Glass Mine
On the Sunrise Festival, this special day, every bug basked in the joyous atmosphere of the celebrations, even the miners.
Under Lin Jin's considerate policies, the miners, who had the hardest jobs, not only received a day off but still collected their wages.
There were even several crates of distilled liquor among the supplies routinely distributed to them.
It was not just preferential treatment in material terms. For the first time, the miners felt respected as workers.
So even drinks as simple as these were enough for the miners to drink to their hearts' content.
They eagerly opened the crates and immediately began enjoying themselves.
They would still have to dig through the strata tomorrow, but at least they could relax today.
"Now that the regime's changed, we can finally hold our heads high."
"Yeah, exactly. When did we ever get anything this good before? We were lucky if they didn't dock our wages."
They did not even bother with cups, simply pulling out the corks and drinking straight from their bottles together.
Most miners had their own little groups. After all, teamwork was the only way to finish their work faster here.
Every miner working at Glass Mine needed a partner. It had almost become a tradition.
"Do you think we might reach the bottom of the world if we keep digging down?"
"Huh?"
The miner looked puzzled, involuntarily lowering the bottle in his hand.
"I mean, look, we keep digging downward. There has to be an end somewhere, right?"
"Have you ever wondered what this world actually looks like? What's at the very bottom?"
The hesitant miner looked at his partner. Even he had no idea how to answer that question.
"I don't know, but I do know we'll find out if we keep digging."
"Haha,