Chapter 1938: Auxiliary Gene Improvement (2)

Su Qin was clearly very expectant.

But one shouldn't speak too absolutely about anything.

The more she expected, the more he needed to cool her down.

In case it fell through, he was afraid she'd be disappointed.

Gu Qing said, "This is our first attempt too, so whether it succeeds isn't certain. Su Qin, don't expect a 100% success rate — I'm afraid if it fails, you'll be too sad."

Zhao Chi nodded, "But it doesn't matter. Even if this attempt fails, there's still another chance in a month. And now Tang Ruan can also condense bloodlines, so she can condense one a month from now too."

Su Qin smiled, "It's fine, I understand. Even if it fails I won't be disappointed. After all, this counts as a beginning. I'll keep looking forward to it until the day it succeeds."

Gu Qing laughed, "Your mindset isn't bad — pretty similar to Tang Ruan's."

Su Qin nodded, "Hehe, after being around her for so long, I've become a bit carefree too."

Zhao Chi said, "Gu Qing, I'm going to Su Qin's territory to improve genes, so I'll leave the territory to you."

"Mm, alright. I happen to be going to train the new sisters, so see you later."

"See you later."

"Bye, Sister Gu Qing."

They entered Clear Bamboo Town.

Compared to before, this place had changed a lot.

First of all, it was obvious there were many more people.

The interior of Clear Bamboo Town was the area where the female elves moved about, and men were forbidden to enter — except for Zhao Chi.

The outside was a public area.

Large numbers of human and beast-race soldiers all lived and trained outside.

Howling and yelping sounds were everywhere.

Some soldiers were training formations and ranks.

But quite a few were still wrestling and doing real combat.

Quite a few onlookers were gathered around watching the fun.

Especially at the spots where human warriors fought beast-race warriors, a very large crowd had gathered.

Most of the loud shouting came from there.

Although it was noisy, there was no need to restrict it too much.

This was their form of entertainment.

This could boost their morale and mood.

There were also quite a few large prisons around. Zhao Chi saw a few familiar-looking female overseers managing slaves.

These were all transferred over from Zhao Chi's side; Su Qin's side was rushing the conversion.

But this way, Su Qin's territory rating for the month would definitely be affected.

But Su Qin didn't care at all.

"It's fine, Zhao Chi. My highest score before was only a B+ rating, and the prize was just so-so — far worse than the fashion you gave me. It doesn't matter to me at all."

"That's good then. Let's go to your room — it's quieter there, and we can start improving genes."

"Mm, okay."

The two entered Su Qin's boudoir.

The room was clean and very tidy.

Since Zhao Chi had fully opened access to Su Qin, Su Qin spent more than half her time sleeping at Penglai Town, and didn't actually come back to sleep that often.

Su Qin picked up a cup on the table: "What would you like to drink?"

"Milk."

"Don't be silly... right now?"

Su Qin checked the doors and windows — they were all closed.

Zhao Chi laughed and sat down on the sofa: "Don't unbutton anything, I was just joking. You don't need to bother — we don't need anything to drink. Let's just start improving directly."

"Oh. I knew it, you never get enough eating every day... This is a bloodline I bought not long ago — it should suit elves very well."

Su Qin leaned against Zhao Chi and sat beside him, handing over a greenish racial bloodline.

【Tree Elf Racial Bloodline】

Tree Elf?

It really was very similar to an ordinary elf's bloodline.

The gene success rate when opened should be quite high.

"Not bad, it really does suit. How much did you pay?"

"2,800 gold coins."

"That's a bit expensive."

Tree Elves weren't exactly a very powerful race; a price around 1,000-plus gold coins would be more appropriate — 2,800 gold coins was far too expensive.

Su Qin sighed softly, "Mm, I know, it really is a bit pricey. But Tree Elves have a very high compatibility with the elf race. Now that so many lords have flooded into Horn Cliff Town, quite a few use the elf race, so this kind of bloodline sells very well, and the price naturally rises. I happened to have just enough money, so I gritted my teeth and bought it. A bit later it definitely would have been bought by someone else."

"It's fine, I'll try my best to make this Tree Elf bloodline worth more than what was paid."

Su Qin was very puzzled.

"How exactly are you going to help me improve my genes? Did you buy some kind of item? And even if you can help me change it... this isn't a technical thing, what else could you do to change it?"

"It's a hassle to explain. Just watch in person — I'm going in now."

"Mm, okay."

Su Qin obediently nodded and asked no more.

A strange light appeared.

It all burrowed into Su Qin's body.

Zhao Chi 【Then let's not waste time, we'll start the modification now. Leave the body to me, don't try to control it.】

Su Qin 【Okay.】

Zhao Chi first opened Su Qin's character interface to check her modification status.

Completely blank — no modifications at all.

If the bloodline she'd purchased earlier was also matched to elves, then her compatibility with humans would indeed drop a little, so it made sense that she hadn't modified herself.

He then looked at the modification status of the elves in her territory.

There were two:

【Vigilance】 Perception +20%

【Dieting】 Food consumption -50%, full-state recovery speed -20%

Vigilance wasn't bad.

Perception was a sub-stat, a direct 20% boost with no side effects — pretty practical.

Zhao Chi liked this kind of stat-boosting modification best — it took effect anytime, anywhere, with no restrictions.

But the second one was unnecessary, wasn't it?

Dieting?