5755 The Basic Model of Living chs
The first day of the public inquiry had begun.
After a magnificent introduction from Planetary Governor Rod rgan-Castelaus, the audience beca prid for a long, multi-day debate on living chs.
The talks did not attract an imnse audience. Ves had been able to draw a lot more eyes with his product reveals due to his reputation for showing off aweso new tech and ch models.
While the speakers of this event were bound to use battle footage as examples, they were clearly not the focus of a public inquiry. Much of the public inquiry was ant to be fought with argunts and speeches.
Much of the public understandably had no patience to listen to all of the boring politicking. Their lives were already busy enough and they had better things to do with their ti than listen to the speakers bicker with each other.
However, it would be a mistake for ordinary people to think that the outco of this public inquiry did not matter to them. Living chs and everything that ca with them promised to revolutionize the ch community. They brought qualities that were unheard of before Ves ca onto the scene and proved many tis over that they could succeed where other competing chs would fail!
The people who understood this reality the best were the millions of custors and ch pilots who had already purchased and made use of living chs.
Their appreciation for the LMC's products were almost universally positive, and would hate to let go of the machines they had invested in. The battles they fought and the interactions they made with their real living machines resulted in mutual growth for both the chs and the ch pilots.
How could ordinary chs ever replicate such a unique experience?
A lot of ch pilots who utilized living chs for the first ti often beca sold for life. They refused to transfer to a non-living ch because they found them to be downgrades.
The public inquiry directly threatened to harm the interests of these loyal fans and custors.
They made up an unusually high proportion of viewers who tuned into the broadcast. They could be counted upon to remain engaged throughout the lengthy speaking sessions.
However, there were also other people who were just as invested on the opposing side. As the products of the LMC began to capture more market share, they displaced a lot of competitors.
Plenty of ch designers who previously enjoyed varying degrees of success in the second-class drone ch market and heavy artillery ch market suddenly lost out on a lot of revenue.
It wasn't just the ch designers incurred losses. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of average workers throughout the various middle zones all lost their jobs, commissions and so on as entire supply chains beca unprofitable due to dropping sales.
Companies specialized in the sale, distribution and after-
market sales of previously popular product lines such as the Sparrow Storm line collapsed in months as custors had completely abandoned the ch ecosystems they used for years!
The Ultimatum also took away a lot of market share, but it at least gave competing heavy artillery chs more breathing room.
The cash cow that was largely produced by Isthmus Manufacturing failed to dominate its category due to its excessive pricing and overspecialization in a single role.
That did not prevent Ves from designing other chs that could displace a lot of product lines that previously dominated the market for a long ti.
SKL ch Industries had already lost out big ti when its Sparrow Storm line turned into an abandoned child.
Other ch companies that were just as big if not bigger had many reasons to fear the Living ch Corporation!
Despite the huge disparity in size and wealth, the LMC had one unquestionable advantage.
It was led by a Senior ch Designer who had already proven his ability to defeat thousands of Master ch Designers in terms of market success!
Ves keenly realized that he and his ch company had beco the nail that must be hamred down. There was no doubt that much of the opposition was fueled not by legitimate concerns towards the safety of living chs, but by plain old dirt competition.
Since the old market leaders could not compete fairly against living chs, they likely funneled a lot of effort and resources into the opposition.
This ant that his enemies encompassed more than a bunch of ch pilot advocates and AI scaremongers. Ves could not afford to underestimate this opposition.
"Professor Larkinson." The man who looked like a sea king spoke from his magnificent pearl throne.
"Yes, governor?"
"Since this day is dedicated to exploring the rits and properties of living chs, it is your obligation and your right to introduce them in your own terms. Please stand in the center of the speaking pit and give the public an overview of your works."
Ves smiled and nodded. "I would be glad to give everyone an introduction and a refresher."
By now, many people had already learned about the existence and the basic properties of living chs.
He did not question the need for an introduction because people learned about living chs from all kinds of ssy sources.
The first day was dedicated to exploring all of the nuances of living chs while also eliminating any misunderstandings and misinterpretations about their properties.
This was important because establishing truths that could not be questioned anymore deprived a lot of ammunition from the opposition.
If Ves did not do a good job on this day, then his opponents would definitely hamr him on the next two days!
As Ves strode to the center of the so-called speaking pit, he briefly admired the thed aesthetics of the interior of the Dragon King's Pace.
He would have loved to explore the architecture of this structure like a tourist, but his duties ca first.
