Chapter 38 Factory

Ivan—a former sergeant notorious in Revodan for his alcoholism and domestic abuse—finally grasped the true essence of life: life was not about peaks and troughs, but troughs and even deeper troughs.

He was the first enemy captured by Winters during his first engagement with the New Reclamation Legion. In this sense, prisoner Ivan's existence was a testimony to Winters formally raising the banner of rebellion.

From the moment he was captured, Ivan's experiences could be summarized as: being brutally beaten, interrogated, escorted, imprisoned, and most importantly, forced to make straw shoes.

There was no coercion; the orders from above were simple and clear: no work, no food.

Managing the prisoners was handed over to Winters by Samukin, at that time there were only three prisoners.

To prevent anyone harboring resentment from sabotaging the straw shoes, Ivan and the other two prisoners were required by Samukin to leave a special mark on the shoes they made.