As much as I hate to admit it, I have to agree... our enemies are getting stronger, and still here we are with our stock machines with simple equipment. Sure they're easy enough to repair, but they are limited by what we can do with them based on what equipment the League has. If anything, this whole excursion has been enlightening. We know we're not the most advanced on this ship. It's been humbling, for sure.

And as for you feelings... disregard them. You know our mission onboard the Chalice has no bearing on what the League has in store for us after they tell us to disembark. For all we know, the League may be using this data to do exactly as you said: build a NEXT with the capabilities that surpass all of the mechs on this ship.

If the Chalice truly is leading the world to the path of destruction, then the League will have a counter measure....