Wang Dafa handled the matter very decisively, but unfortunately, there were too few people involved; only a dozen or so were arrested.
Lu Yuan followed them to the correctional facility, a temporary area surrounded by open space, where virtually no one could escape.
There are more than 30 guards who stay here to watch over these people who fight, brawl, and commit petty theft, but the number of offenders among them is as high as three to five hundred.
Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly and then left.
The next destination is the mining area. Although Lu Yuan started planning there a long time ago, it has been too far away. So, he hasn't done much research or management on mining or other aspects. It's basically been left to its own devices. Fortunately, the food problem there can be solved as long as it's near the forest.
Upon arriving at the location, Lu Yuan first saw piles of coal stacked outside the mining area. Many people, their skin tanned and dressed in tattered clothes, were carrying baskets of coal out of simple bamboo baskets.
Outside the mining area were rows of houses, still made of wood and rather crudely constructed. However, unlike the slums, the area was not chaotic. Lu Yuan saw people working hard, and those off duty resting in their houses. Apart from the sounds of coal mining coming from the mine, few people were talking.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yuan felt a pang of sadness. How adorable these mutants who had already taken the antidote were! He had only given them a vague order and then left them to their own devices, yet they worked diligently and without complaint, without any conflict.
Looking at the piles of coal, Lu Yuan felt a lump in his throat, especially when he saw a man with one arm dragging a heavy bamboo basket with one hand, dumping coal in front of the coal pile, and then continuing to work after catching his breath.
"These guys... are the ones I need! If I'd known, I wouldn't have rescued those other people! They're all a bunch of ingrates! They just eat and don't work! They can work here without any supplies, but you guys don't even appreciate what you've got! Damn it!"
Lu Yuan took a deep breath and walked towards the coal hill.
At this moment, a dark-skinned man in charge of screening coal saw Lu Yuan, paused for a moment, and then grinned happily at Lu Yuan.
"Boss Lu is here!"
His shout immediately carried far and wide in the empty mining area, and soon a large crowd gathered around.
Lu Yuan looked at the other person and saw that apart from the whites of their eyes and teeth, the rest of their body was completely black, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Brothers, you've worked hard!"
Everyone immediately grinned.
"Boss Lu! What are you talking about! What's so hard about our work? It's all open-pit coal mine! We just need to move it over! It's not tiring at all!"
"Boss Lu! Thanks to your antidote, we're able to live like normal people again. Thank you so much!"
"Boss Lu, come over and have a glass of water! This place is dirty! It's gotten your clothes dirty!"
"..."
The group eagerly led Lu Yuan to their residence and brought him a slightly dirty wooden cup with some coal ash floating on the water inside.
However, compared to their water cups, his own water cup looked quite new, clearly something they had kept for him.
Lu Yuan took the water glass and, without caring whether there was coal ash in it, drank it all in one gulp.
However, after finishing the drink, Lu Yuan remembered something.
"Where...where do you get your water from?"
After taking a look, the group said, "Oh! We used to get this water from tree leaves, but as our numbers grew, we realized that wouldn't work, so we went to the other side of the mountain. There's a huge ocean there! Oh, and by the way, don't worry about the water here, it's all clean water! We didn't dump any pollutants into it! And the seawater is just like pure water!"
Lu Yuan was taken aback: "How far is it from here to the sea?"
At this moment, someone said with a smile, "It takes about three days to walk there! We always bring a group of people to fetch water. We send three groups of people to fetch water every week, and each trip is enough for our people here!"
Hearing these people's simple and honest answers, Lu Yuan felt a pang of sadness.
"Thank you for your hard work. It was my oversight that I didn't think things through!"
"Hey! Boss Lu, what are you saying! What's so thoughtful about it! The environment here is so nice! We're already very satisfied to be able to live here!"
"Yes! Although we may have nothing at the beginning, we believe that we will definitely have everything in the future!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Okay! I promise you'll have everything you need in the future! Um... how about we take a day off today? I'll get you some clothes and food later! We can have dinner together tonight!"
"Huh? A holiday? This...this isn't good! We might become lazy if we have a holiday!"
Lu Yuan waved his hand: "It's alright! From now on, it'll be two days off every week! You'll still work in shifts! That's the arrangement for now! I'll take these coals with me! Gather everyone now, I'll take you to the beach to shower and change your clothes!"
Everyone cheered and went back to their rooms to bring back their clothes, intending to wash their dirty clothes as well.
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