Run!
Chen Yu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.
He looked down at Hei Dou, even doubting if his ears had malfunctioned.
The sturdy ropes had bound him so tightly.
How could he run?
Chen Yu frowned after staring at Hei Dou for a while.
"The Necromancer escaped?"
"Exactly!" Hei Dou's eyes widened, and he spread his hands with an exaggerated expression. "He just vanished in a flash, I don't even know what happened."
Flash?
Vanished?!
Chen Yu walked towards the side yard with a look of confusion and a frown.
On the torture rack—
The bound Necromancer had already disappeared. The ropes remained in the state they were in when he was tied up.
"This is truly strange."
Chen Yu hugged his shoulders and whispered.
The ropes were not destroyed, so how exactly did this Necromancer escape?
Space element.
He teleported himself to a designated area.
If that were the case, why would he go through the trouble of emptying himself before escaping if he had such abilities?
Isn't that ridiculous?
After pondering for a long time, Chen Yu figured out why the Necromancer had done this.
"Describe to me exactly how he escaped."
"Just—"
Hei Dou frowned and walked to the torture rack, bracing his legs against the ground and pressing his back against it.
"Wasn't he tied up like this when he arrived?"
"Yes!"
"And you just told me to kill him."
"Yes!"
"So I went to deal with him." Hei Dou moved away from the torture rack and bared his claws. "I was going for his neck, and just as I was about to strike, this brat turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared with a 'bang'."
"Huh?"
Chen Yu was startled.
Disappeared into smoke.
Just as he was feeling lost, he suddenly noticed a straw figure about the size of a palm beneath the torture rack.
"What is this?"
Chen Yu frowned slightly.
Upon seeing the straw figure in Chen Yu's hand, Hei Dou's eyes also widened.
"Hey, I haven't seen this before?"
[This is a substitute straw man. That Necromancer must have used it to escape. This guy is really lucky to find such an item.]
The little demon's reminder appeared on his wristband.
Substitute straw man?
Chen Yu furrowed his brow slightly, holding the straw figure in his hand, and raised an eyebrow.
"The Necromancer used this straw man to replace himself and escape?" Chen Yu was somewhat surprised. "Then why didn't he use it at the very beginning?"
[It's very valuable.]
[Once, the Hundred Rivers Kingdom auctioned off a substitute straw man for 20,000 gold coins. It could save your life at the most critical moment.]
[Who would use it unless absolutely necessary?]
Whoa!
Seeing this, Chen Yu couldn't help but look down at the straw figure in his hand.
This broken thing.
Twenty thousand?
Upon further thought, if it could save a life, even 20,000 gold coins was acceptable.
Money is external, life is most important.
Speaking of which—
The Necromancer was a bit too indecisive.
If he had chosen to cut his losses from the beginning and used the substitute straw man, he could have at least saved a few thousand gold coins.
Slightly raising his eyebrows.
Chen Yu untied the ropes from the torture rack.
"Boss, what now?" Hei Dou looked up and squinted. "That Necromancer escaped, and he might be a threat to us in the future."
Chen Yu just smiled and said nothing.
Let him run!
Since he was willing to use a 20,000 gold coin substitute straw man to save his life, Chen Yu had nothing more to say.
After all, he wasn't at a loss.
He had squeezed 6,000 gold coins worth of resources from the Necromancer.
A huge profit!
It was just that not eliminating the threat completely left Chen Yu feeling a bit annoyed.
He might be troubled by this Necromancer in the future.
Fortunately, he didn't care too much.
Now, he could defeat that Necromancer, and in the future, the gap between them would only widen.
He had ample resources for development.
What did the Necromancer have?
The Skeleton Staff was with him, the Mage Robe was also with him, and all his resources had been looted by Chen Yu.
How could he possibly turn the tables!
"Don't worry about him. Let him go out and develop properly. When he comes back, we'll make some money off him again." Chen Yu grinned.
From his smile, Hei Dou could tell that he really didn't take the Necromancer seriously.
He couldn't help but smile as well.
"Boss is right!"
The departure of the Necromancer made the employee training area much quieter.
Looking at the time.
It was still early.
To save Jack and the others, he hadn't even explored the cave much.
Ten cave invitations.
They were wasted just like that.
Fortunately, he had gained greater benefits from the Necromancer.
Sitting on his throne, Chen Yu silently ate his fruit platter, and took this time to plan the future development of his camp.
As of now, the development was still quite stable.
Smelting area.
Drying area.
These structures had already taken on a rudimentary form.
Now, what was more important for Chen Yu was to acquire a large amount of water resources and to cultivate.
He had quite a few seeds in his hand.
These seeds were meaningless if left unused; they would only yield results when sown.
"Bee Girl!"
Chen Yu called out from the throne.
"My Lord Knight!" Bee Girl, holding a flower basket, ran over with a smile. Chen Yu looked at her slender waist and reached out to touch it.
The feel was excellent!
Instantly, Bee Girl's face flushed red, but she quietly moved closer to Chen Yu.
"My Lord, what do you need me for?"
Bee Girl whispered, biting her lip.
Chen Yu didn't notice Bee Girl's anomaly. He had just wanted to indulge himself, but he didn't want to be overly offensive.
Hearing Bee Girl's question, Chen Yu tentatively whispered.
"Bee Girl, I'm just speaking casually. If, and I mean IF, you don't overthink it, I want you to plant some wheat for me. Would you be willing?"
"Ah?!"
Bee Girl was instantly stunned.
Seeing her change in expression, Chen Yu knew she wasn't very willing to accept.
After all—
She would rather die than submit to Er Gou,
Shouting that romance is immortal.
Chen Yu smiled slightly and gently reassured her.
"Don't overthink it, I'm just asking casually. Actually, I have a batch of seeds here, and I see that you're very good at planting, so I wanted to consult you. Of course, I will absolutely not force you."
Bee Girl pursed her lips and remained silent, contemplating.
She was a flower planter.
Planting flowers was what she would pursue her entire life.
"Forget it!"
During this time, Chen Yu kept his eyes on Bee Girl's expression.
Sensing her strong resistance.
He didn't force her further and instinctively opened the trading channel, thinking of seeing if there were any greenhouses.
Unexpectedly,
Just as Chen Yu was about to give up, Bee Girl suddenly bit her lip.
"I, I can!"
Chen Yu on the throne turned back in astonishment, staring at Bee Girl with disbelief in his eyes.
"For you, my Lord Knight, I, I am willing to try!"