Chapter 154 - 153: Another Night Raid

Chapter 154: Chapter 153: Another Night Raid

Zhao Chi patted Gu Qing’s butt.

Gu Qing didn’t move.

Hm?

It was a clear signal to change positions, something Gu Qing had been well-trained to do.

’Doesn’t she want to be face-to-face?’

He looked up and saw that Gu Qing had already fallen asleep on her stomach.

No wonder.

Zhao Chi covered her with the blanket.

He quietly left the room.

He still hadn’t used the three Speed Growth Talismans he bought from the black market.

He decided to use them right away.

He wanted to ripen the Experience Fruits sooner so everyone could eat them and gain experience to improve their Professional Skills.

The two plots of Farmland in the territory had been fully cultivated, and all the seeds had been planted.

The person in charge here was the farmer Team Leader, Gu Yan.

When Gu Yan saw Zhao Chi, she gave him a slight nod.

Zhao Chi noticed that besides her, the Flower Demons were also gathered here.

These Flower Demons all knew their job was to help the farmers with the miscellaneous chores on the Farmland.

Things like pulling weeds and catching pests.

Gu Yan smiled at Zhao Chi. "My lord, these Little Flower Demons are quite enthusiastic. Today, they helped clear all the small stones from the entire Farmland."

"Is that so? Then they deserve to be praised."

A group of nearby Flower Demons all smiled, but there was no sound of laughter.

They were like eerie cloth dolls.

Zhao Chi waved his hand. "Alright, stop picking up stones for now. Get out of the Farmland first. I’m going to use an item to speed up the plant growth, so don’t step on anything."

The Flower Demons obediently stood at the edge of the Farmland, not daring to re-enter.

Zhao Chi activated a Speed Growth Talisman and targeted the Farmland in front of him.

Instantly, the Speed Growth Talisman glowed, and the light shot into the soil.

And... that was it.

Zhao Chi proceeded to click on the second one.

Again, light shot into the soil of the adjacent Farmland, and then there were no other phenomena.

Zhao Chi said to Gu Yan, "Our wheat and Experience Fruits will be ripe by tomorrow and ready for harvest. Wait until they’ve sprouted before you go back to work on the Farmland. Don’t step on the growing seedlings."

Gu Yan exclaimed in amazement, "Ripe by tomorrow? Doesn’t that mean we’ll have a lot of seeds? We need to hurry and cultivate new Farmland! My lord, how many plots will you give us?"

Zhao Chi pointed east.

"You can cultivate any of the land to the east. I won’t set a limit on the number of Farmland plots. If you have the capacity, plant more. Focus on planting wheat, and just a moderate amount of Experience Fruits."

Gu Yan nodded. "Understood, my lord. We’ll go plan out the area for the new Farmland and start cultivating it."

Zhao Chi said, "Good. If you don’t have enough people, come and tell me. Or you can tell Gu Qing and the others. We’ll get you more manpower."

Gu Yan chuckled. "How could we not have enough people? We have 200 diligent Flower Demons. My lord, how about you put them under my management?"

Zhao Chi smiled. "You can. I didn’t expect you to be managing more people than me now."

"Not at all," Gu Yan said, waving her hand. "I’m just managing them on your behalf, my lord."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Alright, keep up the good work."

Returning from the Farmland, Zhao Chi went to the training grounds.

Tang Ruan was drenched in sweat from her training.

Upon seeing Zhao Chi, she immediately asked, "My lord, is it time to craft?"

"Yes. Let’s take a bath first. I’ll go too."

Tang Ruan wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Hehe, okay."

While soaking in the hot spring, various bonuses were slowly supplemented into the body.

Overall, the process took ten minutes.

Zhao Chi soaked in the hot spring, lying with his head on Tang Ruan’s lap, and opened the system.

Among the items he’d bought this time, there were still two Blueprints he hadn’t used.

They were the Women’s Shirt Blueprint and the Women’s Shirt Improvement Book.

He was lucky that these two had appeared as a pair.

At the Exchange this time, Zhao Chi had also seen other Blueprints and Improvement Books.

But unfortunately, none of them were paired up.

Zhao Chi had over 300 Gold Coins this time. While not a small amount, it wasn’t enough to give him free rein at the Exchange.

He could still only buy high-priority items.

The other cosmetic blueprints either had only the blueprint without an Improvement Book, or only the Improvement Book without the blueprint.

For Zhao Chi, both were essential.

Fortunately, he had found this pair.

Even better, the main Material for the Women’s Shirt could also be Silk.

This meant he could also use the silk produced by Gu Qing to make it, and it should also provide a Bonus from the Special Material.

Zhao Chi immediately clicked to use it.

[Congratulations, your territory has mastered the "Women’s Shirt" cosmetic crafting technique.]

Although it was a Shirt, it was also a cosmetic item.

[Cosmetic] Women’s Shirt

[Attributes] Professional Skills +5

[Explanation] A type of women’s work attire that can improve Professional Skills to a certain extent. Has wide-ranging uses.

’Not bad at all.’

This cosmetic item didn’t have any Profession restrictions.

In other words, all work types could use it.

And adding five points to Professional Skills was equivalent to half a year of full-time work experience.

The success rate for those Refiners would definitely go up.

Besides these production Professions, it seemed combat Professions could also be enhanced.

For example, a Militia’s default Professional Skill was Shield Skill, but for Heroes like Gu Qing and Tang Ruan, would it directly increase their Hero stats?

