Tristan's continued discussions with Professor Galbraith benefited the forr a lot.
Even if the topics under discussion weren't always pleasant to hear, the university professor ant well and genuinely wanted the younger ch designer to co away with a better understanding of chs as well as himself.
Thankfully, the products of Sileena Dynamics did not have to occupy Tristan's view for long. The column of pink and girly chs finally turned a corner and moved out of sight.
A larger procession ca next. These chs adopted a blue and purple the with costic lighting that made them look advanced and futuristic.
One of the common properties that made these chs stand out from the crowd was by the thinness of their exterior layers.
"These chs are awfully fragile." Tristan noted.
The blue and purpose chs did not stubbornly try to cut down their weight in order to make them look more feminine. Instead, their lines and contours all looked sensible and optimal.
It was just that the designers did not have much armor to work with. It was as if a ch designer received a request to design a ch but with half the armor allowance than normal for a ch of a specific archetype.
How could a light ch operate if a light touch could breach their armor?
How could a knight ch shield more fragile chs from attacks if it couldn't endure them for a long ti?
There was no way a ch company would be stupid enough to publish chs that possessed exceptionally poor defensive attributes. This was especially the case when Tristan was able to figure out that the chs down below were designed by a Master!
"Ah. I think I get it now." Tristan put down his empty tea cup. "These chs aren't designed to resist damage with their armor. They are designed to resist attacks by using active defenses! They should be equipped with much more powerful shield generators than average!"
Professor Galbraith actually took the initiative to clap. "Well done, Tristan. It may have taken you longer than you should have to draw this conclusion, but it is a correct one. Renewal Tech & Design is a ch company that Master Manuel Terrence founded years ago in Davute. I am not surprised that you do not know of it and its products. This is actually the first instance where RT&D has unveiled its products in full public view."
That showed that Renewal did not follow the crowd by releasing lots of ch models in order to capture market share at an early stage.
Instead, the company chose to delay its market entry by continuing to focus on research and developnt. It must have taken nurous hard years to develop practical shield generators that satisfied the high requirents of Davute.
Tristan focused his attention on Renewal's chief designer. "I have heard the na of Master Manuel Terrence a few tis before. Isn't he a professor at the Davute University of Technology?"
The DUT was the most premier teaching institution for ch design and other hard sciences. Anyone who was able to gain a full-ti teaching position over there was definitely a major leader in Terrence is an authority in the field of energy shield technology. He is one of the few rare defensive specialists who has decided to go against the prevailing trend and base the defenses of his chs Davute's technology sector!
A look of genuine respect appeared on Professor Zin Galbraith's face. "That is correct. Master Terrence is an authority in the field of energy shield technology. He is one of the few rare defensive specialists who has decided to go against the prevailing trend and base the defenses of his chs around active systems as opposed to passive systems. Davute had to work hard to win him over and persuade him to settle his operations in this port system."
That caused Tristan to develop a different understanding of Master Terrence.
"Is he that good?"
"It is not necessarily a question of whether he is an excellent Master ch Designer. What makes him so highly valued by many different groups in the Red Ocean is his deep mastery of energy shield technology. You must have learned that the native alien species of the Red Ocean tend to base their defenses around transphasic energy-based defenses. The existence of phasewater has made this much more effective than armor-based defenses to the natives. While this may have caused their developnt of resilient alloys to stagnate, their technological advances in the field of energy shields and transphasic energy shields are impressive."
The forr Fridayman ch designer comprehended the situation surrounding this important Master.
"I think I understand now." Tristan said as he studied the chs marching down below. "Master Manuel Terrence is a prize to any state that wants to imitate the defensive paradigms of alien war machines. The existence of elite starfighters equipped with absurdly effective transphasic shield generators show that it is viable for humanity to impart the sa advantages to chs. I bet that every state is working towards the sa goal."
The blue and purple chs marching towards the other end of the street represented a new trend in chs.
Back in the old galaxy, most second-rate states favored chs that relied on solid and dependable armor systems to make them last in battle.
Although humanity had substantially managed to improve its utilization of energy shields throughout the ages, it had always been considered a rather costly and troubleso ans to defend an area from damage.
They were mainly used to protect warships, structures and cities from damage. Space was not that big of a constraint in these circumstances so it was easy enough for engineers to develop big and heavy devices that projected powerful energy shields by relying on brute force.
It didn't quite work that well for chs because shield generators lost a lot of effective strength when they had to be shrunk to the point where they could be slotted into a ch fra.
Anyone who tried to develop more effective ch-grade energy shield generators had to fight an uphill battle!
The insane physical constraints of traditional shield generators had always caused this tech to remain stuck as an auxiliary defensive asure to the chs that could afford to integrate these energy-hungry systems.
