Chapter 1826: Rising Fame (28)

Wei Li was getting a little anxious.

But she seemed to have something difficult to speak of.

Zhao Chi, however, looked completely baffled. "I really don't know what test you're talking about."

"It's, it's, the evidence that can prove I'm very conservative!"

Zhao Chi said, "Fine, that's not important. I'm asking whether these hundred-plus people can take away the 910 Frenzied Ghouls. Why are you talking about this?"

Wei Li stamped her foot. "This is very important! You don't think I'm some casual woman, do you?"

Zhao Chi sighed. "No, I don't. Stop wasting time and get the Frenzied Ghouls out of here."

Wei Li: "... Fine. But these people of mine really can't take them all in one trip, and I genuinely can't spare any more hands on my end. We'll just have to make several runs."

Zhao Chi nodded. "No problem. What I've granted you is time access. During this period, do as you please. Come with me first."

Wei Li: "Okay…"

Wei Li silently followed Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi asked, "How's a ghoul's appetite? How much bigger than a human's?"

Wei Li said, "An ordinary ghoul is about the same size as a human, with an appetite twice that of a human. But a high-rank ghoul is much bigger in size. The large ones on my end eat ten times a human's portion."

Ten times a human's portion?

Isn't that just the appetite of a Taoyuan woman?

Not that big.

"What about the Frenzied Ghouls?"

"Frenzied Ghouls eat even more—about 1.5 times that of a ghoul of the same volume."

"Then if you only feed them animal meat, you must be spending quite a bit on food, right?"

"Yeah, it's actually not too bad. They also eat magical beast meat—as long as it's not an intelligent being, it's fine. Honestly, I'm a bit lost myself. From being so sure at the very beginning to now feeling somewhat conflicted."

"Are you short on food? Staples, flour, that sort of thing?"

"Staples? No, I'm not short on those. I just get my staples from the family side."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Your family even supplies your food? As expected of a great clan. Many clans are short on grain—at the very least, they couldn't manage free supply."

Wei Li waved her hand. "No, we still have to pay. When I say 'get,' I mean buy from the family. As for whether the family itself is short on grain, I honestly don't know. That kind of thing is classified family information—they won't tell juniors like us."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Alright, got it."

He had originally thought that since Wei Li rarely had something she was so insistent about, even if it wasn't reliable, she truly did have her own thoughts about it, so he had wanted to supply her with some flour over the long term. But it seemed she didn't need it.

Then forget it.

Wei Li followed Zhao Chi all the way to the outer perimeter of Taoyuan Village.

The further she walked, the more astonished she became.

Although only Zhao Chi's group was carrying torches, outside the village were tied-up captives everywhere. Even though she couldn't see further out, Wei Li inferred that Zhao Chi had captured quite a lot of people this time.

"Zhao Chi, are all these captives from this operation of yours?"

"Mm, yes."

"How many battles did you people actually fight? You actually captured this many people? There must be over 2,000 of them, right?"

Far more than that…

Multiply that by more than ten.

But there was no need to tell her all this.

"Mm, about that." Zhao Chi brushed her off.

Wei Li said, "You asked me about grain just now—is it because you don't have enough? If you need it, I can sell it to you. I won't make any profit off you—whatever price my family gives me, that's what I'll sell it to you for."

How did she end up trying to sell Zhao Chi grain?

Zhao Chi shook his head. "... No need."

"Don't be so polite."

"I'm not being polite. We're here."

The torches were raised high.