Chapter 2540: Development and Construction (3)

No enemies had entered Chaoge Town—only some slaves.

Overall, it was still very safe.

After all, even Li Ruanyu had never seen a Seed of the Eternal Tree, and certainly had never seen a sapling of the Eternal Tree like this one, let alone those ordinary slaves.

Zhao Chi wasn't worried at all that someone would deliberately come to damage the Eternal Tree.

And any slave resistance in front of the female soldiers could really only be laughable—completely harmless.

What he worried about was someone accidentally damaging it.

So guards were still necessary.

The three female captains quickly began discussing the work arrangements for what came next.

"Qiyue, sorry to trouble you again—go call twenty Silkworm-tribe female soldiers with full loyalty."

"Yes!"

Qiyue dashed out and quickly returned.

Twenty Silkworm-tribe female soldiers also followed behind her, hurrying over.

They were all very fast.

When they ran, they all kicked up wind.

Their long hair trailed far behind, their smooth, beautiful faces fully on display.

The speed of these female soldiers had always been Zhao Chi's pride, but now seeing them move so fast, he felt they were each a beautiful "danger," and was a little worried instead.

"Don't run! Don't run! No rush—walk over here, all of you!"

Zhao Chi immediately called them to a halt.

Although they didn't know the reason.

The female soldiers still obeyed Zhao Chi's order, following Qiyue they all stopped their steps and walked over.

Bringing these Silkworm-tribe women here was, of course, to have them spray silk to heal Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi was about to spray blood.

Since the Primordial Giant Tree could absorb Zhao Chi's blood and grow, then… this Eternal Tree should work as well.

Unfortunately, he had no bloodline energy now—Zhao Chi couldn't receive massive bonuses, couldn't generate massive life on his own.

Although burrowing into Tang Ruan's body could also cause life to grow massively, when piloting Tang Ruan, what sprayed out was Tang Ruan's blood, not Zhao Chi's.

So that wouldn't work.

In the end, Zhao Chi still had to do it himself.

But Zhao Chi still wasn't sure.

When he had sprayed blood for the Primordial Giant Tree, Zhao Chi possessed all the genes of the Taoyuan tribe.

So he could heal the Primordial Giant Tree.

Even cause it to evolve.

He didn't know whether the current Zhao Chi, without those genes, could still have the same effect.

But he was willing to try for the Eternal Tree.

This was the Eternal Tree!

What's a little blood?

He changed his attributes once again.

He maxed out his Constitution, and put all his enhancement points into Life as well.

With all kinds of bonuses, Zhao Chi's base Life was now 3,260 points.

Life was very high now.

But it still couldn't compare to before by far.

With the female soldiers' continuous healing, he didn't know how much he could spray in total.

The healing effect had no resistance—the only limit was Zhao Chi himself.

Once continuous blood loss reached a threshold, even healing couldn't restore him.

He hoped that before then, it would have some effect on this great tree.

The female soldiers followed Qiyue and walked up to Zhao Chi, greeting him in unison.

Zhao Chi nodded and said: "In a moment you'll come with me to that plant's side. You must stand steady, don't harm that plant, and don't get too close to it. Understand?"

The Silkworm-tribe female soldiers all nodded, of course: "Understood!"

"Very good! In a moment, you twenty don't all crowd over—four people per group, five groups in total. Heal me in turns, switching every one minute. Understand?"

"Understood!"

"Healing Art and silk-spraying can be used in combination, but the silk threads you spray must be precise—don't spray them onto the plant. Can you do it?"

"We can!"

Although their silk threads had a healing effect, they were still too sticky—if they stuck to the sapling, Zhao Chi was still afraid it would cause damage.

At a moment like this, he had to cherish the sapling the way he had just gently cherished Shangguan Ting,

Shangguan Ting had been so moved by Zhao Chi's tenderness and delicacy that she had even cried with happiness.

So it really worked.

Of course, afterward she still cried out.

And sprayed out.

There was no helping it.

"My lord, what about me?"

Seeing that Zhao Chi hadn't assigned her any work, Qiyue took the initiative to ask.

Actually, there really wasn't anything she could do.

But Zhao Chi thought for a moment and said, "Stay beside me in a moment. If I grow dizzy from blood loss, steady me immediately—don't let me bump into that sapling."

Qi Yue nodded with a touch of worry. "Understood, my lord, but… please put safety first in a moment."

She had no idea what Zhao Chi was about to do.

But seeing Zhao Chi summon twenty Silks female soldiers and have them take turns healing him, it was bound to involve harm.

Qi Yue was certainly going to worry about Zhao Chi's safety.

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "It's fine. Then let's go. Everyone, be very careful not to hurt that sapling."

"Understood!"

Seeing how unusually serious Zhao Chi was, the female soldiers all grew tense as well, and carefully followed him as he slowly approached.

They were all wearing high heels and silk stockings, which granted them a large terrain-adaptation bonus, so they certainly wouldn't slip—generally no problem.

Soon, Zhao Chi and the others drew near the Eternal Tree.

Zhao Chi drew out a sharp dagger.

He currently had no Fearless ability, so he had a natural fear of pain.

He took several deep breaths, then resolutely pierced his skin.