Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 307 Entering the Mining Site

After much hesitation, Eileen still chose the so-called most difficult test.

As Kaido's children, they have always been encouraged by Kaido to understand the true nature of the world.

Only by understanding the true nature of the world can they further comprehend Kaido's actions.

Not all places are as self-evident as the territory of beasts.

However, she was still young before, and her abilities in various aspects had not yet been recognized by Kaido, so she could only be confined to the ivory tower to study.

Now that she has come of age and her combat strength has reached the self-defense standard Kaido mentioned, she naturally wants to start truly engaging with this world.

After a simple disguise, Eileen put on a full-body black ninja outfit and a straw hat covered with a net, disguising herself as a wandering ninja, or perhaps a guard ninja.

Following behind Hazuki Kojiro, they headed to a mining site owned by Kurozumi Orochi.

The pretext was simple: to transport supplies.

Over the years, Hazuki Kojiro has gradually become the largest grain merchant in Wano Country by reselling the food of various beasts.

Especially now that Orochi has deliberately polluted the land of various villages, causing a sharp decline in grain production in villages outside the Flower Capital, his status is becoming more and more important.

Therefore, when he personally led his team to the entrance of the mine, the guards all showed obvious surprise.

"Lady Yu Yue, why have you come in person?!"

The mine manager came out eagerly to greet them, but beneath his fawning expression lay a hidden shrewdness.

Clearly, this guy suspects why Hazuki Kojiro is here.

Hazuki Kojiro didn't take it to heart and just laughed it off.

"I do have a small favor to ask of you."

Amidst laughter and conversation, a small bag containing gold coins was handed to the mine manager.

Hazuki Kojiro leaned close to the other's ear and whispered, "See that guy in the straw hat behind me? He's my new subordinate."

"The reason we came here this time is twofold. First, we want to test whether he has any grievances against General Orochi. If he is a rebel against General Orochi, it will be much easier for us to take him down in the mine."

"If he passes the test, I'll take the opportunity to have a knife made for him here, so that he'll be completely devoted to serving me."

Upon hearing this, the mine manager looked troubled. "Lord Yu Yue, this is a difficult matter... General Orochi has set a limit on the mine's monthly output."

"Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Besides, if he's a traitor, arresting him would be a great achievement for you!"

As they were talking, another small bag of gold coins fell into the collar of the mine manager's kimono.

Hefted the heavy weight above his stomach, glanced at the warrior behind him, and spoke again with difficulty: "The brothers haven't had a good meal in many days."

Hazuki Kojiro immediately slipped another small bag of gold coins into the other person's collar.

Only then did the person in charge of the mining site finally break into a smile.

"Oh, Lady Yuyue, you're too kind. It's just a small matter, there's no need for you to make the trip yourself."

"Come, come, it's just forging a knife, I'll personally speak to that ungrateful swordsmith for you!"

While laughing, the mine manager made way for Hazuki Kojiro to lead the grain convoy into the mine.

Naturally, Eileen also entered the mine as a guard during this process.

The environment inside the mine was not too different from what Eileen had expected.

The overall structure resembles a bowl, or you could say it's a miniature basin.

The guards occupied the high points around the perimeter.

They not only carried swords at their waists, but also flintlock pistols on their shoulders.

From their elevated position, any laborer attempting to escape the mine could not escape their interception and shooting.

The main entrance is located on the south side of the mine.

Extending to the left and right from this entrance, the hollowed-out mountainside contains the guards' dormitories.

One floor below the dormitory, nestled within the mountain walls on the east and west sides of the mine, are rows of prison cells sealed off by iron bars.

Within these iron fences, one could vaguely sense the presence of someone using Observation Haki.

One level below the prison cells is the lowest level of the entire mine.

There, countless laborers are using primitive iron picks to mine the hard earth and rock.

Countless samurai overseers, whips in hand, supervised their work.

From her vantage point, Eileen could also see a corner of the construction site where someone was recording the amount of material the workers were extracting.

You can't really tell anything just by taking a quick glance.

After all, the Beasts also have mining sites, and their layout and operating methods are not much different from here.

However, after a quick glance, Eileen still noticed some clues.

That is, the laborers here are relatively thin and their mobility is far inferior to that of the prisoners in the Beast Mine.

"Lin! Come quick and help!"

Since it's a disguise, it naturally needs to be disguised convincingly. Hazuki Kojiro asked Irene to help unload the grain bags from the transport truck.

After all that busy work, given Eileen's physical condition, it could only be considered a small warm-up at best.

The mine manager then approached, seemingly having already made arrangements, and gestured, "Lady Yuyue, let's go see the swordsmith."

Hazuki Kojiro nodded slightly and greeted him again.

"Lin, keep up. Haven't you always wanted a treasured sword? Today's your chance."

"Yes!"

Eileen gently adjusted the muscles in her throat and responded in a slightly masculine voice.

The two followed the mine owner to the mining area located at the lowest level.

Once she got close enough, Eileen could see it clearly.

These Wano Country laborers, driven to mine, were thin and slow, but their eyes held a strong sense of resistance.

This also seems to explain why there are so many supervisors here, and why they are whipped from time to time.

The mine owner casually explained, "These guys were just arrested recently. They're all like mad dogs. If we don't keep a close eye on them, they'll bite at any time. That's why I personally oversee this mine."

After saying that, he raised his hand and gestured in front of him, where there was a tunnel, which, judging from the marks, was most likely carved out by man.

After passing through the tunnel, we entered a completely new mine.

The layout here is almost identical to the previous mine, but it's much larger, nearly twice the size, and has more workers.

However, compared to the previous mine, the number of supervisors here has not increased.

The same number of overseers managed twice as many workers.

As Eileen approached, she noticed the biggest difference between the two mine workers.

That is, although the physical condition of the laborers here seems to be no different from that of the previous ones, their eyes have become numb.

Aside from mechanically following orders—mining, sorting, and transporting—they had almost no thought of resistance.

This mine was not actually their destination.

It wasn't until they passed through this mine and arrived at the third, even larger mine, that Eileen's worldview was completely overturned.