Chapter 289 I say I'll give it to whoever I want it to.

Chen Yu closed the private message page and leaned back in his chair.

He stared blankly out the car window for a while.

The rain hadn't stopped yet, and the fine drizzle hitting the Glass created a monotonous rhythm that made one sleepy.

"Brother Yu—what are you zoning out for!"

Wang Mengmeng poked her head out from the back seat, holding a piece of cake in her hand: "Do you also think... this cake is too ugly? This is all Mengyao's fault, she's the one who drew the Water Bubble!"

Li Mengyao's eyes widened: "Wang Mengmeng! You're telling on me?! This idea was clearly your suggestion!"

Wang Mengmeng coughed, "Anyway, I didn't draw it~"

Li Mengyao put her hands on her hips, furious at her best friend, and went around the long table in the middle to chase after Wang Mengmeng.

Chen Yu shook his head, feeling a bit helpless...

Liu Manqing cut another piece of cake and handed it over: "Xiao Yu, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

"I'm fine, Aunt Liu."

Chen Yu waved his hand, "Right, I haven't been here these past few days, is everything okay on the vehicle?"

Deng Yuxin answered first with a smile: "Everything else is fine, it's just the trading... we almost lost everything~~"

"Huh?"

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment: "Lost? How did we lose?"

Deng Yuxin shrugged: "Brother Yu, it's not like you don't know, we have too many supplies!!!"

Chen Yu: "Uh... and then?"

Shen Qingci continued: "We've been relying on bundling methods to force the supplies into our backpacks, but theoretically, we don't need this much! So we have to trade..."

She coughed: "But when trading, the prices were arbitrary, with no standard, and people were asking for anything. A few days ago, someone wanted to trade 1,500 units of Wood for a whole bag of Rice!"

Chen Yu's mouth twitched: "Isn't that just wishful thinking?"

"Wait..."

Chen Yu thought of Deng Yuxin's words and suddenly asked: "You didn't actually trade it, did you?"

Shen Qingci said helplessly: "You'll have to ask Mengmeng about that..."

"Wang Mengmeng, it's you again!"

Chen Yu couldn't even be bothered to lecture her anymore: "Don't get involved in trading anymore!"

Before the apocalypse, Wang Mengmeng's learning ability was already poor; she was always the one retaking advanced math or failing classes.

With her math skills, if she were an accountant, she'd bankrupt ten of herself.

Wang Mengmeng said righteously: "Brother Yu! I didn't trade it!"

Shen Qingci nodded: "Because Zhang Wanyue happened to pass by, asked about it, and immediately confiscated the Rice! Come to think of it, Zhang Wanyue reviewed all of our previous external trades!"

She counted on her fingers: "Rice, crayfish, drinking water, knives, instant food—she compared the current market price of every single item and tracked the rise and fall curves over the past week."

Chen Yu turned his head and glanced at Zhang Wanyue.

Zhang Wanyue just gave a slight nod.

Chen Yu asked curiously: "So, before I got back, you had already revised all of our pricing? Not bad at all!"

Deng Yuxin cut in: "More than that! The Class Monitor even wrote down the rules for who we trade with in the future, how to trade, and what prices we can or cannot sell at!"

Zuo Shi chimed in: "Yeah, yeah, the Class Monitor hasn't really slept these past few days, she's really working too hard."

Zhang Wanyue shook her head: "Alright! What are you all doing? It's just making a ledger, it's no big deal. Everyone shared the work; it wasn't just me."

Chen Yu nodded...

It seems the women on the vehicle are getting along quite well.

And I didn't expect Zhang Wanyue to have done so much.

Everyone's attitude towards her is surprisingly good. At least they are willing to speak up for her.

Chen Yu slowly stood up, took out a silver-glowing card, and placed it on the tabletop.

The whole vehicle went quiet for a moment.

"I went out this time to execute a special Death Mission."

"During this mission, I went through the Slaughter Registry, Needle in a Haystack, Gravity Corridor, Hall of Inner Demons, Silent Corridor, Soul Burial Valley, Ice and Snow Outpost, Canyon of the Dead, Abyss of Sin, and the Thousand Corpse Passage—a total of ten major stages, each one nearly costing me my life."

Chen Yu listed every stage he could think of or make up from his past and present lives.

Upon hearing this, the women all fell silent. Some felt heartache, others were shocked.

Wang Mengmeng frowned: "Brother Yu, isn't the Outpost the second station? And it seems to be called something like... Frozen Outpost."

Chen Yu: "..."

Chen Yu shook his head: "The one I experienced this time is called the Ice and Snow Outpost, it's different. Anyway, that's not important. What's important is that I survived and brought back this kind of card."

"How dangerous must that have been..."

Lu Xiaoyu's voice was small, her tone trembling at the end.

Doctor Qiao Xi added: "Actually, I guessed a bit. After all, you had an injury on your shoulder when you returned. Anything capable of causing you harm must be an extremely terrifying mission..."

Liu Manqing asked further: "Wait, Xiao Yu, that card? I've never seen a card of this color..."

Chen Yu said seriously: "This is called a release level card, usable for A-Rank Talent and below. After using it, it allows the Talent to complete a rank promotion!"

"To say something conceited, this thing cannot possibly exist on the trading market!"

That wasn't a lie. Even if one scoured the entire regional chat, it wouldn't exist. After all, not everyone has such a perverted Talent return.

Wang Mengmeng's gaze was glued to that card, her mouth agape... It would be a lie to say she wasn't envious.

But Brother Yu definitely wouldn't give it to her. After all, she wasn't favored, and if used on a D-Rank Talent, it would be a total waste of resources.

The others were just as envious... especially the few girls with A-Rank Talent.

Deng Yuxin: A-Rank [Little Lobster Summoning]

Yang Kexin: A-Rank [Ingenious Conception]

Zhang Wanyue: A-Rank [Pure Water]

Lu Xiaoyu: A-Rank [Rice Summoning]

Liu Manqing: A-Rank [Energy Gift]

However, with all the buildup Chen Yu had done, everyone knew who this card belonged to. Everyone looked at Zhang Wanyue simultaneously.

"Class Monitor, why are you stunned? Go take it."

"Exactly, Brother Yu prepared it specifically for you, if you don't take it, who will?"

"Wanyue, accept it."

The women didn't fight or scramble for it. Zhang Wanyue reached out and picked it up, her thumb gently brushing across the card's surface. A flash of information appeared before her eyes.

This shocked her even more, and she covered her mouth directly.

"Talent Release... Sorry, I can't take it."

Zhang Wanyue shook her head: "This card should go to Aunt Liu or Kexin."

She analyzed objectively: "Aunt Liu's Talent is A-Rank [Energy Gift], the only recovery-type Talent on our vehicle. If her Talent rises to S-Rank, there might be a qualitative improvement."

"And Kexin's Talent is A-Rank [Ingenious Conception], which directly affects our output and defense."

Zhang Wanyue pushed the card toward the two women: "Letting the card exert its maximum effect is the only way to be worthy of Chen Yu's narrow escape from death. I only completed my job duties, I don't deserve to use this card."

"Are you done?"

Chen Yu leaned back against the chair.

"I'm done."

Zhang Wanyue looked up.

Chen Yu said directly: "Then you use it. I decide who gets it."

Zhang Wanyue was stunned, but she saw Chen Yu nod and repeat: "I decide who gets it."