While Ves occupied his time by inspecting the Larkinson Biotech Institute and its many research initiatives, the Red Tide Offensive continued to batter against the defenses of red humanity.
After more than 6 months of continuous fighting, the defenders had endured an enormous amount of tempering.
Many brave and dutiful soldiers had died, but more had risen from the ranks of mediocrity and managed to embark on the path of godhood!
Expert candidates broke through in droves. The high intensity of combat, though brutal, provided excellent stimulation. The more the mech pilots around them died, the more the survivors fought to preserve their own lives as well as causes greater than themselves!
Compared to previous conflicts, the rate of breakthroughs at nearly every level multiplied by several times.