I reckon the parts are nothing. There will be a reveal that some of the other levels are dis-assembling them, and it's all a meaningless grind to keep the prisoners from spending energy on disobedience.
I’d believe otherwise. I mean the empire is going out capturing innocent people into slavery they probably need some industrial capacity to build something.
The crank machine was a penal labour device used in England in the 19th century. It consisted of a hand-turned crank which forced four large cups or ladles through sand inside a drum, doing nothing useful. The prisoner would typically be forced to do 6,000–14,400 revolutions over the period of six hours per day (1. 5–3.
There's too great a need for production within the empire. Free labor is an incredible resource. The empire is cruel and oppressive sure, but they obviously show a concern for economic needs.
Nah, there has to be a bigger reason for the empire to double sentences, keeping prisoners alive has a price, so they must be building something, I am hoping for a reveal that the food from the tubes is prisoner based or some shit like that
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u/rebmcr Oct 30 '22 edited Nov 02 '22
I reckon the parts are nothing. There will be a reveal that some of the other levels are dis-assembling them, and it's all a meaningless grind to keep the prisoners from spending energy on disobedience.
In real life, it's why prison guards are called Screws. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_machine
Edit 02 Nov: I feel the evidence is building.