The Mech Touch novel Chapter 7597

Chapter 7597: The Amazing Adaptability of Woodsap Mechs

The Amazing Adaptability of Woodsap Mechs

As amazing as his Woodsap mechs could be, it was hard for them to unleash their full potential when they were running low on resources.

Their rapid regeneration that allowed them to bounce back from heavy strikes time and time again put an enormous drain on their reserves.

Without enough TE Wood or compatible biomass in the vicinity, the advanced Carmine mechs could no longer replenish their organic frames as quickly or as extensively as before.

Without enough energy, they could not properly fuel the processes that allowed them to fight and restore themselves on the battlefield.

The Terran test pilots should have made the decision to return to their motherships so that they could properly replenish themselves.

However, they did not do so for two reasons.

One of them was that their side was already short-handed on the battlefield. Any withdrawal had a chance to trigger a catastrophic cascade.

The other reason was that returning to their mothership would not help them as much. The combined fleet had already depleted a considerable amount of Gaia Trees and other sources of biomass in prior engagements. The latest fight had expended practically everything that remained, which meant that it was impossible for the Woodsap mechs to get what they needed when they returned!

"In fact, there is a third reason why those Terran pilots chose to stay in the thick of combat." Gloriana mentioned. "That reason is cannibalization. Every time a Woodsap mech falls, it usually leaves behind enough usable debris that other intact biomechs can use to repair their own damaged frames. This has greatly extended the longevity of the biomechs that remained. Let me show you a presentation that I have made."

The projector displayed an information-dense graph that tracked the physical conditions of all of the Woodsap mechs from the start of the battle.

As time passed by, many of the lines dipped below 100 percent, which indicated that they sustained damage.

Certain biomechs hardly got hit after many minutes of fighting, but others endured such frequent attacks that they suffered multiple impacts that should have crippled them already!

However, these biomechs often managed to drag their physical conditions above 70 percent in short order, which signified that their amazing regeneration processes worked as intended.

Yet nothing lasted forever.

In the latter half of the battle, some of the lines began to dip straight to 0 percent regardless of how much the Woodsap mechs fought to endure in the field.

Usually, suffering losses should have made it harder for the remaining mechs to sustain themselves, as the enemy could concentrate their firepower on fewer targets.

Yet that did not happen.

Each time a Woodsap mech fell apart, at least half-a-dozen biomechs that happened to be positioned close enough experienced significant improvements to their physical integrity!

They healed by as much as 20 percent over a span of a few dozen seconds!

For many of these struggling biomechs, that was enough restoration for them to last for another couple of minutes!

This pattern repeated often enough to prove that this was not a coincidence, but a real pattern and a proven battle tactic.

This was most definitely a rare but beneficial advantage of his product!

Although cannibalization possessed a negative connotation, Ves was sure that he could spin this phenomenon in a positive light.

Killing off Woodsap mechs did not necessarily make the rest of their units weaker.

Instead, the surrounding biomechs drew strength from their fallen comrades and were able to fight with greater vigor!

However, as Ves studied the lines and took note of which organic machines persisted and which ones fell, he spotted a concerning pattern.

A frown appeared on his face.

"This loss pattern does not appear fair or random. Among the prototype biomechs, the standard human machines have been brought low three times as much as the more exotic elven variants. Did the Saint Commander or the Second Elf deliberately choose to sacrifice one for the other?"

Gloriana shook her head. "I took notice of this as well, and already conducted a small inquiry. The answers given to me by the Second Elf and the surviving test pilots makes it clear that it is not a top-down decision. The Terran soldiers themselves decided on this strategic direction. None of them are stupid, Ves. Even if not many of them are orthodox first-class multipurpose mech pilots, they still know which biomechs are more effective than others."

"Are you saying that these Terran pilots conducted a performance analysis while they were in the thick of the action?"

"Apparently, so, Ves. It is not as absurd as you make it sound. The pilots of the standard human version are already aware of the disparity in performance. Past engagements as well as training sessions have already exposed a gap that almost none of them can surmount. They made an honest assessment of themselves and concluded that they could not produce as many results as their elven counterparts when given the same amount of resources and opportunities."

While this was not an absolute rule, Ves himself already knew that this was true. He conducted much more extensive studies on the performance parameters of the different variants and knew that the gap could not be chalked up to coincidence or statistical uncertainty.

The Elven Edition of the Arboreal Project enjoyed far too many advantages.

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