Chapter 6753 Terran Trade

Superdimensional matter opened up a completely new branch of science and technology.

Phasewater technology only encompassed a small portion of superdimensional theory.

Theoretical scientists had already made strides in figuring out the basic principles of superdimensional theory by conducting a lot of experiments on phasewater, but they had very little to work with in the past.

Previously, the scientific community had gotten stuck in their research into phasewater technology. Researchers had been basing their increasingly more complicated theories out of baseless assumptions and unproven assertions.

They continued to spin one new theory after another, but the problem was that much of their explanations were built on top of unstable foundations. By deriving a new theory out of a set of unproven theories, these researchers dabbled more in fantasy than grounded science.

It became nearly impossible for them to attain any further breakthroughs in their studies due to the lack of confirmations of their theories!

Phasewater was incredibly versatile, but it was only a single resource. Scientists had already theorized the existence of many other types of superdimensional matter.

People even suspected that several if not all Star Designers secretly acquired samples of superdimensional matter from one source or another.

If this was true, then they certainly never disclosed any information about it. So long as superdimensional matter remained impossible or prohibitively expensive to acquire, nobody expected for red humanity to make any breakthroughs in this exotic branch of science.

Then the Red Cabal started to hand out Saint Piercer arms to greater phase lords, Red humanity almost couldn't believe that the aliens possessed clear technological superiority in such a powerful scientific field.

Humans had long assumed that they were always ahead of their opponents in almost every branch of science aside from phasewater technology.

Even then, red humanity's scientists, engineers and mech designers were so incredibly competent that they had rapidly caught up to their alien foes!

Many people suspected that the cosmopolitans played a key role in helping the phase whales of the Red Cabal develop their Saint Piercer arms, but that did not change the fact that the native aliens enjoyed a monopoly on these types of goods!

It was therefore extremely good that Ketis had chosen to open a dimensional portal to the Blue Dimension.

Ever since those scientists had gotten their hands on a huge variety of samples of superdimensional matter, they suddenly gained a lot of answers to their questions, allowing them to complete their theoretical models and dispel a lot of mysteries! All of this meant that red humanity at large finally gained a proper introduction in the field of superdimensional science.

Unfortunately, despite the enormous quantities of mostly low-grade

superdimensional matter flowing out of the 24-hour dimension breach, very little ended up flowing in the pockets of the Terrans and the Rubarthans.

The Larkinson Clan and the Red Clan claimed the bulk of all of the juicy superdimensional resources.

The government of Davute and other miscellaneous forces managed to harvest the remaining scraps.

Perhaps the Devos Ancient Clan might be able to purchase samples of structure-grade and hull-grade superdimensional matter from these parties, but it was probably impossible to obtain anything better!

Ves knew what Master Laila Devos wanted.

"Our clan is currently shipping much of our haul of superdimensional resources to the New Constantinople System." He said. "The goods should be arriving any day now. While we have already allocated much of our batch of superdimensional matter to different projects, I can spare a few samples to your clan."

The Master smiled more earnestly than before. "Does that include armor-grade and weapon-grade superdimensional matter as well?"

"Yes, but only a few kilograms at most. I cannot spare more of it until Ketis is able to open up a second portal to the Blue Dimension."

"That is more than enough, Ves. Let alone a few kilograms, a handful of grams is more than enough to verify many of my conjectures and refine my theories further. With the amounts that you have promised, I can move beyond theories and begin with applying them in basic applications. This is immensely useful to me because I can already begin to experiment with ideas on how to fabricate true superdimensional constructs. Even if the supply of superdimensional matter becomes more abundant in the future, I still appreciate the time savings. Given how much your gift can make a difference in my research, you deserve compensation from us. What would you like in exchange for donating your samples?"

Neither of the two were stupid. Ves readily gifted the samples of higher grades of superdimensional matter because he could afford it and because he knew without a doubt that the Devos Ancient Clan would never accept it without offering fair compensation.

"I need your help with incorporating armor-grade superdimensional matter into the special armor system for the Riot Mark III Project." Ves explained. "We previously planned to commission a Master Mech Designer from the RA Supremacist Faction to develop an armor system that can resist superdimensional attacks, but from what I have heard from you, I think it is a much better idea if we rely on your contributions instead."

"I am honored to receive your confidence in this matter. I can tell you that while I do not specialize in armor systems, I possess more than enough experience and expertise in this area. I can also promise you that I will be able to propose a more refined implementation of superdimensional armor. It will be more effective than covering your expert mech with sheets of unprocessed superdimensional matter."

"That is good to hear, because the special armor system that I have envisioned for the Riot is by far the most important aspect of this high-ranking mech. I want it to be as powerful and resistant towards damage as possible."

"Your clan deserves more than just my participation in a single mech design project." Master Laila said. "If you can promise to supply my ancient clan with

superdimensional matter on a more regular and consistent basis, we can form a more elaborate trade agreement."

