Chapter 1207

And Zhao Chi's female soldiers, aside from looking a bit drowsy, had plenty of stamina.

Zhao Chi said: "Just have your villagers and craftsmen come carry it. There should be a few thousand of them, right? I need to take these female soldiers back as soon as possible so they can recover their physical condition."

"Wait." Zhao Jing called out to him: "I don't want to owe you a favor. I'll give you extra from this battle's spoils."

"No need. Just distribute according to the system's contribution points. I won't take more from you. But my combat power… don't go spreading nonsense about it."

Zhao Jing was stunned for a moment.

Then, with some anger, he said: "The fuck do you take me for? You think your Fifth Brother is that kind of person?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "Of course not. I trust you."

"Then why the nonsense? Don't worry, I'll absolutely keep it secret for you. And for the final spoils, I'll give you an extra 10% on top of your contribution share. How about it?"

"Actually, no need. But if you're willing to give, of course I'm willing to take."

"I'm not willing to give at all! I just don't want to owe you a favor!" Zhao Jing snorted.

But he couldn't help being curious.

"Zhao Chi, but speaking of which, you… what exactly is going on here?"

Zhao Chi smiled: "That's one of the reasons I need to leave. Don't ask. Go clean up your battlefield."

"Wait a moment. Then how do we split the enemy's territory?"

"Hmm… how do you want to handle it? If it were me, I'd destroy it."

"Destroy it? No way. The probability of getting racial bloodlines and World Stones is too low. I don't believe in probability—I only believe in what I can actually hold in my hands."

"You want to occupy the enemy's territory?"

"Yes."

"Fine, you occupy it then. I'll take the other supplies."

"Really?" Zhao Jing was very surprised: "Although the settlement isn't finished yet, I feel like your contribution in this battle should be just a tiny bit higher than mine… are you sure?"

Zhao Chi smiled: "It's all the same, doesn't matter. If I took control of the territory, I'd have to give up other spoils anyway. I'm going to destroy it anyway, and the probability of getting bloodlines and World Stones really is too low, so I'll just take the tangible spoils."

Zhao Jing asked again: "But if your contribution is higher, you get to pick first."

Zhao Chi shook his head: "Your status is higher than mine. Even if your contribution is lower, you still get to pick first. Besides, expanding your territory benefits the entire Zhao family. It's yours."

Hearing Zhao Chi say this, Zhao Jing said nothing more.

Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a hint of gratitude: "Alright."

Zhao Chi pointed at the enemy lord Chen Xian on the ground, along with several enemy heroes, and said: "Let me interrogate these people. I'll make them spit out everything they have."

Zhao Jing stared at the unconscious Chen Xian and said hatefully: "Zhao Chi, can you let me interrogate this guy? Not only will I make him cough up everything, I want to avenge my heroes…"

It seemed Zhao Jing had lost some heroes.

Then forget it.

This kind of thing doesn't matter.

This battle was a joint operation; all spoils are public.

Before distribution, they belong to both of them jointly.

Even the enemy lord Zhao Chi captured is now a public prisoner.

Including the supplies squeezed out of their system spaces—it's all public too.

So it didn't matter that Zhao Chi let Zhao Jing handle cleaning the battlefield and the enemy territory.

Zhao Chi nodded: "Alright, then it's all yours. I'm heading out first, Fifth Brother."

"Alright, thanks." Zhao Jing stared at the unconscious Chen Xian through gritted teeth.

Zhao Chi waved: "Let's go, we're heading back."

Soon, the female soldiers followed Zhao Chi back to Taoyuan Village.

Then they immediately went to sleep.

For fighters like Zhao Chi and his people, with combat power in the hundreds or thousands, battles end quickly.

But battles involving tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions require at least another 1-2 hours of fighting.

Even with the advantage, it still takes considerable time.

Taking advantage of now, hurry and let the female soldiers sleep to recover their energy and their potion resistance.

After all, although the female soldiers didn't lose too many, they had almost no combat power left.

For Zhao Chi, this was very dangerous right now.

He had to get them recovered as soon as possible.

Zhao Chi also needed to sleep to recover his potion resistance.

He had the harpies patrol the vicinity, arranged the patrol personnel, and had everyone else rest.

Soon, over 2 hours passed.

All of Zhao Chi's female soldiers had fully recovered.

Zhao Jing's side had also finished looting all the supplies.

After all, he had more people, and with all the elven craftsmen deployed, the speed of looting and transport was still very fast.

After waking up, Zhao Chi sat down with Gu Qing and the others to eat.

As for Tang Ruan, she was practically drinking her meal.

She could even drink down flatbread.

Logically speaking, when it came to swallowing, Qi Yue was quite skilled at it.

At first, she wasn't quite used to it.

But now she could swallow Zhao Chi whole every time.

Without any effort.

And now Tang Ruan was eating bite after bite, seeming even more ravenous than Qi Yue.

This was already her third meal.

She ate as though she were four months pregnant, her little belly slightly rounded.

But she still kept on eating.

"Slow down, what's the rush, how are you this hungry…" Zhao Chi handed over a piece of flatbread.

Tang Ruan took it with a smile and stuffed it into her mouth.

At this moment, the system delivered a settlement notification.

This meant that all the battlefields were now finished.

Li Ruanyu and the others had probably just finished fighting.

Their battlefields needed to be slowly cleaned up — estimated to take several days, even several weeks.

A small territory like Zhao Chi's simply couldn't compare.

Li Ruanyu's voice came through at the same time.

Her tone was slightly weary:

【Phew~ everyone, thank you for your hard work!】

【We've won, a great victory!】

【But we can't celebrate yet — two of our squadrons are still held up by the enemy, we need to go support them immediately】

【The ones we need to support on our side are the pontoon-bridge squadron to the west】

【Don't worry, the pontoon-bridge squadron is only being held up, not at a disadvantage — they're in a tug-of-war with the enemy】

【If we go over after, we can take a quick victory, and everyone's spoils will be even more】

【A little hardship now isn't a bad thing】

【All lords whose current combat power is above 2,000 points, just prepare for the coming battle】

【Other lords can rest now】

【The commendation ceremony is expected to be held the day after tomorrow, but the specific time will be notified separately — everyone remember to attend on time】

【We're setting out first — lords with combat power above 2,000, rest up immediately and prepare for battle shortly】

【Thank you all once again】

Instantly, all kinds of cheering voices and texts flooded the group chat.

Zhao Chi also breathed a sigh of relief.

He told the news of the victory to Gu Qing and the others beside him.

They were all very happy too.

Tang Ruan cheered while chewing her food, nearly choking.