Chapter 268 - 248: Rookie Competition (27)
Chapter 268: Chapter 248: Rookie Competition (27)
"Sorry, I was lost in thought. I didn’t mean to. Did I squeeze you too hard?"
Although Tang Ruan didn’t mind, Zhao Chi still added a respectful apology.
Tang Ruan smiled. "A little, but I don’t mind. It was still a little gentler than when you squeezed my butt."
Zhao Chi said, "Alright, get some rest. The next battle starts at 7. I have to go out for a bit."
Tang Ruan slipped out of his embrace.
"Okay, my lord. You should come back and rest early too."
"Mhm, okay."
Gu Qing stood nearby, smiling at Zhao Chi.
Zhao Chi said, "What’s with that look? You’ll get your hug. I’m leaving the territory to you. Let them get some good rest. The final battle is coming up. It might be even tougher than before, but as long as we win, we’ll be the champions!"
Gu Qing smiled. "I know~ But I don’t want a hug."
After speaking, she smiled and turned her cheek to him.
She was so used to this gesture that she had forgotten she was still wearing a mask.
Zhao Chi pinched her chin, turned her face toward him, and then gently pressed his lips to hers.
"How about this? Is that okay?"
"Hee hee, of course it is."
Although he couldn’t see her expression, he could tell from her tone that Gu Qing was very pleased.
Leaving the territory, Zhao Chi contacted Zhao Jiao directly.
Zhao Jiao had been in charge of observing Lü Hong’s matches, but now that Lü Hong had been eliminated, her task was complete, and she was a free agent.
Zhao Huai needed to monitor Zhao Chi’s matches, so his perspective was the same as Zhao Chi’s, meaning he didn’t know any more than Zhao Chi did.
Battlefield 9 was already rented out, so the group went to the less crowded Battlefield 6.
"Zhao Chi, you’re so damn good! I think Yuan Zhao is still going to end up behind you this time. The championship should be in the bag for you!"
This was the first thing Lü Hong said upon seeing Zhao Chi, an involuntary compliment.
He seemed to have a lot of confidence in Zhao Chi.
But then again, Zhao Chi had fought his way here through sheer force, and his strength was undeniable.
So he smiled and said, "The others are all very strong too. I’ve just been a bit luckier."
Zhao Huai shook his head.
He exclaimed in amazement, "Zhao Chi, you’re going to make it big. Win or lose this final match, you’ve already made it. Both the family and Zhao Quan’s side will definitely invest heavily in cultivating you."
Hearing this, Zhao Chi didn’t know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
’Honestly, being valued is definitely a good thing.’
’Especially being valued by the family.’
’But the bad part is Zhao Quan.’
’Logically speaking, even if Zhao Quan is a noble, he should genuinely cultivate an outstanding subordinate if he comes across one.’
’Although there’s a huge gap between our Identities.’
’In his eyes, a commoner might just be a dog.’
’But finding a champion dog is a rare opportunity.’
’If any of the Harpies or Naga Warriors I had captured had exceptionally outstanding Attributes, I would invest resources in them too.’
’While they could never catch up to Gu Qing and the others, I would definitely invest more in them than in Ordinary Female Soldiers.’
’It was the same principle.’
’Although I had been repulsed by nobles before, it was more a loathing for their actions.’
’But now, I don’t want to expose certain information about myself.’
’Among this information, killing Zhao Ji wasn’t even the most important part.’
’The most important thing was my Hidden Talent for transferring information.’
’If Zhao Quan discovered it, although they couldn’t dissect me for research—they probably didn’t have that kind of technology here—I would definitely be placed under house arrest by Zhao Quan and become his tool, helping him transfer data and so on.’
’What I had shown so far was that my Race and my two Female Heroes were exceptionally outstanding, top-tier among commoners.’
’But if that was the extent of it, it would only put me on par with the children of ordinary nobles.’
’After all, nobles were cultivated from a young age and had an abundance of all sorts of items.’
’As long as I don’t reveal anything more, I can reach a level where Zhao Quan will value me, but not value me *too* much.’
Thinking of this, Zhao Chi relaxed a little.
"It’s not that exaggerated."
Zhao Huai shook his head. "How is it not exaggerated? Just you wait, you’re about to take off."
Zhao Chi said, "There’s still one last hurdle. Twelfth Sister, how did Yuan Zhao’s last match go?"
Hearing this, Zhao Huai also looked toward Zhao Jiao.
Zhao Jiao shook her head. "He’s strong. Yuan Zhao is very strong."
Of course.
That was a given.
Before Zhao Chi could ask further, Zhao Jiao began to explain in detail:
"Yuan Zhao’s Blood Race members have all undergone Genetic Improvement."
"In terms of Attributes, they should be about the same as your Mutated Human Race. I can’t judge precisely with the naked eye, so I can only say they’re similar."
"But they all have an additional Genetically Improved Ability, [Blood Absorption]. This Ability is no Simple matter."
"Although Yuan Zhao’s Race is a good match for this Gene, Blood Absorption is, after all, a High Level Improvement. The success rate for this Improvement on the Blood Race isn’t that high."
"Yuan Zhao must have invested a lot, but the returns were worth it."
"You know about the Blood Absorption Ability, right?"
Zhao Chi nodded.
The Blood Race wasn’t one of the five default Races, but it was a relatively popular one, and there were even specialized courses about it at the academy.
Zhao Chi had also read about it in the library.
The Blood Race’s default Vampire Ability was very conventional: they had to use their mouths to drink the blood, just like drinking water.
Only then could they supplement their Body’s State.
But Blood Absorption worked at a distance.
It didn’t require physical contact. Even from a certain distance, it could draw blood out of an opponent’s body.
It was like a stream of water, pulling it into their own mouths.
It was pretty much impossible to counter.
Fortunately, the distance wasn’t too great; it only had an effective range of a few meters.
But that was still more than strong enough.
They could fight an enemy while simultaneously using vampirism to recover.