"Hey~"
"Don't think you can shove a camera in my face just because you're a little good-looking. I, Chen, am a gentleman of upright character. I absolutely will not mention that your collar is slightly open, revealing a glimpse of something alluring."
Chen Yu righteously extended his hand. wap.kanshu伍.net
Who was he?
Young Master Chen!
Although the scene before him had a sense of veiled mystery, would he look?
He would!
And it must be said, Jiang Yaqing was quite fair-skinned. He hadn't expected that it would be even fairer underneath. Of course, compared to when she bathed, it still seemed a little lacking.
Jiang Yaqing, whose image was projected onto the screen, heard this and quickly lowered her head to cover her chest.
She felt a pang of annoyance, but she knew very well that more important matters awaited her attention.
"What do you mean by 100 resource points, what you just said?" Jiang Yaqing whispered, biting her lip. Chen Yu chuckled and said, "Is the city-state's acquisition impacting you greatly?"
"Nonsense!"
"Survivors trust the city-state more, right?"
"Of course."
"Then, whose city-state is it?" Chen Yu winked with a smile. Jiang Yaqing, without thinking, glared and said, "Yours, what are you doing... Huh?"
Jiang Yaqing, who was halfway through her impatient retort, suddenly raised her hand to cover her mouth.
Her bright, almond-shaped eyes blinked continuously at Chen Yu in the projection.
During this time, Chen Yu just watched her with a smile, not saying a single extra word.
"Brother Chen~"
After about half a minute, Jiang Yaqing, who had been furious moments before, was now like a shy maiden in full bloom, her long eyelashes fluttering incessantly.
"Oh my, little sister was impolite just now. I hope Brother Chen won't take offense."
Jiang Yaqing sighed inwardly.
She had actually forgotten this point.
Chen Yu was the hidden lord of that city-state, which meant he held the sway and priority for acquisition invitations. Survivors trusting the city-state meant they trusted Chen Yu.
Leveraging this advantage, he could acquire invitations at a low price.
"Heh, women, indeed, change their moods faster than flipping a book," Chen Yu said with a mocking smile. "It seems you've finally understood. Are you not going to try that approach anymore?"
"Brother Chen~"
"Stop acting cute with me, that won't work on me, okay~"
"Oh my, Brother Chen, look at you. Little sister was just teasing you just now," Jiang Yaqing said with a smile. "Brother Chen, how can you forgive little sister?"
"Take off your clothes."
"Stop acting crazy with me." Instantly, Jiang Yaqing's eyes almost rolled to the back of her head. "You're the city lord now, do you still lack women? If you really lack women, I'll push Dongguo Shuqin to you? With 3,000 sets of equipment, you'd be the son-in-law of the Dongguo clan."
"Alright, make it quick. I'm in a bit of a hurry."
"Go to hell!"
Jiang Yaqing gritted her teeth and cursed him. Chen Yu looked genuinely puzzled.
"What, wasn't it you who said that?"
"Do you really want that? If you really join such a clan, you'll have a hard time," Jiang Yaqing sneered. "3,000 sets of equipment is just the beginning. In the future, you'll need to continuously provide resources to the Dongguo clan. As long as their daughter is by your side, they'll be able to exploit you for a lifetime with just this."
"No problem."
"You..."
Jiang Yaqing in the projection was so angered that her shoulders trembled. Watching her puff up in anger, Chen Yu raised his eyebrows with a smile.
"What, you can't bear to part with me?"
"You think too much. I just don't want your actions to be restricted after you marry Dongguo Shuqin, losing a valuable ally," Jiang Yaqing murmured. kanδん
"Thank you for recognizing me as a valuable ally."
Chen Yu's eyes also held a smile, and then he restrained his smile and said.
"Alright, enough joking around. Your family's acquisition invitations have been affected, and as compensation for our relationship, I should give you something. I can offer you exploration invitations at 100 resource points each." kΑnshu伍.ξà
"It's a good deal, I accept." Jiang Yaqing shrugged.
"I estimate your family won't be able to take all of my supply. The outside market will need to be developed by you. I accept you prioritizing the offer to families like Xu Nuo's. Simply put, people who have a good relationship with you and are trustworthy. I don't want the resources I provide to become arrows shot at me by my future enemies."
"No problem."
"For other families, I can offer them at a price of 120. This is the limit I can accept. I believe this price will save them a lot of money, and they should be willing to accept it," Chen Yu said.
The purchase of exploration invitations would generally range from 150 to 300.
It wouldn't be too low.
Chen Yu's city-state acquisition had indeed impacted those families, but if Chen Yu could offer them exploration invitations at a lower price, they wouldn't have any complaints.
It's still buying, no matter who you buy from.
Isn't it?!
At most, some families might have reservations due to Chen Yu's monopoly, but none of this would affect Chen Yu.
Families that would have such thoughts had a high probability of becoming his potential enemies.
He advocated for peace.
If everyone could develop peacefully in an orderly manner, Chen Yu would welcome it. But if they harbored hostility towards him, then he wouldn't bother considering their thoughts.
"Wow, Brother Chen is so nice, giving me the lowest price."
Jiang Yaqing blinked her eyes repeatedly with her hands clasped in front of her chest. "You're even entrusting me with the important task of vetting clients. Brother Chen Yu trusts me so much, could it be that you have feelings for me?"
"Gross~"
"Damn it!" Seeing Chen Yu's disgusted expression, Jiang Yaqing clenched her fists in anger. "I'm considered one of the most attractive young ladies among the Jiangnan aristocratic families. While I may not be stunningly beautiful, I'm still much better looking than those girl groups and celebrities, aren't I? Do you have to be like this?"
"Oh~"
"Chen Yu, I really want to stab you."
"Then come and do it," Chen Yu shrugged and said. "You're welcome to try. No one has tried to assassinate me recently, which makes me feel quite lonely. If someone could come and assassinate me, I wouldn't have to go out and seek thrills from monsters."
"Monsters?"
Jiang Yaqing whispered, and then she noticed that behind Chen Yu was a wilderness.
"You're going to hunt monsters?"
"Of course, it's just that finding monsters is troublesome," Chen Yu sighed. "It was because I didn't have enough invitations that I started thinking about buying them."
"And then, while buying, you discovered you actually had another industry chain?"
Jiang Yaqing pouted. "Now you've gone and monopolized the exploration invitation market. We families will have to kowtow to you from now on."
"Short-term, short-term~"
Chen Yu smiled faintly.
He was still clear-headed. He couldn't permanently monopolize the invitation industry chain. As time went by, more and more people would flood into the city-state and come into contact with the underground currency. It wouldn't be so easy for Chen Yu to acquire them at a low price.
Competitors would emerge one after another.
And—
Chen Yu didn't think that invitations would always exist.
Their existence was unreasonable!