Chapter 2853

As she stepped over the threshold, her long legs wrapped in black stockings trembled slightly; her thighs must be very soft.

The high heels bared a stretch of her instep, and the slender heels set off her legs as straight and slender.

The hip-hugging skirt clung to her figure, outlining every curve of her slim waist and pert bottom.

The blouse was pulled taut as well, the full, swelling curves inside trembling gently with her movements.

She was still wearing heavy makeup, especially her lips, which were strikingly red.

But this kind of makeup suited her perfectly; probably only she could carry it off.

The only one who could rival her in heavy makeup was probably Zhuang Ya.

Still, Zhuang Ya was a bit younger — more youthful, but a little less ripe in her beauty.

Gu Qing could also pull off heavy makeup, but Gu Qing was a touch too seductive, and her age couldn't match Yao Feng's level either.

On the single dimension of glamorous beauty, Yao Feng was truly the most fitting among all the women Zhao Chi had ever seen.

But although her beauty was unmatched, she also carried a powerful aura.

Both beautiful and dangerous.

But he couldn't keep looking.

Any longer would be rude.

Zhao Chi's perception was now extraordinarily sharp, so with just a single glance he had taken in her entire person.

Yao Feng seemed unaware; she smiled and nodded at Zhao Chi: "Zhao Chi, Li Ruanyu has told me everything. Don't worry, your safety is my guarantee!"

Zhao Chi nodded: "Thank you, Commander. With those words from you, I can rest easy."

"Quick, come in and sit."

Yao Feng ushered Zhao Chi inside. The room was still gorgeously decorated, and also very clean and tidy.

There was little sense of lived-in life; it looked very much like a freshly renovated model home.

He couldn't tell whether it was because Yao Feng was clean and liked to tidy up, or because she didn't live here often.

Zhao Chi and Li Ruanyu sat down at the table.

Yao Feng poured each of them a cup of tea.

"Try it. This is a specialty brought back from the Tree Elves' side; the flavor is very unique."

Zhao Chi didn't refuse. He took a small sip — the taste really was exceptionally good.

It was the fragrance of tea mingled with a special floral and herbal scent. Without having smelled it before, one could never have imagined such flavors; now that he was drinking it, he could hardly stop. Zhao Chi went from a tentative taste to draining the cup in one go.

Yao Feng smiled and refilled it.

Then she said with a smile:

"Zhao Chi, I know you had reservations before. After all, this kind of technique really is rare in the world. Carelessly revealing it would surely bring trouble upon yourself — I understand all of that.

"But you were still willing to share it, and I deeply admire you. Your decision will be an enormous help to our war situation. First, let me thank you on behalf of all the comrades of the White Tiger Regiment.

"As for safety, I just said it — I will personally protect your safety.

"Do you still remember, during the evacuation battle, how Tingting connected to my territory? She used a Pangu Axe to directly split open space and forcibly linked over.

"I'll give you the territory coordinates of Phoenix Cloud Province, and also two Pangu Axe shards. If you're invaded or in danger, you can split open the space between us at any time, and I'll send troops to support immediately.

"As long as the distance between our two territories in the Greater World isn't too far, you can use the Pangu Axe shards to link over at any time.

"And it's permanently effective — it won't be canceled just because you revoke the shared technique.

"In other words, I'm giving you a long-term safety guarantee in my personal name. What… do you think?"

What else could he think?

A great thing, of course.

It was equivalent to adding another layer of insurance for Zhao Chi — and one personally backed by Yao Feng herself.

But the distance between their two territories definitely couldn't be too great.

Still, as long as they were both in Snow Plain City, there basically wouldn't be a problem, unless Yao Feng took her territory's connection point to another city.

Zhao Chi smiled: "That's wonderful. With the Commander personally backing me, I can truly rest easy."

Yao Feng smiled:

"Actually, I found it strange before. Li Ruanyu clearly started out making men's clothing, and she's not a professional seamstress either — just a part-time one. How could she suddenly come up with so many unique techniques?

