Biochs did not manage to attain widespread adoption, but they still managed to carve out a niche in the ch market.
Compared to third-class and second-class biochs, first-class biochs enjoyed considerably more advantages.
When money no longer beca as serious of an impedint as before, there were plenty of first-raters that were willing to invest big to obtain exotic and exciting organic machines.
The Terrans, though not known to be particularly enthusiastic about deviating from established trends, unusually possessed a greater interest in making use of biochs than other first-raters.
Compared to the Rubarthans and other first-raters, the Terrans possessed a greater appreciation for nature and organic life.
This was mainly due to their obsession with Old Earth and propagating the original ecosystem of the human race across the stars.
The biotech industry of the Greater Terran United Confederation and by extension the Terran Alliance enjoyed greater developont.
Perhaps only certain factions of the MTA and RA could rival the Terrans in terms of biotech developnt, but the chers generally pursued different ideals.
Both groups possessed different resources, perspectives, goals, rights and cultures. This led to a divergence in how they approached the developnt of biochs. "Biochs are largely a curiosity to most chers." Master Laila Rebecca Devos patiently explained to Ves. "The MTA and RA have made no secret that they wish to master all of the knowledge and thods related to ch design. Most chers therefore wish to grasp the secrets to designing biochs without actually caring about them. Only a small proportion of ch designers from the ch Supremacist Faction, Transhumanist Faction, Longevity Faction and smaller factions possess any actual enthusiasm towards biotechnology and organic machines."
"That is understandable." Ves looked thoughtful. "So how do the chers approach biochs?"
"You should already possess a basic understanding of how the Transhumanist Faction views biochs. They are obsessed with blurring the lines between human and bioch. The Transhumanists view the Evolution Witch as one of the most ideal outcos to strive for. Even if they cannot beco god pilots themselves, the Transhumanists still endeavor to develop solutions to achieve integration between human and bioch."
"The Transhumanists beca really happy once I unveiled my Carmine System to them." Ves briefly smirked.
"Indeed." The old Master smirked back. "The Transhumanists have lodged many complaints about our exclusive collaboration on the Arboreal Project. They are none too pleased that the first Carmine bioch in developnt is a Terran product!"
Ves shrugged. "I am already cooperating with the Transhumanist Faction on many different fronts. They should learn how to share."
"That is a tall order to ask from the chers."
"I already have a good idea of what the Transhumanists seek in biochs, but what about the ch Supremacists? They are not so obsessed with turning themselves into human biochs."
"That is true, Ves. The ch Supremacists value the unique strategic capabilities that biochs open up. Their bioch doctrine is largely based on the pioneering works of the Grandmother of Biochs."
Chellic Askadi was one of the older and more famous Star Designers of the human race. She was around 370 years old and had been one of the first true bioch designers to co into prominence.
She faced a lot of skepticism, hindrances, opposition and other foul play due to pushing a vision of chs that disgusted a lot of ch insiders.
Whether was in the past or present, there were many people that simply could not fathom the idea of piloting a ch that looked like a human exobeast that was one mont away from going out of control!
To be fair, these suspicions were not entirely groundless. Enough incidents had taken place where experintal biochs inexplicably gained minds of their own and started indiscriminate fights.
However, properly designed biochs that had been grown using standard procedures rarely if ever went out of control. The MTA had continually anded its rules and regulations until they ended up with a formula that minimized situations where biochs went out of control.
That rehabilitated the reputation of biochs sowhat, but they had never been able to get rid of the taint up to the present day.
The Grandmother of Biochs largely worked in the ti before this shift took place. She experienced pushback at every level, yet she took her hits without complaint and continued her efforts to impart value into biochs.
Though all of her peers and other critics continued to disparage her and her seemingly foolhardy endeavors throughout her career, everything changed when she unexpectedly managed to advance to the rank of Star Designer!
In a ti where Star Designers had not beco as nurous as today, each and every
mach dacisr who had managed to ranch this ovalted rank racaivad naar-universal
respect and admiration.
Whatever sins and shortcomings they accrued in the past often beca irrelevant the mont they transcended their mortality.
One of the reasons why this was the case was because mortals did not dare to
criticize the works and ideas of higher existences.
Anyone with a sense of intelligence in their heads would definitely keep their mouths shut unless they truly believed in their cause.
Chellie Askadi went from a pariah into a superstar virtually overnight.
Although her ascension failed to push biochs into the mainstream, she nonetheless contributed imnsely to the begrudging acceptance of biochs as an established if still sowhat niche option in the ch market.
Biochs therefore avoided the fate of juggernauts. The latter failed to gain the support of a Star Designer or a broad coalition of advocates. This was the reason why juggernauts beca virtually extinct in the later centuries of the Age of chs while biochs still managed to maintain a small but healthy presence.
Though the proponents of biochs failed to make their products more popular, they at least managed to convince most people to pinch their noses and tolerate the existence of these squishy and freaky organic machines.