He wasn’t sure yet. He would make one later to test it out.

Soon, the bath was over.

"My lord, your clothes are dirty. I’ll go get you a new set, and I’ll wash these for you later."

Zhao Chi smiled. "No need. I’ll just get inside you."

"Mm, okay."

Zhao Chi didn’t even need to dry his body.

He directly entered Tang Ruan’s body.

Tang Ruan, meanwhile, diligently dried every part of her body.

Then she got dressed.

Zhao Chi: [Are you ready, Tang Ruan?]

Tang Ruan: [Mhm, let’s go.]

The next second, they were in the workshop in the Great World.

He was just about to start crafting when he discovered that the Rare Material needed for this Shirt was Cat’s Tail Grass powder, not Unreturning Grass Juice.

Li Ruanyu had taught him this. Basically, every type of cosmetic item required at least one different Rare Material.

’Go to the black market now?’

’Too much trouble.’

He checked the time. It was 5 AM.

For some reason, the image of a person with sleepy eyes and a disgruntled face appeared in Zhao Chi’s mind.

His Fifth Brother Wu, Zhao Jing.

He was a professional Tailor; he would definitely have this kind of Rare Material at home.

’Anyway, buying one or two portions is enough. I mainly want to see the specific Effect of this cosmetic, as well as the Improvement Effect.’

’If it’s good, I can buy it in bulk from the black market next time.’

He decided to act on it immediately.

’Wait...’

’I have to wait another ten minutes or so before I can leave Tang Ruan’s body.’

While he waited, Zhao Chi took the large basin of silk that Gu Qing had just produced, soaked it, and mixed in a degumming solution.

It would be ready to use in an hour.

Soon, Zhao Chi separated from Tang Ruan.

Just as he was about to open the door, he felt a draft below his waist.

’Right, I’m still naked.’

He opened his System Space, but there were no clothes inside either...

’Of course. Tang Ruan had said his clothes were dirty and she would wash them for him, so he hadn’t brought any when he came out.’

’What should I do?’

’There’s a bedsheet on the bed. Should I wrap that around myself and go?’

’Wearing a bedsheet with a bare ass underneath?’

’So weird.’

’Fifth Brother Wu, Zhao Jing, would probably go even crazier if he saw me like that.’

Zhao Chi looked left and right, his gaze finally landing on Tang Ruan.

The little lass was wearing a full set of cloth clothes and pants.

’I’ll just strip them off her and wear them myself.’

’They’ll be a bit small, but at least they’re proper clothes.’

"Tang Ruan, take off your clothes."

Tang Ruan was stunned.

Her mouth hung open, unsure of what to say.

But her hands obediently started to undress.

"My lord... should I go to the bed?"

"No. If you’re cold, you can get under the covers on the bed. I need to wear your clothes."

"Wear my clothes? But my lord, this outfit is women’s clothing."

"It’s fine. I’m just going out for a bit and will be right back."

"Oh..."

Tang Ruan obediently stripped naked and handed her clothes to Zhao Chi.

"Your shoes, too."

"Oh... what about the Silk Stockings?"

"I don’t need the Silk Stockings."

"Oh..."

Soon, Zhao Chi put on the clothes, still warm with Tang Ruan’s body heat. They were indeed very small, but they would do.

The shoes, however, really didn’t fit.

Tang Ruan’s feet were much smaller than Zhao Chi’s.

Zhao Chi could only wear them like slippers, slipping his feet in halfway.

"Tang Ruan, lock the door from the inside. Don’t open it for anyone but me."

"Yes, my lord."

Zhao Chi tiptoed out of the room quickly.

At the same time, he made a voice call to Zhao Jing from his System Space.

The call rang for a while before Zhao Jing finally answered.

His tone was clearly unfriendly.

"Fuck, you again? Can’t you find me at a normal hour?"

Zhao Chi quickly explained, "Fifth Brother, I’m looking to buy some materials from you. I’ll pay you double."

Only then did Zhao Jing show a bit of interest.

"Double? What are you buying?"

"Do you have any Cat’s Tail Grass?"

"Yeah, how much do you need?"

"...Can I have two portions?"

"Fucking two portions? Are you messing with me? I was wondering why you were willing to pay double. Turns out it’s for this little?"

"Then... three portions?"

"Damn it, kid, didn’t you just go support the Clan Leader?"

"I did. I even saw you leading the Soldiers to shoot at the Fire Dragon."

Zhao Jing’s attitude softened considerably.

"Alright, you’re quite the night owl yourself, kid. Come on over."

"I’m already at your door. Open up."

"Damn it... wait!"

In the end, Zhao Jing didn’t let Zhao Chi in.

He opened the door and threw out two portions of Cat’s Tail Grass.

"No charge?" Zhao Chi asked as he quickly caught them.

"Just go, I’m going back to my territory to sleep... Why are you wearing women’s clothes?"

Zhao Chi didn’t explain. He just turned around. "Thanks, Fifth Brother. You should get some sleep."

With that, he dashed back.

Zhao Jing also slammed the door shut.

Back in the room, he returned the clothes to Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan put on the clothes, looking very happy.

Zhao Chi asked, puzzled, "What’s wrong? What are you smiling about?"

Tang Ruan beamed. "My clothes still have your body heat on them, my lord."

Zhao Chi smiled too. "When I was wearing them just now, they had your body heat on them, too. Well, I’m about to get inside you again."

"Mhm, come in."