There were a lot of possible explanations why Ves could work faster and more effectively than his fellow competitors.
The most obvious factor that enabled him to work so effectively was that he had augmented himself far beyond the level of a second-class Journeyman!
The sublimation that transformed his entire being and elevated all of his cognitive capabilities improved his productivity to the point where his performance started to match that of a first-class mech designer!
"What a rich bastard. Did he have to rub his superiority in everyone's faces? Why can't he move to an Upper Zone and take on mech designers of his own size? There is no need for him to show off in front of plebs like ourselves."