Chapter 1839

Since standing here he can't see anything, he might as well go investigate on-site.

Zhuang Ya still needs to keep managing the prisoners, so let Qi Yue go with him.

The two of them vanished into the darkness.

Zhao Chi couldn't see anything at all.

He burrowed straight into Qi Yue's body, using her night-vision eyes to look outward.

The land outside was very primitive.

Or rather… undeveloped.

The ground looked slick and damp, covered in moss and weeds.

Just like the forgotten patch of land behind an old house that no one has walked through in ages.

Qi Yue's high heels stepped on it, making a sticky squelching sound, very similar to the sound of Qi Yue swallowing Zhao Chi's dragon head.

Other than that, there was nothing much.

Looking up, this kind of land stretched everywhere.

Further in the distance, the Mist Wall could be seen standing quietly in place.

Zhao Chi had been right after all—the Mist Wall had only been delayed, not disappeared.

Open the system.

Enter the Chaoge Town information page.

【Territory】 Chaoge Town

【Area】 30 square kilometers

This big already?

Originally it was only a little over 10 square kilometers, and now it's directly tripled?

He didn't know whether this Pangu Axe fragment increased the area by multiples or by a fixed amount.

Check the specific square meter count.

【Area】 10,049,100 sq m → 30,049,100 sq m

Originally it was just over 10 million square meters, now it's directly increased by 20 million square meters, a full 20 square kilometers.

It's a whole number.

Looks like this Pangu Axe fragment increases area by a fixed amount.

He just didn't know whether it had anything to do with territory level.

Maybe village-level territories get less, commandery-level territories get more?

Not sure—ask Li Ruanyu.

Really not bad, Li Ruanyu has practically become Zhao Chi's personal encyclopedia now—anything he doesn't know, he can go ask her.

Too bad she's a bit busy.

Chaoge Town still has that extra 49,100 land, which was expanded earlier from things like clearing the Night Demon camp, and has nothing to do with the Pangu Axe fragment.

The entire Chaoge Town now has 15,000 farm plots.

Now that it's bigger, proportionally it should be able to expand to 45,000.

Should he expand or not?

Originally Zhao Chi wanted to stop farming new land.

After all, every spot had already been cultivated before, with no room left.

And there weren't enough hands either.

But now…

The territory has grown, and over 20,000 new prisoners have been taken.

Both the manpower problem and the land problem could be considered solved.

Then…

Keep cultivating?

Anyway, the crops on Zhao Chi's side grow very fast.

Even if these serfs' compliance rises later and they're handed to Su Qin, they can still wait until the crops mature before leaving—nothing will be delayed.

Besides, Zhao Chi will keep capturing new prisoners, so the manpower issue should be easy to solve too.

Even if there really aren't enough hands, he can temporarily not plant—just cultivate the land first, which is definitely a permanent solution.

Then let's keep going.

Zhao Chi and Qi Yue raced through the darkness.

They quickly circled the entire territory—no anomalies, no new magical beast camps appeared.

That's good then.

He could rest easy.

At this moment, Zhao Chi suddenly received a message.

He opened it and saw it was actually from Zhao clan head Zhao Shizhang.

It was text.

Zhao Chi quickly tapped it open.

Zhao Shizhang 【Zhao Chi, you've really made something of yourself now—to think you could achieve such a result this time, congratulations!】

Huh?

He knows too?

Li Ruanyu just said that all captains can see battle results, so it's no surprise Zhao Shizhang could see it.

Seeing such an outstanding junior like Zhao Chi, he naturally couldn't help but praise him.

But the question was, hadn't Li Ruanyu covered for him?

Zhao Chi immediately replied, 【Clan Leader, I only achieved such results because I used Captain Li's soldiers.】

Zhao Shizhang 【Hahaha, what does that matter? Captain Li has already explained the situation, but you're still very outstanding. After all, this was commanded by you. It's like a General going out on campaign and defeating the enemy — although the soldiers he used all belonged to the king, the achievement still belongs to the General.】

With him saying that, Zhao Chi really couldn't argue back.

After all, what he said wasn't wrong either.

Zhao Shizhang 【Although you're not currently serving within the clan, our Zhao family still takes pride in you. Captain Li is very capable and a good person as well — following her is absolutely not a mistake. Work hard, the Zhao family will always be your home. If you need anything, just speak up! We're family after all, everyone will support you with all their might, and will continue to do so!】

These words…

Carry some weight.

Zhao Chi read these words several times over.

Although Zhao Shizhang hadn't rewarded Zhao Chi with anything like before.

Did this time's meaning imply that Zhao Chi could deploy the Zhao family's forces?

It probably hadn't reached the level of full deployment yet, but signs of it had already appeared.

Zhao Chi 【Thank you, Clan Leader. I understand.】

They chatted a few more lines.

From Zhao Shizhang, Zhao Chi learned that all four captains who participated in capturing the three villages had gone, including the vice-captains.

Adding the battalion commanders and regiment commander and those people, there were over ten in total.

The first procedure was, of course, to summarize the course and results of this battle.

Basically all were great victories and complete victories.

But Zhao Chi's results were so bizarre that he stood out conspicuously.

Thanks to Li Ruanyu's cover-up, everyone knew it was the result of Li Ruanyu sending troops to support him.

But even so, everyone still paid more attention to Zhao Chi.

First, he had obtained the two weighty medals: 【Best Newcomer Medal】 and 【Best Performance Medal】.

This showed that Zhao Chi truly had ability, and had achievements.

Second, Li Ruanyu was willing to completely hand over her own soldiers for Zhao Chi to use, and was now explaining things in detail on his behalf.

So this directly showed that Li Ruanyu and Zhao Chi were very close.

If a company's sales manager and top salesperson both looked after a promising newcomer, what should the company's vice president do?

Of course, support him as well.

So although Brigade Commander Guan Zhiyong wasn't familiar with Zhao Chi, he was familiar with Li Ruanyu, and he also directly affirmed Zhao Chi.

Alright.