Chapter 1973

"I can! But don't give any to Lu Yi and Yang Xiong—I'll give them theirs in a bit."

"Alright, thanks Zhao Chi. Once the battle's over, I'll thank you together with Yang Xiong."

Yang Xiong still hadn't figured out what had happened.

But he got the gist of it.

"Thanks, Zhao Chi."

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "Just drink a few extra cups for me later. None of you go anywhere—wait for me at Dengwoyi Society."

Saying that, Zhao Chi vanished.

The next second, he was back at his territory.

He rushed toward the storehouse, sending a few voice messages along the way.

Zhao Chi 【Gu Qing! Battle's coming, and the situation's critical. Contact Shopkeeper Wanyan right now, confirm her situation. If she has nowhere to go, bring her to Taoyuan Village】

Zhao Chi 【Li Ruanyu, give Su Qin and me unrestricted teleportation permissions. I have things to handle】

Zhao Chi 【Su Qin! Go to the Exchange right now and buy "Race Gene Expansion Stones," "Race Costume Expansion Stones," and these rare materials—as many as possible. Li Ruanyu will open teleportation permissions for you shortly. Just teleport directly】

Zhao Chi 【Shangguan Ting! Wait for me at the Horn Cliff Town auditorium, don't leave. I have costumes for you】

After sending them, he rushed to the storehouse.

Soon, replies came in.

Gu Qing 【Received!】

Li Ruanyu 【Done】

Su Qin 【Okay!】

Shangguan Ting showed no response.

Then forget it. If she left, that's her fate.

Too bad he hadn't managed to call out to the Zhao family people just now.

Zhao Chi also wanted to send more to the Zhao family.

But now the territory connection point had already shifted, and the Zhao family couldn't get here quickly either.

Since he missed it, let it be.

While loading costumes, Zhao Chi said to the female villager managing the storehouse, "Hurry and notify Zhuang Ya, Qi Yue, and the others. Tell them combat is coming. Have them organize their troops and gather at Taoyuan Village."

"Understood!"

Zhao Chi quickly filled his system space and teleported straight back to the Horn Cliff Town auditorium.

Only a few dozen people remained in the auditorium.

Empty and desolate.

A few platoon leaders were discussing matters quickly up front.

Lu Qing had already left.

Yang Xiong and Cao Feng stood in the aisle discussing something; Lu Yi sat in a seat, lost in thought.

Li Xun and Wang Lie were checking messages from various groups in the system.

Seeing Zhao Chi, Lu Yi immediately stood up.

Zhao Chi had no time for nonsense and initiated a trade directly.

【Lu Yi】 20 sets

【Yang Xiong】 20 sets

【Li Xun】 5 sets

【Wang Lie】 5 sets

【Cao Feng】...

"Cao Feng, are there any women in your territory? They're all leopards, right?" Zhao Chi couldn't help asking.

Cao Feng snorted, "What do you think? Can leopards craft and produce for me?"

"Cut the crap. Are there any female heroes?"

"There are!"

【Cao Feng】 0 sets

That was what Zhao Chi thought, but he still gave him 5 sets.

"Holy shit, this many sets?" Yang Xiong's eyes went wide.

Lu Yi was very excited: "You don't need to give me this many. Where did you get so many? Don't you need them yourself? Did you give some to Sister Su Qin?"

Li Xun and Wang Lie thanked him profusely.

Even Cao Feng sincerely said, "Holy crap... damn it... th-thanks!"

Zhao Chi said, "Captain Li sent these for you all. Hurry back and prepare for battle."

After speaking, Zhao Chi immediately ran toward the front.

The discussion among the platoon leaders had reached an impasse.

They all fell somewhat silent.

Zhao Chi rushed up and shouted, "Captain Shangguan, come here for a sec."

His tone was like an order.

Gu Zhan and the other captains were startled.

Who would dare speak to Shangguan Ting like that?

Yet Shangguan Ting glanced at Li Ruanyu and actually walked over to Zhao Chi's side.

Zhao Chi stuffed 300 sets of costumes into the trade window.

At a time like this…

Just give it when it's due.

After all, she has overwhelming combat power, and there must be plenty of strong female heroes and female subordinates in her territory.

On top of that, the entire Phantom Squadron has many powerful female lords as well.

If they wear these outfits, their combat power will get a huge short-term boost, which also raises the odds of victory in this battle.

Besides, these outfits are already public knowledge.

So this little bit doesn't matter.

"Wow~"

Shangguan Ting, who had been frowning with a cold, proud look, was now like a little girl seeing pretty clothes.

Her expression eased, her brows lifted.

Her lips parted slightly too.

A light seemed to appear in her eyes.

Although Shangguan Ting, like Li Ruanyu, was well-traveled and experienced.

Seeing a full three hundred outfits still left her utterly astonished.

"Th-this-this, Zhao Chi, all of these are for me?"

"Yes. You can use them yourself, or hand them out to the other lords in your squadron — I don't care. As long as it brings out your strength and boosts combat power as much as possible, that's enough."

Shangguan Ting hurriedly tapped to accept, but the instant before she touched it, she frowned again and turned to look at Li Ruanyu.

"Li Ruanyu told you to give them to me?"

Zhao Chi nodded: "Yes, Captain Li agreed to it."

"It really was her?"

Shangguan Ting found it hard to believe.

What else could Zhao Chi say?

After all, the public information on these outfits was listed under Li Ruanyu, so Zhao Chi couldn't possibly admit they were his.

Zhao Chi said: "Of course. If not her, then who? Hurry up and accept them."

Shangguan Ting's brows furrowed even deeper.

She knew the value of these outfits.

Forget three hundred — even a single one was worth dozens of gold coins.

Three hundred of them would be worth tens of thousands of gold coins in total.

And they're completely impossible to buy!

If Shangguan Ting had no principles, or were simply a bandit-type captain, she would have taken them without a second thought.