Exlor
Since they won't let Ves flesh out this offensive application of Luminar Tech, he should go the other way and develop a defensive one for once! If he can develop Luminar barrier crystals, Ves could greatly bolster the defenses of the Clan's mechs and ships!! WMDs are one thing, but I doubt the MTA would stop him from outfitting his fleet with glorified upgraded shield generators!
more and more I feel ves is might have to finally give up the fact that he at least has the means to help the mta detect which pilots have the potential to advance, just afew chapters earlier he had an internal monologue about how he is able to make something to detect spirituality but wont make one...yet