Chapter 1606

But very soon the topic shifted to the nobles and the werewolves, and to each side's development and so on.

Zhou Lue raised his cup and said, "Zhao Chi, you're now the strongest lord from our cohort. Who would have thought that the once-unknown you would just take off later on? How much combat power do you have now?"

Everyone looked over.

Everyone was curious.

But combat power didn't really matter.

Zhao Chi thought for a moment and said, "Around 1300, I guess."

Wei Jinlong laughed and said, "Don't be modest. I've already broken through 1000, so how could you be only 1300?"

Zhou Lue agreed, "Right, 1300 is me. You've got at least 1500, right?"

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "Probably about right. My equipment isn't fully sorted out yet, so it might be a bit lower."

Yang Xiong nodded, "That makes sense. I remember before your battle a few days ago it was 1144, right?"

Lu Yi corrected, "It was 1114."

Yang Xiong nodded, "Yeah, close enough. Now you've taken down two town-level werewolves, and I heard from Captain Gu that your losses weren't heavy. Once you absorb and convert their supplies and loot next week, your combat power should be close to 2000, right?"

Cao Feng shook his head, "How could it be that fast? He's a village-level lord absorbing two town-level resources. It'll take at least ten days to half a month."

Zhou Lue agreed, "Right. The equipment needs to be refitted and repaired, and the captives need to be broken in and converted. But you can just sell them off. You'll lose some profit, but you can convert it to cash faster, and upgrading with cash is quicker too. Once I finish absorbing on my end, I can also gain a few hundred points."

Zhao Chi asked curiously, "How's your combat power now?"

Cao Feng seemed to have been waiting for someone to ask.

He immediately slapped the table: "I'm at 777 now! A full 279-point increase!"

Zhao Chi didn't feel much about it.

After all, this... was too weak.

But the others nodded.

Yang Xiong laughed, "That bastard had a good haul this battle, overtaking me by 8 points, but I'll overtake him next time. I'm at 769 now."

Lu Yi said with a light laugh, "I'm at 893."

Zhou Lue asked in confusion, "Lu Yi, weren't you in the 500s? That's a big jump."

Su Qin looked at Zhao Chi and said, "I bought a lot of Wind-Chasing Arrows from Senior Su Qin, so my range improved a lot. Because of that, I've barely taken losses in recent battles and missions, so my combat power naturally built up."

Wei Jinlong laughed, "Cao Feng, look at Lu Yi—she's gained over 300 points and still keeping a low profile. You only went up 279 and you're already slapping the table?"

Cao Feng snorted, "Can't be helped. I'm melee, so losses are inevitable."

Wang Lie piped up weakly, "I'm at 502 now. I took heavy losses before, but thanks to everyone's help, I've finally recovered."

Lu Yi laughed, "You took those losses for the team too, no need to be so polite."

Li Xun also chimed in, "I'm at 635 now. I can't compare with any of you, but I'm already very happy."

Zhou Lue said, "635 isn't bad either. Play it steady, don't lose veterans, and you'll hit 1000 in just over a month."

Li Xun smiled, "Can't compare with you guys, but I'm content."

Cao Feng now asked Wei Li, "What about you, Wei Li? Aren't you close to 1500 too?"

Wei Li nodded, "Yeah, I'm over 1300 now, close to 1400. Mainly because in this battle we basically won everything and didn't take heavy losses, so the progress was obvious. But if even one battle doesn't go well later, the combat power will drop immediately."

Zhou Lue nodded, "Yeah, even a small win isn't enough. Now even small wins feel like a loss to me—after all, recovery takes time too."

Everyone talked at once.

Zhao Chi listened quietly, chiming in every now and then.

Zhou Lue said, "Lu Yi, who's the leader of your group? It's you, right?"

"Yeah, it's me."

"What's the group called?"

"Vanguard Commander Group."

Zhou Lue nodded, "Your group is at 3500 combat power now. By next month's commendation, you should be promoted to a full group too."

Yang Xiong laughed, "I think so too."

Cao Feng shook his head, "Not necessarily, right? Last month Zhao Chi's group had decent combat power too, but they're still a reserve group."

Wei Li said, "It also depends on when you joined. Zhao Chi's group was probably just formed recently, so they got held back an extra month before promotion."

Cao Feng nodded.

Zhou Lue said, "Our group's combat power is around 4500. Wei Li, what about yours?"

Wei Li said, "Same as yours, we're also around 4500, but we haven't fully absorbed the loot yet. Once we do, we should hit 5000."

Zhou Lue laughed, "Everyone's the same. Our Jinglue Group, Lu Yi's Vanguard Commander Group, and Su Qin's Clear Bamboo Group have already reached an agreement—we plan to take down a few beast camps together this month. Strength in numbers. Does your Liuli Group want to join?"

Wei Li gladly agreed, "Sure! I've been wanting to talk to Senior Su Qin about something like this. If you've already agreed and can let us in, then of course we're in."

Lu Yi asked, "We're fine, but your Captain Shangguan won't mind, will she?"

Wei Li shook her head, "Captain Shangguan won't interfere in something like this. Besides, now..."

Saying so, Wei Li looked at Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi thought, why are you looking at me?

So he pretended to eat and didn't look at her.

Wei Li continued, "Captain Shangguan won't interfere in our affairs, as long as we can complete her tasks."

Lu Yi nodded, "Then there's no problem. Senior Su Qin's side has about 10000 combat power. Add our three groups and it's roughly 23000 combat power."

Zhou Lue laughed, "Over 20000 combat power—there's a lot of camps we can take on now. The loot won't just be wood or copper chests either. Gold and silver chests can be produced steadily."

Wei Li nodded, "Right!"

Cao Feng said, "But gold and silver chests are bound to be limited in number. There's basically only 1 gold chest each time, and silver chests at most 5. 20 lords isn't enough to split them."

Lu Yi said, "I've discussed this with Senior Su Qin. She figured that if we distributed by contribution value, she'd definitely get first pick every time with her group, and we wouldn't have a chance at the gold chest. So Senior Su Qin agreed to take turns in order."

Everyone was a little surprised upon hearing this.