Instead, he fell back to his older methods and simply created an image of an immovable rock in his mind before infusing it with a generous dose of spiritual energy.
This turned the spiritual image into a remarkably substantial existence despite its lack of complexity!
Ves hoped that its apparent strength would be enough to fool Master Willix into thinking that the empowered image was not that much different from one of his design spirits!
He created and empowered the image on the fly as he was designing the mech. This little bit of multitasking was well within his capabilities.
At the end of the three-hour design period, he infused the mech design with his simple image, thereby bestowing it with both structure and life.
Despite the inconsequential nature of the rudimentary knight mech, Ves was truly proud at what he was able to do in just three hours of time. This mech was far more sound and coherent than anything he could design under the same conditions in the past!
The mech actually worked. It was a viable design that could truly be used for the purpose that Ves meant for it to fulfill. Not only that, but it possessed a simple but very noticeable X-Factor that accentuated its use. Any mech pilot who hopped into the cockpit would doubtlessly become influenced by the image of the immovable rock!
Despite holding back his more important techniques, Ves truly exerted his utmost. His pride as a mech designer prevented him from purposefully doing a bad job under the observation of a Master in his profession.
Whether Master Willix was able to glean any secrets from his operation, Ves didn't care. He had become firmer in the belief that Master Willix lacked multiple essential qualities that allowed her to manipulate her spirituality in the same fashion as his own!
If the Master wasn't putting on an act, then she truly failed to comprehend how to replicate his methods.
In the next couple of hours, she continually reproduced the knight mech he designed down to the finest detail.
From a technical standpoint, her attempts were completely accurate down to the nanometer!
Yet during this entire time, her spirituality remained still while her mind created different mental constructs.
These were similar to his images, but were completely hollow because they lacked spirituality that could infuse them with life and turn them into autonomous existences!
When she somehow managed to apply her mental constructs to her imitated designs, the effect wasn't very noticeable.
That was because hollow mental constructs contained no substance! They added nothing to a mech design because they were just figments of Willix's imagination!
Naturally, this didn't mean that Master Willix might be able to find the right knack and succeed in the future, but Ves believed she lacked too much to be able to equal or surpass his design philosophy.
Rational mech designers may be capable imitators, but they were never able to match the sheer capacity for innovation like passionate mech designers!
Ves may only be truly good in one aspect of mech design, but he was the only one who was capable of delving new ground!
The same went for Gloriana. Master Willix made a fine attempt at copying her design philosophy, but she relied on her mind instead of her heart!
There was always a gap between theoretical understanding and absolute belief.
The former was a house of cards while the latter was a solid mansion!
No matter what went wrong, Ves would always possess the belief that he was right! The same went for Gloriana!
This kind of persistence was a trait intrinsic to passionate mech designers. It was essential to their ability to innovate!
Ves tried hard not to look smug or gloating. He maintained a humble and respectful posture and regularly provided her with useless advice.
At the end of the seven-day period, Master Willix finally stopped her attempts and wrapped up the examination of the Quint.
The MTA delegation was finally ready to depart!