Chapter 321: The Benefit is a Feast! Day 19 Arrives! Building Upgrade Card

“After all, providing a certain amount of Extraordinary Creature broth every day, on top of all the other benefits, is already good enough. Isn’t this… spoiling them a bit too much?”

Xu Jun showed the same confusion, as his intelligence was on par with Huang Mao’s.

Chen Chong didn’t rush to answer. Instead, Jia Wen, waving his feather fan, explained the purpose.

That’s right, waving a feather fan.

It was his habit.

Even if he’d been butchering a deer with a knife one second, the moment it was time to use his brain, he would pull out the feather fan he always carried at his waist.

“My Lord, this plan of yours is truly brilliant.”

“Oh? How so?”

Xu Jun and Huang Mao turned to Jia Wen in unison.

Jia Wen laughed and continued, “The Master’s move seems like he’s just handing out benefits to our team members, but in reality, it’s a display for all the other students at school who are outside our group.”

“The Master’s goal is to let everyone know that joining our team is a hundred times more comfortable than not joining.”

“You must understand, even though it’s been over half a month and all the students at the school have managed to survive in this land, very few can eat their fill. Most are still struggling with hunger.”

“When the Master first created the team and recruited widely, many people joined. However, most of the students in the school remained hesitant. It’s not that they’re completely against joining, they just have their own reservations.”

“If I’m not mistaken, the Master’s plan is like the straw that breaks the camel’s back. It’s designed to pull in those students who are wavering between joining our team and not joining.”

“It will make them be completely won over by the team’s benefits and join us willingly. And this plan has no cost. Even if it fails, there’s no loss. The more members we attract, the more we gain.”

The moment he finished speaking, realization dawned on Xu Jun and Huang Mao. They whipped their heads toward Chen Chong.

“Brother Chong, that’s brilliant! I never thought the benefit would be a feast!”

“We get to eat the meat, the members will remember our generosity, and it’ll make those students who are hesitant about joining more determined. You’re killing two birds with one stone!”

“Brother Chong is truly Brother Chong. A plan like this… I could rack my brains and never come up with it. I’m completely in awe.”

Chen Chong had a look of resignation.

‘Were they always this dramatic?’

‘Using a feast to attract students who wanted to join but hadn’t yet was just a sudden idea I had. I just wanted to give it a try.’

‘Any normal person would have figured it out.’

‘Even Zhang Meng still looked confused when he left, but I bet he understood my goal by the time he was halfway there.’

‘Only these two, Xu Jun and Huang Mao, would have such a huge reaction.’

To be honest, Chen Chong wanted to speed up the process of uniting the entire school, but something like this couldn’t be rushed.

After all, he had long said that joining the team was entirely voluntary; he would never use force to compel anyone.

So, he had to use all sorts of attractive conditions and benefits to draw people in.

Only then would the members who joined be truly willing, and it wouldn’t go against his original intentions.

When he was returning to the great river with the wild goats and deer, Chen Chong had seen the envious and jealous looks in the eyes of the students fishing and searching for resources by the bank.

It was then that Chen Chong had the idea to use the venison to attract them.

In a place where you can’t get enough to eat, if a team suddenly offered a feast as a benefit, would you join?

The answer is yes.

‘After this move, I’m afraid the number of new members will probably skyrocket in the next couple of days.’

And all it cost was a single stag that had to be eaten anyway.

Besides, not that much meat was used—just the less fatty upper torso and some organs.

Even if he kept it at home, he wouldn’t be able to finish it all in a short time.

‘It’s better to use it to solidify the team members’ sense of belonging and attract those students on the outside…’

…

The feast began quickly.

After Zhang Meng delivered the news, the logistics members in charge of cooking promptly prepared everything.

And once Wang Biao delivered the stag’s upper torso, head, and organs, all the ingredients were immediately put into the pots.

Although the stag’s upper half was less fatty than the lower half, it still weighed well over a hundred pounds.

Adding the dozens of pounds of organs, the quantity was quite substantial. When cooked into a stew and stir-fried, it could definitely fill dozens of large basins.

