Shocking!
After opening the box, Chen Yu saw Hei Dou proudly wagging its little tail.
Its small head was held high, as if waiting for Chen Yu to praise it.
*Bang.*
It was met with a flick on the forehead.
"Hey, that's a bit unfair!" Hei Dou, with a flicked head, straightened its tail. "Aren't you satisfied with my box?"
"I haven't looked yet," Chen Yu whispered.
"You haven't even looked, and you're hitting me?" Hei Dou's eyes widened as if they would pop out. "You... you hit me well, Big Brother hits well, I'm trash."
With fists the size of sandbags held above its head, Hei Dou stood on its hind legs, its front paws clapping.
Chen Yu couldn't help but chuckle at this comical scene.
He lowered his gaze to the items in the box.
[Efficient Learning (Vol. 1): Reduces learning and upgrading time by 3 hours]
[Rapid Crafting (Vol. 1): Reduces crafting time by 3 hours]
[Lapis Lazuli: A gem that can be inlaid into armor's gem slots, Strength +5]
[Perfect Adventurer's Bracer: One of the five pieces of the Adventurer set, a bracer imprinted with a basic fire elemental magic array, possessing decent offensive capabilities, a basic magical defensive gear]
All high-quality items!
Not to mention anything else.
Rapid Crafting and Efficient Learning, these two were divine skills.
Reducing time by 3 hours.
For early-stage blueprints and crafting, over ninety percent could be completed instantly.
Lapis Lazuli.
Chen Yu had never encountered inlaid gems before.
Searching the trading channel, he hadn't seen any Lapis Lazuli, indicating that no one had yet obtained inlaid gems at this stage.
And finally, the Adventurer's Bracer.
One piece of a set.
No wonder Ilya said she didn't have a complete set, and one piece was with Hei Dou.
Chen Yu squatted down with a smile.
Hei Dou, tilting its head, took half a step back, its black eyes staring.
"Not bad," Chen Yu said, raising his hand to ruffle Hei Dou's head. "Big Brother is very satisfied with your box. For you volunteering yourself and bringing these two boxes, I recognize you as my second brother!"
"Heh."
Hei Dou immediately puffed out its chest proudly.
"Big Brother, it's not that your second brother is bragging, but with this box, even the dwarves would call me dad and beg me to sell it to them."
"Dwarves? You know dwarves?" Chen Yu asked in surprise.
"No."
Instantly, Chen Yu instinctively clenched his fist, and Hei Dou darted away several meters.
"Don't keep hitting cats, you have the ability, wait for me for two months."
"What if I wait for you for eight months?" Chen Yu glanced at him. "You dare to make a move against me? You, my second brother, attacking your elder brother, a complete reversal of roles?"
"Heh—"
Hei Dou's small feline face suddenly showed a sinister grin.
"Then we'll see who's the older brother and who's the younger... Hey, hey, hey, you can't do this, I haven't finished my boasting yet, and you're locking my throat. That's a bit of taking advantage of my weakness. You, you, you, you, what are you doing? You want to flick me again, meow—"
A tragic meow pierced the long night.
Chen Yu had already squatted on the ground to learn Efficient Learning and Rapid Crafting.
[Dungeon Reminder: Efficient Learning (Vol. 1) has been learned]
[Dungeon Reminder: Rapid Crafting (Vol. 1) has been learned]
[Dungeon Reminder: Basic Camp Bed Upgrade Complete]
[Dungeon Reminder: Camp Warehouse Upgrade Complete]
Efficient Learning, reducing upgrade time by three hours.
The basic camp bed and camp warehouse also finished instantly after the three-hour reduction.
Opening the camp warehouse.
[Ordinary Camp Warehouse: (41%/100%): Dungeon Manual 1, Wood 80, Stone...]
The storage space had doubled.
It was enough.
Chen Yu then entered his bedroom.
A double bed was placed in the corner of the room. Chen Yu lay down and found that the camp bed was no longer made of planks and stones; it was surprisingly soft.
Lying on it was very comfortable.
Stretching lazily, Chen Yu felt he should finish the tasks at hand.
He decomposed the treasure chest.
Gold Ingots +4
By now, Chen Yu had 8 units of gold ingots, enough to craft the cheese maker. What he still lacked was 1 unit of silver ingots.
There were many silver ingots on the trading channel.
