Several major developnts took place that affected the Larkinson Clan!
For one, the colonial governnt had finally released a detailed agenda of the founding ceremony!
The information released by the authorities not only exposed how the historical occasion would proceed, but also contained plenty of additional details about all of the celebratory events that would ensue.
The Davute Alliance that would soon beco the rulers of the new state spent lavishly in order to foster an optimistic mood and generate an increased sense of belonging to all of the upcoming citizens of the colonial state.
As such, Davute VII was about to host a large number of parties, performances, exhibitions and tournants in the 7 days following the crucial day of founding!
Naturally, every Larkinson wanted to take part in the celebrations. The clan leaders hastily adjusted everyone's schedules so that most of them would be able to enjoy at least three days of shore leave.
Due to the sensitive nature of founding a new state, Ves and many other leaders of the clan did not want to hollow out the expeditionary fleet too much at this ti. The Larkinsons needed to have enough forces on standby in order to respond to any possible terrorist attacks or other crises.
Of course, the highest-ranking personnel such as Ves and his fellow ch designers had nothing to worry about. They had all of the ti in the Red Ocean to attend as many events as they wanted over this ti period.
Ves decided to summon all of the lead designers of the Design Departnt to a eting at the Genesis Lab in the Cat Nest.
With the temporary absence of the Spirit of Bentheim, the entire Design Departnt had temporarily moved its operations back to the design lab and workshop facility on Davute VII where they previously worked for 5 straight years.
To so of the ch designers who had joined the Larkinson Clan after its arrival in the Red Ocean, the Genesis Lab felt much more like ho to them than the Spirit of Bentheim.
Once Ketis arrived from the training ground where she had just ended her swordsmanship practice, Ves nodded towards the people seated around the conference table.
"Alright, everyone is here. You all know what this is about, but just to make it clear, this is the schedule of events that Davute is planning to organize in the days following the founding ceremony."
The conference table projected a large and elaborate titable. As Davute had grown into a large and bustling colony that also happened to host many additional guests, the colonial governnt had to organize thousands of large-scale events to give everyone a chance to bond with each other.
Many events happened in the sa ti slot but at different locations. It was impossible for any single person to attend all of them, so it was vitally important to make a careful selection.
The eyes of many ch designers lit up. Even if they did not possess much of an attachnt to Davute, nobody disliked a fun and joyous festival. The parties alone were to die for, and an unprecedented amount of excellent people ca within reach!
"Now, I am sure that you have already ford your own plans for the upcoming festival." Ves continued. "What I want to do today is to coordinate our registration for the upcoming ch design tournants. There are not that many contests that can be held over the span of 7 days. Any of us can only participate in two at the most. My requirent for you is simple. As long as you are strong and flexible enough to compete, I want you to compete in at least one tournant. My goal is to show the strength of our Design Departnt and prove that while we may be young, we are more than capable of taking on a challenge."
Silence spread after his announcent. Although a few ch designers already made plans to sign up for a few of the contests, it was still a bit annoying to be given an order to compete.
However, Ves was in charge, so he had the final say.
"Gloriana, Miles, rrill and Cormaunt. The four of you can sit this one out. I won't object if you decide to register for a contest anyway, but I would prefer it if you wait until you have reached a state where you can at least attain a decent ranking. I don't want you to embarrass our clan."
Each of the ch designers ntioned by Ves had no objections to that. They understood their circumstances well enough that they would only perform shafully in front of the public.
"What are your own plans, Ves?" Gloriana asked.
"I am planning to apply to two different ch design tournants. The first is the Strange Lands Tournant that is held in the first 3 days of the festival. It's a solo contest that is centered around fighting in exotic and eventful terrain environnts."
Not every ch design tournant followed the standard formula. That would get boring really fast and lose the interest of paying viewers and sponsors. This was why a lot of tournants tried to play around with the variables in order to provide more entertainnt and variety.
Ves was interested in this challenge because he felt that the weird conditions might stimulate him into designing an unusual competition ch.
"Once I am done with this solo ga, I will proceed straight to the Twin Weapons Tournant that will take place in the following 4 days. For those of you who don't already know, it is a duo ch design tournant where pairs of Journeyn must design two chs in unison, a lee ch and a ranged ch. Both will be deployed together in 2-on-2 matches. I will need a teammate in order to participate."
That was one of the goals of calling everyone together today. Ves needed to make a strategic choice in order to maximize his chances of earning a higher ranking.
The better he perford, the more renown and reputation he gained!
