Chapter 354 - 283: Village Defense Battle (19)
Chapter 354: Chapter 283: Village Defense Battle (19)
"1.5 kilograms per person per day?" she asked, stunned. "How did you calculate that? We’re Female Elves, not pigs."
Gu Qing was a little unhappy.
She and the women of the territory ate about 1 to 1.5 kilograms of food each day. After all, they worked long hours and needed a lot of food for energy.
Now, with the Exceeded Load Genes, it was 4 to 6 kilograms of food per person.
That was a lot.
Gu Qing retorted, "What’s that supposed to mean? You think it’s better to eat less? We eat a lot because we work hard and have a heavy workload."
Shirel hadn’t expected Gu Qing to talk back to her.
But she quickly recovered. "Oh, that’s not what I meant... We’re rather slender and don’t eat that much. 2.5 tons will be enough."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Alright, come with me then."
It was the early hours of the morning.
Peach Blossom Village was brightly lit.
The Peach Blossom Females all had the Night Vision Ability, so they could see clearly without any lights.
Normally, they only lit the Flames for Zhao Chi’s sake.
Today, they had lit some extra ones.
Female Elves and 15 Human women stood in the village square.
Each one carried a cloth pack, wearing a full set of Leather Armor and carrying weapons.
Shirel stared at the surrounding torches, her expression one of astonishment.
Zhao Chi had already instructed someone to bring over two large jars of High-brightness Kerosene.
"Don’t just stare. This is for you. Inside is ’Super Bright Kerosene’."
Shirel’s face lit up. "Super Bright Kerosene? Are these torches made with it? Thank you! I was just about to ask, but I was afraid it would be an imposition. Is this a Specialty Product of Snowfield City?"
This was one of Zhao Chi’s Specialty Products.
But since Zhao Chi was based in Snowfield City, it wasn’t exactly wrong to call it a Specialty Product of Snowfield City.
"Mm, you could say that. Take it back and see the Effect. If it’s popular, you can come here to buy more."
"I don’t need to take it back to know it’ll be popular. How much does it cost?"
"It’s not cheap. About 20 Silver Coins per liter."
"Huh? That’s not cheap? I think it’s very cheap."
Zhao Chi froze.
’Damn! I quoted too low!’
’But... is that price really low?’
Silver Coins... that was a significant amount of money.
That price already included 12 Silver Coins of profit, which was a 150% profit margin.
After all, it was a consumable, not a necessity.
Ordinary torches worked just fine, so he couldn’t price it too high.
’Shirel is a noble, used to a pampered life. Of course she’d think 20 Silver Coins is cheap. Her perspective isn’t a reliable benchmark.’
But since she’d said that, Zhao Chi quickly corrected himself, "I misremembered. It’s... 30 Silver Coins per liter."
Shirel laughed. "I can see that. You’re raising the price on the spot."
Zhao Chi was slightly embarrassed. "If you buy in bulk, I can give you a better price."
Shirel said, "Let’s wait until I get back. If we really need it, I’ll bring a trade caravan. But for now..."
Her expression turned dejected again.
Then she asked, "If I need to buy more later, how can I find you?"
"You..." Zhao Chi was actually stumped.
Shirel sighed. "Are you wary of me? You’re overthinking it. We couldn’t possibly bring too many Soldiers from Holy Tree City. After all, none of the cities along this route would allow a large army to pass through."
Zhao Chi looked to Gu Qing.
Gu Qing said softly, "She doesn’t know our coordinates. If you just add her as a friend, she can only find us through the Great World. It would be nearly impossible for her to bring troops to attack our territory directly."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Let’s add each other as friends, Shirel."
Shirel said happily, "Alright! I didn’t expect that while this woman of yours is fierce, she’s also very sharp."
Gu Qing huffed, "You’re the fierce one."
After Shirel added Zhao Chi as a friend, she said, "Since we’re all ready, we’ll be going now. Could you please send us out?"
Zhao Chi nodded, then took out a Chaos Mark Talisman and used it.
A Lord couldn’t just teleport people to the Great World at will.
Nor could they teleport to non-designated locations.
But the Chaos Mark Talisman allowed one to ignore these rules.
The Chaos Mark Talisman burst into flames.
A gray light began Scattering across the entire territory.
Zhao Chi saw that Peach Blossom Village’s coordinates had completely changed, replaced by a new set filled with garbled characters.
This way, both incoming and outgoing teleportations could no longer be monitored.
It was practically foolproof.
However, it had a Duration; it would only last for one minute.
But teleportation was instantaneous, so one minute was more than enough.
Zhao Chi opened the teleportation settings and selected a destination on the southernmost edge of Snowfield City.
[Detecting...]
[Area secure!]
Zhao Chi clicked "Confirm."
The light from the torches dimmed. When he came to his senses a moment later, his vision was filled with a field of blue light.
They had all arrived at the edge of the city walls.
The blue light of the Array illuminated everything nearby, shining brightly.
The towering city walls soared into the clouds, looking magnificent from this vantage point.
The air smelled of acrid smoke, and the ground was pockmarked with craters. Clearly, a battle had taken place here not long ago.
Zhao Chi activated another Chaos Mark Talisman, scrambling the coordinates for Penglai Village as well.
"Alright, you should leave now, quickly, while there aren’t many people around."
Shirel nodded. "Then we’ll be on our way. Zhao Chi... that’s not a very pleasant-sounding name."
Zhao Chi smiled.
Shirel smiled as well. "But you’re a decent person. Goodbye."
In an instant, Shirel and the Elves’ figures flashed out of the blue light and vanished.
Zhao Chi didn’t linger, immediately teleporting back to Penglai Village.
Finally, that was another task taken care of.
Zhao Chi took out the "Primordial Angel Bloodline Bud" and observed it carefully.
It only provided very rough information.
Zhao Chi channeled his Spiritual Power, concentrating it in his palm to envelop the small, golden sphere of bloodline.
Soon, more than half of the Spiritual Power in his body had been absorbed.
In response, the small sphere’s golden exterior grew dim.
’It seems there’s a limit to how much Spiritual Power it can absorb each day. That’s good, too. The cost isn’t high; it just requires patience.’