The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2118

Chapter 2118 Loyalty Medallions

In general, any upgrades to the Larkinson Fleet had to wait until after Ves concluded his excursion into the Nyxian Gap.

The release of the Doom Guard had already proved that Ves possessed amazing earning potential. While there were better-performing mech designs on the market, none of them could replicable the sheer utility provided by his glows!

As long as he did a good job at realizing amazing design concepts, Ves believed he could sustain his success. Even if his subsequent mech designs only achieved a quarter of the sales of the Doom Guard, that still constituted a success!

The Larkinson Clan had become stronger than it had ever been. With thousands of mechs at its disposal, the clan had reached a strength comparable to a military mech regiment.

This was quite remarkable! Not every mech designer was able to fund the establishment of such a formidable combat group. Ves was quite blessed in that regard. Other mech designers, from tiny Novices to notable Seniors, had to compete against other rivals and price their products accordingly.

Ves was spared from doing so, to a large extent. While he still had to take the competition into account, the fact that his products were so unique that they could form their own market category was an enduring advantage. The margins for all of his recent mechs likely made every other Journeyman and even Senior jealous!

The high margins also allowed the LMC to pursue a strategy of outsourcing production to third-party manufacturers and entering as many foreign markets as possible.

It was very onerous and costly to conduct business in so many foreign states with nothing but some branch offices to manage them all. Screw ups happened every day and the further from the headquarters, the more tenuous it became to maintain control.

Fortunately, the LMC's headquarters had developed quite well. Hiring notable managers and talents from the Bright Republic, Ylvaine Protectorate and Sentinel Kingdom had continuously increased HQ's capability to meet these growing challenges.

These days, Ves didn't even bother to review any reports about mundane issues such as inconsistent quality output or breach of contract. He had better things to do with his time than to take note of problems that his managers and executives could take care of by themselves.

With the rapid expansion of the LMC and the increasing level of competence of its upper management, the roles of some people started to change.

Some of the figures that Ves was familiar with slowly made way for other people.

Calsie Doornbos-Larkinson Was one of them. As one of his earliest employees, Ves had entrusted her with a lot of responsibility, far more than a woman of her age and experience should hold.

However, with the establishment of the Larkinson Clan, Ves was able to extend a lot more trust to every member of his circle. This diminished her role until she felt she wasn't of much use anymore in the LMC.

Through Gavin, she was able to meet with Ves in order to explain her predicament.

"I see." Ves folded his hands while Lucky playfully gnawed at a chunk of mineral on his desk. "I truly value your loyalty. Being able to trust someone and be rewarded by it has been very helpful to me. You're better than your fellow Cloudy Curtainer in that regard."

He was obviously referring to Gavin, who shifted uncomfortably as his boss brought up his original sin yet again.

"My role these days isn't as good as Gavin's." She calmly spoke. "He serves as your link to your company, while I am basically reduced to watching more qualified executives do their work."

"You want to do something useful then, correct?"

"I want to earn my keep!" She placed her hand on her chest. "I put my heart in the LMC as well as everyone else who stuck with you from the beginning. I have kept up with my studies and continuously invested in myself in order to keep up with what is going on as best as possible. It is my hope that I can do something meaningful."

"Hmmm.." Though Ves empathized with her desire, to be honest he didn't even know how his company was run these days. Raymond Billingsley-Larkinson was in charge, and so far Ves heard nothing but good things about the old man. "Benny, perhaps you could suggest something. What position can Calsie fulfill that is within her range of competence?"

Gavin blinked, not expecting that Ves would freely solicit his input. "Uhm, while it's true that the LMC is being very well run these days, that only applies to the headquarters. The management of the branch offices can be.. less than stellar most of the times. It's mostly due to distance. Our headquarters can't exert strong control over the branches, and it will only grow worse in the event we eventually depart from this star sector." _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}

This was a looming problem for the LMC.

"What do you suggest?" Ves asked, already suspecting that his assistant had something to say about this conundrum.

"Several proposals have emerged. Personally, I think one of them in particular is quite good as long as you are willing to invest a bit." Gavin carefully spoke. "The main issue is the lack of loyalty from the directors of the branch offices. They're mostly hired remotely. Though we make sure to vet them through a talent management company or the like, people tend to change, especially if they are suddenly in charge of cash flows that can reach hundreds of millions of hex credits."

Ves immediately frowned. "Are people skimming off the top of those cash flows?!"

"It has happened."

"That's my money! Without my mechs, those greedy traitors would never even come close to so much money!"

"That's why we should develop an effective solution to this problem as quickly as possible."

"What is your suggestion, then?"

"A Bright Warrior."

Ves blinked. "Explain."

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