The pieces were slowly coming together.
Ves harbored a lot of ambitions for the upcoming deep strike expeditions.
In order to accelerate his progress, improve his status in human society and gain the strength needed to overcome the pursuit of the Subjugation King, he needed to become a lot more proactive than his peers.
Plunder was by far the fastest way to speed up his progress.
It was also the most dangerous activity to undertake.
All of the alien raiding fleets that met their end after bumping into powerful mech forces served as clear examples how insufficient strength could quickly doom any attempt at enrichment through plunder.
Ves therefore placed a lot of importance on building the strongest possible first-class fleet by the time the greater beyonder gate enabled red humanity to undertake deep strike expeditions.