Chapter 2883

"Duke?"

"That's right, all nobles have titles, you should know that, right?"

"I know…"

"Don't be fooled by his ordinary appearance—bald and fat—his strength is extremely formidable, and his methods are extremely cruel. He takes pleasure in torturing enemies, especially female ones."

"Is that so? He has that side too?" Zhao Chi glanced again.

Wang Xiao and Yao Feng were chatting very happily, practically beaming with excitement.

Combined with the golden cloth robe he wore, he looked very much like a nouveau riche dressed in designer clothes.

Who would have thought he actually took pleasure in torture…

At that moment, as if he noticed Zhao Chi looking at him, a cold glance suddenly drifted over.

That gaze was extremely icy.

Zhao Chi said softly to Shangguan Ting: "He shot me a look. From his eyes you can tell he's truly a ruthless character. Since he likes torturing women, why is the captain chatting with him so enthusiastically?"

Shangguan Ting laughed and said: "Socializing, after all. Even if the enemy comes, you still chat when you should chat. Even if you can squeeze out a scrap of information, it's useful."

"That's true."

Shangguan Ting tilted her chin up: "See that sturdy woman sitting across the way? Looks like one of those female beastfolk."

Whatever Shangguan Ting said was very blunt.

Even a bit crude.

But she wasn't socializing with others—she was talking with Zhao Chi, her most intimate man, so naturally she wouldn't deliberately polish her language.

Zhao Chi didn't mind her bluntness.

After all, the more she was like this, the more it showed their relationship was truly close.

Besides, Shangguan Ting really did have this kind of personality—very direct. Normally if she felt like it, she'd directly ask Zhao Chi to fuck her.

Of course, when talking with other people, Shangguan Ting would still maintain proper etiquette.

But the problem was, she hadn't finished introducing yet.

Besides the bald fat man Wang Xiao, there were two more people next to Yao Feng.

Zhao Chi said: "Why'd you skip over there? Aren't there two more people next to the captain? Why aren't you introducing them?"

Shangguan Ting shook her head and said: "Those two are Wang Xiao's attendants, not important, and I don't know them either."

"Oh…"

"See that big strong woman?"

"I see her. She's a noble too, right?"

"Right, she's Jin Jia of the Mad Blade family, a Golden Blade Prince."

"Prince? King-level?"

"Yes, as long as a family is large enough, it can have a prince title."

"What's the use of a title?"

"It gives bonuses. Remember the crown I gave you? It's that kind of bonus, but you haven't activated it yet, so you only have the basic bonuses."

"Got it…"

The Shadow Crown Shangguan Ting gave Zhao Chi let him directly obtain noble status, all attributes +1, and could also boost Command +300%.

These two were both basic bonuses.

But there were two more bonuses Zhao Chi temporarily didn't qualify for—one was the "Shadow King" identity title.

The other was the authority to create subordinate titles.

After obtaining a title, it was like gaining an epithet, possessing various bonuses, and the bonus effects were all quite strong.

Zhao Chi looked at Jin Jia again.

Jin Jia's features were indeed human, but her figure really did resemble a female beastfolk.

Training definitely couldn't build a body like that—perhaps she had beastfolk blood in her?

Although she was sitting on a chair, it was obvious she was tall and sturdy, towering a good head above the people beside her.

Roughly estimated, her height was nearly 2 meters.

She wore a set of gorgeous golden armor unique to nobles, gleaming with a dazzling luster.

Importantly, she wore extremely heavy armor, and in an extra-large size.

The breastplate clearly bulged in two large sections, with distinctly feminine armor features, but Zhao Chi frowned deeply at the sight.

Sitting on the chair she looked like an iron vat sitting on a chair—if this weren't virtual space, that wooden chair would definitely collapse.

If she could wear such extremely heavy armor, the muscles beneath her armor were probably extremely swollen.

Zhao Chi couldn't see inside.

And didn't want to look.

But he could pick up some clues from her thick neck.

The lines of her face were very hard and firm, really like a tough guy.

Or rather, like a giant gorilla.

But her face was perfectly normal.

Her features were still feminine, and her skin showed some of a woman's smoothness. She wasn't pretty nor ugly—just an ordinary woman's appearance.

Her presence was very strong.

A bear in front of her could probably be punched to death with one fist.

"What are you looking at!?"

She noticed Zhao Chi looking, immediately raised her head and asked, her face full of arrogance.

Zhao Chi was startled.

But before he could react, Yao Feng had already turned her head.

Yao Feng looked toward Jin Xin and asked, "What's wrong? Your Highness Jin Xin?"

Jin Xin gave a cold laugh. "Your subordinate was staring at me and muttering some nonsense."

Yao Feng laughed. "They must be admiring you. Your battle record is known to everyone, and we all greatly admire you. It's not easy to meet in person, so of course we have to admire you plenty."

"Ha! Captain Yao, don't tease. We're all about the same. I thought all your subordinates were beauties — how come there's a man this time?"

Yao Feng laughed. "A newcomer I just discovered. Decent potential. Brought him along to see the world. Please look after him."

"Mm." Jin Xin nodded and said nothing more.

Yao Feng went on chatting with Wang Xiao as if nothing had happened.

Shangguan Ting smiled at Zhao Chi. "See that? Very hot-tempered, but also really fierce. Never mind her. See the two handsome guys chatting next to Jin Xin?"

"Handsome guys? The two chatting beside the main table?"

"Hehe, yes, but not as handsome as you."

They really were two handsome guys.

But neither was young — one was at least thirty-five, and the other was definitely forty.

The thirty-five-year-old had his hair neatly tied back in a ponytail.

A man wearing a ponytail wasn't uncommon, and combined with his dashing looks, he had the air of a wandering swordsman.

His build wasn't overly burly, but every muscle was sharply defined — his strength probably wasn't low either. Overall, he looked like an agile type with considerable power.

Shangguan Ting said, "You're looking at the younger one? That's our Juedi Regiment's commander, Dian Yun. Also a speed type, very strong. But he can match several kinds of Gao Jie spiritual techniques — he has more variations than me."

"Stronger than you?"

"Never fought, but… definitely stronger than me. He is the commander, after all. But if I'm wearing your full fashion set and then activate Berserk Energy, I should be able to match him."

"Understood."

"The other handsome guy in his forties is the commander of the Blade Edge Corps, Chang Xian. Didn't expect him to come in person — I thought he'd only send his younger brother. See the one sitting behind who looks just like him? That's his brother, Chang Fa. They're twins."

Chang Xian, Chang Fa.

Those names…

Just hearing them, they sound law-abiding.

Chang Xian was chatting with Dian Yun; Chang Fa sat behind, observing everything around him.

From their looks, the two really were twins — both around forty.

Their faces were a bit square, their builds square and solid too. Not the fresh-meat pretty-boy type, but the handsome, righteous-looking kind of big man.

If you held a vote for who in the whole venue looked most like a good person, it would definitely be the Chang Xian and Chang Fa brothers.

Both of them wore an outfit of pitch-black armor.