"That's more or less my general idea."
In the camp's front hall, Chen Yu refilled the water bucket for the water condenser and then took out the cheese from the cheese maker's golden chest, placing it into his bracelet before glancing sideways.
"Did you understand?"
At this moment, Kailin stood with her hands clasped in front of the hall.
Hearing Chen Yu's question, she finally turned back as if waking from a daze.
"Ah? Ah! I, I think I understood," Kailin, clutching the glass plate, swallowed. "Camp benefits are divided by loyalty. The more loyal an employee, the greater the support they receive from the enterprise."
"And?"
"Ah?"
Kailin was stunned.
Seeing her blank expression, Chen Yu sighed with exhaustion.
"Treasure chests!" Chen Yu almost let out his hometown dialect, patting his left palm with the back of his right hand. "Wooden chests for 1000, iron chests for 2000, silver chests for 5000, golden chests for 10,000, and obsidian chests for 20,000 in recycling!"
What was going on?
After listening for so long, she had forgotten the most crucial part.
Employee loyalty provided support, these were resources the enterprise invested externally. He needed to profit too; how could he invest resources without profit?
"Ah, I know."
Kailin bit her lip and nodded. Seeing her absent-mindedness, Chen Yu frowned.
"What's wrong with you? You're so inattentive when your leader assigns work. Have you just arrived at the camp, and you already don't take me, your leader, seriously?"
"No, no!"
"Kailin, you've just joined the enterprise, and I've made you a manager because I appreciate you greatly," Chen Yu said with his hands behind his back, speaking earnestly. "Don't let down my appreciation. If you don't work hard, you'll have to start from the grassroots."
"I will not disappoint your high expectations, leader!" Kailin said earnestly.
"We'll see how you perform."
With a wave of his hand, Chen Yu squatted in front of the water condenser.
Thanks to his counter-sanction against the orc mercenaries in the past two days, his investment in the water condenser production blueprint had allowed him to possess 15 perfect-grade water condensers.
Condensing 300 liters daily was enough to bathe freely.
What he was contemplating now was upgrading these perfect-grade water condensers to excellent grade, but he was slightly short on the legendary upgrade blueprints.
This was difficult!
Where could he get more legendary blueprints? Otherwise, his upgrades were too restricted.
And—
The most pressing matter now was the camp upgrade.
It was stuck.
[Rare Survival Camp: Upgradeable]
[Upgrade Requirements: 50 All-Element Crystals, 100 Iron Ingots, 100 Copper Ingots, 50 Silver Ingots, 50 Gold Ingots, 50 Obsidian, 1 Perfect-Grade Camp Upgrade Guide]
Upgrading a rare camp to perfect was like a brand new stage.
The resource requirements were outrageous.
Actually, these resources were manageable; with Chen Yu's current camp output, it was merely a matter of time.
What troubled him was the Perfect-Grade Camp Upgrade Guide.
Where did that come from?
He had searched the trading channel countless times but hadn't seen anyone selling it. Since he last met his brother-in-law, Chen Yu hadn't encountered any traveling merchants.
It was very frustrating!
"Upgrades require guides, blueprints, what kind of ridiculous system is this!" Chen Yu muttered as he squatted in front of the water condenser. When he turned around, he saw Kailin still standing in the front hall.
"Why are you still here?"
"Ah?!" Kailin, asked, looked bewildered again, pursed her lips, and fidgeted with the hem of her clothes. "Am, am I free to go now?"
"Otherwise?"
Chen Yu spread his hands, also looking confused.
"Do you expect me to cook you a meal?"
"Do, do you not have any other needs?"
Kailin tentatively whispered again.
Chen Yu: (o_o)??
"If not, then I'll be going." Noticing Chen Yu's expression, Kailin, holding the glass plate, walked towards the camp exit. She stopped just before leaving. "Leader, the city-state sells blueprints and guides. You might want to check the city-state."
After speaking, Kailin quickly ran out, feeling relieved in her heart.
So scared!
She thought she was going to be coerced.
"If we were discussing business, couldn't we discuss it outside? Why did we have to talk in a room?" Kailin muttered, feeling secretly fortunate.
But for some reason, she felt a little bit of disappointment.
Chen Yu: (o_o)?
What was wrong with this girl?
She was so strange!
The matter was clearly settled, yet she was still standing there.
What for?
Trying to slack off?
In his camp, no one could slack off.
Not anyone, zero tolerance.
Of course—
Minors were an exception.
"The city-state sells blueprints, I know that without her telling me. The problem is that city-state isn't a proper city-state either," Chen Yu mumbled to himself.
It shouldn't be like this!
The orc mercenaries all came from city-states. They couldn't all have originated from that dark city. There must be relatively normal city-states, but Chen Yu just hadn't encountered them.
After pondering for a while, Chen Yu happened to see Ergou leading the dog-headed guard team passing by the door.
"Hey, Ergou!"
Several minutes later—
The patrol dog-headed squad was fully equipped, all sporting perfect-grade gear sets and a rare-grade adventure sword with a purple glow at their waists.
They looked very imposing!
"Wear these for now. I'll get you better equipment when I have it," Chen Yu said, patting Ergou's shoulder. Ergou puffed out his chest. "Yes, Boss!"
"Get back to work!"
With that, Ergou led the dog-headed warriors to patrol around the camp, although the significance of patrolling wasn't particularly great at the moment.
It was mainly to instill a habit in them.
As the camp grew in the future, patrol personnel would be needed for security. This was like them getting a head start and familiarizing themselves with their job nature.
After roughly handling the camp's internal affairs.
Chen Yu sat on a chair, frowning slightly, contemplating how to further advance the camp.
Time was precious!
He now controlled vast amounts of resources and couldn't let a few blueprints and upgrade guides restrict his development.
"Boss, morning~"
Heidou, yawning and with a delicate piece of cheese in his mouth, walked over.
"You're up so early!"
"Am I up early?" Chen Yu said speechlessly. "The entire camp is awake, except you... you sleep like a dead pig every day. They say cats don't sleep much, only about 4 hours of actual sleep per day. How come you sleep like you want to sleep 12 hours every day? Even a pregnant cat doesn't sleep as much as you do!"
"Aren't we spirit beasts?" Heidou grinned.
Likely realizing that sleeping so much wasn't ideal, he didn't dwell on it and changed the subject with a grin.
"Boss, what were you thinking about just now?"
"Camp development. Our camp upgrade needs an upgrade guide. Other facilities like the water condenser and cheese require legendary blueprints. Kailin just told me the city-state sells them, but the problem is, we've been to that city-state." Chen Yu frowned. "That city-state isn't a proper city-state either."
"Let's conquer that city-state!"
Heidou's eyes narrowed suddenly, revealing a fierce expression.
"When I went to that city-state, I smelled treasures. Let's take that city-state and make it ours. We can be city lords for fun, what do you think?"
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Author's Say:
Posting early to avoid another power outage. A word of pre-greeting, good evening! Have you eaten? Of course, it's not evening now, just pretend it is. Love you all!