Ves could state without a shadow of a doubt that it was impossible to design his new Blood Knight Project as a conventional ch.
A machine that consisted of solid alloys, inorganic composites and electrical circuitry could never bond with a human body in the sa manner.
"All of the chs that I have designed before have never made use of blood in any fashion... what a waste."
To be fair, it was hard for Ves to co up with a viable chanism that would allow a ch pilot to bond closer with a conventional ch through the sharing of blood.
There was no reason for human blood to circulate throughout the fra of a tallic ch.
The only possible way to justify this blood sharing chanism in a ch like the Bright Warrior was to add organic components to their existing designs.
"In other words, I first need to convert my conventional chs into cyborg chs before I can implent a blood sharing chanism, and even then it will just be a watered down version of the chanism applied to biohcs."
It didn't really seem worth it to Ves. tallic chs were never supposed to work with blood and trying to shoehorn it in sounded like blasphemy in his opinion.
It would be better if Ves kept the two types of chs separate from each other.
While Ves recognized the power of blood, he did not believe it was the only thod for empowernt. His original design philosophy had never taken it into account in the first place, so he could choose to keep his classical chs on the sa path.
It all depended on what he was trying to accomplish. While Ves had definitely beco enamored with biochs, once he drew out of his high, he realized that it wasn't a good idea to fully commit to biochs.
"The ch industry is largely based on tallic chs. Whether this is good or not, this is the reality that cannot be changed."
Of course, the biggest reason why biochs never caught up to conventional chs was because the forr hadn't been able to present itself as a powerful alternative.
Ves believed that his newly conceived blood systems might change this paradigm, but even then the inertia in the ch industry was set too deep.
There were countless ch designers, ch companies, ch technicians and other people who had tied their interests to the current paradigms of the ch industry!
Ves should know because he used to be one of them before he beca enlightened by the wisdom of the Blood Cult.
The overwhelming majority of ch insiders were unable or unwilling to go extensive retraining and reeducation in order to beco qualified to work in the bioch industry.
There were also many older ch designers who had worked hard to develop and realize design philosophies that were solely applicable to tallic chs. Each of them had made such heavy commitnts to the chs that they were able to work with that they would rather hang up their capes and retire than touch a single bioch in their lives!
Although Ves didn't particularly care about the decisions of other people, he recognized that it wasn't a great idea to completely transition to designing biochs.
It would ss up everything, from his collaboration with his wife to the infrastructure of his clan.
"Besides, I will get bored if I design too many biochs."
Ves was a ch designer who craved novelty and variation. He always wanted to break new ground and develop new design applications.
While there was an endless variety of biochs that he could design, the sa could be said for conventional chs.
He would rather keep his feet in both of these fields and choose whichever suited him the most for a particular design goal.
"This sounds like a good way for to proceed." Ves smiled as he settled his confusion about his future course. "I am not excluding anything. I am rely including biochs as part of my repertoire."
His clansn would probably be in for a big surprise once he returned to reality and suddenly beca greeted with a Ves that not only wanted to design biochs, but was actually able to do so despite not showing any inkling that he acquired the necessary skills!
In any case, as Ves continued to evaluate his beautiful and innovative draft design, he made up his mind about his approach to ch design going forward.
"Conventional chs should still be my primary focus." Ves told himself. "I'm not sure if my best work will co in the form of a tallic ch, but it should definitely be the work that I am most proud of. I still believe there are ways to make them more powerful without relying on blood."
That said, Ves did not want to ignore the potential of blood either. It was just like phasewater. The liquid of life could produce amazing effects as long as he effectively leveraged its properties.
"My biochs can serve as more experintal platforms. I can try out new tricks and test out theories on a radically different ch fra. The data that I can gather from these experintal works can be used to form a contrast to the data taken from my conventional chs."
The purpose of this strategy was to beco a better ch designer. Trying out new design applications under different circumstances was an excellent way to verify his theories and generate more insights about different aspects of his work.
"I understand what the System is trying to do by presenting this Mission to . It wants to go out of my comfort zone and expand my horizons. Well, I've only entered the field of biochs for a short amount of ti, but already I am brimming with so many ideas that I've never been so excited about my profession!"
He was like an xenoarchaeologist who had suddenly stumbled upon a gigantic ruin that was based on a completely unknown intelligent alien species!
Although a part of Ves recognized that spending too much ti on biochs would most certainly take a lot of ti away from his conventional ch designs, he didn't really mind this distraction.