All of this would make it a lot easier for him to cooperate with different parties and convince more shipyards to produce scout ships and combat carriers for his clan.
He imdiately set his sights on his first candidate.
Naturally, the person he had in mind was not Gloriana. Despite the fact that he collaborated extrely well with his wife on many projects, her vehent disgust at the thought of participating in any ch design tournant already ruled out any chance of participation.
"Ketis. We have always been able to work well together in our past collaborations." Ves told the swordsmaster. "The rules of the Twin Weapons Tournant also favor our combination. I am pretty good at designing ranged chs ard with luminar crystal weapons, while your prowess in designing swordsman chs is not in doubt. Even if there is no age limit to the Journeyman that are able to apply, I am confident that our combined strength can smash the efforts of every grandpas and grandmas that aim to win the top prizes."
Unlike many of the tournants held in the Vulit Central Star Node, Davute did not set any age limits to its own contests. This was a deliberate choice on its part as the new colonial state wanted to show off its comprehensive strength and showcase the abilities of its best professionals!
As such, it was highly realistic for Ves and the other Larkinson ch designers to be facing off against seasoned ch designers who were three tis older!
The Swordmaiden ch designer frowned. "I don't think that will work out this ti, Ves. I need to take part in the Ultimate Warrior Tournant, which is held in the last three days of the event week. The finals of this personal combat competition is scheduled to be held on the final day in order to serve as an excellent climax to the festival. I need to prove my strength in the arena, Ves. It isn't often that I get to lock my blades against the best warriors and soldiers in Davute."
The strong desire to fight and win radiated so much from her Bloodsinger that it seed as if her floating greatsword had turned into an avatar of bloodlust!
Ves quickly gave in. "Okay, okay! You can do what you want. It's unfortunate that the schedule doesn't work out better for us. We would have made for a great team in the Twin Weapons Tournant."
"Oh, don't worry about not eting or my work in the ch arena." Ketis deviously grinned. "I intend to register in the Strange Lands Tournant myself. Don't get knocked out too soon. My swordsman ch will be waiting to beat whatever oddball ch you have designed for this contest."
"I will look forward to testing how far your design skills have co." Ves replied as he looked forward to this possible confrontation as well.
Instead of moving on to his second choice and possibly offending so of his colleagues in the process, he decided to take a more open approach.
"Since Ketis won't be available to team up with for the Twin Weapons Tournant, who among you wants to work together with to beat the competition chs of other interesting ch designers?"
A short silence ensued.
"I have already agreed to work together with my brother." Sara Voiken stated. "A good match in ranged and lee ch design is important, but good teamwork is even more important. There is so little ti available that getting in sync with a fellow ch designer can allow us to design much better chs regardless of our specializations."
Janassa Pellier also settled her teammate in advance. "Tifi and I have made the sa conclusion. We might not offer the best combination of specialties for this tournant, but we cooperate much better with each other than with anyone else. We have already co up with a viable strategy to make up for our shortcomings in ranged ch design."
Ves grew a little disappointed. "I see. Is anyone else willing to work by my side? Juliet, how about you? Your specialty should co useful as I have heard that the ch arenas used for the contests will offer plenty of space to maneuver."
The Penitent Sister ch designer already expected to be called out from the mont the other four Journeyn declined the invitation.
Although she did not particularly look enthusiastic at the thought of performing in front of the crowd, the needs of the clan had to be t. Besides, the opportunity to work alongside the clan patriarch was also a great way to get closer to him and pose a few requests.
The woman slowly nodded. "Very well. I will team up with you if that is what you require."
"Good. I have just co up with a few possible ch concepts that we can use to design a pair of synergistic competition chs. We can discuss this afterwards."
Ves not only satisfied his own tournant applications, but also confird that many of the Journeyn under his command would not remain idle.
None of the ch designers who registered to participate were weak, and Ves could count on them to perform decently enough to avoid early elimination.
In truth, it didn't matter if Ketis and the others did not manage to stand out from the crowd.
The only ch designer that had to do well was Ves himself. As the head of the clan, everyone held much higher expectations towards him. It would be devastating if he perford way below the standard that a prominent figure such as himself was supposed to reach.
That said, the rewards for eting or exceeding those overblown expectations would definitely be stellar!
As Ves felt that he had co closer to advancing to Senior than ever, he beca convinced that none of the other Journeyn in Davute could beat him at his own ga.
His pride as a ch designer compelled him to win first place! He would settle for nothing less this ti!
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