The Regalons mined honestly, minding their own business.
There were other Residents mining.
There was a problem a few times when some small mining groups would break into conflict regarding the spot to mine the crystals. After all, some spots were good and yielded more crystals.
Some Regalons also faced that, but Almond didn't want to get into stupid conflicts, so he told everyone to give away.
No point in fighting for pennies when they were about to loot a bank.
After mining for eight hours straight and gathering necessary information about the mine, they made a simple and effective plan.
The toughest part was not stealing all the storage compounds, but remaining anonymous. The surveillance should not be able to tell that it was they who did this.
If they got found out, things could turn nasty. Although they wouldn't die because Levi would save them, Levi saving them would defeat the main purpose because then they would have reduced experience and potential gathering speed.
