The invitation to advise on the research project related to creating human phase lords was actually a great opportunity.
Ves did not need to spend a lot of hours in order to earn easy MTA merits. Even if the research project never produced a single success, he could still collect a couple of million MTA merits while doing almost nothing!
However, he knew this offer wasn't as simple as it seemed.
If there was one thing about the mechers that Ves had learned, it was that they never lost out on a transaction!
The reason why the Red Association didn't demand all of his time was because it was unnecessary.
What the mechers truly wanted from him was his knowledge and his guidance.
Perhaps they already figured out that he had hid a lot of important information.
Perhaps they believed that his personal experiences might offer effective guidance.