The following day, the slavers arrived at the camp to pick up the Wena to be escorted to the mine.
The Wena were slaves, but unlike what Kata had come to believe, they did not only work in the mines; they labored in other areas as well.
While the lowliest slaves worked deep within the dark mines, others were assigned to the supervisor’s mansion, and a few were even sent to work in the wider world.
Previously, the person who had been in charge of deciding who got to work where was Lasu.
Now that Kata had taken over as the shadow chief of the Wena, he made all these decisions himself.
He had immediately allocated himself and his mother to work in the supervisor’s mansion.
He had briefly thought about setting himself up to work in the outside world, but for now, he decided against it.
From what he had heard about the Wena who were sent to work among the humans, they usually ended up slaving away in brothels.
He was determined to gain his freedom, but this would not be the path to it.
Kata and his mother, along with Lasu and a few others, were led toward the supervisor’s mansion.
The structure was a grand mixture of what Kata could only describe as ancient Eastern, Arabian, and Western architectures.
The building also bore distinct hints of Egyptian style.
All these diverse elements came together to create a truly unique structure that stood atop the largest mountain Kata had ever seen.
In his past life, he had traveled to more than a few hundred planets and witnessed all sorts of cosmic marvels, but this mountain was still the largest he had ever encountered.
At the front gate, the guards checked each slave in meticulous detail while explaining the rules of the estate at the same time.
Afterward, the Wena were all taken into a small room where they were ordered to remove their clothes.
Kata was a little embarrassed by this, since he was with his mother and most of the Wena who were allowed to work in the mansion were women.
However, these women only saw him as a little boy, so they did not think much of the situation.
The only person who gave him a second look was Lasu, who subconsciously believed that Kata was far from the simple kid everyone else assumed him to be.
Kara moved forward to help Kata remove his clothes, but he quickly stripped them off himself, garnering a few mocking laughs from the guards.
Once all their clothes were removed, one of the guards turned a faucet, and highly pressurized water was released from seven pipes that covered every inch of the room.
The water hitting the Wena quickly turned muddled as grime, dirt, and layers of filth were washed off their bodies.
They were subjected to several rounds of washing until the guards finally believed that the slaves were completely clean and thus worthy of serving the immortal lord. Follow the newest chapters on novelping dot com.
Kata had to tightly grit his teeth to get through this stage, as the entire ordeal was filled with endless insults.
Once finished, they were given new clothes and led out of the room.
Kata grabbed his rail gun, and even though the guards looked suspiciously at the strange, futuristic metal, Kata easily claimed it was just a specialized gardening tool he would be using out in the yards.
Just like that, Kata entered the grand mansion carrying perhaps the most modern and lethal weapon in the entire world.
The interior of the mansion was heavily covered in precious metals.
Things like gold and silver were used extravagantly without any conservation.
Kata realized that in this world, gold and silver held very little true monetary value.
It appeared that to immortals, these precious metals were nothing more than shiny earth to be used for making their estates look even grander.
“I am the steward for this mansion,” a thin, short man announced to the group.
“I serve at the pleasure of the immortal lord, and you shall serve exactly as I order.”
He wore flowing immortal robes, just as Lasu had described them to Kata.
The robes featured wide, elegant sleeves and seemed to be crafted from a strange, mystical material Kata did not recognize.
The steward’s green robes made him appear regal and entirely beyond mortal concerns; he was not a particularly handsome man, but the robes themselves lent him an air of supreme dignity.
On the back of the robes, there was an intricate insignia of a beast that strongly resembled a dragon.
Looking at him, Kata could actually feel the palpable power flowing through the man.
It was a strange energy.
‘This must be the immortal qi that Lasu told me about,’ Kata thought to himself.
‘I wonder if I can find a way to use this energy in place of radiation.’
The steward began handing out specific work assignments, and soon, his gaze reached Kara.
Kata noticed that the steward’s eyes lingered for far too long when he looked at Kara.
Kata was not surprised by this reaction, since he knew that his mother was indeed an incredibly beautiful woman.
The steward cleared his throat loudly before leading the group deeper into the massive mansion.
“Kata!” the steward called out.
Kata raised his hand immediately, just as he had seen the others do earlier.
The steward did not care in the slightest that Kata was a mere child.
“You are responsible for the garden.
Make sure that you do not disappoint me.”
Kata could already tell that this steward had become utterly drunk on the little power he wielded within the walls of the mansion.
He knew that when you are weak, it is always best to humor these kinds of people.
Kata was handed a heavy sack filled with various gardening tools.
He picked it up with complete ease, which pleased the steward greatly.
A guard then escorted Kata out to the garden.
When Kata finally saw the sheer size of the grounds, his mind was filled with absolute wonder, accompanied by the stark realization that the mansion was far larger than he had earlier believed.
Cultivated right inside the garden was a small forest of red bamboo, a large artificial lake, and an entire mountain.
Fitting all this geography inside a single estate did not make logical sense, but Kata kept his expression perfectly neutral, showing nothing on his face.
Like the good, obedient little slave he was supposed to be, Kata brought the tools out of the sack and began his work.
He started with a basic hoe—a primitive tool that, in his technologically advanced past life, had not been used by humanity for centuries.
The garden was vast, and he had to get rid of all the stubborn weeds before doing anything else.
Since Kata wanted to gain ultimate power in this new world, he knew he had to first gain the complete trust of his masters.
With that goal in mind, he decided to subtly use his newfound superhuman strength and speed to finish his heavy layout of work as fast as possible.
This impressive efficiency was sure to gain him some valuable points with the steward, and perhaps eventually, with the Immortal lord himself.