Chapter 1019: Heart Toward the Light (1)

This choice was a hard one to make.

Zhao Chi knew that Su Qin was sincere.

All he had to do was click confirm, and this Clear Bamboo Town would be his.

Including all the residents within it, and all the supplies.

Even Su Qin herself would become his subordinate hero.

But Zhao Chi did not want it this way.

He hoped to have a powerful ally, an ally who could remain independent.

Su Qin was his woman, and this relationship might be more solid than an ordinary alliance.

So he wanted it even less.

If he absorbed her, his own strength would indeed increase, but Su Qin would lose her independence.

Besides, Zhao Chi did not need it.

He clicked 【Cancel】.

"Su Qin, don't be like this. That's not what I meant. I just want you to be able to raise your strength a little…"

However, Su Qin refused to listen 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 these outfits of yours?"

Su Qin's delicate brows furrowed as she stared fixedly at Zhao Chi.

It looked a lot like that day when she had forcibly dragged Zhao Chi into the room.

Zhao Chi felt a bit of a headache coming on.

It was like after marriage, when a wife actively offered to transfer her own house over, and to put her husband's name alone on the deed.

And she had even had it notarized, proving that from then on the house belonged to her husband alone.

This truly could not be called a bad thing.

But… it really wasn't necessary.

Zhao Chi sighed and said: "I want you to stay independent. That way you'll find it much more convenient handling things in the Greater World, and it'll be more helpful to me as well."

Hearing these words, Su Qin finally nodded.

"Really? This really is more useful to you?"

"Of course it's true."

"Alright!"

Su Qin withdrew the annexation request.

Zhao Chi let out a breath of relief.

But unexpectedly, Su Qin sent another request — a vassal request.

【Lord of Clear Bamboo Town "Su Qin" requests to join your territory】

【Join Level: Vassal】

【Do you agree?】

"I won't have you annex me anymore. You vassalizing me should be fine, right?"

Vassal… that would indeed work.

Su Qin would still count as an independent lord; only her subordinate relationship would be changed to Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi would be her superior lord.

"Fine, then from now on you're my vassal lord. Hurry up and send the outfits down for your people to wear."

Su Qin said: "You haven't clicked 【Agree】 yet."

Zhao Chi clicked 【Agree】.

In an instant, both their systems delivered a message at the same time.

Zhao Chi gained one vassal subordinate lord, while Su Qin gained a superior lord.

The two of them had not signed any additional vassal agreement, so the system took effect according to the default vassal rules.

However, Zhao Chi then received a flood of system notifications one after another.

He opened them to look.

He discovered that Su Qin had opened up every single authority in her territory.

No matter what authority it was, Zhao Chi had the highest level of it.

The same as Su Qin's own authority.

These didn't really matter; Zhao Chi had no reason to refuse.

Seeing that she was already Zhao Chi's vassal, a smile appeared on Su Qin's face.

"Then, I'll be taking these outfits now."

"Take them. You can have them put them on directly."

"Alright, I'll send them out right now."

Just as Gu Qing had analyzed, the female elves who were assigned a pair of high heels all shrieked with excitement.

They absolutely could not possibly look down on them as old shoes.

That thought had never even crossed their minds.

Although they were an old model, they still came with a 10% terrain adaptability boost and a 50% evasion attribute boost.

For elven archers who frequently climbed trees, this was simply adding wings to a tiger.

Climbing trees would become much easier, their movements on the trees would be steadier, and with such an outrageously high evasion attribute, they no longer feared exchanging shots with enemies.

Ordinary super-improved high heels also have 10% terrain adaptability, but only 5% evasion.

A full ten times the difference!

And that old-style shirt can increase defense by 100%, as well as 10 points of professional skill.

Every attribute is useful.

Su Qin listened to the elves' cries and smiled at Zhao Chi: "These outfits are incredible — the loyalty of those elf soldiers actually went up by 1 point directly."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Alright, you all get ready. Don't tire yourselves out with training today — wait for the battle."

Su Qin laughed: "Good, with these outfits, their combat power… 1370?"

Su Qin stared in surprise at the territory's military stats.

Zhao Chi saw them too.

A few days ago when she checked, Su Qin's military value was still 1105; now it was already 1370.

An increase of 265 points.

Moreover, the system estimated the value based on ordinary super-improved outfits, and Zhao Chi's outfits far exceeded improved attributes.

So Su Qin's current combat power also had some hidden strength not displayed.

Although not much, she did have hidden strength now.

Su Qin didn't know any of this.

But the values displayed now were enough to make her leap with joy.

When Zhao Chi returned to the territory, his face was once again covered in lipstick marks.

Inside the territory.

Gu Qing and the others were all armored and ready for battle.

Armor and weapons were all donned, and the outfits underneath were all worn as well.