Charlie nodded. “How many workers are working in the mine now?”
Porter said, “We are speeding up the progress regardless of cost, so if we count all types of work in the mine, there are currently about five to six hundred people working in the mine.”
Charlie asked again, “By the way, what are those Sicilian mafias that were brought here from Canada doing now?”
Porter smiled and said, “The mafia from Sicily are all organized into the excavation team, and they specialize in the construction of underground fortifications. Our normal construction team works in three shifts a day and works eight hours a day. However, for these mafias, it’s a twelve-hour working day with two shifts a day. We do not pay attention to labor laws for them as long as we don’t tire them to death. After all, they are a bunch of b*stards who lived a life full of crimes.”
Charlie could not help but laugh and say, “There are more than eight hundred Sicilian elites. They commit murder, arson, and bully all the time. They will not feel tired even if they have to work continuously for twenty-four hours. Working underground in the mine for twelve hours is certainly not a problem for them.”
With that said, Charlie asked again, “By the way, what about those disciples from the Order of the Star, then?”
Porter laughed and said, “Mr. Wade, the ship that the disciples from the Order of the Star are on has not arrived yet.”
Charlie was dumbfounded and laughed.
It was indeed a long way from Hong Kong. It was definitely impossible to arrive in Syria in less than twenty days.
Just then, the steel cage with two levels was lifted up again. As soon as the iron fence on the upper level was opened, Hamed, who was wearing a red helmet, walked out from the steel cage accompanied by several soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies.
Charlie recognized him at a glance and shouted from afar, “Commander Hamed!”
Hamed, who had an increasingly fat belly, followed the sound and looked over at Charlie.
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