Coordinating the trades was a bit troublesome.
Since Ves was no longer the patriarch of the clan, his current status in the clan was that of a mech designer who operated beyond Gloriana's authority.
That turned him into a free agent inside the clan, but also separated him from the hierarchy and its many levers.
In practice, that meant that Ves had to ask Casella for permission if he wanted to borrow key personnel, retrieve a valuable resource from the strategic vaults or draw upon a huge amount of clan funds.
The good news was that Ves did not have to turn to the clan for everything. He had amassed a huge personal fortune.
The problem was that money alone was not enough to exchange the rare and precious goods on offer.
For the first time in centuries, the MTA credit and the CFA credit had become subject to inflation.
