The Mech Touch

Where there was darkness, there was light.

Lucky also produced gems that possessed a notable alignment towards positive E-energy attributes.

Although not all of the bright gems possessed benign effects, they at least possessed a more positive vibe than the dark gems.

Ves actually doubted whether the remnant spirits trapped inside some of these bright gems could be characterized as demons.

[Bastet's Encouragement]

The encouraging yowl of a feline patron can be found within this gem. Enhances the dignity of a mech and amplifies the mental suppression it exerts towards allies and enemies within a large range.

The white diamond-like gem shone with a relatively bright inner light. Its facets sparked mysteriously under the power of a familiar 'feline patron!

This was hardly the first time Ves encountered the name 'Bastet. He began to feel increasingly more certain that this was not a coincidence.

Did real gods exist?

Was one of them peeking at him right now?!

Ves had no idea!

He refused to believe that there was a massive difference between Bastet and other powerful cultivators at the True God-level or above. They were only called gods because the weaklings at the bottom were ignorant and did not know any better.

While Ves was willing to take the System's description more seriously and believe that Bastet may very well exist, he did not really think that this female patron would one day materialize in front of him and bestow him her personal blessing!

Ves turned his attention back to the gem. He came up with two tentative plans for this gem. He could use it to upgrade the Lionheart in the future, or he could use it to improve the Minerva Mark II when the upgrade process was scheduled to begin.

"Hmm, compatibility and fit are important. This gem is clearly more useful to Uncle Ark and his Lionheart"

He would have to devise a different solution for Saint Commander Casella Ingvar.

Ves examined another bright gem produced by Lucky.

[The Adjudicator's Light]

The undying hatred against evil of a lost peacekeeper is contained within this gem. Enables a mech to glow brighter in the presence of evil according to the laws upheld by the forgotten peacekeeper and enables it to inflict up to 200 percent damage against such beings depending on the severity.

Another amazing gem! This square gem glowed with a harsher and more judgemental light. It vaguely felt similar to the Subjugation King's harsh pale light, which caused Ves to suspect that the 'lost peacekeeper' may have been a fellow member of the krelion race.

Had Lucky been catching spiritual remnants that originally came from Messier 87? How many of these gems derived their power from the remnants of once great and mighty beings from the Milky Way?

The lack of information was grating at Ves. He felt it was incredibly important to know more about the entities captured in the gems.

In any case, Ves had multiple good options to use this gem for the benefit of multiple candidates.

Yet for whatever reason, he instinctively felt was a great match for Venerable Jannzi Larkinson and the Bastion from a thematic perspective.

Jannzi had changed drastically since her first breakthrough and turned herself into a crusader of sorts. She was one of the more politically active expert pilots and cared the most about 'doing the right thing!

This meant that she possessed a great dislike towards 'evil' Even if her values and principles different a lot from the lost peacekeeper, the two should at least be able to overlook these problems and find a kindred soul with each other.

"Is it worth it to use up a potentially devastating offensive hyper gem to one of the most defense-oriented expert mechs in my clan?"

The mismatch in attributes made this decision a lot harder than it should!

The Bastion possessed the weakest offensive power out of all of the high-ranking mechs of the Larkinson Clan.

She was just so damn slow that she hardly had any opportunity to clash with enemies. She mostly used her superior defenses to shield damaged warships from destruction. That might change somewhat if Venerable Jannzi managed to become an ace pilot. It would be a lot easier to improve the mobility of the Bastion Mark II.

Every ace mech was a potential asset in the fight against alien phase lords.

Ves could not rule out the possibility that Jannzi and her future ace mech would be dispatched against such mighty opponents.

If that ever happened, then it was worthwhile to enhance the offensive power of the

Baction

The only question was whether the alien phase lords were actually evil from the perspective of the Adjudicator's Light.

Ves did not pretend that the native aliens were in the wrong in the Red War.

Humans arrived into the Red Ocean as unwelcome guests and started a brutal campaign of conquest and colonization.

It was only fair for the native aliens to rise up and drive away the invaders from their

Home galaxy!

From this perspective, the native aliens were the good buys while humans were the

Bad guys!

If this was the case, how would the Adjudicator's Light feel when it realized that it was

Being utilized by the 'wrong side"?

The D-mech or D-arm might actually rebel and turn against its wielder!

Perhaps Jannzi's strong sense of self-righteousness might be able to avert such a

Potential disaster.

"Well, there is plenty of time before the Bastion is due for an upgrade, so there is no rush to decide." Ves smiled and set aside this problem.

That settled the gems that shone the brightest.

Lucky had produced a single archegem this time. He likely produced archegems

Whenever he ate significant chunks of archemetal.

The gem cat did not have a lot of archemetal in his diet. The only opportunity for him to eat products of archetech was whenever Gloriana discarded her experiments related to this alien tech base.

