Chapter 6513 The Magic of Ultimate Modules

Chapter 6513 The Magic of Ultimate Modules

Ves only took a short time to come up with the concept of the Two-Step Execution Crystal, but he had already fallen in love with the idea!

Sure, the solution sounded a lot more convoluted than relying on Ylvaine's guidance to land an accurate shot at extreme ranges the first time, but it was a much better fit for the Amaranto Mark III!

Ace pilots such as Venerable Davia Stark clearly wanted to rely on nothing else but her own power and that of her battle partner.

Forcing them to beg an external party for help each time they wanted to perform a difficult action would cause their willpower to develop flaws and ultimately stagnate.

Unless Venerable Stark converted to the Ylvainan Faith or somehow triggered a massive mental shift that caused her to become a substantially different expert pilot, she would never feel comfortable with relying on outsiders for guidance.

Throughout her career as an expert pilot, Venerable Stark had unceasingly trained and improved her marksmanship skills.

Every battle she participated in gave her the opportunity to exercise her ability to hit distant or rapidly-moving targets no matter the challenge.

Just like Saint Tusa became ridiculously good at evading incoming attacks after putting his life and the life of the Dark Zephyr on the line, Venerable Stark also became incredibly skilled at predicting the evasion patterns of her targets and exhibiting enough superhuman accuracy to ensure her energy beam attacks struck their marks!

However, even Davia Stark had her limitations. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Ves' plan was therefore simple. If her skills, experience, judgment, intuition as well as the assistance from the Amaranto Mark III was not enough, then perhaps the additional help from the Ultimate Module may be able to bridge the remaining gap!

After Gloriana and Harry Kaikkonen got over their initial shock reactions and mulled over Ves' proposal from a more critical perspective, they roughly understood the merits of this idea.

"I can see the logic in this Two-Step Execution Crystal of yours." Gloriana said. "The challenge in landing a successful execution shot is to process the data from the calibration shot as quickly and correctly as possible. You assume that Venerable Stark and her battle partner will not be able to accomplish this by themselves, so you add a third entity, this time internal, that is completely specialized in processing and performing accurate judgments based on the calibration data."

"Leaving aside the unconventional nature and properties of Ultimate Modules, this is not an uncommon approach to solve a problem such as this." Harry said in a thoughtful voice. "Mechs that rely heavily on predicting patterns are usually augmented by AI processors that are specifically programmed to perform specialized tasks. A light skirmisher that needs to fly faster can mount additional external boosters. A space knight that needs to block more damage can carry an external shield generator module. What each of these solutions have in common is that their footprints are relatively light, but their positive impact on the performance of the mechs are greater. If this Two-Step Execution Crystal can truly perform the functions as described by Professor Ves, then it may be able to turn the Amaranto Mark III into an extreme range executioner."

Ves grinned. "I am glad that you have figured this out. The Ultimate Module for the Instrument of Vengeance is meant to unlock a new capability that is otherwise impossible to attain through conventional means. While this solution is admittedly imperfect, Venerable Stark and her battle partner can ultimately land her attacks on extremely distant targets by relying on their 'own' strength. No matter whether the Ultimate Module can cultivate by itself, it is still a part of the Amaranto Mark III, so it cannot be treated like an external party."

While Harry appeared to be open-minded enough to buy Ves' arguments, his wife was a bit more difficult to persuade.

"Your story sounds good, Ves, but what if one of the many assumptions that you have made fail to reflect our actual reality?" Ves maintained his confidence. "Then give it more time. The Instrument of Vengeance has gained the potential to grow on its own with the help of this Ultimate Module. At the start, a living Two-Step Execution Crystal starts out fresh and relatively weak, but will quickly grow stronger after feeding from the spiritual feedback of a strong high-ranking mech pilot. The Ultimate Module will begin to advance its 'cultivation' and form Ultimate Runes, many of which may be derived from Ylvaine, the Illustrious One, Titania and other helpful design spirits. However, the Two-Step Execution Crystal is only 'learning' from them by absorbing their Ultimate Runes. It will never rely on the design spirits during actual battles."

"Give a hungry man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." Harry quoted. "This is a brilliant solution now that I think about it. There is still an unwelcome reliance on an unnatural and unscientific factor, but at least it is internal to the Amaranto Mark III system, which reduces potential vulnerabilities and makes the living mech more self-sufficient."

Even Gloriana started to get around to the idea.

"As Harry has mentioned, this is hardly a perfect solution." She said in a more composed tone. "However, I have to admit that your solution has a greater chance of working than the alternatives that I have devised on my own. It sounds as if you are cheating by exploiting the advantages of the E-technology mechanics of your Ultimate Modules, but this is your strength, so I can understand where you get your confidence from. I can say for now that your proposal is worth trying, if only because it is the only viable solution so far that does not cost an excessive amount of resources to test in reality. If your Two-Step Execution Crystal fails to deliver on its promises and has no long-term prospects, then we can always remove it from the mech design and start over."

However, there were many weapon types that were heavily disadvantaged when employed against physically imposing opponents.

Even if the ace pilot had ultimately decided to reject the title Phase Bane, he had already fallen in love with the superior reach and lethality of this Terran mech weapon!

A good weapon can make all the difference in a confrontation against a massive phase lord.

When Saint Tusa-Billingsley-Larkinson took off for the frontlines with the Dark Zephyr Mark III, he made sure to pack the tier 3 Destroyer spear as well!

Even if the ace pilot had ultimately decided to reject the title Phase Bane, he had already fallen in love with the superior reach and lethality of this Terran mech weapon!

A good weapon can make all the difference in a confrontation against a massive phase lord.

Tusa did not even think of employing the pitiful knives of his ace light skirmisher against his gigantic adversaries!

Ves actually preferred to keep the precious tier 3 Destroyer spear within his reach in case he needed to borrow its destructive edge in person.

He was also afraid that the Dark Zephyr might get trounced on the battlefield and lose hold of this precious weapon somehow!

Then, Ves recalled that Destroyer weapons had no longer turned into an endangered species in the Red Ocean.

The Terrans of the new frontier may not be able to reproduce them, but the Terrans of the old galaxy should still be able to produce new ones as if nothing had changed!

With the creation of the Oblivion Gates, Ves should be able to import a batch of medium to high-tier Destroyer weapons from the Milky Way!

The challenge lay in making contact with a friendly and willing Terran trading partner.

Perhaps he could leverage his friendships with the Streon Ancient Clan or Devos Ancient Clan of the Red Ocean to establish contact with their counterparts in the old galaxy.

His mother already planned to form an unholy alliance that dragged in every potential source of opposition towards the Big Two. There were bound to be Terrans in this messy coalition!

If Ves asked his mother nicely, she might be willing to negotiate with the 'old' Terrans to trade for a pair of Destroyer knives and other requested arms!

Ves inwardly shook his head. He could think about the possibilities of intergalactic trade later. His mother and her fellow conspirators were way ahead on this front.

All he knew was that his mother owed him a lot for agreeing to work on the Rule Breaker Project.

She had no choice to refuse to pay back this favor by transferring a batch of precious Destroyer weapons to the Red Ocean!

What other goodies originating from the old galaxy could he ask for that were not too troublesome to import...