The gentle breeze rustled.
The entire underground cave was immersed in the shock of the void announcement, but Jiang Yaqing, who was leaning on the railing, immediately became vigilant.
This smirk...
He probably wasn't planning anything good.
"What are you doing?"
A vigilant whisper came from Jiang Yaqing's mouth. Although she and Chen Yu were communicating via their wristbands, she instinctively took out the Five-Colored Treasure Chest from her storage, her eyes fixed on it.
As if afraid Chen Yu would snatch it away.
Hearing her cautious question, Chen Yu couldn't help but purse his lips and smile.
Was it that serious?
He just asked casually, acting as if he wanted something.
"Oh my, what are you doing?" Chen Yu said with a smile, "I'm not going to steal your treasure chest. We're probably separated by tens of thousands of mountains. I was just asking to congratulate you."
"Pfft!"
Almost instantly, Jiang Yaqing lightly scoffed.
Congratulations?
Didn't she know Chen Yu?
A weasel paying respects to a chicken always had ulterior motives.
"I'm not selling this treasure chest either."
"Heh..." Chen Yu grinned, "Of course, I know you won't sell it. Even if you're a bit slow, you're not foolish enough to do that."
"Who are you calling foolish!!!"
Jiang Yaqing's voice instantly rose.
Feeling the impact of the decibel level from the wristband, Chen Yu instinctively extended his arm forward and glanced at the little devil standing on his shoulder.
"Why are you looking at me?!"
The little devil, who was eavesdropping, suddenly put its hands on its hips, its eyes bulging like copper bells.
"No, no, no, Your Excellency Devil, please calm your anger."
Chen Yu quickly spoke to appease it, but in his heart, he thought Jiang Yaqing was just like this little devil, easily provoked with just a few words.
"Chen Yu!"
Just as Chen Yu was smiling apologetically at the little devil, Jiang Yaqing's roar followed.
"Stop shouting, stop shouting. Are you an endorser for Throat Lozenge? You're always so loud. But it sounds like you're healthy, shouting so loud my ears hurt." Chen Yu rubbed his ear and said, "I misspoke just now. I was wrong. Can we talk about business now?"
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Me, I'm planning to talk to you about a business deal."
"Business?"
A suspicious whisper came from the wristband.
Jiang Yaqing, leaning on the railing, also looked suspicious. She frowned and instinctively glanced at the grilled meat on the plate under the parasol outside.
"Didn't you sell all the meat to Xu Nuo?"
"Are you looking down on me?" Chen Yu's brow suddenly furrowed, and he feigned anger, "Who says business can only be selling meat? This time, I want to do rental business."
"Ah?"
"Do you, know about the Luck attribute?"
"Luck attribute?" Jiang Yaqing's tone was full of confusion. Hearing this, Chen Yu pursed his lips and smiled, "You don't know anything. Let me explain."
Immediately, Chen Yu explained the function of the Luck attribute to Jiang Yaqing.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yaqing seemed to have discovered a new continent.
"There's such a setting in the underground caves."
"Yeah, that's right!" Chen Yu said with a smile, "The underground caves are so magical, and the Luck attribute has a great impact on us."
"What does that have to do with renting?"
"To be honest, I... I possess a set of Luck attribute equipment." Chen Yu whispered, "I'm telling you this because of our close relationship."
"Ah?"
"This set of mine can increase Luck by 10 points. Do you know what that means?"
"What?"
"It means you can instantly double the resources you get from opening chests. If you're usually unlucky, with my set, your resources can increase by more than 10 times."
"Whoa!"
Jiang Yaqing exclaimed.
She wasn't a dull person. With what had been said, she had already roughly figured out what Chen Yu's so-called rental was about.
He planned to rent out the Luck set to her.
For opening the Five-Colored Treasure Chest.
"Why should I believe you?"
After a moment of thought, Jiang Yaqing frowned.
"Hey, you girl are really..." Hearing Jiang Yaqing take the initiative, Chen Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I'm providing you with the Luck set, and you're asking why you should believe me? I'm the one taking the risk, okay? If you steal my Luck set, I'll cry to death."
"Do you think everyone is like you?"
Jiang Yaqing pouted, "What I'm asking is, why should I believe that the Luck attribute you're talking about is as magical as you say?"
"It's simple, do you have any treasure chests with you?"
"Yes!"
"Take out any two treasure chests. I'll lend you the Luck set. Then you can compare it with and without wearing it, and you'll know."
"Okay."
This time, Jiang Yaqing agreed readily.
The reason was simple.
She really wasn't taking any risks.
Jiang Yaqing had beautiful ideas, but Chen Yu certainly wouldn't give it to her for free.
"Sister Jiang, what are you thinking?" Chen Yu pouted, "Do you think I'm just going to give you the Luck set directly? You have to pay me a deposit, and we haven't even discussed the rental fee yet."
"You, you still want to trick me?" Jiang Yaqing said.
"What do you mean trick? I, Chen Yu, have always been honest in my business. Tricking... Who have I tricked?" Chen Yu glared angrily, "I, Chen Yu, have always lived by integrity. And I think it's too much of a waste to open the Five-Colored Treasure Chest so easily. I want you to get better results. I'm doing this for your own good."
"Heh..."
"Don't 'heh' me. Just tell me if you need it or not. If not, then forget it. I don't want to take the risk either."
Seeing that Jiang Yaqing didn't seem to believe him, Chen Yu didn't want to waste any more words.
He intended to open a new business.
But that didn't mean he had to implement it.
There were many ways to make money.
He didn't need to put all his eggs in one basket.
Jiang Yaqing in the wristband remained silent for a long time. She was also contemplating Chen Yu's words.
If it were true—
If the Luck set was really that magical, then she would indeed need to rent it.
Five-Colored Treasure Chest.
Its rarity was evident from its grade.
Opening it so easily was indeed a waste, but if she kept it unopened, it would delay her early development.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yaqing pursed her lips.
"How much is the rent?"
"We're old acquaintances, so I won't ask for too much. You give me a deposit worth 500,000 resources." Chen Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled. "As for afterwards, after you open the chest and see the comparison, we can discuss it further, okay?"
"500,000?!"
Jiang Yaqing exclaimed in shock.
500,000!
That was equivalent to nearly 2,000 elemental fragments.
"You, you really dare to ask for that much." Jiang Yaqing whispered, "If it doesn't work, won't my 500,000 be wasted?"
"If it doesn't work, I'll refund you!"
Chen Yu scoffed, "It's just 500,000. I'll say it now, full refund if there's no effect. Don't haggle with me. Just tell me if you'll rent it or not!"
"I'll trust you this once!"
After a brief silence, a firm and decisive whisper came from the wristband.
"Rent!"