Ves quickly dismissed the 20 MTA ch pilots after promising he would co up with a solution for their lack of progress.
He had beco incredibly fascinated with the possibility of using his best chs as his new design spirits!
"I really should have thought about this before!"
"ow?" Lucky looked questioningly at Ves.
"Am I being crazy for coming up with this thought?!"
"ow!"
The gem cat rolled his eyes again. Ves had entered into one of his frequent bursts of genial madness. Whether sothing would co out of it remained to be seen, but Lucky would be sure to stay as far away if another experint took place!
As Ves continued to think about this new idea further, he soon cald down a bit. Not everything might go as well as he wished. He already ca up with nurous doubts that could complicate any implentation.
The first question was whether it was truly possible to turn a living ch into a design spirit.
Though his theoretical frawork showed that the possibility should be there, his theories might not always be correct. His assumptions could be wrong and perhaps his living chs were too far removed from other spiritual entities to function in this manner.
The only way to know for sure was to try it out. Hard evidence beat any theoretical deductions. Ves wouldn't have to rely on so many guesses if he obtained solid data to support his theories.
Still, he was reasonably confident that it should be possible. Living chs possessed spiritual foundations which basically functioned as the spiritualities of living organisms.
There were still a lot of differences between them, but the gap started to close as the chs beca more alive.
Third order living chs were so alive in fact that they possessed a lot of characteristics that were more commonly seen in spiritually powerful entities.
Perhaps people might be able to argue that first-order and second-order chs weren't truly alive, but there should be no doubt when it ca to his best chs. They were all intelligent enough to think and communicate clearly with their own ch pilots.
His living chs weren't sophisticated AIs either. Each of his chs, not just the most advanced third order ones, all possessed emotions!
They beca happy whenever the Larkinson Clan achieved a victory. They beca sad when their ch pilots died or when they needed to be eliminated in order to free up space. They beca angry when they witnessed enemies killing fellow Larkinsons chs and ch pilots.
It was this distinct quality that made it impossible for battle bots and chs integrated with highly advanced AIs to fully copy his work.
Sure, the best AIs programd by the most brilliant specialists were able to emulate humans to an extrely precise degree, but there was no way that lines of code could fully make chs understand the concept of love or to feel hatred against an enemy.
"That's because AIs are completely rational."
Their entire thought processes consisted of logical calculations from beginning to end. There was not a hint of irrationality in their electronic brains.
In contrast, his living chs were much more similar to humans than AIs!
From their very first mont of existence, they hardly exhibited any coherent thoughts. Instead, they either followed their instincts or expressed themselves through emotions.
Although they weren't always strong, the ability to feel emotions unquestionably put them ahead of practically every AI!
In short, his stronger living chs t every requirent to beco a design spirit!
The only reason why it hadn't happened yet was because Ves had never connected the strings together.
"Still, just because it's possible doesn't an I should go ahead and do it. There has to be a good reason to take such a drastic step."
He was quite wary of doing anything that might harm the developnt of his most precious chs. The Quint as well as the Amaranto, the Shield of Samar and the Everchanger were all treasures to the Larkinson Clan. They had only recently co into existence and had a lot of growth ahead of them. As long as the Larkinsons continued to take care of them, they might reach an unimaginable height one day!
Why should Ves complicate this matter by turning them into a new role that was not a part of their original design?
He could not fully predict what would happen to any of his living chs if he took this montous step.
His instincts told him that this was a heavy decision that might have profound implications for his design philosophy.
Was it truly a good idea for him to marry the concept of a design spirit with the concept of a living ch?
What would happen if the living chs perished in battle?
Would his living chs still remain chs or evolve to beco sothing… else after receiving a lot of spiritual feedback?
Ves needed to puzzle out the answers to all of them before he was willing to attempt such an experint.
"Let's start, then."
The first and most important matter was whether this approach conford to his design philosophy.
Up until now, he had always treated the concept of living chs and design spirits as separate thods to empower his ch designs.
The forr was more fundantal and was the basis of his design philosophy. While it provided plenty of advantages to products, the problem with living chs was that they needed a lot of ti to grow into their power. This growth process took years until it produced a considerable improvent and that was far too long in most cases.
This was why Ves had also placed a heavy emphasis on employing design spirits. While their glows were only as strong as their originators, most design spirits were already formidable spiritual entities. When attached to any ch design, they provided a direct and imdiate boost in combat effectiveness without requiring any unreasonable delays.
Design spirits therefore beca a prominent solution in his arsenal. They neatly made up for the principal weakness of his design spirits and could also convey other advantages such as enabling battle formations.
"They're not directly related to my design philosophy, though. It's a side branch of my research that has taken on a life of its own."
Ves had always struggled with the question on what he should do with design spirits. Should he continue to develop it further, or should he try to go back to his roots?
