The parchment blueprint was held in his hand.
His wristband illuminated it.
[Primary Furnace Blueprint: Ababa Ababa]
"Ha…"
Chen Yu couldn't help but laugh.
Even without the Cave's reminder explaining it, he understood the function of a furnace blueprint from its literal meaning.
Smelting.
Furnace blueprint.
It had actually been drawn.
This was one of the blueprints Chen Yu needed the most right now.
In no time, the camp would be upgraded to Rare tier, and then he would need to consider upgrading the camp's facilities to Legendary tier.
A furnace was essential.
"Learn."
[Cave Reminder: Learning Successful]
He opened the crafting page.
On the daily facilities page, the image of the furnace appeared.
It was entirely black.
There was a circle in the middle, likely for adding raw materials.
Next to the furnace was a conveyor belt.
Used to store the metal ingots after successful smelting.
He checked the crafting requirements.
[Primary Furnace: Iron Block 855/20, Copper Block 647/20, Obsidian 6/1, Fire Elemental Crystal Shard 111/10, Crafting Time 6 Hours]
Seeing the required materials, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.
It wasn't cheap at all.
The basic materials requiring 20 units were manageable. The Fire Elemental Crystal Shards needing 10 units were also acceptable. The problem was the need for Obsidian.
Chen Yu didn't have much Obsidian at the moment.
The Advanced Refrigerator also required Obsidian, and Chen Yu was in urgent need of building the refrigerator.
"Let's craft a furnace to see its effect."
The refrigerator required 5 units of Obsidian, and the furnace needed 1 unit.
There was no conflict.
He clicked to craft.
[Cave Reminder: Primary Furnace Crafted]
A purple halo.
Seeing this faint glow, Chen Yu knew this was a Rare tier furnace.
[Rare Primary Furnace: Ababa Ababa~]
"Barbara, you should be an adult by now. Can you stop being so childish?" Chen Yu said with a helpless expression. "You need to do your job properly."
[You praise me]
Chen Yu's face turned red from holding back his laughter.
[(｀Д´)ﾉ]
"Barbara, you can't have such a temper, you know?" Chen Yu whispered. "Have you heard of a saying, 'tolerance breeds greatness'?"
[I am great]
"Yes, I think you are not small, but your temper is exactly like..."
[Me!]
[I'm not angry, I'm laughing right now (≧w≦)]
"Really?"
"See for yourself if you don't believe me!" The little demon in the wristband suddenly popped out, her eyes already crinkled in a smile. "Look how happy I'm smiling. I have a great temper."
"This is not bad. Then what are the effects of the Rare tier furnace?"
"It can reduce smelting time by 12%."
Reducing efficiency was good.
For 100 hours of smelting, it could save 12 hours.
It could save a lot of time.
Chen Yu glanced at his shoulder. The little demon was hugging a trident and giving Chen Yu a cute smile.
He reached out and tickled her little nose.
The little demon's eyes widened, then immediately her face broke into a bright smile, and she raised her little hands to tap Chen Yu's shoulder.
"You're bad~"
Chen Yu couldn't help but tremble.
What was happening?
He told her not to lose her temper, not to act cute.
A fierce woman acting cute.
Who could resist that?
Chen Yu's neck stiffened as he silently carried the furnace to the sub-camp.
At this moment—
Chen Yu had already established 7 sub-camps around his main camp.
They formed a circle around the main camp.
Facilities like furnaces absolutely could not be placed inside dwellings. During smelting, they would generate extremely high temperatures, and possibly produce thick smoke.
He placed the furnace in a sub-camp far from the drying area.
Charging.
The furnace could still be charged by Ghost Souls, and another charging material was coal.
Chen Yu did not have this resource on hand.
However, he had plenty of Ghost Souls.
As Chen Yu was about to throw a Ghost Soul into the furnace, the little demon suddenly grabbed his arm.
"You're using Ghost Souls to smelt? How extravagant?"
"Isn't it for charging?" Chen Yu blinked in confusion. Barbara frowned. "This is a Primary Furnace. Smelting can't be done in batches. If you put in 1 unit of Ghost Soul, you can only smelt 1 unit of metal ingot. Use coal. Ghost Souls are too wasteful. Even I, the great Demon King Barbara, wouldn't dare to be so wasteful!"
What kind of setting was this?
The charging effect of smelting couldn't be preserved, and it couldn't be smelted in batches.
This meant—
Someone would have to watch over the furnace all the time.
Thinking this, Chen Yu looked back at the kobolds prostrate on the ground and a smile spread across his face.
...
"Come on, line up!"
Chen Yu clapped his hands, making over a dozen kobolds stand in a line.
Looking at these dim-witted kobolds.
Chen Yu, with his hands behind his back, walked around them twice, then whispered into their ears.
"I am your father."
[Ding: Enslavement Successful]
He didn't even need to win them over with kindness. These kobolds were truly sensible.
"I am your father."
"I am your father."
"I am your father."
Ding ding ding—
The chimes of successful enslavement were incessant. He opened the enslavement list, and over a dozen kobolds appeared on the list.
"Very good, from now on, I am your leader," Chen Yu said to the dim-witted kobolds. "Although your brains aren't very sharp, it's okay. Our company will provide employee training services to make you smarter. At least addition and subtraction within twenty won't be a problem."
The kobolds still looked at Chen Yu blankly, some of them drooling.
"Tsk, why are they drooling? Are they mentally challenged?" Chen Yu frowned, muttering at the drooling kobolds.
He still had to impart knowledge to them.
Let Kuka do it!
Within his company, Kuka was probably the most suitable for the role of a teacher.
Lion Jack and Rurou would definitely not work.
If those two taught, aside from whether they had the ability, Chen Yu was afraid that if the kobolds learned from them for too long, the camp would end up with a bunch of gay people.
If they couldn't do it, could he let a black donkey teach?
"Mmm—"
Sensing Chen Yu's gaze, the black donkey neighed.
Chen Yu sighed and turned back.
The black donkey, noticing Chen Yu's gaze, widened its eyes. For some reason, it felt insulted just now.
"Only Kuka can do it."
A dearth of talent.
For a company as large as his, he couldn't even find a teacher.
How could this work?!
A good company, in addition to humanized management, more importantly, its various training programs to improve employees' professional capabilities.
At this time, a training teacher was needed.
To brainwash employees—
Cough!
No, to provide employees with new ideas, enrich themselves, and foster a stronger sense of belonging to the company.
The company is my home, and we all love it.
The boss loves drawing pancakes, eating them and laughing.
Working overtime makes me happy; I feel unwell if I don't work overtime for a day.
I want to create value for the company.
If I don't work hard, how can the boss afford a Bentley?
Only by reaching this level can a company achieve rapid development. For specific details, please refer to a certain world-renowned enterprise.
At three in the morning, that building was still brightly lit.
"I need to find a training teacher," Chen Yu muttered softly while sitting on the stones, but a whisper reached his ear.
"Can I apply?"
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Author's Note:
Good evening, have you eaten?