6015 The Plight of First-Class ch Pilots
When Ves exited the System Space, he did not imdiately make the arrangents to complete his new Missions.
Most of them had generous ti limits, so Ves was not in a hurry to get to work right away.
His more imdiate priority was to record his observations from his latest Mastery experience and form his conclusions about the challenges of piloting first-class multipurpose chs.
"It is really hard to pilot those imnsely complicated machines. The amount of variables that a pilot needs to take into account is so much that it requires a very special mind state in order to keep up with everything."
Baseline human ch pilots could never adequately track so many moving parts at once!
It took a lot of augntation as well as harsh training in order to prepare a ch pilot for a proper first-class multipurpose ch.
Even then, the throughput of data was so enormous that ch pilots with inferior genetic aptitude had no chance of keeping up with all of the demands!
Perhaps high-ranking ch pilots might be able to pilot first-
class multipurpose chs without relying on augnts, but they could already move on to piloting customized high-
ranking chs at that point.
Ordinary ch pilots could never control first-class multipurpose chs by relying on ordinary training and education.
They needed to go above and beyond in order to properly control these potent chanical war machines.
Heavy augntation was therefore mandatory. Entire industries erged that solely focused on developing the most effective implants and gene mod templates geared towards enhancing the capabilities of ch pilots.
A true first-class multipurpose ch pilot could easily master the controls and operation of a second-class ch with ease!
Their raw capabilities often surpassed third-class and second-
class expert candidates, indicating that technology already had the power to exceed self-evolution to an extent!
There were even situations where first-class ch pilots could outperform expert pilots in a few specific areas!
However, for all of their impressive genetic aptitudes, their powerful artificial boosts and their intensive training, first-
class ch pilots were actually quite pitiful in a way.
"They have beco so much more capable than other ch pilots, but they never have enough ti to master everything about their first-class multipurpose chs."
First-class ch pilots were always raised to beco all-
rounders. This ant that they were actively discouraged from investing a disproportionate amount of ti on mastering swordsmanship or whatever.
Of course, their minimum skill levels was set at a remarkably high threshold, or else they wouldn't have been able to graduate from a ch academy, but they had to train with so many different weapon systems that they could never find too much enjoynt in their practice.
The reason why first-class multipurpose chs dominated the battlefields so often was due to the high dedication of their pilots.
Every first-class ch pilot essentially beca married to their jobs. Training, fighting and studying occupied so much of their ti that they hardly had any hours left to do anything else.
It was not impossible for first-class ch pilots to take a break, retire from frontline service or switch to a less demanding employer.
However, doing so would deny them a chance of piloting the most powerful first-class multipurpose chs and participating in the most aningful battles.
The competition was too great!
There were always more first-class ch pilots than first-
class multipurpose chs!
The latter were expensive even to the Terrans and the Rubarthans, so there was always a limited number of them in use at any ti.
Any first-class ch pilot that failed to keep up or slipped up permanently lost their chance to pilot these premier war machines.
At best, the disqualified soldiers could only pilot inferior first-
class chs that were much weaker and less versatile.
Most major powers never utilized ordinary first-class chs for anything important.
When they fought against real first-class multipurpose chs, the latter often used their versatility to exploit the weaknesses of the forr!
This was why first-class space knights and rifleman chs were usually relegated to nial jobs like base defense and traffic control.
Any first-class ch pilot that got 'demoted' to such duties usually never managed to break through for the remainder of their careers.
"This hierarchy is too perverse!"
The first-class ch community valued first-class multipurpose chs to such an insane extre that every other ch archetype practically beca worthless in comparison!
This produced a distorted culture where even people as smart as Alexa found it difficult to show respect towards specialized ch.
This was despite the fact that her grandfather piloted a very famous ace hero ch!
Another point that stood out from Ves was how all of the stress and demands of first-class ch pilots made it a lot more difficult for them to break through.
First, they were augnted to such an extent that they deviated a lot further from their own humanity.
In fact, they were all born as designer babies from the beginning, so they were already inhuman from the mont they were conceived.
That was not necessarily detrintal to their breakthrough chances, but further modifications designed to increase their ability to control first-class multipurpose chs often produced a lot of side effects.
Their thinking speeds, perception of reality and cognitive patterns changed so much as they grew up that they practically beca alien when compared to baseline humans!
Compared to second-class and especially third-class ch pilots, first-class ch pilots truly existed in a category of their own! They had beco so good at piloting the most complex standard chs to exist, yet sacrificed so much of themselves in the process!
"Is it worth it?" Ves questioned with a frown.
He personally did not think so, but the first-class ch community thought differently. First-class multipurpose chs were generally worth all of the hype. Their overall combat performance was so high under most circumstances that their poor showing against the Dark Zephyr Mark III was the exception rather than the rule.
Yet the demands of the job wore down first-class ch pilots remarkably quickly, especially when their genetic aptitudes were in the B-range.
Piloting first-class multipurpose chs produced so much strain onto B-grade ch pilots that their brains actually deteriorated at an accelerated rate!
