Ves thought about the difficulty of trying to turn a dreadnought alive.
Compared to the past, Ves possessed a significantly greater understanding of what he was dealing with. He could also derive lessons from the successful transformation of the Dominion of Man.
While that should have made it easier for Ves to transform other dreadnoughts, that may not necessarily be true.
The most critical part of turning a dreadnought alive was to turn the Spark Reactor into a giant-sized version of a Bloodfire System.
In order to do that, converting the dormant 'Fire Elemental' into a friendly and cooperative True God-level entity was vital!
The Fire Elemental was responsible for fueling the extraordinary characteristics of a living dreadnought.
While it was not strictly necessary to rely on the Spark Reactor to sustain a powerful godship, the problem was that it was nearly impossible to acquire acceptable substitutes.