The Mech Touch

Chapter 6815 Future Research Directions

Now that Ves gained a much more complete understanding of Zanthar's Fade Burst Round, he began to evaluate whether it was ready for widespread use.

He eventually shook his head.

"You have given me an interesting presentation, Zanthar. Your breakthrough is completely justified. You have demonstrated a good amount of ingenuity. What is most commendable is that you made clever use of the resources that you have available. It is not a mistake for you to rely on Alfred and the smart Als to solve a puzzle that had frustrated you for many months. So what if you cannot fully explain the theory behind the conversion process? Mech designers are not scientists, though we usually act like them whenever it is convenient. We are both engineers and artists. In order to design our ideal mechs, we are willing to rely on expedient methods. As long as the mechs work, you have done a good job."

His encouraging words fed into Zanthar's pride and vanity. It felt good to receive praise from the best Senior Mech Designer in the Red Ocean.

"Thank you, teacher!"

"That said, your evaluation of your own work is not wrong. Your FadeBurst Round cannot constitute a complete product. Not yet. As a proof of concept, it has brilliantly fulfilled its purpose. The testing of the prototypes shows that your work has successfully nailed down the essential mechanisms. From the combination of hypers that can produce a focused burst of water energy, to the mysterious conversion process that is derived from your companion spirit, you have successfully put all of the essential pieces together. They are just really crude and badly made for the time being. You need to spend a long time refining and optimizing what you have made."

Ves reached out with his hand and 'pulled' one of the projections that displayed the FadeBurst Round. Ile then began to alter it in real-time. The projectile length grew longer. He increased the proportion of hyper materials, but altered the shape of the exterior so that it retained most of its rigidity. He then began to substitute the low-grade hyper materials for other ones that possessed many of the same properties but also contained their own unique qualities.

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