Chapter 35

Nearby, one could see a low mining hill.

There are 5 goblins mining with clanging sounds.

Wang Lie is also holding a pickaxe, digging hard for iron ore.

Wang Lie's territory only has 3 buildings: the Lord's House, a wooden house, and a blacksmith shop.

It seems he wants to follow the forging path.

"Zhao Chi, you're here? You have so many goblins."

Wang Lie came to greet him.

"Yes, here are the ropes. But converting a large number of captives is quite dangerous; don't let them conquer your territory, remember to take it slow."

"Hmm, I understand. But why are these goblins of yours so dirty?"

Wang Lie looked at them with disgust.

"They are all from wild camps, indeed much dirtier than refugees, but it's fine, just wash them."

Wang Lie nodded: "Hmm, not a big problem. Wait? What's up with this old goblin? His attributes are a bit high."

"He's a goblin chieftain, of course they would be higher."

"Not bad, not bad, to think there's even a chieftain, I can cultivate him a bit."

Zhao Chi smiled: "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Wang Lie nodded: "Satisfied, this is equivalent to giving me 3 days' worth of refugees at once, and there's a high-attribute chieftain, awesome!"

Zhao Chi said: "As long as you're satisfied, then let's proceed with the transaction process."

"Okay."

Instantly, a trading interface appeared before both of them.

Zhao Chi placed the ownership of the 21 goblins on it, and Wang Lie placed the Stocking Fashion Improvement Book.

Both parties confirmed.

The transaction was successful.

This is the official trading process.

As long as the trade is done on the system, the officials can see it and collect taxes.

This is the safest way.

One could also trade privately without the system.

But there is no guarantee that way.

If you encounter scams, you can only blame your own bad luck.

If you report it to the authorities, both parties would be guilty of tax evasion and would face punishment.

So most people trade honestly and pay taxes honestly.

The transaction was successfully completed.

Zhao Chi waved his hand: "I'm leaving, keep up the development."

Wang Lie was very happy: "Hehe, thanks for the goblins, my manpower has increased all of a sudden. Goodbye, next time you have good stuff, let's trade again."

"Good, no problem."

Zhao Chi returned to his territory instantly.

Just as he returned, it was exactly 6:00.

Gu Qing smiled when she saw him: "My lord, you returned just in time. Do you want to see them all bare?"

Zhao Chi denied: "Not at all, just a coincidence."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cracking sound echoed from the ground.

Twenty fair arms broke through the soil.

Crack, clatter.

The palms pushed hard against the ground.

They crawled out with effort.

Soon, the 10 new female villagers appeared.

Zhao Chi had already seen this scene.

But seeing it today, he still felt the visual impact was very strong.

Gu Qing and Tang Ruan did not have this feeling; they were just looking at them normally.

Those women patted the dirt off their bodies.

They were all young women between 18 and 25.

There were slight differences in their figures.

But none were too extreme, and their body proportions were all quite good.

Their hair lengths also varied.

Their measurements also had their own characteristics.

But without exception.

They were all fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged.

They were all naturally beautiful women.

The newborn women looked at the surrounding environment with curiosity.

Upon seeing Zhao Chi, they also couldn't help but cover their bodies.

Zhao Chi was very happy that they were willing to cover their bodies.

This proved that they had normal etiquette and shame, which is a good thing.

If they were all like Gu Qing, opening up for Zhao Chi to look at freely.

Then one would need to worry about their mental state or moral standards.

As for Gu Qing... she is quite special.

Zhao Chi said: "I am the territory master, Zhao Chi. Welcome to Taoyuan Village."

Those 10 women knelt on one knee one after another: "Thank you, Lord Territory Master, for taking us in."

They were like orioles and swallows, fair and tender.

Magnificent.

Zhao Chi pointed at Gu Qing.

"Get up quickly, follow Gu Qing to bathe first, and eat when you come back."

"Thank you, Lord Territory Master!"

They followed Gu Qing and left.

Now that they are covered in dirt, they don't need to wear clothes; they will wear them after they are washed clean.

Zhao Chi opened the system to check the attributes of the new villagers.

Today, these people didn't have any special attributes; they all had the standard 6 points of base attributes.

But that was strong enough.

Although some had average personalities, there was nothing to be done about that; after all, they are people, and they are all different.

Perhaps there will be opportunities to change their personalities in the future.

Besides this, the system also had a series of notifications.

It was from the Young Lady yesterday.

[Yesterday's Work Summary]

[Logging] Wood × 27

[Forging] Axe × 10

[Carpentry] Arrow × 50

[Sewing] Cloth shirt × 5, cloth pants × 5, cloth vest × 11, cloth shorts × 11, cloth shoes × 11

Having a work summary is indeed very convenient for understanding the work situation.

Among them, the wood was logged by Zhao Chi and Gu Qing.

