"Right!"
"Aim more accurately, arrange them more neatly."
"Get the water buckets ready!"
"Add charging resources for charging."
"Activate!"
Zoning camp.
Chen Yu stood with his hands behind his back outside the camp. Before him, kobolds were busy.
This area was entirely occupied by water condensers.
The sight was magnificent.
Chen Yu implemented all the crafting blueprints he had purchased from the city-state. With 150 water condensers, plus the previous ones, and relying on the greedy critical strike, his daily water production had stabilized above 3 tons.
A single day's water production translated to a resource revenue of 3 million.
The water condensers worked day and night, condensing the surrounding water vapor, making the entire area misty. At the top of these condensers, it was as if patches of water clouds had gathered.
The condensed water dripped from the outlets into the buckets.
Despite being in the underground world, Chen Yu had constructed something that resembled an industrial zone.
At this moment—
Chen Yu had already conceived a blueprint in his mind. The current scale of his camp was still a bit small, making it difficult to fully implement his ideas.
The camp area was ultimately too confined.
Building a water system.
Implementation was proving to be a bit challenging.
"Camp Master, you're making so many water condensers to condense water; our storage will be a bit troublesome, won't it?" Kailin looked at the area filled with water condensers.
While he was impressed, he also had concerns.
How to store it!
"Didn't I just ask you to bring the artisans? Have they arrived?" Chen Yu glanced sideways. Kailin stepped back slightly, revealing two artisans.
Upon seeing Chen Yu, the two artisans looked very apprehensive.
"How is it, Kailin has already discussed the wages with you, are you satisfied?" Chen Yu whispered with a smile. The beastman artisans quickly nodded, "Sat...satisfied."
A daily wage of 60 copper coins, with food and accommodation provided.
For them, this was already a considerable salary, and providing food and lodging meant their 60 copper coins were pure profit. Although they were apprehensive before coming, they had to admit they had found a good job.
"Since you are satisfied with the compensation, it's time for your performance."
Chen Yu pointed at the sub-camp before him. "I want to build a reservoir here, capable of storing over a thousand tons. Later, it can be upgraded into a water source. Moreover, I want the water in this reservoir to remain circulating, not becoming stagnant once it enters the pool. Are there any issues?"
The beastman artisans frowned slightly.
Then, one of them with a goatee tentatively whispered.
"Camp Master, are you trying to create a water cycle?"
Hiss!
At the mention of this, Chen Yu's eyes lit up.
He felt there were possibilities!
"Explain your idea," Chen Yu said, crossing his arms with interest. The goatee-bearded man began, "It's about making the water resources you store move, keeping them in a state of motion, so they won't become stagnant water. It's just..."
"Continue!"
"Doing this will involve a relatively larger amount of work and require more resources. Furthermore, I will excavate river channels within your camp to construct aqueducts. With aqueducts, the crops within your camp will also grow better. However... this is a major project, and the required resources..."
"Resources are not a problem."
Seeing the goatee-bearded man hesitate, Chen Yu waved his hand.
"Whatever resources you need, I will do my best to provide them. If you have any requirements, you can contact Kailin directly. If they are not available within the camp, I can procure them from outside."
There was no need to think twice about this.
Absolutely supportive!
What Chen Yu envisioned was for the water condensers to serve as the source of condensed water, with a self-built water system running through the camp. The goatee-bearded man's idea perfectly aligned with his own concept.
"Do you still have concerns?"
Noticing the goatee-bearded man's expression, Chen Yu frowned slightly.
"This..." After a moment of thought, the goatee-bearded man whispered, "Returning to the Camp Master, I have never undertaken such a large project before. All my ideas are things I've pondered during my leisure time; I don't have any practical experience implementing them. I'm afraid..."
"No matter!"
Unexpectedly, Chen Yu smiled indifferently.
"You can fully demonstrate your skills within my camp without worrying about the consequences. Failure is not frightening; what's frightening is the inability to try. Since you can conceive of building a water cycle and establishing a camp water system, I believe you must have many more ingenious ideas. You can use my camp as an experimental ground to implement all your concepts."
Chen Yu waved his hand grandly, then firmly clasped the goatee-bearded man's hand.
"I believe in you!"
With his hand held, the goatee-bearded man looked up, his heart trembling slightly as he met Chen Yu's determined gaze.
"Camp Master..."
"What further assistance do you require, please speak freely!" Chen Yu said seriously.
Establishing a water system within the camp would greatly benefit the camp's future development. This matter was best undertaken as early as possible for earlier benefits.
Even if everything was just the goatee-bearded man's imagination,
Chen Yu was willing to give him a chance to try. At worst, it would be a failure, wasting some resources, but he was not short of resources.
All successes were built upon failures.
If one feared failure and dared not try, being timid and hesitant, then everything would remain mere imagination and would never succeed.
Feeling Chen Yu's trust, the goatee-bearded man was greatly encouraged.
"Camp Master, I will also need a few assistants," the goatee-bearded man said solemnly. "Building the water cycle was something my friends and I conceived together. If I were to implement it alone, it would be quite troublesome. I'd like to call them over as well."
"No problem."
"I will also need a large amount of manpower."
"Certainly."
Chen Yu did not refuse any of the goatee-bearded man's requests. He said,
"Discuss these matters with Kailin. We will also provide high standard wages for them. I now appoint you as the Chief Engineer for this project. You will be responsible for the camp's water cycle and employee accommodation. For your wages, how much is Kailin currently earning."
"60 copper coins."
"From now on, your salary will be 6 silver coins," Chen Yu stated firmly. "Also, your assistants will each be paid 3 silver coins, and the wages for everyone else will be uniformly raised to 80 copper coins."
The goatee-bearded man's expression immediately became solemn, and he bowed deeply to Chen Yu.
"Thank you, thank you, Camp Master!"
"Please rise quickly," Chen Yu said, reaching out to help the goatee-bearded man up with a smile. "As I said, choosing to work at my camp will be the best decision of your lives. Do good work, and I will not mistreat any of you. If the water cycle can be successfully completed, there will be further rewards."
"Please rest assured, Camp Master!"
The goatee-bearded man's expression was solemn and respectful. Chen Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, and Kailin led them away, leaving Chen Yu alone to gaze at the misty water condensation area, recalling the scene and muttering to himself.
"Tsk, I truly am someone who does great things!"