A wristband?!
Chen Yu's expression turned serious.
He reached into the treasure chest and pulled out a blue wristband.
The wristband was almost identical to Chen Yu's own.
It was an adventurer's standard issue wristband.
Holding the wristband, Chen Yu glanced at Jack and Rosie in the side yard.
Had they killed an adventurer?
He let out a light sigh, not calling them over. Instead, he placed slices of meat in front of them. The damaged fire elemental magic array at the bottom flared up with a 'whoosh.'
The tantalizing aroma of roasted meat made the sleeping Jack and Rosie twitch their noses.
They opened their eyes to see Chen Yu grilling meat. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
"Boss!"
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Both lions stuck out their large tongues, like two huskies, drooling profusely.
"I just decomposed 6300g of meat."
The lions immediately deflated upon hearing this.
At the rate of 3000g for 3 slices of meat, it wasn't enough to eat.
"I'm planning to change how we calculate contributions here," Chen Yu said while grilling, then looked at Kuka, who was still holding back, and called him over, "Kuka, come!"
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Kuka scrambled over frantically.
"Let's have a small meeting."
The two lions and the horned mole obediently crouched in front of the grill. Hei Dou squatted beside Chen Yu.
"Our group has always adhered to the principle of self-reliance and does not provide free meals; you all know this," Chen Yu stated.
The lions and the horned mole both nodded.
"Considering your loyalty, I will grant you a 300g for 300g exchange rate," Chen Yu whispered.
Instantly, Jack, Rosie, and Kuka's eyes widened.
"You only need to provide me with beast corpses, and I will dissect them myself," Chen Yu said softly. "This is a reward for your 200 loyalty."
"Boss is mighty!"
Jack, Rosie, and Kuka cheered with raised arms.
"Any extra meat, if you don't want to eat it grilled, you can also record it as contribution and exchange it for other resources," Chen Yu whispered. "Icy spring water, dairy products, all can be exchanged. Even if you want money, I can provide it."
"Then what do we need to do?"
"Loyalty!"
Chen Yu's eyes twinkled with a smile.
"In the future, I will adjust things based on loyalty. The more loyal you are to me, the greater the benefits you will enjoy. If you wish to leave, you can do so now. I have always convinced people with virtue."
"Boss, I'm sticking with you!" Kuka thumped his chest.
"Us too!"
Jack and Rosie nodded vigorously.
"Then let's begin. Today it's still roasted meat. In the future, when we have more cooking utensils, we might be able to make other dishes," Chen Yu said casually as he began distributing the roasted meat.
"Jack."
"Yes, Boss."
Jack, taking a bite of roasted meat, looked up.
"Where did you guys get this thing?" Chen Yu dangled the wristband in his hand. "Did you two encounter outsiders yesterday?"
"No."
Jack shook his head, mumbling indistinctly with meat in his mouth.
"This wristband is used by survivors. Where did you get it if you didn't encounter them?" Chen Yu whispered. "Don't worry, I won't hold it against you if you hunted outsiders."
"We really didn't meet any," Jack blinked. "We didn't even see this thing yesterday. Rosie..."
Rosie, chewing on the roasted meat, shook her head.
"You two didn't pick this up?" Chen Yu frowned slightly. "The wristband came from the chest you guys brought back. I thought you picked it up. It really wasn't from you two?"
Both lions shook their heads like rattles.
Chen Yu's brow furrowed slightly.
Opening a chest and getting a wristband?
This was new.
Curiosity piqued, Chen Yu put the wristband on his wrist.
He wanted to see what effect it would have.
[Cave System Reminder: Detected that you possess a survival camp. Do you wish to absorb this wristband? Resources will be absorbed into the warehouse.]
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The wristband could be absorbed.
"Absorb."
[Cave System Reminder: Please place the camp to be absorbed directly above the main camp.]
Chen Yu took off the wristband and placed it there.
The black wristband on his wrist emitted a faint light, and the wristband on top seemed to vanish as if being sucked in.
[Cave System Reminder: Wood +221, Stone +17, Iron Block +15, Copper Block +22]
[Cave System Reminder: Fire Elemental Crystal Shard +2, Wind Elemental Crystal Shard +5]
[Cave System Reminder: Charged Crossbow Blueprint +1]
There were quite a few resources.
Looking at the displayed resource quantities, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.
There was also a blueprint.
[Charged Crossbow Blueprint: Consumes charged energy to condense energy bolts for shooting. Combat magic weapon. Learning time required: 3 hours]
"Learn."
[Cave System Reminder: Learning successful]
With his efficient learning ability, Chen Yu learned the blueprint instantly.
He opened the crafting page.
The combat weapon page now had a crafting option for a crossbow.
[Charged Crossbow: Wind Elemental Crystal Shard 34/3, Fire Elemental Crystal Shard 25/2, Iron Block 64/5, Silver Block 188/6, Crafting time: 3 hours]
It wasn't cheap to craft.
Chen Yu didn't proceed with crafting immediately. He didn't need it at the moment.
With the instant crafting ability, he didn't need to worry about waiting for crafting.
What Chen Yu was interested in now was the area modification.
He opened the camp page.
A new section list appeared on the page, with 'Unnamed Buildable Area' displayed in the list.
He tapped the area.
This modifiable area was a separate, designated space, much like a survival camp that could be placed in the cave space, acting as an extension of the main camp's area.
The area was not large.
3x3.
It was no different from the camp's stone space when Chen Yu was still completely destitute.
The area had an expansion option.
[Area Expansion (Level 1): Earth Elemental Crystal Shard 36/10, Wind Elemental Crystal Shard 34/10, Water Elemental Crystal Shard 37/10, Fire Elemental Crystal Shard 25/10]
Ten of each elemental shard were required. Even though Chen Yu was now extremely wealthy, he felt it was a bit too expensive.
It required elemental shards.
Even though basic materials were not required.
Forty elemental shards for one expansion was still a bit on the pricey side.
Despite this, expansion meant gaining more personal, independent space.
Who wouldn't want their territory to improve?
The area displayed was also a buildable area, but there were no building options available. It was possible that building would only become available after expansion.
[Expansion Recommended]
The prompt from the 'Foodie Soul' appeared.
[Seconded]
The Cave System Reminder followed.
What?
Why weren't they fighting? Was it a grand reconciliation?
This was so sudden?
Faintly, Chen Yu remembered seeing them fight.
After a brief moment of surprise, Chen Yu didn't dwell on it. He needed to consider whether or not to spend 40 elemental shards to satisfy his curiosity.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Yu still chose to expand.
Since both the Foodie Soul and the Cave System Reminder suggested it, he had no reason to hesitate. After all, expanding territory was never a loss. In the future, Chen Yu could use the space to grow vegetables, raise chickens, or build slave quarters, which would be quite satisfying.
[Cave System Reminder: All Elemental Shards -10]
[Cave System Reminder: Area expansion in progress, remaining time 12:00:00]
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Author's Notes:
Revised the previous chapter. Cough cough, please give five-star reviews!