That was a shame, because Ves considered archegems to be the most advanced variant of gems produced by Lucky so far.

The descriptions of their effects were more vague but also grander in scale and scope. This may be a hint that they were much more accurate reproductions of the domains

Of once-powerful cultivators.

[FLAMES OF RUINATION]

A gem that contains the fires that once contributed to the fall of a civilization, Strengthens and amplifies the flames spread by a mech whenever it is used for similar

Purposes.

The fierce red archegem may not match the color of Saint Isobel Kotin's domain, but their inclinations matched pretty closely!

This gem was perfect for Saint Isobel's upcoming ace mech!

The Promethea Mark II Project was scheduled to start after the completion of the

Minerva Mark II Proiect and the Riot Mark III Proiect respectively.

Since Gloriana was no longer involved with the First Sword Mark III Project, she could start to design the next iteration of the Promethea sooner than anticipated.

Ves would figure out a way to convert this archegem into a powerful offensive enhancement for the Promethea Mark II.

He had high hopes for the Flames of Ruination in particular. There had to be a reason for archegems to adopt a more sophisticated structure. Perhaps they contained more powerful or complete spiritual remnants.

After Ves completed his inspection of this wonderful gem, he finally turned to the pair of gems that looked ugly and misshapen.

This was the disadvantage of forcing Lucky to empty his digestive system 'in advance! The gem cat did not have the time to properly complete the formation of his products. Still, Ves did not regret this decision because he needed to reassert discipline onto his

Pet.

Besides, what if the flawed gems were more useful than expected?

Just because their physical shells looked ugly did not mean that their inhabitants were

Defective!

[The Heart of Vengeance that Smolders in the Dark]

A semi-processed gem that encapsulates the obsession towards vengeance of a betrayed warrior. This gem can periodically amplify a single attack launched by a mech against a target that is the bearer of a great amount of unfulfilled resentment.

"Damn."

The misshapen spiral gem promised great power against those who treated a lot of beings like crap.

Ves had a feeling that the Red Ocean was far from short of those kinds of individuals.

This meant that this gem would be a perfect fit for an offensive mech that was capable of inflicting a singular powerful blow!

Only one machine truly qualified. The Amaranto Mark III that the Design Department recently completed and shipped back to the expeditionary fleet could make fantastic use of the properties of this gem.

To be more specific, Ves felt that it would be best if he forged the Heart of Vengeance that Smolders in the Dark into the Instrument of Vengeance!

Their names happened to match, so that should definitely increase the compatibility between the demon and the weapon!

The only concern was whether the flawed and incomplete shape of the gem would negatively impact the Demoncasting process in any way.

Ves did not have enough information, so he could only give it a try and see what

Would happen.

[Technology Thief's Surprise]

A semi-processed gem that contains the ill intent of a technology thief towards his victims. This gem can progressively weaken and neutralize material technological products struck by a mech based on the knowledge and understanding of the utilized

Tech.

"What?!"

This unfinished infinity symbol-shaped gem had an outrageous effect! If the

Description was accurate, then it could potentially turn entire battleships into a collection of scrap metal!

The premise was that the wielder of the power of this gem actually understood all of the complicated tech.

This practically made this gem useless to all conventional mech pilots.

The only group of people that could make the best use out of the gem were top mech

Designers and scientists who happened to become Carmine mech pilots.

"This is absurd."

These intelligent minds were far too precious to risk on the frontlines. They should be

Kept away from the fighting so that they could continue to contribute to red humanity

By furthering its technological development.

There were two exceptions that Ves could think of at the moment. The first was Ketis, who became even more encouraged to test herself in battle after she gained access to the power and the protection of the Heavensword!

Of course, it would be best if Ketis agreed to convert her Bloodsinger or one of her

Other swords into a D-arm with the Technology Thief's Surprise. Another potential candidate that could make great use of this gem was Ves himself.

Even if he did not want to make it a habit for him to unfold his true body and fight. against formidable enemies in person, Ves did not think he could avoid such confrontations in the future.

The Technology Thief's Surprise would not be of much use against purely organic opponents such as phase whales and phase lords, but it should work great against their increasingly more technologically sophisticated raiments!

Aside from that, the gem should also have a great effect against alien warships, though Ves was not sure if it would work against transphasic energy shields in particular. Whatever the case, Ves should have a much easier time crippling warships left and right due to his formidable knowledge base.

"I wonder how powerful this gem will become if it falls into the hands of the Polymath."

This was an absurd notion. The Polymath was a Star Designer with an awe-inspiring

Domain. Ves did not think it was likely for a gem that likely contained a Middle Demon to be of much use.

"Well, that's it for now."

After Ves completed his inspection of the latest batch of gems, he stuffed them into his

Pouch, causing it to get close to reaching its storage limit. He smiled. He had plenty of demons to work with this time!

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