"Professor Larkinson, are Carmine chs still chs? I do not an this as an insult to you and your work, but we have always been taught that a ch is unique from every other comparable machine because it is piloted by a human through the use of a neural interface. If the so-called Blood Pact works on completely different principles, then it should operate much differently from a traditional man-machine connection. Do Carmine ch pilots have to develop a completely new set of piloting skills in order to operate a machine through this Blood Pact?"
That was a rather interesting series of questions, and one that Ves felt the need to address before he was finally ready to unveil his products.
"You have presented us with an interesting philosophical subject matter." Ves spoke while he faced the speaker who had stood up from the stands. "I am personally of the opinion that Carmine chs are not that different from chs that can solely be operated with a neural interface. I do not think it is appropriate for us to use an overly narrow definition of chs, as that will constrain our willingness to explore superior technological solutions. While I have yet to pilot a Carmine ch myself, I am told that many of the existing piloting skills transfer over when trying to control a machine through the Blood Pact. There is enough commonality between the usage of the two control systems. This is good news as conventional ch pilots who seek to obtain an edge can quickly adapt to the use of a Carmine System alongside a traditional neural interface without trying to operate both of them in completely different ways"
It would have been a nightmare if that was the case.
His answer provided a lot of interesting thought material to conventional ch pilots. While they welcod the introduction of an alternate control system that gave them a backup option in case they incurred substantial brain damage in combat, they also felt mixed about the ergence of 'Carmine ch pilots'.
There was no way these norms could possibly fight as well as professional ch pilots, especially if they lacked the required training and education!
Fighting alongside Carmine chs would probably lead to a lot of accidents and frustrations due to overenthusiastic amateurs ssing around with war machines that they had little right to play around with. Whatever experience they accrued while piloting virtual chs in their silly gas, none of those experiences transferred well to real combat situations!
What about the long-term?
What if these Carmine ch pilots beca good enough to rival conventional ch pilots or even replace them entirely?
Just the possibility that this could happen spooked a lot of conventional ch pilots! Would they be forced to bond with a single ch for the rest of their lives as well? Could they do anything to reject this rising trend?
The ch community needed to spend a lot of ti on thinking and debating on the many issues that would inevitably arise once Carmine chs beca a part of the fabric of human society.
There was bound to be a lot of friction between regular ch pilots and Carmine ch pilots, but most people still possessed enough awareness that the native aliens were always supposed to be their real enemies.
After the question and answer session finally ca to an end, Ves could finally proceed to introduce the results of the Swarm Project.
Ves grew more excited, and so did his fellow collaborators who remained silent all of the ti.
He began to address his audience once more, knowing that he would not be speaking with almost every red human watching the historic broadcast, but also many more people in the future.
"The definition of chs is an interesting topic of discussion, but a Carmine ch is still a ch as far as I am concerned. Now, I am well aware that many of you have been spending over an hour listening to introduce and describe the wonders of the Carmine System to you. I believe that you are ready and eager to witness a practical example of this innovative new control system in action."
The section of the podium behind him suddenly began to shift. A new hole had ford where a brand-new ch slowly erged from below!
Although the dim lighting only caused the outline of the new machine to beco visible, people already developed a huge amount of anticipation towards this groundbreaking Carmine ch.
"Actions speak louder than words." Ves firmly stated. "My collaborators and I can spend another hour explaining the strengths and properties of our works to you, but a practical demonstration will satisfy your curiosity much more than any verbal description."
The lighting directed towards the Carmine ch slowly began to brighten, allowing the masses to obtain an increasingly clearer glimpse of the long-awaited machine. The Carmine ch's appearance did not match people's expectations.
The long and slender shape, the lack of humanoid proportions, the bright yellow and deep black alternating stripes, the flight system that vaguely resembled wings and the insectile limbs all made it clear that this was an insectoid ch!
"This is the third-class edition of the Yellow Jacket. There is also a second-class and first-class edition that will be introduced later. Ves introduced as he perceived people's confusion about the unconventional design of the Carmine ch. "As one of the three initial Carmine chs available to the public, my design team and I have taken into account that the initial users will be enthusiasts who cannot wait and wish to qualify for
combat as soon as possible. We have therefore decided to prioritize cost and simplicity. The Yellow Jacket is a wasp ch that is designed to function as an affordable frontline ch that is easy to learn, but still possesses a certain degree of depth. The use of modular components for the 6 hardpoints that are normally taken up by limbs can give their owners the option of dynamically changing their loadouts to fit the circumstances." Though Ves was already starting to lecture about the Carmine ch, what he shared was vital information that should cut off a lot of confusion and misconceptions about the Yellow Jacket.
Many ch insiders instantly understood the positioning of the Yellow Jacket model. Carmine ch or not, it was just an insectoid frontline ch that used a modular hardpoint system to achieve more versatility and customizability.
