Bronze statues.
Carpets.
Chen Yu left nothing unchecked that the Undead Dungeon could produce.
Every little bit counts.
A single coin can stump a hero.
Even if those resources were only worth 1 bronze coin, Chen Yu had to claim them.
"Yes, yes!"
"Melt all these bronze statues, melt them properly."
Chen Yu commanded, hands on his hips.
Elaborately crafted bronze statues were disassembled into several pieces and tossed into the furnace.
The furnace blazed.
Scorching heat flowed outwards in visible waves.
The kobolds were drenched in sweat.
Yet, they continued their work without pause.
Hauling.
Melting.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Heidou squatted silently beside Chen Yu, watching the bronze statues being broken down and fed into the furnace for remelting.
"What a waste."
In his opinion, these bronze statues would have made excellent decorations.
Especially the two guards with axes.
Fierce and imposing.
They would have been perfect as door gods.
"Don't overthink it."
Chen Yu glanced at him, watching the furnace area operate before quietly moving away. He walked over to the royal chair that had been brought out from the dungeon and sat down.
It was quite pitiful, really.
He had been in the cave for so long that his camp was about to be upgraded to Rare quality, yet he had been sitting on stones daily.
It simply didn't match his current status and position.
With the royal chair's arrival,
His entire demeanor seemed to have improved considerably.
"Our most important task right now is acquiring resources; the need for decorations isn't that high," Chen Yu said, stretching as he leaned back in the chair.
"I just think it's a waste," Heidou spread his paws.
The amount of material used to craft such exquisite bronze statues was definitely more than what they yielded upon melting.
In the future—
If they were to create such bronze statues themselves one day,
The cost would be immense resources.
"With your mindset, you'll never be a capitalist," Chen Yu picked up Heidou and placed him on the throne. "The most important thing for a successful businessman is to know when to make sacrifices. Sometimes, you have to learn to cut off your limbs. If you're unwilling to discard anything, if you want to keep everything, it will eventually become the reason for your downfall."
The resources in the cave could be seen as capital.
When a company needs to innovate a technology but lacks funding, it must make a decisive decision.
Liquidate assets!
This might mean abandoning a subsidiary, or selling personal assets like cars and houses to shore up the capital chain.
If one is too attached to these things,
Thinking that establishing a subsidiary is difficult, or that selling cars and houses at a loss will be too great, such thinking will only lead to one outcome.
That is—
The capital chain will break.
By then, if you try to rectify the situation by abandoning the subsidiary or your personal material life, it will be a case of closing the barn door after the horse has bolted, and it will be too late.
The situation is the same now for Chen Yu's camp.
In the early stages of development,
Nothing is more important than resources.
What use are the bronze statues if kept?
At most, they provide a minor decorative touch to the camp, with no other special purpose.
Before melting,
Chen Yu had inspected those bronze statues.
They had no special attribute bonuses.
As such, it was reasonable to have them become bricks for building the camp and developing the enterprise.
"When we're prosperous in the future, we can melt these bronze statues however we please," Chen Yu gently stroked Heidou's head. "You can't keep this small-time mentality."
"Tch~"
Heidou, perched on the royal chair, wagged his tail.
"If I weren't small-time, I wouldn't be with you. I would have become king directly. Who would endure this humiliation here… uh…"
Before Heidou could finish speaking,
A chilling aura blew, making the fur on his back stand on end.
"Boss, if, I mean, if I said that I actually want to say that I'm living very happily in this camp, would you believe me?" Heidou turned his head sideways with a wry smile.
Chen Yu, with narrowed eyes, smiled and nodded.
"Of course, I believe you. Then… if I said that I might skin you and stew you tonight, would you believe me?"
"I, I don't believe it, how could boss do that to me…"
"You don't believe me?"
"I… I believe you?"
"You believe me!!!"
"I…"
After a long pause, Heidou suddenly glanced towards the employee training area.
"The Necromancer is awake."
*Swish!*
Without a word, Heidou sprang forward.
His leap seemed to break the limits of a cat's body.
He landed fifteen meters away!
Chen Yu shook his head helplessly, placing his hands on the armrests of the chair, and stood up to walk towards the employee training area.
He still hadn't received his compensation!
At that time—
When he demanded compensation from the Necromancer, the fellow had somehow directly fainted from shock.
Now that he was awake, the compensation would proceed.
On the torture rack,
The Necromancer was securely bound.
His crotch felt cold.
Upon waking, he instinctively tried to struggle, but the tough vines were incredibly resilient.
Even Jack and Rosie,
These lions who excelled in strength, had not broken free, let alone a scrawny mage like the Necromancer.
His magic was also severely depleted.
After a few struggles, a tidal wave of exhaustion washed over him.
"Hey, awake?"
A voice chuckled by the Necromancer's ear.
That familiar voice instantly made his entire body stiffen.
He turned his head slightly.
And saw Chen Yu leaning against a nearby torture device, smiling and waving a few fingers at him.
*Gulp.*
The Necromancer swallowed.
By now, Chen Yu had applied healing ointment, and his wounds were recovering. The blood on his body had also been wiped clean with cloth.
However, the wounds still looked gruesome.
To the Necromancer, Chen Yu was not human at all; he was a demon from the abyss.
Fighting alone against many.
Hundreds of undead warriors had failed to kill him.
"Foreigner, I acknowledge you," the Necromancer said, looking at Chen Yu with a serious expression. "I must admit, I lost."
"I need your acknowledgment?"
Chen Yu chuckled.
"Acknowledgment is given by the strong to the weak. Look at you now, bound so tightly, I could cut off your… and you still couldn't resist. You acknowledge me? Were you raised on melamine? Is your brain fried?"
With a cold snort, Chen Yu signaled to Heidou.
Heidou instantly understood.
*Bang!*
A dark shadow darted out.
A fierce feline paw struck the Necromancer's crotch.
This punch—
For a normal male, his eyes would have bulged out.
However, the Necromancer remained unharmed.
"What the heck, there's nothing there!" Heidou, who had thrown the punch, stood still in bewilderment. Chen Yu, hearing this, was also surprised, his eyes widening as he reached out and felt around the Necromancer's crotch.
My goodness!
There was nothing there!
Chen Yu stood with his arms crossed, looking at the Necromancer with amazement for a long time.
"Are you a eunuch?"