Chapter 475 - 323: Mage Female Hero (6)
Chapter 475: Chapter 323: Mage Female Hero (6)
In this way, Stream Village could no longer directly contact the outside world, becoming a relatively closed-off village. The Alien Race’s control over this place would also become more stable. Of course, they could also use certain items to force communication, but that would require additional costs. Especially for forced communication between cities, the cost was very high.
Zhao Chi nodded. "Then we can only wait for Uncle Qiye to return and tell us about the situation in White Grass City."
Zhao Cang smiled and asked, "Why do you care so much about other cities? Do you really want to go out and play that much?"
Zhao Chi actually wanted to go sell fashion outfits, but he couldn’t say that. He just nodded. "Yeah, I’ve never been anywhere. I want to see the world."
Zhao Cang said, "Don’t go north. It’s too cold up north, with snow everywhere. Going south is better. It’s like spring all year round, and there are many things you can’t see here. Our small city is indeed a bit too remote. However, we don’t know what the situation is like down south right now either."
Zhao Chi nodded. "True..." In that case, he would wait until Zhao Qiye returned. A few days wouldn’t make a difference anyway. He could take advantage of these few days to make more fashion outfits or Kerosene, accumulating a bit more.
"Cang, do you still have any Female Armors made of Iron Material? Ninety percent new or better." Last time, Zhao Chi hadn’t bought any. For one, he didn’t have enough money. For another, he wanted to make them himself—brand-new ones.
However, after these past few days of production, the 50 female Blacksmiths in Ding Dang’s team had only managed to produce 65 sets of Iron Armor. The speed was very slow, but he couldn’t blame them. Those female Blacksmiths were already doing everything in their Power, working efficiently for 20 hours a day without stopping for a moment. It couldn’t be helped. After all, a set of Iron Armor consisted of five pieces, which truly consumed a lot of Time.
Without the Bonus of a Speeding Charm, they simply needed to spend Time making them slowly. But right now, the source of Speeding Charms was unstable, so Zhao Chi couldn’t distribute them to the women; he still needed to save them for himself.
Moreover, Zhao Chi had converted all the Female Soldiers who arrived over the past six days into Female Militia. Now, there was a total of 250 Female Soldiers. Divided by Soldier Type, there were 100 Spear Soldiers and 150 Sword Soldiers. With more Female Soldiers, Armor became even more scarce. He might as well just buy it directly.
Zhao Cang answered very straightforwardly, "Here’s the list. Look for yourself." It was True that Curry had quite a few sets of Female Armor. There were over a hundred brand-new sets, and several hundred that were ninety percent new.
Although Female Soldiers did not make up a high percentage of the overall Soldiers, they still accounted for around 20% to 30%. Among them, Female Elves made up more than half. Of the remaining 10% of Female Soldiers, half were the Guards of male Lords. Therefore, some could always be captured after a battle.
The prices of these Armors were not low. The brand-new ones cost 1.8 Gold Coins, an increase of 0.2 Gold Coins from before. The ninety percent new ones were 1.55 Gold Coins, which was also over a dozen Silver Coins more expensive than before. But there was nothing they could do; taxes were higher now.
Although everyone secretly had some Chaos Mark Talismans to evade taxes, Captain Kiro of the Alien Race had already stated that if the Trade volume was low and the taxes paid were small, he would come and investigate them one by one. It would be one thing for Zhao Chi to evade taxes on his own, but if Zhao Cang underpaid too much here, those Alien Races might come looking for trouble, which wouldn’t be worth it.
He decided to buy 200 sets of the ninety percent new ones. Among them, some were ninety-nine percent new, practically brand new. Besides Iron Armor, the raw Materials for Kerosene also needed to be purchased. There were still quite a few Rare Materials for Kerosene left—about 2,700 portions—which could be brewed into over 8,000 liters of Super Bright Kerosene. But right now, he was out of oil.
He needed to buy some animal fat, or simply buy Ordinary Kerosene. Ordinary Kerosene cost 130 Copper Coins per liter. It wasn’t cheap, but Zhao Neng accepted it. Then he would just buy 8,000 liters of Kerosene directly. Although it was a large amount, the family warehouse still had plenty of stock.
"Cang, I want these."
"Hmm... Kerosene... and Female Armor. Have you considered using more male Soldiers in your territory? Aren’t there a lot of issues with Female Soldiers?"
Zhao Chi shook his head. "It’s fine. There are no problems."
Zhao Cang sighed. "How is that possible? I only have three wives at home, and they argue every single day. It’s annoying me to death. With so many Female Soldiers in your territory, how can they not argue?"
Zhao Chi thought back for a moment. Gu Qing and the other Female Heroes had indeed never argued. The Other women had had disputes, but they were quickly resolved, and he hadn’t noticed any True rifts among them. They collaborated well afterward. Zhao Chi was genuinely a bit surprised. Hearing Zhao Cang say this now made him realize how much peace of mind he truly enjoyed.
Zhao Chi could only reply, "There are arguments, but we get by."
Zhao Cang sighed. "Exactly. How could they not argue? I’d rather stay here in this warehouse territory. These goods are much better. They don’t make a sound, and I can arrange them however I want."
Zhao Chi didn’t know what to say either. He knew that one of Cang’s wives was very fierce; she had even mocked him sarcastically before, so Zhao Chi didn’t like her. But Cang’s Other two wives didn’t seem to be trifled with either. It was True that he didn’t know why Zhao Cang had married them.
Zhao Cang finally patted Zhao Chi on the shoulder. "You’re not married yet. You’ll understand later. Sigh..."
He let out another long sigh.
At this moment, the two of them suddenly received a notification at the same Time:
[Family Notification]
[I am Zhao Qizong. We just received a notification from the Holy Race, instructing all of us Lords to gather at the North Gate to welcome Captain Muchang.]
[Captain Muchang is the former Master Muchang. Everyone must come out to welcome him. Remember not to show any hostility on your faces.]
[If you don’t want to look at him, keep your heads down. If you look up, make sure your expressions are smiling. Don’t give them a reason to pick a fight.]
[Hide any contraband in your territories as quickly as possible, and don’t carry any Chaos Mark Talismans or similar items on you. Captain Muchang’s scouting Ability is very strong.]
[Alright, everyone, come on over.]
Zhao Chi and Zhao Cang exchanged a glance, and Zhao Cang immediately prepared to teleport.
Zhao Chi quickly stopped him. "Cang, give me my Equipment first. I might need it in case there’s a battle."
Zhao Cang immediately called over his subordinate. "Give the list to him and have him move the items for you. Hurry up and come over as well; don’t delay this kind of matter."
Zhao Chi nodded. "I understand."
"Yeah. Once you get your things, leave immediately. Don’t linger around my place. I’m leaving first."
Without waiting for Zhao Chi to reply, Zhao Cang vanished directly.