Use the stick and the carrot to subdue these Afghans.
Kill the ringleaders, keep the obedient ones, and mark all the surrounding mines.
At this point, cultivate an Afghan confidant (who also speaks a little Chinese), a spy.
Start mining and acquire large quantities of lapis lazuli.
Use the [OV Scanner] to survey the mineral deposits and discover copper, iron, diamonds, emeralds (rubies count too), and more. Beneath the entire mountain range... it was all ore!
The [Mining Laser Gun] makes its debut.
Arrange the follow-up mining plan.
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Shen Jin walked with an easy stride as he escorted the 52 people to their camp.
He had not used any special restraints.
He just let them lead the way.
Along the way, some "clever" Afghans tried to escape using the mountainsides, trees, and other cover.
And so...
The Afghans now had four companions they needed to carry back.
Li Moxiao stretched her arms and legs.
"They're so weak~"
Shen Jin smiled and said, "There weren't that many powerful people in this world to begin with. It's just... our Home No. 1 is too strong. Even an ordinary Tier 1 Superhuman can fight several of them after putting on Tinkers' Construct Armor and taking up Tinkers' Construct Weapons. Besides, these people were ordinary villagers before awakening, and they don't have instructors teaching them tactics."
Sun Li added, "But... most of the people here are Gene Lock Superhumans. Their own combat instincts still give them decent reactions. Their bodies are just a little frail, as if they don't get enough to eat."
Ding Bowen hurried over. "Exactly. I just spoke with them a little. This place is very poor! Things were a little better when the apocalypse first broke out, but they've eaten all the food they gathered, and the fields they