In truth, Ves didn't wish to resort to superpublish option, as he considered it a cheat. Besides sullying his reputation and demeaning the tradition, he wouldn't be able to get away with it anyway.
He already shared his development logs to the MTA. if Ves suddenly improved his design by a significant margin at the very end, the MTA would rightly question whether he had help.
"Let's form a plan and draw up a time table." He announced to the people gathered in the conference room. "I think it's not too late to release my latest model a month from now. It's impossible for Dumont's company to have produced so many mechs in that span of time."
They hashed out a quick plan that mobilized the entire company.
Even though the Blackbeak hadn't been finished yet, its functional state allowed the workshop to grow familiar with its design. Chief Cyril and Carlos received permission to train the mech technicians with practising its fabrication in a virtual environment.
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