"Are you familiar with the design philosophy of the Grandmother of Biochs?" "I do, Master. From what I have read, she is really big on Biofusion Technology. She doesn't consider biochs as standalone organic machines. She instead sees them as 'children' that are biologically linked to their 'mothers'. In this case, the latter can refer to bioships, biofortresses or even actual living designer beasts. The Grandmother always designed her children as an intrinsic part of their mothers. These two are part of the sa package. This is because every child can seamlessly fuse with their mothers whenever necessary"
This was similar to how Titania operated back when she was a giant astral beast!
The 'mothers' usually consisted of organic fleet carriers, but they were also known to co into the forms of fully functional designer beasts that were uniquely adapted to particularly difficult and hostile environnts.
The Grandmother of Biochs beca most famous for designing titanic monstrosities that looked as if they ca straight out of myths.
She brought life to designer beasts as varied as enormous volcanic turtles, jellyfish that were over 10 kiloters long, astral beasts that fed off the minerals found in an asteroid belt, indescribable mollusks that could operate inside gas giants and more. These creatures were not only adapted to support the operations of biochs, but were also able to survive the harsh conditions of hostile planetary environnts and
dandlu hazardous radionel
The Grandmother of Biochs clearly relied on the fact that biochs and bioconstructs happened to score better in these aspects to give her works their raison
d'être.
"It is regrettable that the Grandmother of Biochs had not managed to immigrate to the Red Ocean before the Great Severing took place." Master Laila Devos sighed. "The MTA maintained strict quotas on who was allowed to enter the Red Ocean first in order to prevent the Milky Way from hollowing out too quickly. Besides, few individuals felt any urgency over the matter. The Grandmother of Biochs likely waited in line for the next rotation of Star Designers to occur. Before that was supposed to happen, she could easily import much of the phasewater and novel biological samples that she needed to conduct her research in the comfort of her biolabs in the old galaxy."
From what it sounded like, the Grandmother of Biochs would have been fantastic at helping red humanity adapt to the hostile environnts of different dinsions. "Have any of her proteges managed to enter the Red Ocean in ti?" Ves inquired.
"There should be. The MTA imposed much less control over the movents of its Master ch Designers. The Grandmother of Biochs should have been able to dispatch at least one of her teams to the new frontier. Only a ch designer who understands her work well possesses the qualifications to act as her agent and procure the right samples on her behalf."
Maybe Ves should get in touch with these bioch specialists. He had certainly grown incredibly interested in how his design philosophy could synergize with the most. impressive and controversial works of the Grandmother of Biochs.
"I have a good understanding on how the Transhumanists and ch Supremacists like
to approach their biochs. What about Terrans such as yourself? What aspect of biochs are you trying to innovate the most?"
"There are several directions of research that the Terran bioch industry has made
strides in the past few centuries. The most prominent among them is Terran Rapid Adaptation Biotechnology."
"I take it that it has to do with the ability for biochs to rapidly change their organic makeup on the battlefield." Ves imdiately guessed.
"That is correct. Biochs are most famous for being able to regenerate quickly on
the battlefield. What my fellow Terrans have tried to do is to extend this advantage into in-combat adaptations. If you encounter an enemy that employs long-ranged laser weapons, you would want to deploy chs that are able to resist thermal damage. If you are confronting an enemy that fields swordsman chs, you would prefer your biochs to be able to resist physical damage, particularly slashing and piercing attacks. If you are confronting an entrenched company of heavy artillery chs, you would want to field light chs whose armor systems are completely
antimized to racist ovalosiva and concucciun damaro"
Ves easily comprehended what this strange tech was all about.
"I can see how that can work, but aren't they trying to do the sa job as modular ch platforms? Also, aren't first-class multipurpose chs supposed to be the universal solutions to all of those situations?"
"You know as well as I do that first-class multipurpose chs are not truly universally strong in every situation, Ves. They are mainly popular because they can fare at least decently well in every combat scenario. They can still be defeated by more specialized chs in many different circumstances. As for the difference between conventional modular ch platforms and rapidly adapting biochs is that the latter co with a significantly lower logistical footprint. The forr demands you to carry large amounts of optional and sotis redundant parts."
Ves was not unfamiliar with this problem. "That is one of the biggest pains of fielding
the Bright Warrior Mark III's in our clan."
"The large collection of spare parts for modular ch platforms takes up valuable space on a carrier that could have been used to accommodate other chs. Rapidly adapting biochs are ant to cope against many different enemies by relying on the mass that is already contained within their organic fras. At most, their motherships may contain a common pool of nutrient stock that they can absorb to replenish their depleted minerals and organic tissue."
"I see how that can be more efficient in terms of space and maintenance." Ves
understood. "However, these rapidly adapting biochs try so hard to be versatile that their designs are probably filled with compromises. They cannot utilize as many weapon systems and their variable defenses are probably less effective than fixed
defenses."
The old Master nodded in acknowledgent. "These are all valid complaints of Rapid Adaptation Biotechnology, but as long as you are fighting against enemies on a smaller scale or do not make use of a rich variety of weapon systems, our biochs are often able to gain an advantage."
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