The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7508

Chapter 7508: Initial Relief

The master control disk did not look all that impressive.

It looked like an ordinary medallic disk at first. The only sign that distinguished it from ordinary objects were the hyper gems embedded onto its upper surface.

These gems possessed a subtle glow. E energies circulated between them in a simple but somewhat profound pattern.

Though Ves possessed a slight understanding of qi formations, he found himself unable to decipher any of the elements of the control artifact.

He could only tell that it had been made with a very different approach from his own.

In the eyes of an artisan, the formation disk lacked any sense of personal style or craftsmanship. The designers adopted a no-frills approach and cut down every possible unnecessary element.

Ves was not a fan of the utilitarian approach, but he understood the rationale behind this design choice.

The formation masters had been forced to work in haste. They could not afford to spend any thought on artistry and symbolism. Adding more complications to a rushed work came with very considerable risks.

This was why the formation masters under the Farseer ended up producing a set of formation tools that relied almost entirely on calculated lines and simple geometric shapes to do the required job and nothing more.

It became clear to Ves that the formation masters did not even bother to empower or activate their qi formation with the help of a ritual.

None of the ritualists of the Moloch Squadron had been invited to take part in the activation process.

This made sense as rituals often behaved like double-edged swords. They introduced a lot of new variables, many of which could never be completely controlled.

On a good day, a successful ritual had the potential to supercharge a qi formation!

On a bad day, the same ritual could end up sparking an accident that could cause the spell array to fizzle out in an instant!

While the Red Collective did not ignore the power of rituals, it was clear that this was a situation where the formation masters did not think the added uncertainty was worth the potential payoff.

"All of the necessary conditions are met." Andrea Vos said as she methodically pressed her fingers on the gems embedded into the formation artifact. Some of them lit up while others stayed dim. "I have received confirmation that each formation anchor has reached the right coordinates. Deviations in positioning are within tolerance. Checks have confirmed the presence of pre-resonance reactions. All formation anchors have passed all of the tests, particularly the ones related to their adaptation to the adverse environment. The only point of concern at this point is their longevity. We do not know how precisely long they will last before they wear out due to the harsh circumstances and their less-than-meticulous construction."

Her words weighed heavily on the others. They were all about to entrust much of their safety and wellbeing to the functioning of the newly developed spell array.

It was not exactly comforting to hear that even the makers of this qi formation did not possess a good grasp on their own work.

Nonetheless, they had to take a chance because they did not have the luxury to proceed without the protection of this essential solution.

"Proceed with the activation." Ves spoke as he continued to direct his senses towards the flow of energies around his position.

Many people had been waiting for this moment. They had all endured varying degrees of stress as the combined fleet continued to make its way deeper into the star system.

Casella had an especially rough time. She had to stretch out her Command Field for sessions that stretched on for half a day before crashing into bed. Then, when she woke up, she had to go right back to it again in order to provide a strong measure of safety and stability to the rest of her forces.

The ace commander certainly put her endurance to the test. Though she had worn out her willpower quite badly in the past few days, she also grew from this spontaneous exercise.

"Activating now."

The Farseer pressed her finger against the surface of the largest and most central gem and began to inject her spiritual energy in distinct patterns and intensities.

Ves had the illusion that she was transmitting a complicated line of programming code into the spiritual version of a handheld computer.

The gems all began to blink or light up in rapid succession. Many of them glowed brighter, as if indicating that they had truly come online at this time.

Ves and a few other sensitive individuals felt it first.

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