Chapter 5730 The Winner of the Fey Shaper Contest

Chapter 5730 The Winner of the Fey Shaper Contest

5730 The Winner of the Fey Shaper Contest

Just as in the case with Tristan's hyper gems, the development of stealth field fey had the potential to comprehensively strengthen the armed forces of the Larkinson Clan.

Ves was incredibly pleased to gain access to third-party innovations that the Larkinson Clan could never develop in-

house.

There was no one within the ranks of his clan who had any clue about how to make gems that could augment the performance of mechs in mysterious ways.

Even Ves had made little progress despite making use of Lucky's gems for such a long time!

It reminded him once again that Ves did not shoulder the entire burden of developing powerful solutions for his clansmen.

It was okay to rely on outsiders to fill up the gaps that the Larkinsons could not do so themselves.

In any case, as Dr. Avoqee and her stealth field fey finally moved away from the main stage, the time had come to introduce the final fey.

Many people in the audience already figured out what that fey may be. There was one more fantastic fey that was unlikely to rank between 11 and 50. The fact that Ves had not presented it so far was a powerful clue that its turn came last.

"I have been graced with many interesting fey models today." Ves said with a smile. "None of the products that have reached the top 50 are without merit. Many of them are marred with flaws, but that does not stop them from being useful under the right circumstances. What makes a fey a good addition to a mech force that employs Fey Fiannas is not only decided by their raw specifications, but also how well their owners are able to leverage their advantages." Follow current novels at novelhall.com)

The more advanced and powerful fey usually imposed more requirements on their users. The stealth field fey was the most extreme example of this kind.

"That said, I believe that my Fey Fianna line should have the freedom to choose from a range of different fey. The most complex ones should not be the only ones to earn your favor as the simpler fey are not only less cumbersome to use, but are also applicable in many more combat scenarios. Sometimes, all you need to win a battle are reliable combat assets that you can count on at any time."

The development of all of these new and fancy fey did not mean that the simpler ones became obsolete overnight.

The space suppressor fey, the energy shield fey and the luminar crystal cannon fey all remained fairly cost-effective.

The only questionable product among the original fey types was the gauss cannon fey. The Larkinsons did not employ any ranged kinetic weapon experts at the time of its development, so it was clearly lacking in a lot of refinements.

This was a tacit admission that the shield infiltration technology was far from perfect. Stuff could go wrong which would cause the fey to bump into the transphasic energy shield without obtaining permission to pass through.

The chance that this would happen was much greater if the alien adversaries were aware of the presence of these peculiar fey!

The first-class mech designer activated a projection that showed the shield infiltrator fey attempting to pass through the transphasic energy shield of a captured alien destroyer.

"In order to understand how our fey is able to bypass the most formidable defenses employed by the aliens, I will need to explain how energy shields work in general. As you should already be aware of, energy shields do not block anything that passes through them, though they could theoretically be made to do so. They are often designed to pass through harmless light as well as any form of energy or matter launched by the side that employs the energy shields. In order to prevent any conflicts, the energy shields are controlled by instructions that instruct them to pass through any laser beams, kinetic rounds or small craft. This is a manual process that has never produced any problems as all of these friendly activities are white listed."

Kelsey Ampatoch began to grin when she spoke her next words.

"My shield infiltrator fey is built with adaptive and partially morphable materials. This allows it to change its properties so that it can closely mimic the properties of alien matter. It is also built with an inbuilt sensor array that is specifically designed to measure data related to its purpose. The lower the range, the higher the quality of data and the shorter the time needed to decipher a valid pattern. Although my fey's computational power is not strong, it can borrow the processing power of the Fey Fianna or any supporting starship in the rear as long as an active data link can be maintained."

That was a powerful distinction. The stealth field fey had to carry their own powerful AI cores because relying on external sources for computational power would produce a lot of emissions that could expose the presence of cloaked units.

The shield infiltrator fey preferred to avoid attracting any attention, but it was not necessary to keep it totally hidden.

"The time it takes to calculate a valid pattern varies considerably based on the power and sophistication of the energy shield generators utilized by the enemy. Simpler transphasic energy shield generators usually lack many redundant protective measures that can hinder the operation of my fey. More advanced transphasic shield generators such as those employed by most major alien races are much more on guard against this sort of infiltration. They have most definitely confronted this threat in the past, and have developed countermeasures against it. There is still a small chance my shield infiltrator fey can pass through, but the success rate is likely below 1 percent."

That was too small. Unless a mech force had enough Fey Fiannas to launch hundreds of shield infiltrator fey, it was not worth bothering.

Kelsey Ampatoch thought so as well. "The more modern warships fielded by the native aliens are also much more attentive towards any objects that come in close proximity to their hulls. Their point defenses typically respond quickly and are able to shoot down my shield infiltrator fey with ease as my product does not possess stealth or strong defenses. They are best employed against the warships of minor alien races for these reasons."

These were major shortcomings, but it was already a good start. It was better to have access to a somewhat effective solution than nothing at all! Together with the stealth field fey, the shield infiltrator fey opened up so many new possibilities for mischief that the aliens wouldn't know what would hit them in the following year!

"The results are excellent once they have succeeded in their infiltration." Kelsey smiled as he began to show footage of successful cases. "My shield infiltrator fey can only transport relatively small objects through the active defenses of an alien warship, but that is already enough to bring bombs, tracking beacons, human infiltrators and other payloads in physical contact with the exterior of the hull. If the aliens are particularly inattentive, then my shield infiltrator fey may be able to enter an open hatch or hangar bay, thereby allowing it to inflict much more serious damage to the enemy vessel."

The shield infiltrator fey was not large enough to carry anything powerful, but it did not have to. A relatively compact explosive device should already be powerful enough to knock out or disable the formidable gun batteries of alien warships when detonated in the right locations.

This was an excellent way to pull out the teeth of powerful enemy vessels and reduce their threat level without needing to drill through their transphasic energy shields!

The possibilities for infiltration were even greater. Even though it was not possible to hide the shield infiltrator fey, a single human infiltrator might easily be able to sneak aboard a ship and lurk around without alarming the alien crew.