The marathon continued as Ves and Ketis tried to balance their time between their personal projects and earning AP.
Occasionally, they were able to combine the two if they happened to be working on the right Mission.
The Mech Designer System obviously imparted hidden meanings in each of the Missions available in the upgraded Mission Hall.
The ones that compelled Ves to conduct strange rituals widened his horizons and encouraged him to explore different fields of cultivation science.
The mech design assignments that demanded him to design mechs with strict limitations and unusual traits allowed him to exercise his design skills and build up his experience.
Ketis received similar benefits whenever she accepted a Mission related to swordsmanship.
After becoming more and more preoccupied with their solo projects, the two mech designers spoke less often with each other.