Previously, he had been tempted to do the latter, but now he found a good reason to make design spirits more central to his design philosophy.
This was because a stronger design spirit also equated to a stronger living ch if he combined the two concepts!
Ves tried to imagine what it would be like to design a sniper-oriented rifleman ch based on the Amaranto.
The ch design could be a relatively straightforward interpretation of the Amaranto as a standard ch. This would help the Amaranto perform its role as a suitable and helpful design spirit to the ch pilots of this new rifleman ch.
As long as everything went fine, then everyone involved would benefit.
The ch pilots of the new standard ch model would likely gain assistance from a powerful ch that was paired with a powerful expert pilot. The piloting-specific assistance that the Amaranto was able to provide should be a lot better than that of a generic design spirit!
"After all, creatures like Arnold aren't chs. What do they understand about ch piloting?"
The standard chs themselves would also benefit. They not only obtained the influence of a role model, but also had a greater chance of surviving as its ch pilots beca more proficient. Perhaps they might even inherit a small portion of the Amaranto's power through constant exposure.
"It's as if they are the Amaranto's children."
Finally, the Amaranto itself would also gain a lot of benefits. Although there was a risk that the spiritual feedback would pollute, distort or unfavorably steer the living ch in the wrong direction, the acceleration in growth more than made up for it! Ves would gladly obtain a living ch that had reached its strength at 100 years in just a fraction of the ti!
His eyes shone as he imagined his other living chs following suit.
The three masterwork expert chs would beco incredibly dazzling existences in his clan!
"They're such a good combination as well."
The neglected concept of pri resonance finally had aning again. While true resonance was still the basis of any expert ch's power, Ves had always envisioned that pri resonance could beco equally as powerful one day!
Unfortunately, pri resonance was always constrained by the inherent weaknesses of the elents involved.
The problem with pri resonance was that it centered around spiritual energy instead of powerful resonating material.
chs did not possess a high capacity for spiritual energy. Without incorporating any P-stones or other spiritual storage materials, they simply couldn't contain a lot of spiritual energy.
Even if Ves did find a suitable material to implent in the chs, he would still have to pump them full of spiritual energy which wasn't always abundant.
However, it was different when the living chs grew by themselves. If a masterwork expert ch like the Amaranto grew a dozen tis faster than before, then its spiritual foundation would continue to grow stronger and more complex at a rapid pace, all without hitting any barriers!
Once the Amaranto's spiritual foundation beca a hundred tis stronger than now, pri resonance would no longer be a joke. As long as Venerable Davia Stark was strong and courageous enough to resonate with this powerful ch, then…
"This new form of resonance will truly be able to compete with true resonance!"
Ves almost went wild with euphoria as he imagined how much more powerful his expert chs could beco!
Though he did not dare to imagine that expert chs such as the Everchanger would be able to compete against actual ace chs, they should be able to obtain a pretty heavy advantage against other expert chs!
He did not forget his fundantal purpose. The ultimate goal of doing all of this was to provide a better service to his ch pilots. He had to be careful that he did not pursue power for its own sake.
"This shouldn't be a problem. Stronger high-order living chs will directly benefit their pilots as well as the side they are fighting for. There is little reason to reject this new thod."
This could be the edge the Larkinson Clan needed in order to survive the Red Ocean after the MTA's 2-year protection period had passed!
Ves turned his attention back to the original matter that had prompted him to develop this brilliant new idea.
The best way to confirm his theories and to see whether this premise had a future was to test it out in reality.
"I'm sorry, Gloriana, but I have to pursue this side project!"
Ves planned to put his current schedule on pause and reserve a few weeks to develop the variant he had promised to the MTA ch pilots.
Properly speaking, the best course of action would be to design a completely new original ch from scratch. This way, he could integrate this new purpose into the design from the beginning.
"I can't wait for so many months."
He didn't think he needed to go for that for his first attempt at implenting this brilliant new idea. He just wanted to obtain a proof of concept that he could use as a model for a more serious implentation in the future.
The Quint was a good choice to start with. While it was a valuable ch to the Larkinson Clan, the three masterwork expert chs were far more precious.
This made the Quint the most disposable high-order living ch to Ves.
"I'm sorry Quint, but you're going to be my test subject for this experint."
The goal of his variant was two-fold. Not only did he want to see whether it was possible to accelerate the growth of the Quint by providing it with spiritual feedback, he also wanted to et the demands of the MTA ch pilots and provide them with guidance from a ch that was fad for nurturing several expert pilots.
Since the Quint was originally based on the Bright Warrior Mark I Version B model, he called up its design and began to envision the changes he needed to make.
"For starters, it needs a new na. let's call it the Enlightened Warrior." Ves decided.
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