In other words, those who questioned where the Breyer alloy came from would simply fill up the gaps with their own guesses.
Since the Scarlet Rose was a very fast ship, it was extremely difficult for most watchers to keep up with her.
Those that were able to do so would definitely be noticed by the Scarlet Rose.
All of these arrangements meant that there was a high possibility this ruse might work?
As for how Ves could possibly pay for all of those valuable exotics.. that was another matter that he intended to keep in the dark.
Perhaps he paid with all of the cash he earned from the LMC. Perhaps he designed secrets mechs for insanely lucrative rewards. Perhaps he made a connection with a very powerful organization.
In this way, Ves and Crindon set up a strong but not too complicated ruse that 'explained' where all of the Breyer alloy came from. People would never suspect the alloy was actually being 'produced' right inside Compartment G-13!
Ves inspected the loop in action. After the forging machine underwent a round of tests and self-diagnostics and found nothing amiss, it became open for business again.
Once the inner chamber heated up, a specially-designed bot remotely lifted the mysterious escape pod from the tube, which had been completely blocked on the other end, and dropped it into the forging machine.
A strange shockwave of discordant spirituality suddenly swept Ves' body. He became alarmed, especially when he figured out that the shockwave originated from the forging machine!
"Did you feel that?" Ves warily asked.
"I.. did not experience anything unusual, sir."
"Did you feel as if a wave of energy crashed through your body? Did you feel a spark on your body as if you were being shocked by static electricity?"
Crindon shook his head in confusion. "I have not experienced any of those sensations."
Ves turned to Lucky. "What about you, buddy?"
"Meoow.."
His cat only had eyes for his Breyer alloy! Lucky was already starting to devour a second bar! What a gluttonous beast!
"How is the rest of the overhaul going?"
"We've learned a lot from our prior overhaul of the Barracuda, sir. We aren't groping in the dark this time because we are already aware of which ship parts we have to alter or replace. Your.. partner.. has also been helpful in pointing out what needs to be changed, particularly on the software level. Without this additional help, we would have been forced to hire extra security experts or downgrade the ship."
All in all, it sounded as if his men had the Scarlet Rose well in hand. While they weren't capable of fulfilling all of his wishes, at least nothing went wrong.
The only concern that plagued Ves was any changes relating to Cassandra Breyer.
What if she worked to free herself from this loop? What if she intended to exact revenge when she finally became free?
Just the spiritual shockwave emanating from the forging machine upon the mysterious pod's destruction was enough to prove that the situation could change!
Perhaps Ves couldn't be as hands off as he wanted. Was it really necessary to look into Cassandra Breyer?
As Ves stared at the forging machine decomposing the escape pod into its constituent materials, he had a hunch that Cassandra had to warm up and show her might.
What if she was able to exert more power? Ves would definitely have to endure some sort of spiritual attack, one that might be beyond his means to solve! He had no confidence in his simple spiritual shield!