Rupert soon noticed the actions of these miners. His expression suddenly became gloomy. He swung the whip at one of them and scolded him harshly.

"What are you looking at? Get back to work!"

The watching miners hesitated for a moment, then picked up their pickaxes again, carried the stones on their shoulders, and continued their work.

Rupert then turned his gaze back and looked at Redel viciously. If the other party did not have some medical skills and could save the Baron some money, such a troublemaker would have been killed by him long ago.

But after a little thought, Rupert quickly came up with an idea and a playful smile appeared on his face.

"You can ask me to spare him, but the ore output this week must be increased by another 10%!"

"You choose!" Rupert said with a grim smile.

Redel gritted his teeth, extremely angry, but Ham was seriously injured, with his body covered with wounds. If he didn't receive treatment, he might not be able to hold on, so he could only nod in agreement.

“By the way, you guys will have to make up for his work today, otherwise you won’t be able to have dinner later!” Rupert said loudly to ensure that every miner present could hear him.

The miners who had originally stood on Redel's side couldn't help but complain in their hearts, and many of them even secretly blamed Redel for meddling in their affairs.

The task that Rupert had assigned them was already extremely heavy. To increase the output by 10% would simply cost them their lives! Redel did not dare to look at the eyes of the crowd. He took out herbs from his pocket and simply treated Ham's injuries. The rest was up to fate. Redel did not stop at all, picked up the pickaxe, and worked harder than anyone else.

There were thousands of miners in this mining area. Although Ham was missing, with Redel leading the way, everyone worked hard to have dinner.

Rupert didn't dare to let these people starve for a whole night because of such a small matter. If it delayed tomorrow's ore mining work, he would be the one to be blamed.

After a busy day, most of the miners received their dinner, a piece of black bread and soup made from wheat leaves.

There was no nutrition at all and it was even hard to swallow, but every miner ate it very quickly. The heavy physical work made them unable to care about anything else and they just wanted to stuff food into their stomachs. Anything edible was a rare delicacy in their eyes.

However, Rupert was very stingy. The little food he gave was not enough to fill their stomachs. It was just enough to keep them from starving to death. Some hungry miners even dug up grass roots on the ground.

Ham, who had been lazy just now, naturally did not get any food. Redel, who couldn't bear it, had to share his share. When he first came to this mine, Ham had taken care of him, so Redel naturally couldn't just leave it alone.

The shredded wheat leaves mixed with the dark soup slowly poured into Ham's mouth, restoring some strength to the seriously injured man. However, when faced with the black bread handed over by Redel, he shook his head and refused.

"I'll just eat this." Redel opened his bag, which was filled with unknown herbs. "This is Suzuki grass, which tastes much better than hard-to-eat black bread."

Ham then reached out and took the small piece of black bread and began to eat it voraciously. If he didn't eat more, he might not survive the night.

Ham quickly stuffed all the black bread into his mouth, licked the crumbs that fell on his hands, and then, with trembling right hand, he grasped the wooden holy light mark hanging in front of his chest and began to pray devoutly, telling the great Lord of the Stars and the Goddess of the Moon [Ella] about his sins and sufferings, and begging her to bless him to survive the night.

"Uncle Ham, does prayer really work?" Redel couldn't help but ask.

Throughout the mine, there are many miners who believe in the goddess Ella, but many devout believers also died in the last mining accident, which makes Redel feel extremely puzzled.

If that goddess really exists and is as holy and merciful as people say, then why doesn't she protect her believers?

"It will be useful, it will be useful!" Ham said in a dreamlike voice. "This is all a test from the great Lord for you and me. The sufferings we endure in this life will elevate our souls and return to the Lord's kingdom after death."

"Otherwise, after death, I will fall into the boundless hell, and be perishable in the flames and cooking in hot oil forever..." Ham said in fear. He didn't know if the suffering he had endured was enough, and he didn't know if his piety could move the great goddess [Ella]. But survival is an instinct, and praying is the only thing he can do.

For these slaves who had lost their homes due to war and famine, were caught in mines and had no future, they could only hope to enter the kingdom of God after death and enjoy eternal bliss.

Redel looked bewildered. He had heard similar remarks more than once, but he became more and more confused.

However, the guards of the mine did not give them a chance to talk in detail. They waved their whips and drove the miners to go to bed quickly. It was forbidden to talk to each other in the middle of the night, and they only had five hours of rest time.

Redel had no choice but to suppress all his doubts in his heart and lie down on the bed of grass leaves. The fatigue brought by a day of hard work in mining ore soon made him fall into a deep sleep.

About half an hour later, a guard holding a torch, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, put an exquisite ring on Redel's hand.

At the same time, in the dean's office at Iyeta Harbor, Lin En also received Redel's message at the same time.

A young boy who has some knowledge of herbs and a rebellious spirit has accumulated some prestige among the many miners.

The problem is that he is too young and lacks experience, so he probably can't cause any trouble.

But people can be cultivated... Lin En touched his chin. Since the magic field can simulate the microcosm, then according to the computing power of the intelligent brain, it should not be a problem to reproduce some classic historical scenes.

There are so many rebellions like the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Wagang Uprising, and the Huang Chao Uprising. Just like playing a game, they can quickly turn a person into a professional rebel.

Lin En called up the information on various peasant uprisings in history and started reading it. He decided to start with a modified version of the Daze Township Uprising!

(End of this chapter)