The world is very metaphysical.
Sometimes, speaking words aloud can make them come true.
The premise—
Is that what is being said is not a good thing.
For example, it’s rare to find money lying around, but losing money is a sure thing.
Chen Yu was counting on his divine treasure chest to bestow upon him some earth-shattering divine artifacts. If it gave him a slime, he might as well jump into a well.
“Shush!”
“Don’t mention it again, or I’ll get angry.”
Chen Yu said with a serious expression.
Sona, inside his wristband, didn’t continue the topic, and the little devil floating in the air also looked displeased.
“Look at you,” the little devil mumbled, then stuck out its tongue. “If you don’t want a slime, I’ll specifically say slime, slime, slime! Your divine treasure chest will definitely give you a slime, hee hee hee!”
“You wanna fight!”
Chen Yu raised his colorful sword, and the little devil shot into the wristband.
Immediately,
Messages from the little devil inside the wristband began to scroll out.
【Slime, slime, slime~】
【Hee hee hee~】
【Just give me a slime】
Creak.
Looking at the messages, Chen Yu ground his teeth in irritation.
So annoying!
He already had a premonition that the divine treasure chest would be tainted with bad luck by the words of the little devil and Sona.
“Actually, I think getting a slime is quite good,” Hei Dou suddenly chimed in. “They say slimes are so fierce; we could raise a whole nest of them.”
“Are you sick?”
Chen Yu looked at Hei Dou sideways, his eyes filled with suspicion.
“Isn’t it better to get a dragon, or a set of divine artifacts? Why do you have to raise slimes? Hei Dou, did you go crazy from that diarrhea you had recently?”
Unbelievable.
Chen Yu couldn’t understand why they were so fond of slimes.
“Uh…”
Hei Dou, squatting on the ground, scratched his head with a sheepish grin.
It wasn’t that he liked them.
It was just a case of keeping the conversation going. The little devil and Sona had made slimes sound so powerful, so he thought he’d say something to comfort Chen Yu. What came out of the unopened chest was still unknown, and if the divine treasure chest really did yield a slime…
He didn’t dare to say more.
Looking at Chen Yu’s expression, anyone who dared mention the word “slime” again would probably be torn apart by him.
“Boss~” After a moment of silence, Hei Dou sidled up, his brow furrowed slightly. “If we start recruiting now, will anyone compete with us?”
Although the area they were currently in seemed peaceful.
Everyone knew,
Beneath this calm, there was an undercurrent of fierce competition.
Chen Yu’s development was definitely not good news for other organizations. The stronger his development momentum, the more it would inevitably affect the interests of other factions.
They would surely join forces to contain Chen Yu.
Just like when Chen Yu previously recovered the blueprints for the water condenser, someone maliciously disrupted the process by offering a higher price for their recovery. They might not have been interested in the condenser itself, but more so in hindering Chen Yu’s progress.
“They don’t have the strength.”
Chen Yu said in a low voice.
In the region they were currently in, in terms of resources and camp development, the only one who could influence Chen Yu was Jiang Yaqing.
She was considered one of their own.
The others simply couldn't mobilize enough resources to attract fresh blood through recruitment. Furthermore, unlike Chen Yu, they didn’t possess return scrolls or engravers. Even if they could hire people, convergence would be very troublesome.
The most they could do was recruit people from the few areas surrounding their camp.
A few scattered individuals,
Would have no impact on Chen Yu’s grand ambition.
Ding.
At this moment, a video call invitation suddenly appeared on Chen Yu’s wristband. He glanced down at the pop-up notification, a smile appearing in his eyes as he tapped the screen.
“Hello, Classmate Jiang~”
“Yuck!” In the video, Jiang Yaqing shivered as if she had malaria, her skin crawling. “Can you not be so disgusting? I’m about to throw up my leftovers.”
“Tsk, heartless.”
Leaning back in his chair, Chen Yu opened the crafting interface and started forging an adventure sword.
“You’re still mining?”
“What else would I be doing?” Jiang Yaqing shrugged noncommittally. “My mineral veins here are extensive; I can’t mine them all in a short time. You’re making weapons now.”
“Uh-huh~”
Chen Yu casually forged a sword and showed it off in the video.
“Rare grade, you deserve it.”
“Give me some time. My dad is already preparing the resources. Prepare 3,000 sets for me, and I’ll definitely buy them,” Jiang Yaqing said earnestly, her eyes wide.
“Can you settle the bill for the cannons?”
3,000 sets.
Chen Yu would charge at least 500,000 for a perfect three-piece set sold externally, and with weapons, it would be 700,000 or 800,000, totaling 2.4 billion resource points.
As of now, Jiang Yaqing was still buying cannons from him on credit.
“Look at how stingy you are,” Jiang Yaqing pouted and said. “As if I’d owe you tens of millions. I’m not taking your cannons for free either. I just spoke with Xu Nuo about equipment; his family also needs equipment. At 1 million per set, including weapons, I’ve negotiated 10,000 sets for you.”
Hiss!
It truly paid off to have been so good to Jiang Yaqing earlier; she even took the initiative to negotiate business for him.
“Don’t thank me.”
Noticing Chen Yu’s expression, Jiang Yaqing smiled triumphantly.
“I wasn’t planning on thanking you,” Chen Yu said expressionlessly, causing Jiang Yaqing’s face to flush with anger. “Hey, can you not be so inhuman?”
“Is this the first day you’re meeting me?”
Chen Yu’s expression was nonchalant as he leaned back in his chair and rolled his eyes.
“So, what do you need from me?”
“Based on what you’re saying, I can’t contact you without a reason?” Jiang Yaqing wrinkled her delicate nose. Chen Yu spread his hands slightly. “No problem, but I don’t think you’re that idle. You’re here about my employee recruitment, aren’t you?”
“How did you know?”
Hearing this, Jiang Yaqing was immediately stunned.
Chen Yu let out a scoff.
He could guess it was about this matter with his eyes closed.
Although Jiang Yaqing had a good personal relationship with him, they weren’t the type to contact each other just to exchange pleasantries. They both knew the other was busy and had no time for idle chatter.
If she contacted him, it must be for a reason.
His employee recruitment had just caused a stir in the regional channel, so it could only be about that.
“That makes sense; you’re so shrewd,” Jiang Yaqing mused, then lowered her voice. “I’m here to remind you about something. I don’t mind your recruitment within our region. It’s your business if you’re willing to interact with other survivors, and I have nothing to say about that.”
Regarding the exploration of the underground caves.
In reality, truly top-tier survivors were reluctant to interact with others.
Human hearts were always unpredictable.
Especially in this underground world, where there were no legal or moral constraints, you might see someone as a fellow countryman, while they might see you as prey.
In the end, offering your heart and soul might only lead to a tragic ending, like Mr. Dongguo and the wolf.
But—
Jiang Yaqing knew that Chen Yu understood this principle, yet he still acted this way, which must have its reasons.
“Interaction is fine, but I suggest you be cautious when verifying their identities,” Jiang Yaqing said in a low, serious tone. “I just received news that someone in the region is already planning against you, and it’s not just one party. They seem to be contacting other regions.”
“You, better be careful.”