It was unclear if the brainwashing had been successful.
Er Gou was now like he had been injected with adrenaline, darting through the kobolds and shouting. With his urging, the kobolds worked even harder.
The Furnace Zone.
Scorching heat radiated outwards from the area.
Forty furnaces.
Kobolds busily added basic resources into the furnaces, and Chen Yu, standing on the periphery, saw what appeared to be metal ingots being produced.
He didn't collect them.
The metal ingots would be useless even if he took them now. The camp lacked the function to synthesize elemental crystals until it reached the rare tier, making it difficult for metal ingots to be of much use.
"I feel like I'll need to separate this area out in the future."
Chen Yu murmured, resting his chin on his hand.
Just forty furnaces had already significantly increased the temperature around the camp. If there were more furnaces in the future, wouldn't this place turn into an underground inferno?
In reality, Chen Yu thought it would be best to place the furnaces in the lava zone.
Or adjacent to the lava zone.
He needed to research how to improve an area to become a lava zone so he could plant his lava fruit trees and fire fruit trees there.
Furnaces smelting.
Condensers condensing water, cheese machines making cheese.
Everything was developing positively, and the camp's future was promising.
Most importantly—
He could now go to the city-state at any time.
[Return Scroll: Crush to return to the nearest city-state, a one-time consumable]
This scroll was something Chen Yu had obtained from Water's bracelet.
Exploring the city-state was no longer a hassle for Chen Yu.
As long as he wished, he could crush the return scroll and go to the city-state at any time, though he didn't need to do so now.
He had to wait!
If nothing went wrong, Water would have already issued a bounty for him.
Why did he say those things to Water?
A bounty?
Would heavy rewards bring forth brave men?
Chen Yu's intention was for Water to return and issue a substantial reward as he suggested. From the first moment he saw Water, Chen Yu felt that he wasn't particularly bright.
He definitely needed to be tricked!
What he needed to do now was wait for warriors to come and hunt him.
What was the point of capturing one rat-man envoy?
Wasn't it more worthwhile to trade a rat spirit for countless brave warriors?
At that time—
He would keep those he fancied and directly rob the rest of their underwear.
Wouldn't that be more profitable?
Little Water still thought he was incredibly clever.
It wasn't that Chen Yu was looking down on him.
Chen Yu figured that if he were a human trafficker, even a three-year-old Chen Yu could sell him off, and Water would still happily count the money for Chen Yu.
For now, the more important thing for Chen Yu was to develop his camp well.
He clicked on his private messages.
The adventurers in the region were like ravenous children, constantly sending him messages asking for food.
It was too difficult.
He had to manage these hungry brats in the region while adventuring.
He opened the trading channel.
List it!
[Seller: Chen Yu]
[Items for Trade: Black Bread, White Bread, 300
The only possibility was Black Bean.
It was a shame that he was still a cat at the moment, and Chen Yu didn't believe he would be a reliable logistics person even after he transformed.
Regardless, Black Bean had signed a spiritual contract with him.
He could only rely on him!
Immediately, Chen Yu took out the bottle containing the blood pills from his bracelet.
"Black Bean, come, Big Brother will help you advance!"
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Author's Notes:
So tired.