All in all, Ves became incredibly satisfied with the gains he made today.
His coincidental meeting and cooperation with Master Blacksmith Rogha Dunnerholm had taught him an important lesson.
It was not a waste of time for mech designers to work together with other professionals who didn't necessarily have anything to do with the mech industry.
Hardly any mech designers bothered to collaborate with other professionals. In the Age of Mechs, the former was in the ascendancy while the latter had become more marginalized than ever.
As mechs became more popular and visible in human society, only a small minority of eccentrics and rich people still held a small amount of appreciation for traditional craftsmanship.
It was a rather sad state of affairs, but the demands of a progressing civilization dictated that any production method that did not do well in the areas of efficiency and mass production had to be set aside.