Chapter 198 [Multiplier: 230x]

Cheng Minglang's face also looked grim: "Yeah, you killed three people from Xuantan Bus. Zhang Shouyi won't let you get away with it..."

He suddenly thought of something: "Or else, after we take the Treasure Chest, we just never set foot on this bridge again. As long as we don't get greedy for the subsequent Treasure Chests, we should be able to avoid him!"

Jiang Wei nodded: "Exactly. As long as we don't show our faces, they won't even know which island is on the other side!"

"You guys come here and look at this."

At some point, Chen Yu had walked to the opposite end of the bridge and waved his hand.

As soon as Cheng Minglang and Jiang Wei approached...

[Warning: You are stepping onto First Island, please evacuate immediately]

[Warning: You are stepping onto First Island, please evacuate immediately]

[Warning: You are stepping onto First Island, please evacuate immediately]

"..."

Cheng Minglang's mouth twitched: "In other words, even if we jump into the Yellow River, we won't be able to wash ourselves clean."

Chen Yu smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying.

Officer Pei Yuanheng said apologetically: "I didn't expect this to cause you such big trouble. Zhang Shouyi and Xuantan Bus will likely find out about the three deaths very soon."

Chen Yu remained calm, waved his hand, walked to the chest, and hoisted it onto his shoulder without opening it immediately.

He turned back: "Officer Pei, there are two things I need you for."

Officer Pei Yuanheng nodded: "The first is to guard the pets, and the second is to guard this bridge."

Chen Yu spoke seriously: "Yes, I'm counting on you."

Officer Pei Yuanheng smiled: "Don't worry. If there's even the slightest sign of trouble, I'll send someone to contact you immediately."

...

...

The old warehouse in the southwest of the island.

The sky was turning dark, and the last sliver of orange-red light leaked through the gaps in the dilapidated roof, dyeing the entire warehouse in dark gold.

The warehouse was huge, about the width of two or three basketball courts. The floor was piled with discarded canvas, burlap sacks, old curtains, and broken sails; some were folded neatly, while others were scattered everywhere.

Zhang Tianlang dragged an old canvas he found in a corner out from the pile of junk. With a "whoosh," dust exploded into the air, making him cough repeatedly as he fanned the dust away from his face.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough."

The blonde-haired youth leaned over: "Boss! This piece of Fabric is huge! It can be exchanged for quite a few building material units!"

"Quick, quick, quick, you guys catch it!"

Zhang Tianlang waved his hand, gesturing for several lackeys to go over.

He, on the other hand, looked into the distance—about two hundred meters to the northeast of the warehouse, where there was a waist-high stone platform.

It looked like some kind of ancient altar...

In fact, this was the Fabric Conversion Point. Placing collected materials on the stone slab would automatically smelt them into standard building material units, such as Wood, iron ingots, Parts, Fabric, and so on.

Zhang Wanyue sat beside the furnace, quietly watching the others laboring in the distance.

A small notebook was spread across her knees, and she held a ballpoint pen in her hand. The notebook was densely filled with records of the materials mined, converted, and the profit splits of Zhang Tianlang's team.

Just then...

Zhang Wanyue suddenly noticed out of the corner of her eye a blob of jelly lying on a stone pillar, head tilted back, its two small black dot eyes staring at her brightly.

"?"

"Why are you here?"

Zhang Wanyue was slightly stunned, caught by surprise.

Shui Bobo bounced off the stone pillar, landed on her knees, and bounced twice more.

Zhang Wanyue turned her head toward the edge of the Woods.

Chen Yu walked out from behind the ferns, his machete held casually in his hand, stained with fresh blood.

"Chen Yu!"

"Were you in a fight?"

Zhang Wanyue cried out and stood up!

Not far away, at the warehouse entrance, the members of the Sky Wolf Motorcade also heard Zhang Wanyue's voice. They all looked up in unison and saw the figure holding the bloody blade at the edge of the Woods...

"Quick, quick, quick! Everyone, get moving!"

"Chen Yu is here! Chen Yu is here!"

"Damn it, he's making a surprise inspection. Good thing we weren't resting!"

"Who organized this pile of curtains? It's a mess!"

"Don't roll up that canvas! Move it over first!"

The group of people seemed to have been wound up; suddenly, they transformed from sluggish turtles into jumping monkeys.

Zhang Wanyue looked at the group, feeling a bit helpless: "The difference in efficiency is quite large..."

"It's fine."

Chen Yu waved his hand: "As long as they work day and night, efficiency isn't that important. After all, the only controllable and quantifiable condition we have is their time."

Zhang Wanyue nodded but continued to press: "Wait, Chen Yu, you still haven't said which team you killed?"

Chen Yu shrugged: "Don't worry, they weren't from our island."

"Huh?"

Zhang Wanyue asked in a low voice: "Can people from other islands come here?"

Chen Yu explained: "To put it simply, there's a middle ground between islands. The Eye of Peace can't reach you if you kill people there. Plus, you can find this there..."

As he spoke, Chen Yu kicked the chest beside him.

Only then did Zhang Wanyue notice, "A building material treasure chest?!!!"

"Mm-hmm."

Chen Yu leaned over and patted the lid: "You open it."

Zhang Wanyue swallowed hard. She had never expected to see a building material treasure chest on the island.

But she even less expected that Chen Yu would ask her to open it.

She didn't ask anything; she just squatted down and slowly reached out.

"Gulu~"

Water Bubble leaped up, wanting to get closer, but Chen Yu's large hand grabbed it and lifted it away.

"Gulu?"

"After it's open, put the building materials away and give them to me tonight."

After Chen Yu finished speaking, he already started walking toward the ferns with Water Bubble, acting without any hesitation.

Shui Bobo was dangled in his hand, swinging back and forth.

It looked back at Zhang Wanyue, then at the Treasure Chest, and spat out a string of tiny bubbles.

Zhang Wanyue nodded: "Okay!"

"Vroom!"

Her fingertips gripped the edge of the lid and flipped it up; the Treasure Chest was completely opened!

[red luan identified: Zhang Wanyue]

[red luan Number: 4]

[Connection Nature: Trust Consensus, physiological connection]

[Connection Depth: Lv.23]

[Current Effective Multiplier: 230x]

[red luan Harvest: Wood x15 units, Iron Ingots x15 units, Fabric x500]

[Talent Return: Wood x3450 units, Iron Ingots x3450 units, Fabric x115000 units]

Not far away, Chen Yu had already picked a spot behind the ferns and set Water Bubble down!

Before his eyes...

The air began to vibrate, and warm yellow, silver-gray, and bright white lights blended together!

Then, they fell with a "thud, thud, thud, thud!"

There were dark brown blocks two fingers thick, silver ingots the size of bricks, and white bundles shimmering with light!

Standard units of building materials, presented in a special form, appeared on the ground just like that!

"Gu..."

Rarely, Water Bubble only made a single sound—soft, trembling, and even carrying a hint of shock!