Meeting with Master Ganze About Port Construction (1)

As I watched my mentors depart, I felt Mia-san looking at me from beside me.

"I was like that when I was a child, too. Are you disappointed?"

"No, not at all."

"Then I'm glad."

However, having my teachers here was reassuring. They would not only help me; their presence would also keep me from going overboard.

Although I was technically their superior, neither of my mentors ever tempered their words based on my reaction.

A situation where all my opinions were accepted was not healthy. I would make mistakes eventually, and I needed people who would oppose me.

"Then, Mia-san. I'm going back to my tent. I'd like to speak with the mining engineers. Could you bring them here?"

Mia-san agreed to it, so I returned to the tent alone.

A large table had been set up in the tent, with a map of the valley spread across it...