Because it really wasn't just the cockpit.
Nor was it the new and improved look of these mechas. It was really the whole package.
His wife had not scrimped when he said he was going to upgrade the base models. So he knew that they were going to be in for a surprise during the testing.
He just didn't expect the difference to be this much.
It was like commercializing and mass-producing custom mechas that would have bankrupted even the Imperial family.
While Xavier hadn't had the chance to test drive the mecha, people were currently in the throes of nearly murdering each other to test it. Luca had shared the data they initially gathered with him.
And for a moment, he wished they had arrived earlier to witness everything.
When Xavier finally finished his work, he and Kyle were redirected towards the testing grounds instead. And there they found a crowd that they didn't expect to see today, and at this place, of all places.
