Chapter 307 - 267: Village Defense Battle (3)
Chapter 307: Chapter 267: Village Defense Battle (3)
There was no shortage of Pajamas and Shirts.
What they were short on were High Heels and Silk Stockings.
Although they had 601 pairs of Silk Stockings, 285 of them were the old model. The new models they had were no longer enough to go around.
It was the same with the High Heels. With only 315 pairs, there weren’t enough.
Zhao Chi had originally hoped that only the Female Soldiers would have to fight in the future.
But now it seemed that at critical moments, the Female Craftsmen might also need to join the battle.
’Looks like I need to make time to get a full set of fashion items for all of them.’
By 4 PM, he had made 70 pairs each of High Heels and Silk Stockings. The entire troop’s fashion items were once again fully stocked, with some to spare.
Nowadays, when Zhao Chi crafted, he always did it with Qi Yue.
Tang Ruan was indeed a little disappointed.
However, Zhao Chi promised Tang Ruan he would spend more time with her at night.
And that he would stop being so gentle and instead take her fiercely.
Tang Ruan immediately brightened up and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
So Zhao Chi immediately took her fiercely.
As expected, Tang Ruan was extremely satisfied.
She even became a bit more enthusiastic toward Qi Yue as a result.
Although Qi Yue was confused, she was happy to receive the goodwill.
After he finished crafting, Zhao Chi lay in the Carefree Spring.
He rested his head on Qi Yue’s lap and enjoyed a massage from Tang Ruan, feeling completely content.
But suddenly, a shrill alarm sounded again.
[Family Emergency Summon]
[Zhao Shizhang: All Lords, report to the North Gate immediately!]
’Why the North Gate again?’
’Did a new group of rebels show up?’
’It’s only been six hours.’
’Don’t tell me we have to pay up again?’
Zhao Chi could afford it, but what about the others?
He sat up at once, gave Tang Ruan and Qi Yue a Simple Explanation of the situation, threw on some clothes, and returned to the Great World.
He headed straight for the North Gate.
"Zhao Chi, get in!"
It was his Fifth Brother Wu, Zhao Jing, again.
"Fifth Brother, why is it you again?"
"Why can’t it be me? Our territories are next to each other, so of course it’s me. Why is your hair all wet? Were you taking a bath?"
"I was sleeping."
"Sleeping? Did you fall asleep in a river?"
’On a lap in a hot spring, actually.’
Of course, Zhao Chi didn’t say that out loud.
Instead, he shook his head. "Let’s just go. Who knows what’s happening this time."
At this, Zhao Jing started cursing. "Fuck, how can those rebels keep coming one after another? If I have to pay again, I’ll lose the pants off my ass, son of a bitch."
Hearing him curse a blue streak, Zhao Chi almost laughed out loud.
But on second thought, Zhao Jing was so frugal, carefully saving every coin to increase his Power. The money he paid that morning had probably wiped out several months of his hard work.
Zhao Jing wasn’t like Zhao Chi; he had no Hidden Talent, and his innate abilities were average.
He had built up his strength bit by bit.
To him, a monetary loss like this was like tearing out his heart and soul.
When Zhao Chi thought of this, he couldn’t laugh at all.
He even felt the urge to offer to pay for him.
However, Zhao Jing wasn’t the only one like this in the clan. He couldn’t help them all.
’If a real emergency comes up later, I’ll help him then.’
Soon, the two arrived at the North Gate by car.
The North Gate was once again crowded with Lords.
But unlike in the morning, this time the Lords were clearly all buzzing with discussion.
And they were all visibly outraged.
Through a gap in the crowd, Zhao Chi saw more than 3,000 people approaching the village from outside.
Triple the number from the morning.
At the very front were three leaders.
The leader on the left looked very familiar.
He had an imposing figure and a look of contempt and mockery on his face.
’Isn’t that Zhou Hua?’
Zhao Chi understood instantly.
’No wonder the Lords are all in an uproar.’
’It looks like Zhou Hua took the money, left, and came right back.’
’And he brought other rebels with him.’
The brows of the few Clan Leaders were knitted together.
Xiao Qiaoao, slightly angered, said, "General Zhou, what is the meaning of this?"
Zhou Hua said with a grin, "Hahaha, Clan Leader Xiao, don’t be angry. I, Zhou Hua, am a man of my word. I’m just here with my two brothers to watch the fun, not to cause trouble."
Qi Hengying said, "Since General Zhou is a man of his word, then please leave."
