Now that Gloriana formally played no role in the First Sword Mark III Project anymore, there was no reason for Ves to remain in her office.
The good news was that they did not end this eting on a bad note.
Though Gloriana failed to defend her right to participate in the upgrade project, she accepted a new challenge and beca a lot more enthused about developing her own counter to superdinsional weapons!
Ace chs bore the brunt in the fight against alien phase lords. Anyone who wanted to continue to design them had to be able to prepare a response against Saint Piercer arms, or cooperate with a ch designer that was capable of solving this problem.
Gloriana had no intention of giving up on this matter, so she had every reason to follow Ves' proposal and seek out cooperation with the chers.
Archetech was strong and possessed a lot of potential, but red humanity's developnt and understanding of it was still too shallow.
It was up to pioneers such as Gloriana to work hard to improve its utility and bring out its strengths. Working together with a tallurgist who was working on developing his or her own counter against superdinsional weapons would definitely increase the viability of archetech.
Gloriana did not want this shortcoming to serve as the downfall of the use of archetech in subsequent high-ranking ch design projects!
Ves smiled when he saw his wife exploding into action. She had beco incredibly fired up now that she interpreted this assignnt as a direct challenge against Ketis and Master Lilian Recins!
Every ch designer had their own triggers where they beca much more passionate and productive than before.
Ves always worked better in high-pressure situations or when he got caught up in the throes of his own creative passion.
Gloriana on the other hand beca a lot more effective whenever she felt pressured by formidable competitors.
The greater her feeling of inferiority, the greater her counterattack!
This was also why she was able to keep up with Ves more or less. She constantly compared herself to him every day, and whenever she perceived the gap between them had grown wider, she would work extra hard to make up for this shortfall!
While Ves believed that his proposal would definitely help Gloriana solve one of the weaknesses of archetech, the greatest uncertainty was how long it would take to develop an effective solution.
At best, it would probably take months for Gloriana and her collaborators to develop a
version of archetal that could effectively resist Saint Piercer arms.
At worst, the developnt ti might stretch out over several years, which ant that more ace lee chs could not be converted into archechs due to failing to et the latest industry standards!
Ves ntally shrugged. This was not his problem. Archetech had beco his wife's latest prestige tech, so her own progress and credibility was at stake.
After Ves left her office and entered his own private design lab, he called Ketis yet again and resud his discussion with her about the First Sword Mark III Project.
Both Ves and Ketis looked considerably more relaxed now that certain abrasive third elent was no longer present.
The projected version of the Heavensword attracted a lot of attention from Ves, but he knew that this was not the right ti to address this topic. He simply gave it a curious stare before he turned his attention back to the ch design project.
"Please continue your overview of the plans that you have made." He told Ketis. "What else do you have in store for Saint Dise's next machine?"
The swordmaster spoke in a relaxed manner. "Well, what cos next doesn't require too much clarification. Aside from myself and Master Recins, there are two more core participants that are vital to both the pure version and the sword fey version of the First Sword Mark III. One of them is Master Lucien Kerckhoff, who has a Class IV design philosophy in Electro-Reactant Flight Systems."
"What?"
"I think it is easier for you if I show you an example."
Ketis transferred a video file to Ves.
When Ves watched the archival footage of one of the many ace chs that fought in the Red War, he quickly figured out the basis of this strangely nad flight system.
Under normal usage conditions, an Electro-Reactant Flight System remained small and low profile. Its energy consumption was probably not that great, but its efficiency was probably pretty high, so the thrust power was not that bad.
This was not enough for an ace ch to effectively duel against an enemy as formidable as a greater phase lord.
Against such a powerful and massive opponent, ace chs needed to move faster and be able to make very rapid course changes in order to maintain their rhythm in battle.
This was where the Electro-Reactant Flight System truly began to shine! The ace pilot activated a second mode that caused the forrly low-profile flight system to suck in a lot more energy, causing it to overload in a way that directly caused it to shoot out lightning bolts!
No!
Not lightning bolts! Instead, it looked as if skeletal wings made out of stable lightning channels had unfolded behind the back of the ace ch!
The wings appeared much larger and more dramatic than the ace ch itself!
It looked as if the machine had transford into a dragon that embodied the elent of
lightning!
All of the highly charged plasma that took the shape of wings was not for show.
For whatever reason, they massively boosted the ace ch's mobility, allowing the machine to move almost two tis faster while also enabling it to make turns that were much sharper than before!
The greater phase lord fighting against the electrified monster quickly beca overwheld by this flashy display. The enemy champion's spatial barrier depleted
quickly.
Eventually, the native god lost much of his courage and retreated from the battlefield much earlier than expected!
This turned out to be a rather fortunate developnt as the ace ch equipped with the Electro-Reactant Flight System expended so much energy that it could hardly keep up its supercharged state.
