Exlor
I miss ves’s original method of creating design spirits like I get there stronger now but I feel like this is holding him back if he can only make strong X factor with strong materials he’s really limited in what he can do
The skull architect saw that Ves design philosophy has a way of relying on external sources to empower his mechs, he could also acheive great effects just using his DP alone, but they'd be more subtle and take longer to appear as the mech grows.
Liacu:Using only his own imagination would make his mechs far weaker despite the flexibility he would gain. He'd end up like most Journeyman where their design philosophies have a more subtle effect on mechs. He'd need to become Senior or even Master to achieve the same level of influence. Best example would be the Ouroboros. It's incredibly powerful nowadays despite using no spiritual materials but it only achieved that strength after centuries of time.