The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7548

Chapter 7548: Predator Variant

Their brainstorm session did not yield any better ideas than they had already come up with. After an extensive discussion, Ves and Alexa finally decided to settle on the image of the predatory tree.

Ves found himself unsettled by this course of events. His eyes fixated on the projected draft design as if it was a monster about to swallow him whole.

"What is wrong, sir?" Alexa quietly asked as she sensed his discomfort. "Are you... dissatisfied with our choice?"

"I really wanted to stick to the image of a farmer." He softly responded. "It might not be a good match with the combative role of a Woodsap mech, but... it would have made this whole business right in my opinion. The fact that we have decided to go this particular route is disturbing because... it reminds me far too much of my mother. She is the embodiment of predation. Nobody knows more about this concept than her in my opinion. Predation has become so deeply rooted in her that she practically treats everyone else around her as prey. Even her own family is not exempted from her callous perspective."

"I see. Are you... afraid you will come to resemble your mother?"

Ves slowly nodded. "I suppose so. As a mech designer, I have long held the stance that power should be used for productive pursuits whenever possible. I take great pleasure into designing mechs that go on to form symbiotic relationships with their pilots. I am all about creating win-win relationships where both sides benefit from each other. While our current work does not violate this principle, I still feel that I have taken another step down the slippery slope. The more I engage with predation, the more I will come to resemble my mother in all of the ways I hate."

His direct disciple frowned for a moment, but soon softened her expression. She raised her hand and caressed him on the shoulder.

"I have heard about your mother, but never had the pleasure of meeting her in person. From the limited amount of information available to me, I think your fears are overblown. Your ego is strong. You are surrounded by people who love you and respect you. The mechs that you have designed and the organizations that you have built are the embodiments of the mutually beneficial relationships that you have championed for much of your life. You may be your mother’s son, but you are not her heir. If you truly followed in her footsteps, then you would have never wasted your time and resources to breathe life into the Golden Cat, a spirit whose primary role is to strengthen trust and reinforce the bonds of family."

Ves couldn’t help but smile after hearing that. He became encouraged by her words. His heavy mood lifted after he identified with her description.

"You are right, Alexa. I am definitely not my mother’s heir. She has never tried to make me resemble her in any way. In fact, it is very much the opposite. She has tried to keep me separated from much of her affairs. Thank you for reminding me of that. Just because my mother excels at predation does not mean that she can claim exclusivity on it. Right now, we are just making use of it to solve a specific problem. As long as we do not read too much into this, everything will be fine."

At least he hoped that this would be the case.

Now that he had restored his composure, he began to work on the variant alongside Alexa.

A couple of days passed as the pair of mech designers quietly solved the problems that followed after they had found their design direction.

None of them posed any major hindrances, though the involvement of so many new and abstruse theories made it difficult for the two mech designers to maintain absolute confidence in their work.

Nonetheless, they tried their best to grapple with the situation by limiting the scope of their design and making reasonable assumptions about how the processes will work in reality.

Ves and Alexa’s comprehension of the principles of the Last Defiance Technique slowly rose due to their labor.

While they did not get to enjoy any major breakthroughs, actively trying to leverage them in their latest design forced them to dig deeper into what they learned.

At the end of their design session, they had managed to stay close to their original vision and ended up with a biomech design that possessed a distinctly different vibe from the existing Woodsap mechs.

Though Ves felt somewhat satisfied with the results, he couldn’t get rid of the twinge of doubt in his mind.

During the multi-day design process, he had made numerous design choices that somehow caused the variant design to adopt more traits that he found concerning.

The appearance of the variant design made that very clear.

Ordinary Woodsap mechs of the Arboreal Project may possess an ebony exterior, but the Terran designers added enough specks of green to create a more heroic and uplifting bearing.

This made sense as the Terrans intended to treat the upcoming biomechs as the prestige mechs of the current age.

Their populace needed to take great pride in these unique and resilient elemental Carmine mechs.

Due to their nature as biomechs, the Terrans knew they had to put in serious effort to make them appear friendly and approachable to the common citizens.

They could not accomplish this if the Woodsap mechs looked too ugly or terrifying.

That made this situation so difficult for Ves to accept.

Compared to the upright appearances of the normal Woodsap mechs, the variant that he and his apprentice worked on somehow got warped to the point that it would feel right at home inside a nightmare!

From the sickly exterior to the drooping branches, the variant design did not look like they belong to the good guys in the slightest!

The heavy fruits dangling from their protruding branches amplified this contrast.

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