They were a lot more effective at the first-class level, but the cost of making them multiplied by several orders of magnitude, making them completely unaffordable for any second-class chs aside from maybe ace chs!
Professor Galbraith looked envious when he thought about all of the benefits that the prominent energy shield specialist received.
"When Davute managed to attract Master Manuel Terrence's services, he imdiately started a new and extrely well-funded research group within the Davute University of Technology. Much of the research that takes place there is classified, but it is not much of a secret that he is working together with multiple renowned and authoritative ch designers, scientists and engineers with relevant skills and specialists."
This was a major governnt-funded effort, and one that took place right underneath many people's noses.
"I never realized that Davute is investing so much in building up its competences in adapting alien energy shield technology." Tristan uttered.
"Davute is making a strong bet by supporting this initiative." Professor Galbraith said. "There is only so much funding and phasewater that Davute can allocate to research initiatives. By providing so much state support to the secret research group that is chiefly responsible for advancing our colonial state's application of energy shields and transphasic energy shields, our research sector cannot allocate as much resources to other applications of phasewater. For example, the developnt of superdrives and minidrives in our state is rely keeping pace with the progress of the overall pace of developnt in human-occupied space in the Red Ocean."
That was useful to know.
"Is Karlach working to develop its own powerful energy shield tech?"
"Most definitely. It would be an incredibly strategic blunder if the leaders of Karlach failed to put any emphasis on adapting and improving alien energy shield technology. However, Karlach is also keeping its cards close to its chest. We do not know how much progress they have made and what they have done to make their version of energy shields more effective than the norm."
Tristan scratched his head and gestured down below. "Aren't we revealing too much information about our progress by parading the chs of Renewal Tech & Design? They are blatantly showing themselves off to a wide audience!"
"What you see is only the tip of the iceberg. RT&D is a pure comrcial vehicle for Master Terrence. With the support and compensation that he has managed to extract from Davute, there is no urgent need for him to earn revenue by selling chs. The RT&D chs that are marching down the streets are mostly designed to introduce the concept of energy shield chs to the regional ch community. Pioneers and ch pilots must learn how to work around their strengths and limitations in reality. The new comrcial chs have deliberately been stripped of thicker armor for that reason."
It was a good sche. As long as groups began to field these energy shield chs in battle, they would not only accrue valuable experience, but also generate highly realistic test data that RT&D could utilize to refine its more advanced applications of this powerful tech.
"Does Renewal sell any chs equipped with genuine transphasic shield generators?" Tristan asked.
He did not expect this to be the case, but Professor Galbraith actually gave a different answer.
"It is not as simple as it appears. Let give you another piece of insider information. The comrcial chs designed under the supervision of Master Manuel Terrance are equipped with conventional shield generators, though they are much more sophisticated than the models that you can find in the old galaxy. What is special about them is that they co with a standardized modular interface for shield generators."
Tristan understood how remarkable that could be! "You an that custors can pick and choose what sort of shield generators they want to put into specific chs?"
"Exactly. If a custor or client is willing to supply enough phasewater, they can pay RT&D to supply them with transphasic shield generators that can readily be inserted into the modular slots of existing chs. The ch ecosystem designed by Master Terrence is completely centered around the interchangeability and universal compatibility of chs and shield generators!"
What a fantastic business model! Every custor had different needs, and their demands also changed over ti.
A middling rcenary outfit might start off with purchasing chs equipped with ordinary shield generators.
Once they started to complete a lot of missions and develop the desire to tackle more interesting challenges, the rcenaries might decide to equip the chs piloted by their officers and champions with more powerful transphasic shield generators.
The abundance of choice and the low technical requirents to swap the shield generators provided a lot of convenience to custors!
However, Tristan recognized that there may be a possible flaw to RT&D's business model.
"Are there any imdiate practical advantages to make use of Renewal energy shield-based chs as opposed to the armor-based chs employed by everyone else? I do not know if ch pilots want to entrust their lives to machines that can lose their energy shields if the internal systems of their machines malfunction due to various reasons."
"It takes less materials to construct an energy shield ch." Professor Galbraith explained. "Armor is the greatest expense of a ch, that is common sense. The high amount of exotics required to produce highly damage-resistant alloys imposes an enormous burden to a state. If Davute can reduce the amount of tough materials used to produce chs by 30 percent, then it can allocate those resources to produce tougher carriers at greater quantities."
This was one of the biggest reasons why Davute developed an enthusiasm for energy shield chs!
Although the production of conventional shield generators imposed a higher demand on dium and high-grade exotics, it was still a lot easier for a state to et these needs.
If energy shield chs beca practical, effective and reliable enough to replace armor chs, then that might trigger a massive revolution in the Red Ocean's ch community!
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