Chapter 2670

Just a little pale.

The well-fed tree spirit's belly puffed out again, but this time she didn't hurry back. Instead, she sat in Zhao Chi's hand, raised her head, and stared at him intently.

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "What? Don't recognize me?"

The tree spirit didn't speak, just squinted her eyes and smiled softly.

"Can you say anything else? My name is Zhao Chi, not your daddy."

"Daddy."

"Not daddy, Zhao Chi."

"Da~ddy~~"

"Zhao Chi."

"Ba ba~ hehe~"

Qi Yue laughed: "My lord, looks like she still can't talk yet, how cute."

Zhao Chi nodded: "Probably she'll grow a bit more by tomorrow. Surely she won't turn fifty centimeters tall by then, right?"

Qi Yue looked at the tree spirit's two little long legs and said: "I think it's possible, but don't you have very few Quick-Growth Talismans left? Maybe tomorrow she won't grow as fast as today?"

"... True."

"Don't worry, my lord. It's only been a few days. She is the Eternal Tree after all—when has an Eternal Tree ever grown up in just a few days? Even if it takes a few years, that would already be fast."

"That's right... that's how it is. No rush, let's just accumulate slowly."

The tree spirit watched Zhao Chi and Qi Yue curiously, her eyes constantly darting between their two faces.

Finally, she pointed at the crack in the great tree and said: "Carry~"

Though she said "carry" out loud, Zhao Chi knew she meant she wanted to go back.

He carefully placed her at the base of the tree. The tree spirit gave a little hop and vanished into the crack of the great tree.

Qi Yue immediately hugged Zhao Chi and retreated rapidly.

After a while, the great tree shook again, accompanied by a faint tremor.

The ground around the great tree rose once more, rumbling without cease.

After a moment, the nearby land had changed from a small mound to a medium-sized hill.

The trunk was visibly thicker by another ring, growing from the size of a water vat to that of a large water vat.

And the height...

Was probably around fifteen meters.

The lush branches and leaves grew even more luxuriantly. Though the tree was taller, the canopy's coverage had expanded again.

Looking up, the enormous pink was strikingly uncanny, giving off a strange, fantastical feel.

"Let's go, Qi Yue. We need to start making the outfits."

"Yes, my lord."

The two of them turned around.

"Bye-bye, daddy."

Hmm?

Zhao Chi and Qi Yue turned around at the same time.

They didn't see the tree spirit, and there was no crack at the base of the great tree.

There was no change at all.

Zhao Chi was starting to suspect he'd misheard.

But Qi Yue had turned around at the same time, which proved she'd heard it too.

At that moment, the entire pink giant tree suddenly began to sway.

Like a gentle breeze brushing through leaves, a great rustling came from overhead.

A bit like the pom-poms in cheerleaders' hands, swaying lightly.

Very subtle, and very gentle.

Qi Yue gazed at the sky and murmured: "That little tree spirit... seems to be able to control this tree now."

Zhao Chi also looked up at the vast expanse of pink leaves: "Yeah, now that feels more like a tree spirit."

"My lord, it seems this Eternal Tree's growth isn't as slow as we imagined. I think we might see this giant tree finish growing in just a few months."

"Mm... hopefully."

The tree spirit made no further sounds.

The two lingered no longer and returned to the garment factory.

The moment they stepped back inside, they found the material preparation area piled high with Jade Armor.

And all of it was the latest material.

Zhao Chi was a little moved.

These women soldiers really delivered...

They could start mass production now.

Before starting production, Zhao Chi checked the bounties he'd posted.

Some blueprints had already come in. He'd received over seventy thousand Quick-Craft Talismans, over eight thousand Quick-Growth Talismans, and more than ten Divine Artifact Fragments.

This number exceeded Zhao Chi's expectations.

He'd originally thought Shubei Town had already been drained dry, yet they'd squeezed out this much more.

Probably they'd seen the enormous bounties and dug out everything they had.

Under heavy reward, they'd really been squeezed dry.

There are still 940,000 gold coins left, enough to cover the payment.

But he didn't know what news Shopkeeper Wanyan had. Shopkeeper Wanyan had now left Garrison North Town and entered the werewolves' sphere of influence.

The formation array on the werewolves' side wasn't connected to Garrison North Town, so there was no way to contact her right now.

He estimated she would bring news tomorrow — he wondered how many supplies the werewolves' side could provide?

But thinking about it, one could be sure it would be a lot.

But no matter how plentiful it was, the amount Shopkeeper Wanyan could source was certainly limited.

Even between two different corps within the World-Breaking Army, there was already this much messy business. The werewolves' side surely had plenty of internal squabbling too.

Relying on Shopkeeper Wanyan alone to procure goods inside the werewolf territory probably wasn't as good as one might imagine.

He seemed to be overthinking it a bit.

But enough of that — wait for tomorrow's news.

He opened the sales report.

The experience fruits at the temporary trading post had only sold a few tens of thousands.

Most lords had gone out to fight, and the ones staying behind had already bought plenty. The Garrison North Town exchange couldn't move them either — the market was truly saturated for now, and hardly anyone was buying.

But Shopkeeper Wanyan should bring news tomorrow as well, so he'd wait until tomorrow to discuss it.

It was now 4 p. m.

Time to get to work.

So far, a total of 3 Grand Lunar Wheel fragments had been obtained.

It would of course be ideal to accumulate 100 to synthesize a Grand Lunar Wheel remnant, but for now it wasn't very realistic.

Use them when they should be used.

Now that the werewolves had retreated to their defenses and the World-Breaking Army alliance was on the offensive, Garrison North Town in the rear should be very safe.

The timing was just right.

Zhao Chi's future was boundless, but he hadn't fully grown yet.

The Grand Lunar Wheel fragments could shorten Zhao Chi's early phase and accelerate his growth.

Begin use!

A faint light drifted.

【Please select acceleration range】

Data on all his territories appeared before his eyes.

Including Su Qin's Clear Bamboo Town.

If Su Qin were at war, accelerating her territory would also have decent effects, but right now there was no need.

He selected Penglai Town.