"Oh. That was... fast. How long did it take to design the Mark II in total?"
"That's a bit complicated to explain. To put it very simply, we invested approximately 4 to 5 months of full-time design work into the Minerva Mark II Project."
"Not even half a year? Will my Minerva truly be okay after her latest upgrade, sir?*
"Don't worry, Casella. One of the demands we have set on our work is that the overall quality of your living mech cannot be allowed to degrade. We rushed the design project to completion, but only on the premise of retaining its quality. There should be nothing wrong with the new design."
"I hope you are not wrong in this, Ves."
Though the Saint Commander expressed a bit of doubt, it was not a big deal. She knew as well as the other Larksinsons that the Design Department had made a lot of improvements.
Its productivity had grown by leaps and bounds!
What was important was that the most crucial pipeline for high-ranking mech design projects was
not as slow as before.
Progress was still limited by Gloriana's productivity, but at least she had access to much better
facilities and assistants.
Ves and Gloriana planned to commence the upgrade process as soon as possible.
This was a fairly big job as it entailed a nearly full rebuild and replacement of the original Minerva.
Hardly anything of the old machine would be left in the Mark II.
The extensive use of archetech promised to completely transform how the mech worked and how it reacted against damage.
The addition of a singular living fey in the form of a relatively large archetech owl called the Victrix added a sense of mystery to the ace command mech.
"This is madness, but it is just the kind of madness that I can condone! WE DO NOT FEAR DEATH! IF SHE WANTS TO TAKE OUR LIVES, THEN SHE CAN COME AND TAKE IT FROM MY FISTS!"
The heroic displays were incredibly uplifting to people who only heard one piece of bad news after
another.
Ves gained more motivation to complete the Final Glory Project.
All of those Larkinsons and allies that remained behind and resisted the alien advance could truly make excellent use of his upcoming Carmine mechs.
Fortunately, his progress was fast on both fronts.
The 3 new hires were still acclimatizing to their workplace, but that did not stop them from completing a frightening amount of work assignments.
With their assistance, the Final Glory Project was already close to completion.
Ves could have finished it sooner, but he decided that it was more important to finish the Minerva
Mark II Project first.
His wife agreed with him. They made heavy use of the smart. Als to automate a lot of problem solving.
Polly, Momo and Aria learned rapidly from the Miracle Couple and became increasingly more adept at anticipating the solutions they demanded.
Finally, Ves and his wife had tentatively finalized the most important mech design project of the year.
"Casella? It's done.
"Oh. That was... fast. How long did it take to design the Mark II in total?"
"That's a bit complicated to explain. To put it very simply, we invested approximately 4 to 5 months of full-time design work into the Minerva Mark II Project."
"Not even half a year? Will my Minerva truly be okay after her latest upgrade, sir?" "Don't worry, Casella. One of the demands we have set on our work is that the overall quality of your living mech cannot be allowed to degrade. We rushed the design project to completion, but only on the premise of retaining its quality. There should be nothing wrong with the new design!"
"I hope you are not wrong in this, Ves." Though the Saint Commander expressed a bit of doubt, it was not a big deal. She knew as well as the other Larksinsons that the Design Department had made a lot of improvements.
Its productivity had grown by leaps and bounds!
What was important was that the most crucial pipeline for high-ranking mech design projects was
not as slow as before.
Progress was still limited by Gloriana's productivity, but at least she had access to much better facilities and assistants.
Ves and Gloriana planned to commence the upgrade process as soon as possible.
This was a fairly big job as it entailed a nearly full rebuild and replacement of the original Minerva.
Hardly anything of the old machine would be left in the Mark II.
The extensive use of archetech promised to completely transform how the mech worked and how it
reacted against damage.
The addition of a singular living fey in the form of a relatively large archetech owl called the Victrix added a sense of mystery to the ace command mech.