The private messages exploded.
Regarding his posts in the chat channel, Chen Yu believed his statements were flawless. He had established his identity, created a persona, and earned the adoration of countless survivors.
This, in his opinion, was perfectly fine.
Except—
"I should have delegated this task to Kailin."
Leaning back in his chair, Chen Yu felt a headache from the incessant stream of messages.
Chen Yu did not reply.
It was simple.
In his current situation, replying would only get lost amidst the subsequent messages, potentially leading to overlapping replies and reduced efficiency.
Secondly, he had no stock on hand.
Positioning scrolls required a coordinate inscribing machine and return scrolls for production.
Inscribing machine (Achieved)
Return scrolls (Not fully achieved)
He did possess some return scrolls currently, but these scrolls were insufficient to supply the entire area.
Chen Yu estimated.
The first wave of people choosing to come to him would be at least a thousand. As these thousand people enjoyed the peace and security they offered, the second and third waves would join from the region.
It was highly likely—
That other regions would also be affected.
The return scrolls he currently had were simply not enough.
He opened his friend list.
Chen Yu scrolled to Kailin and sent a message.
"Buy fifty thousand return scrolls."
"Received~!"
Shortly after sending the message, Chen Yu received Kailin's reply.
He put down his wristband.
Chen Yu rose from his chair and headed straight for the coordinate inscribing machine.
Time was money.
He would never allow time to slip away; laziness was equivalent to losing money, something Chen Yu absolutely refused to let happen.
"How do I use this?"
Chen Yu glanced sideways at the machine in front of him, which bore some resemblance to a sewing machine.
"Can you stop asking such stupid questions?" The little demon rolled her eyes repeatedly. "You have so many camp facilities, don't you know what provides energy for them?"
The little demon's attitude was awful.
Her reason was simple.
Seeing the coordinate inscribing machine made her angry; it was this damn machine that led to her disastrous defeat.
"You Po?"
"That's right!" Despite her inner anger, the little demon glared and answered. "You Po is the main energy provider. Over ninety percent of the facilities in the cave can be powered by You Po."
Hiss.
It seemed You Po was the true hard currency.
"Hey, little demon, I don't understand. You Po needs to be hunted from beasts to be obtained. If you maintain the operation of a cave world facility, the consumption of You Po..."
"You Po is a renewable resource."
"Huh?"
Renewable resource?
This meant You Po could be self-produced?
"There's a facility that can self-produce You Po, and there are You Huai trees in the cave that can condense You Po fruits. Also, hunting demonic creatures can yield You Po, ranging from dozens to tens of millions. Do you think all You Po can only be obtained by hunting wild beasts?"
"If that were the case, wild beasts would have gone extinct long ago!"
"It's precisely because You Po has multiple acquisition channels that it has become the primary energy source."
The little demon whispered.
Hearing this, Chen Yu was no longer surprised.
You Huai trees.
Facilities that self-condense You Po.
It seemed he needed to pay more attention to these two aspects in the future; the sooner he obtained them, the sooner he could enjoy their benefits. It was a pity, though, that You Po wasn't food, so it couldn't trigger greedy critical hits.
This made Chen Yu quite annoyed.
With a slight sigh, Chen Yu collected his thoughts and began supplying You Po to the inscribing machine.
Boom!
The moment You Po was fed into it, the inscribing machine rumbled, and the entire apparatus began to operate. Above the machine, an interface appeared, similar to a projected wristwatch.
"Please insert return scrolls."
"Please select the coordinates to inscribe."
Two options.
The operating mode was quite clear, and Chen Yu was not confused. He inserted a return scroll he held and selected coordinates around a camp.
"Producing..."
"How long will it take?" Chen Yu asked sideways as he looked at the machine that had started working. The little demon, floating in the air, crossed her arms with a look of disdain. "Three minutes."
"Such low efficiency."
"What more do you want? Did you think it could be inscribed in one second?"
Chen Yu did not retort.
He was silently doing calculations in his mind.
If twenty scrolls were produced in an hour, then in twenty-four hours, only 480 scrolls would be produced. This efficiency could not be considered particularly high.
There were tens of thousands of people in their region.
If Chen Yu brought everyone to his camp, it would take at least over two months.
"Boss~"
While waiting, Black Bean zipped onto Chen Yu's shoulder.
"I have something to say."
"Speak!"
"I don't quite understand." Black Bean frowned anthropomorphically. "You're bringing those people to our camp, isn't that like letting wolves into the house?"
"Wolves?"
Upon hearing this, both Chen Yu and the little demon chuckled.
"Little kitty, who exactly is the wolf?" the little demon laughed. "You've been with Chen Yu for so long, don't you know who he really is? With his mind full of schemes, would he let himself be at a disadvantage? Think about it, this is Chen Yu's territory. Are the other survivors coming here letting wolves into the house, or are they walking into a tiger's den?"
Ah, this...
Black Bean tilted its little head.
It seemed that was indeed the case.
"Then, why not meet in the city-state?" Black Bean asked again, puzzled.
Chen Yu and the little demon exchanged knowing glances, both smiling involuntarily. The little demon sighed with a look of helplessness.
"Yeah, why aren't we meeting in the city-state?"
"I don't know."
"Little Black, be smarter, use that little head of yours." The little demon whispered. "The cat tribe is very intelligent, why have you become such a simpleton? My former chief advisor was from your spirit cat tribe. Let me give you a hint, what does Chen Yu value most?"
"Brotherhood!"
Black Bean straightened its chest proudly. Hearing this, Chen Yu was touched and high-fived him.
This answer caught the little demon off guard.
"What does he value second most?"
"Pretty big sisters~"
"Oh, Black Bean, you understand me." Chen Yu high-fived him again. The little demon clenched her small fists. "Then what does he value third most?"
"Sleeping on time?"
"Are you out of your mind!" The little demon immediately became angry, shouting with wide eyes. "He values profit, profit! Why do you keep talking about irrelevant things?"
"Ah?"
Black Bean blinked.
"No, the boss doesn't actually care that much about profit. Although he always talks about profit, profit, he's not that greedy."
Hearing Black Bean's sincere answer, the little demon's face was filled with disbelief.
"Chen Yu, how exactly did you brainwash him?"
"You've completely brain-fuddled the child."
"I've met countless people in my life, but in the field of brainwashing, I, Barbara, am willing to call you the strongest."