Chapter 2871

Gu Qing burst out laughing: "My lord, you certainly move fast — is she already yours?"

Lu Yi pressed her lips together and nodded, then shook her head.

Gu Qing laughed: "Oh~ I get it, mentally yes, but physically not yet?"

Lu Yi nodded.

Gu Qing grew even more puzzled: "Then you… why do you look like…"

Lu Yi looked to Zhao Chi for help again. Zhao Chi laughed: "Just a kiss. I brought her to pick up the outfits — a hundred sets."

Gu Qing laughed: "Oh~ that must have been thrilling, right?"

"Mm…" Lu Yi's voice was barely audible.

Gu Qing asked: "A hundred sets? What quality?"

What quality?

Zhao Chi suddenly remembered — while the female craftsmen were practicing, they had also produced a large quantity of decent-quality outfits, quite a lot in fact, enough to outfit Lu Yi's entire army.

Lu Yi had 2,500 soldiers, so he might as well give her more.

Zhao Chi said: "A hundred sets of superior quality, and 2,500 sets of good quality."

Gu Qing nodded: "Is she carrying them herself? Should we send someone to deliver? She can't carry all these outfits alone."

Lu Yi was stunned: "Zhao Chi, didn't you say a hundred sets? How is there so many? You've already given me a lot before."

Zhao Chi said: "Didn't you just say you'd listen to me? On matters like this, I decide. Give me the access, and I'll send people to transport it to your side."

Lu Yi said: "I… of course I'll listen to you, but you don't have to spend so much. I have inferior and rough-quality outfits on my side that I can use."

Lu Yi did have some.

But they were far from complete — they were just the share she had received when Zhao Chi had distributed them to the entire White Tiger Regiment earlier.

As a lower-tier lord, Lu Yi simply couldn't get that much, and the quality was all rather poor.

Since there were so many decent-quality outfits now, they could all be used to upgrade hers.

Although Zhao Chi had originally intended these for the White Tiger Regiment, closeness matters — his own woman had to be equipped first, and the other lords would have to wait.

Gu Qing laughed: "Whatever my lord says, he basically does. Sister Lu Yi, just listen to my lord, alright?"

Lu Yi nodded: "Alright, thank you Zhao Chi, thank you Sister Gu Qing."

Zhao Chi said: "I'm still producing on my end. I'll give you another batch of elven bows later. You don't need to have your craftsmen making bows for now — focus all their effort on producing arrows."

Lu Yi instinctively wanted to refuse.

But in the end, she held back.

"Alright, I understand."

Gu Qing said: "Dengwoyi Society — I'll arrange for people to load the carts and transport it right away. It'll be done very soon."

"Sorry to trouble you, Sister Gu Qing."

"Hehe, we're sisters, no need to be so formal."

Before long, several carts fully loaded with outfits were ready, and they left with Lu Yi.

After Lu Yi left, Gu Qing sidled up with a bright smile: "My lord, Lu Yi is secured — what about Wei Li? You won't let her go, will you?"

Zhao Chi sighed: "The way you put it… why does it sound so strange to me?"

Gu Qing laughed: "One Lu family, one Wei family — I heard from Sister Li Ruanyu that they're both great clans. If you could arrange marriages with these two families…"

Zhao Chi understood what Gu Qing was getting at.

Allied forces, of course, the more the better.

Zhao Chi's current allied forces included at least the Zhao family, as well as the Jade Squad and the Phantom Squad.

If he could ally with two great clans, plus the Zhao family — these three families together — it would amount to at least one squad's worth of people.

By then, Zhao Chi would effectively have three squads of allied forces.

Roughly equivalent to half a brigade.

Such relationships certainly carried a lot of uncertainty, but at the very least it meant a thread was connected, a relationship was established.

Having it was definitely better than not.

Zhao Chi said: "That's still too early for now. At the very least, this great battle ahead definitely won't benefit from it. We'll talk about it later."

Gu Qing nodded: "Then you're going back to crafting again?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "Yes, no choice. A few more busy days, and after that there'll probably be a long stretch of peaceful days."

Gu Qing nodded: "When that time comes, my lord, you'll have more free time, right? You'll be able to spend more time with us, right? I'm actually looking forward to it."

"I will… I will…"

Just as they were talking, news from Wei Li arrived.

Wei Li 【Zhao Chi, I got the blueprints. Should I bring them to you?】

Zhao Chi frowned 【You went back again? Didn't I say it was dangerous outside and tell you not to go get them?】

Wei Li quickly explained 【No, no, don't be angry. I didn't go back to get them. My uncle is coming to a meeting, and my cousin is coming with him. I asked my cousin to get them for me. I listened to you very well and didn't go anywhere】

A misunderstanding…

Gu Qing tilted her head and asked: "Is it Wei Li?"

"Yes."

"Oh~ we were just talking about her. Is she coming?"

"Yes…"

Gu Qing laughed: "Perfect, I was wanting to meet her too. My lord, please call her over quickly."