Master Aulaus Kreshnik gave Ves a decent amount of well-meaning advice.
Though not all of his tips were new to Ves, the man provided a valuable high-level perspective on the Rubarthan mech market.
"The Rubarthan Pact should normally be ruled by a single central administration under the Star Emperor, but since the Great Severing has largely cut us off from the old galaxy, we have entered into a new and much less stable circumstance."
The ruler of the New Rubarth Empire maintained such a strong grip on Rubarthan society that his absence led to severe disruptions among his former subjects in the Red Ocean!
"So how has that affected the mech industry and the mech market of the Rubarthan Pact?"