CH659 Silver Tongue Recruitment
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He paused briefly, then raised a third finger.
"Third, any protection we provide will likely expire once the mine has been fully exploited. We—and our partners—are, at the end of the day, hired power. If compensation stops, so does our service.
"When that happens, the grim future my wife described earlier becomes far more likely. Our partners will gradually loosen their secrecy measures surrounding this place, and eventually, people will learn about your village and what once existed here."
Alex was just about to raise another finger and continue.
"What is the second option?" the woman asked suddenly, cutting him off before he could elaborate further on the first.
"Option two is for your tribe to rebuild your village somewhere else. In that case, the compensation you receive from the mine would be used to incentivise our partners to provide your people with a safer location—somewhere your tribe can rebuild and live in relative peace.
