Chapter 1561

Li Ruanyu taking out this World Stone now was equivalent to a woman gifting a full apartment.

No… it was more like gifting a villa.

Paid in full, registered solely under Zhao Chi's name, and clearly annotated as a gift to Zhao Chi.

Even though her father had once given her tremendous help and carefully taught her.

But that, after all, was not Zhao Chi's own effort.

He had given Li Ruanyu nothing; on the contrary, Li Ruanyu had helped him far more.

Back then, when Su Qin gave Zhao Chi the World Stone, Zhao Chi took it without hesitation.

After all, Su Qin was his woman—at most it was Su Qin giving Zhao Chi a house from her maiden family, and Su Qin's maiden family was already completely wiped out, so she had full say over all her assets.

Under those circumstances, Zhao Chi accepting it was fine, but Li Ruanyu's…

It wasn't appropriate.

Zhao Chi declined: "No, I can't take this. You should keep it to open up a territory—it'll definitely be far more effective with you than with me."

Li Ruanyu glanced at the door, then leaned closer.

A fragrance wafted over.

The scent on her came from perfume, but it wasn't pungent—surely an expensive brand.

A wave of spiritual pressure condensed.

Zhao Chi felt the surroundings suddenly go quiet.

It seemed as though something had enveloped the two of them.

They were as if completely separated from the greater world.

Li Ruanyu whispered: "This World Stone hasn't been registered. You can use it directly."

Unregistered?

Zhao Chi stared at Li Ruanyu in astonishment.

Li Ruanyu smiled mysteriously: "So you understand now, don't you? This is far rarer than an ordinary World Stone. You won't get another chance like this—take it quickly."

Zhao Chi wasn't shocked by an unregistered World Stone—after all, three of his four territories were unregistered.

He was shocked that Li Ruanyu would give him this kind of World Stone.

After all, this was a serious crime.

Even within the World-Breaking Army, it was strictly forbidden.

Moreover, obtaining such an unregistered World Stone was extremely difficult.

The operation was very troublesome.

Everything—the right time, the right place, and the right people—had to align perfectly.

In the end, it boiled down to one sentence.

Very precious.

What was precious now was no longer the World Stone itself, but the fact that it was unregistered.

Li Ruanyu stuffed the World Stone into Zhao Chi's arms: "Stop staring at me. Hurry and store it in your system space. Don't let anyone else find out. You can't tell Su Qin either, and you can't tell your clan either. Understand?"

Zhao Chi murmured: "I understand… Don't you want it?"

Li Ruanyu laughed: "You think I'd lack something like this? My giving it to you isn't entirely because of Instructor Zhao. The main reason I'm giving you this is that I feel you're truly a once-in-a-lifetime genius. Two years ago, after your injury, you knew nothing—and now? Who advances to High Lord in just three months? My giving you this is also an investment. Don't refuse—you absolutely need it."

Zhao Chi truly could not refuse any longer.

This was equivalent to, in a time of war and chaos, Li Ruanyu risking criminal charges to hand over a hundred million in dirty money.

As long as Zhao Chi said nothing, no one would know.

This batch of dirty money was meant to let Zhao Chi rapidly develop and grow stronger.

Things had reached this point—if Zhao Chi still refused, he would truly be trampling Li Ruanyu's goodwill into the dirt.

He had no choice but to accept.

This freaking…

Still, Zhao Chi was genuinely happy.

What made him happy wasn't that Li Ruanyu had given him something valuable, but that he had gained another person he could trust.

Li Ruanyu was truly trustworthy.

Finding someone you can trust is far, far more valuable than an unregistered World Stone.

Zhao Chi said sincerely: "Thank you, sis. I'll make good use of it."

Li Ruanyu smiled: "Good. But there are a few precautions you should pay attention to."

Zhao Chi listened attentively.

Li Ruanyu said: "First, don't casually enter the greater world from an unregistered territory. It'll leave many traces. A few times occasionally is fine, but once it happens too often, the clues will eventually connect. You must be very careful."

"Understood."

"Second, don't connect your territory with an unregistered territory. The system will detect it. Don't do anything that stupid."

"Okay."

"Third, unregistered territories have no formation protection. Remember to buy plenty of War Immunity Talismans and long-term War Immunity Talismans. After all, I have plenty of matters on my side too, and sometimes I can't reinforce you immediately—you'll need to hold out on your own for a while."

"Alright."

"Fourth, of course, is what I just said—don't tell anyone. Treat this unregistered territory as your trump card. It's your last means of escape. Keep it absolutely secret."

Zhao Chi said: "I understand, sis."

"That's all. If there's anything else you're unclear about, feel free to come ask me."

Zhao Chi said: "Participating in the monthly assessment from an unregistered territory is fine, right?"

Li Ruanyu shook her head: "No problem. The system and the formations are two separate systems. You can rest easy on that."

"Understood."

"It's getting late today. Go back as soon as you can and open up new territory."

Li Ruanyu withdrew her skill.

The surrounding noise returned.

"Thanks, sis."

"No need to thank me, hurry along."

Zhao Chi nodded and vanished.

Li Ruanyu said, stunned, "Hey, you could've teleported after you got out… This kid, really. I'll have to explain it to those people all over again."

Zhao Chi naturally didn't hear that. He had already returned to Peach Blossom Village.

He looked at the unregistered World Stone in his system space, hesitating.

Hesitating whether to use it right now.

It really was a good thing.

For a moment he had a thought—to give it to Su Qin.

After all, Su Qin had given him a World Stone without the slightest hesitation earlier. Wouldn't it be better to give her an unregistered World Stone in return?

Besides, this kind of thing isn't something you can just get whenever you want.

On his own side it was easy—just change the information, and any World Stone could become an unregistered World Stone.

But Su Qin couldn't do that.

Without some twist of fate, she would never obtain one in her entire life.

Give it to her?

Su Qin was worthy of having it.

But…

After careful consideration, Zhao Chi gave up on the idea.

Giving Su Qin an unregistered territory would only serve to protect her safety and give her a fallback.

But he himself was her fallback.

If Su Qin were in danger, she could teleport straight into his territory—the permissions had long been opened for her.

Besides, his own territory was also unregistered, so it made no difference from Su Qin having one herself.

On top of that, Zhuang Ya had already connected to Su Qin, and could even break through the limits of the Boundary-Sealing Lock. That was an even more perfect method.

If the World Stone were given to Su Qin, she'd just have one extra territory—that's all.

If he used it himself, setting everything else aside, just the extra ten Peach Blossom humans arriving each day were worth far more than Su Qin using it herself.

Better to use it himself.