Chapter 437 - 311: Four-Way Melee (12)
Chapter 437: Chapter 311: Four-Way Melee (12)
The warm sunlight was soothing, and Zhao Chi calmed down considerably.
The Female Soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield.
The Werewolves, now just pulp and gore, would soon become fertilizer for the grass.
The bodies of Xiao Ning’s Soldiers lay twisted and scattered about as the Female Soldiers stripped them of their Armor.
’Just as I thought, Refined Iron Armor. We’ll haul it away in a bit.’
Xiao Ning’s territory was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see.
There were quite a few Buildings, most of them made of wood.
There was no overall plan for the settlement. Buildings were scattered here and there, creating a messy layout.
The storehouses, at least, were conspicuous, and there were a good number of them.
Unfortunately, with only one hour remaining, Zhao Chi could only have his people hurry to move everything.
It was also a shame that the Boundary Lock prevented the Male Feathered Oxen from being brought over to help with the hauling.
Fortunately, the Peach Blossom Women had an extraordinary carrying capacity, and they moved all kinds of Supplies very quickly.
The priority for this operation was the same as before: basic resources came last. Heavy materials like stone and Iron Ore would be left behind if they couldn’t be moved in time.
Weapons and Equipment were the top priority.
Semi-finished goods like cloth and Iron Ingots were the second priority.
Food was the third priority.
Zhao Chi really wasn’t short on food at the moment, and he didn’t feel safe eating supplies from others.
If Xiao Ning had been a genuine Human, it would have been fine, but she too had now become a Werewolf.
A Werewolf’s diet is quite varied.
It includes Humans, Goblins, and even rotting meat. They eat it all.
Zhao Chi wouldn’t eat these provisions himself. He could sell them to others.
A lot of the food on the market was like this anyway.
’It was still safest to eat his own food.’
While everyone else was busy, Zhao Chi wandered through the territory, taking a look around.
To avoid running into anyone hiding in the Buildings, Zhao Chi remained inside Gu Qing’s body the entire time.
It was much safer that way.
First, Zhao Chi searched the houses of Xiao Ning’s few Heroes.
They mostly contained Living Supplies, with nothing worth plundering.
After all, they weren’t independent Lords, so they likely had no personal fortunes to speak of.
What little they did have was probably stored in their System Space.
’It didn’t matter.’
’It was probably only a few Gold Coins worth of stuff, at most.’
But Xiao Ning’s room was worth a look.
Xiao Ning’s Lord’s House had been modified; it was much larger than the original version.
It was a small, two-story building with a basement.
The basement was filled with all kinds of clothes and shoes, piled messily everywhere. Combined with the musty smell of the basement, it created a very strange odor.
Zhao Chi frowned, using a stick to poke through the piles of clothes, but he didn’t find anything useful.
The clothes and shoes weren’t cosmetic apparel, either. It looked like this basement was genuinely just a place where she stored her clothes.
’I really don’t get what the point of having so many clothes and shoes is.’
Gu Qing, however, was a bit envious.
Her thoughts came through, clear and unmistakable.
Zhao Chi [You like clothes and shoes too?]
Gu Qing [The way you say that... What woman doesn’t?]
Zhao Chi [These aren’t cosmetic outfits, just Ordinary clothes.]
Gu Qing [Mhm, I know.]
Zhao Chi [If you like them, once things outside have settled down, I’ll buy you a lot more.]
Gu Qing [Hee hee, really?]
Zhao Chi [Of course. This kind of Ordinary clothing isn’t expensive. You can buy dozens of pieces for 1 Gold Coin.]
Gu Qing [Actually, you don’t need to buy too many. Just buy a few different styles. We can give them to Feng Xiu and the others as patterns, and they’ll be able to make them all.]
Zhao Chi [In that case, wouldn’t it be better if I just bought them more books on Sewing?]
Gu Qing [Hee hee, that would be even better, of course. Then we can have them make whatever we want to wear.]
Zhao Chi [Got it. Just tell me whenever you want something. I can buy it all.]
Gu Qing [I want your heart.]
Zhao Chi [...You don’t have to buy that. It’s already yours.]
Gu Qing [Haha, my Lord, let’s focus on looting for now. I’ll come find you tonight for a more... in-depth chat.]
Zhao Chi [Alright. The most in-depth.]
He went up to the first floor.
The first floor was Xiao Ning’s lounge area.
There was a sofa bed and snacks.
There were also various entertainment facilities and daily necessities.
Again, nothing of value.
The second floor was the bedroom.
Zhao Chi focused his search here.
The bedroom was also full of clothes; the nearby wardrobes were already overflowing.
The nightstand held all sorts of hairpins, bracelets, and other small trinkets.
Nothing valuable at all.
’That can’t be right.’
He searched around again, but still came up empty-handed.
’Something wasn’t right.’
It would have been reasonable if there were just a few valuable items.
But for there to be nothing at all was too strange.
After all, the System Space was only one cubic meter; it was impossible to fit everything inside.
Forget Xiao Ning; even a Village Lord like Zhao Chi couldn’t fit all of his possessions in it.
’There must be a hidden compartment!’
Zhao Chi began knocking everywhere.
All four walls were solid, so that wasn’t it.
The floor and ceiling seemed normal, too.
’So... it must be in the furniture.’
Break it down!
The desk, the wardrobe, the bed—he started taking them all apart.
As he was taking apart the bed, he noticed something strange about the thick wooden headboard.
Prying it open, he found, just as he’d suspected, two metal boxes. One was light, the other heavy.
Zhao Chi eagerly placed them on the floor and opened them.
The first box was filled with glittering Gold Coins.
[You have obtained: Gold Coins ×200]
No wonder it was so heavy.
With this many Gold Coins, he had more than made up for the Equipment Loss his Female Soldiers suffered today.
’Not bad.’
The second box was full of items.
[You have obtained: Peace Token ×10, Speeding Charm ×50, Reassignment Order ×20, Middle Level Random Heroic Soul ×1]
’Wait... did I just see something incredible?’
Amidst a pile of common items, Zhao Chi spotted a fist-sized orb.
’This is... a Heroic Soul!?’
’And a Middle Level Heroic Soul, no less!’
Zhao Chi quickly used Gu Qing’s hand to pick it up and examine it carefully.
It was green and translucent.
He could faintly sense Energy fluctuations coming from within.