Chapter 275: Bathing Together

All the positions have been set up.

However, the only vacant position is militia squad leader.

This position was originally held by Tang Ruan.

But now that Tang Ruan has been promoted to hero and the deputy village chief position is vacant, it stands to reason that Tang Ruan should serve as deputy village chief.

As for the remaining female militia, none of them have outstanding attributes.

I'll discuss it with Gu Qing and the others in a moment to see who would be best to take the role.

Zhao Chi was still thinking when Gu Qing and the others had already gathered around.

Besides Tang Ruan, there were Li Zhu, Ding Dang, and the others—a total of nine women.

Their faces still wore expressions of pleasant surprise.

Zhao Chi was just about to ask what was going on.

He saw Gu Qing slightly squat down and curtsy in a lady's bow.

"Thank you for your trust, my lord. I will do well as this deputy village chief and share the burdens for the lord."

Tang Ruan followed right behind her and bowed.

"Thank you for appointing me as deputy village chief. I will also give it my all to repay you."

Then came Li Zhu.

"Thank you, my lord, for promoting me to carpentry squad leader. I will lead those female carpenters to work diligently and complete every day's tasks."

After that came Ding Dang, Feng Xiu, and the others, taking turns to bow and express their thanks.

So it was all because of the promotion.

But recently the smiles on their faces had not stopped for a moment, and Zhao Chi already found it very hard to tell what exactly they were happy about.

This also reflected that these women were all still doing quite well at present.

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "No need for formalities. You all earned these positions through your own abilities. Let's work together to build our home well."

They all nodded.

Tang Ruan pointed behind and said, "My lord, that hot spring has already been completed, and its name has also become Carefree Spring."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "That name does sound quite nice, though I wonder how one can be carefree in it. My lord, will you come with us to be carefree for a while later?"

Zhao Chi nodded. "Of course. I want to soak for a bit too, to recover some energy and stamina."

Tang Ruan said, "The hot spring is still in a dry state inside right now and will need some time to refill with new spring water. Shall we eat first?"

Zhao Chi was a little surprised. "You haven't eaten yet?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "That's right. Everyone saw you busy in the tailor shop the whole time, and no one was willing to eat first, so we prepared some grilled meat separately for you."

Zhao Chi shook his head.

"Gu Qing, from now on you're the deputy village chief. If they don't eat properly, it will affect their stamina recovery. No matter what they say from now on, you must help me make sure they eat well and rest well."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "You all heard that, right? My lord is concerned about us. From now on I'll supervise you, and you'll supervise the sisters below you. Everyone take good care of your own bodies—that way we can work more for my lord."

Those female squad leaders answered in unison.

Zhao Chi said, "Alright, hurry up and go rest and eat."

"Understood, my lord."

Although Zhao Chi was tired, these women weren't having an easy time either.

They had also worked for most of the day.

Even with high attributes, they still got tired.

Gu Qing led them off to start a fire and cook.

Zhao Chi, meanwhile, came to the edge of Carefree Spring.

There was still very little water inside the hot spring.

It was continuously seeping out through the cracks in the stone slabs below.

Besides being larger in area, the distribution of stone slabs and steps around this Carefree Spring was also more reasonable.

The outermost part was still a half-man-high stone wall.

However, this stone wall was quite wide—about a meter.

The edges and surface were both very smooth, as if specially polished. The texture was very slick and would not hurt the skin.

Moreover, the lower part of the stone wall connected to the interior of the hot spring, allowing the warm temperature to transfer through and turn this stone wall into a warm wall.

One could sit and rest on it, or simply lie down on it.

Inside the stone wall there was a ring of stone platforms, where one could also rest, or sunbathe.

The stone platforms were similarly warm—warmer even than the stone wall.

From the stone platforms further inward, one could enter the hot spring.

Inside the hot spring, there were three zones: deep, medium, and shallow.

The water in the shallow zone only reached the knees.

Grab a stone pillow and you could lie down in it—very pleasant.

The water in the medium zone reached the navel.

One could sit inside and soak in the hot spring.

Chatting while soaking in this zone would be just right.

The water in the deep zone reached the shoulders.

Standing on tiptoe would expose the chest.

One could even swim inside, though the water was hot.

But regardless of the zone, the water inside was clean and transparent, offering an unobstructed view.

Zhao Chi already could not wait to take a soak.

The bonus from the Carefree Spring is high; he estimates that after soaking, the body will feel exceptionally comfortable.

Especially for those women, their work efficiency will greatly improve after the bath.

After Zhao Chi advanced to Junior Lord, the details of each building have also been unlocked.

He had glanced at them simply before.

But now he checks them again.

The detailed information for each building is basically similar, so he uses the Blacksmith Shop for a momentary comparison.

【Building Information Details】

【Name】 Blacksmith Shop

【Level】 Small

【Personnel】 10/10

【Efficiency】 47%

【Environment】 21%

【Mood】 33%

【Duration】 18 hours

【Output】 8 Iron Spears

【Consumption】 8 Iron Ore, 8 Coal

These are still the data from before the opening test.

After all, following the test, all these female craftsmen threw themselves into building the hot spring and had not yet started formal work.

This also happens to provide Zhao Chi with a comparative data point.

Besides these trades with buildings, those without buildings are the same.

For example, the Hunting Team, Construction Team, and Logging Team all have the same work attribute interface.

In the days before the test, to rush the work, Zhao Chi had no choice but to make these women work overtime.

Combined with the effect of the Junior Stamina Pills, the work duration reached as high as 18 hours.

They were all very tired back then.

So this directly caused the female craftsmen's mood to be low, averaging only 33%.

This is already quite unhappy.

Moreover, the working environment of the Blacksmith Shop is relatively poor.