Why can’t the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled mine?
"Young man, you are such a bad person! You have good hands and feet, why do you have to force yourself to be with an injured person?" An old lady said in disbelief.
The old lady was not old, but very skinny. The half of her wrist that was exposed was as thin as a bamboo pole. Her wrist might have broken before she could hold the pickaxe firmly. Although she looked unhealthy, she was in good spirits.
Su Yanxi handed the nutrient solution to Dali without blushing or beating her heart.
Dali took it silently and unscrewed the bottle cap with his uninjured hand.
Chen Shi and the other three followed suit and opened the four bottles of nutrient solution in front of them one by one. Without even looking at Su Yanxi and the others, they leaned against the wall to save some energy.
After being injured, he could no longer mine, and he was bound to be beaten today.
He was no longer in the mood to care about irrelevant people or things.
He worked tirelessly, but the man in front of him seemed to feel it was not enough and still did not leave. A voice came from above his head:
"This is for you."
Dali didn't want to talk to anyone. If he could speak, he'd really want to say he was a worthless person with no threat, and asked if he could be spared?!
But when he looked up, Dali's eyes seemed to be stabbed by a ray of light.
In front of him was a bowl of batter.
No! Not just one pot, but five.
Five people, five pots of batter, neatly arranged.
At that moment, Dali felt that the world had just collapsed, a world full of broken walls and dust that had not yet settled. Suddenly, time went back, and a ray of warm dawn wanted to heal all the scars. Although the world had not yet healed, the darkness like the end of the world was suddenly dispelled.
He swallowed and pointed at himself with his index finger.
"Hurry up, my hands are sore!" Su Yanxi urged.
Dali didn't dare to raise his hand to take it, but the lady who spoke to him quickly took the five bowls of batter and placed them in front of Dali.
The old lady swallowed her saliva. These five bowls of batter would definitely be enough to fill everyone’s stomach!
"Young man, I misunderstood you! You are Dali's friends, right? I really envy you that you have someone to help you at this time!" The last sentence was said by the aunt to Dali.
Dali's gaze fell on the basin, then slowly moved from the ground to the faces of the five people.
It was ridiculous to call them friends. Except for two people whom he once regarded as competitors, he didn't know any of the other three.
He has always been a loner and has never established any deep friendships with anyone. It is very likely that the man named Brother Nian suddenly felt kind and wanted to help him. After all, he opened two bottles of nutrient solution yesterday, and he generously gave him a bowl of batter.
But he was still useful at that time, but now he has become a useless person. What's the point of giving him nutrient solution?
These people are really stupid, but Dali is not stupid. Since others are willing to give it to him, he is willing to eat it. He will live one day at a time.
The old lady watched helplessly as Dali devoured five bowls of batter by himself, tears streaming down her face with envy. On the last bowl, Dali left half and handed it to the old lady, who happily took it and poured it into her mouth, fearing that Dali would regret it.
Dali, who ate five bowls of batter, was only half full.
He burped and felt a little embarrassed.
Su Yanxi stared at Dali for a long while, then suddenly said, "You still have one good hand, so you should be able to still mine."
Dali wiped his mouth with a satisfied look on his face. He really wanted five more bowls of batter. However, he was hungry and his brain was not working. He did not understand what Su Yanxi meant for a moment.
Then she continued:
"Come and help me dig, and I'll give you food."
These words made Dali's brain burn. He seemed not to understand what she said. He knew every word, but when they were put together, it was difficult to understand.
Dali couldn't speak and didn't know how to answer Su Yanxi, but the old lady next to him was as happy as if she had been taken advantage of.
"I'll do it, I can help you dig. Just leave some nutrient solution for me when you drink it!"
"Okay." Su Yanxi replied.
Seeing that she did not refuse, the "corpses" in the mine seemed to have a last burst of life and tried hard to get closer to Su Yanxi, hoping that they could be selected to help mine like that old lady.
To put it bluntly, their current situation is like they are waiting to die. They are in poor health and cannot complete their quota. They cannot eat and are beaten because they cannot complete their quota. They are hungry and beaten, and their health becomes worse. Their health becomes worse and they cannot complete their quota... This vicious cycle makes them see no hope for the future, and even surviving is a luxury.
Su Yanxi's appearance made them feel like they had seen a savior.
They didn't care whether the person in front of them was crazy or had a sudden urge to become a saint, they just prayed that the chance to earn a living would fall on them.
"I can do it too! Even though my leg is broken, both my hands are fine! I have strength!"
"Get out of the way! Me! Me! I can do it too. I can dig with my feet! I can dig with my mouth! I can dig all day and all night!"
Some people were crawling at Su Yanxi's feet, while some people stayed where they were without moving, exuding a deathly aura, having completely lost the desire to live.
Su Yanxi saw a hint of fear in their eyes. They were afraid that a bite of food would not fill their stomachs and would not change the status quo. Apart from prolonging the date of death, it would only increase the pain and suffering of living.
But from the depths of her soul, she seemed to see everyone reaching out to her, as if the humble people were begging the gods who had mercy on all living beings to hold their hands, give them the strength to live, and give them a miracle to save them from the dire straits.
The cry in his ear and the smell of blood lingering in his nose rushed into Su Yanxi's heart.
She has no savior sentiment. She is a profit-seeking mine owner. She does not want to save the dirty and stupid civilians. She just wants to use them as her miners to help her mine.
