After the celebration party came to an end, everyone returned to work.
Though Alexa had become an extremely useful Journeyman Mech Designer, Ves could not activate her right away.
Not only did she have to go through a lot of tutoring sessions in order to serve as an adequate substitute for Ves, she also had to depart to the regional headquarters of the Red Association.
Fortunately, the trip should only take two weeks at most. She was able to secure passage on a fast superdrive-equipped courier vessel by asking nicely.
She may have renounced her ties to the Streon Ancient Clan, but that did not mean she became a nobody all of a sudden.
The fact that she had not only become the protege of the most successful mech designer of his fairly young generation, but also managed to inherit his design philosophy had already started to circulate among high society!