Ves was happy to hear that Ketis was seriously trying to uplift the expeditionary fleet into a first-class mech force.
The expeditionary fleet had achieved amazing successes over the years. Its elite mech pilots had accrued a huge amount of experience and had become known as the top veterans operating in the middle zones.
They all deserved a shot at piloting first-class mechs. They could use their rich experience and combat skills to much better use by trying to stall the aliens as they attempted to dismantle the critical defensive lines in the Upper Zones.
The Larkinson Clan could still fill up the gap left by the expeditionary fleet by forming a new second-class fleet.
Although it wouldn't be as good as its predecessor, this new second-class mech force could still do its job of helping to defend the middle zones so long as it was led by a strong cadre of veterans, which the Larkinsons had in abundance.
