diff --git a/rules.lua b/rules.lua
index 8ee007a..d291d5a 100644
--- a/rules.lua
+++ b/rules.lua
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ local function territory_search(pos, max)
     )
 end
 
+local function multi_eject(proximal, stone, speed, count, inv)
+    local stack_max = minetest.registered_items[stone].stack_max
+    while count > 0 do
+        local items = stone .. " " .. math.min(count, stack_max)
+        if inv then items = inv:add_item("main", items) end
+        nodecore.item_eject(proximal, items, speed)
+        count = count - stack_max
+    end
+end
+
 function lc_liberties.handle_placement(pos)
     cache = {}
     --minetest.chat_send_all(tostring(pos))
@@ -291,11 +301,7 @@ function lc_liberties.handle_placement(pos)
                     end
                 end
 
-                local stack_max = minetest.registered_items[stone].stack_max
-                while count > 0 do
-                    nodecore.item_eject(proximal, stone .. " " .. math.min(count, stack_max), 3)
-                    count = count - stack_max
-                end
+                multi_eject(proximal, stone, 3, count)
             end
         end
     else
@@ -308,7 +314,7 @@ function lc_liberties.handle_placement(pos)
             for x=pos.x-18, pos.x+18 do
                 for z=pos.z-18, pos.z+18 do
                     if (x ~= pos.x) or (z ~= pos.z) then
-                        nodecore.smokequell({x = x, y = pos.y, z = z})
+                        nodecore.smokeclear({x = x, y = pos.y, z = z})
                     end
                 end
             end
@@ -351,12 +357,21 @@ function lc_liberties.handle_dig(pos, node, digger)
                 ~=
             (minetest.registered_items[node.name].groups.go_territory_marker ~= nil)
                 then
+
+        local stone = minetest.get_node(pos).name
+
+        local count = 0
         for i, v in pairs(connected_group(pos)) do
-            minetest.node_dig(v, node, digger)
+            count = count + 1
+            nodecore.smokeclear(v)
+            nodecore.set_loud(v, {name = "air"})
         end
 
+        multi_eject(pos, stone, 1, count, digger and digger:get_inventory())
+
         return true
     else
+        nodecore.smokeclear(pos)
         return minetest.node_dig(pos, node, digger)
     end
 end