Chapter 46: Still Heart (Rewritten)
Despite the fact that he wasn’t a local of Belobog, Sunny could tell that this discovery must have been huge for the people of the Underworld.
The largest discovery of Geomarrow in the last thirty years... such an amount might have been able to keep Underworld families fed for a month or so!
The implications of the discovery didn’t evade Seele.
"Are you serious? That’s big news. How come I never heard about it?"
At Seele’s question, Natasha explained:
"Well, they weren’t in a hurry to make it known. Most of the mines have been contaminated by the Fragmentum — many people are out of work. They were afraid of being overwhelmed if they let the word out."
She sighed.
"But the vagrants here have keen eyes — they couldn’t keep it hidden from them. Some local gangs wanted to profit from the situation, so they blackmailed the mining team for hush money... and that was the final straw."
Dan Heng’s usually stoic face frowned.
"The vein should belong to those who discovered it."
Natasha let out a weak smile, evident of fatigue from the situation.