After a lengthy and difficult upgrade process, the Dark Zephyr Mark III gradually neared completion.
It became clear to everyone that the upgrade project no longer had any chance of failure.
The Larkinson Clan's first true archemech was less than an hour away from becoming operational.
This should have been good news, but none of the Larkinsons had any cause to celebrate just yet. Nobody could tell for certain whether the Dark Zephyr Mark III reached masterwork quality.
Although the upgraded expert mech could still evolve into a masterwork by relying on the god body method integrated into the archmech, it was different from becoming a masterwork by virtue of pure craftsmanship.
The Red Association only awarded masterwork certificates in the latter case.
Aside from that, creating masterwork mechs was the only reliable method for Ves to earn radiant lottery tickets.
