“I’m sorry but yes. Smaller than that would be out of our technology…..”
Ian couldn’t think of any portable design of the communication orb for his mother.
So, he placed his order to the workshop again.
And this was the result.
“It will be enough, though. You must have gone through many efforts.”
“Our best workers spent days to do it. A, and me as well.”
“Is it that hard of a task?”
“Yes sir. Firstly, it is an expensive product, so we had to be careful. We dismantled every part of it, and we started from the fundamental mana circuit…..”
Vans started to recite the complicated hextech vocabulary.
Ian couldn’t understand a single word of it.
Ian decided to change the topic.
“Here is my payment.”
“N, no thank you. Chief told me not to receive any extra payment….”
“But you did your job.”
“Ah, he is strict man, thank you for your kindness, though.”
Ian wanted to hand over money bag, but Vans refused it.
He couldn’t refuse his master’s order. Ian may give it forcefully since he had enough power to overwritten his order, but it would only make Vans get into the trouble.
“Then.”
Ian pick portion of money from a bag, and handed to Vans.
“Take it as reward for your delivery.”
“B, but I can’t…..”
Ian remained silence.
It was a silent gesture.
Vans understood it, and he received the money, embarrassed.
“T, thank you so much! Thank you for caring me.”
It was a kindness from an Archmage, which was honor to him.
Suddenly, as he recalled something, Vans started to be looked nervous.
“S, sir Ian?”
“Yes, please speak.”
“Before a few weeks ago, when you visited our workshop for the first time, I was in a hurry and….. I was being rude to you…..”
Suddenly, Vans started his confession.
“I, I can’t remember it clearly, but whether I really did it or not, I kept it in mind and have felt sorry for you since then……”
It seemed he was worrying about it from since. It was a natural reaction though.
Ian wasn’t just normal noble, but an Archmage. And Vans was being rude to such a high person. If Ian wanted, he could order it to kick him out from the workshop.
“Ah, now I remember.”
“Y, yes?”
“You told me to get off, didn’t you?”
“Yikes!”
Vans was regretting his decision now.
He shouldn’t have said it.
“Please be careful next time.”
“Y, yes sir! I won’t! I appreciate your forgiveness!”
He just wanted to advise Vans to be aware about other nobles and mages, but it seemed Vans understood it in different way.
‘Well, I won’t need to correct it though.’
In anyway, Vans would act more carefully now.
After Vans left, Ian returned to the mansion.
“Boss!”
Douglas, who was listening their conversation sneakily, asked to Ian.