The Mech Touch

arger and more advanced objects.
Without deep scanning the mech, Ves wouldn ’t be able to figure out what exactly changed about the Shield of Samar.

The luminescent green glow eventually subsided as the voucher finished its transformation process.
To all intents and purposes, the Shield of Samar remained roughly the same, so much so that no outside observer would be able to tell the difference.

Ves still didn ’t regret using the voucher.
It wasn ’t as if he had any other device on hand which desperately needed an upgrade.

Investing in the Shield of Samar seemed like a worthwhile effort to him.
In fact, to strengthen its performance in the upcoming demonstrations, Ves did not intend to upgrade mech alone.

He wanted to upgrade the mech pilot as well!

Although Ves knew he could work his Spirituality in some ways to effect such a change, he was far too unpracticed in it.
Instead of trying to fumble around with something extremely dangerous by himself, why not employ an expert instead?

This expert happened to be the Aurora Titan ’s spiritual identity that lay at the heart of its X-Factor!

Ves had never communicated much with his images after he finished designing a mech.
Doing this was a new experience for him, and he wasn ’t entirely sure if it would even work.

”It ought to work. ”

Qilanxo ’s spiritual fragment integrated into the design, but did not lose its own distinct identity during the process.
Instead, it simply took on a new job as it settled into its new home in the imaginary realm!

Ves needed a new name for the images and spiritual fragments that integrated into a design.
He decided to call them design spirits, because the words succinctly described their roles.

They were living spirits which animated lifeless designs and mechs! This especially applied to what Qilanxo ’s spiritual fragment turned into! As Ves stepped closer and closer to the Shield of Samar, he could feel its radiant spiritual fluctuations.

The mech was very much alive in his senses.
Ves could not help but repeatedly admire the strong effects of A-grade X-Factor.
Most of all, its spirituality still carried the strong imprint of Qilanxo ’s spiritual fragment!

”It ’s a bit different since last time. ”

The spiritual flavor took on a little bit more mech and a little bit less exobeast.
Being attached to a mech design would inevitably cause the design spirit to assimilate a bit more from its immediate surroundings.
Perhaps this transformation would gradually continue over time until hardly anything would be left of its roots!

”Is this a good transformation or a bad one? ”

Ves didn ’t know.
While he was glad to see the design spirit develop and evolve based on its circumstances, he did not wish for it to forget its roots.

Right now, there wasn ’t much for him to be concerned about, but that might change in the future.

For the moment, Ves concluded that there should still be enough of Qilanxo left to bargain with the design spirit.

”It ’s just a matter of making contact. ”

Ves concentrated his mind.
He called up his Spirituality and extended an invisible and intangible tentacle of spirituality from his mind.
He gently moved it over to the dormant Shield of Samar and tried to poke it into the cockpit that served as the heart of the mech.

A connection had been formed!

Strong sensations traveled through the tentacle! A confused jumble of thoughts and minutiae flooded his mind, causing Ves to utter a scream!

It had been a bad idea to make a direct connection with such a strong design spirit!

Ves barely lasted a few seconds as he desperately tried to convey his meaning before he forcefully retracted his spiritual tentacle!

”Damn! That hurts! ” Ves winced as he rubbed his head.

Although the contact only lasted for a short time, Ves felt as if his entire mind had been burned by the raw exposure to the Aurora Titan ’s design spirit!

”I can only hope it got the message. ” He muttered wearily.
”Okay, Lucky! My work is done! You can deactivate your ECM now! ”

Sometime later, the mech technicians moved the Shield of Samar back in the hangar bay in order to be prepped for launch.
Jannzi reunited with her mech again and was just about to hop into its cockpit in order to ready herself for the big demonstration.

The success of the Aurora Titan in the market depended upon her upcoming performance!

Ves deemed this event to be so vital that he couldn ’t help but give out some hints.
If he wanted the Shield of Samar to perform at its best, then he shouldn ’t be too stingy with his secrets.

He took Jannzi to the side and activated his Privacy Shield yet again in order to have a private conversation.

”What did you bring me here for, Ves? ”

”I wanted to tell you something that will help you interface deeper with the Shield of Samar.
Have you ever felt as if there was something special about your mental connection with your mech? ”

”I..
have. ” She frowned.
”I ’m not sure what ’s going on with that, but your Shield of Samar is unlike any other mech I ’ve piloted before.
I ’ve even sat in the cockpits of the other mechs of the Avatars of Myth, and I ’ve noticed that the Blackbeak and the Crystal Lord are different as well.
We ’ve all known you are doing something different in your mechs. ”

Since the Avatars of Myth worked the most with his products, they would have been fools if they hadn ’t sensed something distinct in the Blackbeak, Crystal Lord and Aurora Titan models.

”Since you already know this, let me fill you in on a secret that will help you form an even more intimate connection with your mech.
You see, while I ’m not allowed to say so, I did some research on neural interfaces and the man-machine connection during my service time. ”

The dwarves who died due to his research had not sacrificed their lives in vain!

Jannzi looked at Ves with a rapt expression.
She believed in him! How could she not? He was a very capable mech designer! He had to be in order to design a mech as amazing as the Aurora Titan!

”What ’s the secret? ” She asked.
She could barely contain her excitement! ”How can I form a better connection with my mech? ”

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