Sudaso Mithril Mine 2

Roy stood on the minecart, his feet crunching on the loose ore, and looked at the hundreds of Half-Elf prisoners before him, saying:

"Of course, if you all wish to stay at the mine, you are very welcome. The mine is currently recruiting. In addition to recruiting a group of Elf Warrior for the Mine Guard, the mine also needs some miners to continue operating. Half-Elf miners who are willing to stay and work will receive a salary of 150 Kole's per week, two free meals a day, and one day off per week..."

Before the Half-Elf miners at the Mithril Mine could recover from the joy of gaining their freedom, they heard Roy begin recruiting miners and Guard Squad.

These Half-Elf miners were also tempted, but unlike the Half-Elf miners in the Second Mine, they were too weak to travel together on the Pagisto Plateau, and even dared not face the future alone.

The Half-Elf miners in the Sudasornan Mithril Mine are in good physical condition; they just lack freedom.

Now that Roy had publicly promised to let everyone leave and even give each of them a free travel bag, most of the Half-Elf miners flocked towards the front warehouse.

Roy had the Half-Elf Warrior open the gate and invited the Half-Elf miners out of the backyard.

When the Gray Dwarf saw the Half-Elf miners carrying their packs and preparing to leave the mine, they also put down their work, dropped their Iron Awl and picks, and rubbed their hands together to miner in the crowd, ready to leave the Mithril Mine with the Half-Elf miners.

But when the Gray Dwarf arrived at the backyard gate, they were stopped by the Half-Elf Warrior.

Several Gray Dwarf gathered together, their beards bristling and eyes wide, and asked the Half-Elf Warrior guarding the door:

"Why are they allowed to leave, but we still have to work here?"

"Because they are elves, and you are a bunch of damned robbers. Get back to work. If I find you slacking off later, you're all going to get a beating." Kaka walked over from the side and stood next to the Half-Elf Warrior, speaking to the few unconvinced Gray Dwarf.

The Gray Dwarf had probably expected this, and without saying a word, walked back with a resentful look on his face.

The Half-Elf miners emerged from the backyard of the mine and, upon seeing the garden-like courtyard, all slowed their pace.

As you walk along the corridor, sure enough, at the warehouse entrance, several Elf Warrior are stuffing fruit and Elf Biscuit into linen bags.

Seeing a group of Half-Elf miners pouring into the corridor, Walker stood up and shouted:

"Everyone must line up properly. Each person can only take one bag. You are not allowed to snatch other people's travel bags. If we discover any serious incidents, the responsible party will lose their right to regain their freedom!"

Such appalling incidents occurred when the First Mine was initially distributing travel kits.

Although the Half-Elf miner who stole his companion's food was punished afterward, such an incident can have very negative consequences.

So when Walker was distributing the travel bags, he reminded each of the Half-Elf miners to prevent them from doing anything foolish in a moment of impulsiveness.

The Half-Elf miners were all queuing up to receive their travel bags. When they saw that the people filling the bags with fruit were some Half-Elf Warrior in armor, the Half-Elf miners couldn't help but ask them, "Are you warriors from the Mine Guard?"

Several Half-Elf Warrior looked up at their brethren, who were in good spirits and physical condition, and politely replied:

"Um!"

The Half-Elf miners, finding these Elf Warrior easy to talk to, immediately perked up and continued their questioning:

Where are you from?

The Half-Elf Warrior exchanged glances and gave the same answer, "Saint Anna Mountain."

Half-Elf miners immediately exclaimed in surprise and asked, "Are you Half-Elf from the highlands?"

"What? Do you look different in some way?" Several Half-Elf Warrior stood up and replied with a smile.

"I heard that a settlement has been built over Saint Anna Mountain, and a Resistance Army has been formed specifically to fight against the Highland Headhunters?"

"The Resistance Army has been disbanded, and most of its members have now joined the Mine Guard team."

A Half-Elf Warrior responded.

After saying that, he puffed out his chest, letting these bumpkins take a good look at the standard armor he was wearing.

The Half-Elf miner asked with some envy, "Can I join you?"

"Of course, but there will be some simple tests. If you can convince Roy, then the tests won't actually be necessary," the Half-Elf Warrior replied.

Having received their travel bags, the Half-Elf miners didn't linger at the Mithril Mine; they walked straight out of the manor gates...

Before me stretched a range of rolling mountains, the slopes of which were covered with no trees, only scattered rocks, weeds, shrubs and saplings.

