The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7411

Chapter 7411: Recycling Conflict Energies

Though the Riot Mark III’s mutations and resistance to physical modifications frustrated Gloriana, Ves did not entirely see this as a purely detrimental situation.

From the perspective of his design philosophy, the Riot Mark III had evolved. It had moved along an unknown track. Whether the ultimate destination was good or bad remained to be seen, but at least the living mech moved forward.

Ves interpreted that as progress.

Who was he to judge whether the Riot Mark III’s autonomous evolution was beneficial or detrimental?

He did not blindly assume that the current changes were all bad. He personally believed that the physical changes reflected its spiritual evolution.

What truly mattered was the struggle for dominance between its two dominant controllers.

Saint Orfan endured a lot of mental pressure during the last battle. She partially lost control and gave in to the darkness of her own demon.

During the period where her extraordinary willpower not only became exhausted, but also incurred damage, her own D-mech managed to deepen its grip on her soul a little further.

This was the main reason why the ace pilot was forced into dormancy after the battle. She needed to plug the holes in her defenses as quickly as possible while also attempting to regain as much lost ground as possible.

"How do you think she is faring?" Gloriana asked her husband, knowing that his perception on these matters exceeded that of everyone.

Ves furrowed his brows. "It’s... complicated. She has suffered a setback on the surface, but... this is also a valuable learning experience. I can feel her indignation and determination. She is angry at her own failings, but instead letting them drag her down, she is more motivated to conquer them than ever. Her unconscious resistance against her adversarial mech is changing due to the influence of her willpower."

The Riot Mark III had always been engulfed by an invisible storm. It originated from the irreconcilable conflict between a saint and a Middle Demon. Any change within the system could produce significant changes in the expression of that storm.

"Will she be alright?"

"I cannot say." Ves shrugged. "So far, it seems that she will recover in time to participate in the upcoming campaign, but that assumes that the current pattern holds. If there is one thing about the Riot Mark III that we should know, it is that this mech is never designed to be predictable. It is an incarnation of chaos fashioned by our hands and minds. We know better than most that this work has a much greater chance of catching us off-guard than all of our other works combined."

He kind of understood why his wife treated the Riot Mark III as a pseudo-biomech. The D-mech was more alive than other machines. Its highly malleable and mutable physical form introduced a lot of complications that were characteristically associated with biomechs.

Even then, biomechs did not exhibit as much chaos and instability as the Riot!

"So what do you suggest we do, Ves? I believe in Rosa’s resilience, but she is clearly not in a good state at the moment, and will remain so for a time. Do you think we should give her more time to recover or subject her to additional stimulation?"

Ves thought about it for a moment. "If you want my honest opinion... I do not think that the Riot Mark III is meant to remain dormant and static all of the time. Even if Saint Orfan and her D-mech’s conditions are less than ideal, the solution is not to put them away. In fact, I think the opposite is better. I believe it may be better to throw them onto the battlefield at the first possible opportunity. Our work is meant to thrive in chaos, and Saint Orfan won’t be able to beat the Prophet’s Bane by staying on the defensive all of the time. Only by exposing her to constant pressure and stimulation will she be able to accelerate her growth rate and prevent her demon from surpassing her in overall strength. Do not forget that she is living on a timer."

Unlike many other mech pilots, Rosa Orfan did not have a choice anymore. She could not turn away from her own D-mech due to establishing a corrupted version of a Blood Pact.

Ves had already taken to labeling it as a D-Pact.

The difference between the two was obvious.

The Blood Pact established a symbiotic relationship between man and machine.

To put it differently, if one side prospered, the other side benefited as well. The two had every reason to cooperate with each other. There was little to no basis for conflict between the two. Harming one meant harming oneself.

The D-Pact on the other hand forced two less-than-amiable partners together in a competitive relationship.

The man might be willing to cooperate, but the demonic machine could never let go of its hostility against the other!

As long as neither side could agree with each other, they were locked in an all-or-nothing struggle where the victor claimed everything while the inferior party lost everything!

Too much was at stake for either side to give up or make compromises. The unflinching and unshakeable hostility from the D-mech ensured that the bonded pilot could never relax.

In this special case, harming the other directly benefited oneself! As long as this dynamic remained, peace could never exist between the mech pilot and the D-mech.

Though Ves already figured this out in theory before he upgraded the Riot to its current incarnation, it had always sounded abstract in his mind.

It was only when he stood before the Riot Mark III and observed the dire implications and consequences in person that he realized the full magnitude behind his terrible invention.

He could never take this matter as lightly as before. Seeing Saint Orfan suffer to this extent with a D-mech that he had formed only recently caused Ves to have a lot more misgivings about Demoncasting.

Just because Rosa Orfan herself agreed to bind her soul to an adversarial mech did not necessarily make this right.

Ves knew quite well that he had never given her a truly honest explanation due to his vested interest in creating his first true D-mech.

He also felt a little guilty for preying on the known vulnerabilities of his target audience. He had known that Rosa Orfan had long been frustrated by her lack of progress and took advantage of her desperation.

Though he ultimately managed to give her what she wanted, the price she paid was much heavier than it should.

In fact, she was paying for her devil’s bargain to this very day!

"Wait a second."

Gloriana was quite sensitive towards her husband. She quickly recognized the look on his face.

"Have you come up with another brilliant and insane idea again, Ves?" She asked suspiciously.

Ves raised a finger. "Give me a moment. I need to put my thoughts in order."

The more he looked at the Riot Mark III, the more he felt he was viewing a dynamic system rather than a static system.

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