Under the best of circumstances, the peak performance period of B-grade ch pilots was only 60 percent as long as that of A-grade ch pilots!
"If ch pilots with A-grade genetic aptitudes weren't so damn rare, those with B-grade genetic aptitudes wouldn't even get a chance of piloting these crazy machines!"
This was considered as one of the shaful secrets of first-
class ch pilots. The demand for 'talent' was so high that many B-grade ch pilots willingly self-destructed themselves in order to fulfill their dream of piloting the most advanced and powerful standard chs that humanity could produce.
Although the vast majority of these poor pilots only lasted for a decade or two before they were forced to give up first-class multipurpose chs and switch to weaker but less damaging first-class machines, there was still a way for them to beat this ga.
"Breaking through will solve their problems."
As long as B-grade ch pilots break through to expert candidate, then they had a high chance of advancing to expert pilot after receiving support from above.
Becoming an expert pilot resulted in a profound tamorphosis where the willpower but also the body of the individual in question surpassed mortal limitations.
The brain of an expert pilot was no longer as fragile and limited compared to before. It had surpassed the limitations of genetic aptitude for the most part. Even a ch pilot whose genetic aptitude was originally D could pilot a first-class multipurpose ch!
This ant that many first-class ch pilots with B-grade genetic aptitude trained and fought hard in order to race against ti and break through.
Yet the harder they sought a breakthrough, the more excessive strain they placed on their brains.
In addition to this, the more ti they spent on their jobs, the less ti they had to live a more fulfilling life. Their personalities and their ntalities remained underdeveloped as they simply did not have enough ti to be human.
This was one of the reasons why their breakthrough rates were so low.
Was the Red Association aware of this? Most definitely.
Yet knowing about a problem did not automatically an they could solve it. The chers and the other first-class powers definitely understood that they were placing an excessive amount of expectations onto first-class ch pilots, yet the fact that this extre performance culture persisted ant that all of the other alternatives were worse.
Ves could already figure out a few reasons why the first-class ch community beca so distorted.
There was a definite focus on quality over quantity. The first-
raters valued champions and heroes very much. Any first-
class ch pilot that managed to break through while being subjected to years worth of excessive strains was a powerful champion without a doubt!
The futures of the few first-raters that manage to beco high-ranking ch pilots were usually bright. All of the pain and sacrifice beca worth it as these lucky bastards turned into the new idols and standard bearers of their states or organizations.
"Another reason is loyalty."
First-raters depended heavily on the protection of expert pilots, ace pilots and god pilots.
It would be absolutely devastating for a first-class power if their prized champions abandoned or outright betrayed their employers!
By making first-class ch pilots work harder than anyone else and limiting the amount of ti they spent on other activities, it beca a lot easier to control how they thought and how they felt.
Indoctrination beca more effective as these first-class ch pilots knew little else outside of their imdiate circle of friends and fellow soldiers.
Despite being a part of a greater human galactic community, most people never really took full advantage of the fact that they could easily connect to people located light-years away by making use of the galactic net.
At most, first-class ch pilots fought a lot of virtual battles against other people in various ch simulation virtual reality gas.
"It is really easy to raise a lot of expert pilots who have nothing else but loyalty to their state or organization in their heads." Ves muttered.
As a clan leader himself, he fully understood this desire for control. He may have circumvented the problem to an extent by creating the Larkinson Network, but its restraint on high-
ranking ch pilots was not effective anymore.
In fact, ever since Tusa Billingsley-Larkinson beca an ace pilot, the Larkinson Clan had no effective way to force him to stay! It was only due to his own honor and affection towards the Larkinsons that he continued to fight for the clan!
If Ves or the clan ever pissed him off too much, there was nothing stopping Saint Tusa from defecting to the Red Association, which always opened their door to 'orphaned' high-ranking ch pilots.
Even if the original employer tried to lock their expert pilots or ace pilots into place with the help of strong contracts, the problem with this approach was that the chers were the ones who were responsible for enforcing these kinds of agreents.
The MTA and RA's response to these situations was to always decide in favor of the disaffected pilot!
The rights of a high-ranking ch pilot superseded the rights of ordinary states and organizations!
Naturally, the fact that the chers often welcod powerful new champions in their midst was also a very nice outco.
With the MTA and RA actively trying to poach expert pilots, ace pilots and even god pilots, first-rate states were definitely justified in their efforts to foster greater loyalty in their own champions!
"The chers are just too shaless!"
At least they sincerely respected the opinions of high-ranking ch pilots. Since a forr second-rater such as the Destroyer of Worlds eventually decided to serve and protect the Rubarthan people, the chers evidently failed to sway her to their side.
"Maybe I should pay more attention to this as well." Ves thought with a front. "The last thing I want to see is Saint Tusa drifting off the RA because I failed to address his desires."
Gaining an ace pilot was not all good news. Now that Tusa had beco a powerful and respected ace pilot, the Larkinson Clan had the obligation to please him whenever possible!
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