In the chat channel.
Chen Yu’s words stirred up a storm.
Every survivor who saw these messages was in an uproar.
"Whoa, boss Chen Yu is even setting up a transfer center, this is definitely a blessing for us survivors! No more worrying about uneven resource allocation anymore~!"
"Boss Chen Yu, yyds!"
"See? This is vision. Boss Chen Yu, after his own success, hasn't forgotten to give back to us ordinary survivors. Where can you find such a good person?"
"The upstairs guy is an idiot, have you been brainwashed? Don't you see how much Chen Yu is ripping people off?"
"It's good enough that there's something to sell, and it's much cheaper than what others are selling in the trading channel. If you don't want the transfer service, don't you know the pressure of stockpiling?"
"What does resource points mean, virtual currency?"
"Won't he run away with our resources?"
"Hmph~ Do you think boss Chen Yu is like you? He wouldn't bother with our little bit of resources. Boss Chen Yu is thinking of us wholeheartedly. Besides, didn't boss Chen Yu say that you can exchange at face value if you store over 1 million? Don't you think the boss is ripping you off? Is it wrong to charge a service fee?"
"Exactly, boss Chen Yu also said he can give you water."
"Got it~"
"Boss Chen Yu collecting blueprints, his real purpose is to do transfers for us, right? I actually doubted the boss back then, I'm really not human!"
"The one who offered 8000 resource points for the Condensing Water Device blueprint just now was purely arguing with boss Chen Yu."
"Looking for trouble!"
"Brothers, unsheathe your bayonets and all of you, privately message him and spray him!"
"Charge!!!"
Chen Yu, propping himself up with one hand, silently watched the scrolling messages on his wristband.
Heh, young people.
Still wanting to snatch goods from him, this is simply courting disaster.
Intellectual dominance.
This move by Chen Yu is definitely killing multiple birds with one stone.
If the exchange center can successfully get off the ground, he can make a fortune by earning the price difference as an intermediary. Once his credibility is established, it's not impossible to get resources with empty hands in the future.
Most importantly—
The issue of the Condensing Water Device blueprints has been properly resolved.
Chen Yu made it very clear.
He needs to use water as resource points for exchanges. Chen Yu's acquisition of Condensing Water Device blueprints is undoubtedly considering the other survivors in the cave.
Why should others compete with him?
"Chen Yu, you're really quite the profiteer."
Jiang Yaqing gasped.
She also saw the messages Chen Yu sent and the purchase and selling prices on the trading channel.
"Profiteer?"
"Classmate Jiang, saying that is being too soft-hearted."
"I'm doing resource exchanges, providing a platform for free trade for survivors, and offering them convenience. Isn't it right for me to collect some service fees? Do you know how much risk I'm undertaking?"
"How many resource points do I have to put up to stock the goods."
"When undertaking risks, there must be benefits, otherwise, what's the point of me doing this? I'm a businessman, and I must see returns on my investment."
Chen Yu chuckled.
Major platforms outside the cave have merchants setting up shop, and the platforms also charge various service fees. Isn't this a natural matter?
Building a platform requires operating expenses.
Manpower.
Material resources.
These are all costs.
"Alright, I admit what you're saying makes sense." Jiang Yaqing, for the first time, didn't scold Chen Yu as a black-hearted merchant. She actually agreed with this matter. "Then why are you also selling Elemental Shards?"
"Heh~"
Chen Yu let out a laugh and didn't answer.
Why were Elemental Shards distributed?
He decided that in the future, when selling food, he would no longer require other resources, only Elemental Shards. You want to buy food from me? No problem, but if you don't have Elemental Shards, it's also fine!
Please click on the trading channel and go buy Elemental Shards.
Chen Yu is indeed a great benefactor.
He absolutely will not allow anyone to starve because they don't have Elemental Shards!
A bread set for 900.
If you buy Elemental Shards from Chen Yu, it will cost 1100 resource points. Earning an extra 200 resource points, isn't that great?
"I think I understand."
Jiang Yaqing in the wristband whispered, marveling.
"You're truly a born businessman. If your family's business is handed over to you, it will definitely reach new heights. I truly admire you."
"You flatter me!"
"Hey, did you think I was praising you?" Hearing Chen Yu's smug reply, Jiang Yaqing said speechlessly, "Forget it, I've known you for quite some time, I can't be bothered to say more to you, but your business actually has a fatal flaw."
"Are you referring to the inflation of water resources?" Chen Yu asked.
"It seems you know."
Jiang Yaqing responded noncommittally.
"Water resources are scarce now, so they can be used for resource exchanges. But, it doesn't mean water resources will always be scarce. In the future, survivors will master water condensing facilities, which would be equivalent to everyone printing money."
"This matter, I have considered it."
Chen Yu whispered with his arms crossed.
This is indeed a problem.
The current water resources can be considered circulating currency. But if in the future everyone can condense water, or obtain water through other means.
Using water as circulating currency is definitely not a long-term solution.
Chen Yu knew this very well.
If everyone can print money, that would be disastrous, and if such a phenomenon truly occurs, the economic system will collapse directly.
"Solving this problem is also simple." Chen Yu smiled and said, "Water absolutely cannot be a permanent circulating currency. In the future, survivors will also enter city-states, and the currency of the cave will become circulating currency. I've never been troubled by such a thing, I was just thinking..."
"Thinking about what?"
"I want to create a currency."
"Ha?"
Jiang Yaqing on the other side of the wristband was completely stunned.
"You..." Jiang Yaqing moved her lips but couldn't speak for a long time. After a full half a minute, she gasped, and the sound of her swallowing could be clearly heard from the wristband, "You want to create currency?"
"Yes!"
Chen Yu shrugged.
"We actually have this possibility now, don't you think?"
Undeniably.
This idea is actually very crazy.
However—
Chen Yu felt that this was possible.
The birth of currency.
Normally, it's a country with a certain level of power, with domestic currency circulation, national recognition, and announcing the existence of its currency to the outside world.
Other countries will then assess it and decide whether to grant recognition.
Thus, exchange rates are established for circulation.
In fact, the true birth of currency doesn't necessarily have to be so complicated. Its core existence is recognition.
When currency has sufficient recognition, and there is someone with dominant ability to promote it, then this currency can operate.
Chen Yu, happens to possess this ability!
Creating currency.
It is by no means impossible!