《Epic of The Demonic Sage 》Chapter 83: Humble Blaze
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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.
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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.
"Ah, I almost forgot. I do actually." Lucius replied.
"Really? What is it? Come on, don't leave us waiting." Gabriel urged.
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"Since it's made from Carom Fruits that are not liked by many and the strength of the alcohol, I have named it — Humble Blaze!" Lucius revealed.
The eyes of Gabriel and Lita lit up, as the name fell on their ears. They could see the correlation and nodded their heads. Carom fruits were truly 'humble' so humble that even peasants often shied away from eating them.
And the kick from the alcohol was truly like a blaze in one's belly.
"EXCELLENT NAME! I dare say, this name shall one day be heard across the kingdom as the number one wine!" Gabriel proclaimed.
"Now, now, father. I don't think that will come true." Lucius suddenly said.
Lita and Kiana looked at him with confusion in his eyes, while Gabriel seemed to think Lucius was also being 'humble' like his wine.
"And why do you say that, dear?" Lita asked with concern in her voice.
"Because there will be better wines than these that I will make." Lucius chuckled.
~thud~
~thud~
~thud~
"AHAHAHA!!!" The count broke out in laughter as he slammed the dining table.
"Of course! Of course! My son can make it even better. Why should we just aim for the kingdom, we may as well aim for the world!" Gabriel said, his voice slurring a bit.
It was evident the wine was showing its colors.
The Drunk sitting on his bum in the Count's stomach had now climbed into his head!
Laughter and jokes mixed as Lucius felt happy in after a long time. It was a strange feeling to him and was a bit foreign too.
The night passed, and the four members returned to their chambers to retire. Later that night, the servants would hear the Count and the Countess having quite a bit of a Romp at night. The maids would blush and quickly get to their quarters.
Lucius though, focused on creating the hell imprint. He was progressing quite fast today and it seemed like him being in a happy mood before this contributed to having good concentration. He had been able to form better hell imprints that still collapsed, but he was able to complete them up to the 50% mark.
This was an improvement from the previous 40%. This meant that he was getting close to the coordinates that would work perfectly for him.
"Soon… soon it shall be my time…"
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