Chapter 54 - Attention

"To the beautiful Miss Vinal..." "By the time you receive this letter, I must already be on my way back home..." "For some reasons, I think I have to return to my hometown to visit my father. Therefore, I have to leave here temporarily." "The days of leaving are relatively long... Unconsciously, I have already stayed in Kutu City for a year." "During this year, I've met many people. Some of them are honest and reliable, and some are very interesting. They are all very good friends... During the days when I left my hometown, it was they who gave me new joys, calmed my heart and enabled me to move forward..." "But what made me happiest was meeting you..." Vinal's hand holding the letter couldn't help trembling. At this time, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly continued reading. "The days when we met were very short, and the number of times we met was very few. But every time we met, my heart would be filled with expectation and joy... I don't know if you felt the same way, but I really couldn't restrain my feelings..." "When I was in my hometown, I once heard that the white horses on the distant grasslands would always meet their knights, just like how flowers always match girls so appropriately..." "I hope that in the future, every day from now on, I can meet you and see your appearance..." ... Sitting upright on the big bed, Vinal read the letter in her hand several times in a row, and her heart was beating faster and faster unconsciously. "Is this a declaration of his feelings?" Sitting on the head of the bed, she couldn't help having this thought in her mind. Her face was especially rosy, as if she were drunk. Sitting there, she couldn't help fidgeting, unable to suppress her feelings. At this moment, she had an impulse in her heart. She wanted to go out, find her own knight, and tell him her feelings, tell him that she also looked forward to his return so much and wanted to be with him every day. However, looking at the tightly closed door of the room in front of her, she finally lowered her head in disappointment. Some time ago, she had been confined to her room by Oliman. Previously, she could still go out occasionally, live in a manor and meet Chen Heng. But recently, she didn't know what had happened. Oliman had become busy, and her control over Vinal had become a bit stricter. She was no longer allowed to go out. No matter how much she pleaded, it was useless. Thinking of Oliman's serious face recently, Vinal couldn't help sighing secretly, and then began to look forward to it again. When this period of time passed and Sister Oliman had dealt with the matters, Knight Kailin should also come back. By then, they could continue to meet again... At this moment, a deep expectation rose in her heart. Looking at the letter in her hand, she couldn't help looking forward to Chen Heng's return. After thinking about it again and again, she finally couldn't help getting up, picking up the pen and paper, and began to write a letter. On the other side. In the main hall, Oliman was sitting upright, still dealing with various matters at this moment. During this recent period of time, she had been feeling quite overwhelmed. All kinds of things came one after another and broke out in a short time. Cooperating with the actions of her younger brother, Gries, made her even more anxious during this period of time, busy dealing with all kinds of things. "Your Highness..." In front of her, a servant in a black robe stepped forward and said respectfully. "Is Vinal making a fuss about wanting to go out again?" Oliman rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache. During this period of time, her younger sister had been making a fuss all the time, trying to go out in various ways, which made her a bit irritable. At this moment, when the servant in front of her came over, she subconsciously thought that Vinal was starting to make a fuss again. However, to her surprise, the maid in front of her shook her head. "No." In front of her, the maid's face was respectful: "Your Highness Vinal doesn't mean to go out. She just wants to ask someone to send a letter out." "Just sending a letter?" Oliman was a bit surprised, but still nodded: "That's okay. Let her send it if she wants to." "However, calculating the time, Kailin must have already returned to his father's territory by now. It will probably take some time for this letter to be sent out." She smiled, thought for a while, and then said again: "By the way, what has that Kailin been doing recently?" "Has any news come from the south?" "Knight Kailin must be very busy at this moment." The maid thought for a while and told some information she knew. "Business alliance? North-south trade?" Oliman was dealing with the official documents in her hand while listening. At the beginning, she was still listening casually, but then, she couldn't help but stop. She directly put down the things in her hand, and her face became more and more serious. "Bring all the relevant information here." In the end, her face was solemn, and she said at this moment. After a while, all the relevant information was brought over. Among them, the records of what Chen Heng had done before were clearly listed and very detailed. Ordinary people naturally wouldn't be paid so much attention to, and their relevant information wouldn't be collected so detailed. However, as a prospective knight who was very likely to awaken the life seed, and also because of his close relationship with Vinal, Chen Heng had been specifically instructed by Oliman to collect information about his past. And now, these things happened to come in handy. Oliman read through all the records in front of her. The more she read, the more solemn her face became. "Amazing, amazing..." Putting down the things in her hand and sitting there upright, she murmured to herself: "Why didn't I think of it before?" Transporting the abundant slaves and furs from the north to the south, and then transporting the surplus grain from the south to the north was a very simple method. As long as it could be done, huge profits could surely be obtained. However, such a profitable way hadn't been done by anyone in the past. On the one hand, it was limited by thinking. Although there were powerful beings like knights in this world, many places were actually quite backward. Those lords, although called nobles, were also very limited in their thinking. They would only plunder their subjects in their own territories. Even when they looked outside, they mostly thought about seizing other people's land and seldom thought about developing economic activities to make profits. Just like Baron Kaison, Chen Heng's father. Before Chen Heng, the most common economic activity on Baron Kaison's territory was to exchange some materials with the passing caravans. There was nothing else. On his territory, everyone was only allowed to plant food crops like wheat. Those who violated this would be hanged. In this situation, naturally, there was no hope of developing cash crops or producing anything else. The situation of most other lords was probably the same. Besides being limited by thinking, the restrictions on roads were also very serious. The territory of the Kutu Kingdom was not in one piece. From the south to the north, one had to pass through the territories of too many lords. Among them, each lord of the territory had the right to collect taxes, and disputes might arise. The risks involved were also very great. In addition, the world was in turmoil these days, and there were thieves outside all year round, which further increased this risk. Even if these problems could be overcome, the exclusiveness of the northern lords was also an extremely important problem. All in all. It was precisely because of so many difficulties and such great difficulties that no one had done this in the past. In an instant, Oliman could think of all kinds of problems that Chen Heng would encounter during this attempt. What surprised her was that in the face of so many difficulties, Chen Heng could actually overcome them and completed this series of measures. "How did he do it?" At this moment, this thought couldn't help rising in Oliman's heart, and she became more interested in Chen Heng. Previously, she had only regarded Chen Heng as the child of a baron, a student of Coribo, and a knight who was very likely to awaken the life seed in the future. She hadn't expected that besides these glories and identities, Chen Heng's abilities were also so outstanding. At this moment, Oliman couldn't help developing a strong interest in Chen Heng. Of course, more importantly, as all this progressed and as time passed, Chen Heng's influence and power would surely become stronger and stronger.