Chapter 2165

These fashion items were still the first batch of equipment made for the women of Taoyuan to wear.

It caused their stamina to surge several times over; whether producing or training, they were full of energy and extremely efficient.

Combined with the territorial trait of the Abstinence Land, the women of Taoyuan could go roughly four to five days without sleep, and each time they slept they only needed about a hundred minutes, greatly extending the waking hours of all Taoyuan clansfolk.

And the surge in spiritual power was even more flexible.

They could freely shift into whatever physical state they needed.

But they mainly still shifted it into stamina, which made them even more like "perpetual motion machines," able to go over ten days without sleep.

Zhao Chi felt a little sorry for them.

But they never tired of it.

After all, Zhao Chi was looking at the problem from a conventional angle, which was actually a bit out of touch with reality.

In the women of Taoyuan's view, going four to five days, or even over ten days, without sleep was perfectly normal.

Their bodies felt no discomfort at all.

Just as a person full of energy doesn't need an afternoon nap, they likewise didn't need much rest.

Once Zhao Chi learned of this, he let them be.

But what made Zhao Chi stop this time was that Li Ruanyu had come.

After notifying Zhao Chi, Li Ruanyu brought a massive amount of supplies.

Three thousand large wooden carts appeared in Taoyuan Town, looking just like a wall of wooden carts that had suddenly materialized.

Every cart was loaded full of supplies.

At a single glance, one could tell they were all rare materials of considerable value.

Especially the eleven hundred all-terrain wooden carts Zhao Chi had made, which looked as if each was carrying a small mountain.

In front of every large wooden cart were tied several horses, along with a few cart-driving coachmen.

Even though it was only a transfer between territories, it still had to be equipped with the usual manpower and animal power, otherwise the transfer couldn't be carried out.

The moment these wooden carts appeared, they drew the attention of the women of Taoyuan.

But when they saw it was Li Ruanyu's caravan, they relaxed again.

Immediately after, a bright female voice rang out.

"Dismount from the carts, everyone return!"

It was Li Ruanyu's subordinate Yining shouting.

In an instant.

All the coachmen immediately untied the reins from the horses, led the horses away, and everyone vanished.

Yining also gave Li Ruanyu a nod, then returned to the territory.

Li Ruanyu, meanwhile, walked toward Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi sighed, "Ruanyu, how many supplies have you brought this time?"

Li Ruanyu smiled, "A total of 2.1 million portions of materials, mainly rare materials for fashion items and refined iron ingots."

Zhao Chi exclaimed, "My goodness… that many?"

2.1 million portions…

Truly worthy of supplies delivered by the entire group.

Just hearing the number sounds like a lot.

Li Ruanyu said, "Yes, but most of it is refined iron ingots, so it takes up a lot of transport capacity. I didn't bring the rare building materials this time—you probably don't need them either—so I'll ship them over slowly."

"Right, I don't need the building materials for now. The batch you delivered last time is enough for me to use for a long while."

"Mm, there's still another batch of fashion materials and refined iron ingots; I'll prioritize sending those next."

"That's fine, but with this many… I'm afraid I won't be able to finish them all."

Li Ruanyu smiled, "It's fine. Consider any extra as payment to you, but I feel these materials are still far from enough to pay you. Don't feel pressured—just work at your own pace."

Zhao Chi nodded, "Mm, alright. How's the situation now? Have we decided how to respond?"

Li Ruanyu shook her head, "Not yet. Everyone's still discussing. After this monthly report we got quite a few good things, but the werewolves probably got even more… We still have three days to respond, but we need a lot of intelligence; we can only act after gathering it. One careless move and there'll be massive casualties."

"Mm… how are you doing now? Weren't they saying they were going to investigate you?"

"Haha, I'm stalling them. I only need to stall for one day anyway—no big deal."

"That's good. Are you in a hurry to leave?"

Li Ruanyu pressed her lips together and shook her head.

She said nothing, only gazed gently at Zhao Chi with a smile.

There seemed to be a hint of shyness in her eyes.

Zhao Chi smiled, "Come on, I haven't seen you in days. I really did miss you."

Li Ruanyu covered her mouth and laughed, "This time difference really is interesting. For me, I saw you just over an hour ago."

"Really? But you were busy then. You should have some free time now, right? You burned through quite a few Berserk points in this battle; we need to replenish them."

Zhao Chi took Li Ruanyu's hand.

Li Ruanyu let him lead her away, following obediently step by step as they entered Fengyin Tower.

Li Ruanyu was very strong.

Whether on the battlefield or right now.

After all, her base stats spoke for themselves—ten points in both Constitution and Strength, both maxed out.

Judging purely by base stats, she was on the same level as Tang Ruan.

And before this monthly report, she was even stronger than Tang Ruan.

But when dragon met phoenix, Li Ruanyu was still taken aback.

"Oh my, Zhao Chi, you… you really missed me this much?"

Li Ruanyu stared blankly at Zhao Chi's Dinghai Shenlong, not understanding what was going on with him.

She didn't doubt her own charm, but it shouldn't be to this extent.

Zhao Chi pulled Li Ruanyu's hand over.

"Of course I missed you. Does that even need asking?"

"No, wait—did you eat something strange? Did Gu Qing make you eat it?"

"Don't overthink it. I just want to say hello to you. It's your turn to say hello."

"How do I say hello?"

Li Ruanyu curiously stroked it lightly.

"However you normally say hello, that's how you say hello this time."

Li Ruanyu glanced at Zhao Chi: "Honestly… do I need to go brush my teeth?"

"No need. You didn't eat chili peppers, did you?"

"Hehe, I ate a lot, and I even ate Sichuan peppercorns."

"Huh? For real?"

"Obviously I'm teasing you. With you like this now, saying hello probably won't be that easy. Mmm…"

Warm and gentle.

Skill B+, Effort A, Attitude S+, Visuals S+, Overall S.

Zhao Chi sighed softly: "Just now we successfully condensed the Taoyuan bloodline and have already transferred it to Su Qin."

"Huh?" Li Ruanyu looked up.

Zhao Chi stroked her smooth long hair on top of her head: "Don't worry, it went very smoothly. We just don't know how long she'll have to wait before rejection symptoms appear."

Li Ruanyu said: "Generally this kind of change won't be too fast. If she stays in your territory, it might succeed within these 100 days. But the Taoyuan bloodline is really too special—other data isn't worth referencing."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Gu Qing and I discussed a method. I think it's feasible."

"What method?"

"You keep going, just listen to me."

"Oh…"

Zhao Chi told Li Ruanyu the method of using the Taoyuan bloodline's energy to activate the bloodline sprout within Su Qin's body.

Li Ruanyu was very surprised.

"You can also sense and wield bloodline energy?"

"I can."

"That shouldn't be possible. Before bloodline energy gathers into form, it's very hard to sense. How did you do it? Did you specifically strengthen a lot of perception stats?"