Chapter 1039

"Mm, a few clan brothers are at the table over there. Want to go over?"

"No need, let's just sit here for a bit and then leave."

"Mm, okay."

At this banquet, the various families did not sit together.

The family heads and the high-ranking members of the Breaking World Army sat together.

The high-ranking lords of each family also sat together with the high-ranking lords of the Breaking World Army.

For an unimportant junior like Zhao Chi, things were much freer—sit wherever you wanted.

For Zhao Chi, this was a banquet.

But for the family heads, this was socializing.

Zhao Chi noticed Su Qin's cheeks were also flushed red; clearly she had drunk some wine too.

"How much did you drink?"

"Hehe, not much, just 6 small cups. What about you? I can smell the wine all over you, but why does it seem like it hasn't affected you at all?"

Zhao Chi estimated he had drunk over 30 cups.

But he hadn't counted the exact number.

"I didn't drink much either."

"Oh, who was that girl sitting next to me just now? Lu Yi?"

Hmm?

Zhao Chi looked at Su Qin curiously: "How did you know? You know Lu Yi too?"

Su Qin laughed: "Did you forget those boring rankings the male students at our academy do? Class beauty, campus beauty, that sort of thing. Lu Yi is a regular on those lists, so I hear her name all the time. Don't tell me you didn't know."

Zhao Chi smiled: "I know."

"Did the students in your class ever mention me?"

"They did. In the mouths of those guys in our class, you even edge out Lu Yi by a notch."

"Really? How boring, hehe~"

Though she said that, she was still smiling very happily.

Zhao Chi felt she was very alluring right now.

Su Qin asked softly: "Should we go stay at the house tonight?"

She meant the house the two of them had just been assigned—that small stone cottage on the edge.

Seeing her expectant eyes, Zhao Chi nodded: "Okay, but I'll be a bit late. I need to go back to the territory to handle some things."

Su Qin smiled: "Fine, as long as you come. What time? 2 a. m.?"

"How did you know?"

"Just a guess." Su Qin giggled: "Last time you snuck into my bed at 2 o'clock."

"Alright, I'll come over at 2 a. m."

"Okay, then I'll head back to the territory to arrange some things first too."

Su Qin finished speaking and was about to leave.

Zhao Chi held her back: "You can teleport right here, no need to teleport home."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. A bit tipsy and I'm getting muddled. Then I'll head off first."

"Mm, see you in a bit."

In Horn Cliff Town, the Breaking World Army had relaxed some of its rules.

For example, the rules on lord teleportation.

Lords could teleport back to their territory from any location, without having to go to a designated teleport point. However, when leaving the territory, they could only teleport out from the designated teleport point.

This was convenient for lords while still allowing a great deal of management.

After Su Qin left, Zhao Chi looked around again.

About half the lords had already left.

Staff were clearing the various tables.

The other half of the lords had drunk too much and were arguing loudly and laughing, the atmosphere still very lively.

Zhao Chi spotted Zhou Lue, Wei Jinlong, and the others four tables away.

But Zhao Chi had no real relationship with them—only an acquaintance.

There was no need to make a point of going over now.

Zhao Chi also teleported back to his territory.

In the wee hours, after Zhao Chi's 2 a. m. genetic inheritance had been drained by them today, he teleported into the stone cottage.

Or rather, teleported back home.

The house had already been cleaned. Some of the original owner's old furniture had also been wiped down.

The western room was piled with some odds and ends, the middle room was a small living room, and the eastern room was the bedroom.

Inside the bedroom was a double stone bed, already layered with several quilts.

Su Qin was sleeping soundly.

Zhao Chi stripped naked and climbed in.

Su Qin hummed twice and immediately clung to him.

Although it was a stone cottage, it wasn't soundproof.

Su Qin gritted her teeth and held back her voice, nearly unable to breathe.

There was an important meeting the next day, so Zhao Chi didn't torment Su Qin too badly.

In the end, it finished with an increase of 6 points of energy.

Early the next morning.

All the newly joined people gathered in the town center's auditorium for a meeting.

Including all the new lords and new residents, there were several thousand people in total.

Su Qin sat next to Zhao Chi in the back, but she didn't lean against Zhao Chi; instead, she listened carefully.

Today's meeting was very important.

All policies and distribution issues were to be announced.

The meeting lasted an entire morning, covering every aspect of the issues.

For Zhao Chi, there were four most important points.

First point:

【Tax Payment Issue】

There are two types in total; one can freely choose one.

【1. Proportional Payment】

"Based on the territory's: Agriculture, Industry, Commerce, Wealth, and Military — 5 indicators, 1% of the value is paid in gold coins each month"

【2. Fixed Quota Payment】

"Based on the territory's scale, a fixed amount is paid each month"

Zhao Chi thought briefly:

First, consider option 1.

Zhao Chi only has one territory outside: Taoyuan Village.

So he only needs to consider Taoyuan Village.

Originally, Taoyuan Village's highest indicator was Agriculture, at 2671 points.

Based on this single value, Zhao Chi would have to pay 26.71 gold coins each month.

But after those 22 farmlands finished harvesting, Zhao Chi already had Gu Yan plant pasture grass on those 22 farmlands.

So his Agriculture indicator dropped sharply, now reduced to 80 points, requiring only 0.8 gold coins per month.

Industry is 262, Commerce is 26, Wealth is 7168, Military is 1061; added together it's 8597 points, requiring nearly 86 gold coins.

That's too high.

Mainly because the Wealth index is too high.

After all, all the women have 4 super-improved outfits, which immediately pulled the Wealth value up.

But even if he pays 86 gold coins each month, Zhao Chi can afford it.

Moreover, paying it to the Breaking World Army, he is also willing to pay.