Chapter 584: Volume 15: Thunder Shakes the Ground - 3: Professional Master
"Are you suggesting we assign him the task?" Komer looked at the shifty-eyed fellow with skepticism before turning back to Puber, who was beaming with delight.
"Yes, exactly, Gran. This is my good friend Baron Komer of Caucasus and Leon, boss. This here is my academy-mate from Phoenix City’s elite school, Karmani Gran— you can call him Karmani or just Gran. You must have heard of the Gran Family Boss’s reputation. They belong to the Gisa People," Puber said with pride as he introduced his recommended partner.
"It is an honor to meet you, Your Baron. I hope to be of service to you." The young man with a mousy look gave Komer a nod with impeccable politeness typical of the lower nobility, even though his appearance was not very appealing.
Thankfully, he wasn’t as full of bad habits as Puber, at least not a gossiper, Komer noted with a nod.
The Gisa were a nomadic people of the Continent, without a fixed homeland and more inclined to travel. The most talented among them often became finance officers or stewards for nobles across the Continent, and those gifted in the arts turned into bards. The majority joined traveling circus caravans, and inevitably some pursued less honorable professions like thievery and prostitution. The Gisa People had a bad reputation across the Continent—miserly, promiscuous, vindictive, yet they also were known for repaying debts of gratitude, which was why many nobles were willing to hire them as stewards or finance officers.
But Komer soon realized his mistake, "Your Baron, I’ve heard you are interested in constructing a canal from Mattdam through Santiago, over the Volt Mountain Range to Lake Niall? Oh, Your Baron, such grandeur! Whosoever completes such a project will have his name etched into the Continent’s history. However, I must remind you, Your Baron, this project is too vast for Caucasus and Leon. Your friend and Administrative Officer Puba has informed me about the current situation of Caucasus and Leon. I can assert that without a sound and perfect plan along with competent supervisory staff, this grand design would be nothing but a castle in the air. Even if you proceed forcefully, it would end in a loss disproportionate to the gain," he said.