A moment of epiphany.
Solemn reverence!
Looking at the smile on Chen Yu's face, Hei Dou's eyes widened.
Brilliant!
Truly brilliant!
It had to be the boss. What is the joy of a good brother compared to the joy of a father? You could never understand the joy of a father.
"Boss, you truly live up to your name!"
"Hmm?"
Seeing the ambiguous gaze of Hei Dou, Chen Yu frowned slightly and patted him on the back of the head.
"What indecent thoughts are you having? I'm going to recruit them."
The devil's whisper.
Prefix casting requires acknowledging a father figure.
For Chen Yu to bring these mercenaries under his command, he had to ensure their loyalty. It wouldn't do for them to simply join because they wanted to.
Who knew if there were any ulterior motives among them?
"We all understand." Hei Dou continued to smirk at Chen Yu, then pointed to the female mercenaries. "What are you still dazed about? Call him Dad."
"Ah?"
Even calling him a good brother was difficult, and now they were being asked to call him Dad?
This…
It felt somewhat embarrassing.
"Dad!"
Before the two girls could react, a female mercenary behind them shouted.
[Dungeon Alert: Enslavement Successful]
Seeing this notification, Chen Yu glanced at the mercenary. He intended to tell her she was done, but to his surprise, the mercenary seemed to get into it.
And she even changed her address.
"Godfather~~~"
Hiss!
That sweet, almost coquettish whisper, which could make one's bones go soft, made Chen Yu's entire body tremble, and blood surged towards the crown of his head.
It was truly intoxicating.
With her taking the lead, the other female mercenaries also began to call him "Dad" one after another.
In an instant, the camp became a scene of family reunions.
The beastmen mercenaries were all stunned.
They silently stared at the female mercenaries, who were calling out "Godfather" and throwing themselves at Chen Yu. Chen Yu, who was being held, had to exert all his strength to break free from the embrace of these soft bodies.
He walked directly to the beastmen mercenaries.
"King Chen!"
These beastmen mercenaries all wished to join Chen Yu's ranks, but unfortunately, they did not have the advantages of the female mercenaries.
While envious, they could only sigh helplessly.
They could only try their best to show Chen Yu their best side, hoping he would agree to their joining.
"Nuoya, the list."
Chen Yu extended his hand.
Nuoya, who had been diligently recording, handed the data to Chen Yu.
"My lord, these few are mages," Nuoya whispered, pointing to the names with relatively lower scores on the data. "These mages have all tried their best."
"I can see that."
Mages inherently had weaker physiques.
Chen Yu had even expected them to be among the last few. Who would have thought there were still people behind them? This was something Chen Yu had not anticipated.
"Where are they?"
Chen Yu raised his hand and pointed to those with even fewer people than the mages, whispering.
"They've been eliminated," Kuka stepped forward and said. "Second Brother personally eliminated them. These individuals were indeed slacking off during work. Even though Boss, you clearly stated last night that Noah and I would be recording, they didn't work diligently, clearly not taking you seriously. Second Brother directly told them to get lost, and he even took their underwear before they left."
"That's acceptable."
In fact, even if Hei Dou hadn't eliminated them, Chen Yu would have.
Warriors couldn't surpass mages in terms of physical stamina.
What use were they if kept?
Chen Yu didn't care about the reasons behind their performance, whether they were genuinely slacking off, unwell, or old.
This was not an orphanage!
To stay in his camp, one had to be useful.
It was like understanding someone's inner self; first, they needed to be patient enough to understand them, perhaps because they had achieved success in their careers, or perhaps they were reasonably attractive. If even the entry-level requirements couldn't be met, no one would want to understand their inner perfection.
Chen Yu's company recruitment was the same.
If they couldn't even handle the basic tasks, no matter how excellent they were, Chen Yu wouldn't hire them.
He lowered his head to look at the data again.
Then he looked up at the beastmen mercenaries before him.
"I am your father!"
"Eh?"
The beastmen mercenaries were all stunned, and then a few intelligent ones reacted.
"Dad!"
As soon as this was said, more and more beastmen mercenaries shouted along.
"DAD!!!"
The sound waves reached the heavens.
Half an hour later—
The mercenaries sat on the ground, holding exquisite roasted meat provided by Chen Yu, their faces shining with grease.
"From now on, you are all members of the company," Chen Yu said, looking at the surrounding mercenaries. "I hope we can cooperate sincerely in the future, let the company reach new heights, and you can also achieve your life ideals."
"Our company upholds the principle of self-reliance."
"Specific details—"
"Will be introduced to you by our company's second-in-command, Hei Dou, and third-in-command, Kuka."
With that, Chen Yu stepped aside.
Hei Dou stood on Kuka's shoulders, and the two began to explain the company culture to the newly joined mercenaries.
"Not bad, recruited over thirty more mercenary subordinates. The camp is starting to take shape," the low whisper from the little demon on his shoulder came again.
She couldn't stay in the wristband.
Ever since she solidified her body, she had become accustomed to staying outside.
"More people means more management trouble," Chen Yu whispered. "The camp is currently in urgent need of management talent. If we can't find management talent, the camp will find it difficult to develop further."
"Indeed."
On this matter, the little demon did not disagree.
"Back then, my Demon King City also had a tiered management model, but management talent wasn't easy to find. In your camp... there really isn't anyone suitable to be a grand steward."
"Tsk, why don't you do it?" Chen Yu glanced at her with a smile.
"Bah!"
The little demon immediately spat.
"You're dreaming. Me, the great Demon King, serving as your steward? Besides... I, I actually don't know how to manage these things. My loyal servants used to manage them for me."
"Do you think I can do it?"
Suddenly, a woman walked out from behind an ancient tree in the wilderness. She was fully clothed and had a survival wristband on her wrist.
Chen Yu was very surprised by her appearance.
Of course—
What surprised him even more was that she was still wearing clothes, and her wristband hadn't been taken off.
"Who are you?" Chen Yu frowned and whispered. "Were you following those mercenaries for the bounty? Why is your wristband still on you?"
"I hid it."
"Oh?"
Chen Yu glanced at her.
"I didn't come here for the bounty. I..." The woman licked her lips and whispered, "You might not believe me if I say it now, but actually, I came to pledge allegiance to you."
"Ha?"
Chen Yu was startled and said sternly.
"You, came to pledge allegiance to me?"
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Author's Notes:
Good evening, have you eaten?