Once Gloriana was happy that everyone understood her intentions towards the Chira Project, she moved on to the second expert ch on the list.
The projection of Venerable Joshua's hero expert ch made way for a much thicker and beefier outline.
Hardly anyone failed to recognize the distinctive contours and color sche of the Shield of Samar.
Compared to the current pri ch version of this defensive ch, the expert ch revision took over many of the elents of the Shield of Samar and sohow made them bigger, heavier and more imposing!
Ves felt like palming his face. His earlier attempt to persuade Venerable Jannzi to move away from a near-immobile ch fell on deaf ears. Jannzi had doubled down instead and Gloriana was happy to indulge the stubborn expert pilot's desires.
"Our second expert ch design project centers around a simple keyword: bulwark. In contrast to all of the other projects, the expert space knight that we are designing for Venerable Jannzi is heavily based on an existing ch. Her demands are very clear. The Bulwark Project must not work towards developing a new ch, but instead aim to upgrade an existing ch. It is difficult for us to explain what this exactly ans, but all you need to know is that we will try to retain as many elents from the current Shield of Samar as possible."
"Can that be done?" Soone asked.
"Why certainly." Gloriana smiled. "It's been done before. The only complication is that the requirents we have to et and the approach we have to adopt is a little cumberso. Our goal is not to design an expert ch that is similar to the Shield of Samar. We must sincerely take the current pri ch version of the ch and implent a wide range of modifications to elevate its capabilities."
"The space knight you've projected is larger and thicker than the Aurora Titan design. Are we increasing the Shield of Samar's weight class?"
"That is correct. The Aurora Titan that the Shield of Samar was originally based upon was supposed to be a comrcial model for the third-class ch market. Since heavy chs were not comrcially viable in my husband's forr state, he chose to design a ch that is only a half-hearted version of a proper heavy ch."
Ves quietly shook his head. The main reason why he settled on a super-dium space knight was because it took way too much capacity to integrate a polarizing module in the design. It was an inelegant solution to a very difficult problem.
His wife soon proceeded to elaborate on what she had in mind for the upcoming iteration Shield of Samar.
"Defense. Defense. Defense. Everything about this ch is geared towards defense." Gloriana stated as she sent a brief glance towards Ves. "Now, I am aware of the limitations of designing heavy lee chs, but we must respect the wishes of the ch pilots we serve. There are several possible solutions that we can implent in order to mitigate the obvious shortcomings of this expert ch design, but I cannot share anything more about this since I am still trying to acquire the resonating exotics needed to realize my vision."
Aside from this complication, the remaining details of the Bulwark Project did not sound that complicated. Defensive chs were so of the simplest and easiest chs to design. They just had to make every component thicker and tougher than usual.
The greatest challenge to designing good defensive chs was to make sure that their other paraters weren't too poor. The ch designers also had to make sure that their internal architecture was robust enough to withstand heavy shocks and other forms of indirect damage.
Project Bulwark's unrelenting focus on defense over every other priority limited the complexity of this project and ensured that everyone working on it remained focused. While Ves was happy that Gloriana was sober enough to exercise restraint, he was also a bit dissatisfied that she was not contemplating enough upgrades.
Gloriana didn't care about his feelings. She had a strong idea of what the expert ch version of the Shield of Samar should look like. It didn't matter if the ch was originally his own work and that Gloriana hadn't been involved with the design of the Aurora Titan.
"Now, let's move on to a ch that is very much the opposite to the Shield of Samar."
The projection of a considerably smaller and slimr expert ch appeared into view.
"Venerable Tusa is our only expert light ch specialist. His needs are fairly simple and obvious. He wishes to pilot a light ch that is fast but more importantly elusive. The expert ch that we will develop for him must possess the best mobility out of all of the projects we will be working on for this round."
The outline of the expert light skirmisher that Gloriana prepared resembled the Ferocious Piranha product line. Ves already knew that Venerable Tusa had beco quite a fan of the Piranha Pri's properties.
The only issue was that the Piranha Pri was still a bit too sluggish for Tusa's tastes. The base model was designed to be an offensive ch that leveraged its debilitating glow to wipe out weakened opponents with great efficiency. It was not designed to fight against unaffected enemies that could put up a good fight.
In order to provide Venerable Tusa with the capability to duel other expert chs, Gloriana had to implent so targeted adjustnts.
"I have established an overall direction for this expert ch design after comprehending Venerable Tusa's piloting profile and listening to his own requirents. The keyword for this project is disruption. The light skirmisher he wishes to pilot has to be able to exert a great degree of pressure towards his opponents due to all of the possible ways he can disrupt their critical arrangents and spoil their master plans. While his expert ch is not ant to be a stealth ch, it should still be able to rely on its superior mobility to travel behind enemy lines and perform critical disruption missions."
Venerable Tusa's expert ch had to be able to fend for itself. It had to be tough enough withstand saturation bombardnt, fast enough to outrun enemy pursuit and strong enough to complete its sabotage or assassination tasks without excessive delays.
