"Ah~"
"Understood."
"No problem."
"Okay."
In the cave camp, the captured bovines and equines sat on the ground, diligently listening to the instructions Chen Yu issued them.
There was no choice!
Their lives were completely in Chen Yu's hands.
If they dared to disobey, *snap*!
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"If you all understand, then implement it," Chen Yu said with a smile, "As long as you do well, you will not only live, but you might even earn some benefits."
"My lord, you flatter us. How could we dare to ask for benefits from you?"
The horse-headed person's face was full of ingratiating smiles.
Servile and obsequious.
He no longer hoped for any benefits; merely being able to leave safely was already a great blessing.
Chen Yu remained silent.
He cast a faint glance at the two, the bovines and equines. The more sensible horse-headed person then pulled the ox-headed person to the side of the camp and put on a wristband.
A survival wristband, a standard accessory.
Those who had lived in city-states for years were one thing, but mercenaries who constantly operated outdoors almost all equipped themselves with survival wristbands.
To ensure their survival in the desolate wilderness.
Of course—
Their camp levels were never particularly high.
Being able to reach the common level and having a place to shelter from wind and rain was enough for them. They had residences in the city-states; unless they truly wanted to pursue great ambitions outdoors, no one would be willing to pour resources into a survival camp.
"Big brother~"
The simple-minded ox-headed person craned his neck, watching the horse-headed person activate his wristband and enter the chat page, whispering.
"Are you really going to do that?"
"What else can we do?" the horse-headed person lowered his voice. "This is the situation we're in. We definitely can't run. If we don't do as he says, do you want to go mining as black slaves?"
"How could outsiders have mines?"
"..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the horse-headed person subconsciously froze.
Right!
How could outsiders possibly have mines?
He had been worried about his life just now but had overlooked such an important point.
"Also, if we deceive those people, how will we be able to mingle in the city-state when we return?" the ox-headed person scratched his head and whispered again. "There won't be a place for us in the city-state."
The horse-headed person: (ｷ｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!
Just—just shocked!
He couldn't help but look at the ox-headed person.
Although the ox-headed person was usually simple-minded.
He was somewhat wise in his foolishness.
"Alas, we can't worry about that now," the horse-headed person said after a moment of contemplation, steeling his resolve. "Survival is paramount. If it really doesn't work out, we'll just find somewhere else to go." kanδん
"Then... I have an idea."
"What?"
"Why don't we just follow this outsider? Look, this outsider seems to be doing very well. Most importantly, he has so much meat to eat, and he has so many beastmen around him, which means he doesn't reject beastmen. My father once told me that following the right person is more important than doing the right thing!"
"!!!!!!"
The horse-headed person was completely stunned.
This was outrageous!
He stared blankly at the slow-witted, idiotic ox beside him, whom he had always considered a burden, and was so shocked that he was somewhat dazed.
This...
Was this really the foolish ox he used to know?
He was incredibly clever!
"Er Niu, did your brain suddenly mutate?" The horse-headed person raised his hand and patted the ox-headed person's head, scrutinizing him with shock in his eyes. "That's a good idea, but... will this outsider want us?"
"As long as we're useful, he'll definitely take us in."
Er Niu grinned, "I saw just now that they are farming in this camp. I'm good at farming, and I can farm for him."
"Then what about me?"
Farming?
The horse-headed person was not good at this kind of thing.
Recalling the past.
It seemed he didn't have any special skills either; he was just a decent fighter, but in Chen Yu's camp, being able to fight wasn't much of an advantage.
"Then I don't know," Er Niu scratched his head foolishly again.
To be honest.
If they could truly follow Chen Yu, it would indeed be a good way out.
The outsider had just arrived in the cave-dwelling.
This outsider could already possess a camp of this caliber and develop to this extent, which was enough to prove his strength. Given enough time, he would surely become a prominent clan in the future.
It's just—
The horse-headed person really couldn't find any advantage he possessed.
"Let's study it further,"
Muttering, the horse-headed person tapped on a group chat within his wristband.
Whether they could stay was a secondary matter.
The most important thing was to save their own lives.
Taking a deep breath.
Entering the group chat, the horse-headed person sent a message.
"The mercenary target has been found!"
...
In the main courtyard of the camp.
In front of the bonfire, Hei Dou squinted his eyes as he watched the bovines and equines contacting other mercenaries, frowning slightly.
"Boss, can they do it?"
"Hmm?"
Chen Yu, who was upgrading camp facilities, responded casually.
At this moment, he was busy upgrading the stove.
The magic kitchen.
He had been longing for it for a long time.
Now, only the last stove needed to be upgraded to Rare grade. Then, the kitchen's rating would meet the standards for a magic kitchen.
At that time, his food preparation could be automated.
There were so many things he wanted to verify.
Whether "automatic" meant fully automatic, whether cooking grilled meat would require no personal effort from him.
Also—
Whether the food prepared by the magic kitchen would be exquisite delicacies.
【Cave Dwelling Reminder: Camp stove is being upgraded...】
【Remaining Time: 5:59:59】kanshula
The stove upgrade.
All Chen Yu needed to do now was wait for the stove to finish upgrading, and he could enjoy the advanced magic kitchen.
Of course—
It would probably be tomorrow morning.
Exiting the camp page, Chen Yu looked down at Hei Dou again.
"What were you saying?"
"It's nothing, it's just..." Hei Dou gestured towards the ox and horse with his chin. "Can those two really handle it? Won't they stab us in the back?"
"Do you think they dare?"
Chen Yu smiled nonchalantly, his expression relaxed.
"Even if they don't do as I say, it doesn't matter! What we need is for those mercenaries to gather, to catch them all in one go. As for why they are coming, it's not important."
Catching them all in one go was Chen Yu's main objective.
He didn't want to waste time here waiting for those mercenaries; his time was very precious. Delaying cave exploration by a day would have a significant impact on his gains.
He needed to deal with them quickly so that Chen Yu could go to the city-state to make purchases.
"Don't worry about them. I saw you brought back quite a few treasure chests just now," Chen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. "Bring all those chests here, and I'll open them."
"Right!"
Mentioning treasure chests, Hei Dou's eyes widened.
"I almost forgot, the spirit pet potion, you should have given it to me, right? I can fulfill our agreement, and I've even exceeded the target."
"Is that so?"
"You wanted 10 treasure chests, and I brought back a full 15! 9 gold and 6 silver!" Hei Dou pointed to the chests nearby. Amidst the pile of treasure chests, they were exactly as he had described.
9 gold and 6 silver, 15 chests.
"Whoa!"
Chen Yu was somewhat surprised by this result, looking at Hei Dou with surprise.
It seemed he really had to push them.
15 treasure chests!
Resource pets, the best in the world!
Slowly standing up and walking to the chests, Chen Yu rubbed his hands.
"I'll give you the potion later. Let big brother see if there's any good loot first!"
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