Ves hesitated for a moment. "I am not sure how often we will be able to open portals to the Blue Dimension. I am not opposed to forming a new trade agreement, but it will have to be tentative with the assumption that supply is not entirely consistent."

"That is not a problem on our end."

The two mech designers began to conduct an impromptu negotiation. Neither of them were interested in squeezing out every possible advantage out of this deal. The Larkinson Clan needed more friends that could be relied upon in good times as well as bad times. Ves therefore did not set too high a price on superdimensional matter. He also made sure that the actual prices in their agreement was not constant, but could vary depending on market trends.

At the same time, the Devos Ancient Clan clearly wanted to develop closer relations with the Larkinson Clan. To that end, Master Laila offered generous compensation in MTA credits and a selection of rare and strategic resources.

The two therefore came to a consensus on the key points fairly quickly for that reason. Neither of them were interested in posturing or wasting time. "We can leave the details to our negotiators." Master Laila said. "You have expressed interest in exchanging sensitive and proprietary tech from us. I cannot arbitrarily agree to conduct a trade on every tech that we rely upon to maintain our competitive advantage in human society, but you have earned enough trust that I can ask our councils and higher authorities to debate on the matter. I must warn you that even if we agree to trade you our secrets, the price in superdimensional materials will be

high."

"That is fair." Ves conceded. "You Terrans have developed a lot of good stuff. I thought that you would insist harder on keeping all of it in your hands!"

"We used to be much more protective about our secrets, but... when the native aliens are on the verge of assaulting the fifth defensive band, we must do more to ensure the continued survival of the Terran Alliance and our race as a whole. It would be helpful to know what exclusive technologies you wish to exchange." "Well, for starters, I would like to learn the secrets to Destroyer Technology." Master Laila raised her eyebrows in mild surprise. "It is not surprising for you to develop a fascination for it, but I am afraid you will not be able to gain much out of it. Destroyer Technology is useless to learn if you do not have a supply of Destroyer particles. Before you ask, I do not possess any knowledge on how to produce it. I can only teach you how to infuse and compress Destroyer particles into weapon prototypes and slowly combine them into proper Destroyer weapons."

Ves grinned. "That is enough. I acknowledge that it is likely I won't have a use for this

tech for a long time, but I think the expertise in itself will lend me well in developing other kinds of weapons. Besides, who knows whether we will be able to find another source of Destroyer particles in the Red Ocean."

He actually had a few promising ideas about this problem.

One potential idea was to work together with the Destroyer of Worlds to produce

Destroyer particles.

Ves was convinced that Divine Irene Mox absolutely possessed the right domain for it. She either pretended not to be able to produce Destroyer particles because she did not want to provoke the Terrans, or she was lacking critical ingredients or recipes to

succeed.

Either way, none of these were insurmountable problems. He was even willing to broker a deal between the Terrans and the Rubarthans if that was what it took for the

Destroyer of Worlds to become a new producer of Destroyer particles in the Red

Ocean!

Another potential idea that Ves was entertaining as of late was to find a dimension that contained Destroyer particles.

This was not a certain result. It was only a possibility. The Dimension Telescope could only observe the 20th to the 1000th dimension at this time.

What was the probability that Destroyer particles happened to occur naturally in one

of them? Not high.

Ves or Ketis needed to pay a whopping 1000 Ascension Points to unlock access from

the 1001th dimension to the 10,000th dimension!

Euan than all of that enanding mat ha in vain as there une no muarantee that

Destroyer particles could exist in all of those dimensions either!

Still, as long as such a dimension definitely existed, it was probably worthwhile to

locate it and open up a dimension breach!

Harvesting the particles may be difficult as anything that entered the deadly

dimension might get destroyed on the spot.

However, as long as they made enough preparations, it should be possible for Destroyer-resistant shuttles and mechs to harvest enough particles to make this ordeal worth all the cost!

This was why Ves was willing to trade precious superdimensional matter for the

secrets of Destroyer Tech.

As a bonus, Ves also suspected that there may be parallels between Destroyer

weapons and D-arms.

The principles between producing Destroyer weapons and Demoncasting may be

entirely different, but they both dealt with stuffing dangerous things inside weapons to empower them way beyond their original parameters.

Ves hoped to improve his Demoncasting or maybe Demonforging capabilities by applying any relevant lessons from Destroyer Tech.

There was no need for him to explain this to Master Laila, though.

"What other technologies do you seek to learn from our ancient clan?" Master Laila

asked.

"Well, you Terrans have made a lot of strides in the development of biomechs. I would

like to receive more extensive knowledge and tutoring on how to design more advanced biomechs, particularly ones made out of wood-based materials." "Ah, you want to gain more control over the Arboreal Project?" "That, and more. Is there anything special that you can offer in particular that will enable me to design much better Woodsap mechs?"

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