Jiang Yaqing's expression was stunned by the projection from her wristwatch.
So simple?
In her heart, she actually felt that other clans could accept more stringent demands, but she hadn't expected Chen Yu's request to be unbelievably simple.
Resources obtained could be prioritized for Chen Yu.
This seemed like a request,
To put it bluntly, it depended on the mood of the clans who took the equipment.
Chen Yu had no one planted within their clans, so how could he know what resources he would get? If they wanted to give it, they would give it; if they didn't want to give it, they would pretend they didn't receive it, and Chen Yu couldn't do anything to them.
"Are you sure?"
After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Yaqing pursed her lips and whispered softly.
"What else do you think I could ask for?" Chen Yu shrugged with a smile. "As long as they can do this, it's enough."
Chen Yu's demands were very simple.
Rare resources.
Among them, food was the most important to him.
For rare food resources like Flame Fruit and Lava Fruit, the difficulty coefficient for Chen Yu to explore and obtain them was relatively high.
Jiang Yaqing's circle of influence spanned all over the cave dwellings.
Perhaps, he could get unexpected gains from them.
As for whether they could truly do it and prioritize providing resources to Chen Yu, Chen Yu wouldn't know and couldn't be bothered to think about it.
Everyone has a scale in their heart.
If they didn't provide these resources to Chen Yu, then Chen Yu wouldn't cooperate with them on equipment anymore, even if they truly hadn't obtained them.
If they couldn't get these rare resources, it meant their strength was insufficient.
If Chen Yu continued to invest in such families, he wouldn't gain any benefits. Therefore, he would consider these few thousand sets of equipment as forging good relations.
If they were willing to provide rare resources to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu would decide the extent of his future cooperation with them based on the quantity they provided, how much equipment he exported, and what discounts he offered.
Otherwise, what could he expect from these families?
Allies in war?
To put it bluntly, with their current strength, they might not even be able to take down a slightly larger camp. Chen Yu's initial definition of them was as resource points.
To become stronger by relying on the resources they provided.
During this period, Chen Yu would also provide them with corresponding aid and support, helping these clans to establish a foothold in the cave dwellings little by little.
Perhaps in the future, they could become helpers when Chen Yu called for action.
They were not qualified yet.
With the current development of Jiang Yaqing and the others, they were not enough to intervene in the struggle between Chen Yu and the cave dwellings.
"In my opinion, you could actually ask for more, or... if that doesn't work, you could even get a daughter from the Dongguo family as a concubine."
As she spoke the last sentence, Jiang Yaqing winked, a playful smile on her face.
"Hiss, a concubine..." Chen Yu, hugging his shoulders, clicked his tongue slightly. "That's actually a pretty good idea, but I haven't even seen her, nor do I know what she looks like. I'm not interested in her."
"Then who are you interested in? There are many good-looking people in our circle."
Chen Yu remained silent, just watching the projection. Jiang Yaqing craned her neck, waiting for Chen Yu for a long time. Suddenly, she seemed to understand something, and her pretty face instantly turned red.
"Scram!"
Abruptly, the projection ended.
Looking at the projection that had disappeared from his wristwatch, Chen Yu also shook his head with a smile and stretched lazily, thinking that Jiang Yaqing was indeed interesting.
"Boss, you're really good at bullying female bodhisattvas."
Heidou, who had emerged at some unknown time, grinned at Chen Yu, unable to stop laughing.
"You're really a cat, aren't you? You didn't make a sound when you entered the room." Chen Yu glanced at him. "How's the situation in the city?"
"No movement."
Heidou took out some cheese from his spatial bracelet and took a couple of bites.
"We just walked around the city, and we even went to the front of the government office directly under the City Lord's mansion. No one had any intention of arresting us. On the other hand, the Yunxiao Restaurant has been completely sealed off, and no one is allowed to approach. The entire street has been blocked."
Several days had passed since the death of Lu Silid.
The City Lord's mansion had been inactive for a long time, causing Chen Yu some anxiety. He had specifically sent Heidou and Loni to check the situation in the city.
He wasn't trying to push Loni and Heidou into a fire pit.
If they were going to be arrested, they would have been arrested long ago.
The fact that they hadn't been arrested yet indicated that the mastermind was still deliberating. Their trip out of the city to investigate intelligence was also a test for the mastermind.
To avoid any accidents, Chen Yu had specifically left four Meteorite Guards with Loni.
Unexpectedly, they still hadn't made any arrests even with this.
"I'm really puzzled, what are they thinking?" Chen Yu murmured, frowning. "Where are Little Demon and Loni?"
"Shopping."
Heidou shrugged and said.
"The two of them went to the commercial district in the city to shop. I don't know what they want to buy. Sister Barbara also took 500,000 gold coins from me and asked me to claim reimbursement from you when I get back. Boss, can you reimburse me now? I want to go shopping too."
Chen Yu, leaning against the bed, pondered with a deep gaze.
It was truly strange.
What were the City Lord's mansion and the others plotting? If they didn't want to arrest them, they should quickly release the news that the criminals had been apprehended, so that they could leave the city.
They didn't release the news, nor did they arrest anyone.
The public opinion in the city was unceasing.
If this continued, wouldn't they be creating trouble for themselves?
The public sentiment was boiling, and it was difficult to control.
"Boss, did you hear what I just said?" Heidou spread his hands. "Sister Barbara took 500,000 from me and asked me to claim reimbursement from you."
"Here, here, here..."
Chen Yu took out a chest of gold coins and threw it on the ground, his brows still furrowed as he pondered the royal family's intentions.
Seeing the gold coins in the chest,
Heidou grinned and put the money into his bracelet, grinning at Chen Yu twice before waddling out of the room again without saying anything coherent.
When Chen Yu came back to his senses, Heidou was no longer in the room.
"This kid, he really runs fast."
Chen Yu cursed and shook his head. He clicked on his wristwatch and sent Heidou a message, asking him to secretly follow Little Demon and Loni, and to contact him immediately if there were any unexpected situations.
About half a minute later, Heidou replied with a 'Received'. Chen Yu was about to exit the chat window.
Unexpectedly—
Just as he was about to exit, he noticed that Kailin's video call request had been pushed down by several messages, hidden at the very bottom of his message list.
Chen Yu's heart trembled.
Messaging him at this time, it couldn't be that something had gone wrong in the city, right?
The City Lord's mansion had been inactive for a long time. Could it be that they wanted to use this to stall Chen Yu's progress while secretly attacking his city?
Lure the tiger away from its mountain!
Did the cave dwellings even understand military strategy?