Chapter 139 - 138: Black Stockings and Nude Stockings
Chapter 139: Chapter 138: Black Stockings and Nude Stockings
The entire crafting process took 36 hours.
It ended at 3:00 p.m.
In those 36 hours, Zhao Chi used a total of 120 Speeding Charms.
He produced 200 pairs of standard-quality Silk Stockings.
Among them were 190 pairs of Ultra-Thin and Super Smooth Silk Stockings and 10 pairs of Super Stretchy Silk Stockings.
[Ultra-Thin and Super Smooth] Movement Speed +20%, Defense +100%, Durability 50
[Super Stretchy] Movement Speed +70%, Durability 50
As he crafted, his technique became increasingly proficient.
After all, he’d figured out the process on his own. He was clumsy for the first few dozen pairs, but now, with over 350 pairs’ worth of experience under his belt, he was intimately familiar with the technique.
Plus, with Tang Ruan’s nimble fingers, he could now get the crafting and Improvement time for a standard-quality pair down to six hours.
As a result, Zhao Chi’s Sewing Skills and Silk Stocking Specialization both increased significantly.
They had both reached 12 points.
It had only been a few days, yet his skill values had already reached a level that would take an ordinary Tailor more than a year to achieve.
After all, Zhao Chi was crafting Super-Improved Fashion, a task of extreme difficulty.
Besides, he had used 120 Speeding Charms, equivalent to 1,200 work hours.
With that much time and difficulty...
Such rapid progress was within Zhao Chi’s expectations.
However, Tang Ruan was even happier.
Tang Ruan’s main job during this period was to praise Zhao Chi in her head and cheer him on.
It wasn’t like Tang Ruan had anything else to do, anyway.
And Zhao Chi didn’t mind.
While it was best to be completely focused during work...
But long work sessions required some form of diversion. The female craftsmen, for instance, were always happy while they worked.
Admittedly, their efficiency was slightly lower than if they had worked with total concentration.
But it allowed them to persist for much longer.
In contrast, one couldn’t maintain intense focus for very long.
Besides, having a cute girl cheering him on, occasionally breaking into song, was actually quite nice.
Once the two of them entered the dazed state from the charms, Tang Ruan became even more lively.
She even shared with Zhao Chi the dirty jokes Gu Qing had told her.
Even though many of them were jokes Zhao Chi had told Gu Qing in the first place.
That wasn’t important.
After the work session spanning 120 Speeding Charms, Tang Ruan might not have Zhao Chi’s Ability to see hidden data, but she had picked up most of his techniques.
After all, most of the weaving techniques were repetitive.
Tang Ruan had been crafting with Zhao Chi the whole time, so she learned a lot just by watching.
She had even corrected Zhao Chi’s technique a few times.
Plus, since Zhao Chi was using her Body to craft, she benefited from the muscle memory.
In the end, Tang Ruan’s Sewing Skills and Silk Stocking Specialization both increased by 2 points.
She had leveled up even faster than the diligent female tailors in the shops.
This made Tang Ruan ecstatic.
And she laid on the praise for Zhao Chi even thicker.
Of course, Zhao Chi didn’t mind. Listening to her endless inner chatter, he found the crafting process wasn’t so tedious after all.
The formerly unbearable hours under the effect of the Speeding Charms now actually held a bit of fun.
Now, the crafting was finally complete.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Tomorrow was the day the battle would begin.
The items they had just made were enough to equip all the women, including the ones arriving tomorrow.
Although Zhao Chi hadn’t purchased any conventional equipment for them, the Attributes on these Silk Stockings were extremely powerful—far stronger than any Ordinary piece of Equipment.
Moreover, they protected their long legs and feet, and even their rears and half their waists.
Wearing them was by no means inferior to wearing regular armor.
Besides the ones that increased Defense, he also made an extra 10 pairs that increased Movement Speed.
The movement-speed-enhancing ones weren’t particularly useful at the moment; they were made just in case.
Although Gu Qing had produced a lot of white silk, Yellow Silk was still the most abundant.
Zhao Chi still used up the Yellow Silk first.
However, Yellow Silk looked somewhat dirty and old when worn. Since dye wasn’t expensive, Zhao Chi dyed the defense-boosting Super Smooth stockings a skin-tone color.
Although it was called skin-tone, it was actually more like white.
Those women’s legs were very pale.
Zhao Chi spent a long time adjusting the dye, comparing it to the color of Tang Ruan’s thighs, before finally realizing that for women as pale as them, "skin-colored" was essentially a pale white.
He only needed to add a tiny bit of skin-tone dye to the white pigment.
If he used the skin-tone dye directly, the Color would be too yellow and dark for these women.
