Chapter 2652

"Alright, then sorry to trouble you to make another trip."

"It's nothing. How about I transfer the supplies to you? Otherwise my spatial storage can't hold that much money."

"Good, hand them over."

"…Alright then, I'll go pack the money and make another trip."

"Good, be careful this time too."

"I know~"

Another 10 minutes passed, and Tang Ruan returned once more.

All 1.3 million gold coins were handed over, and a massive amount of supplies entered Zhao Chi's pocket.

The military supply depot of Shubei Town was also half-emptied by Zhao Chi.

Keeping his promise, Zhao Chi released Qian Kuan.

Qian Kuan left after a thousand thanks.

Everything was settled.

Zhao Chi was overjoyed.

Besides restocking items like the Speed-Talisman, he also got 6 fragments and 2 Gene Expansion Stones.

As well as blueprints.

He hadn't expected that being picked on by the Xuanwu Group people would lead him to find a small treasure trove of his own.

No need to hold onto the Gene Expansion Stones at all—use them all immediately.

Another two blinding flashes of light, and the gene cap of the Taoyuan Clan expanded by another 2.

So what was there to say?

Hurry up and modify that gene from earlier!

Entering the race improvement page.

Selecting the Lubricating Skin gene.

(Lubricating Skin: Makes the skin extremely smooth and delicate, reducing resistance in water and air by 90%)

Transfer success rate, click to improve!

In an instant, the skin of every Taoyuan Clan member in the entire Taoyuan Town lit up with fluorescence at the same time.

The glow was faint.

But it vanished in the blink of an eye.

Qi Yue suddenly let out a "Huh?" and then kept touching her own arm.

Tang Ruan also noticed the anomaly, lifting her shirt and pinching her little belly.

Zhao Chi also wanted to touch.

But before he could speak, Tang Ruan called out: "Wow, my lord, you modified a new gene for us! So smooth, quick, feel it!"

Zhao Chi certainly didn't hold back.

One hand rested on Tang Ruan's slim waist.

Holy crap…

Extremely moist!

Extremely slick!

Unusually delicate.

Paired with their earlier Soft Body gene, the feel… was absolutely unbeatable!

Besides the touch, the appearance could also be felt to be more lustrous than before.

When the light hit it, it really reflected.

One could see the delicacy and softness with the naked eye alone.

However, only the texture of the skin was changed; the skin's nature itself was not altered.

It only felt smooth to the touch, without any stickiness.

On the contrary, it was very refreshing.

There really wasn't any downside.

Qi Yue said softly: "My lord, will you touch mine too?"

Zhao Chi smiled and reached out his hand.

Likewise, warm, moist, and silky-smooth.

Absolutely perfect.

The female villagers bathing in the Carefree Spring nearby also touched their own skin in astonishment.

Touching and shrieking at the same time.

The women of other territories were probably about the same.

Zhao Chi touched for a while before remembering the gene's original purpose.

This gene wasn't meant for enjoyment, but to reduce air and water resistance.

It was a support-type gene.

The skin becoming smooth and moist was merely a side effect.

"Tang Ruan, Qi Yue, you two sprint at full speed and try it out. Run 500 meters and come back, and feel whether there's any change."

A distance of one kilometer was enough to test out the difference.

"Okay!"

The two women shot out instantly, two trails of dust rising.

Before long, they had all become tiny dots.

After a while, they came back one after the other.

Qi Yue said, slightly breathless: "My lord, there's a clear difference! The speed really has improved quite a lot! It's not that the speed itself improved… it's that the resistance got smaller, so we can run at the speed we should have been able to run originally."

Tang Ruan also ran back: "Yes, yes, yes, the contrast is still pretty obvious."

Zhao Chi was a bit surprised by this conclusion.

Because they were all wearing fashion outfits.

Logically speaking, if the skin becomes smooth and lustrous, it really can reduce air resistance — this makes a lot of sense, and is very scientific.

But when wearing clothes, the air resistance doesn't block the skin, it blocks the clothes — so this doesn't have much to do with the 【Lubricated Skin】 gene, does it?

Yet they could still feel a clear improvement?

Let's try again.

"You two take off all your fashion outfits, keep only the high heels and stockings, then run once more and see."

Qi Yue didn't hesitate, stripping off directly.

Tang Ruan froze for a moment and asked: "My lord, I… can I keep one undergarment on? Otherwise these two will be flapping around really badly… it'll seriously affect speed and balance."

Zhao Chi laughed: "Sure."

Qi Yue lowered her head to look at herself, then looked at Tang Ruan, and said nothing.

It wasn't that she had no assets — they just weren't that exaggerated.

Soon, they were ready.

Two jade maidens appeared before his eyes.

The snow-white skin was truly dazzling.

Their skin had already been very good before, and now it was even smoother and more delicate — simply a work of art.

He had already thought they were perfect enough before; he hadn't expected there could still be room for improvement.

Zhao Chi gave a slight sigh and said: "Begin — still the 500-meter round trip. Pay attention to the difference between this time and last time."

"Okay!"

Tang Ruan and Qi Yue shot out again.

The sand and stone chips kicked up by the heels landed on their skin, yet all of it slid right off — not a bit stuck, including some damp, wet earth.

It really was that slippery.

Before long, the two of them came rushing back one after the other again.

Setting aside the gene's effect for now.

At the very least, the visual appeal was a bit better.

Qi Yue, after all, also had a D-rank.