'So what if some of them were innocent?'
'From the moment they boarded their ships with the intent to invade this land, they were already guilty.'
Wutou was already calculating in his mind, 'Should I increase their daily working hours?'
Out on the wastelands, Mountain Leader and his men were hard at work, their minds long since gone numb.
It wasn't for lack of trying to escape over the years. But each attempt ended in failure, and their reward was always an even heavier workload.
After a few such cycles, even his most trusted followers refused to join his schemes.
Lately, he had fewer and fewer people to talk to. Even his own subordinates, who had once respected him, now seemed to be avoiding him.
"I just saw him. Looks like the Magistrate is here again."
As soon as Mr. Lang mentioned Gu Wenheng, his eyes filled with hatred.
Their current plight was entirely the fault of that Magistrate, Gu.
