Working on the custom ch for Commander Dise granted Ves a greater insight in how the Swordmaidens fought.
This was invaluable for many reasons. Not only did he gain a better idea on how to design a swordsman ch that suited these forr pirates, he also developed a better idea on how to shape their experintal battle network.
Ketis helped enormously in this project. Ves initially thought that his skills were far too good compared to hers, but it turned out that she had already progressed enormously in the areas she cared about.
This was the biggest advantage of hyperspecialization. As long as Ketis chose to neglect her studies in other fields such as ranged weapons and so on, she could make rapid progress in her chosen specialty.
Even though she had yet to finalize a single ch design, her actual design ability was already beyond every assistant ch designer in the LMC!
Her fluency and depth of understanding towards swordsman chs not only matched his own level. In so crucial areas, she had already overtaken him! She knew so much about swordsman chs that Ves gradually allowed her to take the lead on this project.
"I still need to work on the other custom chs after this, but it's different for you." Ves said. "I think you're good enough to continue tweaking the ch without . You have already proven that you know what you are doing. With how much this ch matters to Swordmaidens, I am confident that you will do right by this ch."
His announcent ca as a surprise to Ketis. She halted her current work and looked at Ves with shock.
"Will you really hand over responsibility for this ch to ? Can I change whatever I want?"
"You can as long as it's within reason. Don't think you are completely free to do what you want. I'll be checking up periodically in order to make sure you aren't going astray."
"Thank you, Ves!"
This was great news to Ketis! Of course, it was not because she looked forward to getting rid of Ves. The main reason for her jubilation was because she wanted to implent deeper modifications that would turn the custom swordsman ch into an even better vessel for Commander Dise!
With several more weeks to go, there was much an enterprising ch designer like her could do. She already began to dig up so of the more ambitious ideas that Ves had previously judged impractical.
With these additional changes, Commander Dise would probably perform even more brilliantly than normal.
"Just make sure you keep the ch as robust and resilient as possible." He warned her. "Don't blindly try to squeeze more performance out of the fra. The stability and toughness of the ch has to remain high in order to accommodate any potential breakthrough phenona. When Commander Dise breaks through, she becos able to exert true resonance on a non-expert ch. Her ch's performance will vastly increase as a result, but it doesn't necessarily an that the fra can take all of the abuse. Don't let the ch fall apart under these circumstances."
Ketis nodded with a serious expression. "I will watch out for that. I will never allow my work to let her down."
Work on the custom ch proceeded a bit swifter than before while Ves was still involved. Ketis had beco incredibly motivated and passionate about her new responsibility. In absence of publishing any ch designs, completing this custom ch was pretty much her first experience at delivering a real ch to a client!
With Ves reassured that this custom ch was in good hands, he withdrew from the project after he determined he no longer needed to provide anymore guidance. He had already implented various changes related to the power reactor, flight system and other components that Ketis still needed to grasp.
The one last step he needed to take before he left was to enhance the spiritual foundation of the ch. Ves thought about adding so spiritual constructs as well to add so triggered abilities to the ch, but he eventually decided against it for several reasons.
He couldn't really predict what would happen if the spiritual constructs received a substantial boost due to the strengthening of the entire spiritual foundation of the ch. He still needed to investigate this issue before he deed it safe to add spiritual constructs.
Ketis moved Commander Dise's machine to the Jaded Sword. She suggested that she would be able to do much more work if she was working alongside a crew of Swordmaiden ch technicians and Ves agreed. Even though the Swordmaiden flagship didn't possess any high-quality production equipnt, she still desired to work on the custom ch at its natural ho.
Ves moved on to working on the next custom ch on the list. Commander Orfan specialized in piloting spearman chs. Though she was more comfortable with piloting landbound chs, fighting in space was not a huge issue to an expert candidate.
Spearman chs were not very common in spaceborn combat. Due to the huge distances involved, traditional lee chs were always less practical than ranged chs.
If any outfits deployed any spear-wielding chs, they were liable to be lancer chs instead.
Unlike typical spearman chs, lancer chs were designed with potent forward acceleration in mind. This ant that as long as they charged forward without any elaborate course corrections, they could quickly build up a lot of speed, thereby crossing the vast distances that separated friendlies and enemies in a shorter amount of ti!
This was crucial in space combat as cover was almost nonexistent in most space battles. The sooner a lee ch reached the enemy, the sooner it ended its stint as a moving practice target!
"That said, I don't need to pay that much attention to this priority." Ves muttered.
