Black Bean, held tightly, had its tongue sticking out.
It was suffocating.
Black Bean, with its pink little tongue sticking out, kept sweeping its tail against Chen Yu’s arm. To make Chen Yu notice, it exerted all its strength, its tail becoming rigid like a whip.
*Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!*
The lightning five-whip technique.
Unbeknownst to it, Chen Yu’s arm had long since become unyieldingly stiff.
These few whips were unfelt.
"Big... Boss..."
Black Bean, with all the strength it could muster, let out a hoarse cry.
Chen Yu, who was hugging Black Bean and rubbing against it, finally reacted.
He saw that Black Bean’s eyes were rolling back.
“Oops.”
Chen Yu let out a soft exclamation and quickly released Black Bean.
Black Bean, falling to the ground, stuck out its tongue, greedily panting for air. It looked at Chen Yu with a defeated expression as he repeatedly gagged.
“You’re a real good brother, trying to murder your second brother.”
“I was just excited,” Chen Yu grinned and picked up the blueprint from the ground. “Where did you get this blueprint from?”
What Black Bean handed to Chen Yu was indeed a blueprint.
[Advanced Refrigerator: A magical daily utility. It’s similar to a refrigerator. You should understand, you can adjust the temperature freely. Everyone who uses it says it’s good.]
This was why Chen Yu was so excited.
A refrigerator!
It was exactly what he needed.
“It fell out when you opened the chest yesterday,”
Black Bean had mostly recovered and said speechlessly.
“It was buried by the soil from the sapling. I found it and wanted to give it to you, but you were already passed out on the bed.”
“From the secret chamber treasure chest?” Chen Yu was surprised.
“Yeah!”
Black Bean nodded earnestly.
Hearing this, Chen Yu couldn’t help but slap his thigh.
He would have to be more careful in the future.
The chests needed to be thoroughly checked.
It was fortunate to have Black Bean. If it weren’t for Black Bean, a spirit beast so sensitive to various resources, he might have missed out on this blueprint.
Then again, Chen Yu had Black Bean.
It was fine.
He didn’t need to be too meticulous.
After all, Black Bean had his back.
Holding the blueprint.
“Learn.”
A beam of light from his wristband shone onto the blueprint.
[Dungeon Reminder: Advanced Refrigerator blueprint learned successfully.]
He clicked on the crafting page.
The refrigerator was depicted as a small, square box.
He checked the crafting requirements.
[Advanced Refrigerator: Copper Ingots 600/40, Gold Ingots 147/20, Obsidian 0/5, Earth Elemental Crystal Shards 184/5, Water Elemental Crystal Shards 151/10, Fire Elemental Crystal Shards 171/1.]
So expensive?
Looking at the required materials, Chen Yu frowned.
The others were fine.
Was 5 units of obsidian a bit too much?
Also, why would a refrigerator need fire elemental crystal shards?
〖Energizing〗
[Energizing]
The Soul of Gluttony and the Dungeon Reminder appeared almost simultaneously.
[Oh my, you’re getting impatient, aren’t you? Weren’t you happy to be idle? Why are you showing up? Go rest, I’ll handle your work.]
〖Really? Then thank you for your hard work.〗
[Huh?]
[Huh!!!!]
[What do you mean? Where are you going? Come back here.]
[ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ]
[Come back.]
Regardless of how annoyed the Dungeon Reminder was, the Soul of Gluttony gave no further response.
It was as if—
It had truly clocked out for a rest.
Chen Yu didn’t pay much attention to the love-hate relationship between these two. He had sensed their mutual affection and rivalry from the day they first met.
Fire elemental energizing.
This meant it was also an energizing magical facility.
That made sense.
Without a power source to energize it, the refrigerator wouldn’t be able to cool.
In this regard, water elements should be for releasing cold, and earth elements for containing the cold, preventing leakage.
Where could he get some obsidian?
He regretted it!
He should have stripped Ye Cheng down to his last pair of pants back then.
How did he let him get away?
He was the only survivor Chen Yu had encountered who possessed obsidian.
Even though that guy looked refined.
He was very wicked.
Chen Yu had taken criminal psychology as an elective during university.
At first glance, he knew Ye Cheng wasn't a good person. Chen Yu wouldn't have felt guilty stripping him down to his last pair of pants.
Perhaps he had harmed someone.
Meeting Chen Yu was like taking revenge on behalf of those whom Ye Cheng had harmed.
After a moment of thought, Chen Yu opened the regional chat.
“Does anyone have obsidian on hand? High-price acquisition for a limited time. Once this opportunity is gone, it’s gone. If you have it, remember to private message me. Sky-high prices!!!”
Chen Yu’s message caused a huge stir.
“Obsidian, what is that?”
“I don’t know.”
“Big boss Chen Yu is truly extraordinary. The materials he needs are always a tier above ours. Back then, it was elemental shards and Ghost Souls, and now it’s obsidian. It’s definitely good stuff.”
“Big boss, wait for me. I’m going to explore the dungeon right now. I’ll find you as soon as I get it.”
“Me too. I’m full of energy after eating, charging forward!”
“Charge, charge, charge!”
With the disbandment of the Resistance Alliance, the atmosphere in the regional chat improved significantly, but Chen Yu did not obtain the obsidian he needed.
He checked his private messages, and no one was selling it.
Obsidian.
It was indeed a resource ahead of the current stage.
To obtain it from these low-level workers, one would need to be incredibly lucky.
After a moment of thought, Chen Yu opened Jiang Yaqing’s private message box again.
“Do you have any?”
“Obsidian? Ah.” Judging by Jiang Yaqing’s reply, she had also noticed Chen Yu’s message in the regional chat. “I really don’t have any. If I did, I wouldn’t give it to you, would I? Aren’t you annoyed? ＜(▰˘◡˘▰)”
???
Staring at the private message, Chen Yu was stunned for a while.
Sarcastic?
She had gotten too familiar with him, and now she dared to tease him.
“Stop being a supreme VIP.”
“Hey, no, no, no, no…” Jiang Yaqing immediately panicked. “Why are you so petty? I was just teasing you. I’ll ask around for obsidian. If I have any, I’ll try to collect some for you. How much are you prepared to pay?”
“500.”
“…”
“What? Do you think 500 is too little?”
“You really are a shrewd merchant.” Even through the text messages, Chen Yu could sense Jiang Yaqing’s disgusted expression. “Sky-high prices, and it’s only 500. Fine, I’ll ask for you.”
“Hey, want a portion of braised pork with radish?”
“No!”
“It’s really delicious. Eating one portion will make you feel like you’re flying.”
“I don’t want it, I don’t want it!” Looking at the private messages, Chen Yu could imagine Jiang Yaqing shouting in exasperation. “Stop bothering me, I’m fighting monsters, I don’t have time for you.”
Chen Yu pouted as he exited the private messages.
She didn’t want it now.
But later, she would find it unbearable. She wouldn’t be able to stand a day without it.
Jiang Yaqing was fighting monsters.
It was evident that she had already thrown herself into exploring the dungeon.
Even with two hundred black slaves working diligently, Chen Yu couldn't continue his leisure here.
“Get ready, everyone.”
Chen Yu, emerging from the camp, stretched and looked at the zoo in his camp.
“It’s time to work.”
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Author’s note:
Today is another hopeful day. Good morning, bosses.