The goblins also logged a small portion.

In sewing, those 11 sets of vests, shorts, and cloth shoes were all made by everyone together at the beginning.

During the overtime work at night, the tailor Feng Xiu and the helping villagers made a total of 5 sets of clothes and pants.

These clothes and pants were normal clothes, and the production time was slower than those vests.

Today, the tailor shop will continue to make clothes and pants.

First, let all villagers have new clothes to wear.

The blacksmith shop will continue to make tools.

There are already 15 axes; when they reach 30, they can make other things.

The carpentry shop doesn't need to send too many people for now; let the carpenter Li Zhu make them himself.

He can continue to make arrows or make a small cart.

In the future, they will use the cart to transport supplies instead of relying on manual labor to carry them.

The most important thing currently is to clear the land first.

Then build the barracks.

Soon, Gu Qing brought the new female villagers back.

Some were wrapped in bath towels, some were directly bare.

Everyone looked brand new.

Their skin reflected a luster.

Tang Ruan helped them fill their bowls with rice porridge.

The rice porridge was warm and just right to eat.

Just like yesterday, they ate their first meal very quickly and in large quantities.

One could see some women deliberately slowing down, seemingly afraid that Zhao Chi would dislike them.

Zhao Chi said: "It's fine, eat as much as you want, don't go hungry. I don't have much else here, but I can certainly let you eat your fill."

Those women nodded gently.

Sure enough, they ate even faster.

The other female villagers were all up.

The venison was already grilled, and everyone sat together eating.

Soon, breakfast was over.

The newborn state of the new female villagers was lifted.

All of them could be put to work.

Zhao Chi still asked them about their thoughts on professions.

Some wanted to change to soldiers, some wanted to be artisans.

Others had no thoughts and could be arranged randomly.

Zhao Chi changed 4 to blacksmiths and 4 to tailors.

These two basic professions are very important.

Blacksmiths can forge weapons and tools, and tailors can make leather armor and clothes.

Both can balance life and combat.

In this way, there were 11 artisans.

5 in the blacksmith shop, 5 in the tailor shop, and 1 in the carpentry shop.

The remaining female villagers would all be changed to soldiers.

Gu Qing took 3 of them out.

To gather wild vegetables, wild fruits, and herbs, and hunt along the way.

Zhao Chi took Tang Ruan and 6 others to log trees with all their might.

And used shovels to dig up tree stumps and stones.

These were all obstacles; with obstacles present, buildings could not be constructed.

The work arrangement was completed.

The women went to their respective posts one after another.

Zhao Chi took out the "Stocking Fashion Improvement Book".

He clicked to use it.

The improvement book glowed and became transparent.

A picture gradually appeared before his eyes.

In the middle was a pair of regular stocking fashion.

Next to the stockings, there were several options, and he needed to choose one for improvement.

[Please choose the improvement direction]

[Stocking improvement points] 10 points

[1. Movement speed 5%] 10 points

[2. Defense 10%] 10 points

[3. Jumping 15%] 5 points

[4. Comfort 10%] 2 points

[5. Cleanliness 20%] 2 points

There are a total of 10 improvement points.

Below are 5 types of improvement directions, followed by the improvement points required to consume.

If he chooses "1. Improve 5% movement speed", it will consume 10 improvement points, which is equivalent to using up all the improvement points.

He could also choose "5. Improve 20% cleanliness", which would only consume 2 improvement points, leaving 8 improvement points.

These 8 points could still be chosen freely; he could improve cleanliness 5 times.

Seeing this interface, Zhao Chi was already certain in his heart.

Isn't this the same interface as when configuring the territory?

It could definitely transfer data.

Before he even reached out, the golden light had already lit up.

All configuration point information could be changed.

Done!

Zhao Chi was not in a hurry, but looked at them one by one.

First, he had to think about how to maximize the effect.

But there was no need to be overly cautious.

Even if he added it wrong, it didn't matter.

After all, this wasn't the only improvement book; he could buy more later.

If there was a problem with this improvement, he could just improve a correct one next time.

For example, if "Improved Version 1" this time was not good.

Then he could improve "Improved Version 2" next time, and use "Improved Version 2" in the future.

"Improved Version 1" and "Improved Version 2" are independent and do not affect each other.

Nor do they affect the "Basic Version".

So Zhao Chi was not worried about making a mistake.

The stocking improvement points were only 10.

But there were 5 options.

Actually, each one was useful, and Zhao Chi wanted to add them all.

But the improvement points were fixed, and the information couldn't be changed.

It was destined that he had to give up some attributes.

But this was still much stronger than other people's improved versions.

The first was movement speed.

This should be added.

Fast movement speed could determine many things and realize many tactics.

If they couldn't win, they could retreat quickly, and if the enemy routed, they could easily pursue.

But it could only be added by 5%, which was not too much.

The second was defense.