the motivations of the Larkinsons. They did not give up despite all of the hurdles in their path.

However, there was only so much they could do in the face of limited data and conditions.

While Ves, Gloriana and the others proposed numerous improvements that should hopefully make their second attempt a little less terrible than before, they still lacked a critical advancement that could lead to a real success.

"All we are doing is applying bandaids to a dying patient." Ves told his wife. "I am completely unsatisfied with what we have so far. I am sure that all of these improvements can make a difference, but... their scope and effects are not as great as I hoped. I am no prophet by any means, but I have a strong suspicion that the second trial will produce another disappointing result."

"That is not necessarily detrimental to our research, Ves. I am certain that we will gain enough new data to further iterate our design."

Ves let out a tired breath. "I know. I am well aware that this is a normal process, but it is too time-consuming. We have better things to do than repeatedly slam our foreheads into a wall in slightly different ways and hope that we don’t get hurt one day. If we want to win the race, we need to be more adventurous and come up with a more radical solution."

Gloriana stared at him with judgmental eyes. She could already tell that he wanted to go crazy and indulge in his more reckless side.

She felt very mixed about that. While his radical innovations often yielded pleasant surprises, they also introduced a lot of stress and complications.

Still, those downsides seemed a lot more manageable than repeatedly getting confronted by failure.

For this reason, she chose to set aside her habitual objections.

"Very... well. If you have a better idea, then please inform us first before you take action."

With that, Ves proceeded to go on a quest to find a real solution to their problem.

He no longer set his sights on conventional technology.

He believed that he and his Larkinsons had already come fairly close to reaching their current limit of what they could accomplish with ordinary tech and materials.

It would be much better to seek an improvement on the extraordinary side of his creation.

The E-technology aspect of their work was still highly incomplete and immature. This was why they resorted to borrowing the power of Titania in the first place.

If Ves could come up with a qualitative improvement to the spiritual design, then he could potentially achieve an early success, thereby obtaining lots of benefits as a result.

This should be the ideal time to leverage his exalted status within the Red Collective.

Out of all of the superorganizations in the Red Ocean, the RC had the greatest expertise in this field.

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