Chapter 299 - 263: Metamorphosis (Part 8)
Chapter 299: Chapter 263: Metamorphosis (Part 8)
They all looked over when they saw Zhao Chi.
Fortunately, Zhao Chi had grown up in the village. Even if they didn’t know him personally, they all recognized him.
They nodded to Zhao Chi and continued their patrol.
Zhao Chi returned to the house and tapped on the teleport option.
Zhao Cang: [I’ve confirmed with the clan. I can sell you 4 Racial Improvement Books and 2 Technology Improvement Books, 8 Gold Coins each. Want them?]
Zhao Chi immediately stopped.
Gold Coins?
Not cheap, but it was a very fair price.
The price on the Exchange was only 4-6 Gold Coins.
Factoring in taxes and the current situation, 8 Gold Coins wasn’t too expensive at all. It was completely acceptable.
Although Zhao Cang always acted cold and gave off an unapproachable vibe, he was still more honest than Zhao Jing.
Zhao Chi replied, [Okay, Third Brother. I’ll take them all. I’m heading to your place now.]
Zhao Cang: [Mm.]
Zhao Chi went out again and walked toward Zhao Cang’s house.
But he didn’t even see Zhao Cang. In fact, he wasn’t even allowed through the door.
Instead, someone else handled the Trade.
That was fine with him, though.
Zhao Chi wasn’t willing to engage in pointless Socializing either.
Money for goods—Simple and quick.
Zhao Chi used all 6 Improvement Books directly.
In total, he received 9 Racial Improvement Points and 5 Technology Points.
points, a total cost of 48 Gold Coins.
’Not cheap at all.’
Returning to his territory once more, Qi Yue was waiting for him in the tailor shop.
Her secondary arms had already materialized. She was constantly moving them, practicing their coordination.
"My Lord, you’re back?"
"Yes, wait for me a moment."
"Oh."
Qi Yue obediently sat on the edge of the bed, watching him quietly.
But her four hands continued to practice ceaselessly.
Zhao Chi immediately activated 1 Self-Selected Material Treasure Chest.
[Please select any 3 types. You may choose the same type multiple times.]
All sorts of materials immediately appeared before his eyes.
The options were 100 units per type of Ordinary material, 25 units for valuable materials, and 5 units for Rare Materials.
Unfortunately, this type of Treasure Chest belonged to neither Racial Improvement nor Technology Improvement.
When transferring data, he could only rely on luck.
[Data Transfer Failed]
Sigh...
’In that case, I’ll just pick 15 units of Rare Materials.’
He opened another Treasure Chest.
[Data Transfer Successful]
’Yes!’
’As long as it’s successful, it’s a huge win.’
Zhao Chi once again chose 300 units of Rare Materials for the Pajamas.
This was enough.
"Qi Yue, I want to try making the outfits with you."
"With me?" Qi Yue was a little surprised. "Not with Tang Ruan?"
Zhao Chi looked at her secondary arms and said, "Your Agility Attribute is a full 8 points, so your Work Speed was already fast. Now with four arms, your crafting Efficiency could be extremely high. I want to give it a try."
Qi Yue nodded. "I’m very willing, but you’ve always worked with Tang Ruan before. If you don’t ask her now, will she be a little sad?"
Zhao Chi thought for a moment. "It’s possible, but I have a way to handle it."
"Really? That’s good, then. You can come in, My Lord. I’m ready anytime."
Qi Yue was relieved.
Zhao Chi said, "When we start crafting, just relax completely. Entrust your Body to me."
Qi Yue nodded lightly. "Mm, I understand."
"Put on this Shirt first."
Zhao Chi fetched a Super High-Efficiency Women’s Shirt.
It was the model worn by the Female Craftsmen.
It could increase Work Speed by 50%, Physical Strength by 25%, and Professional Skills by 15 points.
Qi Yue took it, hesitating slightly. "My Lord, how do I wear this?"
"How do you wear it?" Zhao Chi didn’t know why she was asking.
’Is she being coy? Does she want me to help her put it on?’
Qi Yue said, "I have four arms. This Shirt only has 2 sleeves..."
’Oh, right...’
’That means from now on, Qi Yue’s clothes will need to be specially made.’
’They’ll need two extra sleeves.’
"No problem. I’ll just cut two holes in it."
With a swift movement of his hand, Zhao Chi made the cuts.
The Shirt’s Durability immediately dropped a little.
Qi Yue took it and put it on.
"How is it, Qi Yue? Can you move flexibly?"
"It’s very flexible."
"Alright, I’m going in."
"Come in~"
A flash of light.
Zhao Chi entered Qi Yue’s Body.
Zhao Chi: [Uh...]
