Maugus' Library

 "In this world, simply surviving is already a challenge." "We live in mines abandoned before the war. We use the most primitive tools, even digging with our bare hands, just to exchange scraps from other survivors' camps. We never hurt anyone—we only wanted to live. But even so, some people have cast greedy eyes upon us." The thin, dark-skinned man kneeling in front of Gu Hang was named Patel. He wasn't tall or strong, and his skin looked rough under his dirty, tattered clothes. Judging by his appearance, it was clear he was telling the truth—he was one of those who scavenged for food in the old, abandoned mines. Patel continued: "Eight days ago, a group of wasteland bandits calling themselves the 'Dead Prisoners' killed seventeen of us and kidnapped forty-two more. God-Emperor, the youngest among them is only four years old! They demanded a ransom, and we paid it. But they only grew greedier—not only did they refuse to release the captives, bu