The atmosphere was charged.
Chen Yu’s words seemed to ignite the other survivors.
“Well said!”
“We absolutely cannot let the natives of the caves look down on us.”
“Natives, do they have culture?”
“Do they know the Pythagorean theorem, trigonometry, or wave-particle duality?”
“Charge!”
…
Various messages poured in.
“Benefactor, is my job finished?” Yu Pu’s honest whisper came from the wristband.
For timely communication.
Chen Yu had specifically made a voice call to Yu Pu, in case any accidents occurred, so he could command promptly.
Unexpectedly,
The survivors were very cooperative.
“You probably don’t need to be here anymore,” Chen Yu mused, resting his chin on his hand. “Why, are you in a hurry? Didn’t you get a group of cave natives to work for you?”
“I have to keep an eye on them.”
Yu Pu’s tone revealed helplessness.
“They’re all lazy bums. If I’m not looking, they just sit on the ground and don’t work. They eat more than anyone but work less than anyone. I can’t let them eat my bread for free.”
Hiss!
Ah, this…
Indeed, people change.
What a simple and honest person he used to be, and now he was already developing into an unscrupulous boss. Chen Yu dared not imagine if, after a long time, Yu Pu would become Yu Pi (a pun on ‘skin’ and ‘peel’).
“Then hurry up and watch them.”
The call ended.
Chen Yu quietly watched the chat channel. He was now somewhat curious if he was naturally gifted at ‘washing heads’ (a metaphor for convincing or influencing people). He hadn’t felt anything like it when he was outside the caves.
Once inside the caves, he had washed them thoroughly.
Look at the survivors, all of them were like they had been injected with adrenaline, shouting in the channel. Even through the projection, Chen Yu could imagine their united, defiant expressions.
But—
There would always be someone to pour cold water.
“Um, speaking of which, aren’t we still working for the natives?”
Suddenly, the channel fell silent.
“Uh…”
“Did I say something wrong?”
The sender of the message sent two more messages. Chen Yu stared at his name for a long time.
Liu Que.
He truly lived up to his name; he was very lacking in sense.
Good, he’s on the list!
Chen Yu gritted his teeth and wrote his name in his little black book.
The bucket of cold water poured at this moment chilled all the survivors. Gradually, the high spirits in the channel began to wane.
“That’s right.”
“Speaking of which, we are indeed working for the natives.”
“We are using modern knowledge to cultivate for them. To put it crudely, aren’t we just livestock working for them?”
“How can we turn things around?”
The dispirited messages made Chen Yu’s annoyance at Liu Que’s name grow.
He was so annoying.
But—
For Chen Yu, it didn’t really have much impact.
At most, it was a minor unexpected hiccup.
Who was he?
Chen Yu!
His greatest skill was ‘washing heads.’
When playing Werewolf, he could fool the divine roles with a wolf card, and even if the Oracle identified him as a wolf, he could get the Oracle to be pushed off the cliff.
Afraid of this?
“Cough.”
A simple cough to regain control.
Seeing Chen Yu’s message, the other survivors also wisely refrained from speaking.
“Why are you all wallowing in self-pity?”
“Think carefully, are we truly in a position to be willful right now? Yes, what classmate Liu Que said is correct, we are working for the cave natives.”
“Working, so what?”
“Even if it’s working for the cave natives, so what?”
“Goujian endured hardship for ten years to restore his country. Emperor Yuan of Han ceded Wang Zhaojun to prevent further border unrest. Qin Shi Huang was a hostage for over a decade before unifying the six states.”
“Now, if we’re just working for the cave natives, so what!”
Chen Yu’s messages were resounding.
Although the survivors couldn’t hear Chen Yu’s voice, it was as if thunder struck their ears, leaving them in turmoil for a long time.
“Are we going to work for the rest of our lives?”
“Who was born a father? Didn’t everyone start as a son? Ah, don’t think too highly of yourselves. This is not our homeland, are we going to raze the cities of the cave natives?”
“Be rational, my compatriots.”
“The most important thing for us right now is to solve the problem of food and clothing, to live well. As for the future, that is a matter for later. When we have the capability, whether we choose to revolt, or whether we choose to integrate into the lives of the cave natives.”
“These are all for later.”
“The most important thing for us now is to live. As long as we are alive, there is hope. If we die, then there is nothing left.”
“Right?”
In the regional channel, after Chen Yu sent his message, no one replied immediately.
Chen Yu was not in a hurry.
He knew these survivors needed some time to accept what he had said. He knew very well that these survivors would accept it.
In fact—
They had already made their choice in their hearts. It was just that working for the natives caused them some reservations, and at this moment, they only needed a small step down.
Who didn’t want to live?
Those who had survived had already endured the initial difficult period, and now an opportunity was placed before them. As long as they worked for the natives, they could live a life of food and clothing.
Chen Yu didn’t believe they wouldn’t need it.
“Big shot, everything you say makes sense, but I have a question. If we go to work for those natives, won’t they kill us at the slightest disagreement? Or, will they treat us as slaves?”
“That’s right, that’s right! Won’t they kill us, or enslave us!”
Having concerns meant that their hearts were gradually beginning to accept it.
“Absolutely not!”
At this moment, what Chen Yu had to do was to give them absolute certainty.
Besides, he wasn’t lying.
The city-state rightfully belonged to him; why would he kill survivors out of idleness?
“I can guarantee with my reputation that you will absolutely not be harmed. The work might be a bit strenuous, as the city-state is in its early stages of construction, and there is quite a lot of work. But if it’s truly too much, you can tell me, and I’ll discuss it with them~”
“Our communication is quite convenient, isn’t it?”
“Please rest assured about everything. I will always be silently watching over you, and I will be your strongest backing.”
“Believe me!”
Chen Yu’s words were full of sincerity.
Frankly speaking, he even felt it was a bit regrettable that they could only communicate through text. If he could have a video conference or something, he believed he could have made this speech more impactful.
Fortunately, it didn’t affect much.
He was confident that these survivors would definitely accept all of this.
“Damn it, I believe in Big Shot Chen Yu, I’m in!”
“Yeah, I’m in!”
One message after another appeared on the projection, and Chen Yu couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. The area where Chen Yu was located, with these calls of “I’m in,” completely ushered in a new chapter.