Chapter 2155

The energy is still here.

This is the best possible outcome.

This means Zhao Chi can store this energy, so he won't be drained dry just from piloting them.

This time the energy source was Tang Ruan, so the system displays Tang Ruan's name.

That doesn't really matter.

Gu Qing 【My lord, my bloodline energy didn't increase — did it work?】

Zhao Chi 【It worked. I can store bloodline energy.】

Gu Qing 【Wow~ that's really great news, my lord. You'll be much safer from now on, and we can all rest a little easier too.】

Zhao Chi 【Yeah. Next I'm going to try activating bloodline energy inside you, to see if you'll absorb it again.】

Gu Qing 【Okay!】

Zhao Chi activates the energy.

……Nothing happened.

Gu Qing 【My lord…the energy has come back to me. 1 point of bloodline energy has condensed. Looks like this won't work either.】

Zhao Chi 【Mm, that's fine. At least now we've tried everything, and I fully understand this skill. Overall it's far beyond expectations — pretty good.】

Gu Qing 【Yes, it's a very powerful skill. It's unavoidable that it comes with all kinds of restrictions.】

Zhao Chi 【Right, but the way things are now is already great. I'm very satisfied.】

Gu Qing 【After you go out later, absorb this energy back, okay?】

Zhao Chi 【No, leave it inside you. I want to try fusing a bloodline sprout.】

Gu Qing 【Hehe, my lord, did you forget? Fusing a bloodline sprout requires genetic material — didn't you already give it to us in the early morning? Do you still have any genetic material left?】

Zhao Chi 【Huh? Oh right……】

Gu Qing:

【So you should still absorb this energy back for now, at least so you have 1 point of bloodline energy. If anything unexpected happens, you can activate it as an emergency measure.】

【The bloodline sprout can wait.】

【Because right now all four of us are the bloodline lords of our respective races — we can all condense bloodline energy.】

【And our energy can be shared. You can absorb a portion from each of us every early morning.】

【That way, in just 2-3 days, you'll have absorbed a full 1 point of energy. Then when you transmit it to us, we can immediately condense it together with you.】

【Right?】

Zhao Chi 【……Right!】

Gu Qing 【Hehe, then absorb it back later, okay?】

Zhao Chi 【Okay!】

The piloting technique's time is up.

Zhao Chi begins absorbing Gu Qing's energy.

Tang Ruan sits to one side, watching Gu Qing intently.

Gu Qing is, after all, Gu Qing.

A seasoned professional in this art.

Tang Ruan always learns something each time.

Her kind of feigned weakness barely counts as the basics of the basics.

But Gu Qing's gaze, the volume and frequency of her voice, the knitting and relaxing of her brows, the changes and rhythm of her posture — all of it has something Tang Ruan can learn from.

Very quickly.

Once again, Zhao Chi absorbs a full 1 point of bloodline energy.

Gu Qing lightly sighs and wipes the sweat from her forehead, tilting her head to look at Tang Ruan.

"Little Tang Ruan, you seem to have a question for me?"

Tang Ruan glances at Zhao Chi, then nods.

"Go ahead and ask."

Tang Ruan shakes her head: "Wait a moment…"

Gu Qing knows Tang Ruan may have things she'd be too embarrassed to say in front of Zhao Chi.

Or perhaps she wants to give Zhao Chi a surprise.

She doesn't press further, just nods lightly: "Okay."

Zhao Chi is slightly tired.

To verify the skill's effects, he had a few good times with the two of them……

Fortunately, it didn't take too long.

Now Zhao Chi's abilities are explosively strong too.

Gu Qing and Tang Ruan only need 2-3 minutes each to enter a wonderful state, with fierce energy surging in — at least twice as fast as before.

Zhao Chi can also absorb energy with great efficiency, and the circulation through his body after absorbing it feels equally wonderful.

Both sides complement each other perfectly.

Both are very satisfied.

That's that.

The skill trials are complete.

This month's report has been read in full.

All the other miscellaneous matters have been handled as well.

Then now, it's time to start making it.

Looking at the time, it was only just past 8 in the morning — truly efficient.

Zhao Chi didn't waste any more time.

After saying goodbye to Gu Qing and Tang Ruan, he found Qi Yue.

He ducked into the tailor shop together with Qi Yue.

Just as he was about to start making it, Su Qin appeared.

Right there at the tailor shop.

"Hehe, my guess was right — you really are here."

Su Qin looked at Zhao Chi and Qi Yue with a smile.

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "If you'd come 3 seconds later, I would have already started making it with Qi Yue."

"What a coincidence then — this is for you."

Su Qin immediately pulled out a very large blueprint and handed it to Zhao Chi.

"Sister Li Ruanyu told me to bring this to you. She said your territory doesn't have one, so she wants you to use a Quick-Build Talisman to build it right away — build several of them."

"This is?"

Zhao Chi took it.

【You have obtained an item】

【Garment Factory Blueprint】 ×1

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "This is a good thing. Li Ruanyu really thinks things through quite well."

The garment factory, like the armory, belongs to county-level technology.

Zhao Chi already had activated the armory technology earlier, so his territory already had several armories built, and the blacksmith shop had been phased out.

But there was still no sign of a garment factory.

Technology needs to accumulate.

The garment factory requires an expert-level tailor, carpenter, and builder to research together, and slowly this technology can be unlocked.

Given Zhao Chi's situation here, it shouldn't take too long to research it out.

But of course, having a finished product is even better.

Su Qin curiously looked around left and right.

"Zhao Chi, you've already used the Taiyi Wheel Fragment, haven't you? On my side it's still dark, yet on yours the sun has already come out."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Right, I used it at 6 in the morning. It's already 8:40 here now. What about your side?"

"8:40? On my side it's just barely past 6, not even 6:02 yet."

Zhao Chi said, "Your side is synchronized with the Great World's time — 1 minute on your side equals 100 minutes on mine."