Chapter 2637

He didn't know exactly how rich Zhao Chi was, but he knew that by now the entire territory was already in Zhao Chi's pocket, so bringing up 1,700 gold coins at this point was really a bit laughable.

Zhao Chi shook his head and said, "Money is the most useless thing to me."

Yuan Ze said in astonishment, "Then… then what do you want? My territory?"

Zhao Chi smiled: "Territory? I have no interest in your shabby territory either. I am, however, a little interested in you."

"Huh? Me?" Yuan Ze was dumbfounded.

He stared at Zhao Chi in disbelief, a trace of despair surfacing in his pupils.

Qian Kuan also shuddered all over, looking at Yuan Ze with shock and sympathy.

Yuan Ze said with a mournful face, "Brother Zhao Chi, you… how can you like this sort of thing? I see all those female subordinates of yours look like heavenly fairies… wouldn't they be better for you? If your tastes are a bit unusual, there are plenty of good-looking male elves in my territory too—how about I give them to you? Let someone this ugly off the hook, will you?"

Zhao Chi's face was full of question marks.

But he suddenly understood what he meant.

When had Zhao Chi ever meant anything like that?

He couldn't help cursing, "What the hell are you talking about? You think I want you? Damn it… I really want to smack you."

"Huh? No?"

Hearing Zhao Chi curse him, Yuan Ze actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then Brother Zhao Chi, what do you mean? Do you want me to be your subordinate? Or a vassal lord?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "You don't have that qualification. But the two of you together can do something for me. Your positions are pretty good—you're specifically in charge of trade and goods… Qian Kuan, why aren't you saying anything?"

Qian Kuan kept nodding, but was so scared he couldn't get out a complete sentence.

Zhao Chi frowned and said, "A useless piece of trash like you, how can you even be a vice squadron leader here? The quality of your squadron leader really isn't much."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm trash."

Qian Kuan nodded rapidly—this sentence he actually said very clearly.

Zhao Chi raised his hand, cast an Encouragement spell, and struck it onto Qian Kuan.

Qian Kuan visibly froze for a moment.

His expression was very surprised.

Only now did his body finally stop trembling.

"Thank you, Zhao Chi… bro."

"Don't call me bro, it's disgusting. Same goes for you—just use my name directly."

Yuan Ze and Qian Kuan nodded nonstop.

Zhao Chi said, "Then I'll be straight with you. I'm a bit interested in the military supply depot of the Garrison North Corps. Can you two transfer things out of the Garrison North Town's military supply depot? I need a large amount of supplies and props—don't say you can't."

Yuan Ze looked at Qian Kuan.

This matter Yuan Ze couldn't handle—Qian Kuan had to be the one.

Zhao Chi really had no use for their two territories either; it was better to ask for something useful.

So, he had set his sights on the Garrison North Corps.

Even at the corps level, the warehouse's supplies were quite abundant.

Especially since the Garrison North Corps had confiscated most of the useful supplies from Garrison North Town.

Even if there were no bloodline items or the like, there should at least be Speed-Work Talismans, right?

If there were 100,000 of them, Zhao Chi would be content.

After all, the entire trading post only had 60,000.

Of course, the more the better.

Qian Kuan said with a mournful face, "Zhao Chi, you should know—the military supply depot is a vital military site. Even I can't pull it off. A small amount would absolutely be no problem, but a large amount… I really can't do anything about it. And if this kind of thing gets discovered, you'd be better off killing me right now."

Yuan Ze hurriedly said, "Zhao Chi, don't get the wrong idea—Brother Qian isn't unwilling, he really can't do it. The military supply depot really isn't something people at our level can touch. I'm afraid before we even smuggle the supplies out, the corps will have us executed."

Zhao Chi said in astonishment, "Who told you to steal it? From the very start I said transfer it out! I'll buy it with gold coins."

"Buy?" Qian Kuan seemed not to have understood: "You're actually paying?"

"Isn't that fucking obvious? Are you an idiot?" Zhao Chi cursed. "You think I'd let you just take it straight from the warehouse without paying? You think a shabby squadron leader like you can pull that much out? You're a vice squadron leader on top of that—do you think I'm as brainless as you?"

Qian Kuan didn't dare speak, just nodded heavily.

Yuan Ze breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Chi certainly wouldn't naively think Qian Kuan could empty out the Garrison North Town warehouse—that wasn't realistic.

And even if he really smuggled the supplies out, Zhao Chi wouldn't dare take them.

That kind of thing would be investigated.

But if money was paid, it was different.

Paying money made it a transaction.

Even if it still had a bit of a coerced-buying feel to it, after all the Garrison North Corps suffered no actual loss.

On top of that, Zhao Chi wouldn't take part in this at all—letting Qian Kuan and Yuan Ze handle the whole thing would also keep him largely out of it.

Even if the two of them later named Zhao Chi, almost no one would believe it.

Zhao Chi, a county-level lieutenant lord, forcing two regiment-level county-level lords?

Who would believe such a thing?

Zhao Chi's currently lowly status, on the contrary, became his protective umbrella and smokescreen once again.

Of course, all of this was because the Garrison North Corps's lord had started the trouble first.

Zhao Chi neither killed their lord nor occupied their territory, and he paid for the supplies too—they really had no reason to come picking a fight again.

In the end, relying on the terrible relations between the two regiments, the Garrison North Corps could only swallow the loss in silence.

Not bad.

He could touch another huge warehouse.

Zhao Chi was a little pleased.

But Qian Kuan couldn't be pleased at all.

He knit his brows tightly, clenched his teeth, and asked: "How much are you willing to spend?"

"Market price."

"Mar… market price? You're going to spend market price to buy?" Qian Kuan was extremely astonished.

"What? Think it's too little?"

"No, no, no. If you're really willing to pay according to market price, then isn't that the same as a purchase? Then of course I can make it work."

Zhao Chi smiled: "Right? I'm being reasonable, aren't I? But can you be sure there's no problem?"

"Oh come on, what's there to be unsure about? As long as the money can be placed with the military supply office, no one can say anything."

"Aren't we at war now? Isn't Shuibei Town collecting all kinds of props and supplies here? Are you sure it'll work?"

"Of course it'll work. Gold coins are supplies too. With gold coins, everything's easy to talk about."

"Let me remind you again — the military supply depot wants contribution points. Are you sure gold coins will work?"

"Don't worry. If others can't, can I?"

"Ha." Zhao Chi laughed once: "Very well. Once you've handled this for me, then this little bit of unpleasantness between us will be written off in one stroke. How about it?"

The two naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

"You wait for me here. Tang Ruan, keep an eye on them."

"Yes, my lord."

"Let's go, Qiyue. We're going to find Shopkeeper Wanyan."

Shopkeeper Wanyan was a merchant.

Zhao Chi naturally sought her out to have her draft an agreement for him.

This was her area of expertise.

Having her write this kind of agreement would certainly be far more professional than doing it himself.

The requirement was to disclaim his own responsibility, with the clauses in the agreement boiled down to a forced sale.

It was merely that Qian Kuan and the others had forced the sale, and Zhao Chi had been compelled to buy.

And it was to be noted that once purchased, there could be no return — as if Zhao Chi were truly the one suffering the loss.

The reasoning was also easy to fabricate.

Just say that Qian Kuan had discovered that Zhao Chi had spent a fortune posting a bounty at the auction house, so Qian Kuan was tempted.

He knew Zhao Chi had money, so he forced the sale.

Zhao Chi, a mere junior officer and town-level lord, how could he possibly resist two county-level lords? Thus he was forced to sign the agreement.