"But I couldn't pry into something like that. I could only assume Li Ruanyu had some extraordinary stroke of fortune — after all, you never can tell with these things; anyone might stumble into a great windfall.

"Now I know it was all your doing. No wonder both Li Ruanyu and Tingting were willing to give themselves to you, and even willing to set aside the grudge between them for your sake.

"It wasn't just because of your potential — there was this layer of reason too.

"When I just heard this truth, I suddenly felt a bit guilty. Those rewards should all have been yours, but I only gave you one Longevity Stone.

"Fortunately Li Ruanyu said she had already handed those rewards over to you, which put my mind a little more at ease.

"Continuous campaigns — and high-intensity ones at that — have left us short on supplies. Many rare items have already been used up, and right now I really don't have any reward worthy of giving you.

"But don't worry. As long as we get through this crisis, you'll be the greatest hero of our entire World-Breaking Army, and the rewards will absolutely not be lacking!

"Still, a promise like that is too empty.

"Now I want to hear what materials or items you need most? I'll do my best to find them for you."

Yao Feng's eyes fixed on Zhao Chi.

Although her beautiful face wore a smile and her expression was gentle, Zhao Chi felt that being stared at by her was like being stared at by a tigress.

Li Ruanyu also said softly: "Zhao Chi, you can tell the Commander what you need most. She'll definitely find it much faster and more conveniently than we can."

Zhao Chi nodded and smiled: "Alright, thank you, Commander. Actually, what I want most is a remnant piece of the Taiyi Wheel, but I heard from Li Ruanyu that it's very hard to find, right?"

Yao Feng laughed softly twice, her voice warm and gentle.

Then she nodded: "Right. Everyone needs this kind of item right now. If it's a few Taiyi Wheel shards, that should be no problem, but a remnant piece is very, very hard to come by."

Zhao Chi nodded: "What about Mystic Maiden Ruler shards? I need at least 50 of them."

Yao Feng raised an eyebrow: "That many? You want to synthesize a Mystic Maiden Ruler remnant?"

"Yes."

"You want to reset a building?"

"…Mm."

"The Carefree Spring and Phoenix Chant Tower are yours too?"

"Mm… mm??"

Zhao Chi stared blankly at Li Ruanyu; Li Ruanyu bit her lip and lowered her head.

She hadn't told Yao Feng about this?

Yao Feng laughed: "Xiaoyu didn't say it—I guessed it myself. Looks like your encounter, Zhao Chi, is one heck of a strange encounter. Mystic Maiden Ruler remnants aren't easy to find either, but shards are relatively much easier. If it's fifty… the odds are pretty good. I'll help you look!"

Zhao Chi nodded: "There are also some blueprints…"

Yao Feng said: "Blueprints are usually very random—I can't guarantee I'll find them, but I can help you look. What blueprints?"

"They're all women's clothing."

"Send them over."

Zhao Chi sent the list to Yao Feng.

Yao Feng skimmed it briefly, then suddenly glanced at Zhao Chi, swept a look at Li Ruanyu, and kept reading.

Zhao Chi's heart skipped a beat.

The tail-plug blueprint was in there too… and so was the women's battle-pattern one.

Those two aren't exactly proper…

Having a female guild leader like Yao Feng go look for tail-plug blueprints and battle-pattern improvement manuals… feels a bit inappropriate.

Zhao Chi quickly said: "If any of those blueprints seem too hard to find, you can just skip them."

Yao Feng smiled charmingly: "We're all adults, I get it. It's fine if you young people like to play a little wild, just stay safe."

Zhao Chi could only nod.

Li Ruanyu also picked up the hidden meaning in Yao Feng's words and gave Zhao Chi a strange look.

Yao Feng asked again: "Besides these, anything else?"

Zhao Chi said: "Attribute jades, and race attribute jades."

"Attribute jades are also pretty hard to find, but a small amount can definitely be found. But for race attribute jades, don't get your hopes up."

"I understand."

"Mm, anything else?"

"Also, I need a large number of Quick-Growth talismans."

"A large number of Quick-Growth talismans? How large exactly?"