Chapter 330 - 275: Village Defense Battle (11)
Chapter 330: Chapter 275: Village Defense Battle (11)
"Look at you, rushing me. I’m swamped and haven’t said a word. Give me the money and go lead them away yourself. 30 Gold Coins total."
"Okay, Zhao Cang. I’m off. See you next time."
"I heard from Zhao Jing that you’re still practicing Sewing. It’s better to focus on one area. If you spread yourself too thin, you’ll be a jack of all trades and master of none."
"Got it. Goodbye."
Zhao Chi quickly took the Female Soldiers to lead the cattle away.
’I never would have thought Zhao Cang could be such a nag. In my memory, he’s always been so cold and distant.’
’He must be one of those people who seems cold on the outside but is warm on the inside.’
’Only 9 Gold Coins left. Now I’m really broke.’
’Money is useless just sitting in my hand. The only way to get stronger is to spend it all.’
Zhao Chi didn’t linger in Peach Blossom Village. He teleported directly back to Penglai Village.
The moment he returned to his territory, he felt a sense of peace and quiet wash over him.
All he could hear was the rustle of leaves in the gentle breeze and the faint sounds of the women laughing and talking.
The air no longer carried the stench of the large crowd of assorted prisoners.
Instead, it was filled with the powdery fragrance of the women and the scent of the Arousing Atmosphere.
After his Intelligence reached 10 points, he could clearly distinguish the scent of the Arousing Atmosphere. It was quite pleasant, indeed.
Gu Qing and the other two Female Heroes had all gone to sleep.
They had just been through two real battles. The toll was immense, so it was crucial for them to recover.
The Carefree Spring had already been moved to Penglai Village.
It was placed in the Central District, shielded from view by a cluster of Buildings.
It was more like a semi-enclosed hot spring now.
Each day, new female villagers would spawn directly beside the spring.
They could immediately go for a bath.
The Female Soldiers had just finished their battle and were covered in blood. As soon as they returned, they all went to soak in the hot spring to wash themselves clean.
Zhao Chi stripped naked and joined them in the Carefree Spring.
As soon as he entered the water, he felt every pore in his body open up.
The warmth was so soothing it made him want to fall asleep right there.
But he couldn’t sleep now.
’If I go back to my room in a bit, put on the Knowledge Goddess Sleepwear, and then go to sleep, I should be able to level up by the time I wake.’
He opened his System Space and used all of the dozen or so Improvement Books.
He received a total of 17 Racial Improvement Points and 11 Technology Improvement Points.
Including what he had before, he now had a total of 42 Racial Improvement Points and 33 Technology Improvement Points.
That was quite a lot.
Next, he took out the Racial Gene Expansion Stone.
It was very large, about the size of a small watermelon, and was an oval-shaped, brownish sphere.
It looked unremarkable, but it was extremely heavy.
He nearly lost his grip and dropped it into the spring.
Zhao Chi quickly used it.
In an instant, the Expansion Stone cracked like an egg. Its brown outer shell shattered, revealing a crystal-clear sphere within.
The sphere was glowing.
The light seemed to become tangible, dissolving into the air.
The entire territory was enveloped in a luminous mist that quickly dissipated.
The bathing Female Soldiers were all dumbfounded, staring at Zhao Chi.
Zhao Chi clamped his legs together. "It’s nothing. Go on with your baths."
The Female Soldiers were quite worldly, though. Seeing that nothing was out of the ordinary, they went back to chatting and frolicking.
However, it gave them a new topic of discussion.
Zhao Chi opened the Improvement interface.
[Peach Blossom Human Race Improvement Interface]
[Improved Race] Peach Blossom Human Race
[Number of Improvements] 3/4
[Improved Genes] Soft Body, Bone Gathering Resurrection, Night Vision
’Great, I can perform another Improvement.’
’Time to start!’
Zhao Chi took out the Beast Race Bloodline and activated it.
[You have activated "Beast Race Bloodline." Please select how to use it.]
’Decompose it directly!’
[Decomposing Genes...]
[You have obtained the "Beastman" Racial Gene: "Strong Body Odor" x1]
[You have obtained the "Beastman" Racial Gene: "Exceeded Load" x1]
[Acquisition of remaining Genes failed.]
He had only obtained two types of Genes, which was normal.
After all, this wasn’t a primordial bloodline, so it was expected that it wouldn’t yield many Genes. Getting two was already pretty good.
The results were all Racial Genes. If one of them was suitable, he could use it for an Improvement.
But this first one...
[Gene] Strong Body Odor
[Source] Beastman
[Type] Racial Gene
[Consumption] 2 Improvement Points
[Match] 1%
[Effect] Body Odor +500%. Can be used to repel wild beasts.
’What the hell is this?’
’No wonder Beastmen have such a strong smell, even worse than Goblins.’
’I originally thought it was just because they were unhygienic and rarely bathed.’
’But now I finally understand—it’s a racial trait.’
A strong body odor could indeed be used to repel wild beasts in the wilderness.
It was similar to how lions, tigers, and wild dogs use urine to mark their territory.
The body odor of a Beastman could serve a similar purpose.
’But would this Gene be useful for women like Gu Qing?’
’Make their body odor five times stronger?’
’They usually smell very nice.’
’But that’s mostly from external things like shower gel, Cosmetics, and perfume.’
’If they went a few days without bathing and worked up a sweat from training every day, they wouldn’t smell so good.’
’If that was five times stronger...’
’It wouldn’t be useful for anything except fumigating me.’
’Besides, my sense of smell is too sensitive now; I can’t stand environments with strong odors.’
’Gu Qing and the others don’t need to rely on their scent to repel beasts anyway.’
’They have swords for that.’
’And the match rate is only 1%. From that perspective, it’s not a good fit for them either.’
’Forget it.’
He looked at the second one.
[Gene] Exceeded Load
[Source] Beastman
[Type] Racial Gene
[Consumption] 15 Improvement Points
[Match] 1%
[Effect] Weight +150%, Appetite +300%
’Huh?’
’This one’s not bad.’
’How did I manage to get this Gene?’
’This is a Gene unique to giant beastmen. It shouldn’t have come from a regular Beastman bloodline.’
’And the bloodline I just decomposed was a normal Beastman bloodline, not a primordial one.’
’Back when I was studying, the academy always taught that Beastmen and giant beastmen were two separate species.’