As for the 10 pairs of movement-speed-boosting Super Stretchy Silk Stockings, Zhao Chi dyed them black.
But they were so thin that their fair skin was still clearly visible through the fabric.
Still, the effect of black stockings on a pair of legs was something else entirely.
Tang Ruan was soaking in the Carefree Spring when Zhao Chi came flying out, landing right in the water for a bath.
Tang Ruan asked, "My lord, are we going to craft more later?"
Zhao Chi shook his head. "No need, we have enough. Just distribute all those Silk Stockings to everyone in a bit."
Tang Ruan nodded. "Okay. The Attributes are so good, everyone will be very happy. There are only 10 pairs of the black ones. Should I distribute those too?"
"Yes, distribute them, but only give one pair each to you and Qi Yue. Give the rest to Gu Qing to keep. We’ll issue them as needed later. We probably won’t need them anytime soon."
"Hehe, I get a pair too."
"Of course you do. If they get worn out, you can ask me for a new pair anytime. Or ask Gu Qing."
"Okay, I get it!"
As they were talking, Qi Yue swam over from nearby.
Zhao Chi called out to her, "Qi Yue, where’s Gu Qing?"
"Sister Gu Qing? She’s tidying up your room. She said you’d be looking for her later."
"Alright. Qi Yue, how has your practice been going these past couple of days?"
Qi Yue stopped.
Her snow-white form stood in the water.
"Thank you, my lord, for teaching me hands-on. My Sword Skill has already reached 1 point. This progress is so fast, but it’s mainly thanks to you, my lord."
’Having a guide naturally shortens the process of accumulating experience.’ ’What’s more, Zhao Chi had truly been teaching her hands-on—or rather, body-on-body.’ ’Her rapid progress was only to be expected.’
Zhao Chi nodded. "Not bad. You haven’t experienced battle yet. How about it, are you confident about tomorrow?"
Qi Yue chuckled lightly. "My lord, all our confidence comes from you. As long as you’re with us, we can overcome anything. I am also looking forward to my first battle tomorrow, and I will do my best to kill as many enemies as I can for you."
Zhao Chi said, "I’m sure you will. However, I may need to be inside your body for a good while tomorrow. Can you accept that?"
Qi Yue said cheerfully, "Of course! You’re welcome, my lord. You can come inside whenever you please."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Alright. You two carry on. I’m going to find Gu Qing and get an update on the last couple of days."
Tang Ruan and Qi Yue bid him farewell.
The moment Zhao Chi stepped into the room, he knew another kind of war was about to begin.
The moment she heard him, Gu Qing hoisted herself onto the table.
She smiled as she stared at Zhao Chi.
Zhao Chi quickly shut the door tightly.
"My lord, you little liar. You said you were going to find me, but you spent all your time crafting and didn’t come touch me at all."
Zhao Chi laughed. "I mainly wanted to finish all your Silk Stockings as quickly as possible. Then we could relax."
Gu Qing nodded. "Mm, I understand. So, are you all relaxed now?"
"Sort of."
"Then how many points of your Genes have recovered?"
"It’s at 3 points now."
"That’s a bit low... I searched the whole territory yesterday, but I didn’t see any more of those snakes from before. I couldn’t help you boost your vitality."
Zhao Chi said, "I think 3 points should be enough to take care of you."
Gu Qing giggled. "It only takes one point to ’take care’ of me. This is mainly for the sake of the Skills."
"Is it really mainly for the Skills?"
"Hee hee, what else could it be? You don’t expect me to say it’s because I want to be more intimate with you, do you?"
"The truth would be nice."
"It’s both. But mainly, I want to be with you. Deeply with you."
"I was planning to hear your report on the territory first, but it looks like that will have to wait."
Gu Qing giggled, covering her mouth.
"We can do both at the same time, you know."
"Forget it. I can barely muffle you as it is, how could I dare let you talk? At first, I thought you were just putting on an act for me, but I never realized you were actually like that."
Gu Qing said bashfully, "It’s not that I want to be... I just really can’t help myself~"
"Whatever, everyone knows by now anyway. Just do whatever makes you comfortable."
「Over an hour later.」
Zhao Chi was wiping the floor.
The hardwood floor was cleaned daily and was spotless.
"Gu Qing, prepare a couple more towels in the room from now on. Your Constitution is Special; two towels aren’t quite enough to wipe all this up."
"Mmm~ I know. Are you disgusted, my lord?"
"Of course not. I love it when you’re like this."
"That’s good. Let me wipe you down."
"No need. I’ll just wash this off in the bath later."
"Oh... so you really don’t mind the mess I make."
"Of course. I wouldn’t lie to you."
"Hee hee, thank you, my lord. It must be because you have me in your heart that you don’t mind."