Chapter 1415

The wooden cart belongs to the Carpentry tech tree, and the Swallow Spin Axe is from the Blacksmith tech tree, but for now the main focus is still on the ultra-heavy Mystic Maiden Armor.

Axes and hammers and the like can be added slowly later.

Zhao Chi nodded to the staff member and said, "No problem, here's the gold coins."

"Alright… I'll teleport the quest items to you right away… They've been sent over, please check."

"No problem."

"Alright, do you have any other business to handle?"

"Nothing else, thank you."

Next, Zhao Chi prepared to go find Li Ruanyu.

The Zhao family side currently needs equipment, not experience fruits, so he could only ask Li Ruanyu first.

If she had no needs either, in the end he could only sell them on the market.

Just as he stepped out the door, he suddenly heard a woman's voice that was both unfamiliar and slightly familiar.

"Yo, Zhao Chi?"

Zhao Chi was just about to turn his head, but found his body completely unable to move.

He couldn't move at all.

Alarm bells immediately rang in his heart, and he went straight into teleporting.

But… the teleport failed?

What kind of spiritual technique is this? It can actually restrict movement and teleportation?

Zhao Chi was greatly shocked.

But also a little puzzled.

He was currently in the quest hall outside the military camp, with quite a few pedestrians around, and plenty of lords from the World-Breaking Army as well.

Who would dare to publicly restrain him?

While puzzling over it, he saw a woman in uniform walk up in front of him.

Zhao Chi instantly understood.

Because that woman was Shangguan Ting.

Shangguan Ting wore a uniform, somewhat similar to Li Ruanyu's.

But one arm was constantly raised, her palm facing Zhao Chi.

As if she were holding up her hand to tell Zhao Chi no.

A wisp of energy fluctuation connected from her palm—the root cause of Zhao Chi being unable to move and unable to teleport should be the spiritual energy emitted from this arm.

Shangguan Ting wasn't alone today; behind her were two other women also wearing uniforms.

Those two women were both in their early twenties, looking young and pretty.

But compared to Shangguan Ting, they seemed to lack a certain flavor.

However, Shangguan Ting's perpetually furrowed brow still deducted a few points; otherwise her looks would absolutely be top-tier.

"You can talk, don't play dumb."

Shangguan Ting's face showed a smug expression.

Zhao Chi tried it, and sure enough, his mouth could move.

"What skill are you using? And don't you know that spiritual techniques can't be casually used on others in our town?"

Before Shangguan Ting could speak, the young woman on her left behind her said, "Is it your place to question Captain Shangguan?"

Shangguan Ting waved her hand.

Then she snorted and laughed, "Yo yo yo, you're lecturing me on regulations now? We're not allowed to casually use damage-type skills, but it doesn't say we can't use support-type skills. I'm supporting you right now, understand?"

Zhao Chi said, "Supporting me? Supporting me by not letting me move? What's the support effect of your skill?"

The woman on the left said again, "Didn't we already say? You're not qualified to question Captain Shangguan, understand?"

Shangguan Ting waved her hand again.

Then she said to Zhao Chi, "Never mind that. I really didn't expect you to be one of Li Ruanyu's people; I only found out after looking into it later. Did you already know my identity back then, which is why you were disrespectful to me?"

Zhao Chi shook his head, but couldn't shake it, and could only move his mouth to say, "I didn't know. I only found out your identity afterward too."

"Heh, tell me, what identity am I?"

"Shangguan Ting, Captain."

The woman on the left said angrily, "How dare you call Captain Shangguan by name? Who do you think you are?"

Shangguan Ting squinted at Zhao Chi, "…That's it? That's all?"

Zhao Chi said, "That's all I know."

The woman on the left said, "Captain Shangguan holds the rank of Major General, and is the founding captain of the Phantom Squad!"

Shangguan Ting snorted coldly, "Heh, let me warn you first. Since you know my identity as Captain, you must call me Captain Shangguan, not address me by name. Didn't that woman Li Ruanyu teach her subordinates any manners? So ill-bred!"

Zhao Chi said, "Why does that woman behind you keep cutting in? She's pretty ill-bred too."

The woman on the left's eyes went wide, "What did you say? Are you talking about me?"

Shangguan Ting said, "Xiaojing, keep it down."

Zhao Chi said, "Xiaojing? Someone like you is called Xiaojing? I think you might as well be called Big Trouble."

"What did you say?" Xiaojing's voice shot up eight octaves.

Shangguan Ting said, "Xiaojing, keep it down. That's the second time I've said it."

This time Xiaojing really did go quiet.

But she glared at Zhao Chi, holding her breath.

Zhao Chi said, "Very well, Captain Shangguan, what do you want? Keeping me pinned like this—are you trying to steal that Fashion Expansion Stone?"

"Rob you?" Shangguan Ting burst out laughing. "Would a captain like me need to rob you of your things? I already bought two of them long ago. It's just that last time I hadn't finished speaking before you ran off, so I want to settle the score."

"Settle what score?"

"What score do you think? I've seen plenty of men like you — the moment you see a woman you start talking nonsense. Do you remember what you said to me last time?"

"Last time I only asked you if you had blueprints for women's undergarments and panties, wanting to trade with you. But your emotions were too unstable, so I left first."

"Emotions unstable? You're talking about me?"

"…Captain Shangguan, first release this spiritual technique of yours. Last time was a misunderstanding. I don't want to provoke you either. If you want an explanation, let's sit down and talk things through properly."

"Heh, dream on! You say it's a misunderstanding, but who knows what you were really thinking? Today I'll teach you some manners on behalf of Li Ruanyu! Xiaojing, give him a kick first, let him learn how to respect women."

"Yes, Captain."

Xiaojing glared at Zhao Chi's lower body and walked over with hatred.

Zhao Chi immediately knew where she was aiming her kick.

This was something Gu Qing and the others often did — when capturing prisoners, they would kick them in the groin, instantly robbing the enemy of any ability to resist.

Never expected it would be his turn today?

Zhao Chi struggled violently.

But Shangguan Ting merely raised her hand elegantly, watching coldly as Zhao Chi struggled helplessly.

Xiaojing was almost upon him.

She wore black knee-high leather boots, and combined with the vicious expression on her face, that kick was absolutely not going to be light.

Even if it could be healed, being kicked like that would still be extremely painful.

Most importantly, it was humiliation.