So what did he want to become? A pure warrior?
No. Ves was not a fighter, and his alter ego Sev never enjoyed formal combat training. It was too much to ask for either of them to duel and brawl against actual warriors.
Ves believed he needed to synergize his own phase lord capabilities with the features of his upcoming Polymetal mech.
Now that he had made a lot of strides in setting up the design project, he had a better idea of what he would end up with. The Polymetal mech possessed both productive and destructive capabilities. This meant that it was at least partially supportive in function.
That suited Ves a lot better than punching phase lords in the face like a simple brute.
He decided to commit to a support role, even if he needed to force Sev to concede control over his true body in order to make effective use of his upcoming Polymetal mech.
In order to make his selection easier, he crossed out the options that he did not need as much as the others.
No phasewater organ was useless, but some were less relevant to him than others.
He decided to get rid of the greater Marigal organs and the greater Norigo organ because he shouldn’t be brawling so heavily that he needed to increase his durability and self-recovery capabilities.
He chose to remove the lesser Sympatico organ because interfacing with archetech was more relevant to Gloriana than himself.
He removed the greater Vaushkin organ because charging forward sounded like the most dispensable ability.
He crossed out the greater Aenid organ because it was most relevant to brawlers and weapon masters.
This left him with a reduced selection of phasewater organs that definitely slanted heavily towards the Fifth Lord of Bis’qet.
In other words, Ves would rather become a naughty boy than an honorable warrior!
He could see many potential uses for the ability to detect distant entities traveling in warp and trying to overtake them before yanking them back into realspace!
Only by plundering more aliens would Ves and the Larkinson Clan be able to continue to enrich themselves!
“I have made my selection.” He announced. “I would like you to preserve a single Phasewater Production System, a lesser Collie organ, a greater Tarsei organ, a greater Fareid organ, a greater Lodid organ and a greater Zwein organ.”
Casella Ingvar instantly understood what Ves was going for. “Are you sure about your choices? You are sacrificing self-defense for utility. With the bounty on your head, you need all of the protection that you can get. Most of your dreams will end once you are killed.”
“I am sure.” Ves said with a determined voice. “If I want to strengthen my defenses, I will rely on my upcoming Polymetal mech to do that. What I need are capabilities that are difficult to replicate with technology.”
Since he sounded so certain, the matriarch did not attempt to persuade Ves any further. He was old and wise enough to make his own decisions.
“Very well, then. I will inform the LBI to package the unwanted phasewater organs and prepare them for shipping. I will permit you to seek out trades where you can exchange them for necessary goods and services. I highly advise you to exchange at least one of them for external R&D support in the study of our remaining phasewater organs. The sooner we use them up, the better.”
“I was just about to make that request. It is good to hear that we are of the same mind on this issue. I am sure the Transhumanist Faction of the RA or the Phase Lord Department of the RC would be happy to lend us their expertise after we reveal what we are willing to offer.”
Despite all of the concerns about Sev, having a stronger and more capable phase lord on hand might save their hides one day.
Now that he had made his selection, he no longer felt bad about clearing out the less relevant phasewater organs.
He felt liberated as he had chosen a focused and more concrete development trajectory for his phase lord cultivation.
Although Ves still had a few concerns about strengthening his alter ego, enough time had passed since the initial emergence of Sev to conclude that the latter could not arbitrarily take control.
So long as Ves restrained himself from unfolding his true body, he was sure he could keep his more savage and inhuman personality in check.
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