A lot of Penitent Sisters and Larkinsons were watching the squad of chs. Many of them had heard that Ves was up to sothing again. They wondered what was special about these chs that weren't assigned on any patrols.
Would they witness sothing similar to the last round of experints? Back then, many of the Bright Warrior chs that went through their paces perford better than usual.
Since then, the Bright Warriors that Ves enhanced from 25 percent to 100 percent saturation all continued to produce slightly greater results with each subsequent practice session.
The chs themselves hadn't grown stronger, but the piloting ability of their ch pilots was definitely trending upwards!
Even though the improvent from day to day was rather light, the fact that the results were constantly growing higher was very notable. Ordinary training never yielded these kinds of smooth and continuous curves!
A lot of other ch pilots had begun to ask whether they too would be able to benefit from this magic. Which ch pilot didn't want to improve so fast on a daily basis?
Sadly, their superiors couldn't provide any answers. Ves already denied any requests to expand this program because he was only able to pull off this trick on LMC chs.
The most he did was to expand the scope of this experint to his other ch models such as the Aurora Titans and the Deliverer chs. Ves skipped the Doom Guards because he didn't think it was a good idea to strengthen sothing so fearso and because their numbers were too small to make a difference in the coming battle.
The results weren't as drastic as with the Bright Warriors. The Aurora Titan was a very sluggish defensive ch that didn't have a lot of agency. The skill involved in piloting them mainly revolved around spreading out the damage across its entire fra, avoiding damage to any critical components and managing the polarizer module wisely.
The Deliverer chs didn't possess that many options either. They were very slow and fragile compared to normal ranged chs. The only skill required to pilot them proficiently was to aim their weapons well and to open themselves up for any guidance that Ylvaine might provide.
Nevertheless, the growth characteristic alone caused many ch pilots to increase their appreciation of their own chs. They felt as if their assigned machines beca more and more intimate with them. The lucky ch pilots beca more willing to entrust their lives to their improved chs.
"Is sothing happening? It has been so ti since our chs deployed into space." Commander Chancy couldn't help but ask.
The Penitent Sister Commander had slowly overco her awe at the ritual she witnessed. Her responsibilities as a leader asserted themselves, causing her to remain more sober than the rest of the Hexers who witnessed what had previously taken place.
"Don't be impatient." Ves answered as he continued to monitor the various projections. "This is the first ti your won are doing sothing like this. It is too early to tell whether the Superior Mother can truly support them in battle as I originally envisioned."
Ti continued to pass as the ch pilots earnestly prayed to the Superior Mother. While their earnest efforts successfully triggered the battle network, it wasn't doing anything!
Ves wanted to scratch his head. Right now, the crown attracted a fair amount of spiritual energy from his mother. The battle network even transford it into a more usable form of power.
Yet after finishing all of these pre-programd steps, the battle network appeared to have run out of instructions. In truth, this was the part where the ancestral spirit was supposed to take over and do sothing specific with the charged battle network.
"..."
It was as if Ves programd a battle bot to enter a battlefield, only for the stupid machine to freeze in place because Ves hadn't loaded a combat AI into it. Without a guiding hand, there was no purpose to the active battle network!
Ves frowned deeper and deeper as the Superior Mother really didn't appear to be doing anything with her glowing crown. Perhaps it would be a different story if the spiritual entity was fully conscious, but that was not the case at the mont.
Should he wake her up?
That might not be a good idea. He sensed that a lot of transformations still took place inside the Superior Mother. Interrupting it might cause a lot of damage to his mother.
If his mother wasn't conscious, then how could he induce her to act?
Ves quickly began to think up a solution. Her state of dormancy was different from regular sleep. Even if the Superior Mother wasn't conscious, she still maintained the large and growing network of Hexers who had begun to revere the Supre.
He recalled the ti when he initially planted his battle network into her. He managed to arouse an unconscious reaction out of her by irritating her to a large degree.
Did this an that if Ves had to act like a naughty boy again if he wanted his mother to do sothing?
His face grimaced. This was not a sustainable solution.
Ves looked back to the projections of the ch pilots inside their cockpits. He had hoped the faith and devotion of the Penitent Sister ch pilots would have been enough for the Superior Mother to make a move. Evidently, general worship was not sufficient to make her do sothing with her new crown.
"Maybe there has to be a purpose." Ves guessed.
If his test subjects weren't in danger, there was no reason for the battle network to make a move. As its na suggested, its only purpose was to empower ch pilots in battle.
Ves began to open a channel to Commander lkor.
"What is it, Ves?"
"I need you to send out a ch company of Bright Warriors and as many Doom Guards that your Avatars can scramble in a short amount of ti."
"I can do that, but what do you want to do with them? Is it related to your current activity?"
He nodded. "I have done sothing to so of the Penitent Sisters. If it works out, I may have established another thod of strengthening so of our forces. The only problem is that it is only supposed to be active during battle. I need your chs to pressure the squad of the Penitent Sister chs. Try to make their ch pilots feel distressed. The greater the threat, the greater this trial will yield a result!"
"Understood. Do you want to send out any of our expert candidates? Joshua is available."