The electrified wings quickly faded away, restoring the ace ch to its weaker and much less explosive state. The machine was not in a state to confront phase lords any longer and had to retreat in advance as well in order to replenish its energy reserves. "Wow." Ves reacted. "I am impressed. Compared to other flight systems, the efficiency and endurance of this tech is really bad. However, I can see why you are so enthusiastic about it. If the only job of the ace ch is to overwhelm and defeat enemy phase lords before they can do a lot of damage against other human units, then this is definitely a design application that can facilitate this role."
Ketis smiled. "I have spoken to Master Kerckhoff nurous tis, and he shares the sa thoughts. His most advanced implentation of Electro-Reactant Flight System is best suited for ace chs that have a very high demand for extre short-range mobility, but are not already equipped with other energy-hungry systems. The First Sword Mark III definitely ets his requirents. The biggest sacrifice that I have to make is to settle for a smaller and less powerful azure energy shield generator. The First Sword Mark III will not be able to rely on it to withstand a large amount of attacks, but this is not too important as it is unable to block the passage of superdinsional weapons. It also doesn't synergize well with Saint Dise's domain."
Anyone who understood Saint Dise's strengths would prioritize physical defenses over
energy defenses.
An azure energy shield generator could still be used to block space dust and trivial attacks, but the First Sword Mark III clearly shouldn't rely on it to defend against attacks from more serious opponents.
Right now, Ketis revealed the core players of her design team.
The swordmaster herself was responsible for leading the ch design project. She also took it upon herself to design the overall chanical structure of the ch fra and optimize it to fit Saint Dise's personal swordsmanship.
Master Lilian Resins was in charge of shaping the defenses of the First Sword Mark III. She contributed her TEVA Armor to massively strengthen the First Sword Mark III's ability to resist superdinsional weapons and many other forms of transphasic armants. She was also expected to work together with Ketis to contribute her TEVA Weapon Tech to upgrade the Decapitator ch sword.
Master Lucien Kerckhoff of the ch Supremacist Faction was in charge of improving the mobility of the First Sword Mark III. His Electro-Reactant Flight System would definitely turn the ace swordsman ch into a powerful duelist. Even if Saint Dise wouldn't be able to use this powerful design application to defeat an enemy phase lord, her machine should at least be able to disengage safely, thereby allowing her to fight
another day!
This was already a powerful combination. Ketis did not necessarily have to rely on other ch designers in order to develop a powerful ace swordsman ch.
Of course, it was still better to fill up the two remaining slots in order to maximize the improvent to the ch design.
"The pure version of the First Sword Mark III doesn't include your participation." Ketis told Ves. "It is purely designed to excel at defeating enemy phase lords and nothing else. For this purpose, space suppression technology plays a vital role. Master Pritanis Clisner was part of the R&D team that originally cooperated with the Spacelock to develop space suppression technology. Even if he was not the lead researcher of this important project, he has developed enough insights into this tech to invent his own brand of
space suppression tech."
That most definitely sounded interesting to Ves. Any researchers that were qualified to work with a god pilot on a ga-changing piece of technology most certainly weren't weak or incompetent!
"What does he specialize in?" Ves asked.
"Master Pritanis Clisner has a Class VIII design philosophy in Long-Distance Waveform Propagation." Ketis answered. "In short, he can increase the range of energy fields and many other stuff. In this context, he has agreed to contribute a Long-Distance Space Suppression Module to the First Sword Mark III."
"With a na like that, I think I can guess why you have chosen it for your project." "There are two advantages over using this special space suppressor over the normal versions. First, the ace ch does not have to move too close to the enemy phase lord in order to weaken the target's spatial barrier. Second, it can effectively penetrate deeper into the massive body of a larger phase lord. The ones that are as large as space stations or more are so physically huge that a single space suppressor cannot completely weaken the enemy's spatial barrier or spatial abilities. Having a module that can encompass a much greater volu of space will help the First Sword Mark III perform better against these massive opponents."
"I see" Ves remarked. "That sounds extrely useful, especially in the later stages when Saint Dise has grown stronger. A Long-Distance Space Suppression Module should also help the First Sword eliminate warships more effectively, as they all rely on phasewater
tech to move faster, hit harder and resist more attacks. This is truly a practical and useful choice under all circumstances."
Space suppression tech was still relatively new. It was also so complicated and so deeply intertwined with phasewater theory that many other ch designers had difficulty
improving on the tech.
However, a Master ch Designer that took part in the developnt of the original version of space suppressors did not suffer from this problem!
It should be much easier for such a figure to develop selective improvents on the original tech. Even if the space suppressor beca a lot more expensive and lost. performance in other areas, it may still be worth it under the right circumstances!
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