The Pneumatic Mechanism and Kinsect were the two core elements of the Insect Glaive.
Even if they had not taken all those technical documents from Germa back then, making a similar Pneumatic Mechanism would not have been difficult for Meowrah.
But...
Perfectly reproducing the Kinsects of the Monster Hunter world was rather more difficult.
According to Xie Wen's original idea, objects that had eaten the Bug-Bug Fruit, insects that had eaten Devil Fruits, mechanical Kinsects, and artificial Kinsects could indeed all serve as substitutes. However, all these "Kinsects" lacked the most important, most fundamental ability of a Kinsect-producing Kinsect Extracts with different attributes.
Without Kinsect Extracts, those substitute Kinsects were nothing more than concealed weapons that could automatically attack monsters, dealing little damage while being incredibly fragile...
They were less convenient than Xie Wen simply throwing little Seastone knives himself.
So after a few attempts, Xie Wen gave up on carrying a Kinsect.
Using an Insect Glaive did not stop him from using other weapons' skills anyway. In fact, thanks to the Pneumatic Mechanism, some moves that originally required charging could be unleashed even faster...
Monster Hunter Style: Hunting Art-Spiral Thrust!
Having broken half of Saint Mars's wing with one strike of his glaive, Xie Wen nimbly traced a semicircle through the air and moved beneath Itsumade. Immediately afterward, the Pneumatic Mechanism at the end of the Insect Glaive blasted out a powerful jet of air, driving Xie Wen straight toward his opponent's abdomen.
Meanwhile, the Cat Princess was not angry at having her "kill stolen." Instead, she coordinated seamlessly with Xie Wen to attack Saint Mars.
"Arcueid Bea~~~~m!"
(ω)
Red, fan-shaped beams shot from the Cat Princess's eyes, enveloping Saint Mars.
Saint Mars, who had been drawing in his talons to block Xie Wen's attack, instantly felt as though