Ves imposed high demands on the second generation of his Carmine System.
It needed to incorporate more than refinements of existing tech. It had to offer substantially better performance compared to the previous generation.
A part of the improvements also had to be completely new. Only by adding revolutionary new functionality would the second generation be worthwhile enough to overhaul the Bastion's original Carmine System!
However, a lot needed to happen before Ves was willing to apply an upgrade to one of his most important works.
He already spent a bit of time familiarizing himself with the power that was locked away in the blood of powerful entities.
It did not surprise him that Blinky's highly attuned senses easily managed to detect traces of unusual energies in the blood of expert pilots, mech designers as well as his talented children.