"Citizens of the Red Ocean." Ves began to speak as he faced in the direction of the clamshell throne. "Today, my living chs have beco subject to an increasing number of doubts and accusations. In my private discussions with so of the detractors to my work, I realized that many people fundantally misunderstand my products. The fault does not necessarily lie with them. Radical innovation often produces results that contradict established wisdom. To understand my works, you must let go of so of your preconceptions and treat them differently."
Ves slightly spun around and gazed up at the rows and rows of seats filled with guests who expressed interest in this subject.
"Before I go on to explain the basic physical and non-physical properties of living chs, let begin by explaining their place in society." He said in a calm and asured tone. "Living chs serve almost the sa purpose as normal chs. Both of them exist to fulfill a common need, which is to bestow ch pilots with a lot of power in order to complete their combat missions. My products may be able to do more than ordinary chs, but they are always designed with ch pilots at the center."
He produced a projection that showed a simple theoretical model.
"The combat system centered around chs is never about the machine alone. Instead, the ch and ch pilots both work together to combine their respective advantages while compensating for each other's weaknesses. Simple, correct?"
The projected model changed. The ordinary ch got swapped out by a living ch.
"Here you can see that living chs still preserve this original relationship. This bond is still essential as my chs are never designed to function by themselves. I admit that they may have the capacity to do so in an ergency, but too many factors will deteriorate if my living chs are left to their own devices."
Ves waved his hand, causing the connection between the ch pilot and the living ch to break.
"Disconnecting these two variables from each other will cause this vital synergistic relationship to disappear. The ch pilot will be reduced to an ordinary human. The most he can do is don infantry gear and fight with only a fraction of the amount of power that he previously wielded."
Ves gestured towards the other variable.
"The living ch on the other hand lacks the training, experience, judgnt and creativity of a professional human soldier. Depending on how long it has lived and how much experience it has accrued, a relatively intelligent third order living ch may be able to fight its enemies like a battle bot, but make no mistake. A living ch that fights on its own can never fully replicate the capabilities of a ch pilot. There are qualities to humans that artificial lifeforms do not possess. What is also important is that living chs cannot 'break through' in the sa way that humans can. There is no way that my products can evolve into god chs or their equivalents, simply because god chs are inescapably tied to their god pilots. Since the production of god pilots is one of the highest priorities of our civilization, this consideration alone is enough to reject the premise that living chs will make ch pilots redundant."
As Ves continued to address his audience, he felt awfully exposed by speaking from the lowest location in this imnse chamber.
He was accustod to holding speeches from an elevated position. Reversing this trend gave Ves the illusion that he was being put on trial.
It was not a good feeling.
"The additional features that I have attached to my iconic living chs serve as a complent to their core purpose and functionality. They are not designed to make chs more powerful while diminishing the role of their pilots. They are instead designed to empower them both. They do so in different ways, and I would be more than happy to elaborate on them. I just want to make it clear right away that solely fixating the consequences of my design philosophy to my chs while completely ignoring my efforts to promote the developnt of ch pilots is a huge mistake. I will not hesitate to challenge everyone that thinks my living chs either do nothing or exert a detrintal influence on ch pilots. I have countless pieces of proof to back up my claims in this regard."
Ves really did not want to make it easy for his opponents to claim that just piloting his living chs was detrintal in any fashion. This was a stupid argunt, but people might believe it, so he wanted to shut it down as soon as possible.
"If that is not enough to convince you, then listen further. To those who have yet to read my record, my design philosophy played a central role in the developnt of living chs. The Red Association has formally registered it as Mutual Growth. Think about what this phrase ans. It contains the word 'growth', which in this context largely ans power. It also contains the word 'mutual', which ans that a factor is affecting at least two parties. Combine these two anings together. The result is what I aim to do. Never have I designed a living ch while completely disregarding the safety, the success and the future prospects of its ch pilot. If you have any understanding of ch designers, you will know that we cannot break the core principles of our own design philosophies."
Ves gave this explanation with as much earnestness and conviction as possible.
He even began to loosen his restraint on his glow for a bit. This not only caused people to have a better evaluation from him, but also made it easier for his argunts to get accepted without too many questions.
"Alright. Now that we have gotten that out of the way, let proceed by explaining the basic but vital elents of living chs…"
Ves spent the remaining hour on giving his audience a crash course on living chs. He briefly touched upon core concepts that he would teach to the students of his Introduction to Living chs course.
Since he had already taught this introduction lesson multiple tis, Ves effortlessly eased into the role of a lecturer and tried to hold a short but engaging lesson on his iconic products.
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