A/N: Sorry we're late today! Smthg came up at home. Speaking of which, the time of upload might be erratic in the next few days. I apologize in advance.
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After a few rounds of torture, the mercenaries became well-behaved. She got them to loosen up the ores and bring them up, promising them 20% of the mission reward for the ores they gathered.
Some of them did harbor some thoughts of vengeance, but because Sol and Truffles watched over their progress, none of the mercenaries actually dared to make a move.
The ambulatory miners also helped out, wanting to do what they could to express their thanks. They were used to working, so naturally they couldn't stay idle for long when their saviors were up and about, even if they were in pain.
For people like them, pain was the norm. What they could not afford was to lose the favorability of their saviors.
