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

Chapter 288 Mining
The mine is surrounded by towering boulders and a few scattered trees clinging to the cliff face.

Jiang Mian and his group were forced off the car.

"Don't you dare slack off. Go to the mine now and start mining. You need to fill a basket of ore every day to get nutrient solutions, or you won't get any food," the mine foreman said coldly. "Anyone who tries to slack off, cheat, or try to run away will be whipped."

The mine foreman explained the rules and quickly allowed them to enter the mine.

Jiang Mian was also assigned a large basketball hoop, a shovel, a hammer, and so on.

She was also wearing a safety helmet and a headlamp.

However, she felt that the helmet looked like it had been worn by many people before. It felt sticky and clingy to her hair, which made Jiang Mian even more certain that it wasn't just a feeling, but that many people had indeed worn it.

The mine has a network of interconnected tunnels.

These people were pushed in, as if they were free to explore and mine.

"What are you standing outside for? Hurry up and go inside!" The mine foreman lashed the ground with his whip, making a whooshing sound. Those who had been hesitating outside the mine all rushed inside.

Jiang Mian also went in carrying a large basketball hoop.

The air inside the mine was very scarce, and there were only a few lights for illumination, with visibility very low.

The veteran miners naturally knew where to mine, but the newcomers felt somewhat lost.

New miners instinctively want to follow in the footsteps of the veteran miners and start mining.

"Go away, don't follow us. Go dig in the other mines." The old miner hurriedly waved his hand impatiently to shoo them away. "There are so many mines here, just choose one and go in to dig."

Jiang Mian stood not far behind, but did not immediately follow.

So many people walked through that mine tunnel, including veteran miners, which clearly indicates that there was a lot of ore there.

The other mining routes are deserted, which means the ore is scarce and difficult to mine.

However, the mines here are inherently difficult to extract.

The veteran miners occupied the richest vein, and the newcomers were forced to mine in other veins.

“Brother, I’m very obedient. Please let me dig with you.” A female orc took the initiative to hug a miner’s arm.

The miner looked down at the female orc, then nodded: "Alright, come with me, I'll take you to mine."

Everyone knows perfectly well what kind of deal they made.

Some female orcs make their own decisions, and no one else can say anything about them.

Then several more female orcs went over.

Jiang Mian glanced at it, then silently headed towards the sparsely populated mine.

“Hey, I just asked, this vein is very difficult to mine. Not only is the ore scarce, but it's also very difficult to mine.” The sheep girl grabbed her wrist. “Let’s mine in the mine next door.”

Jiang Mian stopped in her tracks, paused, and looked at the sheep girl, seemingly surprised that she would remind her.

"Come or don't come, it's up to you." The sheep girl frowned, glanced at her, and turned to walk towards another mine tunnel.

Jiang Mian's decision to take that sparsely populated mining road was not because he wanted to mine, but because he wanted to escape.

When she saw the size of the basket and the hardness of the mountains, she realized that it would be impossible for her to fill the basket in a day by herself, and she would be exhausted.

Anyway, we haven't mined enough ore, so we just don't have food to eat, and there won't be any punishment.

Jiang Mian planned to rest and leave when she could sleep, then seize the opportunity to escape. She had observed the area on the way here and found the defenses to be extremely lax; the camp was simply surrounded by fences and thorns, without any high walls or electric fences.

Escaping should be easy.

"Are you trying to run away?" The snake-woman beastman had appeared beside her at some point.

Jiang Mian's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at her.

“I just checked it too. The defenses are very lax, and escape should be easy. But think about why they’re so lax?” The snake-woman beastman said this to her before heading into the mine the sheep girl had gone through. “I heard there are a lot of insects and wild beasts here.”

Jiang Mian pondered the snake-woman beastman's words. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: "That's right, why were they so relaxed? It's because if they left this place, they probably wouldn't survive."

There is no human habitation around this mine, and it is mostly inhabited by wild animals and insects. If they leave the mine, will they be able to survive well after leaving?
Unless they acquire a means of transportation, such as a hovercar, it would be extremely difficult for these two-legged creatures to leave this desolate land.

Jiang Mian could ensure he wouldn't starve in the mountains, but he couldn't guarantee he'd survive if he encountered insectoid creatures or wild beasts.

At the mine, you can get a bottle of nutrient solution after mining for at least two days, and it's relatively safe.

Jiang Mian:......

I'm almost brainwashing myself into staying here and mining.

Anyway, she still had to leave this place, but the snake woman beastman's words reminded her that she would have to steal the hovercar before leaving.

So Jiang Mian also headed towards the mine where the sheep girl had just gone.

Let's start by mining and then observe the situation.

After Jiang Mian entered the mine, Chen, who was not far behind her, slowly followed her in, but at a distance that Jiang Mian would neither notice nor discover.

He possessed a hovercar, so his only goal was to knock Jiang Mian unconscious and take her away.

However, Jiang Mian is always surrounded by people, making it difficult for him to make a move, and he doesn't have a good opportunity to do so right now.

After Chen went inside, the cat girl silently followed him.

Jiang Mian went inside and met up with the sheep girl and the others, and found that the pink butterfly beastman was also there.

They just glanced at each other casually before getting back to mining.

Jiang Mian also found a spot, first putting down the heavy basket containing the mining tools, and then instead of starting to mine, he watched how the others were mining.

It wasn't just female orcs who mined this vein; male orcs also mined it, with male orcs making up the majority.

She then discovered that the female orcs took longer to mine the same ore than the male orcs.

Moreover, after digging for so long, they only managed to cut off a small piece of the wall, and the ore they obtained was only a small piece, taking a long time to fill a basket.

"Why not use a machine to dig?" The pink butterfly orc, gripping her shovel and sweating profusely, couldn't help but complain.

"Because we're cheap," a male orc replied sullenly.

Pink Butterfly Beastman: ...

No, they're free.

The miners received star coins, but the prisoners of war received nothing.

There were female prisoners of war and, of course, male prisoners of war as well.

(End of this chapter)