Chapter 2409

However, that female staff member let out a distinct "hmph."

Zhao Chi felt a bit irritated.

But he didn't want to cause trouble either.

The problem isn't that big, forget it.

Zhao Chi and Su Qin each found a line to queue in.

At that moment, the female lord in front of Su Qin suddenly turned her head.

She gave Su Qin a disgusted look, then clamped her hand over her nose and turned back around.

Su Qin was utterly stunned.

She hurriedly sniffed herself.

Although she had just been in battle and was covered in sweat, her perspiration carried a fragrance.

Sweat would make the Extreme Desire Body Fragrance a bit stronger, but it would absolutely never produce any unpleasant odor.

Su Qin looked at Zhao Chi in bewilderment.

Zhao Chi was actually also a bit unsure of what was going on.

If it were just one person being hostile toward Su Qin, one could say it was that person's problem.

But now there was another one.

What was going on?

And Zhao Chi was very certain that Su Qin's behavior had no issues at all; although the scent on her was strong, it absolutely would not feel the least bit pungent.

Not to mention Su Qin—even before, when Gu Qing and the others had gathered for a get-together in Su Qin's room, Zhao Chi had been surrounded by the body fragrance of five women and felt no discomfort at all; instead, it was a very pleasant blended fragrance.

Besides that.

Zhao Chi had also inspected the formations of several thousand female soldiers, where the scents were even stronger.

And Zhao Chi had extremely high intelligence, with a very keen sense of smell.

Even under those circumstances, he felt no pungency or discomfort whatsoever.

On the contrary, it felt especially refreshing and soothing all over.

After all, the Extreme Desire Body Fragrance was a scent that came from one's genes.

It was a fragrance recognized by the system.

Just like a skill—if it says it increases movement speed by 10%, then it's movement speed +10%, regardless of how it feels; it's a definite attribute.

The Extreme Desire Body Fragrance was also a pure fragrance; it could not possibly cause any discomfort.

Whether male or female, everyone would only find it fragrant.

Unless they weren't human.

So, it couldn't possibly be Su Qin's fault.

Could it really be because of female competition?

The one rolling her eyes was the female staff member, and the one covering her nose in front was the female lord—could they both dislike Su Qin because of her looks?

That seems unlikely, right?

It doesn't make sense.

That's a bit too far-fetched.

Zhao Chi had originally wanted to call Su Qin to stand behind him in the queue, away from that female lord.

But on second thought…

Why should they!?

Why should Su Qin be the one to move?

Su Qin hadn't done anything wrong.

If anyone should leave, it should be that female lord.

So Zhao Chi said in a normal voice, "It's fine, Su Qin. Just stand there steady, don't mind anyone else."

That sentence carried no aggression.

But before Su Qin could respond, the female lord in front of her turned around and said directly, "Oh really? Don't mind anyone else? Just how much perfume did she put on? It's this strong, so pungent! No public manners at all! Is this the conduct of your White Tiger Regiment?"

Her voice was noticeably raised.

Half the people in the trading hall looked over.

"White Tiger Regiment?"

"People from the White Tiger Regiment really came?"

"I just heard that a bunch of lords from the White Tiger Regiment went to the military camp; I thought it was just a rumor."

"I heard too. Our formation's energy was already insufficient, and now another whole regiment has come… there's really nothing to say."

"We don't have enough connection points either, right? They wouldn't squeeze our lords out, would they?"

"Definitely not!"

"You're overthinking it. Impossible."

"Alright then."

Now even Zhao Chi was stunned.

Looks like there really is something going on.

This female lord wasn't targeting Su Qin, but the White Tiger Regiment?

The White Tiger Regiment and the Xuanwu Regiment…

Looking at the names of the two regiments, one could tell they were both long-established armies of the World-Breaking Army—could there have been conflicts between them originally?

It shouldn't be that bad, right?

They were comrades who'd risked their lives together — they should be trustworthy.

Besides, from what those people were saying, it seemed they were just somewhat unwilling, without any direct hostility.

Hopefully I'm overthinking it.

Zhao Chi truly didn't want any conflict within the World-Breaking Army.

Even people from other legions were still comrades within the World-Breaking Army.

Better to get along as peacefully as possible.

After all, they really were taking up the other side's resources right now.

Setting everything else aside, the White Tiger Regiment had so many people consuming formation energy every day — and all of that originally belonged to the Black Tortoise Regiment.

But then again, even so, the White Tiger Regiment's lord still commands several thousand people, which is a very strong fighting force — a powerful reinforcement for the Black Tortoise Regiment.

How could they do that?

Su Qin also didn't want to cause trouble.

Seeing Zhao Chi's expression shifting unpredictably, she quickly shook her head at him and said, "It's nothing, Zhao Chi. We're here to trade, don't mind her."

The female lord snorted, "Don't mind me? Then don't stink me out either. Stay away from me — the smell is giving me a headache."

No matter how good Su Qin's temper was, anger now flashed in her eyes.

Zhao Chi said directly, "The scent on her isn't perfume — it's an item effect. A normal human couldn't possibly find it pungent, unless you're a werewolf! Could it be that you're a werewolf spy?"

The female lord was momentarily stunned.

"Y-you're talking nonsense! You're the werewolf spy! My identity has been verified — I'm a lord of the Black Tortoise Regiment!"

"Then why would you find it pungent? To humans, this scent is absolutely pure fragrance!"

That was true.

The female lord felt a little guilty, since she herself also found it a very pleasant fragrance — she'd only said that on purpose.

But hearing Zhao Chi put it that way now made her a bit nervous.

After all, these were people from the White Tiger Regiment, and she wasn't very familiar with their situation.

Maybe such an item really existed?

"I… I meant it's too strong, I didn't say pungent — don't talk nonsense!"

"Su Qin, report to the captain that we suspect we've caught a werewolf spy, and have him send people over to arrest her."

Su Qin was a bit bewildered.

After all, Zhao Chi was talking complete nonsense.

But Su Qin had spent so long with Zhao Chi that she knew his style, so she nodded: "Alright, I'll report immediately."

That female lord was genuinely a little panicked now.

"Um, I'm really not a werewolf spy — I'm a proper, legitimate lord of ours. Could you double-check? If you get it wrong, it'll be trouble for everyone, right?"