[Status: Memory Replaced, Divine Soul Imprinted, Identity set to 'miner', Bound by the rules of Ping'an County.]
It had changed!
It went from "Unbound" to "Bound"!
He watched as the student named Zhou Ping accepted a wooden tablet and two black, coarse buns.
The numbness and fear on his face actually faded slightly, replaced by an almost grateful subservience.
It was as if he had truly become one of the Floating People who had found work and could finally fill his stomach.
A brawny man with a fleshy face and a whip in his hand walked over.
He kicked Zhou Ping in the backside.
"What are you dawdling for? Eat, eat, eat, that's all you know! Get your ass moving and follow me. If you don't dig enough today, you won't be getting any dinner!"
Zhou Ping stumbled from the kick, but instead of resisting, he quickened his pace, wolfing down the coarse buns.
He fell in line behind the man called "Wang."
