The cold, black-clad maiden's eyes blazed with ferocity.
Her right hand clutched the Devil's Trident, her chin tilted slightly. The trident, as she swung it, whistled through the air, tearing at the very fabric of space.
"Bet!"
"If you're a real man, don't cower!"
"Come on!"
On the projection screen, the recent events were replaying.
Chen Yu slightly raised his arm.
The endlessly looping footage clearly captured the arrogance and insolence of the black-clad maiden. Not far from the projection, a girl in black was curled up with her knees drawn to her chest, sobbing uncontrollably.
She had lost!
The queue expanded, increasing from five Elemental Crystals to six.
This meant—
Chen Yu's magic workbench could now fuse six Elemental Crystals simultaneously, boosting his work efficiency by several times compared to other magic workbenches.
Furthermore, the fusion time required by his workbench was also halved.
The raw materials needed were also reduced by half.
If others were to learn of this advantage, it would undoubtedly invite widespread envy.
"I'm so sorry, I recorded it."
Chen Yu, standing to the side, wore a smug smile, his face beaming with pride.
Excellent.
He marveled at his own perceptiveness.
Back when the little demon had arrogantly babbled, a strange impulse had led him to activate the recording function on his wristband, perfectly capturing the little demon's words and expressions.
"How is this possible!"
The little demon, squatting on the ground, her eyes teary and her lips bitten, cried out.
"Cuban architecture must be cursed. How could such a facility exist? This... this is simply impossible."
〖Actually~〗
〖Cuban facilities and architecture rarely have curses. Your destiny and luck are just not very good. The Cuban tribe always bestows a blessing aura after building or creating facilities.〗
"You stop talking!"
The little demon glared upwards, tears suspended on her delicate little face. Her voice was choked with sobs.
"You wicked woman, you knew everything but didn't tell me, just wanting to see me embarrassed. Now you're explaining, what took you so long?!"
〖?〗
〖Are you going to say more?〗
Seeing the little demon and the God of Gluttony conversing again, Chen Yu grinned and leaned closer.
"Hey, when did we..."
"What do you want?" Feeling Chen Yu approach, the little demon flinched like a startled rabbit, recoiling a step. Her dark eyes were filled with fear. "I am the Demon King Barbara."
"A bet is a bet?"
"Who lost, and who can prove it? What did I lose? What do you want to do?"
"Hm?"
Playing coy.
Heh!
Without a word, Chen Yu released the video he had just recorded.
On the screen—
The little demon remained as defiant as ever.
Seeing this image, the little demon couldn't help but bite her lip.
"I didn't lose, I didn't bet with you!!!"
Whoosh!
The little demon, still squatting, abruptly vanished into the wristband. Chen Yu was left alone in the underground room, gazing at the spot where the little demon had disappeared.
"That's it?"
Chen Yu shook his head and chuckled.
He didn't press the issue further; pushing too hard would make him seem like a pervert.
After all, he was an upright person.
Full of justice!
How could he possibly pester a young girl relentlessly?
Besides, it was daytime.
In broad daylight, under the vast sky, how could he engage in such clandestine activities?
"Remember to find me tonight, my darling!" he whispered to the wristband. Instantly, a message from the little demon appeared.
【Impossible!】
【Waaah, I'm going to be tainted, boo hoo~】
"Don't worry, I'll treat you well," Chen Yu said with a playful smile, deliberately adding, "God of Gluttony, give her some psychological counseling too. People... will always take that step. Only then can they truly mature and enter a new phase of life, right?"
〖That's right~〗
【You're siding with him, I'll fight you!】
Chen Yu couldn't peer into the world within the wristband, nor did he know what had transpired between the little demon and the God of Gluttony.
Regardless, Chen Yu quietly retreated from the wristband's projection page, humming a cheerful tune as he clicked open the workbench's operation interface.
As to why he was so cheerful?!
Hehehe—
The queue expansion had also depleted all of Chen Yu's precious Elemental Crystals.
Fortunately, Chen Yu hadn't squandered them recklessly before.
Now, with six queues, his efficiency in fusing Elemental Crystals was greatly enhanced.
"Start fusion."
Chen Yu set it to infinite fusion.
After all, his reserve of Elemental Crystal fragments was abundant. Even infinite fusion wouldn't impact him significantly, and in the future, complete Elemental Crystals would be in higher demand.
Even if his fragments were to run out, Chen Yu could gather a large number of crystals from the 'Canteen' later.
All six queues began their work.
A countdown timer was displayed above them.
Chen Yu briefly entertained the thought of a fusion critical hit, but then realized Elemental Crystals weren't food, so critical hits were unlikely.
While the crystals were fusing, Chen Yu opened the camp page.
Stove, Warehouse, Camp Bed, Sub-camps.
Upgrade!
Camp Bed upgrade cost: 640 Wood, 320 Stone, 160 Iron, 80 Copper.
Double Stove upgrade cost: 64 Fire Elemental Crystal Fragments, 32 Water Elemental Crystal Fragments, 1280 Stone, 960 Soil.
Camp Warehouse upgrade cost: 800 Stone, 640 Soil, 32 Earth Elemental Crystal Fragments.
Due to camp limitations, all these facilities were still at level 5. Now that the camp had entered the rare tier, the level cap for these buildings had also increased.
The resources required for upgrades were outrageously high.
If it weren't for Chen Yu's deep pockets, seeing these upgrade requirements would be enough to drive other adventurers to despair.
In fact—
The upgrades for these facilities were manageable; Chen Yu didn't feel too pained by them.
The real burden was the expansion of sub-camps.
Ding.
1120 total Elemental Fragments consumed.
Upgrading 7 sub-camps directly cost 4480 Elemental Fragments.
As the buildings continued to upgrade, Chen Yu's camp also gradually developed in new directions. After handling these trivial matters,
Chen Yu also walked out of the underground room.
In the void, the cave announcement had dispersed, but the cave chat channel was still abuzz with discussions about the recent announcement.
Region 713 had clearly become the focus of discussion.
The reason was simple!
Two survivors from this region had made it onto the announcement, a fact that was incredibly shocking to the entire cave system.
Keep in mind that a region typically housed ten thousand people.
With billions of people participating in the cave survival, and hundreds of thousands of regions,
The probability of Chen Yu and Jiang Yaqing's region having two announced survivors naturally made their region the center of attention.
Chen Yu even noticed people in the regional chat discussing the relationship between him and Jiang Yaqing.
All sorts of speculation abounded!
Generally speaking, it was the inner fantasies of the gossiping crowd.
Chen Yu didn't interfere with this; it wasn't that he believed in letting the truth speak for itself, but rather that he had too many things to attend to at the moment.
"Er Gou!"
After a brief glance at the regional messages, Chen Yu exited the chat box and called out.
"Bring ten strong and healthy Kobolds!"
As he spoke, Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.
Yes—
He was preparing for battle!
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Author's Note: kanShuWu.xia
Good evening, have you eaten?