"No." Ves shook his head. He didn't want to add too many variables to the equation. "Just regular ch pilots will do. Send them over quickly."
The Avatars of Myth soon dispatched a full squad of Bright Warriors as well as a motley collection of Doom Guards.
To be honest, the Larkinson Clan did not make extensive use of the striker chs. They were not only troubleso to work with, but they possessed limited mobility. The Avatars especially disdained the striker ch because much of their doctrine was based around maneuver warfare.
The chs that Ves requested flew over to the Penitent Sister chs that Ves was keeping an eye on. Shortly afterwards, Commander Chancy and Commander lkor agreed on how to conduct a spar.
The Bright Warriors in rifleman ch configuration soon began to fire their laser rifles at the Penitent Sister chs.
The Doom Guards drew closer in order to pressure the Hexer ch pilots with their glows.
The lee Bright Warrior chs circled around their targets and occasionally darted in to launch their attacks before drawing back.
The Penitent Sister ch pilots were instantly forced to take control of their chs to fend off the sustained assaults. While their powerful chs easily endured the weak attacks, they still felt enough of a threat to feel compelled to defend themselves!
Neither side inflicted any serious damage towards each other. This wasn't the first ti the Penitent Sisters sparred against the weaker chs of the Larkinson Clan.
Though neither side tried to kill each other, the pressure was very real to the ch pilots engaged in the spar.
Over sixty chs circled and attacked the ten Penitent Sister chs. There was no way the latter felt comfortable under these circumstances!
The glows of the Doom Guards were especially helpful in giving the Penitent Sisters a greater sense of threat. As these striker chs grew closer, the Penitent Sister ch pilots began to feel an increasing amount of genuine distress!
"Superior Mother, please show your might!"
Ves stirred as he sensed a change. Though his test subjects were trying their best to fend off the frequent attacks, their growing urgency finally sparked a reaction from the battle network.
The Superior Mother's crown began to shine! A small amount of power began to flow through the connections. Instantly, the ch pilots connected to the battle network seed to co alive in a way that Ves had never witnessed before!
"Sothing is happening!"
The life signs of all of the ch pilots rose as their minds beca involved in a mysterious process. Ves tried to extend his spiritual senses, but he was too far away to glean much detail.
All he could see right now was that the Penitent Sister chs hadn't stopped at all. Instead, they fought back more ferociously than a minute ago. The intensity of their counterattacks not only grew greater, but they also began to reposition themselves!
"This is not one of our standard formations." Commander Chancy frowned.
The way the ten chs repositioned themselves reminded Ves of a cross surrounded by a hexagon. The definition of this image wasn't very high with just ten chs, but he could easily imagine it would look a lot more impressive with more machines.
Just as Ves questioned the purpose of this odd formation, sothing profound took place.
The battle network went hyperactive and channeled a lot more spiritual energy all of a sudden!
If all of that energy was being dumped into his test subjects, their heads would have exploded by now!
The only reason why that didn't happen was that the battle network was channeling that energy elsewhere. Ves vaguely sensed sothing grand and powerful coming into being.
"Sothing is happening! Are.. are those chs glowing?"
"Is it resonance?"
"No, ma'am! The resonance ters aren't moving!"
"Then why does it look so similar? Is this false resonance? That's impossible! Those chs don't incorporate any resonating materials!"
While the Penitent Sisters all beca confused by the vaguely familiar phenona, Ves widened his eyes.
With his spiritual senses, he understood what was happening.
Normally, expert pilots exerted their power by resonating with their chs.
What was happening right now was similar, but different! The sa kind of resonance took place but with different actors involved.
Instead of resonating with their chs, his test subjects were instead resonating with themselves and the Superior Mother!
The glows around the chs began to expand and diffuse over a greater area. The Larkinson chs attacking the Penitent Sisters couldn't help but slow their attacks.
"What is going on?"
"Are they all simultaneously turning into expert candidates?"
That wasn't the case, but it was difficult to fault their misconceptions. The glow surrounding the chs beca so bright it began to encompass the entire formation and beyond!
Soon, Ves felt as if all of the power from the Superior Mother began to manifest in sothing substantial. After a few seconds, the enormous ring of light turned into a vague silhouette of the Superior Mother herself!
"The Superior Mother is with us!"
Before Ves or anyone else could step in, the Penitent Sister chs simultaneously moved. Their odd formation darted forward and smashed all of the Bright Warrior chs aside with undaunted force!
Despite their Breyer alloy armor plating, the affected Bright Warriors sustained severe damage, much to Ves' consternation!
What was surprising about this sudden attack run wasn't just the added power exerted by the chs. The giant silhouette of the Superior Mother actually attempted to strike as well!
Fortunately for the Avatar chs, the glowing apparition failed to inflict any material damage.
"Won are superior!" The test subjects simultaneously exulted.
Just as their formation turned around to launch another attack run, the battle network suddenly reached so sort of limit. The glowing apparition rapidly diminished and the Penitent Sister chs all lost their glows!
A lot of observing people looked dismayed. While the effect seed powerful, the duration was too short!
It didn't matter much to Ves. He had already seen enough proof that his battle network actually worked! Even if it didn't look very practical, he could always refine this new innovation later.
"This experint is a success!"
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