Grand Plan

Venn was impressed with Liya's composing attitude and calmness. He could see the shine in her eye, indicating that she was someone with great ambition to change her position in the mine. It was a pity, however, that her left eye was blind, possibly due to an old injury in the mine.

Nonetheless, Venn was satisfied with the bare-boned young lady before him. Her actions to borrow crystals from the others with the promise of repaying them with more benefits was one crucial for the development of a capitalist society. 

Venn wondered if it was her instinct that prompted her to do so. Most of the other slaves had already used their exchanged currency to indulge in comfort provided by him.