The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7496

Chapter 7496: Control Concerns

Ves seriously acknowledged Saint Orfan’s warning.

He was already aware that the Riot Mark III must always be guarded against.

It already established a pattern of losing control when the Prophet’s Bane took advantage of Saint Orfan’s overexertion in the battle against the mutated voribugs!

They had been lucky that the rogue ace mech had not done anything unforgivable at the time.

This was no reason to underestimate the consequences if it happened again in the future.

Though Ves did not regret the decision to convert the Riot Mark III into a D-mech, he grew increasingly dissatisfied with the constant need to stay on guard against his own combat asset.

Commanders such as Casella needed to take the inherent chance of instability and rebellion into account when planning their operations. This added a lot of unnecessary uncertainty which made it more difficult to formulate reliable plans.

The Riot Mark III also could not be allowed to fight too closely to other friendly assets. The probability that the Prophet’s Bane would gain control and thrust the tier 3 Destroyer spear into a friendly mech of starship may not be high, but it certainly was not zero!

What also burdened leaders was the need to manage Saint Rosa Orfan’s relatively delicate mindstate. She was constantly locked in a struggle against her own demon. This meant that she had never enjoyed a true moment of relaxation since she had become permanently bonded with her own ace mech.

It was only due to losing her frail human body that she could persist for so long!

Yet no matter whether she managed to liberate her will and spirit from her now-redundant corporeal form, a mind that had never known peace in the past few months most certainly became increasingly more warped over time.

Ves had not noticed too many differences at the moment, but he constantly worried about the loss of humanity.

How long would Saint Orfan be able to remember that she was still a human?

He had a feeling that her mentality and self-image would change drastically just a decade later!

Although all ace pilots tended to lose parts of their humanity as they continued to tread onto the path of godhood, they at least relied on their conviction to remember what they were fighting for. This was extremely important as it was one of the main factors that could make them pull through in the end.

"I need to refine my processes."

It became increasingly more clear to Ves that he could not afford to make another unstable and uncontrollable D-mech like the Riot Mark III.

If he ever wanted to convert another machine into a D-mech, then he needed to put greater effort into his work. He had to limit the power of the demon and add more restraining factors to prevent it from going out of control.

Although that would subsequently limit the power expression of the product, Ves would gladly trade a bit of power for a lot more control.

This approach would probably make sense for a lot more cases. Not every ace pilot was as desperate or as willing to throw caution to the wind just to force their own breakthroughs.

He thought back on Isobel’s opinion towards the offer of obtaining a D-mech.

The Riot Mark III had most definitely created a bad impression of this new mech category. It tainted their views on such mechs and made them doubt the necessity of paying such a heavy price just to gain additional power.

Ves frowned deeper. Now that he reflected on his decisions, he may have been too hasty when he applied Demoncasting to one of his best and most powerful machines.

Perhaps he should have started from the bottom and experimented with ordinary D-mechs.

He already had a suitable subject in mind, though he was not in a hurry to interrupt present operations in order to engage in another experiment.

"I should finish my present business first."

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