Yes, that's right, she was just taking advantage.
Even unqualified workers can fill the gaps. Although these miners with missing limbs cannot dig up many pieces of ore, they are still miners after all.
"You all can help."
As soon as these words were spoken, the dying miners burst into almost crazy cheers. If Xiao Hai and the other four had not surrounded Su Yanxi tightly, those fanatical people would have rushed up and pushed Su Yanxi onto the shrine.
Dali looked at the commotion in front of him with mixed emotions.
He hoped that what the person in front of him said was true, but also hoped that she would not be so stupid.
Not to mention how much food is needed to distribute to a group of half-dead people, even this food cannot save anyone. It is all no different from skipping stones on the water.
As smart as Xiao Hai was, he immediately noticed this problem. When the crowd was excited, he took advantage of the situation and asked Su Yanxi quietly, "Brother Nian, do you really want to help them?"
These foods would make a sound even if they were skipped on the water, but for these people, not even a bubble would form.
If it weren't for the supervisor's kindness, even if a god came, it would be difficult to save these people.
"Brother Nian, I know you have good intentions, but..." Xiao Hai believes that he must be the bad guy.
Brother Nian is good to him, he can't just sit back and watch.
"It's okay," Su Yanxi raised her hand to stop his persuasion. She was not used to hearing the word "good-hearted". "I have my own arrangements."
She is a very smart and selfish aristocrat, so she would never do anything good for the common people!
Su Yanxi frowned seriously and ordered, "Since you agree, let's get to work now!"
See! She has no sympathy for these common people!
*
The system was stunned to see so many miners. In the system’s words:
[Host, you are a genius! Why are you bringing in this bunch of old, weak, and sick people to mine?]
"Thank you." Su Yanxi accepted the system's "praise" without shame. "Why can't the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled mine? As an impartial AI, you can misunderstanding, but please don't discriminate!"
[…I’m not really praising you.]
The system felt strange, but Su Yanxi did not violate the regulations. These dying people were mining voluntarily, and no one was exploiting them, although it seemed like they were being exploited on the surface.
But even if they are willing, the system cannot speak for them.
Su Yanxi, who was as hard-hearted as iron, indifferently opened the mine owner's information panel to check the changes after the addition of miners, as follows:
[Mine owner: Su Yanxi (Shen Yunian?)
Mine Level: Lv.3 (Black Crystal Mine 4, Blue Crystal Mine 4, Tricolor Mine 2)
Miners: 2 (Slave Miner 1: Su Cheng; Miner 4: Chen Shi, Xiao Hai's family; Inferior Miner 41: Dali, Aunt Hu...)
Items: 4 Enforcement Cards, 10 Backpack Slots (Stackable)
Mining speed: 100%
Critical Hit Rate: 0%
Special properties:
1. Recover 20% of your stamina while mining
2. Inferior miners' output reduced by 20%]
These sick miners formed a new category: inferior miners, and they had a large debuff when mining. Su Yanxi was not surprised. What surprised her was that the mine level was upgraded by two levels because of them, and the number of mines also increased greatly.
The number of black crystal mines remained the same as that of the secondary mines, while the number of blue crystal mines increased exponentially, and there was also one of her favorite minerals, tri-color minerals. This mineral came in three colors: milky white, brown, and orange, and was as beautiful as a calico cat.
Each ore is composed of three colors randomly, and each ore is unique. Su Yanxi likes to use this kind of ore to decorate potted plants the most.
The tri-color ore is neither cheap nor precious, but also unique, which can well demonstrate her aristocratic status.
After Su Yanxi finished checking the information changes, a message prompt box popped up.
[It is detected that your miner does not have mining tools. Do you want to loan out tools?]
Su Yanxi chose yes, and the text in the prompt box changed.
[Please choose a pickaxe for your miner: wooden pickaxe, stone pickaxe, iron pickaxe]
Su Yanxi chose a wooden pickaxe.
[The host's points balance is insufficient. This loan is provided by the system. In addition to repaying the principal, the miner must also repay double the interest, which will be split 50-50 between the system and the host.]
The system was very efficient, and wooden pickaxes were quickly distributed to the miners. Seeing this group of new miners full of joy and excitement as they began to mine around the black crystal mine, Su Yanxi couldn't help but condemn the system.
"You're darker than me!"
She never thought of such a high-interest loan operation as lending one dollar and paying back two dollars.
[Host, provide them with tools, and their points will increase. As you humans say: Those who achieve great things do not care about small details.]
"...You are so cruel!" Su Yanxi deliberately trembled and pretended to be scared.
[What now? Host.]
The system called up Su Yanxi's exchange panel, and saw that the numbers at the points were changing rapidly, increasing by more than ten points almost every second. First it was over sixty, then over seventy, and then over eighty, and it easily broke through the hundred mark. The numbers kept jumping, and broke through four digits when the time was almost half over.
Su Yanxi couldn't stop smiling.
When I feel happy, my mouth starts to feel sweet too.
"The system is so smart! It's the smartest artificial intelligence in the world!"
[Host, you don't need to emphasize this well-known fact.]
Su Yanxi: ...I really want to take back what I said before. Why is the system so narcissistic!
After five hours, Su Yanxi obtained half of the miner's points plus 50% of the double interest, and the remaining points became 3382.
Her points reached an unprecedented high, and the redemption area was more dazzling than ever!
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