With a mix of excitement and trepidation, a group of Half-Elf miners strode south along a shallow Mountain Road.

No Half-Elf was willing to stay and work as a miner.

However, some Half-Elf from the Pagisto Plateau expressed a desire to join the Mine Guard.

The Mithril Mine's Guard Squad is still short of manpower.

Roy originally wanted to recruit some Elf Warrior from among the miners, but unfortunately many Half-Elf decisively left the mine after gaining their freedom.

Therefore, Roy only managed to recruit fewer than fifty Half-Elf Warrior this time, which was half of what he had expected.

The Mine Owners of this Mithril Mine must be a very shrewd businessman. He knows that the Half-Elf miners are his money-making tools, and he provides them with decent housing and food. These Half-Elf miners are strong and healthy, but they lack freedom.

After gaining their freedom, they did not want to waste their lives in the Mithril Mine, so leaving the mine was only natural.

After seeing off the last few Half-Elf miners, the mine gates slammed shut with a dull thud.

Roy and Kaka turned and walked back to the courtyard. The two sat down on a bench by the fountain in the courtyard. A group of Half-Elf Warrior were already on duty at various outposts in the Mithril Mine.

Kaka was in a very good mood. He was already very curious about rescuing the Half-Elf miners. In addition, as Half-Elf from the Pattington Plane, Kaka felt very honored to do this, especially when he returned to his village in the southern part of the Bulwark Mountain Range and chatted with his friends. He could brag about this feat.

However, he was also worried about Roy.

Too many Half-Elf miners left today, making it impossible for ore mining to continue normally, and even forming Guard Squad for the mine has become difficult.

Roy would need to draw at least 150 Half-Elf Warrior from his Guard Squad to form a sufficient Guard Squad for the mine.

Roy only brought two hundred Half-Elf Warrior from the second miner this time, and used up more than half of them at once. How will the Mithril Mine receive them?

"Roy, isn't it a bit too hasty of us to release all the Half-Elf miners this time? Actually, we could release them in batches, which would at least keep the mine running normally..." Kaka said to Roy.

"The Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion entered the Pagisto Plateau precisely to drive away the Highland Slavers and free the Half-Elf who had been enslaved by the Mine Owners, so we did nothing wrong."

Roy picked up a cup of Lemon Tea and took a big gulp.

Apart from the large chimney in the backyard still billowing thick smoke, the environment of this manor is quite nice.

Captain Walker emerged from the corridor to report the night watch arrangements, and Roy nodded, saying:

"That will work, but we must send someone to keep a close eye on the Gray Dwarf tonight. When they see the Half-Elf leaving the mine, many Gray Dwarf will be psychologically unbalanced. We must be wary of them sneaking away at that time."

"Understood!" Captain Walker acknowledged the order and left.

"Roy, do you think those Gray Dwarf and Half-Elf miners never think about escaping? There's no 800-meter-deep mine here. If they wanted to escape, they could just climb over that wall in the backyard and leave... Whether it's Half-Elf or Gray Dwarf, that wall in the backyard isn't very high..." Kaka asked Roy in a low voice.

"Of course they want to leave, but this place is located in the heart of the Pagisto Plateau, and there should be camps of Highland Slavers around. If they escape and are discovered, they may face pursuit by the headhunters, and if they are caught, the consequences could be dire."

Roy stretched and said, "Another reason is that there is a very complete management system here, which is much better than those Gemstone Mine. When we took over the Mithril Mine, Commander Blaize told me that the original Mine Owners used the orcs' method of managing slaves, which was that the Gray Dwarf in the same group supervised each other. If any Gray Dwarf in the group made a mistake, then all the Gray Dwarf in the group would be punished."

"How could this be?" Kaka said in disbelief.

"This method must work really well, right?"

Roy turned and glanced at Kaka.

Kaka didn't speak again. After a while, he asked Roy, "Roy, no one is mining in the Mithril Mine anymore. What do you plan to do?"

"I have no choice! If I can't handle something myself, I have to report it to my superiors. What are those high-ranking officers in the military for anyway!" Roy said with a smile. "I've already drafted a report on the difficult situation at the Mithril Mine and will ask them to find a way to help me find a batch of miners!"

"You... you wouldn't be thinking of buying some Dark Moon Elf Prisoners, would you?" Kaka was a little dumbfounded.

"What use are Dark Moon Elf Prisoners? They're not good at mining and they're hard to manage. I'm thinking of requesting a batch of Gray Dwarf from the Legion. Aren't they the best at mining?"

Roy replied.