Zhou Hua shook his head. "No, no, no. I came with my two brothers. As long as they’re here, how could I possibly leave first? We came together, so we must leave together."
At this moment, the leader in the middle spoke up.
"It seems I, Huang Zhao, am not famous enough. You two Clan Leaders are so busy chatting with General Zhou that you’ve completely ignored General Lü Crown and me."
Liu Xuanqi sighed. "General Huang, General Lü, it’s not that we’re ignoring you. It’s just that we gave General Zhou 100,000 Gold Coins this morning. Our Supplies are now depleted, and we don’t have much left to offer."
Lü Crown sneered, "Not much? So that means you still have something. It’s fine. Give us what you have. I’m not picky."
Huang Zhao smiled. "General Lü Crown, you’re too easily satisfied, aren’t you? A little less is acceptable, but not too little, right?"
Lü Crown laughed. "Of course. I’m not as reputable as General Zhou, so my appetite is smaller. 50,000 Gold Coins will satisfy me."
Huang Zhao nodded. "That makes sense. My appetite isn’t that big either. 70,000 Gold Coins will do."
Zhou Hua nodded. "I didn’t expect you two to be so polite. The four Clan Leaders must be very moved. I’m sure 120,000 Gold Coins won’t be a problem. What do you say, four Clan Leaders? Isn’t that right?"
Xiao Qiaoao was grinding his teeth so hard they were about to shatter.
His fists were clenched so tightly they were cracking.
Zhao Shizhang stepped forward and tugged on his sleeve.
Then he said to the three rebel leaders, "Generals, please wait a moment while we discuss this further."
Lü Crown laughed. "Of course, no problem. But it’s getting late. We hope you can wrap up your discussion within 15 minutes."
None of the four Clan Leaders replied.
They all huddled together, their faces grim.
Qi Hengying cursed angrily, "Fuck, we might as well have fed those 100,000 Gold Coins to a dog."
Xiao Qiaoao said, "Even a dog could be tamed with 100,000 Gold Coins. This Zhou Hua never intended to let us off from the start. It seems he doesn’t just want money; he wants to devour us completely."
Zhao Shizhang shook his head. "Not necessarily. Zhou Hua isn’t a fool. Although his rebel force is large, their Combat Power is average. He doesn’t have a high chance of winning against us. He’s just gambling, betting that we aren’t willing to fight."
Liu Xuanqi said, "He won his bet this morning, and now he’s back this afternoon. This isn’t a gamble anymore. He really wants to fight us."
Xiao Qiaoao said, "Then we fight! We might suffer a Loss of Power, but so be it. At least after we fight, we can take back the money we forked over this morning!"
Zhao Shizhang said, "They have 3,000 people, and at least 1,000 of them are Lords. This won’t be an easy fight. After we’re done, our strength will likely take a huge hit. If another group of rebels comes after that, then we..."
Xiao Qiaoao said, "What’s the alternative? Pay another 120,000 Gold Coins? Do you have the money? If we pay up again, even without a fight, we’ll have to suffer a Loss of Power just to make that money back."
Qi Hengying said, "He has a point. The immediate Loss will be greater if we fight, but we’ll gain more spoils of war. After a few days, our strength will Recover. If we don’t fight, what if they come back tomorrow? Are we just going to let them bleed us dry?"
Zhao Shizhang sighed. "Sigh... That’s true. Then let’s fight! At least we’ll die with a good fight! As for what comes next, we’ll leave it to fate."
The four Clan Leaders finished their discussion.
Fight!
Xiao Qiaoao walked to the center of the North Gate.
Zhou Hua smiled. "How about it, Team Leader Xiao? Have you figured it out?"
Xiao Qiaoao smiled back. "Yes, I’ve figured it out. You so-called rebels are nothing like General Yan Ling’s rebels. You’re just a bunch of utter scum."
Zhou Hua’s expression twisted in fury.
"What the fuck did you just say?"
Xiao Qiaoao’s hands began to glow. "I said, you all deserve to die! Let’s fight!"
In that instant, the entire Stream Village seemed to flash.
Immediately after, a massive Array appeared on the ground, enveloping all of Stream Village.
Zhao Chi suddenly had a familiar feeling.
Zhao Shizhang shouted, "Teleportation permissions for Stream Village have been enabled! You can all teleport at will now! Prepare for battle and choose your opponents!"
’So they’ve enabled teleportation. No wonder it felt so familiar.’
Now, you could teleport anywhere within Stream Village.
Normally, this was illegal.
But now, there was no law.
Power was the only law.