The miners looked at the tangible supplies, then at the three people before them whose demeanor was vastly different from those lofty bigwigs of the past. Silence spread throughout the tunnel.
The old miner slowly stood up, walked to the supply box, felt the solid container, and then looked at the detailed list on the inventory.
He raised his head, looking at Catherine with a complicated expression: "Ca… Captain Catherine… did you really empty your reserves?"
Catherine nodded heavily, her eyes slightly red, "The Bauhinia is gone, but the people remain. As long as the people remain, there is hope. This hope is not granted by others but earned bit by bit by ourselves. I know it's difficult. It's so hard to change even this mining district, let alone the entire Mine Star… but someone must start doing it."
