Chapter 80: Messenger.
Even with how hungry and tired Lee was, he happily took a deep breath of the humid underground air as they went deeper. His reaction was misunderstood though.
"I don't like it either." One of the farmers said.
"Why can't they prepare food on the surface?" Another one joined in, "There must be hundreds of people coming down here every day."
The sudden chatter caught Lee off guard, but he wasn't against it. Four of the guys were from the big-eyed race, and he felt like meeting Butalax's brothers.
"It's closer to the stored provisions." The shorty said, "Only deep underground it's possible to keep them frozen."
Lee looked at the guy in surprise.
His voice was deep and sonorous, as if he was a man of a large stature. But he was even shorter than Lee, although not as thin. The most eye-catching thing about him were the oddly short legs, but they didn't slow him down on the way one bit.
"What's the difference?" One of the big-eyed guys argued, "Now we have to bring our blobs down here. They could've as easy bring the ingredients out."
"My guess is that the mines where the cursed ones work are much deeper." One of the farmers, a guy covered with dark feathers, said, "Someone is preparing meals for them as well."
"Why can't they feed the cursed ones outside?" The big-eyed argued, "Look, they walk in the line out and then back in."
"First of all, the cursed ones are here for a reason and it's no good for them go to the surface." The shorty said, "In addition, there are so many in there ... if everyone would come out every day, the place would turn into complete mess."