Chapter 7224: Monster in the Making The assembly process proceeded with considerable difficulty. As much as Gloriana used the extra time afforded to her to plan out this phase of the fabrication run, she could not foresee everything. The only saving grace was that she knew that things would definitely not go right, so she put a lot of time between the steps to account for additional delays. There were three major reasons why Ves and Gloriana encountered the most difficult fabrication process of their careers so far. The damaged state of the Riot Mark II forced the mech designers to work with greater care and attention. Alexa no longer directly took part in the assembly work, but instead hovered around the reshape machine in order to act as a monitor and supervisor. She inspected the ongoing work with meticulous care and flagged any parts and sections that threatened to cause problems if left unattended. Another reason why the Riot Mark III put up so many difficulties was the interference produced by the Superdimensional Chaos Armor and other sources of instability. While the Miracle Couple anticipated these problems and tried to save the assembly of the armor system for last, Jovy’s design philosophy was not confined to the exterior. Even the internal components carried a touch of probabilistic chaos! All of this meant that the more new components started to get attached to the mech frame, the greater the chance of accidents. This was not a big deal for the new archemetal components. Most of them were incredibly tough and resilient. They could easily withstand simple hits and falls. The problem was that the old parts were much less able to withstand serious accidents. There were times when Ves and Gloriana feared that the mech frame would collapse in the middle of its transformation because the old and damaged mech frame could not bear all of the pressure! The third complication was the inclusion of the Carmine System. This required the mech designers to open up the deepest parts of the internal structure and insert mechanical as well as biomechanical parts that possessed completely different properties than the surrounding archetech! Of course, the Carmine System that Ves made use of this time was not a normal version. He had applied several improvements to it in order to increase its damage resistance and add a few extra safeguards. While the installation of the Carmine System was already difficult enough, doing it while the incomplete mech frame spontaneously caused accidents made it worse! It was situations like these that tested a mech designer’s comprehensive abilities. Ves and Gloriana not only had to do their best to anticipate these kinds of accidents and take measures to stop them in advance. If they failed, they had to respond quickly and improvise solutions on the spot to stabilize the Riot when the living mech was at his most vulnerable! There was no time to formulate an entire response plan. The two mech designers had to work on the spot to remedy the immediate issue. Fortunately, the Miracle Couple more than proved their mettle during this phase. Gloriana possessed a sharp vision for mechanical imperfections and excelled at anticipating problems in advance. She did not hesitate to pause her current assignment in order to move to another section of the mech frame in order to correct any issues that she managed to spot. Ves on the other hand took on the role of a rescuer. He responded the fastest if the chaotic interplay between new and old parts caused sudden problems. With Vulcan assisting him from the side, he was able to devise clever solutions in much less time, allowing him to prevent a situation from deteriorating any further. “The Riot is proving to be an untameable mount.” Ves spoke with a hint of tired frustration. “I know it is all deliberate, but it is definitely not fun to deal with these escalating problems. The accident rate is absurdly high.” Gloriana shook her head. “At least you have solid proof that you and Jovy’s vaunted Chaos Armor is working. If the Riot Mark III is already generating so much metaphysical instability when he is still in an uncompleted state, imagine what it would be like when he is finally whole and converted into a D-arm.” Ves began to frown. “If the finished product is going to be worse, then… I am afraid we need to build a special containment chamber to protect this ship or any other vessel that carries this dangerous machine.” He genuinely overlooked this issue when it should have been obvious in hindsight. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞 Perhaps he might be able to cobble up an improvised solution with the spare materials that were left after fabricating the initial components. That would expend valuable superdimensional matter as well as other high-grade materials that should have been reserved for repairs and fabricating spare parts. However, it would do nobody any good if the Riot Mark III somehow caused the Tarrasque to drop out of FTL travel or crash due to the misfortune spread by the new machine! Gloriana turned her head at Ves and nodded. She agreed with the plan he shared through the design network. She agreed that this was probably the best way to address this mounting threat in a hurry. In the end, the Riot Mark III would probably become a machine that could only be used while taking a large amount of precautions. Just like the tier 3 Destroyer spear reserved for Venerable Rosa Orfan, her upgraded machine would have to spend a lot of time in an isolating coffin when not in use. The thought of it kind of made Ves feel as if he was bringing a literal monster to life. This monster could not be tamed and would not remain in control if Venerable Orfan was not present to suppress her own machine with her willpower. The more the Riot Mark III took shape, the more he began to doubt the wisdom of transforming him into a D-arm. The machine was already quite problematic in his soon-to-be-finished state. Ves could not imagine how much more of a