My woman must obey unconditionally.

Yang Kexin was startled, her small hand clamping tightly over her mouth.

The other two girls trembled all over.

"I'm useful! My talent is D-rank [Rapid Drying]! I can... I can help dry clothes! Don't kill me! Please!"

Chen Yu shook his head, "Didn't you just say that everyone would eventually return to their own Vehicle? Then what use do I have for you? Drying clothes... isn't that just utterly useless?"

Inside his own car, the temperature was above freezing, so there was no need for this talent at all.

"Pfft!"

Another one died!

Yang Kexin couldn't bear to watch and turned her head away... "Pfft!"

Three bodies toppled to the ground one after another, blood slowly oozing out.

Only then did Chen Yu retrieve his Octagonal Hammer and say indifferently, "Yang Kexin, soft-heartedness can get people killed."

Yang Kexin was stunned at first, then fell into deep thought.

She had indeed been soft-hearted just now... After all, they were classmates, and their relationship used to be alright.

She had only approached Chen Yu for supplies, but for some reason... it had ended up like this.

She was the only one left alive in the entire Vehicle.

Chen Yu walked over to Yang Kexin and patted her shoulder, "It's fine, I was just saying. Anyway, the one who gets killed won't be me."

After speaking, he waved his hand and led the four girls towards the entrance.

Yang Kexin immediately panicked, "Chen... Chen Yu!"

"Hmm?"

Chen Yu turned his head, "What's wrong?"

Yang Kexin was almost in tears, "Can... can you take me to find a prototype machine? I... I'm all alone now..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she immediately regretted it a little.

Why should Chen Yu take her?

She wasn't part of their team; it was too fanciful.

Chen Yu's lips curved slightly.

His goal seemed to have been achieved.

He stroked his chin, "Taking you to find a prototype machine isn't entirely out of the question..."

Yang Kexin's eyes lit up, "Really!"

Chen Yu nodded, "Yes, we already have one prototype machine, but why should I help you find one? That's a good question..."

The slightly sarcastic words made Yang Kexin's expression stiffen.

Sure enough, it still wouldn't work.

She pursed her lips and spoke firmly, "Chen... Chen Yu... Thank you for being willing to share the prototype machine's heat just now. I... I'll go find one myself!"

Chen Yu waved his hand, "No need, I have a simpler method."

"?"

Yang Kexin looked up, her small face filled with confusion, "A simpler method?"

Chen Yu didn't explain, he just waved to Zhang Wanyue and the others, "You all go outside and guard the entrance. No one is allowed in without my permission."

The four girls were slightly stunned, but they didn't ask anything, just nodded.

The four of them exited the small building, splitting into two groups, leaning against the stone wall and guarding both sides of the hole.

After a brief silence, Wang Mengmeng couldn't help but speak first, "Class Monitor, you say... what is Brother Yu doing, sending us all out and staying inside alone with Yang Kexin? It's all so mysterious..."

Zhang Wanyue's eyes were calm; she was also thinking.

Chen Yu's actions seemed crude and direct, but they often had a purpose.

Leaving Yang Kexin behind was clearly not a whim.

Deng Yuxin hugged her arms and whispered, "Is he going to use the invitation card? Just now in the small building, Chen Yu seemed very interested in her talent."

Li Mengyao's mood was the most complex.

She could also sense that Chen Yu placed unusual importance on Yang Kexin, whom he had just met.

His intention to recruit her into the Vehicle was already very obvious.

He even went so far as to eliminate her original team for this.

That indescribable bitterness and disappointment welled up in her heart again.

Li Mengyao was a little annoyed, "What else could it be? She looks good, so he's bringing her into the fold!"

"Mengmeng!"

Wang Mengmeng tugged at her sleeve, signaling her not to speak nonsense.

Zhang Wanyue reminded them, "Chen Yu acts with his own considerations. Everyone heard it; Yang Kexin's talent can create tools and weapons, its value might be greater than we imagine."

Li Mengyao snorted, "Can it be more powerful than my disguise? Don't forget, I risked my life to get the prototype machine for Chen Yu!"

The girls: "..."

Anyone could see that Li Mengyao, as Chen Yu's ex-girlfriend, was becoming increasingly unbalanced.

Time, in the bitter cold, passed minute by minute.

Inside the small building.

The geothermal core prototype was placed back on the ground.

Heat began to radiate.

Chen Yu and Yang Kexin stood by, the perceived temperature completely rising to about four or five degrees above freezing.

"At this temperature, even if you strip naked, it wouldn't be terribly cold."

Chen Yu spoke calmly, stating an objective fact.

Yang Kexin was startled by his words, her cheeks instinctively flushed, and she stammered, "Uh, the prototype machine is indeed powerful..."

She wasn't sure what Chen Yu meant by leaving her alone here.

Now, bringing this up made her inevitably nervous.

Chen Yu smiled slightly, "Right? I also think it's quite powerful."

His tone suddenly shifted, his gaze fixed on her face, "Then, begin."

"???"

Yang Kexin was completely bewildered, her eyes widening slightly, "Be... begin what???"

Chen Yu shrugged and took out a black marker pen from the Public Backpack.

He uncapped the pen, "Everyone who is mine must bear my mark."

"No... this... what kind of joke is this..."

Yang Kexin's face turned pale; she had never imagined such a development.

Chen Yu didn't dawdle, directly handing over the invitation card, "I'll only say this once: my people must obey me unconditionally, just like those girls outside."

That's right, there was only one invitation card.

He would only give it to red luan.

Although Yang Kexin seemed to be on good terms with him, Chen Yu had no way of knowing her true thoughts.

If the person invited had ulterior motives.

He would rather tear up the card.

Hearing this, Yang Kexin swallowed, gathered her courage, and took the black card.

A piece of information instantly entered her mind.

Her eyes immediately became complex; this card... it could actually send her into Chen Yu's team? And she would be completely free from her current Vehicle!

There's such a card?!!

Chen Yu shouted, "Wang Mengmeng! How long has it been since you left here?"

Wang Mengmeng's voice came from outside, "Forty-one seconds!"

That's right, her talent was D-rank [Precise Timing].

Chen Yu nodded, looking at Yang Kexin, "I'll give you one minute to consider: join my Vehicle, become my person, and live a life of comfort, or..."

"You go find a prototype machine yourself, but even if you find one, I'll snatch it away, mm."

"?"

(PS: Driven by self-interest, as long as he can live better, Chen Yu doesn't mind becoming a villain)

(By the way, ○|￣|_ , can I ask for a five-star review? It's very much needed for a new book's launch, kneeling in gratitude ○|￣|_)