"Is that all this is about?"
Chen Yu, grilling meat, yawned and raised his hand.
"Who is it?"
Chen Yu now viewed Ye City as a potential threat, and if he could gather some intelligence on him, it would be beneficial.
"The direct heir of the Jiangnan Ye clan."
Immediately, Chen Yu's expression stiffened.
Direct heir.
The Ye clan.
It sounded anything but simple.
"How do you know?"
Chen Yu muttered, his hand flipping through the blueprints he bought from Roy.
He was also puzzled.
They were all snatched from bandits, yet the blueprints were all decorative.
Did they do interior design?
If they've become bandits, couldn't they at least have some proper gear?
Weapons, armor.
Couldn't they collect more blueprints of this kind? A pile of decorative blueprints, what were they doing, cultivating their artistic sensibilities?
These bandits were lucky to have run into Roy.
If Chen Yu had caught them, he would have given them a proper lesson in civic responsibility.
In business, the most important thing is to identify your core competency.
Determine the future direction.
If you can't even figure out the direction, you're destined to be cannon fodder.
"I think I met him at a party once," Jiang Yaqing's voice followed from his wristband. "Is he tall and handsome, but his eyes are a bit effeminate? I don't like that."
Jiang Yaqing had hit the nail on the head.
It seemed Ye City was indeed from a prominent family, and likely like Jiang Yaqing, he could wield so many resources because he had enslaved people working for him.
Listening to Jiang Yaqing's description, Chen Yu's hands didn't stop.
Suddenly—
"Huh?"
Chen Yu's eyes lit up as he looked at the blueprint in his hand.
[Blueprint for Magical Bathtub: As the name suggests, it's a bathtub. If you insist I find something fancy about it, then it's a magical device.]
Looking at the description, Chen Yu glanced sideways at the little devil sitting on his shoulder.
"Aren't you sitting right here with me?" Chen Yu whispered.
"What?"
The little devil's eyes widened instantly, and she clutched her trident as if about to fly into a rage.
"Hey, watch your attitude. Have you forgotten?" Chen Yu gave the little devil a meaningful look, then glanced at her flat chest, where no curves could be seen.
"Me!"
Barbara clenched her small fists, spread her arms, and a smile slowly spread across her face.
"I'm not angry."
Little did she know, while Chen Yu was saying this, Jiang Yaqing was also on the verge of exploding.
After stating Ye City's identity, she had been waiting for Chen Yu's response, but after a long while, she hadn't heard a word from him, and there were occasional rustling sounds.
From the sounds, she knew Chen Yu was doing something else.
If this were in real life, whoever she was talking to on the phone would be slapping themselves for not paying attention. They would be listening intently.
They would even use a stethoscope, afraid of missing any detail.
Even a slight breath.
But with Chen Yu, he simply didn't care about her at all.
Just as she was about to explode.
"Hey, watch your attitude. Have you forgotten?"
One sentence instantly silenced Jiang Yaqing.
"Chen Yu~~~"
Jiang Yaqing called out coquettishly, clenching her fists.
Chen Yu's body trembled.
What was going on?
He stared blankly at his wristband, the voice really coming from Jiang Yaqing.
Why was she acting so cute with him?
"Partner, although I'm very outstanding, please don't fall in love with me," Chen Yu whispered, holding the bathtub blueprint. "Promise me, don't develop feelings for someone through a screen, okay?"
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Yaqing exclaimed.
"I can understand you," Chen Yu sighed. "But we don't know each other at all. You have no idea who the person on the other side of the screen really is. Listen to my advice, Yaqing, the internet is virtual, you can't handle it."
*Swoosh.*
Jiang Yaqing's face instantly flushed red.
"Who's in love with you? Didn't you threaten me, telling me to watch my attitude? Chen Yu, don't be ungrateful. It's just a broken Supreme VIP card, do you really think you've got my weakness?! Huh?!"
Huh!
Jiang Yaqing's roar was like that of a shrew.
Now this was more like it.
Jiang Yaqing's sweet, coquettish tone earlier had made Chen Yu's bones feel so soft he almost got diabetes.
"Alright, alright, stop shouting."
Chen Yu looked at the blueprint and checked the learning time.
9 hours.
Instant learning was possible.
"Learn."
[Cave System Reminder: Magical Bathtub blueprint learned successfully.]
Clicking on the crafting page.
Chen Yu saw a bathtub schematic added to the daily facilities.
[Magical Bathtub: Stone 1890/20, Glass 0/20, Fire Elemental Crystal Shard 762/10, Water Elemental Crystal Shard 948/10.]
Glass.
This thing was smelted from sand in a furnace, right?
He glanced at his inventory.
0!
"Jiang Yaqing, do you have any sand? Give me some."
Chen Yu called out while on a voice call.
"You're calling me on voice chat, and you're still busy with other things?" Jiang Yaqing said indignantly. "When I talk to you, I always put aside my tasks and focus on our conversation."
"Don't mind those details. Give me some sand. If you have ready-made glass, that's even better."
"How much do you want!"
Despite her annoyance, Jiang Yaqing still didn't ignore Chen Yu.
She felt like she was going crazy.
It was as if Chen Yu had her in his grasp.
If anyone dared to treat her like this normally, she would have already delivered a side kick and knocked their head askew.
"20 units of glass."
*Ding.*
You have received a gift from Jiang Yaqing.
Glass +20.
Chen Yu smiled.
"You're truly a treasure."
Clicking on the crafting page again, Chen Yu directly tapped on the schematic.
[Cave System Reminder: Magical Bathtub crafted successfully.]
He took out the bathtub.
Deep purple glow.
Rare grade.
Chen Yu now had a rough idea of his luck. With his luck set equipped, the probability of producing rare grade items should be around 80%.
Looking at the bathtub before him, Chen Yu's face broke into a brilliant smile.
Finally, he could take a bath!
Carrying the bathtub, Chen Yu ran back to the camp.
He placed the bathtub by the window.
This way, he could see the beautiful scenery outside while bathing. Although there wasn't much scenery to admire, people outside could also see him.
For example, the Bee Woman!
When he was bathing, he would inadvertently show the Bee Woman his—
Heh heh heh.
Don't get the wrong idea, it's his eight-pack abs.
The little Bee Woman would surely be smitten, her heart full of longing, upon seeing it.
Her legs would wriggle restlessly.
*Hiss!*
Then, on a dark and windy night, she would sneak into Chen Yu's room and lift his covers.
At that moment, Chen Yu would righteously refuse her.
Leaving her with a heartbroken expression.
And shedding tears in vain!
If you want to throw yourself at me, I won't accept you. That's right, it's just for fun!
"What are you chuckling so lewdly about?" Jiang Yaqing's disdainful whisper came from the wristband. "You look like a perverted old man."
"Tch~"
Chen Yu pouted, then suddenly noticed that Jiang Yaqing and he now had two red hearts.
A smile flickered across his face.
"Little Jiang, wanna video call while bathing?"
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Author's Notes:
Heh heh, didn't expect this, another late-night update, it's just for fun!