Chapter 4095 The True Power of TESMAS
The wait was agonizing to Venerable Vincent.
It had been a long ti since he broke through during a pivotal battle at the end of the Purgatory Campaign.
The mont where he beca completely in sync with the B-Man and manifested Bravo in his most powerful state was an unforgettable mont to him and the soldiers who participated in the battle.
Vincent constantly dread of reliving this mont. He beca more enthusiastic about piloting chs than ever and no longer felt bothered by the doubts that plagued him in the past.
His confidence soared now that he had beco a lot stronger than before now that he had beco a genuine demigod and expert pilot. As one of just a handful of high-ranking expert pilots in the Larkinson Clan, he had the capital to place himself above the vast majority of colleagues!
Yet despite his yearning to get back in the cockpit, he was no longer able to pilot the B-Man since the Larkinson Clan settled in Davute.
The custom ch had suffered too much damage and repairing it was not cost-effective once the Larkinsons decided to transform it into an expert ch.
For months, Venerable Vincent tried to pass the ti by training in other ways.
He exercised his body and beca engrossed when he slightly managed to exceed his previous limits due to his advancent.
He piloted other Larkinson chs and lanted how they were too weak for him to exert his new strengths.
He even tried out simulation systems but quickly beca frustrated by how fake they were. He might not have noticed the difference back when he was just a regular pilot, but at his current state the inconsistencies were far too glaring.
It didn't help that the simulator pods regularly glitched as soon as he got a bit excited! Many of them were incapable of coping with the power of expert pilots!
Months went by as Vincent impatiently waited to get back in the saddle where he belonged.
His tornt had finally co to an end.
After the participating ch designers took a well-deserved rest, they woke up and prepared a thorough testing session in order to see whether their efforts truly paid off this ti!
Although the C-Man looked completely fine in its current state, no one could say for certain whether this innovative ch would be able to perform as intended.
Vincent did not have any doubts, though. He had unwavering faith in his new expert ch even before it was built. The Larkinson ch designers had never let him down and this ti would be no different.
Only one unexpected occurrence took place. Just as the preparations were being made, Gloriana approached Vincent with an interesting request.
"Would you like to broadcast the footage of the C-Man's initial activation and testing session to the public?"
"Huh?" The expert pilot blinked. "Aren't we supposed to keep the details of my expert ch's performance a secret? I have always been told it would be bad if our enemies have seen our chs in action beforehand. They can make targeted preparations to counter our stuff."
"You are not wrong, Venerable Vincent. This consideration still weighs over our heads. However, there are additional variables at play that have given us reasons to make a different choice this ti. I've already explained to you what it might an if I have succeeded in turning the C-Man into a god body. The current phenonon affecting the fra of your expert ch is a sign that it has indeed acquired a god body, but what is a god without any worshipers?"
Venerable Vincent widened his eyes. "Are you saying you want to unveil the C-Man to the public so that they can beco its fans?"
"Correct! I cannot say whether this will be of any use, but I have confidence that if even a fraction of the audience have converted into your new 'fans', your expert ch may receive additional benefits. In order to make sure that our audience will be able to enjoy the show, we will make changes to the testing routine so that it will look more exciting to outside observers."
"Aren't you worried about leaking sensitive information about the C-Man's performance?"
"Not as much as you think. We already have nurous existing expert chs and we will undoubtedly obtain more in the coming years. Our clan has grown to the point where the need for secrecy doesn't weigh as highly as before. In fact, it is better for us to raise our profile and publicize at least a portion of our strength and specialties so that we can gain more respect from other parties in the Red Ocean. Our business operations will benefit imnsely if we can show to everyone that we are truly capable of developing stronger and more elaborate chs."
The Larkinson Clan was first and foremost a group that earned its living by selling chs. It would absolutely give the LMC's nascent comrcial operations in the Red Ocean a boost if it could show that its ch designers were capable of developing a stellar expert ch!
"Besides, you do not mind performing in front of an audience, do you?" Gloriana smirked. "This is your big opportunity to beco a celebrity. As long as you succeed in putting on a good show, then we might allow you to perform in additional PR events."
Venerable Vincent instantly beca stoked. "Hahaha, have no fear, mada! I was made to be the public face of our clan! I haven't spent all of that ti competing in arena competitions because I was shy. Go ahead and broadcast my upcoming performance to the galactic net!"
"Good. Good. That is the spirit that I wish to see from you. We will be delaying the testing session by half a day so that we can spread the news and advertise this event. I don't think we need to be afraid of not attracting enough viewers because it is rare to unveil an expert ch in such a high-profile manner. I can at least guarantee you that the people in Davute will definitely take note."
Though Vincent looked pained when he heard that he would have to wait even longer, it was for a worthy cause.
"Understood. This will give more ti to hang out with the C-Man and get a feel for my new expert ch before I pilot it for the first ti."
"You go do that. I will need to contact Professor Almar of ln Advanced Systems in order to inform her of this developnt. She will probably be pleased with what we are doing as we will be showcasing her new signature product."
TESMAS was incredibly powerful but also ludicrously expensive to build. Just the fact that it took around 5 kilograms to produce a full application of this extravagant smart armor system was enough to scare away a lot of potential custors!
If the Larkinsons were able to show that their C-Man could display incredible strength and versatility with the help of its TESMAS, then that would definitely provide a substantial business boost to its developer.
What was even better was that the Larkinson Clan recently acquired 7.75 percent of the shares of ln Advanced Systems. Helping the developing company would ultimately help the Larkinsons!
The hours went by quickly as the Larkinsons hurriedly moved into action. They brought in additional assets and planned more elaborate demonstrations in order to make sure that everyone that tuned in to the broadcast would get a clear view of the C-Man's excellence!
