Chapter 102

The soldiers pressed roughly, kneading roughly.

The women flushed red, and the men nearby gritted their teeth.

But everyone was enduring it.

Soon, a soldier came to Zhao Chi's side.

His hand glowed with a ghostly light, and he slapped Zhao Chi on the back.

Zhao Chi only felt a pain in his back, followed by a moment of dizziness in his mind.

"Hmm?"

The soldier, who was about to leave, retreated back at this moment.

He stared fixedly at Zhao Chi, and the light in his hand lit up again.

This time, the soldier pressed firmly onto Zhao Chi's shoulder.

Another wave of dizziness.

The soldier suddenly shouted: "Lord Zhao, this kid's data is abnormal!"

Zhao Quan sneered: "Data abnormal? Hahaha, good, drag him out!"

Zhao Chi looked at the soldier in astonishment.

The soldier, however, looked at Zhao Chi with joy, as if he had found a treasure.

He excitedly grabbed Zhao Chi, slammed through the crowd, and dragged Zhao Chi in front of Zhao Quan.

Zhao Quan looked at Zhao Chi with some interest.

"Kid, did you hide the resistance army?"

All the clan members looked at Zhao Chi nervously.

Zhao Chi, of course, shook his head.

Zhao Quan smiled and asked the soldier: "What's wrong with his data?"

The soldier said loudly: "Reporting to my lord, his territory's comprehensive data suddenly increased today, with a large increase, exceeding 300%. It's very likely he's hiding rebels, leading to abnormal data."

When this was said, all the Zhao family members were extremely nervous.

They looked at Zhao Chi with fear and trepidation.

If Zhao Chi really hid the resistance army, the other clan members would definitely be implicated.

Zhao Quan laughed: "Kid, tell me, what's going on?"

Zhao Chi frowned.

This situation was also beyond his expectations.

The soldier said Zhao Chi's data was abnormal today, with an increase of over 300%.

It was nothing more than the fact that Zhao Chi had captured 14 Harpy women and 16 Naga warriors, leading to an increase in combat power.

During the battle, everyone leveled up 2-3 times, and their strength also increased.

And he had promoted Tang Ruan to a hero and unlocked their level 2 favorability.

Then there was the Slime bloodline improvement, which increased the strength of these Taoyuan women, especially Gu Qing and Tang Ruan.

Taken together, a 300% increase in strength wasn't strange.

Zhao Chi quickly organized his words.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Zuo Shizhang spoke first:

"Respected Lord Zhao Quan, he just participated in the academy's entrance test today and won first place, so the academy gave him quite a few rewards. Also, our clan has awarded him as well, so his territory's strength has advanced by leaps and bounds."

Zhao Chi was stunned; he didn't expect the clan leader to know he had won first place?

But the part about the clan giving him an award was completely fabricated.

However, Zhao Chi understood that the clan leader was protecting him.

Zhao Quan was slightly surprised.

He raised an eyebrow and stepped closer: "First place? You? What's your name?"

"I am Zhao Chi."

"Zhao Chi? What a crappy name! Which academy?"

"Lord Academy No. 8."

"Hmph, trash academy. Zhao Tan, check him."

A beautiful female noble behind him said: "Alright!"

Just a moment later, Zhao Tan replied: "Checked, he did indeed win first place in the entrance test at Academy No. 8 today and received credits and treasure chest rewards."

Zhao Quan sneered: "He actually got first place? Academy No. 8 is indeed trash."

Zhao Tan added: "He is Li Li Ruanyu's student."

Zhao Quan chuckled: "Ha, Li Li Ruanyu? Did she give you quite a few benefits? Or did she help you cheat?"

Zhao Chi didn't know how to answer.

Li Li Ruanyu had indeed helped him quite a bit, but it was all in terms of knowledge, not anything substantial.

But even for the help with knowledge, Zhao Chi felt very grateful to her.

But he didn't know how to say that right now.

Zhao Quan didn't seem to want to hear his answer either; instead, he reached out and patted Zhao Chi on the shoulder.

Zhao Chi didn't dodge.

Just like before, his mind became chaotic, and his spirit became dazed.

He felt like he hadn't woken up yet.

The next moment, Zhao Quan withdrew his hand: "Go back!"

Zhao Chi immediately retreated into the crowd.

The other Zhao family members also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, two more clan members were dragged over, but after a simple investigation, there were no problems with them either.

Zhao Quan said slowly:

"Very well, it seems you are still honest, so I won't make things difficult for you.

"Now that the resistance army is becoming more and more rampant, we need to divert manpower to find and annihilate them.

"Because of this, the strength for defending the city is insufficient, and we need to distribute some extra magical beasts for you to deal with.

"You should be willing to share our pressure, right?"

The Zhao family members looked at each other.

Zhao Zuo Shizhang muttered: "Respected Lord Zhao Quan, we have already been assigned a large quota, and now everyone is operating at full capacity. If we increase it further, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on."

Zhao Quan sneered: "What do you mean you can't hold on? Your younger generation is so outstanding, able to become the academy's first place, so naturally, they already have the ability to make a contribution."

"Then Lord Zhao Quan, could you help us temporarily adjust the tax rate? That way we could increase our efficiency..."

Zhao Quan's expression turned cold.

"I didn't hear you clearly, say it again."

Zhao Zuo Shizhang naturally didn't dare to bring it up again and could only sigh softly.

Zhao Quan said: "Someone will send you the quota situation tomorrow; you can arrange the rest yourselves. If you catch rebels or provide clues about the rebels, I can take back the quota, or even temporarily reduce the tax rate. But since there's nothing now, you'll just have to work hard. Let's go!"

Zhao Quan turned and left.

The nobles behind him and the surrounding soldiers followed closely.

Soon, Zhao Quan took everyone toward the north of the village, which was the area of the Liu family.

After Zhao Quan left with his people, the Zhao family members stood in place for quite a while.

Several elders of the clan were all gritting their teeth and cursing secretly, but there was nothing they could do.

Zhao Zuo Shizhang shook his head and said to them: "You go to the conference room and wait for me, everyone else go back. Zhao Chi, come with me."

The clan members slowly dispersed.

The elders entered the conference room.

Zhao Zuo Shizhang walked toward his room, and Zhao Chi followed closely to support him.

Zhao Zuo Shizhang was quite caring toward Zhao Chi.

From the first day he transmigrated, it was Zhao Zuo Shizhang who organized the clan to build that little wooden house for him.

Going to the Lord Academy was also Zhao Zuo Shizhang's decision; otherwise, Zhao Chi might be working somewhere else right now.

Zhao Zuo Shizhang shook his head and said: "No need to support me. Although I'm old, I can still fight. It's just a pity that our Zhao family has no successors."

Zhao Chi listened silently, without expressing an opinion.

Actually, without him saying it, Zhao Chi knew that the overall strength of the Zhao family was very low now; even in this small village, they could only rank as the 4th family.

There were only 4 families in this village.

There were some scattered households without families, but naturally, they couldn't be compared to the scattered households.

And most of these scattered households had also sought refuge with various families as vassals.

Zhao Chi followed Zhao Zuo Shizhang step by step into the house.