Pei Shu'er tied up the Dazi again, more securely than before.
"You brought this on yourself."
The soldier led the person back up the mountain and tied him to a large tree alongside the other Dazi.
It wasn't that they were reluctant to kill them, but keeping them alive provided a contingency for emergencies or to relay messages if necessary.
Once on the mountain, the person became utterly dejected, spending days enduring the torment of pain while gagged, only able to emit muffled cries of agony.
At this critical moment, 20 tons of coal had been extracted.
Seeing the low efficiency of the workers, Pei Shu'er also started digging alongside them.
She occasionally used Space Power to make cuts, but not entirely, leaving some connections to make it easier for others to extract.
She did it discreetly, and no one noticed; the soldiers even thought the coal was naturally soft.