"Designing 5 conventional chs that all share the sa base won't get too far. I can make at least twice as much progress if I switch 1 of those chs with a bioch."
Ves had already noticed that he had fallen into a rut of so sorts. His progress in the last few years had been steady but also slow. It wasn't until he ca up with the Dullahan Project that he felt that he had his first real shot at taking a leap forward, but even then it was only a single major change.
In contrast, biochs opened up so many potential new ideas that Ves would definitely have his hands full for a long period of ti!
"It's too much."
There were far too many possibilities for him to explore in his lifeti. He would have to make a lot of hard choices and limit his explorations to the design applications that were most relevant to his overall goals and his design philosophy.
The Blood Knight Project that he had just envisioned was a potential way to achieve a major breakthrough in his design philosophy.
His ambition had always been to create greater synergy and promote mutual growth between the ch and ch pilot.
Exploring a new direction that involved a biological ans of power sharing would definitely present him with a lot of new results.
If everything went well, he might be able to adapt the effects of the blood sharing process into a purely spiritual chanism.
This way, he could apply a version of the chanism in a conventional ch design without involving any biotech components!
"It's similar to how Master Benedict Cortez was able to develop his Endex System based on an energy bridge made through the use of the skull of a human expert pilot. He managed to develop a working substitute made out of inorganic exotic materials."
The practice of developing substitute materials and systems was a ti-honored tradition in the ch industry.
"I'll probably have to beco a Senior or a Master in order to pull this off, but it is definitely an interesting research topic."
It might even be a potential way for him to advance to the rank of Master ch Designer!
Of course, that was too far away for him to consider.
His current priority was to complete the Blood Knight Project to his satisfaction.
"It's a lot more complicated than I thought it would be, but it is also strong and innovative."
The Blood Knight Project fully satisfied all of his requirents and more.
The physical design of his proposed space bioknight did not exceed his current capabilities.
He deliberately planned to make use of fairly simple biomaterials and bioparts to mold his organic machine together.
There was no way he could handle more powerful and more complex elents because his proficiency in Biotechnology still remained at the Novice-level.
"Besides, even if I can make use of more powerful biocomponents, it will take a lot more ti to integrate them into a coherent bioch design."
Speed was of the essence. Ves had not forgotten about his Mission. Working with bog-standard human-derived biotissue and relatively generic bioparts was well within his level, though he wouldn't be able to make his work stand out in terms of technical performance.
The only exception was the addition of the four bone-black tentacles. It would take a little more ti for Ves to design them properly enough to function the way he wanted, but he felt it was worth the tradeoff.
"Still, the tentacles alone won't make this bioch design special."
The added value of his Blood Knight Project lay in its blood.
Ves would have to spend a bit more ti on designing new organic components related to blood.
He wasn't sure that his expanded knowledge base was enough for him to design a chanism where the ch pilot and the bioch could safely share each other's blood, but he wasn't willing to give up on this promising feature.
"My bioch is useless if it can't establish a Blood Pact with its ch pilot!"
The Blood Pact was what he decided to call it. The phrase represented a solemn, sacred bond between a human and a living bioch.
It was a bond that was ant to elevate their relationship beyond the usual paraters.
"A Blood Pact is greater than the relationship between a user and a tool."
"A Blood Pact is greater than the relationship between a ch pilot and a living ch."
"A Blood Pact is greater than the relationship between a ch pilot and a living incarnation."
Ves suspected that a successful Blood Pact might produce power that exceeded that of Gloriana's own interpretation of living chs!
While Ves admired the way that the Mars had beco a fully aligned vessel of Patriarch Reginald's will, he hated the way the ace ch had lost all signs of independent life.
Ever since Patriarch Reginald followed Gloriana's approach to living chs, Ves felt an urgent need to improve upon his existing model of the relationship between ch pilots and living chs.
What he was attempting to realize with his Blood Knight Project may be the solution he was looking for! By utilizing extraordinary ans to 'upgrade' the relationship between the actors, Ves hoped that his new breed of biochs could produce much greater synergy than ever before!
"Synergy is the key!"
The power of a ch and a ch pilot was limited. While both of them were able to beco strong through different ans, Ves had always been a proponent of growth combined with mutual support.
By deepening the integration of a bioch and ch pilot, Ves aid to develop a state of fusion between the two. The lines between the two should blur to the point where the bioch effectively fought on the battlefield as if it was a Siase twin!
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