100 barbeque racks.
The efficiency of cooking was astonishing.
Several hours later.
It had already entered night in the cave dwelling, and Chen Yu had finished cooking all 1,000 units of roasted meat.
In the trading interface—
Xu Nuo placed the remaining 8,000 units of Elemental Shards on the trading stall.
The trade concluded.
Exquisite Roasted Groundhog Meat - 10000.
Elemental Shards + 2000.
As he saw the Elemental Shards enter his account, Chen Yu's heart skipped a beat.
Even though Chen Yu's bread sets were extremely popular,
and resources were constantly flowing in.
Facing the current massive order of 3 million, he couldn't help but feel excited.
Tens of thousands of units of Elemental Shards!
"Damn, this fat sheep is truly fat. I really want to drain it dry," Chen Yu licked his lips as he looked at the information projected on his wristband.
He had indeed made the trade.
Although Xu Nuo's actions made him feel strange, if his estimation was correct, Xu Nuo must have believed this deal was profitable,
which was why she uttered that thought about monopolizing it.
This did not surprise him.
He had always felt that the value he set for his exquisite roasted meat was a bit too low.
Meat was generally considered more premium than bread.
The meat he cooked had no possibility of intestinal parasites,
further increasing its value exponentially.
Xu Nuo's group likely belonged to a certain circle. In such elite circles, people would not haggle over a few iron blocks like those struggling at the bottom.
They placed greater emphasis on the quality of life.
Just like,
in reality, many wealthy individuals would rather fly their own planes, incurring costs of millions, just to taste a snack that costs only a dozen yuan.
When a person's wealth reaches a certain level, they focus more on spiritual and gustatory enjoyment.
Chen Yu's exquisite roasted meat could satisfy everyone's taste buds.
Selling it at a high price was only natural.
However—
Even though he knew this, he did not belong to such an elite circle, and thus could not elevate these roasted meats into a luxury item.
Xu Nuo possessed the resources for this, and it was only right for her to profit from it.
Chen Yu felt no imbalance.
He sought a market for his goods. As for how much profit Xu Nuo made from him, that was not for him to consider.
One should not be too greedy.
Cooperation and mutual benefit are the prerequisites for the healthy development of any enterprise.
Monopolizing.
Leaving no room for others to survive.
There were only two possible outcomes for undertaking such an action.
Either your group's scale was already so vast that you could disregard the resistance of other small businesses banding together.
Or, your group would go bankrupt!
Chen Yu did not believe his current enterprise had the scale for the former, so he naturally chose cooperation.
As for how to maximize his own interests,
he had his own ideas.
"I look forward to our next collaboration," Xu Nuo's message appeared after the trade concluded. "If you have this kind of stock again in the future, be sure to supply it to me first."
"Heh!"
Chen Yu sent back a simple, somewhat silly smile.
"Let's talk about prioritizing supply later. You've bought out all my inventory, and my people are about to starve. We'll discuss this later!"
"Are you from the Chen family in the capital?"
"Heh!"
Chen Yu's reply remained a simple, silly smile.
"Don't try to probe me."
After sending the message, Chen Yu exited the chat window.
Meanwhile, Xu Nuo—
Looking at the message in the chat window, she slightly raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile appearing in her eyes.
She knew many capable people.
They all had their little quirks.
She could understand this.
What was truly detestable were those who were incapable yet self-important.
This world has always been unfair.
People instinctively show more kindness towards beautiful women and handsome men. They also grant more tolerance to capable individuals.
"Alright, people with temperaments. I don't dislike them."
Muttering to herself, Xu Nuo also exited the chat window and opened a group chat.
"Exquisite roasted meat, a unique delicacy from the caves. Interested parties can PM me."
"Free tasting!!!"
Monopolization.
I'm truly sorry, but I absolutely cannot agree to that.
I need profit too!
Although he believed it was reasonable for Xu Nuo to profit from the price difference due to her channel, if she profited too much, Chen Yu would still feel a sense of imbalance.
As the saying goes,
watching you make money is worse than me losing money.
He did not oppose others making money from him, but the money they made had to be within his acceptable range.
As for how to achieve this?
Actually, it's quite simple!
Chen Yu was currently short on resources and knew few capable people. When the world channel trading opens in the future, he wouldn't need to have such worries.
If she truly wanted to monopolize, Chen Yu could accept it, but she would have to provide the corresponding compensation.
As long as she could offer Chen Yu a price that was sufficiently enticing, he would have no problem selling only to her for the exclusive distribution of exquisite roasted meat in the future.
She sought gross profit, and Chen Yu sought convenience.
Securing exclusivity requires money!
Increasing the fee for exclusivity was also simple: find a competitor.
This competitor could be real.
Or it could be fake!
At that time, even if Chen Yu made Kuka a competitor to Xu Nuo, she would have to raise the exclusivity fee to profit.
Chen Yu could gradually test her bottom line.
"Alas, this number one fat sheep is so naive, so easy to shear," Chen Yu couldn't help but mutter.
How could she not be naive?
As soon as Xu Nuo bought the roasted meat, she thought of profiting, while Jiang Yaqing, this great fat sheep, was honestly just eating it herself, likely not even considering such a thing.
The resource handover was complete.
Chen Yu, who had been cooking meat all afternoon, felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.
High-intensity cooking.
It was difficult for anyone to withstand.
Stretching lazily, Chen Yu took out some honey-glazed roasted meat and exquisite roasted meat and placed them in a wooden basin. He also cut some fruit in the kitchen.
"I've left dinner for you here. Please help yourselves."
With that said, Chen Yu yawned and returned to the camp.
Bang!
He flopped onto the camp bed.
He fell asleep instantly.
Unbeknownst to him, as Chen Yu slept—
"Charge!"
"For gold coins, for women, for fine wine, for a grand house, capture the foreigner!"
"Capture the foreigner!"
"Damn it, for my 1 silver coin challenge gold, I must also capture that foreigner. Do you know how long I've saved this 1 silver coin?"
"Kill!!!"
In the city-state, countless orc warriors, holding clubs and shouting, left the city gates.
The orcs gathered like a tide.
As this vast expanse of orc warriors exited the city-state, a gentle breeze blew down a bounty from the wanted poster.
Bounty amount: 500 gold coins.
Challenge gold: 1 silver coin.
Content: Capture the foreigner depicted in the drawing, alive or dead.
The person in the drawing was none other than—
Chen Yu!