The appearance of the Tiger Seal used for mustering troops set all parties in motion. The stagnant depths of the cave, upon hearing the news spread, began to ripple instantly.
Little did they know, the instigator of all this, and the focus of the entire cave’s attention, was right here.
At this moment—
“Burp.”
In front of the surging bonfire, Chen Yu patted his round belly, leaning against a large rock and letting out a satisfied burp.
“Brother, give me some more.”
Clutching a leg of lamb, Nuo Yi’s small face and hands were greasy with oil. She shoved a lamb leg, which looked like it weighed seven or eight pounds, towards Chen Yu’s face.
Chen Yu, still burping, licked his lips as he looked at the glistening lamb leg.
It was truly, damnably delicious!
Even Chen Yu, accustomed to his own cooking, was still amazed by his culinary skills. If his stomach could hold more, he’d definitely have a couple more bites.
“You have it.”
Rubbing his stomach and burping, Chen Yu shook his head.
“I really can’t eat anymore.”
“Ah, there’s still so much left, what a shame.” Nuo Yi licked her lips. “Then I’ll be the one to finish it all.”
“If you can, you go ahead.”
Chen Yu gestured for her to help herself. Nuo Yi, not one to hold back, moved to the bonfire and happily began gnawing on the lamb leg.
“This girl, she’s gotten fatter after a few days with you, did you notice?” the little devil whispered with a sly smile, elegantly wiping the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.
Chen Yu hadn’t noticed until the little devil mentioned it. It seemed she had indeed rounded out a bit.
“Shh~”
Chen Yu raised a finger and tugged at the little devil’s arm.
“Don’t say things like that. Weight is a sensitive topic. What if it hurts Nuo Yi’s little feelings? Besides, getting a bit fat, what’s the big deal?”
“Exactly!” Nuo Yi chimed in between bites of lamb. “I don’t care at all.”
“You’re right, we don’t care.”
“Brother Chen’s roasted whole lamb is so delicious. If I don’t eat more, wouldn’t that be a rejection of Brother Chen’s skills? I have to eat all this sheep.”
“That’s not necessary.”
Seeing that there was still more than half a sheep left, Chen Yu gave a wry smile.
“I must, I will eat!”
Nuo Yi’s stubbornness kicked in. With her words spoken, Chen Yu didn’t try to dissuade her further. He just wondered how Nuo Yi’s tiny stomach would manage to hold all that meat, weighing tens of pounds.
Watching Nuo Yi feast by the bonfire, Chen Yu also patted the token in his怀.
[Giant Sheep Token: Upon use, you will obtain 200 Giant Sheep]
This token was obtained by Chen Yu and his companions from a chest after clearing out a den of monsters. The one roasted over the bonfire was the leader of these monsters.
Mountain Giant Sheep, a Black Obsidian realm monster.
For the surrounding monsters, the strength of the Mountain Giant Sheep was quite considerable. Its Black Obsidian realm power also allowed it to command a vast territory.
The Giant Sheep had quite a few Gold realm subordinates.
Its configuration was not low!
For ordinary adventurers, defeating them would indeed be quite difficult, especially since this monster possessed the combat skill ‘Savage Charge’.
Chen Yu, with his 1600 defense points, still felt a sting when it charged him.
If anyone else had come here,
The Giant Sheep’s charge alone might have been enough to trample them to death.
Unfortunately, they had bad luck.
They encountered the combination of Chen Yu and his companions.
Even though Chen Yu and his group were few in number, each of them was a master. Dealing with those giant sheep didn't even require the little devil’s help; Nuo Yi alone took down the monster camp.
“Our city-state’s livestock industry can advance further.”
Weighing the Giant Sheep Token, Chen Yu’s eyes were filled with a smile.
Since the token could trigger greedy critical hits, Chen Yu naturally wouldn't hand it over to Kaylin directly. By using it himself back in the city, these 200 sheep would become 16,000.
More importantly—
He possessed as many as 80 of these tokens.
“Then I must congratulate you in advance,” the little devil said with a sarcastic smile. “Shouldn’t we notify Kaylin right away and have her cordon off a patch of grassland around the city-state, dedicated to your farming endeavors?”
“Hiss!”
Chen Yu couldn’t help but gasp slightly.
With 80 tokens, he essentially possessed over a million giant sheep. The area of grassland required would be quite substantial. Considering the current segmented planes, he feared they wouldn’t be able to cordon off such a large area outside the city.
“When will the planes merge?” Chen Yu murmured.
If the planes could merge completely, Chen Yu wouldn’t need to worry about future planar changes and would not hesitate to expand the territory around the city-state on a large scale.
What was the point of expansion now?
With another planar merger and change, who knew where the previously demarcated land would end up.
“Hey, yes, yes, yes, let the planes merge quickly, and then other cities, city-states, and strongholds can march in and beat you up,” the little devil said with clasped hands and a smile. “Hooray, then we can just destroy the city.”
???
Only then did Chen Yu notice the little devil’s strangeness. He had been preoccupied with the development of the livestock industry and hadn’t noticed the little devil starting to become sarcastic.
How bizarre!
He didn’t seem to have done anything to offend the little devil.
“What are you doing now?” Chen Yu tilted his head and glanced at the little devil. “I shouldn’t have offended you, right? Why are you speaking so sarcastically? My desire to develop the livestock industry is also for the development of our city-state. With my talent, our livestock industry will grow bigger and bigger.”
“And then, will others annex your granary?”
“How dare you say that!”
“Chen Yu, I don’t know what’s going on in your head.” The little devil tapped Chen Yu on the head. “Think carefully about what you’ve been doing all this way.”
“Clearing monsters, scavenging resources,” Chen Yu replied truthfully.
From the Batu Free Federation to the Tatu Kingdom, Chen Yu had not slacked off at all. He had been working at high intensity the entire time, rushing against time. Upon seeing monsters gathered, he would immediately clear them out, then scavenge treasure chests and resources to expand his resource reserves as much as possible.
Seeing that the little devil remained silent for a while, Chen Yu asked in surprise.
“Is there something wrong with this too?”
If Chen Yu had been lazy and done nothing, he could understand the little devil criticizing him. But being so diligent and hardworking along the way, and still being met with sarcasm?
He truly didn’t understand.
“I can’t even scavenge some resources?” Chen Yu said, speechless. “Then wouldn’t the resources along the way be wasted? It was all done in passing, and I didn’t delay our arrival at the Tatu Kingdom. Why are you acting like this? Little devil, I think you’ve been a bit neurotic lately.”
“Why would I blame you for doing these things?”
The little devil spread her hands slightly. “There’s nothing wrong with scavenging resources. We did get quite a few good items while hunting monsters. The problem is… that’s not the main point. Haven’t you noticed anything unusual along the way?”
Suddenly, Chen Yu’s expression turned serious, and he cautiously looked around.
“Could it be that someone is tracking us?”