Qi Yue: [What’s wrong, My Lord?]
Zhao Chi: [It’s nothing, it’s nothing.]
Qi Yue: [If you’re uncomfortable, please tell me.]
Zhao Chi: [Don’t worry, I’m really fine.]
Zhao Chi wasn’t uncomfortable; he was too comfortable.
He hadn’t expected that the tactile Perception from his 10 points of Intelligence would also take effect when he was ’piloting’ them.
Zhao Chi found it hard to describe the feeling.
Everything around him felt exceptionally soft and exceptionally warm.
It was an addictive sensation.
Once he was in, he really didn’t want to leave.
With his heightened Perception, all his sensations were greatly amplified.
’If I were in bed with them...’
’No, I can’t think about that right now.’
’Or I’ll really lose control.’
Qi Yue: [...]
Zhao Chi: [Crap, Qi Yue can hear me.]
Qi Yue: [It’s alright, My Lord... I don’t mind... You can think whatever you want. If you want to right now, I can, but... is it really that comfortable?]
Zhao Chi: [Let’s talk about something else.]
Qi Yue: [Okay, hehe.]
Besides the physical sensations, Zhao Chi could also experience Qi Yue’s Mood in sync.
Qi Yue had just drunk Zhao Chi’s blood, so her Mood Bonus was very high.
Zhao Chi also felt extremely happy.
It seemed as if all his worries had vanished.
Extreme physical comfort plus extreme happiness would lead to extremely high crafting Efficiency.
Zhao Chi focused his attention.
There was one more thing he needed to get used to beforehand.
Namely, Qi Yue’s secondary arms.
Zhao Chi controlled them, swinging them a few times.
Just as she had said, these secondary arms felt just like her original ones, incredibly smooth and free to use.
There was no sense of awkwardness or obstruction.
On top of that, Qi Yue’s Body was extremely flexible, which also greatly reduced the chances of the arms getting in each other’s way.
Looking at the four arms before him, Zhao Chi still felt a sense of shock.
’What a strange experience.’
’This will definitely boost crafting Efficiency by a huge margin.’
He immediately took out a Speeding Charm.
And used it.
Start crafting!
Outside, people were feverishly hauling materials, while inside the tailor shop, crafting proceeded at an intense pace.
As it turned out, the Efficiency of 4 arms was indeed much higher than 2 arms.
The Efficiency wasn’t just 100% higher; it was about 300% higher, reaching four times the original output!
It was somewhat counter-logical, but that’s how it was.
For example, if you compared the Sewing speed of a person with two healthy arms to that of a disabled person with only one arm, the difference would be night and day.
The final Efficiency would be vastly different.
But the only problem now was whether his brain could keep up.
It was like writing with both hands at the same time.
Or drawing with both hands at the same time.
Although the four arms were flexible, Zhao Chi felt he couldn’t quite react fast enough to manage them all.
It was difficult to coordinate all the arms perfectly to achieve their full potential Efficiency.
This was what he truly needed to practice.
However, with practice, he would definitely be able to reach a level far beyond what was possible with just two arms.
Right now, even though there were two brains at work—Zhao Chi’s and Qi Yue’s—Qi Yue had no Sewing experience, nor could she see the gray data.
In reality, he could only rely on himself.
Once Qi Yue accumulated some experience, perhaps she could help out.
Crafting... crafting...
Crafting... crafting...
The Efficiency at the beginning was truly astounding.
Even though his Pajamas Specialization was still very low, making him unfamiliar with the process, the speed was nonetheless extremely fast.
For Pajamas with a standard crafting time of 12 hours, Zhao Chi managed to make 4.6 of them with just one Speeding Charm.
’Did I get that right?’
This speed even left Zhao Chi a little dazed.
But there was no mistake.
One Speeding Charm really produced 4.6 Pajamas.
They hadn’t been Improved yet, but this speed was truly off the charts.
It was insane!
It was many times faster than his previous attempts at crafting by himself.
After all, he now had four arms, plus the Super High-Efficiency Shirt Bonus, the sky-high Mood Bonus, and the enhanced Perception Ability from his high Intelligence.
The bonuses were far greater than when Zhao Chi crafted by himself.
However, it was a pity Qi Yue didn’t have any masochistic hobbies.
So as her body grew uncomfortable, both her Morale and Mood dropped rapidly.
In contrast, while Tang Ruan’s Mood would also drop, her Morale would get higher and higher the more uncomfortable she became.
One rose while the other fell, cancelling each other out.
That’s why Tang Ruan’s crafting Efficiency was very stable.
She could maintain a decent crafting Efficiency from start to finish.
As for Qi Yue, her crafting Efficiency was explosive in the beginning, but it would drop off severely in the later stages.