The cave camp.
Chen Yu would not know about the conversation between the two princesses of the North Sea, nor did he have time to pay attention to what the demon Barbara said. His eyes were now only on the jade pendant in his hand.
[Blessed White Dragon Jade Pendant: Luck +20]
Luck!!!
Chen Yu had always known that anything worn close to Illya would not be ordinary, as could be seen from her previous bracelet.
But he had not expected that this jade pendant would increase luck.
A full 20 points.
Even his luck set only gave him 10 points.
With this jade pendant, his Greed Crit would likely never have a low value again. More importantly, it was time to open the God-Bestowed Treasure Chest.
"That's really nice, I'm so envious."
Barbara, with her arms crossed, started being sarcastic again.
"The White Dragon Jade Pendant. Only the royal family of the North Sea can possess this jade pendant. The three jade pendants were given by the King of the North Sea to his three daughters."
"Legend has it that obtaining the White Dragon Jade Pendant means gaining the princess's favor."
"Chen Yu, I must congratulate you in advance. It seems the third princess of the North Sea is infatuated with you. You'll soon be the son-in-law of the North Sea royal family."
He clicked his tongue and pouted.
Barbara displayed her sarcasm to the fullest. It was clear that she was an old hand at being passive-aggressive; even a novice couldn't deliver her expressions and tone so perfectly.
Ignoring her, Chen Yu put the jade pendant around his neck.
The cool touch seemed to have a calming and refreshing effect. Chen Yu's mind cleared considerably, and the fatigue from his journey vanished.
"Are you very idle?"
After putting on the jade pendant, Chen Yu glanced at Barbara.
"Do you really think everyone is as vulgar as you, with their minds filled with romance? Illya gave me this jade pendant because I mentioned needing equipment with the luck attribute."
The God-Bestowed Treasure Chest was too important.
Jiang Yaqing's Rainbow Treasure Chest had yielded a rainbow-grade dress and weapon. The God-Bestowed Treasure Chest was of a higher grade than the Rainbow Treasure Chest. If the luck value wasn't high enough when opening it, it felt like a loss.
Unfortunately, Chen Yu had crafted a lot of equipment afterward but had never found a higher-level luck set.
Or rather—
He hadn't seen any equipment with the luck attribute.
As time ticked by and the God-Bestowed Treasure Chest remained unopened, Chen Yu grew anxious. It was really delaying his development pace.
Now that Illya had given him the White Dragon Jade Pendant,
Chen Yu didn't want to delay any longer!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, is that true?" Barbara still clicked her tongue. "I think you must be giggling so hard your nose is running."
"You should stop hiding your feelings by now."
Seeing Barbara still being sarcastic, Chen Yu sighed and said.
"She is the third princess of the North Sea, and I am just an outsider who has just entered the underground world."
"Even if she has feelings and I do too, I need to be qualified to stand in the hall of their mermaid kingdom before I can have a chance to compete, right?"
"Don't say such things in the future!"
"If Illya's suitors hear this, my humble fortune won't be enough for those young masters to mess with."
Chen Yu knew very well that there was a social distance between him and Illya. As the third princess of the North Sea, Illya was never short of admiration from talented individuals.
He didn't think he had anything that would make Illya fall for him.
Even if, for the sake of argument, Illya did have some nascent feelings for him, wouldn't that be a disaster?
Illya was a princess of the kingdom!
Those surrounding her were the elites standing at the very top of the pyramid of power and status in the underground world. Although Chen Yu now had some assets, they were nowhere near enough to contend with these nobles.
They might sneeze and cause all of Chen Yu's possessions to vanish like bubbles.
He would rather view this jade pendant as a gift of friendship. If it truly came from love, Chen Yu truly couldn't bear such a heavy love.
"Hmph~"
"It's good that you're level-headed."
Hearing Chen Yu's words, Barbara snorted and wrinkled her nose.
"Although you've realized this, I still want to remind you. Chen Yu, the distance between you and Illya is definitely greater than you think."
"To put it bluntly, the North Sea is the strongest kingdom among the three major kingdoms."
"Even in my prime, I had to show respect to the King of the North Sea. Illya's backing is so powerful that you're not even as significant as an ant."
"Do you understand this gap?"
"I understand. Can you, ancestor, please shut your little mouth for a bit?" Chen Yu said speechlessly. "Do you only feel satisfied after crushing me like this?"
"I'm helping you face reality."
"Oh!"
Chen Yu rolled his eyes in response, then slyly grinned and leaned towards Barbara, raising an eyebrow.
"You care so much about my relationship with Illya. Are you the one who actually has bad intentions towards me? Illya likes me, and you're jealous?"
"Pfft, as if!"
Barbara glared and spat fiercely, putting her hands on her hips.
"When I was in my prime, a shrimp like you would kneel outside my demon king's palace and kowtow until death, and I wouldn't even bother to look at you. Do you think I would have any interest in you?"
"Mmm hmm~"
Chen Yu responded with a smile.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to be so shameless." Barbara held her forehead. "Then tell me, what is it about you that I could possibly fancy."
"I'm tender."
Chen Yu grinned and raised his eyebrows.
After hearing the answer, Barbara took a long moment to react. Suddenly, her face filled with uncontrollable rage. She clenched her fists and shouted through gritted teeth.
"Who are you calling old?"
"Don't run, I'm going to kill you today!!!"
Although she said she would kill Chen Yu, in the end, she only punched him a couple of times before being appeased by the delicious canned food and dropping the matter.
"Hmph!"
"If it weren't for your delicious canned food, I would have definitely killed you today."
Barbara said with a glare while eating the canned food. As she put another fruit into her mouth, her angry eyes were replaced by happiness.
"Yes, yes, thank you, Lord Demon King, for your magnanimity." Chen Yu appeased Barbara as if coaxing a child, then put one hand on his hip and looked around.
The camp had been almost completely dismantled, and the basic resources had been collected into Chen Yu's wristband.
The harvest was substantial.
Not counting the treasure chests in the camp, Chen Yu alone dismantled over a hundred thousand units of basic resources like lumber, stone, copper, and iron.
It was imaginable how terrifying the scale of this camp was.
Based on the previous efficiency, it would likely take another half hour to fully dismantle the entire camp, and then Chen Yu could return to the city with the resources.
"Where has that kid Heidou run off to again?"
Chen Yu frowned and muttered after looking around and not finding Heidou.
"Big Brother!!!"
Just as he was thinking about Heidou, Chen Yu heard Heidou's hurried voice. Heidou was holding a broken item that looked like a plate.
"Look what treasure I found."
"What is this for?"
For Heidou, a resource spirit pet, to be so excited, this plate must be extraordinary.
Wristband scan.
[Broken Golden Bell Shield: This Golden Bell Shield is heavily damaged. If repaired, it might still be usable.]
Golden Bell Shield, I might as well have Iron Shirt!