Chapter 2845: Frontline (25)

Both Lu Yi and Wei Li were in desperate need of grain.

Especially Wei Li.

Yet they still instinctively refused.

Zhao Chi shook his head and said, "No need to make it sound so serious. 2,500 tons of grain isn't much; I can afford it."

Lu Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Not much? 2,500 tons of grain, plus meat and vegetables, is worth at least 3,000 to 4,000 gold coins. Even if you're willing to give it, I cannot accept it."

Wei Li also nodded and said, "Yes, if you do this, we simply have no way to repay you."

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "You're both going to be my little wives. Do I need repayment for giving you these things? Just behave well from now on, understand? Why do I feel that neither of you is the least bit obedient?"

Lu Yi clutched the hem of her garment and looked at Wei Li.

Wei Li bit her lip and looked at Lu Yi.

Lu Yi murmured, "Then... then why don't you come into my room with me... and I'll give it to you secretly right now..."

Hearing this, Wei Li also nodded: "I'm willing too..."

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "This isn't the right time for such things. It requires quiet time to savor properly, but we don't have stable time right now. Stop nagging. First, select the prisoners; take the orcs with good attributes and good temperaments. I'll take the rest back. Let's leave it at that for today; we'll deal with future matters later."

What Zhao Chi said was very straightforward.

But neither of the two felt any resentment.

Instead, they were both deeply grateful.

"Thank you, Zhao Chi. I will strive to improve myself and help you well in the future," Lu Yi said obediently.

Wei Li's eyes turned slightly red: "I truly didn't do this for these things, but I am still very happy that you are willing to treat me well."

The matter was settled.

Lu Yi and Wei Li quickly finished distributing the equipment and slaves, splitting the coins evenly between them.

Zhao Chi took away the remaining 1.13 million medicine supplies, 33,000 rare resources, 110,000 prisoners, as well as 2 blueprints and 1 primal bloodline.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the connected territories, he had Song Yun's transport convoy deliver grain and supplies directly to the two of them.

Otherwise, based on their transport capacity, it would probably take half a day to move everything.

During this time, Su Qin returned after submitting her mission.

She found that both Lu Yi and Wei Li greeted her politely and with great respect.

This left Su Qin looking utterly confused.

Zhao Chi said, "From now on, they are your younger sisters."

"Ah??" Su Qin's small mouth opened so wide her throat was visible: "I've only been gone for such a short while... and you've already settled everything??"

Zhao Chi said, "It's a matter of mutual consent. One sentence can settle it; it doesn't take much time at all."

Su Qin sighed and said, "Alright, that is true..."

Su Qin looked at the two of them again and found them even more agreeable than before.

But Zhao Chi didn't have much more time to waste; the situation outside was dire, and he had to produce some more costumes as soon as possible.

Especially collars.

He needed to make as many training-type collars as possible, so that as many lords as possible could convert their slaves into slave soldiers quickly.

Without the buff of the obedience-type collars, the combat power and fighting will of slave soldiers were indeed significantly weaker, but it was still better than nothing.

Zhao Chi had left messages for Li Ruanyu and Shangguan Ting, and they had both sent over brief summaries of the meeting information.

But there was no useful information.

This was a matter of life and death; it certainly couldn't be decided within a few hours.

Moreover, this was merely an internal meeting of the World-Breaking Army; they still needed to communicate the situation with other allied forces, especially the nobles, requiring multi-party collaboration to handle it.

After all, this truly wasn't just the World-Breaking Army's problem, but a common crisis for all factions in Snowfield City.

If the werewolves really occupied Snowfield City, all other factions would surely be annihilated; there was no room for luck.

Zhao Chi teleported to Penglai Town.

He called for Qi Yue and entered the garment factory.

The garment factory was still busy, steadily producing various costumes.

Zhao Chi sat at the workstation.

"Qi Yue, wait for me for a moment."

"Yes, my lord."

Qi Yue walked behind Zhao Chi and gently massaged his shoulders.

The pressure was moderate and very comfortable.

Zhao Chi took out the "Orcish Race Bloodline" obtained from decomposing the territory and the captured "Primal Orcish Race Bloodline Sprout."

He activated the Orcish Bloodline.

【You have activated the "Orcish Race Bloodline." Please select a usage direction.】

【1. Set as Primary Race】

【2. Decompose into Improvement Points】

【3. Decompose into Improvement Genes】

【4. Accelerate the growth of the "Primal Orcish Race Bloodline Sprout"】

He directly selected the fourth option.

The system sent a prompt:

【Please place the "Orcish Race Bloodline" and the "Primal Orcish Race Bloodline Sprout" together.】

Zhao Chi complied.

As the two bloodlines drew near, both glowed brightly.

The light was dazzlingly bright, illuminating the entire garment factory, yet the surrounding tailors remained so focused that no one turned to look.

Qi Yue narrowed her eyes, her hands never ceasing their motion.

The intense light emitted by the Primeval Strong Orc racial bloodline was continuously absorbed by the sprouting Primeval Strong Orc racial bloodline.

The rate of absorption was extremely fast.

As it absorbed, the bloodline sprout grew rapidly from a tiny seed, becoming fist-sized within seconds.

Another flash of intense light, and the bloodline vanished, leaving only the enlarged bloodline sprout.

【Your "Primeval Strong Orc Racial Bloodline Sprout" has grown into a "Primeval Strong Orc Racial Bloodline"】

Not bad.

The growth is complete.

However, Zhao Chi noticed a significant difference compared to the growth of the Werewolf bloodline last time.

Last time, he had obtained an ordinary "Werewolf Racial Bloodline Sprout," and although Zhao Chi nourished it with spiritual power for over a month, that sprout never completed its growth.

Later, Zhao Chi obtained a "Werewolf Racial Bloodline."

Just as Zhao Chi was about to activate this Werewolf bloodline, intending to decompose the genes, he discovered it could accelerate the sprout's growth.

However, that sprout at the time was also an ordinary sprout.

Using an ordinary bloodline to accelerate the growth of an ordinary sprout seemed unnecessary by any measure.

But at that time, Zhao Chi considered that the ordinary Werewolf bloodline would not yield anything good upon decomposition, and since this option was being seen for the first time, he decided to try it.

The result!