Break Out (part 2)

There were two types of prisoners in the Royal Prison.

The first type were those who had been sentenced life-long imprisonment! And the other type were those who were not sentenced life-long imprisonment.

The second type were usually forced to mine for 2-3 years before they are released from the prison.

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Clang! Clang!

The sound of mining equipment against the underground mine's walls reverberated through the back of the mountain surroundings.

The life-long imprisonment prisoners were moving their hands and legs like machines, having lost all hope.

While the short term imprisonment prisoners worked hard to please the wardens, hoping to reduce their sentences.

Jack was one of the short term imprisonment prisoners. Moreover, his sentence was just a single year.

But to a 'player' like him, a year long imprisonment was no different from death.

Right now, Jack was in a conversation with another short term prisoner.

"Evalein, start mining! Do you not plan on meeting the quota?" The prisoner advised.

In the Royal Prison, prisoners were not treated kindly. Everyday, one must meet their mining quota to earn their lunch.

There were only two meals per day in the Royal Prison, and dinner was served regardless of quota.

But to an average human, surviving on a single meal per day was similar to being boiled in oil. Hunger wasn't something trivial humans could suppress with their will power.

Jack has never mined in the past month. Luckily, the short term prisoners were bewitched by his charm, and had pooled their hidden treasures(mined ore) to meet his quota. This way, Jack had never missed his lunch.

But the hidden stash of the prisoners had been emptied yesterday!

No matter how bewitched the prisoners were, they wouldn't sacrifice their comfort for others. Thus, out of good intentions(bewitched) the prisoner advised Jack to mine.

After all, it wasn't tough to meet the quota, and you could even earn extra piece of meat if you mined extra after meeting the quota.

Jack looked at the prisoner, then back at the shovel in his hands, then back at the prisoner.

He then used his hidden weapon.

He smiled.

"Can you meet my quota too~" At this moment Jack's voice contained unknown charm that could hypnotise those who heard it.

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Stat Ability 'Soft Suggestion' has been used.

Your Charm is above 100.

Your favourability with the target is above 90.

The Soft Suggestion does not cross target's bottom-line.

Soft Suggestion is successful!

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The prisoner was instantly spellbound! His eyes turned foggy as numerous thoughts passed through his mind in a short amount of time. Finally, he convinced himself and nodded. In his mind he vowed to work hard so that he could meet both their quotas.

The prisoner took his shovel and other mining equipment and started mining enthusiastically. He would meet two quotas even if he had to die for it.

Moving away, Jack looked back at the prisoner while sneering in his heart.

'Hump! I am a Young Master! Young Master 007 in fact! How could I do something as low-class as mining!'

Soft Suggestion was a Stat Ability anyone could use when one's Charm reached 100. But to activate it successfully, the requirements were quite harsh. After all, 90 favourability meant one was as close as their parents.

Even Jack, who had 107 Charm and could easily earn favourability had only one such prisoner who met 90 favourability.

Anyway, Jack looked for a secluded spot in the underground mine. Once he found such spot, he laid down and started planning his break-out.

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It was time for lunch, but Jack was still clueless about his escape. He lazily followed behind other prisoners out of the underground mine and came out.

The wardens took count to make sure everyone was out.

Lunch was served outside the mine, but before that one must fulfil one's quota. The prisoner before Jack paid two quotas and brought two sets of meals. One for him, and other for Jack.

"Evalein, what do you plan after you are released!" The prisoner asked as they ate.

"Evolve?" Jack answered half-heartedly.

"Evolve? What is that? Is that an occupation?" The Prisoner was confused.

"Hehe! It's something out of the scope of this planet! Its a great gift of the nine universes!" Jack answered with a chuckle. Trying to act mysterious.

The poor prisoner took bait. He put himself in a lowly position as he inquired.

"Gift of the nine universes? Evalein, I thought there was only a single universe?"

"Hump! A frog at the bottom of a well!"

Inwardly, Jack did a high jump. He was excited as he had finally said an awesome Young Master-like line.

"Ahh! Frog here, frog there, I can only see frogs everywhere!" Jack smacked his face as if he was embarrassed by his frog-like-company.

The Prisoner titled his head naively. He then ignored Jack and ate his lunch peacefully.

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-1 Favourability with Merlin

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Jack looked at the prisoner. He then sighed. Well, one favourability was nothing! If it meant Jack could act like a Young Master it was totally worth it!

After lunch, the prisoners were taken back to the prison. Once inside, the wardens took count once again to make sure that none were missing.

It took roughly three minutes to count everyone.

After the counting, the prisoners were sent back to their cells. But Jack's eyes were on a specific Warden as he left.

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Name: Jaden Smith

LvL: 15

Occupation: Head Warden

Status: Neutral

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Neutral? Jack looked at other wardens.

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Name: Hess Unit

LvL: 5

Occupation: Guard

Status: Hostile

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Other guards had Status 'Hostile' just like Hess, but Jaden Smith's Status was Neutral.

'Is that the special Warden?' Jack thought silently. It seemed likely. Someone who sells semi-dead potions to prisoners so that the prisoners could escape should be neutral right! In fact, Jack wouldn't be surprised if this warden had Status 'Friendly' towards prisoners.

'I found him! But to think he was the head warden!' Jack shook his head feeling pity towards his kingdom.

Anyway, now that Jack found a clue, it was time to advance to the next part of the plan.

That was bribe! Bribe!!!

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"Head Warden!" Hess Unit saluted.

"Hmm." Jaden Smith nodded warmly as he passed by and entered to his cabin. Hess Unit followed Jaden.

"Any changes in Prisoners habits?" Jaden hanged his hat at the corner and took a seat as he inquired his childhood buddy Hess.

"There has been a small case, Head Warden!" Hess replied. "The short term prisoner, Evalein Vi Retro had been found staring at Head Warden for 1 minute straight!"

"Hmm!" Jaden nodded. "Ignore it. It was probably a coincidence!"

"Roger! Head Warden!" Hess accepted but he didn't leave yet.

"What is bothering you?" Seeing Hess not taking his leave, Jaden questioned.

"Head Warden, I indeed have something that bothers me!" Hess said.

Since the prison was isolated from the outside world, the wardens who lived in the prison were quite close to each other. Moreover, Hess was a childhood-buddy of Jaden and Hess often spoke his mind before his friend.

"This Evalein committed a serious crime like sneaking into a Noble's house! According to me, he should be sentenced 'life-long imprisonment' or even sent to the 'guillotine', but why was he given only a short one-year sentence?"

"This, my friend, you are still naive!" Jaden shook his head. "The punishment for one's crime does not depend on the degree of one's crime, but depends on the judge!"

"The Noble, whose house Evalein sneaked into, likes fair skinned males like him. That's all I can say for now!"

"This..." Hess was speechless. "This Nobel is gay?!"

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