Vincent also had a busy day all of a sudden as a team of professionals had co to coach him on what he should and shouldn't do in front of a public broadcast.
All of this was a form of torture to him as he did anything but what he truly wished to do. At least he was allowed to stay in the vicinity of his expert ch so that he could gain an unspoken understanding with his expert ch.
Soon, the final hour had co. The Larkinson Clan had already opened up a broadcast on the opening page of their virtual portal. Millions of people had already tuned in and that number was climbing with each passing second.
After all, it was not every day that one of the local powers was willing to showcase one of their trump cards!
Despite generating a lot of questions and confusions on why the Larkinson Clan would possibly reveal one of its strategic assets, it did not stop all of the ch fanatics and those concerned about the regional hierarchy from paying attention.
One peculiar decision the Larkinsons had made for this public testing session was to conduct it on the surface of Davute VII.
This was why the Larkinsons had moved everything they needed for this occasion to a wide open training field that they rented for the day.
There was nothing of importance in any of the surrounding regions, so there were no concerns about any accidents harming other people.
As Vincent suited up and entered the cockpit of his dormant but always active machine, he closed his eyes and tried to get into tune with his new expert ch.
"Vincent." Ves finally spoke to him through a transmission. "You are up in a minute. Get ready to start. The eyes of tens of millions people are on you right now, and more will doubtlessly be viewing the footage at a later date. I don't need to remind you that you are representing our clan right now. Don't make regret this decision."
"Hey, you can always rely on , Ves. I never failed to deliver!"
"We'll see about that."
As soon as a minute went by, Vincent no longer held himself back and decisively pressed the ornate activation button!
Since the ch was already active at a low power state, it quickly activated all of its other systems.
At the sa ti, the neural interface that was custom-developed for the C-Man established a connection to Vincent's powerful mind and will for the first ti.
The expert pilot entered nirvana as he had finally returned ho for the first ti since he advanced to his current rank!
At the sa ti, the C-Man joyously welcod back its battle partner after spending a long ti as a broken and neglected custom ch before its life-changing upgrade.
Both of them had missed each other so much that they imdiately and spontaneously harmonized with each other. A burst of radiant gold corona exploded from the impressive-looking fra as their jubilation produced a considerable degree of true resonance!
In fact, the two were so happy to bond with each other again that Venerable Vincent's resonance strength quickly rose beyond his expected level.
"What?" Ves looked shocked. "His resonance strength has already reached 5.34 laveres?"
This was more than what was typical for a relatively new expert pilot who had yet to practice with an expert ch before this point.
However, after recalling that Venerable Vincent and the previous iteration of the current ch had both achieved the legendary state of Unity of Man and Machine, then maybe this reaction should not be a surprise.
All of this indicated that Vincent was truly piloting the right ch at the mont!
Once the expert pilot regained his composure, he grinned as he could feel how much power he possessed.
This was a far cry from all of the other chs he had piloted in the past!
"Let's go, buddy."
The C-Man finally took its first step. It moved slowly at first, and Vincent wasn't in a hurry to test its speed.
The ground rumbled as the powerful expert ch stepped outside of the ch hangar and stepped out into the open.
As the light of the local star shone down on the C-Man, its gleaming white-and-gold surface already received a lot of complints from the audience!
As Vincent basked in the attention that he must be receiving, he soon recognized a shortcoming.
"My C-Man looks good, but it can look even better."
He activated a new command that wasn't present in any of his previous chs. The front torso of his expert ch started to ripple as the TESMAS beca active all of a sudden. The previous definition of the muscle cuirass beca murky as its shape started to shift and change.
"What is that idiot doing now? Why is he deviating from the plan?" Ves asked as he watched what was going on from a control room. His eyes soon widened in horrified realization. "Wait, don't tell …?!"
The C-Man already looked masculine from the onset. Gloriana had done a good job at interpreting and realizing Vincent's wishes.
However, as a woman and soone who did not have the highest opinion of boys, there were certain… limits of what she could tolerate as a ch designer.
Vincent did not share Gloriana's aesthetic tastes. His own tastes were substantially different.
Normally, ch pilots such as himself were helpless to do anything about it, but this was a different situation.
Since TESMAS made up the exterior of the C-Man, that ant that Vincent could change it to suit whatever shape he wanted!
As such, he worked together with the C-Man to make the expert ch look manlier.
Its existing muscle definition beca thicker and more exaggerated. Though Vincent still applied at least so restraint, there was no doubt that the abs and pectorals looked even larger than life than before!
Yet these were not the areas that Vincent was concerned about. What he truly paid attention to was a prominent component that sat lower than the other areas that were being changed.
As more and more people tuned into the broadcast, they gained a clear view of the C-Man expanding the size and girth of its codpiece!
"What is he doing?! Didn't we tell him to control his impulses?!"
Ves and nurous other Larkinsons beca increasingly more horrified as Vincent erased the original design of the C-Man's codpiece.
Much like its predecessor, Gloriana designed a subtle and artful V-shaped codpiece that did not look overly masculine.
Though Vincent did not dislike its design, he felt it did not do his manhood justice.
"I need more room."
This was why he took control of the TESMAS in order to apply his own design that he had co up with a long ti ago back when he was trying to pass the ti.
The V-shaped codpiece that resembled a belt more than anything turned into a more pronounced and vertical T-shaped codpiece that began to adopt increasingly more exaggerated proportions!
Although it did not look obscene due to the fact it looked like a chanical component that could be found on any ch, the audience had no doubts about the actual aning of this dramatic redesign!
"This is the true power of TESMAS!" Vincent exulted as he applied his own vision of his expert ch.
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