Chen Yu would not buy them.
If he bought those silver ingots now, it would be playing right into the hands of those who opposed him, and they would only increase their resistance.
Yu Pu.
A name surfaced in Chen Yu's mind.
This person was honest and kind.
Buying one unit of silver ingot from him should not be a problem.
Chen Yu: "Do you have silver ingots?"
After sending the message, he waited for a while, but Yu Pu did not reply. Chen Yu guessed he was likely exploring the dungeon space, and he would reply when his exploration was finished.
While waiting, Chen Yu looked at the blueprints.
Adventurer Blueprints.
[Dungeon Reminder: Perfect Adventurer's Chestplate Learning in progress, remaining time required 8:59:59]
[Dungeon Reminder: Perfect Adventurer's Leggings Learning in progress, remaining time required 8:59:59]
[Dungeon Reminder: Perfect Adventurer's Bracer Learning in progress, remaining time required 8:59:59]
High-quality items were indeed extraordinary.
Even with Efficient Learning, it still required nine hours, meaning it would take twelve hours to learn this blueprint.
He would have to sleep through the night to finish learning it by morning.
He could rest now, but Chen Yu still wanted to craft the cheese maker. He was only lacking one silver ingot, which wasn't a particularly rare material.
Yu Pu had not yet replied.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Yu sent a message to Jiang Yaqing.
Chen Yu: "Do you have silver ingots?"
*Ding.*
Jiang Yaqing has invited you to a voice call.
Voice call again.
She seemed to like voice calls.
Accept.
Jiang Yaqing's avatar occupied half of the screen on the projection.
"Can't you just make a voice call? Why are you sending messages?" Jiang Yaqing's voice came through. "You need silver ingots, of course, I have them."
"Sell me 1 unit."
"But you hung up on my voice call earlier, and I was very unhappy. In my life, no one has ever hung up on my voice call."
"You'll get used to it," Chen Yu said calmly.
"You, Chen the Skinflint, what do you mean? Are you saying you'll hang up on me again?" Jiang Yaqing shouted indignantly. "Why did you hang up on me just now? I heard you were fishing?"
"Fishing, is there a problem with that?" Chen Yu asked.
"You certainly have the leisure time," Jiang Yaqing chuckled. "You're asking me to buy silver ingots, so you must know you're being boycotted, right?"
"I know."
"Aren't you anxious? If no one trades with you, how will you develop?"
"Heh, how many days do you think they can last?" Chen Yu sneered. "I'm not transporting resources, I'm transporting food. They can't even feed themselves right now. How many days do you think their boycott can last?"
Chen Yu controlled the lifeline.
In Chen Yu's opinion, this boycott was as foolish as it could get.
Their boycott.
In the end, they would be the ones to suffer.
Reaping what they sowed.
"Besides, aren't you here now? It's the same if I buy from you," Chen Yu chuckled. "Sell me one unit of silver ingot."
"Aren't you afraid I'll boycott you too?"
"If you wanted to boycott me, you wouldn't be on a voice call with me right now," Chen Yu said softly. Jiang Yaqing gasped, "Tsk tsk tsk, that confident tone. Alright, I did receive a boycott invitation, but I rejected it."
"Then sell me the silver ingots, or, if you want to give them to me, I'll accept," Chen Yu said.
"You wish!"
Jiang Yaqing immediately burst into laughter.
"You, Chen the Skinflint, you want me to give them to you for free? I see you've been collecting fire elemental crystal fragments. Are you in a hurry for them?"
"Not particularly urgent," Chen Yu replied.
"Let's be open and honest, I don't like lies," Jiang Yaqing said softly. Hearing this, Chen Yu was stunned for a moment.
It felt somewhat familiar.
This was what Chen Yu had said to Jiang Yaqing when she first arrived.
She had now adopted it.
She was quite petty, remembering it until now.
"Fine, I'll tell you the truth. I do need fire elemental crystal fragments now. Are you going to sell them to me?" Chen Yu smiled. Jiang Yaqing replied noncommittally, "I'll sell them to you."
"Really?"
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
"You'll really sell them?"
"7 fire elemental crystal fragments in exchange for 2 units of exquisite roasted meat, and I'll give you 1 unit of silver ingot," Jiang Yaqing directly sent a trade request. "Hand over the roasted meat, and it's yours."
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