Ves decided to give the Terrans a chance.
Although he could not tolerate a huge delay, it did not strain his patience too much if he delayed the project by two or so months.
He already made an informal agreement with Master Laila Devos that if the Terrans failed to make substantive progress in their attempts to make their alternate control system compatible with TE Wood, he may decide to go ahead with the Arboreal Project without this key advancement.
Mech design was not always about designing the best mech possible.
It was about meeting the demand of the customers in a timely manner.
Few people thought it was ideal if it took 5 or 10 years for them to finally get their hands on a product that could meet their requirements and solve their problems.
Under certain circumstances, it was better to deliver a more rudimentary product within a year that only satisfied some, but not all of their requirements.
