As much as Ves did not think highly of the Monster Slayer's potential to beco a living ch, he did not rule out the possibility entirely.
There were always exceptions. Humanity's ch industry was incredibly vast and diverse.
When Ves visited the Masterwork Gallery in Chance Bay, he personally confird that every exhibit possessed varying degrees of X-Factor.
This was sothing inherent to them due to how much emotion and effort their makers had put into their design and fabrication. The ch designers literally imbued their work with a portion of themselves. This was probably the basis for making their machines alive, if only faintly.
The chs probably wouldn't experience any further growth unless they beca affected by exceptional circumstances.
The most obvious way for chs to beco more alive was to be used by a ch pilot that was breaking through!
This was why the chs that continually accompanied a legendary ch pilot throughout their careers were so much more impressive than an ordinary machine. They had always retained and accumulated a portion of the excess energies released by their pilots.
Suffice to say, this process was so rare and difficult to accomplish that it was no surprise that the ch industry barely possessed a clue about this process.
Even if a ch designer was aware of what was happening, the money, resources and effort required to upgrade a ch to better standards was too great.
It was much more convenient to assign newer and more powerful chs to the pilots that had just broken through!
This was especially the case when an expert candidate advanced to expert pilot. No one wanted to go through all of the trouble of upgrading a standard ch to an expert ch.
The evolution of the Shield of Samar was the exception rather than the rule!
The treatnt that Venerable Jannzi received was too extravagant. An ordinary organization would never think about transforming a third-class standard ch into a second-class expert ch!
The rewards of going through all of this trouble also weren't as obvious for chs designed by people other than himself. The only reason to go through with an upgrade was if the ch pilot strongly insisted on sticking with the sa battle partner.
"Other ch designers have to go through so much effort while I don't need to do anything special." Ves smirked.
What Ves was trying to do with his ch designs was nothing more than make this rare and mystical process more accessible to the ch market.
His work enabled soone without the potential to beco extraordinary to pilot a living ch right out of the gate.
Even soone devoid of greater talent such as lkor would be able to pilot an impressive third-order living ch as long as he continued to partner with his new Gold Beacon!
Ves was thankful to Ketis for giving him a greater understanding of where he stood in the ch industry. It was difficult for him to recognize his own advantages when he was the only one to design proper living chs.
While Gloriana was able to make her chs a little more alive, she didn't count because she had access to a minute portion of his domain.
Soone like Ketis who learned his basic thods and theories but did not have the foundation to match his efforts was a true representation of what others could accomplish.
In other words, people like Juliet, Jovy, Professor Benedict and Master Willix all had the ability to design first-order living chs.
Still, Ves did not think about teaching them because it did not make a difference most of the ti. His peers and betters all possessed their own specialties.
In addition, it took a lot of changes to make it viable to produce living chs. The production process needed to be adjusted as well and it was much harder to make chs produced through materialization alive.
Ves faintly shook his head. "There is little point to teaching others if their work doesn't synergize with living chs."
Ketis was one of the rare ch designers who took advantage of this phenonon to enhance her own design applications. She wouldn't have been able to turn the Monster Slayer into a Chiron-like training ch without giving her work the necessary foundation!
This wasn't a one-sided relationship. Just as Ketis took inspiration from living chs, Ves was able to derive lessons from her own work!
The way she imprinted her Monster Slayer with a sword style that was ant to be passed on to its pilots was different from his usual thods.
Although he wasn't able to replicate this process imdiately, he was confident that he could slowly develop a similar application as long as he invested ti in this research project.
"It's not much use, though." Ves frowned.
The reason why this thod worked for Ketis was because she could utilize her impressive swordsmanship as her database.
As for Ves, how the hell was he supposed to know how to fight with a sword? He was a ch designer, not a swordmaster! Whatever skills he could pass on to his chs would probably distract his custors more than anything!
Anyway, Ketis just concluded her presentation on her first comrcial ch design. She was currently in the process of answering questions.
"I am curious to see how quickly the Monster Slayer will catch on in the ch market." Gloriana said. "Many of the benefits of your work are imdiately accessible, but this swordsmanship training capability sounds vague. Will it work for any ch pilot?" ?ll ? ???? Fu??.c?m
Ketis sighed and shook her head. "No. Not exactly. According to my assumptions, the ch pilots need to be receptive towards my ch. If the pilot doesn't take my Monster Slayer seriously, then I doubt anything will happen. We will need to make sure that my custors know what they must do in order to make the most out of my new work."
Once she answered a few more questions, she finally moved on to presenting the last completed ch design project of the current design round.
The second swordsman ch in the workshop possessed many similarities to the Monster Slayer that she had just showcased.
However, her second model was designed with a different target audience and usage in mind.
