[Shu smiles faintly, but she does not feel the need to enlighten the young woman. There is no need to discuss Oripathy, demons, and the general constant collapse of society in the dystopia that is Terra.]

Yes. You read my murmurings accurately.

I am an agricultural specialist, a Tianshi of the city of Dahuang. I have overseen the harvests for many years.

[A pause.]

I volunteered this information when labor was first demanded of me. I assume that is why they placed me in the mines.

[This is sarcasm, though spoken so straightforwardly that it is difficult to tell.]