nightmare it would become to keep this machine contained once complete. The Riot Mark III was the first time that Ves felt as if his creation blurred the line between a demon and a mech! Rather than calling it with a relatively neutral and meaningless term like D-mech, he should instead categorize the finished product as an outright demonic mech! “Sir.” Venerable Rosa Orfan interrupted his thoughts. “Please continue. Do not water down my battle partner. I know what I am getting into. I want to be challenged. I do not want to pilot an obedient mech. That is too boring and easy for the likes of myself. I have already begun to fall in love with what you are building. Keep it up and do not be afraid to make my machine stronger and more unruly. I am not a highly skilled technical swordswoman like Venerable Dise. I need to develop my own capital of strength, and I prefer to rely on my guts and the grit of my resisting machine to overcome my own opposition!” Her willpower flared, causing the design network to become flooded with her conviction! Ves had no more doubts about his course of action. Even if he predicted that the Riot Mark III would prove to become a significantly greater hazard than normal, it would be worth it so long as Venerable Orfan would transform into a highly effective spoiler on the battlefield! Since Ves already planned to assign the Riot Mark III to the Bluejay Fleet, he was very eager to enable Rosa Orfan as much as possible. Ves, Gloriana and Alexa gradually completed the assembly process. As the new superdimensional archemech gradually approached his final form, the observers who visited from time to time became increasingly more impressed. The Voiken siblings in particular could not help but be amazed. “I can’t even begin to figure out this crazy armor system.” Sara Voiken said, which was strange as she was one of the armor specialists of the Design Department. “Ves and Gloriana are not content to settle with ordinary superdimensional alloy plating. They somehow managed to succeed at incorporating the new materials into archetech, which must have required a large amount of R&D in order to discover a few stable formulas that can minimize the spatial fluctuations of superdimensional matter. Even then, I can’t even begin to explain why this armor system is causing so many accidents. I lack the depth of understanding in hyper technology and E-technology.” That was one of the downsides of their EdNet training. The virtual academies were extremely comprehensive when it came to teaching their students on how to work with conventional technologies. The teaching of hyper technology and especially E-technology proved much more challenging as the virtual reality environment was unable to simulate their effects precisely! Combined with the fact that these were very new fields, it was no surprise that Sara Voiken and the other EdNet graduates had fallen behind when it came to the most recent developments. “It will be fine, sister.” Dulo tried to encourage her. “Our remedial studies allows us to catch up much of what we have been missing as of late. From the basics of archetech to the metaphysical solutions that we can employ by leveraging E energy radiation, mech design has evolved way past the Age of Mechs. We will be able to take part in Gloriana’s high-end mech design projects eventually. She needs our newly acquired expertise as she cannot design every part of her mechs to perfection when she is by herself. I can’t imagine that so much time has passed that we are mainly answering to Gloriana as opposed to her husband.” “Those aren’t the only changes that have happened while we were gone.” Sara muttered. “Our patriarch, I mean former patriarch, has changed more drastically. He has become quite an impressive fighter and phase lord. I cannot even begin to guess how he is able to become such a scary threat when he is still a mech designer.” His brother could only smirk as a response. “I always thought that Ves was special. This is one of the reasons why I agreed to accept his invitation to join his clan. Even back then, there were already hints of greatness within him. I do not feel any shame for subordinating myself to a mech designer who already climbed high enough to make millions of mech designers jealous of us for getting into his orbit so early. Latecomers simply don’t have a chance to get close to him anymore.” The pair of siblings continued to watch the Riot Mark III gradually reaching his final state. “You wished you were there, don’t you?” Sara plainly asked. Dulo sighed. “Yes. I contributed to the design of the earlier iterations of the Riot, but… this monstrosity has evolved far beyond my initial vision for this expert mech. I can only be glad that the pair of designers still retained enough aspects of the Riot Mark II to move and fight in a similar fashion as before. Venerable Orfan should not have to completely relearn how to pilot her machine once she enters the cockpit.” “Her first attempt to pilot the Riot Mark III will be crucial. Our former patriarch thought it was a good idea to pair this crazy mech with a Carmine System.” Sara mentioned. “If Venerable Rosa Orfan is not already a high-tier expert pilot with strong willpower, such a design choice would have been enough for the Red Association to punish our former patriarch for driving the mech pilot to her death. In fact, this outcome might still happen. What if the hostile mech is able to overpower the expert pilot’s willpower?” “Then I hope that those additional safeguards will do their work. I really hate to see the strongest spearman mech of the Larkinson Clan collapse. Venerable Orfan and the Riot both deserve better.” Dulo said. Thank you for reading my work. If you wish to support The Mech Touch, please vote with your golden tickets! Purchase Privilege for The Mech Touch! Read a varying amount of chapters ahead of regular readers while enjoying a 99% discount on unlocking new chapters! 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