Chapter 37: The Best Candidate
Eclipse Islands, Eclipse Island.
The main peak, the main hall of the Wuxiang clan, the council hall.
At this time, in the conference hall, the patriarch and the great elder of the Wuxiang clan sat on the left and right main seats, and on each side of them sat a row of elders members.
And in front of them, the supervisors of all the mines were prostrate on the ground, looking nervous.
"Can anyone give me an explanation for the recent sharp decline in spiritual mineral output, I don't think this is the first time I have summoned you." The expressionless Great Elder spoke at this time.
Hearing the inquiry, the prison leaders who were prostrate on the ground below felt bitter in their hearts.
After the last meeting of the Elder Body, they were already aware of the seriousness of the problem.
So after going back, first Liwei punished all the coolies, and then deprived the coolies of a lot of rest time to use for mining and increasing output.
I thought that this aspect had been resolved.
However, recently, the department that counted the spiritual mineral output of the clan once again reported the latest spiritual mineral output to the elder group.
After a series of measures, the output of spiritual ore has not increased significantly, but has been reduced by 20%.
Upon hearing this news, the supervisors of the various mining areas already realized that something was wrong.
Sure enough, the Great Elder quickly summoned them and asked them to give an explanation.
At this moment, prostrate in front of the council hall, they were nervous and helpless at the same time.
Because they don't know where the problem of declining spiritual ore production is.
One thing they can be sure of is that the coolies have greatly improved their mining efficiency under the recent high-intensity pressing, as evidenced by the significant increase in the mortality rate of coolies.
Although there are also negative situations that appear.
For example, a recent coolie escape.
However, this matter did not have much impact on the output of the spirit mine.
Because before the incident happened, they strangled it in the cradle.
Through the report of the Terran coolies, they knew the situation in advance, and on the same day, they arrested the two masterminds who proposed to escape, and then they made an example of the two masterminds, brutally killing the two masterminds in front of all the coolies, in order to set an example.
I thought that everything would settle down, and there was no need to worry about ore production.
However, the data given by the statistics department gave them a slap in the face.
While secretly scolding in their hearts, they even suspected that the clansmen in the statistics department had embezzled the spirit mine, which caused problems with the ore output data.
Thinking of this, a prison head immediately said stubbornly:
"Patriarch, Great Elder, and all the elders, the subordinates can be sure that everything is normal in the mining area under their jurisdiction, and all the coolies are not lazy, so it stands to reason that there is no possibility of a decrease in ore output, so the subordinates are suspicious ......"
"Suspect what?" The Great Elder's face was as usual, and he asked in a flat tone.
"The subordinates suspect that maybe there is a mistake in the statistics department!" Gritting his teeth, the warden said what was on his mind.
Although he said this, he would definitely offend the clansmen on the side of the statistics department, but thinking that the punishment that he couldn't give an explanation was to enter the demon prison to be punished, he still chose to say what he thought.
"Oh? Do you have proof? ”
"The subordinates have no evidence, but since everything is normal in the mining area, and we supervise the work and do not handle the ore, there is no corruption, so the subordinates really can't think of any other reason except for the mistakes in the statistics department."
After the Great Elder was silent for a long time, he continued to speak:
"All of you think the same thing?"
Hearing the Great Elder's inquiry, all the mine supervisors nodded one after another.
"I will send someone to investigate this matter, I hope you didn't lie to me, otherwise what the price is, you know." As he spoke, the Great Elder waved his hand and motioned for them to stand down.
Seeing this, the prison leaders immediately fell to the ground, then stood up and respectfully retreated and left.
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On the way back.
The supervisors of the major mining areas have bitter faces.
At the same time, the problem of sharp decline in ore output in the mining area was discussed.
During the negotiations, they became more and more certain of their guesses.
Since the coolies are not lazy, and they do not handle the ore produced in the mines, there is only one truth.
Someone in the clan's statistics department has embezzled ore!
But how to prove this is a dilemma in the hearts of the prison heads.
Although the Great Elder said that he would investigate, if he could not find out the problem of the statistical department, the ultimate responsibility would still be borne by them.
When the time comes, they will be sent to the "Demon Prison" in the clan to be punished.
The thought of all kinds of torture in the demon prison made their hearts tremble.
At this moment, one of the prison guards suddenly spoke:
"I can think of a way, maybe it will work!"
Hearing this, all the prison leaders turned their eyes on him.
The warden then continued:
"Although we don't handle the ore and don't have contact with the people in the statistics department, the coolies are not only responsible for transporting the ore, but sometimes they are also responsible for helping the people in the statistics department to count the ore, so why don't we start from the coolies and look for clues!"
"What do you mean?"
"My idea is simple, find a group of coolies you can trust, replace the ones who are now in charge of transporting ore, and then they will act as our eyeliners......"
After hearing these words, the hearts of the prison leaders suddenly brightened.
As the prison chief said, although they do not contact the tribesmen of the statistical department, they do have contact with the coolies.
They who are responsible for managing the coolies have every right to replace the coolies who are now responsible for transporting the ore, and then replace them with a group of trustworthy coolies to act as their own eyeliners to investigate the cause of the loss of ore.
After understanding the reasoning, the prison leaders began to think about how to implement this plan.
As for which coolies can be trusted, they already have candidates in mind.
In terms of loyalty, apart from the Terran coolies, they really couldn't find a second choice.
Last time, it was also because of the report of the Terran coolies, which made them have a lot less incidents, and the possible large-scale escape of the coolies was stifled in advance.
Therefore, choosing the Terran coolies as eyeliner is undoubtedly the best choice in the eyes of the prison heads.
As the ideas in their minds gradually perfected, the prison leaders said goodbye to each other and headed for the mines under their jurisdiction.
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Upon returning to the mining area under their jurisdiction, they immediately gathered all the Terran members in the mining area and led them to a no-man's corner.
In this regard, the players are very dissatisfied, and the unhappiness has been written on their faces.
Staying in the mine, their health is decreasing every minute and every second, so wasting time is a waste of money and lives.
They finally got the opportunity to come to Eclipse Island to work as coolies, and they didn't want to waste their time on boring conversations.
As for the impatience of the players, the head of the prison is not impressed.
During this period of contact, he felt that he already understood the thoughts of the Terran coolies very well.
Knowing that they love mining and are even willing to give their lives for it, it is natural to be very unhappy to be interrupted.
After sorting out his thoughts, the head of the prison told the players what was on his mind.
When they heard the warden say that they were going to change them to a lighter position, the players almost scolded their mothers, and even the players with a short temper had to roll up their sleeves and face the warden on the spot.
But then when I heard the head of the prison say that they were going to be transferred to the ore handling team to be responsible for transporting ore, the expressions of the players who were originally reluctant changed instantly.
This live, they like it!
"Go to the soup for the head of the prison, and don't give up!"
"What I hate most in my life is corruption, and we will definitely investigate it for you!"
"This matter is entrusted to us, you can rest assured, and we guarantee that the investigation will be cleared"
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Such assurances are played out in various mining areas.
Like a pack of weasels, he assures the rancher that he will find the lost chicks when he goes to the chicken coop.