My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 316 Unspeakable Suffering

Paying a ransom only reduces the severity of the punishment!

Ameng was both angry and resentful, his eyes bulging as he glared at Xin Nian, as if he could explode with anger at any moment.

“You don’t need to look so angry.” Xin Nian remained calm. “On the contrary, if we were weaker than you today, this camp would be yours to take.”

"Not only will our people be expelled, but more than half of them may also be killed or injured."

At that time, these foreign tribes might plunder all their food and then enslave them instead.

Xin Nian still felt that he was quite kind and righteous.

It's just a matter of detaining some workers and demanding some resources in compensation; it's perfectly reasonable.

"Oh, by the way, you need to pay the rations for those 2,500 people in advance. We don't provide any food here." Xin Nian delivered a final heavy punch, landing heavily on Chief Amon, causing his back to bend slightly.

This is truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

King Yu has put him in such a terrible state, and that fellow has yet to be found.

Amon's beard trembled slightly. "Let me see Yin Yin."

Xin Nian looked him up and down. "Alright, but you have to pay the compensation first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chubby boy handed her a list of compensation.

Xin Nian glanced at it and was very satisfied.

Very good, Little Fatty understands her feelings.

Just as he was speaking, Little Fatty had already thoughtfully prepared a list for him.

Xin Nian handed a stack of lists to the bearded man across from her. Seeing his dejected expression, she kindly comforted him, "As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood. Supplies are nothing compared to life."

Amon wanted to yell at her: "You make it sound so easy, why don't you just waive all these compensations?"

Xin Nian ignored him; she was obligated to pay compensation.

Do they think just anyone can come and run wild in their camp?
A group of people stormed onto their territory, shouting and yelling, and smashed down half of the eastern wall.

How can we not compensate them? Otherwise, everyone will think their camp is a soft-shelled crab, and anyone can come and take a bite out of them.

"Can we release our people out of the forest now?"

The sight of the tribesmen struggling desperately in the forest was almost unbearable to watch.

In all his years as chieftain, Amon has never felt so powerless.

To put it simply, this was an unequal battle.

They only need to send one or two people to trap so many of them in the forest, where they are beaten and their fates are unknown.

This is a world of difference in strength.

Amon was filled with remorse, but he remained outwardly calm.

Xin Nian looked at her mother, who raised her hand, and the mutated plant that had been waving its branches stopped attacking and obediently lay dormant.

Soon, the group of Hutu tribesmen, covered in dust and dirt, scrambled out of the grove.

A group of people, dressed in tattered clothes, rushed out of the woods and lay on the ground, panting heavily.

Many people looked around in fear and confusion, babbling in some kind of gibberish.

Xin Nian looked disgusted.

When we get these laborers back to work, we'll have to have Little Fatty act as their translator.

"Go back and prepare quickly." Xin Nian waved to A Meng. "Pay the compensation in full today, and I'll take you to see Meng Lanyin tonight."

Mentioning his sister Yin Yin, Brother Beard's movements indeed quickened considerably.

The main reason was that Yin Yin was still waiting for him to rescue her. A Meng thought to himself that no matter how much grain he had to pay, he had to redeem Yin Yin.

We absolutely cannot let Yinyin suffer at the hands of that female demon. Xin Nian glanced at him and knew exactly what he was plotting.

She just gave a cold laugh.

It's not impossible to redeem her. Pay enough compensation, spare her life, and send her far away so you can't see her anymore.

It all depends on whether Chief Among can offer something of equal value.

Xin Nian turned around and selected a group of strong and healthy aliens who did not appear to be seriously injured.

Those who were too badly injured were all carried back by Amon and his men.

The little girl found Doctor Zhuang and the others, gave them a packet of poisonous herbs, and explained the situation to them.

The latter nodded, carried over a large stone pot, and, as instructed, put the poisonous herbs into the pot according to the recipe. After boiling for half an hour, he had the 2,500 minorly injured members of the alien race line up and watch them drink half a bowl of the poisonous herb water one by one.

Xiao Jinzhi acted as a translator, speaking to these people in broken English.

It's nothing more than "work hard, and they'll be released to go home when they reach the end of their term."

"This is actually not only a poisonous herb, but also a potion for healing injuries. After drinking it, your injuries will heal faster than before."

"As long as everyone stays loyal and works diligently to compensate for the losses of our camp, the poisonous herbs on their bodies will remain dormant and will not take effect."

"However, if you harbor any ill intentions and wish to harm our Icefield Base, you will bear the consequences."

The group of foreigners understood, and their expressions turned extremely ugly.

After a brief, hushed conversation, Xin Nian looked up at Little Fatty.

"It's alright, they're just asking each other, not knowing what kind of work they need to do."

“Tell them that the camp will provide them with three bowls of clean water every day out of pity for them.”

"But the food needs to be provided by their Hutu tribe; we only supply water."

Following Xin Nian's instructions, Xiao Jinzhi chattered away to the aliens, and many of them showed indignation on their faces.

Damn the people of Daxia! They made us work for free for a year and didn't even give us food, only water!

How can the people of Great Xia be so stingy?

After speaking to everyone in a string of words, Xiao Jinzhi pulled Xin Nian away, saying, "I've made it clear to them that these people will live on the construction site from now on and won't be allowed to go down into the underground city. The patrol guards will keep an eye on them to prevent them from tampering with the project."

Xin Nian thought for a moment, "Then let's build them a few large sheds."

It's pitiful; we can't let them sleep in the open all year round. If this continues, their bodies probably won't be able to take it.

“That works too. There’s plenty of thatch in the underground city, so building a row of thatched huts shouldn’t be a problem. That way, we can continue working later and have them work in two shifts.”

Xin Nian glanced at Crown Prince Xiao silently and nodded. "That makes sense."

The dejected foreigners, though they couldn't understand what the couple was discussing, could tell from their expressions that it wasn't anything good.

They were kept here by the clan chief to do hard labor for a full year.

During this period, their food rations had to come from their own side, which shows how unreasonable these Great Xia people were.

It seems impossible to take care of both of them.

Everyone was also very uneasy, not knowing what they were required to do next.

Xin Nian took pity on him and said, "We've been working hard all day, it's getting late. Let's build a few thatched huts and settle people down first."

"Oh, let's start work early tomorrow. There are quite a few more people now. It would be best to finish building the outer city wall within a month."

"father!"

When Lao Xin heard his daughter calling him, he ran over to her.

Xin Nian smiled and took her father's hand. "Come on, let me introduce you to my twenty-seven newly recruited puppet followers."