Chapter 56 - The Black-haired People

"Since elder brother has come back难得一见, father, there's no need for you to be angry..." Looking at Baron Kesen in front of him, who had a dissatisfied look on his face and didn't seem happy, Chen Heng smiled and then said, "Coincidentally, we are a bit short-handed recently. Elder brother's return is just in time." "Humph." Baron Kesen snorted coldly. However, hearing Chen Heng's words, he finally nodded. After all, he was his own child. No matter how much he didn't value him on ordinary days, he was still his son in the end. Now that Omando had already come to the door, it didn't seem appropriate to drive him out again. Moreover, just as Chen Heng said, with the development of trade recently, they had become extremely busy, and there were too few people available to help. If Omando could help when he came back at this time, it would be just right. Thinking of this, his expression softened a little. He looked at White beside him and said, "Go and let him in." "Yes." White nodded and then turned around and walked out. A moment later, with the sound of footsteps, Omando walked in. He was wearing a black robe. He looked tall and burly, but his figure seemed a bit fat and looked much more bloated than a year ago. Standing beside Chen Heng, the difference in appearance was too obvious. "How dare you come back." Looking at Omando like this, Omando's face immediately became cold. He looked at him coldly and said. "Father." Walking into the room, Omando knelt down on one knee, his face looking extremely sincere: "It's been several months since I left your side. I miss you very much." "Please allow me to stay by your side and don't let me leave." His face was sincere, and he seemed very sincere at this time. Looking at him like this, Baron Kesen's expression softened a bit. "Get up." He looked at Omando and said this, asking Omando to get up and stand aside. "Let's not mention the past for now." He said this casually: "Your return is just in time." "Everyone has been very busy recently. It's better for you to come back and help than to stay in that shabby place drinking." "In a few days, set off with us and bring your sword." Looking at Omando's current bloated figure, he couldn't help frowning and said so. "Yes, father." Omando nodded repeatedly, looking sincere. After a while, Baron Kesen left. Only Chen Heng, Omando and a few others were left in the original place. "Elder brother." Looking at Omando, Chen Heng smiled and took the initiative to step forward and greeted him. However, his initiative didn't get a response. In front of him, looking at Chen Heng, Omando snorted coldly, turned around without looking back, and left directly. Chen Heng's hand froze in mid-air, which seemed rather embarrassing. "Master..." Beside him, the voice of the steward White rang out. He looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Master Omando..." "It doesn't matter." Chen Heng's smile remained unchanged. He silently withdrew his outstretched hand and just stood there, watching Omando's figure leave. Secretly, he shook his head, then greeted White and left. A few days later, Baron Kesen's manor was bustling. There were goods shipped from the north everywhere around, filling the entire manor. Around there were some people who looked similar to ordinary people but were covered with thick black hair all over their bodies working hard everywhere. "So many things..." Looking at the goods around, Baron Kesen couldn't help sighing: "How did you transport these things here?" "Those lords actually let you pass safely." Being a noble himself, he clearly knew what kind of people those lords were. Don't expect the noble lords in this world to have good qualities. In fact, it's not too much to call these people robbers sometimes. Omando was an example. Why was he reprimanded by Baron Kesen before? Wasn't it because he led people to rob a caravan belonging to a nearby lord privately? And there were many, many such things around, too many to count. In fact, if that caravan didn't belong to a nearby lord but belonged to an ordinary merchant or a distant lord, Omando would have been completely fine. In these days, transportation was inconvenient and there were many dangers outside. It was just a caravan. It was no big deal to rob it. Baron Kesen himself had done similar things. From this, we can see how huge the risks were for doing business in this area. So in Baron Kesen's opinion, it was incredible that Chen Heng could transport such a large batch of goods here. "Of course it's impossible to go by land normally." In response to Baron Kesen's sigh, Chen Heng just smiled: "These things were shipped here by boat..." "Boat?" Baron Kesen was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect it: "Boat... Won't there be any danger?" There were boats in this world, but the technology was not developed, and various dangers were likely to occur during the voyage. So in Baron Kesen's opinion, using boats to transport was a very risky thing. "As long as the boat is okay, it's actually not as difficult as imagined..." Chen Heng said a sentence and didn't mean to explain specifically to Baron Kesen. Baron Kesen nodded as if he understood but didn't ask specifically. "Who are those black-haired people?" Then, looking at the black-haired people who were working hard in front and constantly carrying goods, he couldn't help asking curiously. "They are the Black-haired Tribe from the desert." Chen Heng explained: "The north is adjacent to the desert and there are often wars, so many people are often captured and sold as slaves." "These black-haired people are among them." "Compared with normal people, these black-haired people are cheaper and more hardworking, so I recruited a lot of them to serve as laborers." He said this gently to explain. These black-haired people were deliberately kept by him. Among the goods shipped by the northern lords, besides various furs and specialties, there were also many slaves. Many of these slaves were kept by Chen Heng himself. Most of the wealth he earned in Kutu City was consumed in this way. As a transmigrator, Chen Heng knew the importance of power better than anyone else. And power can be divided into individual and collective aspects. Individually, as a knight, he practiced the knight's breathing method and also practiced body-refining methods, and he had done quite well. As for the collective aspect, it was to develop his own team. In this regard, on the one hand, he chose to be on good terms with the nobles in Kutu City, and on the other hand, he also recruited slaves and tried hard to expand his own power.