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Captain Chen, as a Sailor, naturally knew of Chen Tao, the master of Cang Hai Jue. Their ability to brave the winds and waves at sea could be said to owe at least thirty percent of its success to Chen Tao.
Thus, when the Sailors encountered Chen Tao, they showed him respect. The leading Sailor stepped forward and saluted, stating that they had been ordered to supervise the local Barbarians in constructing the port.
Chen Tao's expression remained somewhat disapproving. Without needing to use Internal Energy for a detailed observation, a mere glance was enough for him to notice the exhaustion and suffering of the Barbarians. They had been tirelessly chopping trees and building the port; some had already bloodied their hands and were trembling from fatigue, yet they were forced to continue working under the pressure of the Sailors.
Such a scene tugged at Chen Tao's heart: when the Prince had constructed the docks in Xia Cheng, he had never treated the common people cruelly. How could they behave this way?
This question left the Sailor momentarily speechless. He instinctively retorted, "But those people from Xia Cheng are common folk." Of course, one could not whip them; the Prince would never allow it.
These Barbarians were just that—Barbarians. It sounded convoluted, but Chen Tao managed to grasp their meaning: the Da Qian People were common folk deserving of governance and leniency, while these Barbarians were not regarded as human. They need not concern themselves with harsh governance or leniency; it simply did not apply to them.
Chen Tao felt a surge of anger rising within him, yet he had no outlet for it. He could only suppress it deep inside, where it continued to burn and sear his spirit. After all, such scenes and similar dialogues were not new occurrences in Fortune Land. He had witnessed countless times how Barbarians were treated inhumanely.
The Sailor before him was not an isolated case; he was just an ordinary member of the general populace. The root cause lay in Xu Lie's orders. Indeed, without Xu Lie's commands or tacit approval, no one would dare act in such a manner.
In the Kaihai Division, the prince's prestige was so high that no one dared to defy it. Even in Fortune Land, this prestige was further amplified, for Xu Lie had already been granted a title overseas by Da Qian, making him the ruler of this land. Xu Lie's will surpassed all else.
Perhaps in the future, a few greedy individuals within the Kaihai Division and its territories would secretly reach out for more. But for now, no one dared to do so. Since Xu Lie treated the Barbarians as mere resources for construction, why should the people of Kaihai Division show them any courtesy? Managing to provide them with two meals was already quite generous; complaining about their use of whips was simply absurd.
This was the true reason behind Chen Tao's confusion and anger. He could not understand why the benevolent Prince of Da Qian would transform into someone like this upon arriving in Fortune Land. Was it a case of inflated ego after being granted a title? Or was the prince inherently this kind of person, merely adept at hiding it while in Da Qian?
Chen Tao found it impossible to comprehend. The experiences he had accumulated over the past few days weighed heavily on his mind, and he could no longer hold back his frustration. He decided to return and seek clarity on the matter. The situation at hand could not be ignored; after all, he needed to be cautious with them moving forward.
"Yes!" the Sailor replied loudly, showing no signs of resistance.
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