Ves became delighted with the new batch of mech designers. Alexa Streon had proven her competence and usefulness in an excellent manner by making an incredibly thoughtful selection that closely matched his own intentions.
Each of the new recruits easily satisfied his minimum expectations. Many of them brought additional extras to the table, such as the ability to independently develop custom mech systems.
With all of the range of specializations that this large group of Journeymen introduced to the Design Department, it became theoretically possible to design a mech completely in-house without relying on any third-party licenses!
Of course, it was far too slow and inefficient for the Larkinsons to invent the wheel themselves all of the time when there were perfectly serviceable licenses available on the open market.
