Chapter 515 - 337: Heart Towards the Light (Part 1)
Chapter 515: Chapter 337: Heart Towards the Light (Part 1)
This was a difficult decision.
Zhao Chi knew that Su Qin was being sincere.
If he just clicked confirm, Qingzhu Town would be his.
Including all its residents and all its Supplies.
Even Su Qin would become his subordinate Hero.
But that wasn’t what Zhao Chi wanted.
He wanted a powerful ally, one who could operate independently.
Su Qin was his woman, a relationship that might be even stronger than a normal alliance.
That was exactly why he didn’t want this.
If he annexed her, his own power would indeed increase, but Su Qin would lose her independence.
Besides, Zhao Chi didn’t need it.
He clicked [Cancel].
"Su Qin, don’t be like this. That’s not what I meant. I just want to help you increase your strength..."
However, Su Qin wasn’t listening at all.
She sent the annexation request again.
"Zhao Chi, why don’t you understand? If you don’t take my territory, how can I accept this fashion from you?"
Su Qin’s fine brows furrowed as she stared intently at Zhao Chi.
It was just like that day when she’d forcefully dragged Zhao Chi into her room.
Zhao Chi was getting a headache.
It was like after getting married, his wife insisted on transferring ownership of her house to him, putting only his name on the deed.
And she’d even had it notarized to prove the house would belong solely to the husband from then on.
It certainly couldn’t be called a bad thing.
But... it really wasn’t necessary.
Zhao Chi sighed. "I want you to remain independent. It’ll be more convenient for you to operate in the Great World, and that will be more helpful to me."
Hearing this, Su Qin finally nodded.
"Really? This is really more useful to you?"
"Of course, it is."
"Okay!"
Su Qin withdrew the annexation request.
Zhao Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
But unexpectedly, Su Qin sent a vassalage request instead.
[The Lord of Qingzhu Town, 「Su Qin」, has requested to join your territory.]
[Integration Level: Vassal]
[Do you agree?]
"I’ve given up on you annexing me. So you can at least accept me as your vassal, right?"
’Vassalage... that could actually work.’
Su Qin would still be an independent Lord; only her affiliation would change to be under Zhao Chi.
Zhao Chi would be her superior Lord.
"Alright, then from now on, you’re my Vassal Lord. Hurry up and distribute the fashion for your people to wear."
Su Qin said, "You haven’t clicked [Agree] yet."
Zhao Chi clicked [Agree].
Instantly, both of their systems delivered a message.
Zhao Chi gained a subordinate Vassal Lord, while Su Qin gained a superior Lord.
The two of them hadn’t signed any additional vassal agreements, so the system implemented the default vassalage rules.
However, Zhao Chi then received a flood of system notifications.
He opened them to take a look.
He discovered that Su Qin had granted him all the permissions for her territory.
No matter the permission, Zhao Chi had the highest level of access.
The same as Su Qin herself.
That was fine, though. Zhao Chi saw no reason to refuse.
Seeing that she was now Zhao Chi’s vassal, a smile appeared on Su Qin’s face.
"Well then, I’ll be taking this fashion."
"Take it. You can have them change into it right away."
"Okay, I’ll distribute them now."
Just as Gu Qing had analyzed, when the Female Elves were each given a pair of High Heels, they all shrieked with delight.
It was impossible for them to be picky about them being secondhand shoes.
Such a thought didn’t even cross their minds.
Even though they were an old model, they still offered a 10% increase to Terrain Adaptability and a 50% increase to the Evasion attribute.
For the Elf Archers, who often climbed trees, this was like giving wings to a tiger.
Climbing trees would be easier, their movements in the branches would be more stable, and the super-high Evasion attribute meant they wouldn’t fear trading shots with the enemy.
Ordinary Super-Improved High Heels also had 10% Terrain Adaptability, but their Evasion was only 5%.
That’s a full 10 times difference!
And the old model Shirts could increase Defense by 100% and add 10 points to Professional Skills.
Every single attribute was useful.
Listening to the Elves’ cries, Su Qin smiled at Zhao Chi. "This fashion is incredible. The Loyalty of those Elf Soldiers actually went up by 1 point."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Good. Then get ready. Don’t train too hard today. Just wait for the battle."
Su Qin smiled. "Okay. With this fashion, their Combat Power is... 1370?"
Su Qin stared in astonishment at her territory’s Military score.
Zhao Chi saw it too.
When he’d looked a few days ago, Su Qin’s Military score was 1105. Now, it was 1370.
An increase of 265 points.
Moreover, the system’s estimate was based on the values of ordinary Super-Improved Fashion, but Zhao Chi’s fashion far exceeded the improved attributes.
Therefore, some of Su Qin’s current Combat Power wasn’t being displayed.
It wasn’t much, but she now had some hidden strength.
Su Qin didn’t know all this.
But the number currently displayed was enough to make her jump for joy.
When Zhao Chi returned to his territory, he was once again covered in lipstick marks.
Inside the territory.
Gu Qing and the others were fully equipped and ready for battle.
They had donned their Armor and Weapons, as well as the fashion underneath.
They were all resting in the open space outside the village, waiting for the battle to begin.
After Zhao Chi returned, Gu Qing and the others gathered around to ask about the situation.
Zhao Chi shook his head. "I don’t know either. Let’s just wait for the announcement."
But soon, the announcement came.
It was a forced voice broadcast.
The voice was hoarse and raspy.
[Hello, everyone.]
[I am Muchang Jiehang, the captain of our Muchang Team.]
[I trust you are all prepared?]
[Today, our target is Jiaoya Town. If we can take it today, then the entire South District of Snowfield City will belong to us, the Holy Race.]
[We are now at war, and some of the Holy Race’s methods may seem a bit extreme. I know many of you are dissatisfied.]
[But there is no other way, because we, the Holy Race, are also fighting for your sake.]
[Surely you haven’t forgotten what the nobles have done, have you?]