The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7412

Chapter 7412: Assembling A Team

Ves knew that this was not the time for him to indulge in his latest innovation spree, but he couldn’t help it. If he did not act on his current bout of inspiration, he doubted he would be able to transform a daydream into a practical application in record time.

Besides, it was not as if his presence was necessary in the next few days.

He was not responsible for the planning related to the upcoming campaign. Saint Commander Casella Ingvar-Larkinson took charge of this effort. She allocated a whole staff department or two towards information gathering and analysis. They probably knew a hundred times more details about the enemies up ahead.

As for his highly anticipated meeting with the Terran developers and test pilots related to the Arboreal Project, they had already been waiting for this for months. It shouldn’t matter too much if they waited a couple of days more.

What truly mattered right now was to link the tier 3 Destroyer spear to Saint Orfan and the Riot Mark III in a new and different way.

This was not as easy as it sounded. Neither of the three elements truly got along with each other.

The mutual hostility between the ace pilot and the D-mech needed no further explanation.

The high-tier Destroyer weapon might not truly be alive, but it definitely possessed enough traits to be able to express universal hostility towards anyone, no matter whether they were friend or foe!

In fact, Ves doubted that Destroyer weapons could ever establish any friendships. They treated everything as foes, including itself!

The Destroyer particles that served as the source of their destructive power were so active and destructive that they even repelled each other!

The Terrans exploited this key trait to create their iconic Destroyer weapons.

Through means that Ves still did not understand, they produced Destroyer particles and attempted to stuff as many of them into weapons as possible.

The amount of effort they put in the latter determined the tier of the resulting Destroyer weapons.

At low concentrations, the weapons gained a destructive edge, but still remained relatively usable by ordinary wielders.

It was at higher concentrations that their lethality became increasingly more exaggerated. The weapons grew more extraordinary but also more dangerous to hold.

There were good reasons why tier 5 Destroyers weapons and higher could only be wielded by high-ranking mech pilots!

It took a lot of willpower to forcibly suppress the destructive impulses of the weapon and channel them towards enemies.

This was relatively common sense to anyone familiar with Destroyer weapons.

However, Ves began to question whether this assumption was truly as absolute as everyone thought.

"Is there a way to reduce the hostility of a Destroyer weapon towards oneself?"

This was a profound question. He bet that a lot of Terran experts in Destroyer weapons had asked the same question.

Ves did not know whether they managed to develop a solution that successfully mitigated the harm that these armaments posed towards their wielders. He doubted that the Terrans would give him an honest answer if he asked them directly.

"It doesn’t matter."

He was not looking to replicate the solutions of others, if they existed at all. If he was being honest to himself, he actually knew nothing beyond the basics of Terran Destroyer technology.

This way, he could peel back the layers of secrets that made it so dangerous and effective on his own terms.

As Ves began to rub his hands in anticipation, he mentally composed and refined his development plan.

His first conclusion was that he probably wouldn’t be able to complete this side project in a timely manner by himself.

It was not strictly necessary for him to resort to outside help, but it would make a lot of stuff more convenient. He could also draw on the expertise of his helpers to assist him in fields that did not hold his interest.

Working together with others would make it a little more difficult for Ves to maintain his flow, but that was alright. He was confident enough in his leadership ability to keep them in line.

He proceeded to make a selection.

"Gloriana? Hell no. She’s too busy, anyway. Alexa? She is always helpful. Zanthar? This falls outside his specialization, but... studying Destroyer weapons up close will do him a lot of good."

Aside from Alexa and Zanthar, Ves also thought hard on whether he should invite other Larkinson Journeymen to take part in his side project.

They all had their own strengths, but not all of them were relevant for his purposes. Working together with them would not only make Ves more familiar with them, but also allow him to gauge whether they were suitable to induct them into the Mech Designer System.

He ultimately narrowed down his selection to Merill O’Brian, Cormaunt Hempkamp and Kelsey Ampatoch.

Once he finalized his selection, he invited all of them to a spare meeting room and quickly explained the premise of his side project to the mech designers.

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