Chapter 57: Back To Work
After the departure of the battleship Alto spent a few more days in the med bay, getting constant visits from old friends and new alike. Despite the slight boost in attention he was given Alto wanted to be alone for most of the time, he was a bit surprised that the professor did not come to see him once but it was something he expected from her.
In the times when he was alone he would spend it within the virtual mech designer workshop of the game mech galaxy wars trying to refine his skills as best as he could.
He logged into his account and started looking inspecting his first attempt at making the light mech version of the Febwick-720 he had dubbed the white blade. He could now see all the mistakes he had made on it clearly, he knew if he was to update it, it would cost just as much as creating another mech so he chose not to. He wanted to work on another type of mech.
Alto noticed a message on his inbox, it was a review in his mech made by the only person who purchased it. Alto gulped down as he prepared himself mentally for the cursed the buyer would rain down on his head but to his surprise he was given a five star review. "Why would I be given a five star review? Either this person is oblivious to the faults of the mech or he’s naive and new to the role. Still I can have my say till I see what he has to say about my mech."
He tapped read the review under the rating:
THE DARK SAINT: GREAT MECH, I REALLY LOVED IT BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT ITS REALLY BELOW MY EXPECTATION. IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED, NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN BUILD A GOOD FIRST MECH SO I HOPE THIS DOESN’T DISCOURAGE YOU.
Alto was a bit moved by the genuine sense he got from the message though he hated the sympathy. He hated being pitied though something about the buyer made him feel happy, the fact that he had fun while using it. Alto typed in his reply on the virtual keyboard that appeared over his wrist comm device.
THE DISCIPLE: I APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO ADDRESS THE MATTER. IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED IN MY WORKS I WILL BE INTRODUCING A MORE CAPABLE MECH FOR SALE SOON.
Despite the fact that he was told to rest, Alto felt very much rested. He got off his bed and chased every inch of the room as best as he could for hidden bugs or cameras, whenever it came to the matters of the mech designer protocol he was extra antsy. After confirming that there was nothing in his room he proceeded to activate the mech designer system.