Chapter 2696: Transaction and Upgrade (29)

Qiuyue vanished in an instant.

So fast...

Immediately, he called for Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan arrived before Zhao Chi with a beaming smile; she loved to smile these days.

Seeing her smiling face, Zhao Chi couldn't help but smile and said, "Tang Ruan, we'll be cooperating again these few days."

"Cooperating?"

"Yes. The fashion phase is temporarily concluded; we need to start crafting equipment. With Zhuang Ya away, we can only rely on you!"

"Wow~"

Tang Ruan was delighted: "Great! No problem! I'd be very happy to craft with you, my lord! But... aren't you going with Qiuyue? After all, she has six arms."

Zhao Chi laughed: "Her six arms are a huge advantage during sewing, but they can't be utilized during forging."

Tang Ruan asked: "Then... I can't do it either? Is it because I can endure it?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "It's not just that you can endure it; it's also because of your super-fast self-healing ability. For forging, to increase the forging speed, I've decided we two will jump directly into the fire pit to forge, so you will continuously sustain minor injuries."

"I get it~ Hehe, minor injuries are the best! It's my turn to show up again!"

"Yes. Do you have any unfinished work?"

"No. Wei Leng and the others handled everything very professionally; one more person isn't needed."

"Then, shall we go?"

"Go!"

A strange beam of light entered Tang Ruan's body.

The long-lost sensation of fragrance and softness.

When with them, the general feeling was actually quite similar.

All very warm, all very comfortable.

Only slight differences existed in the details.

Just like their warm pools; the general sensation was the same, but differences did exist.

Previously, Zhao Chi found it difficult to distinguish them.

But now, with 11 points of Intelligence, Zhao Chi could easily discern even the tiny gaps.

The two entered the military factory.

Inside the military factory, everything was bustling.

The smell of gunpowder mixed with the scent of fragrant sweat; the sounds of forging intertwined with voices of discussion.

These female blacksmiths were now all at the Master level.

Each possessed a high level of attainment in her specialized direction.

But their goal was far from just being Masters.

They aimed to be Senior Masters, capable of producing quality items with at least a 30% probability.

The entire military factory was hot.

Although it was winter, the temperature inside soared to over 30 degrees.

Every furnace was burning fiercely.

The female blacksmiths were all naked, swinging their hammers with force.

Their snow-white skin was covered in splattered iron filings.

But the iron filings would slide off as soon as they touched their skin; very few could stay on their bodies.

Plus, they were all covered in a fine layer of sweat, making their skin even more lustrous, leaving not even a single iron filing behind.

Who would have thought the gene for lubricating the skin would be useful for them too...

Watching them work was truly an enjoyment, but he could no longer look at them.

Work must begin.

After all, forging consumes a great deal of time.

During forging, a significant portion of the time is spent on heating and quenching.

Previously, when Zhuang Ya was present, she could spit fire herself to rapidly heat the equipment.

Moreover, Zhuang Ya's fire was extremely powerful.

Far exceeding the intensity of ordinary flames.

Combined with Zhuang Ya's complete immunity to fire, allowing her to work directly amidst a sea of flames, the forging speed could be greatly increased.

But now she is away...

Using Qiuyue would actually work too.

Having more arms could also increase work speed during the forging phase.

But there would be absolutely no improvement in heating and quenching.

Furthermore, although Qiuyue also possessed the enhanced "Flame Creature" gene, granting immunity to 99% of fire damage, the remaining 1% of damage would still occur.

It was tolerable for a short time, but for long-duration forging, she could not enter the flames to work.

But Tang Ruan could.

Under her Masochistic Attachment talent, the 1% fire damage became a complete benefit, allowing her to sustain minor injuries and pain, which caused her morale to surge sharply.

However, she also possessed an incredibly powerful rapid recovery ability, so the fire damage she received was slower than her recovery speed.

To a certain extent, she could be considered completely immune to fire.

Moreover, under the negative effects of the Speed Crafting Talisman, Tang Ruan's Masochistic talent would also activate, causing her morale to explode and remain at a high level constantly.

The more uncomfortable she felt, the higher her fighting spirit rose.

Zhao Chi would also receive the boost.

So when staying with Tang Ruan, he could use fifteen Quick-Work Talismans in a row.

He really was extremely, extremely patient.

He could also be considered a typical example of diligence making up for clumsiness.

Of course, the overall efficiency was still definitely not as good as Zhuang Ya's.

But who could blame Zhuang Ya for not being here?

Fortunately, there was Tang Ruan.

Zhuang Ya was an extremely strong special solution.

Tang Ruan was a relatively strong general solution.

Although she was only a lower-tier substitute, she was still the strongest lower-tier substitute.

That wasn't bad either.

Zhao Chi opened the system to check his current equipment and personnel situation.

【Personnel Situation】

【Entire Taoyuan Clan】