The camp was breached.
All the soldiers within the camp were taken away. After Resis tricked the camp gate open, Chen Yu's Hyena warriors charged in, and the battle was over in less than fifteen minutes.
It was so easy that Chen Yu felt a moment of daze.
The advantage brought by overwhelming equipment was simply too great. The ones the Great Crocodile left to guard the camp were all wearing scrap metal, while Chen Yu's subordinates were all clad in perfect-grade bright silver sets.
Hyenas were good at fighting.
When Chen Yu incorporated them, he positioned them as the vanguard for assaults. Their equipment attributes were all top-tier items that increased Strength and Agility.
What he wanted was for the Hyenas to instantly tear open a gap in any battle as soon as they appeared.
With Hyena warriors equipped with such high-attribute gear, attacking a cave dwelling camp whose equipment wasn't even complete was nothing but simple.
"Harvest time, harvest time!"
Chen Yu, wearing the Demon Bracelet, was collecting the camp's resources.
Rich!
So incredibly rich.
Chen Yu had expected the Great Crocodile's camp not to be too poor before coming, but he never imagined it would be this wealthy.
Tens of thousands of gold coins.
While it didn't seem like much, the other resources were abundant.
Chen Yu estimated the other resources in the camp to be in the hundreds of thousands. If he were to dismantle this camp, the resources he'd obtain would easily amount to tens of thousands of gold coins.
"Are all these cave dwellers this rich?"
Looking at the camp's treasury, Chen Yu kept throwing items into the Demon Bracelet and gasped in amazement. He hadn't felt it much at the auction, but this trip had given him quite a surprise.
"You think it's a lot? I think it's little," the little demon pouted.
"Little?!"
Chen Yu's eyes widened.
Chen Yu was already very satisfied with these gains. He could sell the junk he didn't want to nearby city-states, or trade for resources with cave dweller survivors.
It would be enough for his city-state to live comfortably for a period.
The little demon thought it was little!
As a great demon king of the cave dwellings, hundreds of thousands were nothing in her eyes.
"It's the accumulation of decades, what's so strange about that," the little demon shrugged nonchalantly. "This camp of his can be considered a large tribe. This much money is actually quite little. It's also possible that his tribe was established not long ago, and wealth hasn't accumulated yet."
"Really?"
If that was the case, Chen Yu would start having ulterior motives.
Hundreds of thousands was little.
Then wouldn't other camps be swimming in wealth?
He was desperately short on money right now. If he could quickly get money by robbing all the surrounding camps, wouldn't he soar? Wasn't the little demon tempting him into crime?
"Let me put it this way."
Suddenly, the little demon on his shoulder transformed into a maiden and appeared before Chen Yu.
"For a camp of this scale on the outskirts of the cave dwellings, the total wealth should normally be between two to three million gold coins, and this includes all assets."
"Even the poorly managed ones would have over a million, and the well-managed ones are immeasurable."
"In the core areas, camps like this have wealth exceeding ten million, even a hundred million. You've only gotten a few hundred thousand gold coins, and you think it's a lot?"
Chen Yu blinked and stared at the little demon for a long time.
"How do you know so much?"
"Of course, I plundered it like this too," the little demon admitted without reservation. "Do you think I obtained over a dozen city-states by diligently farming? If you want to get rich quick, there's only one word: 'rob.' In my demon district back then, there wasn't a single one I didn't rob. I even raided human and beastmen royal cities."
"I never thought we'd be kindred spirits!"
Chen Yu high-fived the little demon. The little demon also hummed indifferently.
"Whose first pot of gold is completely clean? Do you think the kings of those kingdoms or the patriarchs of ancient races are clean? In this place of cave dwellings, if you don't rob others, others will rob you. No one cares how you started; they only remember you when you stand at the peak."
"Eloquent!" Chen Yu praised, giving a thumbs-up.
What the little demon said was indeed too accurate. Sticking to honest business would hardly lead to great achievements in this life. One might be able to ensure a livelihood, but wealth and glory were impossible.
"Don't let Sona hear this, she definitely won't like it," Chen Yu whispered.
"Tch~"
The little demon curled her lip disdainfully.
"What does she know? From beginning to end, she was just a worker, a subordinate in the Holy Church. How can she understand the hardships of us entrepreneurs? If she dares to say anything to us, we'll directly ask her if the leaders of the Holy Church were clean when they founded the church?"
"..."
"You don't need to worry about Sona. She's actually quite resourceful and will understand," the little demon whispered softly. "It's just this camp, I think there's something wrong with it."
"What do you mean?"
"The treasury only has tens of thousands of gold coins and a pile of junk. This isn't right."
The little demon licked her lips and whispered.
When it came to robbing cities and camps, the little demon was an absolute pioneer.
In two words: authoritative!
Her life was spent robbing cities and camps. She knew too well the amount of resources a camp or city should possess.
The resources this camp possessed were definitely problematic in her eyes.
"For a camp like this, with not a single decent treasure in the treasury, does this make sense?" The little demon crossed her arms and pondered in the treasury, then suddenly clapped her hands. "I know. This is the public treasury. The camp definitely has private treasuries as well."
"What do you mean?" Chen Yu frowned.
"Public treasury means commonly owned," the little demon explained. "Treasuries like this are usually controlled by the elder council, and the camp's daily expenses are paid from here. It's purely for the lower ranks to see. Private treasury refers to the personal treasuries held by the higher-ups. Some are held solely by the leader, some by high-level management. Simply put, it's what they embezzled."
"I understand."
Chen Yu realized it and then grinned.
"I had anticipated this. I've already sent people to capture their managers. I will definitely squeeze all the benefits from them then."
"Camp Lord."
Before Chen Yu could finish speaking, the young lord of the Hyenas, Gang Yu Tai, along with several Hyena warriors, carrying several people, walked up outside the camp's treasury.
"They are the camp's managers."
"See, speak of the devil," Chen Yu grinned, winked at the little demon, and walked up. He smiled and looked at the terrified managers before him. "Gentlemen, relax. I, Chen Wudi, am never a bloodthirsty person. You probably know why I'm here at your camp. Your leader caused me too much trouble."
"You, you're an outsider?"
The captured manager was shocked. Gang Yu Tai punched him in the stomach.
"Watch your words. This is our King!"
"No, no, be polite," Chen Yu raised his hands with a smile, then looked at the manager who was punched. "You know me, so it seems you are a core member of this camp. Yes, I am the outsider you speak of, and I believe you understand my reasons for coming to find you."
"What exactly do you want?" the manager asked, his eyes narrowing.
"Don't you understand yet? I'm just returning the favor. Otherwise, I'd be bullied by you all the time."
Chen Yu held the Five-Colored Sword, examined it carefully, and then slashed it into the ground.
Boom!
With a loud bang.
The entire ground was hit, creating a large pit.
The captured managers trembled all over from the shock. When they looked at Chen Yu, their eyes were filled with fear.
"Tell me, where is the private treasury?"
Chen Yu, holding the Five-Colored Sword, had a smile in his eyes. The tip of the sword pointed at the pit he had just created.
"See this pit? If you don't speak, this will be your grave."