The Mech Touch

6841  Anchor Mechs

"That is an oversimplified answer, but you are largely correct." Master Laila Devos responded. "The two kingdoms are intelligent and powerful enough to decide which mechs can represent the best of their classifications. However, it is dangerous for humans to entrust this important function to a piece of transcendent programming. This is why the human factor remains essential. The Star Designers set or adjust the criteria that mechs must satisfy in order to earn the designation of anchor mechs. Mech designers who are confident in their works must manually apply for evaluation with the help of a small ritual in order to call down the kingdom. Even if they produce better works, as long as they refuse to submit their applications, their works will not become the latest representations of the mech industry."

Ves had made his conditions clear.

"The kingdom is programmed to 'punish' you if you fail." Master Laila Devos said. "This punishment can range from damaging your work to earning yourself a black mark. It is your responsibility as a mech designer to be able to objectively evaluate your work. If you are not self-aware enough to understand how good or bad your mech may be, then that is your fault. However, since I am encouraging you to take this step, you can trust my judgment that your upcoming work has a higher chance to succeed."

"The kingdom will know more about you and your design solutions than before." Master Laila Devos said. "This has multiple consequences, of which many you do not need to know at the moment. The most important consequence is that the Minerva Mark II will set a standard for all other mechs that are similar to it. The kingdom will begin to compare your work to other ace command mechs, expert command mechs and even standard command mechs. It will intelligently make comparisons between your Minerva Mark II and other machines that are designed to function similarly. This is a great honor and responsibility for your work."

"The shortest answer that I can give you is that it will make it easier for other mech designers to design similar mechs." Master Laila Devos answered. "It will employ a variety of subtle measures to assist your colleagues and peers into designing similar machines as yours. The invisible influence of the Red Kingdom will subtly help them design an ace mech that may be alive or may consist of archemetal. In short, every mech designer who attempts to design an archemech or a living mech will have a slightly higher chance to succeed than before."

His brain was already working hard since the start of this meeting. Ves had already begun to connect a few dots.

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