The mining area is surrounded by iron fences, with mysterious people wearing masks, some wielding Magic Wands and others armed with weapons, cursing and shouting.
Under the morning light, groups of bare-chested, robust men walked past Yun Sheng and the others, their bodies shackled with iron chains and carrying Purple Gold ores weighing tens of kilograms on their backs.
The iron chains and heavy ores pressed into their backs, blurring flesh and blood.
Yet none of them dared to stop walking, moving back and forth mechanically.
"Divide the villagers into two groups based on gender, send the old, the young, and those incapable of labor to the livestock shed. Take the rest to the cave," commanded the mysterious people who brought Yun Sheng and the others.
They sorted the captured villagers, those capable of labor were taken to the cave and detained, provided with some water and food to replace miners under high labor load as needed.
