Bab 209: A Procurement Order

"The Association of Machinists hosts the Golden Finger Cup, a top mechanist competition, every five years. This is a competition that garners a high degree of attention within the Alliance, representing its peak mechanist standards at present. Plus, this particular event will be very beneficial to you as the rules stated that every participant can receive thirty million star coins for the retrofitting of a small frigate.

"It means that the scope of the modification will be limited by the cost of assembly; the parts used can't be too expensive, so this will be fair to all participants. Additionally, the entry rules regarding the supplier are very lax. Any registered company within the Alliance is qualified to send their components and parts for the participants to choose from; whether they will end up being used or not is all up to the participants.