Unlike many other regions, the Nyxian Gap was filled with an unnaturally huge amount of asteroids. While it was possible to thread the spaces between the asteroids without going too much off-course, a ch could also take cover behind the floating rocks instead. This severely increased the survivability of lee chs while heavily impacting the effectiveness of ranged chs.
"I wonder if the Gravada Knarlax is able to blow apart these asteroids by firing a single cannon. In fact, how is a ship this large even able to navigate smoothly through the asteroid fields?"
Whatever the case, Commander Orfan preferred to pilot a spear-wielding ch that possessed enough agility, reaction ti and range of motion to duel chs up close.
Such a ch would not be able to perform devastating charges like true lancer chs because their structures and internals pursued different aims.
Ves took another Bright Warrior configured as a swordsman ch and began to work from there. In order to assist in his work, he called up a bunch of Braves to assist him in his work.
Though none of them were as good as Ketis, people like Moltar Ringer, Dukan French and Felicia Slenn were able to provide different perspectives to the project.
Still, Ves missed the competence and ability demonstrated by Ketis. The rest of the Braves still hadn't caught up to her level yet, and they probably wouldn't be unless they gained second-class augntation or if he decided to feed them Attribute Candies.
He also made sure to obtain frequent input from Gloriana, though it was difficult for her to stay on top of what was going on by remote.
"Why haven't we worked on fabricating the spear for this custom ch?" Dukan French asked.
"Developing the weapons for this ch and other custom chs is a separate project. They're going to be fairly special, but that ans that a lot more work is required to make them. For now, just work from the numbers that I've given to you all. Keep in mind that while the spear will likely be fairly thin, it is heftier than it looks."
Soone else asked a question.
"It's a sha to design this ch without any elevating shock-absorbing capabilities. Can't we modify this ch so that it is capable of performing both charging attacks and be good at fighting up close?"
Ves threw a contemptuous look at the assistant who asked that question. He didn't even think it was worth it to open his mouth. His silent reaction was enough to hamr ho what he thought about this proposal.
In truth, he wanted to accomplish this as well, but the circumstances didn't allow it. In his judgent, it was possible to design a lancer ch that was also good or at least decent in frontal combat if he built a ch according to second-class standards.
That wasn't quite possible under the circumstances. The Bright Warrior was a bridge ch, and the modifications he intended to implent weren't capable of exceeding so of the limitations of its original design.
He had to design a new ch from the ground up in order to accommodate both modes of combat.
Work on the ch proceeded briskly. Partially, this was due to the relative simplicity of the modifications. A swordsman ch was already capable of wielding spears with good proficiency. Ves just wanted to make it even better by performing targeted upgrades and enhancents that optimized its performance when wielding spears.
Midway into the project, Ves invited the Commander Orfan to Scarlet Rose in order to observe her upcoming ch.
When she arrived, she looked impressed at the Bright Warrior. "Wow. Is this really for ? I feel much less reluctant about setting my old ch now!"
Though the ch was partially disassembled and did not reflect the finished product, Orfan just looked at all of the work being done and instantly gave her seal of approval.
"You're fine with what the ch looks like so far?" Ves blinked.
"Why not?" She grinned. "You're a great ch designer. Why shouldn't I trust your work? I'm sure this new baby will run smoothly once I get my hands on it. Is there sothing else you need or can I get back to training?"
"Ah, I need you to provide more details on your preferred fighting style and habits. We want to make absolutely sure that the ch excels at performing your favorite moves."
"Oh, okay. I can do that. It's not that complicated."
She was used to adapting to the chs she was assigned to. Piloting a ch that was customized especially for her was a relatively new experience to her. For this reason, she did not make too many demands.
"Make sure the ch is balanced and mobile." She said. "The way I fight with this ch is to keep enemy lee chs out of reach by threatening to spear them if they ever step into my zone. The arms need to be strong enough to make quick but also powerful stabs. I like to alternate between them in order to catch my opponents off-guard. Aside from that, try and add so secondary weapons if possible. I'm not a purist like Commander Dise who solely wants to rely on her sword to win a battle."
As long as Ves made so modest compromises, he could squeeze in several secondary weapon systems.
"Your ch is already slated to get a shield so I can add sothing as long as it doesn't take up too much capacity. What would you like? A shortsword? A carbine?"
She rubbed her sturdy chin. "Hmm.. give a knife as well as a pistol. Is that possible?"
"We can add that. It's just.. they won't add too much strength to your ch. At most, you will have so extra options at your disposal."
"It's enough, Ves. I don't want to depend too heavily on my spear and shield no matter how much you claim how good they will be. If my ch ever loses them, I will still have so options available that I can rely on. Understand?"
"We will try our best to accommodate your demands."
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