Gloriana pointed at the flight system of the proposed expert ch. "If you look closely enough, then you might have noticed that the flight system and other mobility systems of the ch aren't geared towards straight-line acceleration. It is much more important for this expert ch to be nimble than to beco the fastest sprinter. It has to be able to weave between a tight formation of enemy chs and navigate through clouds of debris without slowing down too much. The superior evasion ability of the Disruptor Project also has to be high enough to evade enemy expert ch attacks in the heat of battle."
The expert light skirmisher therefore incorporated many miniaturized boosters that were pointed in many different directions.
A ch that aid to maximize its forward acceleration at all cost would have featured a lot of boosters oriented towards the rear. The Disruptor Project instead placed these boosters to the sides or even the front of the ch. This allowed Venerable Tusa's upcoming expert ch to quickly dash back or to the side with not that much effort.
"Will Venerable Tusa's expert ch possess the sa glow as the Piranha Pri, ma'am?" Moltar Ringer asked.
Gloriana pinned the little assistant with a glare. "Did you forget what I told you? What is the primary purpose of our expert chs?"
"Uhmmm… to fight against other expert chs?"
"Correct. Now think about how glows work. They affect the minds of ch pilots, completely bypassing any ch or barrier that stands in the way. This ans that the effectiveness of a suppressive glow can vary depending on the ntal strength of the enemies subjected to it. How do you think an enemy expert pilot will fare when subjected to the Ferocious Piranha's glow?"
The answer was obvious. Moltar lowered his head. "The expert pilot will easily be able to shrug off the effects."
Gloriana snorted. "Took you long enough. Everyone else, don't make the sa mistake. While we do not exclude our expert chs from being used against cannon fodder opponents, they must not sacrifice their ability to fight against equal opponents. It is a waste of a glow to apply a suppressive glow to the Disruptor Project. It is much better to make use of a supportive glow that aligns with Venerable Tusa's piloting tendencies because there is much less resistance that way."
She made a good point. Expert pilots could easily block the influence of glows they didn't like, but they could embrace them as well if they saw no problem with it. This allowed Venerable Jannzi to draw strength from Qilanxo's glow.
"What are the armants of this expert light skirmisher, ma'am? Equipping it with two short knives or daggers sounds underwhelming. An expert ch should definitely be able to carry a larger weapon loadout."
One of the reasons why light skirmishers always appeared comically underpowered was because every gram counted. Their mass had to be as low as possible and carrying heavier weapons only needlessly weighed them down.
This didn't an that the daggers they wielded were flimsy. They were actually made out of higher-quality materials that allowed them to penetrate armor without incurring too much damage in the process. Their small volus caused these weapons to be quite cheap despite being made out of better materials.
"We are still considering this issue. Venerable Tusa is accustod to the traditional light skirmisher fighting style so he does not have a great need to carry other weapons."
That didn't an that they ruled out this option. Perhaps Gloriana would agree to add a pistol or carbine to the expert ch's loadout.
"For the next project, I believe it is better to give the word to our latest Journeyman ch Designer."
Ketis smiled at Gloriana and stepped forward.
Though the relations between the two had worsened a bit after Ketis beca the latest lead designer of the Design Departnt, that did not affect their professionalism.
Ketis confidently faced the crowd she used to be a part of. "I will be in charge of Venerable Dise's expert ch design project. As a Swordmaiden, swordmaster and a fellow compatriot of hers, I am the most appropriate ch designer to make all of the design choices. While I may not have as much design experience as my colleagues, this is my specialty."
She did not intend to give ground to anyone when it ca to this project. She was fortunate that Gloriana agreed to take a step back.
The projection of the expert swordsman ch looked a little rougher, but it still conveyed so very clear ideas.
"The projects that Gloriana exhibited so far are all good at sothing, but they are still lacking sothing." Ketis explained. "The Disruptor Project is the most offense-oriented that I have heard so far, but even then its ager strength and arsenal limit the amount of damage it can inflict. Sotis, we have to face an opponent that is too tough to damage with a couple of tiny knives. Sotis, the only way to defeat an enemy expert ch is to apply a judicious amount of leverage. This is where Venerable Dise's expert ch cos into play."
Just like any other Swordmaiden ch, the most prominent feature of the projected design was its prominent greatsword.
"Since Gloriana likes to label these expert ch designs with keywords so much, here is the one for this expert ch project: decapitator. Venerable Dise likes to decapitate formidable opponents and the expert ch that we will provide to her will give her the strength to do so. It is not a machine that is designed to bully the weak. It is a machine that is ant to vanquish the powerful."
Ketis did not aim low, that was for sure.
"The Decapitator Project is the strongest duelist among the six expert ch designs and our best champion against the most formidable expert chs we might encounter. If we ever get confronted by a hostile high-tier expert ch such as the Erin Tear or the Bolvos Rage, then we have no choice but to put at least one of our own champions forward. Even if the matchup looks uneven, there is no fairness on the battlefield. We can only do our best to enable Venerable Dise as much as possible. No matter what powerful foe she faces, none of them can survive if Venerable Dise can drive her sword through their weak point!"
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