While Ves continued to work on the Riot Mark III Project and the Arboreal Project, he assumed that he would not have anything to do with the ongoing negotiations.
Perhaps Ketis might get involved due to her status as the holder of the Heavensword, which everyone mistakenly assumed was the only available tool that could create a portal into the Blue Dimension.
Perhaps the Cybernetic Empire might still seek Ves out due to his many groundbreaking works.
He did not think that was likely, though. The Polymath and billions of Cybers had spent more than 5 decades on increasing their scientific understanding on many phenomena. They also used that time to invent all kinds of new and improved tech.
Ves would be a fool if he thought that the Cybers had ignored his body of work.
He wouldn't be surprised if the Cybernetic Empress not only managed to figure out how to design a genuine living mech, but also crack the secret to producing her own kinship networks and companion spirits.
