Although Cheng Mingrui would be deeply involved in the entire construction of Sneaky Boss's Ship, he would publicly claim that Crooked Mouth had led its construction and design. That way, the other Orks would think Crooked Mouth was a real badass too-he had actually built Sneaky Boss's flagship.
Once Crooked Mouth had earned the other Orks' recognition, Cheng Mingrui's appointment of him as the new Big Mek would follow naturally.
"How's progress, Crooked Mouth?" Cheng Mingrui greeted him as soon as he stepped onto the platform.
Crooked Mouth operated three screens as he directed the construction, answering without turning around. "If we build it according to the old design, everything's going smoothly. It'll definitely be finished within six months. Copying what we've already got ain't hard. It's just..."
"Just what?" Cheng Mingrui scratched Hols under the chin. Sitting on his shoulder, Hols hugged a huge chunk of meat, eating until grease covered his mouth.
"It's just that we gotta redesign the power allocation for Sneaky Boss's Ship. First off, we can't repair the C'tan Shard Cannon yet, so we've got a huge chunk of power freed up. Also, Boss, you told me we needed to develop a new Force Field. We still gotta look into that."
Crooked Mouth's words set Cheng Mingrui thinking. The C'tan Shard Cannon really was a terrible loss. Its original design had been based on the Sphinx Dynasty's anti-C'tan weapon. Cheng Mingrui could deconstruct it, but he couldn't replicate it. His understanding of it wasn't deep enough yet.
As for the Force Field System, it absolutely needed an upgrade. During the World Devourer's last ambush, the creature had cleaved straight through the Force Fields with a single slash, even destroying the bridge. That had left Sneaky Boss's Ship completely helpless, taking hit after hit.
That had