Chapter 83: Humble Blaze (1/2)

Lucius nodded his head, feeling pleased with this.

”How long will it take for them to make the building?” Lucius questioned.

”Hmm… procuring the wood should be easy, as we can get that from the forest. The only thing would be the craftsman. Though if we increase the number of laborers, it should be done in less than a month.” Gabriel said.

”There is another faster way.” Kiana interrupted.

”Oh? Please do tell.” Lucius said.

”We can hire Dorian's construction company,” Kiana answered.

”What's so special about them?” Lucius asked.

”They are a group of artisans that all have gifts that help in construction and building. If we give this project to them, they will be able to finish it in less than a week I bet.” Kiana replied.

Lucius raised his brows upon this, as he had almost forgotten the aspect of gifts here. If normal people had gifts, of course they would capitalize on them and use them for traders like these.

”Hmm… I've heard of them. They are indeed fast but they are not easy to book or to buy. They charge six times the price of what a normal artisan would do. Besides, they work all over the kingdom and have a lot of bookings. We don't even know if they are nearby for it.” Gabriel said.

Lucius thought it over and reckoned it would be a bit too much to get them for this.

”I don't think we should get them even if they are nearby. Not only would we be spending excess money on it, money that would be enough to provide for all the other materials we need, but we would also probably attract attention.

If an unknown noble were to book a high profile company like that, Alessa would definitely come under scrutiny from the other nobles. They would want to know how she got the money and the connections to hire them.” Lucius said.

Kiana's lips were in the shape of an 'O' as she realized the implications.

”Alright, we'll just go through the normal route. Besides getting the vats custom made will also take some time along with the procuring of Carom fruits. After all, we need a rather large quantity of them.” Gabriel stated.

The rest of the day was spent in planning and this was the first time Lucius had spent such a long time with his parents in this world. Gabriel and Lita even canceled their plans for the day, as this became their first priority for now. Kiana too gave some more valuable suggestions that even Lucius appreciated.

It was late at night, and the family was now eating dinner. They had decided to take a break and rest for the night.

”Ahh… no matter how many times I taste it, it just gets better.” Gabriel said after taking a sip of the wine made from carom fruits.

Lita already had a red face from drinking a couple glasses of the wine.

”Careful though Father, the wine is strong. We don't want you having a hangover tomorrow morning. After all, we have a lot of things to do.” Lucius warned, not wanting to be slowed down just because the man got sick.

”If you say so… I'll just finish this bottle. It doesn't seem fair to leave it alone.” Gabriel said with a laugh and poured the rest of the wine into the glass.

Lita who had been silent for a while, looked at Lucius and spoke.

”Son, while you made this wine, have you decided upon a name for it?” Lita asked.