It was actually a thoughtful introduction of the Carmine System to red humanity. While the Yellow Jacket obviously offered very little of interest to conventional ch pilots, they should serve as a very easy introduction to piloting actual chs.
At the very least, the inherent simplicity and lack of complications should make it so that Carmine ch pilots had less ways to screw up and cause a catastrophe! "Alright, now that you have laid your eyes on the first comrcial Carmine ch, I would now like to ask for a volunteer among you to co up to this podium, enter the cockpit and form a Blood Pact with this Yellow Jacket so that you may prove once and force all that the Carmine System is not a fignt of anyone's imagination. Soon enough, each of you will receive access to a new portal where you can submit your willingness to bond yourself to this third-class ch. In order to make this demonstration convincing enough, we will only accept applications from norms whose genetic aptitudes are confird to be unqualified."
A short mont of silence ensued before a lot of people began to discuss this exciting
possibility!
There were many people who expressed interest in piloting a Carmine ch, but completely disdained to sully themselves with an inferior third-class product that was clearly aid towards the bottom of the pyramid.
There were also other people that wanted to claim the honor and fa of becoming the first person to convert into a Carmine pilot in full view of red humanity, and signed up at
the first chance!
While the seconds passed, many ch pilots and ch designers already began to analyze the visible design elents of the Yellow Jacket and deduce its properties.
There were a lot of clever, experienced and insightful ch designers who instantly dissected much of the essence of the Yellow Jacket and gained a fairly complete thorough of the ch design!
Ves did not mind this behavior. Third-class chs did not have much room for complexity to begin with, and the Yellow Jacket was never ant to be great. It was not
that complicated of a machine once he stripped out the Carmine System.
Once the people attending the product reveal in person had submitted their applications, a projection of a random selection program ca into view.
The program began to execute its task. A large number of individual nas began to
scroll at a dizzying speed.
Slowly, the scrolling speed slowed down, allowing people to read the nas more clearly.
As the taphorical wheel gradually stagnated even further, it finally stopped at a single
na.
[JACOB ABBOTT]
Many people groaned and expressed their regret at missing this historic selection!
They had all missed the chance to beco a part of history!
As for the lucky individual who was bound to beco a household na, a 31-year man
stood up from the stands as soon as a spotlight shone on his position.
His body automatically floated up in the air before it gently flew over to the podium.
Once his body lowered to a position next to Ves, Jacob Abbott looked like he was doing a
decent job at keeping in his excitent!
"Jacob Abbott." Ves addressed the lucky individual that had truly been selected at random. "Would you like to introduce yourself to everyone? Please keep it short." "Ah, Yes, professor! I am Jacob Abbott. I am a citizen of the Independent State of Roye in
the Liebhart Upper Zone. I am 31 years old, and I am currently employed as an
Apprentice ch Designer."
An Apprentice ch Designer!
That was an incredibly interesting candidate!
There was no way that Jacob was a potentate or received professional piloting training,
or else he wouldn't have chosen to beco a ch designer!
A lot of other ch designers grew eager. They seed to substitute themselves in
Jacob's shoes.
If a ch designer like him could successfully pilot a Carmine ch, then there was no reason that other ch designers would fail!
"Before I let you try out the Yellow Jacket, please answer the following questions. First,
do you have any piloting, combat or martial training?"
"No." Jacob shook his head. "I have only completed a short mandatory weapons training
course. That is the extent of my combat training."
"Have you ever played virtual reality gas where you can control virtual chs?"
"Yes. I played those gas for years in my youth, but I gradually quit because my studies
consud much of my ti."
"What is your genetic aptitude?"
"F" Jacob spoke without any sha.
"We would like to verify that just to make it clear to everyone that this is genuinely the
case."
"Please feel free to do so, professor,"
A pair of chers approached from the rear. They held a strange apparatus in their
hands. Once they ca close enough, they carefully fit it over the head of the candidate.
The machine soon spat out a clear result.
[GENETIC APTITUDE: F]
"Good. Now that we have learned that your record is accurate on this, you may proceed
to enter the cockpit of the Yellow Jacket."
Jacob needed no more encouragent. He listened to Ves' brief instructions and began
to float towards the rear of the dormant Carmine ch.
Just as the entrance to the cockpit opened, Jacob beca greeted by an unexpected
sight that caused him to recoil in instinctive disgust!
"What is this?! Is this a bioch?!"
Hints of organic components beca visible under the tal plating now that the
cockpit opened up its entrance.
Ves smiled. "Oh, I forgot to ntion that all 3 editions of the Yellow Jacket are actually
cyborg chs. Each of them partially consist of organic parts that extend beyond the Carmine System. There are good reasons for this that I will explain after we have concluded this demonstration. For now, please proceed if you are willing to continue,
Jacob."
The first-class Apprentice ch Designer had never co into contact with biotechnology before, but he quickly managed to suppress his disgust reaction. He held his breath and decisively entered the cockpit!
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