"And… done." Ria finished scribbling her signature on two stacks of paper.
They were copies of the contract detailing a fleshed-out version of the agreement between Ria and the Esoterist.
"Good," the Esoterist smiled opposite her, extending her a hand. "I look forward to doing business with you."
His attention was focused on Ria despite the fact that her team stood around her. As far as he was concerned, Ria was the only meaningful element of the party, and that too only because of the value that she could bring to the table compared to her peers.
"I'll get started with the ship right away in the manifold," the man remarked with a serious expression. "The design process will take around a month, the construction process, even when expedited and fabricated with the best shipyard that we have in this solar system, will take two months, even when accelerated, and even this is very fast because it's essentially a light ship. In three months, you will have the ship that you need."
