[Cave Reminder: Fire Fruit +1]
[Greedy Critical Hit: Fire Fruit +80]
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The prompts for Greedy Critical Hit kept rolling on the wristband, and the Fire Fruits in front of Chen Yu also piled up until they formed a mountain.
The little demon was already used to it, but Nuo Yi had never seen such a scene.
She watched Chen Yu pluck a fruit, and without any warning, a pile of fruits appeared on the ground. Unfamiliar with Chen Yu's Greedy Critical Hit, she kept rubbing her eyes, afraid she was hallucinating.
"This should be enough to stock up the Elton family."
Chen Yu looked down at the pile of Fire Fruits.
34 fruits, triggering an 80x Greedy Critical Hit, resulted in a staggering 2720 fruits. These, when made into fruit preserves by the magic chefs, would yield 108,800 bottles.
100,000 bottles of preserves would be sufficient for the Elton family's short-term sales, provided they didn't expand too rapidly.
"You're really putting in a lot of effort for the Elton family," the little demon chuckled softly. Chen Yu, who was putting all the Fire Fruits into his wristband, shrugged. "What else can I do? The Elton family is one of my most trusted allies in the cave. If I don't take care of them, who else will? I've entrusted them with selling my equipment, so why would I hold back on Fire Fruit preserves? I've also considered leaving tens of thousands of bottles for the city-state. Money isn't a major concern for me now. It might be more important to leave more attribute resources to cultivate my subordinates."
"At least you're being sensible."
Hearing this, the little demon finally smiled with satisfaction.
"I thought you'd lost your mind over Roni. Your current development means you don't have such a desperate need for money anymore. What you truly lack is combat power. Although you possess a lot of high-quality equipment, the improvement it provides is fixed. Only the increase in your own attributes is infinite."
???
Chen Yu didn't deny the little demon's words, but he wondered why she had to bring up Roni. Their relationship was purely platonic friendship.
Such a powerful demon king, yet her mind was filled with peculiar thoughts.
"The Flame Tree saplings you transplanted earlier can also be planted here," the little demon pouted, crossing her arms. "I can feel it; the elemental attributes here are very dense. Flame Trees grown here grow much faster than those in other regions. You've been troubled about where to plant the saplings, and this is a great spot."
"Are you sure?"
Chen Yu looked around. He could indeed feel that the elements here were several times denser than in other areas.
However...
This secret realm was not within his jurisdiction.
"Why wouldn't I be sure? Can you find a better place to plant Flame Trees?" the little demon asked matter-of-factly. "This is a secret realm. You can't possibly have come here just to pick some Fire Fruits and then ignore this secret realm, can you?"
Come to think of it, Chen Yu actually had that thought.
Secret realms were important, but only if he could manage them. Neither his Free City-State nor the Fengqi City, where he was yet to take office, had this secret realm within their spheres of influence.
Chen Yu wanted to keep the secret realm, but his reach wasn't long enough.
"Don't tell me you actually have that idea," the little demon looked at Chen Yu with disbelief, then raised her hand and smacked him hard on the head. "Are you out of your mind? You don't even want the secret realm? Ah, I understand your thinking. You feel that since this secret realm is not within your territory, you can't watch over it, right?"
"Mmm~"
"Don't worry, I'll solve this problem for you. Just plant them with peace of mind." The little demon's eyes twinkled with a smile. Chen Yu frowned and looked at her for a long time. "How are you going to help me?"
"Shh, don't ask. If you ask, it won't work."
The little demon raised a finger and smiled mysteriously.
"Brother Chen Yu." Just then, Nuo Yi, with stars shining in her eyes, ran over from behind. She parted her small mouth slightly and pointed at the Fire Fruits that had just been collected.
"What is it? Do you want to try one?"
Judging by Nuo Yi's gesture, Chen Yu thought she wanted to taste the Fire Fruit.
Chen Yu wasn't stingy.
With over two thousand Fire Fruits in his hand, he didn't mind giving Nuo Yi a few. He directly took out two from his wristband and tossed them towards her.
"Here."
"I don't want to eat them. I've eaten these before." Nuo Yi caught the Fire Fruits with her spiritual power and pushed them back to Chen Yu. "Our River Town also has a Pure Fire Secret Realm, and it has Flame Trees. I ate two when we were harvesting them, but they had no flavor at all, and they weren't tasty."
"Is that so?"
Chen Yu subconsciously echoed, not particularly surprised.
He now possessed a secret realm, so it was natural for places like River Town to have them. Moreover, with deserts everywhere and extremely high temperatures, the probability of a Pure Fire Secret Realm appearing might even be higher.
"Brother, what did you just do?"
Nuo Yi's eyes were filled with anticipation, and she spread her arms exaggeratedly.
"It's like, you pick one, and a bunch appear underground as if by magic."
"You haven't seen it before?" Chen Yu was a little surprised. He thought Nuo Yi, having followed him for a while, would have witnessed the effect of his Greedy Critical Hit by now.
"Seen what?"
Nuo Yi's eyes remained blank. Chen Yu suddenly grinned.
"This is magic."
"Magic?" Nuo Yi had clearly heard the word, and the light in her eyes shone even brighter. "This is actually magic! Brother Chen Yu, how did you do it? Can you teach me? When I go back, I'll really scare Sister Liuyue and the others."
"You want to learn?"
"Mmm-hmm..."
"Then go plant these saplings for me."
Chen Yu threw the saplings he had obtained when entering the cave. Without a second thought, Nuo Yi happily trotted off with a shovel to plant them.
The little demon silently watched Nuo Yi's diligent back.
"Tricking a minor, have you no shame?"
"She's just idle, and Nuo Yi is an active child. It's good for her to move around more." Saying this, Chen Yu leaned back against the wall of the secret realm and sat down.
The scorching hot barren soil felt only slightly warm when it landed on Chen Yu's backside.
Seeing this, the little demon's face broke into an uncontrollable smile.
"Come sit for a while. It's very comfortable." Chen Yu beckoned. The little demon, however, smiled and shook her head. "I won't. You just sit and rest."
"If you don't want to, then don't."
Chen Yu stretched lazily, surveying the surroundings of the secret realm.
"What's so special about this secret realm? It's just a bit more elemental. Why do you value it so highly?"
Before Chen Yu could finish speaking, the little demon looked at him speechlessly.
"Can't you see your elemental affinity increasing?"