Answer:
The answer is D
D. search for a gold mine.
Explanation:
You should always pay attention to the focus of the author what is he trying to say and what two main ideas is he comparing or contrasting in a way.
Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing /an idea is given human attributes.
Here instead of "you will pay the price", the author says "your lives will pay the price", using personification.
A sentence fragment is the correct answer