Chapter 2879: Meeting (1)

In response to occasional comments and exclamations, Zhao Chi replied politely.

Zhao Chi could understand the surprise and shock of those lords.

But what they mostly felt was confusion.

They didn't know how Zhao Chi had done it.

Yet the most surprised and happiest were Lu Yi and Wei Li.

Wei Li felt she had truly chosen the right person.

It was all flattery.

In her eyes, Zhao Chi had nearly become a god.

It felt like Wei Li had become his fangirl…

At least it wasn't a bad thing.

As for Lu Yi, it was because of her family's reaction.

Lu Yi 【Zhao Chi, I just sent all the techniques I shared with you to my family. My father saw they were all yours and fell silent immediately.】

Lu Yi 【Hahaha, he warned me this morning not to daydream or make random acquaintances outside, but just now he asked me many questions about you.】

Lu Yi 【I don't yet know what the clan chief and my uncles think, but my father has already wavered.】

Lu Yi 【Your super-strong techniques are an explosive revelation—completely demonstrating your potential!】

Lu Yi 【No one can stop us now!】

Lu Yi 【Great, haha.】

Zhao Chi hadn't expected this effect.

But thinking about it, it made sense.

Every family grows and prospers through a single specialty—some through combat prowess, but many more through various technologies.

Some achieve breakthroughs after years of dedicated research in a single field, using that technology to accumulate wealth and strengthen their family.

Often, just one technology is enough to build an entire family's legacy.

If it's an ultra-powerful technology, it can certainly build a very strong family… assuming it isn't sabotaged or assassinated by rivals or enemies.

And Zhao Chi's technologies…

"Ultra-powerful" no longer suffices to describe them.

They're outright divine luck—twisted, bizarre techniques successfully forged from random fragments of the Qiankun Cauldron.

And not just one—multiple!

Lu Yi's father clearly understood the implications.

This couldn't be described merely as "potential."

One could say that if Zhao Chi lived long enough, he could shake the world.

So Lu Yi's father had no choice but to fall silent, no choice but to waver.

This wasn't even comparable to marrying a gold-digger—it was like marrying a mountain of gold.

Lu Yi was extremely happy.

She said every sentence with a smile.

Seeing her so joyful, Zhao Chi spoke a few more words to her.

Yet what Zhao Chi most wanted to hear was news from Yao Feng.

An entire day had passed in the Great World, but Yao Feng had sent not a single message.

No news was itself news.

It meant she hadn't collected them all yet.

Surely, for Yao Feng, gathering fifty Xuannü Ruler fragments in one day wasn't easy.

Not just her—Yin Wanyan had also gone silent.

That woman still had two million gold coins from Zhao Chi…

Could she have run off?

Zhao Chi thought she wouldn't do that; most likely, the werewolf territory had blocked her, preventing her from coming over.

Maybe…

Though the past few days had been grueling to produce, the joy of the early morning hours hadn't diminished at all.

Bloodline energy had accumulated another six points, bringing the total to twelve.

Regardless, Zhao Chi could now re-enter the "Ultra-Limit: Bloodline Enhancement" state and become extremely powerful.

Although he still lacked thousands of high-quality armors, his next task remained fashion.

Sleepwear was sufficient—he would now make bondage collars.

Have the lords quickly convert their remaining captives, whether into vassals or direct slave soldiers.

Increasing troop numbers was the most direct way to boost combat power.

So collars would be the next priority.

But he had no more first-round fragments left; it felt wasteful to produce directly.

Should he… ask Yao Feng about her progress?

He didn't know how many she'd gathered, but even one fragment would let him start work.

Then he'd ask her!

He was composing a message when Li Ruanyu sent a message.

Li Ruanyu 【Zhao Chi, are you busy?】

Zhao Chi 【No, I just woke up.】

Li Ruanyu: 【Come to my territory; I'll take you to the meeting.】

Zhao Chi: 【A meeting? Me?】

Li Ruanyu: 【Yes, come over first.】

Zhao Chi had no idea what a meeting had to do with him.

Could it be because of the technologies I shared?

Do they want me to send more craftsmen as teachers?

Don't know.

I'll go see for myself.

Gently released Zhuang Ya's white thigh, and teleported directly.

The next moment, he arrived in Li Ruanyu's room.

Li Ruanyu lay sideways on the large bed, looking somewhat exhausted.

Seeing Zhao Chi, she chuckled: "Why did you come without clothes on?"

Zhao Chi said: "Your tone sounded urgent, so I came quickly."

Li Ruanyu hummed, patted the bed in front of her: "Don't play dumb… come lie down first."

Zhao Chi said: "Aren't you saying it's a meeting? Are we having a 'papap' meeting on the bed?"

Li Ruanyu laughed: "What 'papap' meeting? Don't be so crude. I'm just tired and want to lie down a bit longer. Come over—I'll give you a few instructions."

Zhao Chi sat beside her; the bed was too soft, and his weight sank her down too.

She naturally rested her head on his thigh, pressed down his small head, and looked up at him: "In about thirty minutes, we'll go to a meeting with the Commander. Let me brief you quickly."

Zhao Chi asked curiously: "Go with the Commander? Then this meeting must be high-level—White Tiger Corps or Break the World Army?"

"Neither. It's the entire Alliance's Commander-level meeting."

"Huh? So high-level?"

"Yes."

"Who's attending? Will many people be there?"

"Not many—just you, me, Shangguan Ting, and the Commander."

"Huh?" Zhao Chi frowned: "Why am I being invited to such a high-level meeting? You and Shangguan Ting have both been promoted, but you're still only Deputy Team Leaders—shouldn't it be Deputy Commanders accompanying the Commander?"

Li Ruanyu smiled: "We're not attending as Deputy Team Leaders. We're attending as the Commander's personal attendants—including you."

"The Commander specifically called for me?"

"Yes. Because your technology may be disclosed to the nobility—I told you that before, right?"

Zhao Chi nodded.