The little female is incredibly sweet and soft, healing the five evil beasts right from the start.

Chapter 285 Distribution
“They won’t have the energy to argue when we go mining tomorrow.” Another voice spoke, its meaning ambiguous.

So the snake-woman beastman and the pink butterfly beastman fell silent.

Jiang Mian, one of the main characters who had just been detained, had not yet spoken and remained silent.

Well, she didn't even have time to say anything.

There were no beds in the basement, so everyone was crammed together. The air was scorching, and even breathing felt hot.

The beastmen looked like they hadn't showered for days, and the air was filled with a sour, sweaty stench.

Jiang Mian could only endure it, since everyone else had no choice but to endure it as well.

Everyone fell asleep in this dazed and confused environment.

The next day.

Jiang Mian felt as if she were covered in oil. It was too crowded and hot last night, and she had sweated a lot. She was indeed feeling uncomfortable all over.

Not only Jiang Mian, but the other female beastmen were in the same situation. However, those female beastmen were in an even more miserable state than Jiang Mian. Before Jiang Mian joined them, after they were captured, they had no means to take a bath, nor were they allowed to take one. They slept together like this every day.

The sour smell of their sweat was even stronger than that of Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian joined halfway through, so naturally her situation wasn't as serious as theirs.

The basement door opened.

"Everyone out, let's start allocating mine shafts!" a Black Butterfly Orc said impatiently.

The beastmen got up and went outside.

Everyone looked like they hadn't rested well after a night's rest, and seemed even more tired.

Jiang Mian followed slowly behind the group and walked outside.

A sharp crack of a whip pierced the air.

Then came the woman's scream.

"Stop dawdling! Hurry up!" The Black Butterfly Orc's angry and impatient voice rang out.

"Yes, yes!" The woman in front gasped, clutching her arm that had just been whipped, and quickly agreed.

The people around them became even more apprehensive.

Jiang Mian, who was behind, felt pain just hearing the sound of the whip hitting flesh.

Perhaps it was the intimidating power of the whip that made the previously slow procession quicken its pace.

They walked even faster, especially when passing that orc.

The group quickly reached the ground.

The air was especially fresh in the early morning.

Jiang Mian felt as if she had suddenly come out of that cramped basement and breathed in fresh air, and her whole being seemed to come alive again.

However, this happiness did not last long. Soon, an orc shoved her, and then shoved the female orc next to her, saying impatiently, "You, you, you, and all of you, get on that vehicle."

"That's the hardest mine, and they were actually assigned there. It's really tragic." Some of the older miners, who had also been reassigned to different mines, muttered under their breath when they saw this scene. "Could they have offended someone? Those girls are so thin and frail, can they really dig through all that ore?"

“Who said being assigned there means mining?” another orc said cryptically. “There are a lot of male orcs there. Who knows how these little rabbits will be mistreated when they get there.”

The orc seemed to suddenly understand, as if he had remembered something, and gently shook his head: "Alas, what a pity."

"What's the pity? They're just prisoners of war; there's no need to pity them." Another orc smirked.

The two orcs said nothing more, as they were also heading to the new mine. Jiang Mian boarded the vehicle with the other female orcs. She glanced at the sheep girl beside her, her expression pausing. She knew she had offended that mine manager and would definitely be assigned to some dirty and tiring mine. But why had this sheep girl also been assigned here?
So Jiang Mian casually asked, "Did you offend someone? How come you're assigned to the same mine as me?"

The sheep girl got on the bus and learned that she had been assigned to a bad mine. Her expression turned rather unpleasant.

Hearing Jiang Mian's words, she turned her head to look at Jiang Mian, her lips moving slightly: "What bad luck, it must be because I was standing next to you that I was pushed out."

The girl with the pink butterfly on her arm was also pushed into this car last night. Upon hearing this, she seemed to understand something: "Yes, it must be because of you. I was standing not far from you. I died. It's all your fault."

And then there was that snake-woman beastman from last night; her face was even paler and weaker, and it was unclear whether she could survive. She didn't speak, seemingly trying to conserve her strength.

The other cat girls and rabbit girls stayed nearby like quails, filled with fear for the future.

Hearing their words, she also cast a seemingly unintentional, complaining glance at Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian:......

"I was standing there, who knows who was standing next to me? Can you blame me?" Jiang Mian's lips curled slightly. "You guys are really being unreasonable."

They knew they couldn't blame Jiang Mian; they could only blame their bad luck for standing so close to her.

But they just wanted an outlet for their emotions, which is why they started complaining about Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian couldn't be bothered with them anymore.

"How come you're not afraid at all?" The snake-woman beastman looked at Jiang Mian.

Jiang Mian paused. Did she seem unafraid? But being afraid wouldn't help.

“Being afraid won’t help.” Jiang Mian smiled helplessly.

What's the use of being afraid? We can only deal with whatever comes our way and see if there's a chance to escape.

Perhaps it's because she had a trump card up her sleeve.

The quantum computer and the hub necklace were taken, but she still had something hidden in the armor plate.

In addition, during the days she trained with Li Yan, she was able to win fights against orcs.

Before long, other male orcs boarded the vehicle one after another.

Several petite female orcs shrank back in fear upon seeing this.

It was a mixed-gender vehicle, and even a mixed-gender mine.

Jiang Mian remained silent for a moment.

After the male orc got on the vehicle, he brazenly stared at the female orc, his manner lewd and vulgar.

Jiang Mian felt many eyes on her, and her eyebrows twitched.

The prettiest one always stands out at a glance, and since she joined halfway through, her clothes were much cleaner than the others.

Jiang Mian fell silent; she should have wiped the ashes off herself.

An orc stared blankly at Jiang Mian, as if her life force had been drained away.

"Stop looking, that's what the mine manager has his eye on, don't even think about it." It wasn't until the orc next to him nudged him.

The orc then came to his senses and looked away, but after a while he couldn't help but look at Jiang Mian again.

Jiang Mian smiled bitterly to herself. Should she be glad that the mine manager had taken a liking to her? As a result, although these orcs had designs on her, they dared not make a move.

It's a mixed bag.

(End of this chapter)