"This is my Second Sword." Ketis announced. "As you can see, it is coated in the green-and-blue colors of the ch legion that I am closest to. I have spent a lot of effort designing this ch to match the training and ch doctrines of the Swordmaidens. As their sister, I have deeply invested into this design, and what I managed to accomplish will serve as the standard of Swordmaidens to co."
She briefly summarized the overall configuration of the Second Sword. Unlike her previous work, the Swordmaiden-exclusive ch model was a spaceborn ch that conford to military standards.
"The design budget of my Second Sword design is around 3 MTA credits. This is almost twice as much as my Monster Slayer and reflects the elite status of my ch and its intended pilots."
The Second Sword was indeed one of the more expensive models of the Larkinson Clan once it entered service. Ves had been generous in allocating this much room to her because the Swordmaidens were worth the investnt.
The Swordmaidens weren't as resilient as the Living Sentinels. They also weren't as rounded and versatile as the Avatars of Myth.
What they did excel at was applying their superior swordsmanship skills to achieve superiority in battle!
Due to their harsh training and hyperspecialization in piloting swordsman chs, the Swordmaidens could outfight many superior lee chs.
The Bright Warriors in their swordsman ch configurations turned into entirely different beasts in their hands!
This was why the Second Sword design was so important. Ever since they beca a part of the clan, the Swordmaidens piloted chs that weren't specifically designed for their fighting style.
The Second Sword represented a radical departure from this reality. No ch designer could accommodate their needs better than Ketis!
With her deep background in the Swordmaidens and her profound understanding of swordsmanship, she designed her first Swordmaiden-exclusive ch model with elents that complinted their target users as much as possible!
"Aside from the differences in cost and flight capability, my Second Sword is also a more advanced ch in terms of difficulty. It is harder for ch pilots to get started with it because I exclusively designed it with the assumption that it will solely be piloted by well-trained Swordmaidens. It possesses a high skill floor because I included advanced design elents that can provide greater advantages to elite ch pilots who know what they are doing."
A ch like that probably wouldn't sell well on the ch market, but Ketis didn't have to worry about that. By limiting her target audience to a highly specific group of ch pilots, she was able to adopt an approach similar to how Gloriana designed her custom chs!
It helped that the Swordmaidens were highly homogenous as a group. Their ch pilots all mastered the sa swordsmanship style and adopted the exact sa mindset and approach towards combat.
To Ketis, the Second Sword was the missing link that the Swordmaidens needed to complete their combat system!
"You don't need to be concerned about whether the Swordmaidens will be able to utilize my Second Sword model properly." She confidently said. "I know exactly what the Swordmaidens are capable of just by observing their training sessions. Just to be sure, I also studied their performance when they volunteered to pilot the prototypes and the virtual versions of the earlier iterations of my work. I have fine-tuned my design so that it is able to accommodate the vast majority of Swordmaiden ch pilots, at least the ones that are in service today. In the future, I might add further complexity to an updated version of my work."
This was a viable choice. The Swordmaiden ch pilots that were currently serving in the ch legion all possessed different backgrounds.
The true core originally consisted of the survivors of a third-class pirate gang.
Nurous other ch pilots originally ca from different second-rate states.
Many of the female ch pilots serving in the Swordmaidens today were originally citizens of the Heavensword Association.
The latter's skill, foundation and enthusiasm in swordsmanship was vastly superior. They frequently schooled the others whenever they demonstrated their strength.
One of the goals of the Swordmaidens was to lift every active ch pilot to this elevated standard. That would take ti and Ketis might need to wait until most of the first-generation Swordmaiden ch pilots retired from active service.
Even so, the Second Sword still wasn't an easy ch to pilot!
"What happens if an Avatar or another Larkinson ch pilot attempts to pilot a Second Sword?" Ves asked.
His forr student frowned. "The ch won't damage itself as long as the ch pilot doesn't try anything fancy. However, without the right training and without the correct swordsmanship, I don't think the Second Sword ch will be able to display over 50 percent of its combat potential. A large part of what makes it strong is that it is maneuverable and can maximize the effect of montum-based swordsmanship. I truly doubt an Avatar ch pilot can replicate all of the necessary moves."
"I see."
"The Second Sword is similar to the Monster Slayer in that it fights like a dancer instead of a boar. My second solo ch design possesses high agility and benefits from having a high reaction speed, but its physical strength and defenses are not as exaggerated. High control is needed to prevent the ch from exposing any openings to its opponent. The fact that it is wielding a fairly large and heavy greatsword makes this even more important as the margin of error isn't as great."
A single major error wouldn't doom the Second Sword, but it could heavily inconvenience it. The ch pilot had to make as little mistakes as possible in order to keep defeat at bay!
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