The cooking team went full-throttle, starting a frenzy of venison preparation.

Meanwhile, once Zhang Meng announced the news of the feast, it spread like wildfire, sweeping through the entire school.

Not only did all the team members find out, but the other independent survival teams in the school, including the Survival Association, also got the news.

The most incredible part was that even many of the people hunting and searching for resources near the school heard about it.

The squads from the team’s hunting group rushed back, each one trying to outrun the other…

Everyone knew that Chen Chong’s team was getting a bonus tonight. Not only had they captured over a dozen live prey, but they were also holding a feast for all the members.

Staring at the brightly lit gymnasium, from which the rich aroma of meat wafted, students who weren’t on Chen Chong’s team hid in the shadows, drooling with envy.

They were burning with jealousy, some even thinking about sneaking in to grab a few pieces of meat.

Of course, that was impossible.

Putting aside what would happen if they were discovered, they couldn’t even get past the first line of defense at the door, where identities were being checked. They could only stand at the entrance, drooling with envious gazes.

But at the same time, different ideas began to sprout among them, and this even included some members of the Survival Association…

Inside the gymnasium!

Except for Shen Xinrou and the other members from the Chinese medicine room, who had special circumstances looking after the sick and injured and couldn’t make it, nearly every member was present.

But Chen Chong had his people deliver their share to them.

The team wouldn’t forget any of its members, nor would it treat any of them unfairly…

Hundreds of people were sitting in circles throughout the spacious gymnasium, with squads of a dozen or so forming each circle, filling the space completely.

Before them were pot after pot of steaming stewed venison and stir-fried venison.

Everyone ate with immense joy, so voraciously they could have swallowed their own tongues.

Some were even moved to tears.

‘After so many days, we’re finally eating meat!’

‘And so much of it!’

‘It feels like a dream…’

Seeing the time was right, Zhang Meng stood up and shouted:

“This is a bonus from Brother Chong, a reward for everyone’s contribution to the team and your hard work. Let’s thank Brother Chong!”

With Zhang Meng leading the way, a thunderous cheer erupted from everyone in the gymnasium.

“Thank you, Brother Chong!!!”

A smile never left Chen Chong’s face.

At that moment, in the eyes of all the members, his status had risen to an unparalleled level.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was glowing…

…

By the time he got home, it was already the middle of the night.

It wasn’t that the meal went too late, but that the team members, weeping with gratitude, had held onto him one by one to express their loyalty and appreciation.

They exclaimed that Chen Chong was too good to them and that they would follow him wholeheartedly for the rest of their lives!

With over four hundred people lining up one after another, getting home by midnight was actually pretty good.

Chen Chong couldn’t help but sigh:

‘Looks like being a team leader is exhausting work.’

He lay on the bed, exhausted. Before he knew it, it was past midnight…

[Daily settlement initiated. Based on your gains and performance over the past day, a score and Rating will be given, and Card rewards of the corresponding level will be automatically redeemed.]

[Over the past day, you successfully sprouted the Brown Rice, explored the area across the great river, captured eleven wild goats and four Sika Deer to raise at home, and obtained one dead stag. At the same time, the team you created is becoming more established and has acquired considerable resources…]

[Score: 167 points]

[Rating: A]

[Rewards: Ability Card · Building Upgrade Card, Ability Card · Recruit Sub-Enhancement Card, Building Card · Vacant Land Card]

[Note: Excess score points have been automatically redeemed for lower-grade Cards.]

Looking at the three Cards that appeared in his hand, Chen Chong, still awake, was stunned.

He was especially baffled by the first one, an A-Class Card that glowed with a purple light.

‘A Building… Upgrade Card?’

For a moment, Chen Chong was both shocked and delighted.

‘Another Card I’ve never seen before, and an Ability Card at that!’

Normally, Ability Cards were more valuable than other Cards.

‘Does this Building Upgrade Card have the effect I’m imagining?’

As Chen Chong touched the Card, information flooded his mind, and in an instant…

He was utterly shocked!